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C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))»rank: 138539by: Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet
: :With 'C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition,' you'll be able to learn and improve your mastery of both the C# language and the .NET platform. This updated bestseller has been completely revised to account for C# 2.0, the latest version of this popular object-oriented programming language. It also includes more than 100 new code solutions (over 300 overall) to common problems and tasks that you're sure to face as a C# programmer. Nearly every solution, or 'recipe,' contains a complete, documented code sample showing you how to solve the specific problem, as well as a detailed discussion of how and why the underling technology works. This question-solution-discussion format is a proven teaching ... |
Smart Home Hacks: Tips & Tools for Automating Your House (Hacks)»rank: 274185by: Gordon Meyer
: :So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking. Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. There's just no getting around the fact that technology always has, and always will be, very cool. But technology isn't only cool; it's also very smart. That's why one of the hottest technological trends nowadays is the creation of smart homes. At an increasing rate, people are turning their homes into state-of-the-art machines, complete with more switches, sensors, and actuators than you can shake a stick at. Whether you want to equip your home with motion detectors for ... |
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DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish (O'Reilly Digital Studio)»rank: 101038by: Ian Aronson
: :Thanks to the digital revolution, film artists now have a spectacular array of powerful, new, inexpensive tools for creative expression through digital film. The once powerful studios can no longer stifle an artist's creativity. With the power of the Internet, film artists are finding once unimaginable ways to distribute their creations worldwide. DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish covers all aspects of the new digital video frontier, for amateurs and professionals alike--from the nuts and bolts of timecode and aspect ratio; to framing, lighting, and sound recording; as well as editing, special effects creation, and distribution. The book is written for filmmakers at varying experience levels--taking an integrated approach to ... |
Swing Hacks: Tips and Tools for Killer GUIs (Hacks)»rank: 184919by: Joshua Marinacci, Chris Adamson
: :'Swing Hacks' helps Java developers move beyond the basics of Swing, the graphical user interface (GUI) standard since Java 2. If you're a Java developer looking to build enterprise applications with a first-class look and feel, Swing is definitely one skill you need to master. This latest title from O'Reilly is a reference to the cool stuff in Swing. It's about the interesting things you learn over the years--creative, original, even weird hacks--the things that make you say, 'I didn't know you could even do that with Swing!' 'Swing Hacks' will show you how to extend Swing's rich component set in advanced and sometimes non-obvious ways. The book touches upon ... |
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Head First SQL Code Magnet Kit (Head First)»rank: 48618by: Head Team
: :'Swing Hacks' helps Java developers move beyond the basics of Swing, the graphical user interface (GUI) standard since Java 2. If you're a Java developer looking to build enterprise applications with a first-class look and feel, Swing is definitely one skill you need to master. This latest title from O'Reilly is a reference to the cool stuff in Swing. It's about the interesting things you learn over the years--creative, original, even weird hacks--the things that make you say, 'I didn't know you could even do that with Swing!' 'Swing Hacks' will show you how to extend Swing's rich component set in advanced and sometimes non-obvious ways. The book touches upon ... |
Programming ASP.NET, 3rd Edition (Programming)»rank: 258560by: Jesse Liberty; Dan Hurwitz
: :O'Reilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.NET, the world's leading web development tool from Microsoft. In Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition, authors Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz give you the lowdown on the technology's latest version, ASP.NET 2.0, as well as Visual Studio 2005. Among the most significant improvements to ASP.NET 2.0 are new server controls and services that make you dramatically more productive. In fact, when compared to its predecessor, ASP.NET 2.0 reduces the amount of code you have to write by about 75%. Creating interactive web applications has never been easier-but that still doesn't mean it's hassle-free! The difficulty in ASP.NET 2.0 is that it's so ... |
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Security Warrior»rank: 70980by: Cyrus Peikari, Anton Chuvakin
: :When it comes to network security, many users and administrators are running scared, and justifiably so. The sophistication of attacks against computer systems increases with each new Internet worm. What's the worst an attacker can do to you? You'd better find out, right? That's what 'Security Warrior' teaches you. Based on the principle that the only way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker in depth, 'Security Warrior' reveals how your systems can be attacked. Covering everything from reverse engineering to SQL attacks, and including topics like social engineering, antiforensics, and common attacks against UNIX and Windows systems, this book teaches you to know your enemy and how to ... |
Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics»rank: 38193by: James Tisdall
: :With its highly developed capacity to detect patterns in data, Perl has become one of the most popular languages for biological data analysis. But if you're a biologist with little or no programming experience, starting out in Perl can be a challenge. Many biologists have a difficult time learning how to apply the language to bioinformatics. The most popular Perl programming books are often too theoretical and too focused on computer science for a non-programming biologist who needs to solve very specific problems. 'Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics' is designed to get you quickly over the Perl language barrier by approaching programming as an important new laboratory skill, revealing Perl programs ... |
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Java Threads»rank: 250293by: Scott Oaks, Henry Wong
: :Threads are essential to Java programming, but learning to use them effectively is a nontrivial task. This new edition of the classic Java Threads shows you how to take full advantage of Java's threading facilities and brings you up-to-date with the watershed changes in Java 2 Standard Edition version 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). It provides a thorough, step-by-step approach to threads programming. Java's threading system is simple relative to other threading systems. In earlier versions of Java, this simplicity came with tradeoffs: some of the advanced features in other threading systems were not available in Java. J2SE 5.0 changes all that: it provides a large number of new thread-related classes that ... |
SQL in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))»rank: 60476by: Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt
: :For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, SQL in a Nutshell is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new edition clearly documents every SQL command according to the latest ANSI standard, and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g, and the MySQL 5.1 and PostgreSQL 8.3 open source database products. You'll also get a concise overview of the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) model, and a clear-cut explanation of foundational RDBMS concepts -- all packed into a succinct, comprehensive, and easy-to-use format. This book provides: Background on the Relational Database Model, including current and previous SQL ... |