Scala is a relatively new programming language that was designed by Martin Odersky and released in 2003. The distinguishing features of Scala include a seamless integration of functional programming features into an otherwise objectoriented language. Scala owes its name to its ability to scale, that is, it is a language that can grow by...

At first glance . . . Adobe’s Audition seems to be a fairly simple and straightforward audio editing program. That’s because it is! But don’t let that intuitive GUI (graphic user interface) fool you – it’s an extremely powerful editor that has worked its way into the mainstay of the audio production industry, one...

GWT 2 radically improves web experience for users by using existing Java tools to build no-compromise AJAX for any modern browser. It provides a solid platform so that other great libraries can be built on top of GWT. Creating web applications efficiently and making them impressive, however, is not as easy as it sounds. Writing web...

This title is for the reader who is conversant with the C programming language and UNIX/Linux development. It provides detailed and solution-oriented information designed to meet the needs of programmers and application developers using the GTK+/Gnome libraries. Coverage complements existing GTK+/Gnome documentation, going into more depth on...

Written for programmers with a background in C++, Java or other high-level, object-oriented languages, this book applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching programming and...

MATLAB®, now the industry-standard engineering language for computation, analysis, and visualization, continues to evolve in its capabilities. Version 6.x incorporated several major improvements, including significant enhancements to its graphics features, such as transparencies, increased 3-D visualization, and an improved rendering...

Take a practical approach to becoming a leading-edge Android developer, learning by example while combining the many technologies needed to create a successful, up-to-date web app.
 
Practical Android Projects introduces the Android software development kit and development tools of the trade, and then...

Although this book has a brand new title, it is really an updated and revised second edition to Windows XP: Under The Hood.The first edition’s automotive-themed title came about because of a certain nostalgia that I felt and I know many people share: Don’t you long for the good-old days when you could pop the hood of your car and...

This book is aimed primarily at application developers with a basic understanding of the C language and object-orientation concepts such as encapsulation and polymorphism. You don’t need to be an expert C coder to follow this book. All you need is a basic understanding of structures, pointers, and functions. That said, you will...

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This book is about writing real-world applications for the Android platform primarily using the Python language and a little bit of JavaScript. While there is nothing wrong with Java, it really is overkill when all you need to do is turn on or off a handful of settings on your Android device. The Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A)...