Learn only the essential aspects of Python without cluttering up your mind with features you may never use. This compact book is not a "best way to write code" type of book; rather, the author goes over his most-used functions, which are all you need to know as a beginner and some way beyond.
Tweens (8- to 14-year-olds) comprise a new type of audience. An increasingly powerful and smart consumer group, they not only spent US $300 billion but influenced an astounding US $1.88 trillion spend across the globe last year. They are different from previous generations in every way. They are more likely to have a friend on the other side of...
Using a simple, step-by-step format, this book shows you how to use Dreamweaver to create the most sophisticated, visually captivating designs that are possible on the Web today. From building dynamic tables to adding vivid Flash movies, you’ll uncover 50 fast and easy effects that you can achieve almost instantly with Dreamweaver MX. Each...
The first in a two-book series about Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting introduces reporting to a broad base of users. Built on the Eclipse platform, this exciting technology makes it possible for programmers and non-programmers to build and deploy complex reports with...
This book addresses the most important techniques in improving the correctness of software, including correctness by construction (top-down refinement), program proving, static analysis and dynamic, execution-based analysis (testing and debugging).
Three major software verification techniques are discussed: Semantic program synthesis and...
Taking care of the earth is more important than ever, but the problems we're facing can seem overwhelming. Living Green: The Missing Manual helps make earth-friendly decisions more manageable by narrowing them down to a few simple choices. This all-in-one resource is packed with practical advice on ways you can help the...
Java is good stuff. I’ve been using it for years. I like Java because it’s very
orderly. Almost everything follows simple rules. The rules can seem
intimidating at times, but this book is here to help you figure them out. So, if
you want to use Java and want an alternative to the traditional techie, softcover
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Since being selected as an AdWords Seminar Leader by Google in 2006, I’ve had the
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I am not an expert. I have never claimed to be an expert at anything (at least not
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John Potts Slough, the Union commander at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, lived a life of relentless pursuit for success that entangled him in the turbulent events of mid-nineteenth-century America. As a politician, Slough fought abolitionists in the Ohio legislature and during Kansas Territory's fourth and final constitutional...
This book describes various aspects of cryptographic security architecture design, with a particular emphasis on the use of rigorous security models and practices in the design. The first portion of the book presents the overall architectural basis for the design, providing a general overview of features such as the object model and...
The Common Language Infrastructure Annotated Standard is the definitive guide to understanding the annotated specification for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) standard. With annotations and code samples from both the ECMA standards committee and the Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR) team, this book goes...
