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Java Persistence with Hibernate
Author Gavin King , Christian Bauer
Persistence -- the ability of data to outlive an instance of a program -- is central to modern applications. Hibernate, the most popular Java persistence tool, provides automatic and transparent object/relational mapping so it's a snap to work with SQL databases in....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Commercializing Great Products with Design for Six Sigma
Author David W. Bacon , Randy C. Perry
Optimize Every Stage of Your Product Development and CommercializationTo remain competitive, companies must become more effective at identifying, developing, and commercializing new products and services. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the most powerful approach ava....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Lean Sigma: A Practitioner’s Guide
Author Dr. Ian Wedgwood
The Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide to Lean Sigma Problem-SolvingLean Sigma delivers results—if you use the right tools and techniques. In Lean Sigma: A Practitioner’s Guide, Dr. Ian Wedgwood captures best-practice Lean Sigma experience from multiple projects and indus....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Author Keith Brown , Fritz Onion
"No one knows ASP.NET like Fritz Onion. And no one knows .NET security like Keith Brown. Combine the two and what do you get? The most comprehensive and enlightening book on ASP.NET 2.0 industrywide. I'm sure you'll find the book you're holding was worth every pe....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Mongrel: Serving, Deploying, and Extending Your Ruby Applications
Author Zed Shaw , Matt Pelletier
This short cut is an introduction and guide to Mongrel, a fast, versatile RubyWeb server. If you build or manage Web applications, this will be a usefulreference as you set up and use Mongrel in your development and productionenvironments, as well as a handbook for ....
Release Date 2006/10 -
LINQ: The Future of Data Access in C# 3.0
Author Joe Hummel
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is Microsoft's new technology for powerful, general purpose data access. This technology provides a fully-integrated query language, available in both C# 3.0 and VB 9.0, for high-level data access against objects, relational databas....
Release Date 2006/10 -
The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming, Second Edition
Author Hal Fulton
Ruby is an agile object-oriented language, borrowing some of the best features from LISP, Smalltalk, Perl, CLU, and other languages. Its popularity has grown tremendously in the five years since the first edition of this book.The Ruby Way takes a “how-to” approach t....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Game Programming All in One, Third Edition
Author Jonathan S. Harbour
Game Programming All in One, Third Edition gives aspiring game programmers the skills that are needed to create professional-quality games. If you have a working knowledge of C or C++ and are ready to expand your skills into the field of game programming, then get r....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies
Author Lee Varis
Achieving accurate skin tones is one of the most challenging tasks in digital photography. Master this challenge with professional photographer Lee Varis as he covers a range of skin: women and men, young and old, various tones, in-studio and outdoors, tattoos, and ....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Author James Pastor
Security Law and Methods examines suggested security methods designed to diminish or negate the consequence of crime and misconduct, and is an attempt to understand both the legal exposures related to crime and the security methods designed to prevent crime. The c....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Beginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition
Author Ivor Horton
With Beginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition, you'll come to understand the fundamentals of the C language and learn how to program. All you need is this book and any one of the widely available free or commercial C or C++ compilers, and you'll so....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Digital Filters Design for Signal and Image Processing
Author Mohamed Najim
Dealing with digital filtering methods for 1-D and 2-D signals, this book provides the theoretical background in signal processing, covering topics such as the z-transform, Shannon sampling theorem and fast Fourier transform. An entire chapter is devoted to the desi....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Minimal Perl: For UNIX and Linux People
Author Tim Maher
A guide to a carefully designed subset of the Perl language, this book makes Perl more accessible to those having UNIX/Linux skill levels ranging from elementary to expert by capitalizing on their existing knowledge of important utilities (grep, awk), or essential c....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing
Author S. Annadurai , R. Shanmugalakshmi
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing clearly discusses the five fundamental aspects of digital image processing namely, image enhancement, transformation, segmentation, compression and restoration. Presented in a simple and lucid manner, the book aims to provide....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Core Python Programming, Second Edition
Author Wesley J. Chun
Praise for Core Python Programming"The long-awaited second edition of Wesley Chun's Core Python Programming proves to be well worth the wait—its deep and broad coverage and useful exercises will help readers learn and practice good Python."—Alex Martelli, author of....
Release Date 2006/09 -
The Business Case for Design for Six Sigma
Author Randy C. Perry , David W. Bacon
Successful development and commercialization of new products are critical to the long term viability of any business. The primary goal of product development is to enable a company to meet its goals for profitability and growth by introducing new, improved and innov....
Release Date 2006/09 -
The Java™ Tutorial Fourth Edition: A Short Course on the Basics
Author Mark Hoeber , Tom Risser , Isaac Rabinovitch , Jacob Royal , Scott Hommel , Sharon Za
A hands-on guide to the Java programming language, The Java™ Tutorial, Fourth Edition is perfect for any developer looking for a proven path to proficiency with Java SE. This popular tutorial "from the Source" has been completely revised and updated to cover Version....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
Author Tom Poppendieck , Mary Poppendieck
"This remarkable book combines practical advice, ready-to-use techniques, anda deep understanding of why this is the right way to develop software. I haveseen software teams transformed by the ideas in this book."--Mike Cohn, author of Agile Estimating and Planning"....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Rails Plugins: Extending Rails Beyond the Core
Author James Adam
One of the most powerful aspects of the Rails framework is the ability to extend and override it within your own applications. This is achieved through the Rails plugin mechanism, which provides an avenue for Rails developers to add powerful new features to their ap....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Author Tim Patrick , John Clark Craig
This book will help you solve more than 300 of the most common and not-so-common tasks that working Visual Basic 2005 programmers face every day. If you're a seasoned .NET developer, beginning Visual Basic programmer, or a developer seeking a simple and clear migra....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Security Threat Mitigation and Response: Understanding Cisco Security MARS
Author Greg Abelar , Dale Tesch
Identify, manage, and counter security threats with the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response SystemDale TeschGreg AbelarWhile it is commonly understood that deploying network security devices is critical to the well-being of an organization’s systems an....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Crunch Point: The 21 Secrets to Succeeding When It Matters Most
Author Brian Tracy
It’s inevitable: no matter what industry, no matter how well run the company or department, unexpected problems emerge, setbacks occur, and crises arise. The difference between success and failure during these crucial moments is in how (and whether) one rises to the....
Release Date 2006/09 -
DarkBASIC Pro Game Programming, Second Edition
Author Joshua R. Smith , Jonathan S. Harbour
Learn to write 2D and 3D games without any programming experience by harnessing the advanced 2D/3D graphics features of DarkBasic Professional. This easy-to-use language handles the entire game engine for you, so you are free to focus on designing and playing your o....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Beginning Pre-Calculus for Game Developers
Author Boris Meltreger , John P. Flynt
Successful game programming requires at least a rudimentary understanding of central math topics. While most books neglect the point-by-point details that are necessary to truly hone these skills, Beginning Pre-Calculus for Game Developers tackles each task head on,....
Release Date 2006/09 -
What Is Six Sigma for Technical Processes?
Author Clyde M. Creveling
This document discusses how technical leaders and management professionals can implement Six Sigma for the processes they oversee. It explores a relatively new kind of Six Sigma and its associated lean principles that prevent problems in well-designed, structured te....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Design for Trustworthy Software: Tools, Techniques, and Methodology of Developing Robust Software
Author Bijay K. Jayaswal , Peter C. Patton
ASQ 2007 CROSBY MEDAL WINNER!An Integrated Technology for Delivering Better Software—Cheaper and Faster!This book presents an integrated technology, Design for Trustworthy Software (DFTS), to address software quality issues upstream such that the goal of software qu....
Release Date 2006/08 -
An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt 4
Author Paul Ezust , Alan Ezust
Learn C++, Patterns, and Qt 4 Cross-Platform DevelopmentMaster C++ and design patterns together, using the world's leading open source framework for cross-platform development: Qt 4.An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt 4 is a complete tutorial and refe....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Statistical Tolerancing in Design for Six Sigma
Author David W. Bacon , Randy C. Perry
Development of a new product requires the product development team to address many complex customer requirements during the commercialization process. Consider a situation in which a new product being developed must meet specified upper and lower specification limit....
Release Date 2006/08 -
.NET Internationalization: The Developer’s Guide to Building Global Windows and Web Applications
Author Guy Smith-Ferrier
As business becomes more and more global, software developers increasingly need to make applications multi-lingual and culturally aware. The .NET Framework may well have the most comprehensive support for internationalization and globalization of any development pla....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Secrets of the PlayStation Portable
Author Joel Durham Jr.
With over 13 million shipped, the Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, is one of the fastest selling game consoles in history. In this essential guide, gaming expert Joel Durham, Jr. shows readers how to get the most out of this revolutionary handheld game console. Af....
Release Date 2006/08