From the Publisher
Key Book Benefits: -Delivers practical, hands-on guidance on sophisticated uses of T-SQL, including the differences between logical and physical processing, nesting of queries, and much more -Provides deep background information that helps developers optimize queries, aggregate data, and develop hierarchies and recursive queries -Helps promote mastery of T-SQL -Features numerous code and table examples, practical advice, logic puzzles, and best practices

From the Publisher
Key Book Benefits:

-Features essential coverage of key mobile-development topics -Covers application development for .NET Compact Framework 2.0, in addition to SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition and Microsoft Windows Mobile® 5.0, running on devices such as Pocket PCs and Windows Mobile Smartphones -Delivers practical guidance based on the authors’ extensive, real-world experience -Includes code samples in C#, with additional code samples in Visual Basic on the Web

Detailed information on…

* Installing, upgrading, and administering SQL Server 2005
* Database maintenance, backup, and recovery
* Creating and managing tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions
* Database and index design
* SQL Server query optimization, and performance monitoring and tuning
* Transactions, transaction management, and distributed transactions
* SQL Server Management Studio—NEW!
* SQL Server Notification Services; Integration Services—NEW!; Analysis Services; Reporting Services—NEW!; Web Services—NEW!
* SQL Server Service Broker—NEW!
* SQL Server and Microsoft .NET Framework integration, including CLR-based stored procedures, functions, and triggers—NEW!
* SQL Server high availability and SQL Server clustering and replication
* Database Mirroring—NEW!
* Database Snapshots—NEW!
* Using XML in SQL Server 2005
* SQL Server tools and utilities

CD-ROM includes

* 8 bonus chapters covering topics such as Notification Services, Service Broker, and Full-Text Search
* Code samples, scripts, and sample databases
* A PDF version of the entire book

This book is also available as part of the 4-book JavaScript and Ajax Wrox Box (ISBN: 0470227818). This 4-book set includes:

* Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (ISBN: 0764579088)
* Professional Ajax 2nd edition (ISBN: 0470109491)
* Professional Web 2.0 Programming (ISBN: 0470087889)
* Professional Rich Internet Applications: Ajax and Beyond (ISBN: 0470082801)

Why is JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook so popular? After reading thousands of forum threads over the years, author and scripting pioneer Danny Goodman has compiled a list of problems that frequently vex scripters of various experience levels. For every problem he addresses, Goodman not only offers code, but a discussion of how and why the solution works. Recipes range from simple tasks, such as manipulating strings and validating dates in JavaScript, to entire libraries that demonstrate complex tasks, such as cross-browser positioning of HTML elements, sorting tables, and implementing Ajax features on the client.

Ideal for novices as well as experienced scripters, this book contains more than 150 recipes for:

* Working with interactive forms and style sheets
* Presenting user-friendly page navigation
* Creating dynamic content via Document Object Model scripting
* Producing visual effects for stationary content
* Positioning HTML elements
* Working with XML data in the browser

Recipes in this Cookbook are compatible with the latest W3C standards and browsers, including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera 9. Several new recipes provide client-side Ajax solutions, and many recipes from the previous edition have been revised to help you build extensible user interfaces for Web 2.0 applications. If you want to write your own scripts and understand how they work, rather than rely on a commercial web development framework, the JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook is a must.

From Library Journal
O’Reilly books have a reputation among programmers for providing some of the best technical information for professionals. No exception, these three web-related books will only enhance O’Reilly’s reputation. JavaScript is not Java, but it is very useful because JavaScript code does not need to be compiled and the scripts can be embedded directly into an HTML document. Flanagan’s work is an excellent book for programmers interested in learning it quickly. Grand, meanwhile, provides an exceptionally clear discussion of Java itself that is particularly useful for a working programmer moving from C++ to Java. Threads are what makes Java a particularly useful language for multiprocessing?the ability to appear to do more than one thing at a time?which is what the Internet is all about. The tricky part of threads is that the concept is new for most users. Oaks offers a very clear discussion of how to spawn a process, when to spawn, and how to synchronize and schedule it, all illustrated with good network examples.

* Manipulating text
* Searching and sorting
* Working with files and the filesystem
* Object-oriented programming
* Dealing with threads and processes
* System administration
* Interacting with databases
* Creating user interfaces
* Network and web programming
* Processing XML
* Distributed programming
* Debugging and testing

Another advantage of The Python Cookbook, 2nd Edition is its trio of authors–three well-known Python programming experts, who are highly visible on email lists and in newsgroups, and speak often at Python conferences. With scores of practical examples and pertinent background information, The Python Cookbook, 2nd Edition is the one source you need if you’re looking to build efficient, flexible, scalable, and well-integrated systems.

Book Info
A collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples written by Python programmers in the style of the popular Perl Cookbook. Anyone interested in Python programming will want this wealth of practical advice, snippets of code, and patterns of program design.

First off, Learning Python shows the relationships among Python scripts and their interpreter (in a mostly platform-neutral way). Then, the authors address the mechanics of the language itself, providing illustrations of how Python conceives of numbers, strings, and other objects as well as the operators you use to work with them. Dictionaries, lists, tuples, and other data structures specific to Python receive plenty of attention including complete examples.

Authors Mark Lutz and David Ascher build on that fundamental information in their discussions of functions and modules, which evolve into coverage of namespaces, classes, and the object-oriented aspects of Python programming. There’s also information on creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Python applications with Tkinter.

In addition to its careful expository prose, Learning Python includes exercises that both test your Python skills and help reveal more elusive truths about the language. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
Portable, powerful, and a breeze to use, Python is ideal for both standalone programs and scripting applications. With this hands-on book, you can master the fundamentals of the core Python language quickly and efficiently, whether you’re new to programming or just new to Python. Once you finish, you will know enough about the language to use it in any application domain you choose.

Learning Python is based on material from author Mark Lutz’s popular training courses, which he’s taught over the past decade. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson that helps you thoroughly understand a key component of Python before you continue. Along with plenty of annotated examples, illustrations, and chapter summaries, every chapter also contains Brain Builder, a unique section with practical exercises and review quizzes that let you practice new skills and test your understanding as you go.

This book covers:

* Types and Operations — Python’s major built-in object types in depth: numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more

* Statements and Syntax — the code you type to create and process objects in Python, along with Python’s general syntax model

* Functions — Python’s basic procedural tool for structuring and reusing code

* Modules — packages of statements, functions, and other tools organized into larger components

* Classes and OOP — Python’s optional object-oriented programming tool for structuring code for customization and reuse

* Exceptions and Tools — exception handling model and statements, plus a look at development tools for writing larger programs

Learning Python gives you a deep and complete understanding of the language that will help you comprehend any application-level examples of Python that you later encounter. If you’re ready to discover what Google and YouTube see in Python, this book is the best way to get started.

Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design.

His book’s broad coverage includes

* Detailed step-by-step processes for service-oriented analysis and service-oriented design
* An in-depth exploration of service-orientation as a distinct design paradigm, including a comparison to object-orientation
* A comprehensive study of SOA support in .NET and J2EE development and runtime platforms
* Descriptions of over a dozen key Web services technologies and WS-* specifications, including explanations of how they interrelate and how they are positioned within SOA
* The use of “In Plain English” sections, which describe complex concepts through non-technical analogies
* Guidelines for service-oriented business modeling and the creation of specialized service abstraction layers
* A study contrasting past architectures with SOA and reviewing current industry influences
* Project planning and the comparison of different SOA delivery strategies

The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation.

About the Web Sites

Erl’s Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http://www.soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http://www.soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Thomas Erl is the world’s top-selling SOA author and the Series Editor of the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl http://www.soabooks.com/ His first two books, Service-Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services and Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design have become international bestsellers and have been formally endorsed by senior members of major software organizations, such as IBM, Sun, and Microsoft. Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soasystems.com a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus. Through his work with standards organizations and independent research efforts, Thomas has made significant contributions to the SOA industry, most notably in the areas of service-orientation and SOA methodology. Thomas has had numerous articles and papers published on Web sites and in industry trade magazines, and is a speaker and instructor for private and public events.

Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design.

His book’s broad coverage includes

*

Detailed step-by-step processes for service-oriented analysis and service-oriented design
*

An in-depth exploration of service-orientation as a distinct design paradigm, including a comparison to object-orientation
*

A comprehensive study of SOA support in .NET and J2EE development and runtime platforms
*

Descriptions of over a dozen key Web services technologies and WS-* specifications, including explanations of how they interrelate and how they are positioned within SOA
*

The use of “In Plain English” sections, which describe complex concepts through non-technical analogies
*

Guidelines for service-oriented business modeling and the creation of specialized service abstraction layers
*

A study contrasting past architectures with SOA and reviewing current industry influences
*

Project planning and the comparison of different SOA delivery strategies

The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation.

About the Web Sites

Erl’s Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http://www.soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http://www.soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Thomas Erl is the world’s top-selling SOA author and the Series Editor of the Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl http://www.soabooks.com/ His first two books, Service-Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services and Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design have become international bestsellers and have been formally endorsed by senior members of major software organizations, such as IBM, Sun, and Microsoft. Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soasystems.com a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus. Through his work with standards organizations and independent research efforts, Thomas has made significant contributions to the SOA industry, most notably in the areas of service-orientation and SOA methodology. Thomas has had numerous articles and papers published on Web sites and in industry trade magazines, and is a speaker and instructor for private and public events.