Seeking to encourage better writing about software, the editor has selected 29 pieces written in 2003 and 2004 as examples of clear, engaging, and occasionally funny writing about software composition
This succinct guide discusses regular expressions in a direct, easy manner without exhaustive syntax explanation and covers the major open source languages: Perl, PHP, grep, vim, Python, and shell. Or
New Masters of Flash is both a global showcase and practical tutorial. Nineteen of the planet's most awe-inspiring Flash designers share their influences, ideas and objectives in individual introducto
Use an innovative approach that relies on big data and advanced analytical techniques to analyze and improve Oracle Database performance. The approach used in this book represents a step-change paradi
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Use the valuable Entity Framework Core 2.0 tool in ASP.NET and the .NET Framework to eliminate the tedium around accessing databases and the data they contain.Entity Framework Core 2.0 greatly simplif
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The book will discuss the significance of Visualization in Business Intelligence and Data Science Using Tableau. It will explore the power of statistics and data mining to help with the understanding
IT Services for Cloud Computing explains the technology and business drivers behind the dramatic transformation the advent of cloud computing has had on business and on IT departments. Seven experts s
This book explains the importance of having straightforward and maintainable APIs in order for services to be usable and maintainable. Although, the focus is on services, this book also emphasizes how
This book shows you how to make the most of SharePoint 2016 and its wide range of capabilities to support your information management, collaboration, and business process management needs. Whether you
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This compact quick scripting syntax reference on JSON covers syntax and parameters central to JSON object definitions, using the NetBeans 8.1 open source and Eclipse IDE software tool packages. The JS
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Emphasizing XAML and C#, this book provides readers with all the tools, ideas, and inspiration to begin Windows Universal App development for Windows 10.Real World Windows 10 Development addresses dev
This brief book explains the advantages of the object model, inheritance, both classical and prototypical, and shows how these concepts can be implemented in JavaScript. It also shows how object
The Definitive Guide to MongoDB, Third Edition, is updated for MongoDB 3 and includes all of the latest MongoDB features, including the aggregation framework introduced in version 2.2 and hashed index
Although web standards-based websites can scale effectively—and basic CSS will give you basic results—there are considerations and obstacles that high traffic websites must face to keep your developme
An updated edition explains how to program using Perl, a multipurpose, multiplatform computer language that is ever-present, extremely flexible and powerful and comes in handy in today's Web 2.0 world
Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the software development kit. Author and Android columnist, writer, developer, and co
Kelly, a freelance writer and blogger, offers the reader a list of free alternatives to popular commercial software for a variety of computing tasks. Covering applications such as office and productiv
This instructional guide to the SQL Server 2008 Integrated Full-Text Search (iFTS) is designed for developers and programmers who need to streamline database searches and improve access to each index.
This book explains patterns and practices needed for building enterprise-class, data-aware software applications. Although the vehicle for this message is C# 2008 and the two new object-relational map
Intended for experienced object-oriented developers, this guide explains the differences between Visual Basic 2008, C# 3.0, and Visual Basic 6.0, and dives into VB 2008 syntax for declaring classes, m
FogBugz, a project management system optimized for software teams, tracks bugs and manages cases. This book takes readers from the basics of FogBugz through details of managing and administering a com
Written with a dash of humor, this book for intermediate to advanced professional developers explains workflow features of SharePoint and the 2007 Microsoft Office system and shows how to implement th
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Leverage Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python and learn how to set up your own robust environment for performing text analytics. This second edition has gone through a major revamp and introduc
Mitigate the risks involved in migrating away from a proprietary database platform toward MariaDB’s open source database engine. This book will help you assess the risks and the work involved, and ens
Work with Apache Spark using Scala to deploy and set up single-node, multi-node, and high-availability clusters. This book discusses various components of Spark such as Spark Core, DataFrames, Dataset
Dive deep into Jenkins Blue Ocean and discover how easy creating a pipeline can be. You’ll see how Blue Ocean provides a better user experience when designing, running, and visualizing pipelines. This
Learn the core concepts of neural networks and discover the different types of neural network, using Unity as your platform. In this book you will start by exploring back propagation and unsupervised
Master the Java EE 8 and JSF (JavaServer Faces) APIs and web framework with this practical, projects-driven guide to web development. This book combines theoretical background with a practical ap
Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js
Refer to this invaluable how-to guide for basic training on Salesforce Lightning. Salespeople and technical users and consultants will no longer have to resort to learning the interface on their own,
