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Service Oriented Architecture with Java

Packt Publishing, 2008

Service Oriented Architecture is mainly a mindset, an enterprise strategy whose natural implementation is represented by web services. SOA is not a single product or single reference architecture to be followed, but SOA is all about best practices, reference architectures, processes, toolsets, and frameworks, along with many other things which will...

Object-Oriented JavaScript

Packt Publishing, 2008

Once listed in the "nice to have" sections of job postings, these days the knowledge of JavaScript is a deciding factor when it comes to hiring web developers. And rightly so. Where in the past we used to have the occasional few lines of JavaScript embedded in a web page, now we have advanced libraries and extensible architectures,...

Essentials of Programming Languages, 3rd Edition

MIT Press, 2008

This book brings you face-to-face with the most fundamental idea in computer programming:

The interpreter for a computer language is just another program. It sounds obvious, doesn’t it? But the implications are profound. If you are a computational theorist, the interpreter idea recalls Gödel’s discovery of the...

ACE the IT Resume

McGraw-Hill, 2007

Create a first-rate resume that will get you hired in IT

Stand out in a crowd of IT job applicants by creating and submitting a winning resume and cover letter with help from this practical guide. Fully revised and updated for the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand jobs, Ace the IT Resume, Second...

Head First JavaScript

O'Reilly, 2008

So you're ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your web skills to the next level. And you're finally ready to add "programmer" to the resume. It sounds like you're ready to learn the Web's hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First JavaScript...

Programming Visual Basic 2008: Build .NET 3.5 Applications with Microsoft's RAD Tool for Business

O'Reilly, 2008

Ever since Visual Basic was merged into .NET, it's become the core language for creating business applications with Windows. The latest version, VB 2008, is even more useful -- and provides even more incentive for migrating from VB 6. All it lacks is a good book on how to harness its power. Programming Visual Basic 2008 fills the void. Written in a...

Today's Books

Reflections on the Teaching of Programming: Methods and Implementations (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 2008

This state-of-the-art survey, reflecting on the teaching of programming, has been written by a group of primarily Scandinavian researchers and educators with special interest and experience in the subject of programming. The 14 chapters - contributed by 24 authors - present practical experience gathered in the process of teaching programming and...

Synthetic Fuels Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Capitalize on the Vast Potential of Alternative Energy Sources Such as Fuel Cells and Biofuels

Synthetic Fuels Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the benefits and trade-offs of numerous alternative fuels, presenting expert analyses of the different properties, processes, and performance...

Bob Miller's High School Calc for the Clueless - Honors and AP Calculus AB & BC

McGraw-Hill, 2007

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If you suffer from math anxiety, then sign up for private tutoring with Bob Miller!

Do theorems, derivatives, and integrals leave your head spinning?

If so, you are like hundreds of thousands of other students who face math-especially, calculus-with fear.

Luckily, there is a...

Optical System Design, Second Edition

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Learn advanced optical design techniques from the field's most respected guide

Honed for more than 20 years in an SPIE professional course taught by renowned optical systems designer Robert E. Fischer, Optical System Design, Second Edition brings you the latest cutting-edge design techniques and more than 400 detailed...

An Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Particulate Flows (Computational Science and Engineering)

SIAM, 2007

The relatively recent increase in computational power available for mathematical modeling and simulation raises the possibility that modern numerical methods can play a significant role in the analysis of complex particulate flows. This introductory monograph focuses on basic models and physically based computational solution strategies for the...

IP-Traffic Theory and Performance (Signals and Communication Technology)

Springer, 2008

This book presents different approaches in IP traffic theory and classifies them, especially towards applications in the Internet. It comprises the state of the art in this area, which is currently presented only by numerous research papers and overview articles.

The book provides an ideal starting point for detailed studies of traffic analysis...