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Subject to Change: Creating Great Products and Services for an Uncertain World

bthufnagel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:36:19 -0400

Beginning PHP and Oracle

jill — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:24 -0400

Beginning PHP and Oracle: From Novice to Professional offers comprehensive information on using the PHP scripting language in conjunction with Oracles database platform. Youll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. The book is packed with practical examples based on the many years of real-world experience...

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8

jill — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:24:28 -0400

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 delves into some of the most popular open source web development technologies, the PostgreSQL 8 database server and PHP 5 scripting language. Youll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. This is an ideal read if you are a web designer, programmer, hobbyist, or novice who wants to...

Beginning PHP and MySQL

jill — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:11:47 -0400

Interested in becoming a master of the PHP language and MySQL database but don't know where to begin? This best-selling book ranks among the most thorough and practical guides in print, covering all of the key concepts and features, and showing you how to effectively integrate PHP and MySQL to build powerful web sites.

5 Tips For Writing Interesting Technical Articles

meera — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:45:50 -0400

I have received several emails over the past few weeks asking me for tips on how I manage writing articles on a continuous basis. As I said in one of my previous article, I write for Javalobby, Test Early and also my personal blog. So, here are a few tips for writing interesting technical articles.

Pro EJB 3: Java Persistence API

jill — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:47:29 -0400

In this definitive guide to EJB 3.0 persistence technology, expect full coverage and examination of the EJB 3.0 spec from these expert authors, including: The new EntityManager APIThe new features of EJB Query Language (EJB QL)Basic and advanced object-relational mappingAdvanced topics like concurrency, locking, inheritance, and polymorphism Assuming a basic knowledge of Java, SQL, JDBC, and...

The Ultimate HTML Reference

Volume4 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:40:30 -0400

Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

dr_pompeii — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:35:37 -0400

Big Java

jill — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00:34 -0400

No one brews up a better Java guide than Cay Horstmann and in this Third Edition of Big Java he's perfected his recipe. Thoroughly updated to include Java 6, the Third Edition of Horstmann's bestselling text helps you absorb computing concepts and programming principles, develop strong problem-solving skills, and become a better programmer, all while exploring the elements of Java that are needed...

Core Java, Volume II: Advanced Features

jill — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:53:08 -0400

The revised edition of the classic Core Java™, Volume II-Advanced Features, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java SE 6 platform. Like Volume I (which covers the core language and library features), this volume has been updated for Java SE 6 and new coverage is highlighted throughout. All sample programs have been carefully crafted to illustrate the...

Core Java, Volume I: Fundamentals

jill — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:39:48 -0400

A complete update of the best-selling guide for serious programmers This revised edition of the classic Core Java™, Volume I-Fundamentals, is the definitive guide to Java for serious programmers who want to put Java to work on real projects.

Core JavaServer Faces

jill — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:35:20 -0400

Authors David Geary and Cay Horstmann delve into all facets of JSF 1.2 development, offering systematic best practices for building robust applications, minimizing handcoding, and maximizing productivity. Drawing on unsurpassed insider knowledge of the Java platform, they present solutions, hints, tips, and "how-tos" for writing superior JSF 1.2 production code, even if you're new to...

Take Control of Podcasting on a Mac

meera — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:48:24 -0400

Podcasting has become the talk radio of the Internet era. Beginning a podcast is easier than starting a radio station, but it's still hard to assemble the necessary hardware and software, and to learn essential tricks of the trade.

XSLT

davidsills — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:23:39 -0400

jQuery in Action

davidsills — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:43:55 -0400

Test Driven: Practical TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers

davidsills — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:16:56 -0400

Starting Struts2

jill — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:35:37 -0400

Struts2 is the latest manifestation of the popular Struts Java web application framework. Like its predecessor, its goals are to make web application development faster, easier and more productive than ever before. Despite new languages and new techniques, the action-base MVC framework is still a viable and effective option for modern web application development. Within this book you will find...

Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects

jill — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:16:59 -0400

Apache Struts has long provided Java developers with a powerful framework for building extensible, maintainable web applications. Yet the latest version 2 release takes developers’ capabilities to the next level, having integrated Ajax support, the ability to easily integration with the Spring framework, and the ability to take full advantage of POJOs. Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects...

How Do You Read Technical Books?

meera — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:24 -0400

Over the last few years since joining Javalobby, I've become addicted to reading technical books. Although, after each book I read and review, I seriously consider giving it up. Within the next few days, I would have found yet another interesting book, and the addiction has continued. On an average I have been reading at least 3 books a month.

Spring into HTML and CSS

jill — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:35 -0400

Need to build a web site? Or update one? Or just create some effective new web content? Maybe you just need to update your skills, do the job better. Welcome. This book's for you. We'll leverage what you already know about the web, so you'll go further, faster than you ever expected. You'll master today's best practices: the real nuts and bolts, not theory or hooey. You'll learn through dozens of...

Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide

Volume4 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:38:16 -0400

.NET Internationalization

jill — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:41:11 -0400

.NET Internationalization covers the internationalization of both Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications, using both Versions 1.1 and 2.0 of the .NET Framework. It not only teaches you the best ways to take advantage of the globalization and internationalization features built in to the .NET Framework and Visual Studio, it also provides original code to take globalized applications to the next...

Concurrent Programming on Windows

jill — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:20:51 -0400

Concurrent Programming on Windows explains how to design, implement, and maintain large-scale concurrent programs, primarily using C# and C++ for Windows. The book has four major sections: The first introduces concurrency at a high level, followed by a section that focuses on the fundamental platform features, inner workings, and API details. Next, there is a section that describes common...

Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

meera — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:52:10 -0400

The Productive Programmer

bthufnagel — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:14:38 -0400