The Spring Framework is a major open source application development framework that makes Java/J2EE™ development easier and more productive. This book shows you not only what Spring can do but why, explaining its functionality and motivation to help you use all parts of the framework to develop successful applications.
There was considerable enthusiasm about the new capabilities of HTML5, and even
suggestions that no other technologies or products are necessary to produce dynamic,
engrossing, interactive websites. That may be overstating things, but it is true the new
features are exciting. HTML is HTML5. It now is possible, using just HTML,...
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become an important technology in the realization of many applications, including both simple event/phenomena monitoring applications and heavy-duty data streaming applications. While many systems are being developed, we focus on two fundamental operations: information processing and information routing. In the...
There are many good Java programming books on the market, but it's not easy to find one fit for a beginner. This book simplifies the complexity of Java programming and guides you through the journey to effectively work under the hood.
You'll start with the fundamentals of Java programming and...
Rather than deciding whether or not to get involved in global sourcing, many companies are facing decisions about whether or not to apply agile methods in their distributed projects. These companies are often motivated by the opportunities to solve the coordination and communication difficulties associated with global software development....
Biology has progressed tremendously in the last decade due in part to the
increased automation in the generation of data from sequences to genotypes to
phenotypes. Biology is now very much an information science, and bioinformatics
provides the means to connect biological data to hypotheses. Within this volume,
we have collated...
Video is one of the most exciting features on today's Internet, with widespread adoption being made possible by advances in bandwidth and software. But simply streaming video clips to Web users is only the tip of the iceberg! Flash CS3 offers a whole host of advanced video features, allowing you to create breathtaking user...
"A book we have been waiting for: a concise yet detailed introduction into the basic concepts and methods for the Semantic Web." --Rudi Studer, Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
"This book is a great introduction to the Semantic Web and in particular to the new languages (RDF Schema and OWL) that have...
Explore the concept of bots and discover the motivation behind working with these new apps with messaging platforms. This book is an accessible resource teaching the basic concepts behind bot design and implementation. Each chapter builds on previous topics and, where appropriate, real working code is shown that implements the concepts. By...
The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to Hopf algebras. This
book differs from other texts in that Hopf algebras are developed from notions of
topological spaces, sheaves, and representable functors. This approach has certain
pedagogical advantages, the foremost being that algebraic geometry and category
theory...
'This is REAL. It has a different spirit. It gives students the distinct feeling that they could go into industry and actually work on problems like those in this book. The standard teaching of 'here is the mathematics, use it to solve this problem' has been replaced with 'here is a problem, use mathematics to solve it.' This book refreshes the...
Motivate to Win begins with the definition of motivation and goes on to consider its many implications for improving one's business and personal life. Including sections on confidence, goal-setting, and communication, this book will help readers who want to motivate themselves or those around them.
