Greenfoot supports the Java Programming Language, so students learn standard...

Building WPF and Silverlight applications can be challenging, especially for those new to the technology. Building clean, maintainable, extensible, testable, loosely coupled ones— with no idea where to start—is close to impossible. In late 2007, I was privileged to get a call from Glenn Block at Microsoft asking if I was...

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The field of computer networking has evolved significantly over the past four decades since the development of ARPANET, the first large-scale computer network. The Internet has become a part and parcel of everyday life virtually worldwide, and its influence on various fields is well recognized. The TCP/IP protocol suite and packet...

For today’s photographer, a clean, professional-looking website is a must. But for most, the thought of having a site that displays your work like a pro seems either too expensive or too hard to create. How can you develop an eye-catching website that looks professional, updates quickly, and even helps you make some money in the process...

From the moment it was published almost ten years ago, Elements of User Experience became a vital reference for web and interaction designers the world over, and has come to define the core principles of the practice. Now, in this updated, expanded, and full-color new edition, Jesse James Garrett has refined his...

Welcome to Internet Research—Illustrated, Fifth Edition. If this is your first experience with the Illustrated series, you’ll see that this book has a unique design: each skill is presented on two facing pages, with steps on the left and screens on the right. The layout makes it easy to learn a skill without having to...

Welcome to GoogleTM—Illustrated Essentials. If this is your first experience with the Illustrated series, you’ll see that this book has a unique design: each skill is presented on two facing pages, with steps on the left and screens on the right. The layout makes it easy to digest a skill without having to read a lot...

We expect our readers to already understand basic programming concepts, and many...

I hate management books. I do. People give them to me all the time saying: “You should read this one, it changed my life!” These books are all about 150 pages. They have 14 point type, double-spaced. They have lots of pictures. They have titles like: Open Locker Management, Management by not Managing, First Clean All The...