"The AntiPatterns authors have clearly been there and done that when it comes to managing software development efforts. I resonated with one insight after another, having witnessed too many wayward projects myself. The experience in this book is palpable." —John Vlissides, IBM Research "This book allows managers, architects,...
This book deals with the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is deeply investigated and a survey of fault detection/tolerant strategies for unmanned underwater...
Combines an introduction to Lisp programming and a convenient, up-to-date reference manual for ANSI Common Lisp. Professional programmers will appreciate its thorough, practical approach. Paper. DLC: COMMON LISP (Computer program language)
Teaching users new and more powerful ways of thinking about programs, this...
Database and Data Communication Network Systems examines the utilization of the Internet and Local Area/Wide Area Networks in all areas of human endeavor. This three-volume set covers, among other topics, database systems, data compression, database architecture, data acquisition, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and the practical...
Highlighting the new aspects of MATLAB® 7.10 and expanding on many existing features, MATLAB® Primer, Eighth Edition shows you how to solve problems in science, engineering, and mathematics. Now in its eighth edition, this popular primer continues to offer a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to...
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...
The Kohana framework for PHP 5 is a robust library for rapidly creating applications. No previous experience with Kohana, CodeIgniter, or MVC frameworks is assumed or needed to understand and use this book, and any previous experience will only assist you as we learn the Kohana framework from the ground up.
Engineering graphics is the process of defining an object graphically before it is constructed
and used by consumers. Previously, this process for producing a drawing involved
the use of drawing aids such as pencils, ink pens, triangles, T-squares, and so
forth to place an idea on paper before making changes and producing blue-line...
This book provides new insights on the lives of children in street situations by providing analyses from a qualitative perspective on the sociology of childhood. It proposes some insightful perspectives on the current discussion about the rights of children in street situations. It includes a unique selection of texts, which were...
AJAX is a complex phenomenon that means different things to different people. Computer users appreciate that their favorite websites are now friendlier and feel more responsive. Web developers learn new skills that empower them to create sleek web applications with little effort. Indeed, everything sounds good about AJAX!
I'm glad we're having our first real Wicket book available now...It is more than just a how-to guide; Karthik goes through the effort of explaining alternatives and explains how things are done by Wicket instead of merely giving you the steps...
This book does not assume prior programming experience and introduces object-oriented techniques early and explores them extensively.
This book distinguishes itself from other Java titles in that it does not assume prior programming experience and introduces object-oriented techniques early and explores them extensively. The book is...
