by Richard S. Hall, Karl Pauls, Stuart McCulloch, David Savage
OSGi is a Java-based framework for creating applications as a set of interconnected modules. OSGi lets you install, start, stop, update, or uninstall modules at execution time without taking down your entire system. It's the backbone of the Eclipse plugin system, as well as many Java EE containers, such as GlassFish, Geronimo, and WebSphere.OSGi in Action provides a clear introduction to OSGi concepts ...
Price: $6.78 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Bruce Snyder, Dejan Bosanac, Rob Davies
The Apache ActiveMQ message broker is an open source implementation of the Java Message Service spec. It makes for a reliable hub in any message-oriented enterprise application and integrates beautifully with Java EE containers, ESBs, and other JMS providers.ActiveMQ in Action is all you'll need to master ActiveMQ. It starts from the anatomy of a JMS message and moves quickly through connectors, messag...
Price: $10.39 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
Windows PowerShell in Action, 2nd Edition 
by Bruce Payette
Windows Powershell in Action, Second Edition is a completely revised edition of the bestselling book on PowerShell, written by Bruce Payette, one of the founding members of the Windows PowerShell team, codesigner of the PowerShell language, and the principal author of the PowerShell language implementation.This expanded, revised, and updated Second Edition preserves the original's crystal-clear introdu...
Price: $31.90 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Stefano Mostarda, Marco De Sanctis, Daniele Bochicchio
Entity Framework 4 in Action is an example-rich tutorial that helps .NET developers learn and master the subject. It begins by explaining object / relational mapping and then shows how you can easily transition to EF from ADO.NET. Through numerous focused examples and two larger case studies, the book unfolds the EF story in a clear, easy-to-follow style. Infrastructure and inner workings of EF are discusse...
Price: $14.96 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Regina O. Obe, Leo S. Hsu
PostGIS is an open source spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It equals or surpasses proprietary alternatives, allowing you to create location-aware queries with just a few lines of SQL code, and provides a back-end for mapping applications with minimal effort.PostGIS in Action teaches readers of all levels to write spatial queries that solve real-world problems. It first gives you a background in vec...
Price: $14.47 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Yehuda Katz, Ryan Bigg
Rails 3 is a full stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby and this book is an introduction to it. Whether you're just starting or you have a few cycles under your belt, you'll appreciate the book's guru's-eye-view of idiomatic Rails programming.You'll master Rails 3.1 by developing a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization...
Price: $11.50 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Robert Kabacoff
R in Action is the first book to present both the R system and the use cases that make it such a compelling package for business developers. The book begins by introducing the R language, including the development environment. Focusing on practical solutions, the book also offers a crash course in practical statistics and covers elegant methods for dealing with messy and incomplete data using features of R....
Price: $35.25 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Amit Rathore
Clojure in Action is a hands-on tutorial for the working programmer who has written code in a language like Java or Ruby, but has no prior experience with Lisp. It teaches Clojure from the basics to advanced topics using practical, real-world application examples. Blow through the theory and dive into practical matters like unit-testing and environment set-up, all the way through building a scalable web-app...
Price: $4.75 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Ian W. Stirk
SQL Server DMVs in Action shows you how to obtain, interpret, and act on the information captured by DMVs to keep your system in top shape. The over 100 code examples help you master DMVs and give you an instantly reusable SQL library. You'll also learn to use Dynamic Management Functions (DMFs), which provide further details that enable you to improve your system's performance and health....
Price: $36.26 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action
by Wictor Wilen
If you look at a SharePoint application you'll find that most of its active components are Web Parts. SharePoint 2010 includes dozens of prebuilt Web Parts that you can use. It also provides an API that lets you build custom Web Parts using C# or VB.NET.SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action is a comprehensive guide to deploying, customizing, and creating Web Parts. Countless examples walk you through eve...
Price: $5.25 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
