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Author Ian Griffiths , Chris Sells
If you want to build applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista's new user interface capabilities, you need to learn Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). This new edition, fully updated for the official release of .NET 3.0, is designed to....
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Darkstar: The Java Game Server
Author Brendan Burns
So, you have a great idea for the next big multiplayer game. Maybe it's a virtual world based on your favorite sci-fi television show. Or maybe it's an online bowling league for you and your friends. Regardless, the challenge of building a networked multiplayer c....
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Author Nicolai M. Josuttis
This book demonstrates service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a concrete discipline rather than a hopeful collection of cloud charts. Built upon the author's firsthand experience rolling out a SOA at a major corporation, SOA in Practice explains how SOA can simplif....
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ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University
Author Gary Rosenzweig
Gary Rosenzweig's ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University shows you how to use ActionScript, the programming language behind Flash CS3 Professional. The lessons teach you all the basics of ActionScript programming through game examples, but the code can be ea....
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Software Testing Practice: Test Management
Author Mario Winter , Thomas Rossner , Tilo Linz , Andreas Spillner
Aimed at experts who are dedicated to software testing, The Software Testing Process: Test Management addresses the major issues related to advanced, state-of-the-art test management. This book covers the syllabus required to pass the Certified Tester Examination - ....
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Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005
Author Scot Hillier
Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005 is the third edition of Scot Hilliers market-leading SharePoint book. This book features extensive updates to the previous edition, with a complete focus on SharePoint 2007 and its integration with the ....
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Author Johan Thelin
As the standard for KDE desktop environment, Trolltech's Qt is a necessary basis for all programmers who want to develop cross-platform applications on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and FreeBSD. A multitude of popular applications have been written in Qt, including Adobe....
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Beginning PL/SQL: From Novice to Professional
Author Donald J. Bales
Get started with PL/SQL, the built-in language that every Oracle developer and database administrator must know, in Beginning PL/SQL, a fast-paced and example-filled tutorial. Learn from author Don Bales extensive experience to discover the most commonly used aspect....
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Spring in Action, Second Edition
Author Ryan Breidenbach , Craig Walls
Spring in Action 2E is an expanded, completely updated second edition of the best selling Spring in Action.Written by Craig Walls, one of Manning's best writers, this book covers the exciting new features of Spring 2.0, which was released in October 2006. Spring is....
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Author Rama Krishna Vavilala , David Barkol , Alessandro Gallo
Ajax has revolutionized the way users interact with web pages today. Gone are frustrating page refreshes, lost scroll positions and intermittent interaction with a web site. Instead, we have a new generation of fast, rich, and more intuitive web applications. The A....
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SCEA Sun® Certified Enterprise Architect for java EE Study Guide: (Exam 310-051)
Author Joseph Bambara , Paul Allen
The Best Fully Integrated Study System AvailableWith hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for Java EE Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.• 100% comple....
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Enterprise AJAX: Strategies for Building High Performance Web Applications
Author Andre Charland , Alexei White , David Johnson
"The core technologies of Ajax are quite straightforward; the hard part is applying them in the real world. Fortunately, the authors have been putting Ajax into practice since long before the term ‘Ajax’ was even coined. Enterprise AJAX offers excellent coverage of ....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Exploiting Online Games: Cheating Massively Distributed Systems
Author Gary McGraw , Greg Hoglund
"Imagine trying to play defense in football without ever studying offense. You would not know when a run was coming, how to defend pass patterns, nor when to blitz. In computer systems, as in football, a defender must be able to think like an attacker. I say it in m....
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Author Lynne Hambleton
This reference is the first comprehensive how-to collection of Six Sigma tools, methodologies, and best practices. Leading implementer Lynne Hambleton covers the entire Six Sigma toolset, including more than 70 different tools—ranging from rigorous statistical and q....
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SOA Principles of Service Design
Author Thomas Erl
“This book could be described as an encyclopedia of service design–Erl leaves nothing to chance. Indispensable.”–Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp.“An absolute pleasure to read…the best SOA book I’ve read.A book I would recommend to all of my co....
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ThinWire™ Handbook: A Guide to Creating Effective Ajax Applications
Author Ted C. Howard , Joshua Gertzen
Would you like to create powerful Ajax applications without having to be a JavaScript expert? Are you a Java developer who is looking for a better way to build rich web applications? In this book we’ll introduce you to ThinWire, an innovative open source Ajax framew....
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Building Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF): Advanced Workflow Features
Author Michael Stiefel
Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) is Microsoft's programming model for building workflow-enabled applications in the Windows operating system. It includes a namespace, a workflow engine, and design tools that can be used with Visual Studio .NET. Workflow is an extre....
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WINDOWS VISTA™ SECURITY: Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks
Author Jesper M. Johansson , Roger A. Grimes
Written by two veteran Windows security experts—one a Microsoft Security MVP and Foundstone Security Consultant, and the other a former senior member of Microsoft's Security Engineering Team—this essential resource prepares end users and technical administrators to....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Microwave Filters for Communication Systems: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
Author Chandra M. Kudsia , Raafat Mansour , Richard J. Cameron
There have been significant advances in the synthesis and physical realization of microwave filter networks over the last three decades. This book provides a coherent and readable description of system requirements and constraints for microwave filters, fundamental ....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author Michael Fitzgerald
Although Ruby is an easy language to learn, in the heat of action you may find that you can't remember the correct syntax for a conditional or the name of a method. This handy pocket reference offers brief yet clear explanations of Ruby's core components, from ope....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author brian d foy
This is the third in O'Reilly's series of landmark Perl tutorials, which started with Learning Perl, the bestselling introduction that taught you the basics of Perl syntax, and Intermediate Perl, which taught you how to create re-usable Perl software. Mastering Pe....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author Christopher Wells
Ajax applications should be open yet secure. Far too often security is added as an afterthought. Potential flaws need to be identified and addressed right away. This book explores Ajax and web application security with an eye for dangerous gaps and offers ways that ....
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Microsoft® XNA™ Unleashed: Graphics and Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows
Author Chad Carter
Foreword by Tom MillerDeveloper, XNA Game Studio Express, Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft XNA Unleashed provides comprehensive coverage and solid instruction on how to leverage the XNA Framework to create high quality games for Windows and the Xbox 360. The author sh....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Programming Microsoft® Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory
Author David S. Platt
Get hands-on guidance for developing smart client applications using Windows Forms with the Composite UI Application Block (CAB) and the Smart Client Software Factory. Smart clients, the evolved intersection of thin clients and rich clients, have been hampered by t....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author Victoria J. Marsick , Judy O'Neil
As much as adult learners can absorb in a classroom, they learn and retain a lot more on the job. Action Learning, or AL, can be based on any of several different schools of thought, and there is much debate as to which is ideal. The authors advocate tailoring the....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization Fundamentals
Author Ted Grevers Jr. , Joel Christner
IT organizations face pressure to increase productivity, improve application performance, support global collaboration, improve data protection, and minimize costs. In today’s WAN-centered environments, traditional LAN-oriented infrastructure approaches are insuffic....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Python Power!: The Comprehensive Guide
Author Matt Telles
Python, a powerful and flexible general purpose programming language is growing in popularity as more people become interested in programming using open source languages. "Python Power!: The Comprehensive Guide" shows readers how to use Python to run Web sites, writ....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author Erik Hatcher , Steve Loughran
This second edition of a Manning bestseller has been revised and re-titled to fit the 'In Action' Series by Steve Loughran, an Ant project committer. Ant in Action introduces Ant and how to use it for test-driven Java application development. Ant itself is moving....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Author Janice Redish
"Redish has done her homework and created a thorough overview of the issues in writing for the Web. Ironically, I must recommend that you read her every word so that you can find out why your customers won't read very many words on your website -- and what to....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Extended STL, Volume 1: Collections and Iterators
Author Matthew Wilson
“Wilson’s menu of STL treatments will no doubt be good eating for generic programming adherents, ardent C programmers just now taking on STL and C++, Java programmers taking a second look at C++, and authors of libraries targeting multiple platforms and languages. B....
Release Date 2007/06