The problem of how to design a database is commonly encountered by those not specifically trained and practiced in the art. This book, therefore, is written with the lay person in mind. In simple language, the author uses examples from her real-life…
Beginning Linux Programming, Fourth Edition continues its unique approach to teaching UNIX programming in a simple and structured way on the Linux platform. Through the use of detailed and realistic examples, students learn by doing, and are able to…
* Includes not only Object-Oriented Programming concepts but their application. * Dedicated to using VB.NET to create ASP.NET applications instead of windows applications. * Includes an introduction to Visual Studio 2005, coding samples from Visual…
Using a PivotTable in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a quick and exciting way to slice and dice a large amount of data. This book explains what PivotTables are, how you can benefit from using them, how to create them and modify them, and how to use…
Beginning Java SE 6 by Sing Li et al should be the first beginning level tutorial on the new Java SE 6, and is ideal for learning the new core Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 platform. Each chapter in the book introduces a particular API area, discusse…
Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity is perfect for those who would like to come to grips with programming Unity. You may be an artist who has learned 3D tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or Cinema 4D, or you may come from 2D tools such as Photoshop…
As the majority of Java developers are only Web-tier developers; Java technologies like JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Faces (JSF), and Apache Tomcat are mainly applicable and relevant to their needs. This comprehensive and user-friendly book is…
Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java d…
IBM's DB2 Express Edition is one of the most capable of the free database platforms available in today's marketplace. In Beginning DB2, author Grant Allen gets you started using DB2 Express Edition for web sites, desktop applications, and more. The…
Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 3.0, Beginning C# 3.0 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers. It explains…
OpenOffice Calc is the most powerful and widespread open source spreadsheet application in existence. It is the only real alternative to Excel. Jacek Artymiak is widely regarded as the authority on OpenOffice Calc. He takes you, step by step, from t…
This book gives the most up-to-date picture of the topic-XML support in the most modern web browsers, creating XML-driven applications using the most versions of web standards and server-side languages, including CSS 2.1/3, DOM, XSLT and XPath 2, PH…
*Covering all aspects of the Unix operating system and assuming no prior knowledge of Unix, this book begins with the fundamentals and works from the ground up to some of the more advanced programming techniques *The authors provide a wealth of real…
* Avoids proof-of-concept examples in favor of teaching readers how to produce well-coded secure CGI applications that will stand up to the demands of being placed into the potentially hostile environment of the Internet. * Takes a holistic approach…
This book, Beginning .NET Game Programming in C#, presents the additional work of David Weller (.NET Game evangelist at Microsoft) and a group of key Microsoft insiders who decided to make the bestselling .NET Game Programming with DirectX 9.0 (VB .…
*What the Book Covers: The book will show the reader how to understand and use JCE, JCA, and the JSSE for encryption and authentication. It will walk the reader through how padding mechanisms work in ciphers, as well as spot and fix typical er…
* First book to demonstrate the full Express Suite of tools to the point where the reader can developer effective, low-budget database applications for non-profit web sites or for commercial tactical solutions. * Will capture the wave of application…
Provides information on database applications using C#, covering such topics as SQL, ADO.NET architecture, data readers, datasets, queries, transactions, and XML.
Beginning .NET Game Programming in VB .NET presents the work of David Weller (.NET Game evangelist at Microsoft) and a group of key Microsoft insiders who decided to write the ideal introduction to game programming for VB .NET programmers. Weller ha…
Iterating Infusion: Clearer Views of Objects, Classes, and Systems is a one-of-a-kind book, not dependent on any single technology. Rather, it provides a way to integrate the most efficient techniques from a variety of programming methods, in a mann…
Provides information on developing Web sites using CSS.
Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers is the starting-point in the Apress roadmap of titles for developers who wish to base their projects upon Microsoft's flagship database management system. The book takes developers from the point of installin…
This book will follow the proven pattern of its previous .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 editions, teaching novice users how to use ASP.NET by gradually building their knowledge of the technology up in a pyramidal fashion chapter by chapter. Comprehensively r…
This is an adaptation of Jason Gilmore's best-selling book, Beginning PHP and MySQL. It's a recognition of the growing use of PHP with commercial databases, Oracle in particular, enabling readers in Oracle-based shops to learn PHP on their chosen pl…
You will learn how to build a complete e-commerce web site, following the entire design and build process. The website will be constructed following industry best practices in a modular manner—with a new module introduced and completed in each…
This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to getting started with Microsoft Office 2010. You'll learn how to create and edit essential office files-documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more-quickly and efficiently.You'll also learn about a…
This book takes the reader through the details of the EJB 3.0 architecture, and shows how EJB can be used to develop powerful, standards-based backend business logic. It offers practical insights into the entire EJB architecture, covering all areas…
Ivor HortonÂ’s Beginning ANSI C++: The Complete Language, Third Edition, is a comprehensive ground-up tutorial on the complete ANSI C++ language. No prior knowledge of any particular programming language is assumed and only an appreciation of…
XNA makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on a PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don't know how to program at all, Beginning XNA Game Programming will teach you the basics of C# 2005 programming along the way. This fast-paced i…
JBoss Seam represents the primary counter to the hot and successful Spring Framework and perhaps even Ruby on Rails framework. The open source lightweight Java EE 5 standards based JBoss Seam framework is a part of this second wave of open source li…
What is this book about? Geared toward programmers with no prior development knowledge , Beginning AppleScript serves as a comprehensive guide to using AppleScript on the Mac OS X platform. This title introduces the reader to AppleScript, and then…
This book walks new readers through the intricacies of developing data-driven solutions using VB 2005 and ADO.NET 2.0. Helpful for those new to the .NET 2.0 technologies or new to data access and manipulation in general, this book surely gives these…
This is the first book to show how PHP and Javascript technologies can work together to create next generation applications. Covering many of the most commonplace topics developers encounter in daily web application development tasks, The author gui…
This update to a Wrox bestseller dives in and guides the reader through the entire process of creating dynamic, data-driven sites using the open source "AMP" model: Apache Web server, the MySQL database system, and the PHP scripting language. The te…
If you have a basic knowledge of markup and want to learn how to harness the power of XML using the XML transformation language, XSLT, then let this book be your essential guide. XML is well established as the universal standard for delivering docum…
This is a book for beginning and intermediate VB.NET students who want to learn the core of VB.NET: database programming, and they want to learn by going on a journey with Peter Wright at the height of his powers. Using the same iconoclastic drive t…
* PHP is an open-source server-side scripting language, with millions of users worldwide. It is more popular than Microsoft's ASP and ASP.NET. Version 5, out before the end of Q2 of 2004, features new OO-programming capabilities. * MySQL is the most…
This book teaches you how to create your own dynamic websites using the free products DotNetNuke 4.0 and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express. It's a book for beginners and hobbyists, people who don't necessarily have a deep understanding of computer s…
Taking readers through the basics of the language, right up to some more advanced topics, this book is a practical, hands-on resource and aims to keep the reader involved at all times Focuses on the SQL standard and is loaded with detailed examples…
Let Beginning JSP 2 be your guide as you begin using JSP. This comprehensive guide starts by steering you through your first JSP application. It reviews HTML, and provides you with a useful overview of JSP. You’ll then be ready to start learni…
Game apps on iPhone and now The New iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store. Does Angry Birds ring a bell? Now, you can learn to build game apps for the iPhone 5 and The New iPad using the new iOS 6 SDK. Begin…
An introduction to CardSpace identity technology and how it can be implemented in browser and service-based applications offers detailed coverage of identity concepts, the identity metasystem, and the laws of identity, as well as the implementation…
The growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality web site design, presentation, and functionality. It is into this climate that Microsoft is releasing Silverlight 4, the third and latest iteration of it…
This book assumes only basic knowledge of VB .NET (although it contains a review of what is needed for those coming from a different background). But, by the end of it, the reader will have mastered the core knowledge needed to begin work as a profe…
Office Live provides a complete solution for ANYONE to get a web site online quickly and easily without needing coding skills, including building the site, hosting it, and sorting out its web address. And this book shows how to use it effectively. A…
* The only book on the market dedicated to the What-If functions and tools built into Excel, which are key to many business analysis scenarios. * Focused and to the point - where other Excel books force the reader to wade through 100's of pages of r…
Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 E-Commerce shows programmers how to build E-Commerce websites using ASP.NET technology. In this book, web developers learn from the experts by building a website with the experts. It is a real-world, practical tutorial. This bo…
Beginning Android Games, Second Edition offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers, including Android tablet game app development considerations. You'll start with game design fundamentals and programming basi…
The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone Development is back again for Beginning iOS 6 Development, bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and greatest iOS 6 SDK, as well as with the latest version of Xcode.…