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Author George Tyler
The American economy has experienced considerable growth in the last 30 years. But virtually none of this growth has trickled down to the average American. Incomes have been flat since 1985. Inequality has grown, and social mobility has dropped dramatically. Equally....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Author Simone Chiaretta
This Wrox Blox is for .NET developers who already have experience developing web applications with ASP.NET MVC and want to learn the new features introduced in the new release of ASP.NET MVC. ASP.NET MVC 2 has been built with the goal to increase productivity and ma....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Author Benjamin Muschko
The Java release train is moving faster than ever. Beginning with Java 9 in 2017, the platform’s one-to-three year release cycle accelerated to every six months, ensuring that timely new features and fixes would reach developers quickly. But as this ebook explains,....
Release Date 2019/01 -
Author Benjamin Muschko
New Java releases continue to arrive at a rapid pace. The community now receives a new Java version with features and bug fixes about every two months. The latest edition of this ebook examines many added and removed items in Java 12, including a new preview featur....
Release Date 2019/05 -
Author Tim Nugent , Jonathon Manning , Paris Buttfield-Addison
Swift 3 is the first significant release since Apple’s heralded programming language became an open source project in late 2015. In this report, Jon Manning, Paris Buttfield-Addison, and Tim Nugent—authors of Learning Swift—provide a tour of Swift 3 and its growing....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Mary Beth williams , Ellen S. Zinner
When a Community Weeps provides a model for effective counselor intervention in bereaved communities. Individual chapters have been written by traumatologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and family members who have witnessed the effects of traumat....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author David Alan Grier
Before Palm Pilots and iPods, PCs and laptops, the term "computer" referred to the people who did scientific calculations by hand. These workers were neither calculating geniuses nor idiot savants but knowledgeable people who, in other circumstances, might have bec....
Release Date 2013/11 -
When People Don't Trust Algorithms
Author Paul Michelman
Even when faced with evidence that an algorithm will deliver better results than human judgment, we consistently choose to follow our own minds. Why? MIT Sloan Management Review editor in chief Paul Michelman sat down with the University of Chicago’s Berkeley....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Author Matthew Griffith
Among today’s frontend technologies, the Elm programming language is genuinely unique. Lightweight and easy to work with, Elm is a functional language that compiles to JavaScript with code that’s fast, hard to break, easily testable, and extremely maintainable. In ....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Konrad Malawski
It’s often difficult to separate hype from reality when it comes to evaluating new technologies, and that’s certainly true of reactive programming. In this report, author Konrad Malawski analyzes reactive principles, and explains how and when it makes sense to adop....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Jim Blandy
While systems programming languages have greatly evolved since the introduction of C more than 40 years ago, our capacity for dumb mistakes with enormous consequences has remained unchanged, with vivid examples regularly in the news. This O'Reilly report examines R....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Author Steve Oualline
Most Perl programmers have been frustrated at one time or another because the system just wouldn't do what they wanted it to do. There was that one simple and obvious utility that was missing that would make life so much easier: A tool to get a stock quote, show o....
Release Date 2006/02 -
Author Eelco Hillenius , Martijn Dashorst
There are dozens of Java frameworks out there, but most of them require you to learn special coding techniques and new, often rigid, patterns of development. Wicket is different. As a component-based Web application framework, Wicket lets you build maintainable ent....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set
Author John G. Voeller
The Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security is an essential and timely collection of resources designed to support the effective communication of homeland security research across all disciplines and institutional boundaries. Truly a unique wo....
Release Date 2010/04 -
Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions, Second Edition
Author Dave Roth
This book is a guide to Perl¿s most common Win32 extensions, grouped by their functionality. The new edition updates coverage from Perl 5.05 to current Perl version 5.6. It also includes new chapters offering critical, badly-needed information regarding security for....
Release Date 2001/09 -
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Game Development
Author Adam Dawes
Creating fun, sophisticated games for Windows devices large or small has never been easier! With masses of example code and fully working games for you to download and run straight away Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Game Development is your ideal first step into mod....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Windows Communication Foundation 3.5 Unleashed, Second Edition
Author Craig McMurtry , Nigel Watling , Marc Mercuri , Matt Winkler
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s dynamic technology for allowing autonomous software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed
Author Matt Winkler , Nigel Watling , Marc Mercuri , Craig McMurtry
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0672330245 ISBN-13: 9780672330247Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a new Microsoft technology for allowing software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies, such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Author Michael Weinhardt , Chris Sells
“Some books are different-the content can't be Googled from the Internet, the authors have real-life experiences to share, the code can be used in real-world projects. This is one of those books.”–Neal Myrddin, Independent Developer“Chris and Michael nail the soul ....
Release Date 2006/05 -
Windows Forms Programming in C#
Author Chris Sells
Praise for Windows Forms Programming in C#“Chris may have a strong affinity for semi-colons, but anybody who’s programming Windows Forms needs to read this book.” —Brian Randell, Visual Basic Guru and DevelopMentor Instructor“Chris Sells has done it again. This ....
Release Date 2003/08 -
Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET
Author Justin Gehtland , Chris Sells
Praise Page for Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET“This is the .NET WinForms book to have. If you have been looking for a good Windows Forms book for your bookshelf, here it is. Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET covers everything from ‘Hello....
Release Date 2003/10 -
Windows Graphics Programming Win32 GDI and DirectDraw®
Author Feng Yuan
The world's most complete guide to Windows graphics programming!Win32 GDI and DirectDraw: Accurate, under the hood, and in depthBeyond the API: Internals, restrictions, performance, and real-life problemsComplete: Pixel, lines, curves, filled area, bitmap, image pr....
Release Date 2000/12 -
Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook
Author Kunal Chowdhury
Gain comprehensive insight into WPF mechanics and capabilities.About This BookGain a strong foundation in WPF features and patternsLeverage the MVVM pattern to build decoupled, maintainable appsIncrease efficiency through Performance tuning and UI automationWho This....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Windows System Programming, Fourth Edition
Author Johnson M. Hart
“If you’re writing a native Win32 program or just want to know what the OS is really doing underneath, you need John’s book. He covers the stuff that real systems programmers absolutely must know. Recommended.”–Chris Sells, Microsoft Corporation“This fourth edition ....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
Author David Pogue
Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away. Written by "New York Times" columnist, bestselling author, Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent and Missing Manuals creator ....
Release Date 2007/01 -
Author Preston Gralla
This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Microsoft's new operating system, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars and other elements of Windows Vista. With this bo....
Release Date 2006/12 -
Windows Vista Pocket Reference
Author Preston Gralla
Windows Vista Pocket Reference is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility. This pocket reference offers four sections that will familiarize re....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
Author David Pogue
Windows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous, glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization t....
Release Date 2006/12 -
Windows Vista® Inside Out Deluxe Edition
Author Craig Stinson , Carl Siechert , Ed Bott
Learn how to conquer Windows Vista from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Windows Vista Inside Out, this deluxe edition packs even more advanced information, hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in....
Release Date 2008/05