Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

Posted on June 17, 2009 | by zeabtle | No Comments | 215 views

Pragmatic Version Control Using Git (Pragmatic Starter Kit)Pragmatic Version Control Using Git (Pragmatic Starter Kit) (Paperback)

by Travis Swicegood (Author)

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Whether you’re making the switch from a traditional centralized version control system or are a new programmer just getting started, this book prepares you to start using Git in your everyday programming.Pragmatic Version Control Using Git starts with an overview of version control systems, and shows how being distributed enables you to work more efficiently in our increasingly mobile society. It then progresses through the basics necessary to get started using Git.

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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware

Posted on June 16, 2009 | by zeabtle | No Comments | 178 views

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers)Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) (Paperback)

by Andy Hunt (Author)

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Together we’ll journey together through bits of cognitive and neuroscience, learning and behavioral theory. You’ll discover some surprising aspects of how our brains work, and see how you can beat the system to improve your own learning and thinking skills.In this book you’ll learn how to:

  • Use the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition to become more expert
  • Leverage the architecture of the brain to strengthen different thinking modes
  • Avoid common “known bugs” in your mind
  • Learn more deliberately and more effectively
  • Manage knowledge more efficiently
    • Software development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. It’s time to take a pragmatic approach to thinking and learning, and start to refactor-and redesign-your brain.
      About the Author
      Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author and publisher. He co-authored the best-selling book “The Pragmatic Programmer,” was one of the 17 founders of the Agile Alliance, and co-founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning and critically acclaimed books for software developers.

The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets

Posted on June 4, 2009 | by zeabtle | No Comments | 200 views

The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and FaceletsThe Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets (Paperback)

by Zubin Wadia (Author), Martin Marinschek (Author), Hazem Saleh (Author), Dennis Byrne (Author)

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The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets is an ideal reference if youre looking to develop real–world applications with the open source lightweight Apache MyFaces and Dojo (the Ajax API). The book focuses less on theory and more on aspects like scalability, design, optimization, and configurability.

This book emphasizes meeting real–world requirements for performance and scalability. It includes lucid code samples that reflect the pattern being described. The “In the Trenches” sections in each chapter give you advice and recommendations based on actual experiences with each pattern. What’s more, the “Extreme Extensions” section at the end of each relevant chapter is dedicated to a “freestyle” expression of taking a particular pattern or set of patterns to the max. (This is a great way for you to learn because of the magnification effect.) This is also the first book to embrace the Dojo framework for Ajax (soon to be an Apache project).

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Beyond Digital Photography: Transforming Photos into Fine Art with Photoshop and Painter

Posted on June 3, 2009 | by playart | No Comments | 221 views

Beyond Digital Photography: Transforming Photos into Fine Art with Photoshop and PainterBeyond Digital Photography: Transforming Photos into Fine Art with Photoshop and Painter

by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis (Author), Donal Jolley (Author)

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Many professional photographers and hobbyists alike want to take their photographs further and create expressive works of art with great results. This book uses time-honored design principles and painting skills, and applies them to digital photographs. Using numerous examples in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, authors Cher Threinen-Pendarvis and Donal Jolley teach readers how they can use digital tools like Photoshop and Painter to add a more personal quality to their photos. Beautifully illustrated, this book is sure to inspire photographers, illustrators and hobbyists looking to take their photographs to the next level.

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The Art of Concurrency: A Thread Monkey’s Guide to Writing Parallel Applications

Posted on June 2, 2009 | by zeabtle | No Comments | 354 views

The Art of Concurrency: A Thread Monkey's Guide to Writing Parallel ApplicationsThe Art of Concurrency: A Thread Monkey’s Guide to Writing Parallel Applications

by Clay Breshears (Author)

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If you’re looking to take full advantage of multi-core processors with concurrent programming, this practical book provides the knowledge and hands-on experience you need. The Art of Concurrency is one of the few resources to focus on implementing algorithms in the shared-memory model of multi-core processors, rather than just theoretical models or distributed-memory architectures. The book provides detailed explanations and usable samples to help you transform algorithms from serial to parallel code, along with advice and analysis for avoiding mistakes that programmers typically make when first attempting these computations. Written by an Intel engineer with over two decades of parallel and concurrent programming experience, this book will help you:
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Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users

Posted on June 1, 2009 | by admin | No Comments | 214 views

Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power UsersUbuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users

by Christopher Negus (Author), Francois Caen (Author)

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In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands while you learn to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.
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Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer)

Posted on May 31, 2009 | by zeabtle | No Comments | 201 views

Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer)Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer)

by Dino Esposito (Author)

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Now s the time says Dino Esposito, an expert on Web development technologies to think about AJAX and the future of Web design in a whole new way. While developers can use a variety of tools to code and build AJAX applications, architects must manage a variety of tradeoffs and compromises in their planning and design. In this book, Esposito challenges readers to think beyond the easy way to AJAX, which involves adding AJAX capabilities to a non-AJAX system designed in the old model of Web development. Instead, he proposes an alternate, if more difficult, paradigm involving new patterns and new complexities and culminating in a new, pure-AJAX architecture. You ll learn why far better solutions result from the second, more radical approach and you ll get practical guidance on how to implement this new architecture for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).

The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2

Posted on May 30, 2009 | by playart | No Comments | 213 views

The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 (Paperback)

by Scott Kelby (Author)

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Scott Kelby, author of the groundbreaking bestseller “The Digital Photography Book, Vol. 1” is back with an entirely new book that picks up right where Vol. 1 left off. It’s more of that “Ah ha—so that’s how they do it,” straight-to-the-point, skip the techno jargon; packed with stuff you can really use today, that made Vol. 1 the world’s bestselling book on digital photography.

In Volume 2, Scott adds entirely new chapters packed with Plain English tips on using flash, shooting close up photography, travel photography, shooting people, and even how to build a studio from scratch, where he demystifies the process so anyone can start taking pro-quality portraits today! Plus, he’s got full chapters on his most requested topics, including loads of tips for landscape photographers, wedding photographers, and there’s an entire chapter devoted to sharing some of the pro’s secrets for making your photos look more professional, no matter what you’re shooting.

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