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Refactoring SQL Applications

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JavaScript 1.5 by Example starts with a taste of JavaScript – what it is, what it¿s for, and what readers need to get started. The book then explains how to add JavaScript to existing HTML pages, leading readers into the fundamentals of the

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Hormonal Balance: Understanding Hormones, Weight, and Your Metabolism

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Practical Dojo Projects (Practical Projects)

The era of professional JavaScript development has arrived! Gone are the days when writing all the client–side code for your applications by hand yourself was the norm. Gone are the days when scrounging around the Internet to find a snippet of

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Ajax: The Definitive Guide


Is Ajax a new technology, or the same old stuff web developers have been using for years? Both, actually. This book demonstrates not only how tried-and-true web standards make Ajax possible, but how these older technologies allow you to give sites a

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Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET (Beginning)

Ajax has the power to revolutionize the way web-based applications are designed. This book provides you with a thorough working knowledge of what Ajax has to offer and how to take full advantage of it in your application development.

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The Definitive Guide to SOA: Oracle® Service Bus, Second Edition (The Definitive Guide)


The Definitive Guide to SOA: Oracle® Service Bus, Second Edition targets professional software developers and architects who know enterprise development but are new to enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service–oriented architecture

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Networking (Absolute Beginner's Guide)

Finally, there is a guide to home networking that was written for true beginners! The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Networking goes far beyond traditional printer or Internet sharing and is geared to help you understand home network

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Communication Networking : An Analytical Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)
The viewpoint is that communication networking is about efficient resource sharing. The focus is on the three building blocks of communication networking, namely, multiplexing, switching and routing. The approach is analytical, with the discussion

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PHP Object-Oriented Solutions


With the surge of popularity of PHP 5, and with PHP 6 just around the corner, Object-Oriented Programming is now an important consideration for PHP developers. This version-neutral book is a gentle introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional)

The book remains a must-have resource for introductory programming, and a useful tool for more intermediate developers.

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