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Practical API Design: Confessions of a Java Framework Architect»rank: 78325by: Jaroslav Tulach
: :You might think more than enough design books exist in the programming world already. In fact, there are so many that it makes sense to ask why you would read yet another. Is there really a need for yet another design book? In fact, there is a greater need than ever before, and Practical API Design: Confessions of a Java Framework Architect fills that need! Teaches you how to write an API that will stand the test of Time Written by the designer of the NetBeans API at Sun Based on best practices, scalability, and API design patterns What you’ll learn What an API is and what the theories are ... |
Pro Java 6 3D Game Development: Java 3D, JOGL, JInput and JOAL APIs (Expert's Voice in Java)»rank: 60752by: Andrew Davison
: :Create strange lands filled with mysterious objects (cows frozen in blocks of ice, chirping penguins, golden globes with wavering eyes) and throw away your keyboard and mouse, to go exploring armed only with a gamepad, power glove, or just your bare hands… Java gaming expert Andrew Davison will show you how to develop and program 3D games in Java technology on a PC, with an emphasis on the construction of 3D landscapes. It's assumed you have a reasonable knowledge of Java - the sort of thing picked up in a first Java course at school. Topics are split into three sections: Java 3D API, non-standard input devices for game playing, ... |
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Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action [Ajax]»rank: 324602by: Dave Crane, Bear Bibeault, Tom Locke
: :Prototype and Scriptaculous are libraries that extend standard Ajax. They make it easier to program Ajax and provide powerful features like drag and drop and animation. In this book, developers learn by playing and see how the libraries work in the real world. As experience with Ajax increases, developers want the standard Ajax capabilities they repeatedly use to be preprogrammed for them--and that's exactly what Ajax libraries do for them. They reduce the pain of handling cross-browser inconsistencies, they add useful language features, and provide sophisticated functionality. Of these, Prototype is the most popular JavaScript and Ajax framework for low-level user interface features such as animation, drag and drop, and ... |
The Definitive Guide to Grails (Definitive Guide)»rank: 272679by: Graeme Rocher
: : Grails is a breath of fresh air for Java developers — Read the interview with Graeme Rocher at http://www.indicthreads.com Reviewed and endorsed by Guillaume Laforge and Dierk Koenig of Groovy, The Definitive Guide to Grails, by Grails lead Graeme Rocher, is for anyone looking for a more agile approach to web development with a dynamic scripting language such as Groovy. It will show you the new direction web frameworks are taking and specifically how a dynamic scripting language like Groovy can be harnessed on the JavaTM platform for productive Grails development. This book takes you through the Grails development life cycle, including its project infrastructure, screen generation, full automatic ... |
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C# for Java Developers (Pro-Developer)»rank: 263511by: Allen Jones, Adam Freeman
: :Although Java and C# share many similarities, there are fundamental differences between them. What's more, C#-the language designed from the ground up for programming the Microsoft(R) .NET Framework-offers a wealth of new features that enable programmers to tap the full power of.NET. This is the ideal guide to help any Java developer master .NET programming with C#. The authors-two Java and C# experts-reveal the similarities and differences between the two platforms these languages support. Then they show you how to leverage your Java experience to get up to speed in C# development with a minimum of difficulty. It's the definitive programming resource as you tackle the .NET class libraries and ... |
Design Patterns in Java(TM) (Software Patterns Series)»rank: 192315by: Steven John Metsker, William C. Wake
: :Design Patterns in Java gives you the hands-on practice and deep insight you need to fully leverage the significant power of design patterns in any Java software project. The perfect complement to the classic Design Patterns, this learn-by-doing workbook applies the latest Java features and best practices to all of the original 23 patterns identified in that groundbreaking text. Drawing on their extensive experience as Java instructors and programmers, Steve Metsker and Bill Wake illuminate each pattern with real Java programs, clear UML diagrams, and compelling exercises. You'll move quickly from theory to application--learning how to improve new code and refactor existing code for simplicity, manageability, and performance.Coverage includes *Using ... |
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Swing: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guide (Osborne Mcgraw Hill))»rank: 136424by: Herbert Schildt
: :From the world’s bestselling programming author Using the practical pedagogy that has made his other Beginner’s Guides so successful, Herb Schildt provides new Swing programmers with a completely integrated learning package. Perfect for the classroom or self-study, Swing: A Beginner’s Guide delivers the appropriate mix of theory and practical coding. You will be programming as early as Chapter 1. |
JavaServer Faces»rank: 156753by: Hans Bergsten
: :JavaServer Faces, or JSF, brings a component-based model to web application development that's similar to the model that's been used in standalone GUI applications for years. The technology builds on the experience gained from Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, and numerous commercial and open source web application frameworks that simplify the development process. In 'JavaServer Faces,' developers learn how to use this new framework to build real-world web applications. The book contains everything you'll need: how to construct the HTML on the front end; how to create the user interface components that connect the front end to your business objects; how to write a back-end that's JSF-friendly; and how to create ... |
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Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition»rank: 309528by: David Flanagan
: :The author of the best-selling 'Java in a Nutshell' has created an entire book of real-world Java programming examples that you can learn from. If you learn best 'by example,' this is the book for you. This third edition covers Java 1.4 and contains 193 complete, practical examples: over 21,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code, covering 20 distinct client-side and server-side APIs. It includes new chapters on the Java Sound API and the New I/O API. The chapters on XML and servlets have been rewritten to cover the latest versions of the specifications and to demonstrate best practices for Java 1.4. New and updated examples throughout the ... |
Rich Client Programming: Plugging into the NetBeans(TM) Platform»rank: 411213by: Tim Boudreau, Jaroslav Tulach, Geertjan Wielenga
: :The open-source NetBeans Platform is an extraordinarily powerful framework for building 'write once, run anywhere' rich client applications. Now, for the first time since the release of NetBeans IDE 5.0, there's a comprehensive guide to rich client development on the NetBeans Platform.Written for Java developers and architects who have discovered that basic Swing components are not enough for them, this book will help you get started with NetBeans module development, master NetBeans' key APIs, and learn proven techniques for building reliable desktop software. Each chapter is filled with practical, step-by-step instructions for creating complete rich client applications on top of the NetBeans Platform and plugins for NetBeans IDE.Rich Client Programming's ... |