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GUI Design for Android Apps is the perfect—and concise—introduction for mobile app developers and designers. Through easy-to-follow tutorials, code samples, and case studies, the book shows the must-know principles for user-interface design for Android apps running on the Intel platform, including...

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C++ is the language of choice for developing the most sophisticated Windows programs, but it is filled with hidden traps for the unwary. Mike Hyman and Phani Vaddadi's no-nonsense book helps C++ programmers avoid these traps by providing invaluable techniques gleaned from a combined 30 years of...

Foundations of JSP Design Patterns gives you the tools to build scalable enterprise applications using JSP. While other books merely provide instruction on basic JSP and servlet development, this insightful guide goes a step further to offer a variety of best practices and design principles, enabling you to build your own scalable and...