by Dave Klein
Java web development is notoriously tedious, but help is on the way: Grails. Using the principle of convention-over-configuration and the dynamic Groovy programming language, Grails takes the pain out of web development and brings back the fun. This book will get you up and running with Grails by putting it to use in constructing an original, working application from start to finish....
Price: $3.99 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2009
by Tim Patrick
Ever since Visual Basic was merged into .NET, it's become the core language for creating business applications with Windows. The latest version, VB 2008, is even more useful -- and provides even more incentive for migrating from VB 6. All it lacks is a good book on how to harness its power. Programming Visual Basic 2008 fills the void.Written in a lively and engaging style by a developer who's gro...
Price: $18.81 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2008
Concurrent Programming on Windows 
by Joe Duffy
Author Joe Duffy has risen to the challenge of explaining how to write software that takes full advantage of concurrency and hardware parallelism. In Concurrent Programming on Windows, he explains how to design, implement, and maintain large-scale concurrent programs, primarily using C# and C++ for Windows.Concurrent Programming on Windows has four major sections: The first introduces concurrency at a high ...
Price: $40.97 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2008
Professional Multicore Programming 
by Tracey Hughes, Cameron Hughes
In order to increase overall system performance, computer manufacturers have opted to add more processors rather than increase clock frequency. In turn, if you want an application to benefit from the next new processor, that application will have to be modified to exploit multiprocessor computers. This practical book shifts the focus from sequential programming techniques to parallel and multithreaded progr...
Price: $3.05 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2008
by Venkat Subramaniam
Groovy brings you the best of both worlds: a flexible, highly productive, agile, dynamic language that runs on the rich framework of the Java Platform. Groovy preserves the Java semantics and extends the JDK to give you true dynamic languagecapabilities programming in Groovyfeels like you are using an augmented Java. Programming Groovy will help you learn and take advantage of the latest version of this ric...
Price: $1.15 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2008
SQL: A Beginner's Guide, 3rd Edition
by Andy Oppel, Robert Sheldon
Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with th...
Price: $3.65 | Publisher: McGraw-Hill | Release: 2008
by Joshua Bloch
Are you looking for a deeper understanding of the Java programming language so that you can write code that is clearer, more correct, more robust, and more reusable? Look no further! Effective Java, 2nd Edition, brings together seventy-eight indispensable programmer's rules of thumb: working, best-practice solutions for the programming challenges you encounter every day.This highly anticipated new edit...
Price: $5.00 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2008
Programmer's Guide to Java SCJP Certification, 3rd Edition
by Khalid Mughal, Rolf Rasmussen
This book will help you prepare for and pass the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform SE 6 (CX-310-065) Exam. It is written for any experienced programmer (with or without previous knowledge of Java) interested in mastering the Java programming language and passing the SCJP 1.6 Exam.A Programmer's Guide to Java SCJP Certification, Third Edition, provides detailed coverage of all exam topics a...
Price: $34.82 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2008
Java Concepts for Java 5 and 6, 5th Edition
by Cay S. Horstmann
If you really want to master Java, it's not enough to know the code. You must begin to think like a programmer, and in this newest edition of his bestselling guide, Java Concepts, programming guru Cay Horstmann shows you how.Updated to integrate Java 6, Java Concepts, Fifth Edition introduces you to fundamental programming techniques and design skills that are crucial to learning how to program. Drawin...
Price: $3.80 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008
Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
by Kyle Johns, Trevor Taylor
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS) offers an exciting new wayto program robots in the Windows environment. With key portions of the MRDS code available in source form, it is readily extensible and offers numerous opportunities for programmers and hobbyists. This comprehensive book illustrates creative ways to use the tools and libraries in MRDS so you can start building innovative new robotics appli...
Price: $4.97 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2008