Whether you're building GUI prototypes or full-fledged cross-platform GUI applications with native look-and-feel, PyQt 4 is your fastest, easiest, most powerful solution. Qt expert Mark Summerfield has written the definitive best-practice guide to PyQt 4...

Explosives and propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be converted into rapid expansion. In contrast to the simple burning of a fuel, explosives and propellants are self-contained and do not need an external supply of oxygen via air. Since their energy content inherently creates the risk of accidental triggering of the...

When I wrote the three volumes of Harnessing Java 7 in 2012, I did not include a chapter on the Java Scripting API because of the limited space that I had for each volume. Note the phrase “Java Scripting,” which uses two separate words: “Java” and “Scripting.” “JavaScript” is the name of a...

• Understand Apache Lucene and Elasticsearch's design and architecture
• Design your index, configure it, and distribute it, not only with assumptions, but...

• Learn how to configure, build, and use LLVM and Clang based tools
• Explore the depths of the LLVM front-end, IR, code generator, and libraries, and learn how a modern compiler is...

• Discover the Vaadin framework in a progressive and structured...

Prepare for the OCA Java SE 8...

• Introduction to concepts
• Development with App Engine
• Deployment into App...

Panda3D is a game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs. It includes graphics, audio, I/O, collision detection, and other abilities relevant to the creation of 3D games. Also, Panda3D is Open Source and free for any purpose, including commercial ventures. This book will enable you to create...