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Computer Languages

2008 Holiday Catalog

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Computer Languages

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SQL

SQL Pocket Guide:
by Jonathan Gennick
Publisher Comments
SQL is the language of databases. It's used to create and maintain database objects, place data into those objects, query the data, modify the data, and, finally, delete data that is no longer needed. Databases lie at the heart of many, if not most... (read more)
Your Price $14.99
New - Trade Paper

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Practical Guidelines and Best Practices for Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C# Developers (Pro-Developer) Practical Guidelines and Best Practices for Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C# Developers (Pro-Developer)
by Francesco Balena
Publisher Comments
- Build reliable, scalable, and security-enhanced applications with expert advice from two renowned industry figures, Francesco Balena and Giuseppe Dimauro. - Get hundreds of practical and timesaving tips in quick-reference format. - Gain essential... (read more)
Your Price $29.98
(Sale - Trade Paper)

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Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional
by Vidya Vrat Agarwal and James Huddleston
Publisher Comments
Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 2008, this manual teaches the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers.... (read more)
Your Price $29.99
(Used - Trade Paper)

CGI

JavaScript: The Good Parts
by Douglas Crockford
Publisher Comments
Most programming languages contain good and bad parts, but JavaScript has more than its share of the bad, having been developed and released in a hurry before it could be refined. This authoritative book scrapes away these bad features to reveal a subset... (read more)
Your Price $29.99
New - Trade Paper

HTML

Head First HTML & CSS
by Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman
Publisher Comments
Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those Web pages you've always wanted... (read more)
Your Price $39.99
New - Trade Paper

Python

Python Pocket Reference 3RD Edition
by Mark Lutz
Publisher Comments
Python is optimized for quality, productivity, portability, and integration. Hundreds of thousands of Python developers around the world rely on Python for general-purpose tasks, Internet scripting, systems programming, user interfaces, and product... (read more)
Your Price $6.50
Used - Trade Paper

Java

Java Pocket Guide
by Robert Liguori
Publisher Comments
How many times have you reached an impasse while writing code because you couldn't remember how something in Java worked? This new pocket guide is designed to keep you moving. Concise, convenient and easy to use, the Java Pocket Guide gives you Java... (read more)
Your Price $14.99
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C

C Programming Language Ansi C 2ND Edition
by Brian W Kernighan
Publisher Comments
Written by the developers of C, this second edition is the definitive guide to ANSI standard C language programming.... (read more)
Your Price $30.95
Used - Trade Paper

F#

Foundations of F#
by Robert Pickering
Publisher Comments
.NNET programmers already familiar with functional programming (FP) will find F# an exciting real-world alternative to C# and Visual Basic. Written by F# evangelist Rob Pickering, and tech reviewed by F#s inventor, Don Syme, this is an elegant... (read more)
Your Price $59.99
New - Hardcover

C#

C# 3.0 Design Patterns: None
by Judith Bishop
Publisher Comments
If you want to speed up the development of your .NET applications, you're ready for C# design patterns -- elegant, accepted and proven ways to tackle common programming problems. This practical guide offers you a clear introduction to the classic object... (read more)
Your Price $39.99
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Processing

Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by Daniel Shiffman
Publisher Comments
This book teaches you the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video processing, and data visualization. A unique lab-style manual, the book gives graphic and web... (read more)
Your Price $49.95
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PHP

PHP in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell)
by Paul Hudson
Publisher Comments
Now installed on more than 20 million Internet domains around the world, PHP is an undisputed leader in web programming languages. Database connectivity, powerful extensions, and rich object-orientation are all reasons for its popularity, but nearly... (read more)
Your Price $29.95
New - Trade Paper

Bestsellers

Monday December 1, 2008
SQL Pocket Guide:
  1. SQL Pocket Guide:
    by Jonathan Gennick
  2. JavaScript
    by Douglas Crockford
  3. Head First HTML & CSS
    by Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman
  4. Python Pocket Reference 3RD Edition
    by Mark Lutz
  5. Java Pocket Guide
    by Robert Liguori
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