Millions of people use Microsoft Access, but only a small fraction of them are really comfortable with it. If you're ready to go "beyond the wizards"and become a confident, highly effective...
C++ Standard Library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. The library, however, is not self-explanatory. To make full use of its components-and to benefit from their power-you need a resource that does far more than list the classes and...
Templates are among the most powerful features of C++, but they are too often neglected, misunderstood, and misused. C++ Templates: The Complete Guide provides software architects and engineers with a clear understanding of why, when, and how to use templates to build and maintain cleaner,...
Direct from the creators of CSS, this is the definitive reference to CSS 2.1, today's indispensable standard for controlling the appearance of any Web or XML document. This full-color book doesn't just show how to use every significant CSS 1 and 2.x feature; it carefully explains the "why" behind today's most...
This book was written with one goal in mind: to provide Java programmers with the expertise needed to build efficient, scalable Java code. The author shares his experience in server-side performance tuning through measured performance assessments, called optimizations. Each optimization discusses techniques to improve the...
This book discusses some ways of thinking about, designing, and implementing concurrent programs in the JavaT programming language. Most presentations in this book assume that you are an experienced developer familiar with object-oriented (OO) programming, but have little exposure to concurrency. Readers with the opposite background - experience...
The new software management classic: in-the-trenches wisdom from legendary project leader Joe Marasco
Over the course of a distinguished career, Joe Marasco earned a reputation as the go-to software project manager: the one to call when you were facing a brutally...
Organized for rapid access, focused on productivity, Eclipse Distilled brings together all the answers you need to make the most of today's most powerful Java development environment. David Carlson introduces proven best practices for working with Eclipse, and shows exactly how to integrate Eclipse into any Agile development...
The book every Internet application developer working with Microsoft development tools needs to retool their knowledge of the new .NET techniques used to build Windows applications.
Unbiased, in-depth commentary on the efficacy of the various technologies that comprise .NET as they...
SQL Performance Tuning is a handbook of practical solutions for busy database professionals charged with managing an organization's critically important data. Covering today's most popular and widely installed database environments, this book is an indispensable resource for managing and...
"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 Software
C++ Gotchas is the professional programmer's guide to avoiding and correcting ninety-nine of the most...
Mobile computing devices have evolved from fixed-purpose communications tools to compelling and extensible mass-market computing platforms. Now, they stand poised to offer truly ubiquitous and mobile computingand to revolutionize the way people work, communicate, and interact with the world around them.
