There are many algorithm texts that provide lots of well-polished code and proofs of correctness. This book is not one of them. Instead, this book presents insights, notations, and analogies to help the novice describe and think about algorithms like an expert. By looking at both the big picture and easy step-by-step methods for developing...
ost of the time, a book about optimization is viewed as a book for DBAs. Since our goal is to prove that optimization is more than just building indexes, we hope that this book will be beneficial for a broader audience.
This book is for IT professionals working in PostgreSQL who want to develop performant and scalable...
We need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes, but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts. We can even see the creation of new geological strata made of plastic, chicken bones, and other waste that could remain in the fossil record for millennia or...
Conventional wisdom dictates that Vim has a steep learning curve. I think
most Vim users would disagree. Sure, there’s an initial hump, but once you
run through vimtutor and learn the basics of what to put in your vimrc, you
reach a point where you can actually get work done—a sort of hobbled...
This book is about archiving database data. It is not a general purpose book about archiving. It is also not a book about archiving any or all kinds of data. It is about archiving data in traditional IT databases (e.g., relational databases, hierarchical databases, and structured data in computer files). Examples of source data for archiving are...
Change: It’s what we expect from technology, from the PC to
the web, through to HD TV. But nothing has been as disruptive
as the change the iPhone and Android phones have brought.
For the first time the power of a computer will fit in your hand,
you are always connected to the Internet, and these devices are
loaded with...
I am an admitted object-oriented fanatic. I have been designing and implementing object-oriented software for more than twenty years. When I started designing and implementing object-oriented MATLAB®, I encountered many detractors. They would say things like “The object model isn’t complete,” “You can’t have public...
Ajax and REST Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach will serve all of your Ajax needs, by providing adaptable solutions for common tasks you'll want to implement on web sites using the next generation of Ajax and REST techniques. As a JavaScript developer, your time is precious, so you'll want to solve problems that present themselves in...
Queries not running fast enough? Tired of the phone calls from frustrated users? Grant Fritchey’s book SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning is the answer to your SQL Server query performance problems. The book is revised to cover the very latest in performance optimization features and techniques. It is current with SQL...
It's easy to capture packets with Wireshark, the world's most popular network sniffer, whether off the wire or from the air. But how do you use those packets to understand what's happening on your network?
With an expanded discussion of network protocols and 45 completely new scenarios, this extensively...
Do you think that only experts with a deep understanding of the inner workings of ASP.NET, SQL Server, and IIS can improve a website's performance? Think again - because this book tosses that notion out of the window. It will help you resolve every web developer's nightmare - a slow website - with angry managers looking over your...
