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Palm Pre: The Missing Manual
by Ed Baig, Baig Ed
If you bought this year's hottest smartphone, let USA Today personal tech columnist Ed Baig guide you through its many talents: cellphone, web browser, email, camera--you name it. This Missing Manual is packed with tips, tricks, and crystal-clear guidance.New Apps Boost Your Pre’s VersatilityBy Ed Baig“Apps” are where it’s at these days when it comes to smartphones like the Pre.
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Learning Perl, 5th Edition
by Randal Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, brian d foy
In this smooth, carefully paced course, a leading Perl trainer teaches you to program in the language that threatens to make C, sed, awk, and the Unix shell obsolete for many tasks. This book is the "official" guide for both formal (classroom) and informal learning. It is fully accessible to the novice programmer.
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Patterns in Java: A Catalog of Reusable Design Patterns Illustrated with UML, 2nd Edition, Volume 1
by Mark Grand
Software design patterns let developers reuse tried-and-true designs in new projects. For the state of the art in object design, consider Patterns in Java, perhaps the best book that Java developers have at their disposal for getting leading-edge pattern expertise in a convenient and well-organized volume. The guide opens with background on pattern research, including the groundbreaking Design Patterns.
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Java Programming: From the Beginning
by K. N. King
Suitable for the classroom or for self-study, Java Programming from the Beginning puts basic Java development and object-oriented design into the hands of any computer-literate reader. Assuming no knowledge of computers--except, of course, an aptitude for programming and a willingness to learn--this textbook is one of the more accessible and well-presented introductions to Java available today.
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Java How to Program: Early Objects Version (8th Edition)
by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel
"The [arrays] exercises are quite sophisticated and interesting. Provides the best combination of conceptual discussion and implementation examples of dynamic binding that I have encountered in a text. Excellent overview of basic networking via Java. Provides the perfect breadth and depth for generics in an entry-level Java class. Provides a good segue into a data structures course -- the exercises are excellent." -- Ric Heishman, George Mason University "Beautiful collections of exercises--a ni
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Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 3.5 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)
by Scott Mitchell
Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 3.5 in 24 HoursScott MitchellStarter KitDVD includes Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express EditionIn just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with ASP.NET 3.5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of building dynamic, data-driven web applications from the ground up.
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The Java(TM) Class Libraries, Volume 2: java.applet, java.awt, java.
by Patrick Chan, Rosanna Lee
As the definitive reference to the Java 1.1.2 version class libraries, this book is an essential resource for both beginner and experienced Java programmers. This volume provides comprehensive reference documentation for the development of applets, user interfaces, and Java beans. The packages covered in Volume 2 are: java applet, java awt image, java awt, java awt peer, java awt data transfer, java beans, java awt event.
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Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
by Barry Burd
*Covering everything from basic Java development concepts to the latest tools and techniques used in Java, this book will put would-be programmers on their way to Java mastery *Explores what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, dealing with standard programming challenges, debugging, and making it work *Updated for the release of the Java SDK 2.0, with all examples revised to reflect the changes in the technology
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Robot Building for Beginners
by David Cook
Loads of pictures and very frank discussion make this book a pleasure to read, and a real learning tool. The author gives lots of practical advice, some of which would be useful even to experienced tinkerers. It is very thorough. — Edward Chin, The Canadian Linux Users' Exchange Learning robotics by yourself isn't easy, but it helps when the encouragement comes from an expert who's spent years in the field.
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Java Regular Expressions: Taming the java.util.regex Engine
by Mehran Habibi
Java has always been an excellent language for working with objects. But Java's text manipulation mechanisms have always been limited, compared to languages like AWK and Perl. On the flip side, a new regular expressions package in Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) brings hope to the Java text mechanisms. This package provides you everything necessary to use regular expressions&emdash;all packaged in a simplified object-oriented framework.
