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Muslims and Christians in the Bulgarian Rhodopes.
Author Magdalena Lubanska
The book by Magdalena Lubanska examines the role of religious syncretism in the social and religious life of Muslim-Christian communities in the Western Rhodopes. The author is interested mainly in the origins and motivations of various beliefs and behaviors which ....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Real World XML Web Services: For VB and VB .NET Developers
Author Yasser Shohoud
"You are holding in your hands my favorite book on Web services and .NET. What else can I say? Buy this book now, and be prepared for a new way of coding!"—Keith Ballinger, Program Manager for XML Web Services, Microsoft"If you've been searching for a book that goe....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL
Author Joe Celko
Perfectly intelligent programmers often struggle when forced to work with SQL. Why? Joe Celko believes the problem lies with their procedural programming mindset, which keeps them from taking full advantage of the power of declarative languages. The result is ....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Learning Android Game Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Building Your First Android Game
Author Richard A. Rogers
Build the Next Great Android Game!Learning Android Game Programming is your hands-on, start-to-finish guide to creating winning games for today’s rapidly growing Android mobile device marketplace. If you have even basic Android development experience, Rick Rogers wi....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Python in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself, Second Edition
Author Katie Cunningham
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours will help you get started fast, master all the core concepts of programming, and build anything from websites to games. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll m....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET Core in 24 Hours, 1e
Author Jeffrey T. Fritz
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET Core in 24 Hours, will help you build professional-quality, cloud-based, web-connected solutions with ASP.NET Core. This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach guides you from the basics to....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Lee Varis
Revised and thoroughly updated, this practical guide to photographing people is better than ever!What is the color of skin? You may think you know, until you enter the world of digital photography and try to reproduce what you see. Differences in software, lighting,....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Author Phlip
The World Wide Web has come a long way from static HTML pages. Today's developers enforce and enjoy standards, and we have built the web's primitive tools into advanced libraries, frameworks, and platforms.With these new freedoms come new responsibilities. Develo....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Hedge Fund Analysis: An In-Depth Guide to Evaluating Return Potential and Assessing Risks
Author Frank J. Travers
A detailed, step-by-step book covering the entire hedge fund evaluation processInvesting in hedge funds is different from investing in other asset classes. There is much less publicly available information about hedge funds performance than there is about mutual fun....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2012
Author Ivor Horton
The only book to teach C++ programming with Microsoft Visual Studio!There's a reason why Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ books dominate the marketplace. Ivor Horton has a loyal following who love his winning approach to teaching programming languages, and in th....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0, Second Edition
Author Rex van der Spuy
In response to the success of the first edition of Foundation Game Design with Flash, Rex van der Spuy has revised and updated all the code to meet current programming best practices, and the focus is now on accurate ActionScript 3.0, regardless of the IDE that y....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Programming Like a Pro for Teens
Author Charles R. Hardnett
Are you ready to learn how to program a computer? You'll do just that in this book. PROGRAMMING LIKE A PRO FOR TEENS is written in a friendly, unassuming voice that makes it possible for you to master the ideas and concepts that professionals use for programming ev....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Author Darrell Clifton
A security director must have knowledge of criminal and civil law, risk and personnel management, budgeting and finance, and a host of other areas in order to be effective. Hospitality Security: Managing Security in Today’s Hotel, Lodging, Entertainment, and Tourism....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The C# Programmer’s Study Guide (MCSD): Exam: 70-483
Author Hamza Ali , Ali Asad
Prepare for Microsoft Certification Exam 70-483: Programming in C#. The “What, Why, and How” of each concept is presented along with quick summaries, code challenges, and exam questions to review and practice key concepts.You will learn how to use:Lambda expression....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Introducing Maven: A Build Tool for Today's Java Developers
Author Balaji Varanasi
Gain an understanding of Maven’s dependency management and use it to organize basic and multi-module Maven projects. This short book is your quick-start tutorial for learning to use Maven. It includes inconsistently immutable collections, better array construction,....
Release Date 2019/10 -
Practical C++ Design: From Programming to Architecture
Author Adam B. Singer
Go from competent C++ developer to skilled designer or architect using this book as your personal C++ design master class. Updated for the C++20 standard, this title will guide you through the design and implementation of an engaging case study that forms the backdrop for learning the art of applyin....
Release Date 2021/12 -
Author Christopher Coutinho
Get hands-on practical knowledge of concepts and techniques for VR development using Unity® and VRTK version 4. This book is a step-by-step guide to learning VRTK 4 for developing immersive VR experiences.Unity is a powerful game engine for developing VR experiences. With its built-in support for al....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Python Concurrency with asyncio
Author Matthew Fowler
Python Concurrency with asyncio introduces asynchronous, parallel, and concurrent programming through hands-on Python examples. Hard-to-grok concurrency topics are broken down into simple flowcharts that make it easy to see how your tasks are running. You’ll learn how to overcome the limitations of ....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Time Series Forecasting in Python
Author Marco Peixeiro
Build predictive models from time-based patterns in your data. Master statistical models including new deep learning approaches for time series forecasting. In Time Series Forecasting in Python you will learn how to: Recognize a time series forecasting problem and build a performant predictive m....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Advanced Python Programming - Second Edition
Author Quan Nguyen
Write fast, robust, and highly reusable applications using Python's internal optimization, state-of-the-art performance-benchmarking tools, and cutting-edge librariesKey FeaturesBenchmark, profile, and accelerate Python programs using optimization toolsScale applications to multiple processors with....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Full Stack Development with Spring Boot and React - Third Edition
Author Juha Hinkula
Discover the secrets to creating cutting-edge, compelling full stack applications using Spring Boot and React's rich and varied toolsetsKey FeaturesUtilize Spring Boot to make powerful, complex, and secure backends for your applicationsLeverage React's full arsenal of tools for building slick, hig....
Release Date 2022/04 -
Author Sunitha Paruchuri , Jagadish Chatarji Pulakhandam
A practical guide for developers working with the Oracle Data Provider for .NET and the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005Application development with ODP.NETDealing with XML DB using ODP.NETOracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NETRead: Chapter 3 [PD....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Service Oriented Architecture with Java
Author Vincenzo Caselli , Malhar Barai , Binildas A. Christudas
Using SOA and web services to build powerful Java applicationsBuild effective SOA applications with Java Web ServicesQuick reference guide with best-practice design examplesUnderstand SOA concepts from core with examplesDesign scalable inter-enterprise communication....
Release Date 2008/06 -
Flash 10 Multiplayer Game Essentials
Author Prashanth Hirematada
Create exciting real-time multiplayer games using FlashA complete end-to-end guide for creating fully featured multiplayer gamesThe author's experience in the gaming industry enables him to share insights on multiplayer game developmentWalk-though several real-time....
Release Date 2010/07 -
RSS and Atom in Action: Web 2.0 Building Blocks
Author Dave Johnson
An innovator's guide to application development with blog, wiki, and newsfeed technologies, this book introduces the new ways of collaboration enabled by these technologies and focuses on the fundamental concepts needed to understand how the technologies can be use....
Release Date 2006/07 -
Introducing Data Structures with Java
Author David Cousins
Introducing Data Structures with Java sets out to provide a firm understanding of dealing with arrays, lists, queues, stacks, binary trees and graphs, and with algorithms for operations such as searching and sorting. Practical implementation, to promote sound unders....
Release Date 2013/03 -
C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design
Author Stephen C. Dewhurst
"This may well be the best C++ book I have ever read. I was surprised by the amount I learned."--Matthew Wilson, Development Consultant, Synesis SoftwareC++ Gotchas is the professional programmer's guide to avoiding and correcting ninety-nine of the most common, de....
Release Date 2002/11 -
Sustainable Software Development: An Agile Perspective
Author Kevin Tate
"Over the years I have seen the software development pendulum swing from one extreme to the other, as deficiencies in 'best practices' at one end of the spectrum spawned a new set of 'best practices' at the opposite end. Kevin Tate's book has finally brought th....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Pat McGee
Essential Skills--Made Easy!C#: A Beginner's Guide offers a step-by-step approach to learning object-oriented programming with C# and the .NET Framework while preparing you for data driven-development. More than 150 easy-to-follow examples are included. The book co....
Release Date 2014/12