Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer’s Guide (Expert’s Voice)
By Michael Coles

* Publisher:   Apress
* Number Of Pages:   532
* Publication Date:   2007-04-23
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   159059794X
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781590597941
* Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:

Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer’s Guide provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of all the major features and facilities of T-SQL for SQL Server 2005. It is designed for all users of T-SQL, database administrators, systems administrators, application developers, and end-users, who want to learn how to exploit the power of T-SQL. Whatever you need to do with T-SQL, you’ll find it described clearly here.
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Head First EJB (Brain-Friendly Study Guides; Enterprise JavaBeans)
By Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates

• Publisher:   O’Reilly Media, Inc.
• Number Of Pages:   700
• Publication Date:   2003-10-28
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0596005717
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780596005719
• Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:
What do Ford Financial, IBM, and Victoria’s Secret have in common? Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). As the industry standard for platform-independent reusable business components, EJB has just become Sun Microsystem’s latest developer certification. Whether you want to be certifiable or just want to learn the technology inside and out, Head First EJB will get you there in the least painful way. And with the greatest understanding. You’ll learn not just what the technology *is*, but more importantly, *why* it is, and what it is and isn’t good for. You’ll learn tricks and tips for EJB development, along with tricks and tips for passing this latest, very challenging Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD) exam. You’ll learn how to think like a server. You’ll learn how to think like a bean. And because this is a Head First book, you’ll learn how to think about thinking. Co-author Kathy Sierra was one of Sun’s first employees to teach brave, early adopter customers how to use EJB. She has the scars. But besides dragging you deep into EJB technology, Kathy and Bert will see you through your certification exam, if you decide to go for it. And nobody knows the certification like they do - they’re co-developers of Sun’s actual exam! As the second book in the Head First series, Head First EJB follows up the number one best-selling Java book in the US, Head First Java. Find out why reviewers are calling it a revolution in learning tough technical topics, and why Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy says, “Java technology is everywhere…if you develop software and haven’t learned Java, it’s definitely time to dive in “Head First.” And with Head First book, you don’t even have to feel guilty about having fun while you’re learning; it’s all part of the learning theory. If the latest research in cognitive science, education, and neurobiology suggested that boring, dry, and excruciatingly painful was the best way to learn, we’d have done it. Thankfully, it’s been shown that your brain has a sense of style, a sense of humour, and a darn good sense of what it likes and dislikes. In Head First EJB, you’ll learn all about: (more…)

Mac OS X for Photographers: Optimized image workflow for the Mac user (Digital Workflow) (Digital Workflow)
By Rod Wynne-Powell

* Publisher:   Focal Press
* Number Of Pages:   328
* Publication Date:   2008-01-21
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0240520270
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780240520278
* Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:

If you’re a photographer using a Mac and why wouldn’t you be? then you need this guide to optimizing OS X for your photography workflow.

Macs are still the hardware of choice for the cream of digital imaging experts over two million registered Mac users of Adobe Photoshop can’t be wrong. Let the expert advice of Rod Wynne-Powell help you to:
* Configure your Mac for a trouble-free life from capture to output
* Speed up your photography workflow using Photoshop, Bridge and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite
* Optimize your color management system and ensure the highest quality image results
* Save time through effective storage and retrieval of images (more…)

The Art of Multiprocessor Programming
By Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit

* Publisher:   Morgan Kaufmann
* Number Of Pages:   528
* Publication Date:   2008-03-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0123705916
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780123705914
* Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:

This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the principles and tools available for programming multiprocessor machines. It is of immediate use to programmers working with the new architectures. For example, the next generation of computer game consoles will all be multiprocessor-based, and the game industry is currently struggling to understand how to address the programming challenges presented by these machines.
This change in the industry is so fundamental that it is certain to require a significant response by universities, and courses on multicore programming will become a staple of computer science curriculums.
The authors are well known and respected in this community and both teach and conduct research in this area. Prof. Maurice Herlihy is on the faculty of Brown University. He is the recipient of the 2003 Dijkstra Prize in distributed computing. Prof. Nir Shavit is on the faculty of Tel-Aviv University and a member of the technical staff at Sun Microsystems Laboratories. In 2004 they shared the Gödel Prize, the highest award in theoretical computer science. (more…)

Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O’Reilly))
By Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

* Publisher:   O’Reilly Media, Inc.
* Number Of Pages:   618
* Publication Date:   2007-06-26
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0596510047
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780596510046
* Binding:   Paperback
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Beginning C# 3.0: An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (Wrox Beginning Guides)
By Jack Purdum

* Publisher:   Wrox
* Number Of Pages:   523
* Publication Date:   2008-05-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0470261293
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470261293
* Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:

Beginning C# is a book that offers a lot of guidance, in a format that readers find intuitive to follow. The exercise-based format of the Wrox Beginning series has a strong following by all levels of readers, and is one that works very well in the classroom or home. Written by a veteran programming instructor, this is the perfect mix of tutorial, and hands-on coding new programmers are looking for - written from their point of view.
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