Argues that the "lean and mean" corporate model of workaholism and downsizing is proving counterproductive, explaining how companies can implement downtime, promote flexibility, and foster creativity as part of realizing increased revenues.
8108A-2 Don't miss the rest of the series! Vol. 1, Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI Vol. 3, Applications (forthcoming) The only guide to UNIX(r) interprocess communications you'll ever need!
This book describes real problems and solutions, not just language features. It covers the language and standard library together. "This is a first-rate introductory book that takes a practical approach to solving problems using C++.
Demonstrates the features of the SQL-based relational database system, covering configuration, integration with third-party tools, and Web page generation as well as column types, operators, functions, and syntax.
Explains how to access and create MySQL databases through PHP scripting, including authentication, network connectivity, session management, and content customization.
The book is written in a clear and personable style with an extensive use of practical, complete examples. It also includes material on the latest developments in JavaScript and web scripting.
You'll find examples on nearly every page of this book that you can imitate and hack. Briefly, this book: Outlines many of the most important features of Ruby Demonstrates how to use conditionals, and how to manipulate strings in Ruby.
The second edition of Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programmingis essential reading for beginners to functional programming and newcomers to the Haskell programming language.
Written by the inventor of the language, this book is the defining text on the language that has become central to software development over the past five years.
This is, quite simply, the definitive reference on the most important development in software technology for the last 20 years: object-orientation.A whole generation was introduced to object technology through the first edition of this book ...
The RSpec Book will introduce you to RSpec, Cucumber, and a number of other tools that make up the Ruby BDD family.
The Elements of Style is a classic work which is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature.
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This market leading text on computational theory provides a mathematical treatment of computer science theory designed around theorems and proofs.
This book includes lots of realistic examples, and I find it quite helpful when I have systems programming tasks to do." -- RS/Magazine "This is the definitive reference book for any serious or professional UNIX systems programmer.
Shows how to write, debug, and run a Perl program, describes CGI scripting and data manipulation, and describes scalar values, basic operators, and associative arrays.
Taking on a global orientation to software programming, this practical guide offers scores of tested methods for using the C++ programming language with object-oriented design techniques for creating a variety of applications and solving a ...
The definitive guide to writing tests for todays popular XUnit test automation frameworks, this guide by a renowned expert introduces more than 120 proven patterns for making tests easier to write, understand, and maintain.
Provides information on creating Web-based applications.