by Kenneth A. Kousen
You don't need the full force of Java when you're writing a build script, a simple system utility, or a lightweight web app - but that's where Groovy shines brightest. This elegant JVM-based dynamic language extends and simplifies Java so you can concentrate on the task at hand instead of managing minute details and unnecessary complexity.Making Java Groovy is a practical guide for developers...
Price: $12.83 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2013
by Venkat Subramaniam
You don't have to leave the rich Java Platform to take advantage of Groovy. Groovy preserves Java's semantics and extends the JDK, so programming in Groovy feels like the Java language has been augmented; it's like working with a lighter, more elegant Java. If you're an experienced Java developer who wants to learn how Groovy works, you'll find exactly what you need in this book.You...
Price: $3.05 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2013
Programming Erlang, 2nd Edition 
by Joe Armstrong
A multi-user game, web site, cloud application, or networked database can have thousands of users all interacting at the same time. You need a powerful, industrial-strength tool to handle the really hard problems inherent in parallel, concurrent environments. You need Erlang. In this second edition of the bestselling Programming Erlang, you'll learn how to write parallel programs that scale effortlessl...
Price: $27.57 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2013
by Jose Valim
Rails is one of the most extensible frameworks out there. This pioneering book deep-dives into the Rails plugin APIs and shows you, the intermediate Rails developer, how to use them to write better web applications and make your day-to-day work with Rails more productive. Rails Core developer Jose Valim guides you through eight different tutorials, each using test-driven development to build a new Rails plu...
Price: $25.00 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2013
by Sheryl Brahnam, Lakhmi C. Jain, Loris Nanni, Alessandra Lumini
This book introduces Local Binary Patterns (LBP), arguably one of the most powerful texture descriptors, and LBP variants. This volume provides the latest reviews of the literature and a presentation of some of the best LBP variants by researchers at the forefront of textual analysis research and research on LBP descriptors and variants. The value of LBP variants is illustrated with reported experiments usi...
Price: $83.80 | Publisher: Springer | Release: 2013
Oracle Database 11gR2 Performance Tuning Cookbook 
by Ciro Fiorillo
Oracle's Database offers great performance, scalability, and many features for DBAs and developers. Due to a wide choice of technologies, successful applications are good candidates to run into performance issues and when a problem arises it's very difficult to identify the cause and the right solution to the problem.The Oracle Database 11g R2 Performance Tuning Cookbook helps DBAs and developers ...
Price: $32.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks
by Eric Redmond, Jim R. Wilson
Data is getting bigger and more complex by the day, and so are the choices in handling that data. As a modern application developer you need to understand the emerging field of data management, both RDBMS and NoSQL. Seven Databases in Seven Weeks takes you on a tour of some of the hottest open source databases today. In the tradition of Bruce A. Tate's Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, this book goes bey...
Price: $12.59 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 5th Edition
by Kevin Yank
PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 5th Edition is a hands-on guide that will help you build your first database driven website. In the fifth edition of this best-selling book, you'll learn how to use PHP (used on 20 million sites worldwide) to build your own working content management system using entirely free software. The book also teaches you best practices in database design using MySQL, and covers...
Price: $5.53 | Publisher: SitePoint | Release: 2012
Practical Database Programming with Visual Basic.NET, 2nd Edition
by Ying Bai
Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET) is an object-oriented computer programming language that can be viewed as an evolution of the classic Visual Basic (VB), which is implemented on the .NET Framework. Microsoft currently supplies two major implementations of Visual Basic: Microsoft Visual Studio (which is commercial software) and Microsoft Visual Studio Express (which is free of charge).Forgoing the large amounts of ...
Price: $59.45 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2012
Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation
by Louis Davidson, Jessica M. Moss
Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in a SQL Server environment. Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation covers everything from design logic that business users will understand, all the way to the physical implementation of design in a SQL Server database. Grounded in best practices and a solid understanding of the underlying theory, Louis Davidson shows how to ...
Price: $31.12 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012