There are some things you should never do at the same time: Move.
Have a baby. Adopt a puppy. Change jobs. Leah did all of this
while also writing this book.
And while anyone who knows Leah shouldn’t be surprised by her ability
to pull all of this off, this speaks to a tenacity shared by those who find...
When you need quick answers for developing or debugging Java programs, this pocket guide provides a handy reference to the standard features of the Java programming language and its platform. You’ll find helpful programming examples, tables, figures, and lists, as well as supplemental information about topics including the Java...
The present book is dedicated to Dr. Rolf Landauer, whose early work on the subject
of reversible computing inspired me to begin more than 15 years of research
in this special corner of computer science. Twice I had the privilege to meet him
personally: once inWest Berlin (1992) and once in Boston (1996). Twice he encouraged
me...
As thi s Preface is being written, th e twent ieth century is coming to an end .
Historians may perhaps come to refer to it as the cent ury of information, jus t
as its predecessor is associated with the proce ss of indust rialisation. Successive
technological developments such as the telephone, radio, television , compute rs
and...
Education and research in the field of electronic commerce technology can prove problematic without the proper resources and tools on the most relevant issues, trends, and advancements.
Selected Readings on Electronic Commerce Technologies: Contemporary Applications supplements course instruction and student research with...
Improve your programming through a solid understanding of C pointers and memory management. With this practical book, you’ll learn how pointers provide the mechanism to dynamically manipulate memory, enhance support for data structures, and enable access to hardware. Author Richard Reese shows you how to use pointers with...
Modern cryptography has evolved dramatically since the 1970s. With the rise of new network architectures and services, the field encompasses much more than traditional communication where each side is of a single user. It also covers emerging communication where at least one side is of multiple users. New Directions of Modern...
Although research in curve shortening flow has been very active for nearly 20 years, the results of those efforts have remained scattered throughout the literature. For the first time, The Curve Shortening Problem collects and illuminates those results in a comprehensive, rigorous, and self-contained account of the fundamental results. ...
"Never Apply For a Job Again! is what everyone needs to understand how the hidden job market works. Get it and use it before the secrets get out on WikiLeaks."
--Penelope Trunk, the original Brazen Careerist, author, blogger, entrepreneur
"This book is an essential read for insightful, witty, and...
If you know basic high-school math, you can quickly learn and apply the core concepts of computer science with this concise, hands-on book. Led by a team of experts, you’ll quickly understand the difference between computer science and computer programming, and you’ll learn how algorithms help you solve computing...
The Web emerges as both a technical and a social phenomenon. It affects business,
everybody's life and leads to considerable social implications. In this scenario, Web
personalization arises as a powerful tool to meet the needs of daily users and make the
Web a friendlier environment. Web personalization includes any action that...
Who else wants to be able to communicate effectively? From early theorists to modern social scientists studies in communication have undergone a number of significant changes. Many of the concepts of early researchers can be seen to underpin many of the practices of business communication today. Whether in an internal sense where radical...
