The small book ‘‘SPSS for Starters’’ issued in 2010 presented 20 chapters of
cookbook like step by step data-analyses of clinical research, and was written to
help clinical investigators and medical students analyze their data without the help
of a statistician. The book served its purpose well enough, since...
Sculpting software has changed the face of the 3D industry. Whether you are creating a
character for the next Avatar movie or adding details to a post apocalyptic city in The Last
of Us, 3D sculpting has become an essential tool for creating a level of realism in digital art
that was much harder to achieve in the past. A couple of...
The Microsoft .NET Framework introduces many concepts, technologies, and terms. My goal in this
chapter is to give you an overview of how the .NET Framework is designed, introduce you to some of
the technologies the framework includes, and define many of the terms you’ll be seeing when you start
using it....
In 1992, Palm Computing (now Palm, Inc.) was founded. The rest is history. Of
course, there’s a lot more to it. Many good decisions were made, and many bad
designs were thrown out. Palm started as a software company intending to influence
existing handheld manufacturers with its easy-to-use software and synchronization...
Before Oracle Application Express (APEX) can be discussed in the light of Agile software development, the stage must be set by defining, for the purposes of this book, what is meant by Agile software development.
This chapter introduces you to the core principles of Agile software development. The core principles were...
Get a real feel for Windows 8 with a wealth of tips in this step-by-step guide. After using Windows 7 or XP, learning Microsoft’s latest operating system takes some adjustment. Never fear. Windows expert Mike Halsey starts with the basics and then takes you through the trickier parts of Microsoft’s latest operating...
Python, a high-level language with easy-to-read syntax, is highly flexible, which makes it an ideal language to learn and use. For science andR&D, a few extra packages are used to streamline the development process and obtain goals with the fewest steps possible. Among the best of these are SciPy and NumPy. This book gives a brief...
Mobile web usage is exploding. Soon, more web browsing will take place on phones and tablets than PCs. Your business needs a mobile strategy, but where do you start? Head First Mobile Web shows how to use the web tech- nology you’re already familiar with to make sites and apps that work on any device of any size. Put...
The scientific Python ecosystem of open source libraries has grown substantially over the last 10 years. By late 2011, I had long felt that the lack of centralized learning resources for data analysis and statistical applications was a stumbling block for new Python programmers engaged in such work. Key projects for data...
Websites evolve every year, growing in scope and complexity, with new
features popping up to make sites look and work ever better. Even people
building personal sites use various programming languages and server
technologies to dish up content.
Throughout its history, Dreamweaver has managed to...
In the time of Duke Huan of Ch’i [the position of] the son of Heaven had
become humble and weak, while the feudal lords used their energies in attacking
[one another]. The Southern Yi and Northern Ti engaged the Central
States in battle, and the continued existence of the Central States seemed [to
hang by] a thin thread...
