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  • A Programmer's Guide to Java SCJP Certification: A Comprehensive Primer (3rd Edition)

    A Programmer's Guide to Java SCJP Certification: A Comprehensive Primer (3rd Edition)

    by Khalid Mughal, Rolf Rasmussen

    This book will help you prepare for and pass the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform SE 6 (CX-310-065) Exam. It is written for any experienced programmer (with or without previous knowledge of Java) interested in mastering the Java programming language and passing the SCJP 1.6 Exam.

  • R in a Nutshell

    R in a Nutshell

    by Joseph Adler

    R in a Nutshell is the best way to learn R, a powerful open source tool for data visualization and statistical computing -- ideal as a replacement for statistical packages costing thousands of dollars. Practical and easy to read, the book provides a thorough overview of the language, along with a reference to the most commonly used features. You'll quickly discover why R has become increasingly popular for analyzing data sets of any size.

  • HTML: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages with HTML, CSS, and XHTML

    HTML: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages with HTML, CSS, and XHTML

    by Paul Whitehead

    Offers professional-level instruction in Web page design in a unique visual format, with most tasks demonstrated on self-contained two-page spreads Key tasks covered include setting up a Web page, reducing image resolution, creating radio buttons, adding a hit counter, creating an inline frame, and adding an embedded sound High-resolution screen shots accompanied by succinct explanations clearly illustrate each task, while "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips Comp

  • Head First iPhone Development: A Learner's Guide to Creating Objective-C Applications for the iPhone

    Head First iPhone Development: A Learner's Guide to Creating Objective-C Applications for the iPhone

    by Dan Pilone, Tracey Pilone

    The iPhone is the hottest device out there right now, and you have a killer app idea. Where do you begin? Head First iPhone Development will help you get your first application up and running in no time. You'll quickly learn to use iPhone SDK tools, including Interface Builder and Xcode, and master Objective-C programming principles that will make your app stand out.

  • Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: RELOADED, Advanced

    Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: RELOADED, Advanced

    by Richard Johnson, Diane Zak

    Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: RELOADED, Advanced is designed for a second course in Visual Basic 2005. Authors Richard Johnson and Diane Zak employ a readable, approachable, and enjoyable way of learning advanced programming topics, picking up where Diane Zak left off with Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: RELOADED, Second Edition. RELOADED, Advanced provides an extensive review of material in the first book, allowing users to brush up on their Visual Basic skills.

  • The Art of Application Performance Testing: Help for Programmers and Quality Assurance

    The Art of Application Performance Testing: Help for Programmers and Quality Assurance

    by Ian Molyneaux

    This practical book provides a step-by-step approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before they're deployed -- a vital topic to which other books devote one chapter, if that.Businesses today live and die by network applications and web services. Because of the increasing complexity of these programs, and the pressure to deploy them quickly, many professionals don't take the time to ensure that they'll perform well and scale effectively.

  • Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming (Programmer to Programmer)

    Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming (Programmer to Programmer)

    by WeiMeng Lee

    As an easy-to-use application that provides information at a glance, a gadget allows users to quickly and easily obtain weather information, RSS news feeds, and much more. In Windows Vista, there are two types of gadgetsSidebar and SideShow gadgets and Microsoft MVP author Wei-Meng Lee covers both.

  • Data Structures in Java: A Laboratory Course

    Data Structures in Java: A Laboratory Course

    by Sandra Andersen

    Data Structures in Java: A Laboratory Course defines active learning. With sixteen labs to choose from, this laboratory manual creates a "learn by doing" experience for its students by engaging them in implementation of data structures and in application of algorithms. Students are challenged to exercise their knowledge in each of the four-part structure laboratory assignments: Prelab: Students use the Prelab assignments to explore and implement the basic operations of a data structure.

  • Opium to Java: Revenue Farming and Chinese Enterprise in Colonial Indonesia, 1860-1910

    Opium to Java: Revenue Farming and Chinese Enterprise in Colonial Indonesia, 1860-1910

    by James R. Rush

    Opium smoking was a widespread social custom in nineteenth-century Java, and commercial trade in opium had far-reaching economic and political implications. As in many of the Dutch territories in the Indonesian archipelago, the drug was imported from elsewhere and sold throughout the island under a government monopoly - a system of revenue "farms".

  • Java Open Source Programming: with XDoclet, JUnit, WebWork, Hibernate

    Java Open Source Programming: with XDoclet, JUnit, WebWork, Hibernate

    by Joseph Walnes, Ara Abrahamian, Mike CannonBrookes, Patrick A. Lightbody

    The Java language itself is not strictly open-source (Sun has held onto control, albeit with lots of public input). There is, however, a large open-source development community around this highly capable language. Java Open Source Programming describes and provides tutorials on some of the most interesting public Java projects, and is designed to enable a Java programmer (who's worked through the basic language's initial learning curve) to take on more ambitious assignments.

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    The Boston MySQL November Meetup

    Boston, United States

    The October meeting of the Boston MySQL User Group will feature a workshop on going through SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS. The presentation will be done by Sheeri Cabral of The Pythian Group and will go into how to use SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS to get more information about your Innodb tables, foreign keys and transactions.

  • Nov 10

    TGGD #16: The Future of Media - A Panel Discussion

    Toronto, Canada

    [center][b]Toronto Girl Geek Dinner: The Future of Media Panel When: Monday, November 9, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 10:00 Where: Fionn MacCools (181 University Ave at Adelaide) (map) Fee: $10.00 (This nominal fee holds your spot and will pay for your first drink.)[/b][/center] More details for this event at TorontoGirlGeekDinners.ca About TGGD #16 Every day someone is declaring the end of journalism with the rise of the Internet and social media.

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