Open Source Books
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Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sean Egan, Apress
Are you enamored with instant messaging? Would you like to learn how to create your own messaging application? This book shows you how, by dissecting Gaim&emdash;the world's most popular open source instant messaging application. Authored by the Gaim maintainer, Sean Egan, you are presented a thorough overview of Gaim architecture and Application Programming Interface. You'll learn how to make the most of the popular GTK+ graphical user interface toolkit.
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eDirectory Field Guide
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Rick Killpack, Apress
eDirectory Field Guide is a handy reference for configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Novell's eDirectory on NetWare, Linux, Unix, and Windows. Along with Sun ONE Directory Server and Microsoft Active Directory, Novell's eDirectory is a leader in directory server software, the specialized database that enterprises employ to store user identities. This book offers tips for migrating from one operating system to another.
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Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Keir Thomas, Apress
Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional is designed for the newcomer to Linux. It aims to guide you through numerous practical topics relevant to effective operation of this popular operating system. The book begins by discussing the background of Linux and open source software, then proceeds to guide you through the SUSE installation process. You'll learn how to use the basic functions, and modify the look and feel according to your tastes.
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Enterprise Java Development on a Budget: Leveraging Java Open Source Technologies
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Brian Sam-Bodden, Christopher M. Judd, Apress
Developers in the J2EE space may feel that they've got a good handle on all the different open-source tools and utilities that are floating out there around on the Internet; I know I did. After reading just the first three chapters, it became (painfully) obvious that I was wrong. — Ted Neward, Author, Instructor, Editor-in-Chief of TheServerSide.NET Open source has had a profound effect on the Java community. Many Java open source projects have even become de-facto standards.
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Managed C++ and .NET Development: Visual Studio .NET 2003 Edition
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Stephen R. G. Fraser, Apress
This book answers the question, Do you need to learn C# or VB .NET to develop in .NET? You'll learn that the answer is in fact no, at least until you're good and ready. With Managed C++, your hard-earned skills as an established C++ developer or beginner won't be wasted. Microsoft touts that .NET is language neutral and this book proves it, at least in the area of C++. Managed C++ and .NET Development is truly a
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Pro PHP-GTK (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Scott Mattocks, Apress
PHP is gaining positive reputation for its system administration and client-side application development capabilities. This administration and development is accomplished using the PHP-GTK extension. You can take advantage of client-side applications by implementing language bindings for the GTK&emdash;the GIMP Toolkit&emdash;a library for creating cross-platform graphical user interfaces. Pro PHP-GTK acts as both a definitive reference and a hands-on tutorial to the PHP-GTK extension.
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Practical Ruby Gems
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by David Berube, Apress
Practical Ruby Gems is a comprehensive guide to utilizing and creating Ruby Gemsready-made Ruby code modules that can be easily added to Ruby and Rails projects. This book is ideal for Ruby programmers as well as web developers who use Rails and wish to extend the functionality of their projects. Youll get a prime selection of 34 of the best and most useful Gems, which makes up the core of this book.
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The Definitive Guide to Plone
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Andy McKay, Apress
"Enjoyable to read?it has plenty of cautionary notes, hints, and other bits of advice that keep the reader awake and interested." ? Samuel Sotillo, ZopeMag.com This unique guide to Plone covers everything from installing Plone (on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) to writing code for the system. As part of the Apress library of Python programming and content management tools, The Definitive Guide to Plone is authored by a member of Plone's core development team, Andy McKay.
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Mac for Linux Geeks (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Tony Steidler-Dennison, Apress
Some might say we all want Linux with an OS X GUI. Mac for Linux Geeks will assist you step by step in migrating from Linux–based systems to OS X. Dual booting, virtualization, and building out the Linux environment on OS X are discussed in detail, along with a comparative view of well–known Mac tools and their open source equivalents.
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Pro Perl Parsing
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Christopher M. Frenz, Apress
I thoroughly enjoyed this...I write and maintain a fair amount of Perl, and matching and parsing patterns is often the largest part of the work. — A.P. Lawrence, Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems Perl, one of the world's most diffuse programming languages, was born out of the need to resolve the creator's dissatisfaction with what were at the time standard data-parsing solutions. Indeed, since the 1.