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What's HOT in Programming? Understanding SOAP - by: KENNARD SCRIBNER - Understanding SOAP provides a discussion of distributed object computing, reviewing the current technologies. It then discusses the realities that make distributed object computing so difficult. Given these realities, the book provides a case study of a current technology to show why it is so difficult to distribute objects and why a protocol, such as SOAP, is such an important topic. An in-depth example gives you a working scenario of what is involved with distributed object computing and SOAP. Sams - 528 pages, Intermediate Active Server Pages by Example - by: Bob Reselman - ASP by Example assumes a basic knowledge of VBScript and teaches you how to create dynamic web sites quickly and easily. Using real-world examples, ASP 3 by Example teaches proper, accepted coding techniques that will cause fewer problems and allow you to apply your knowledge to more than simply the task at hand. Topics include: XML and ASP, objects, cookies, applications, and database access. Que , 592 pages Beginner - Intermediate CCIE Prep Kit 350-001 Routing and Switching - by: BaerWolf, Inc.; Lucent NetworkCare - The CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Guide prepares you to pass the CCIE written exam. This book covers all necessary objectives for the exam with a tutorial text that is strictly exam-related and flows with minimal interruption. Key concepts are the only "notes" set apart from the text by special formatting. This series is designed to for use with or without outside instruction. Que , 544 pages Intermediate - Advanced Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours - by: Rafe Colburn - Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours teaches the next step beyond simple HTML Web pages. This new edition covers implementing CGI with both C and Perl, and discusses CGI's relative strengths and weaknesses in comparison with other Web programming technologies like JavaScript, Java, and PHP. The book takes readers from the basics of CGI--learning, for example, how to implement and customize existing CGI programs--to the point where they can use CGI to create their own programs from scratch. Sams - Beginner - Intermediate, 512 pages Practical Firewalls - by: Terry Ogletree - Practical Firewalls enables you to get a thorough understanding of all of the basic concepts involved in creating and maintaining a firewall. Aimed at beginning to intermediate network administrators, this book presents information in a manner so that you do not need a large background in the networking field. Que, 504 pages Intermediate Building Java Enterprise Systems with J2EE - by: Paul Perrone; Krishna Chaganti - The practical angle of Building Java Enterprise Systems with J2EE provides the conceptual background and wealth of code examples needed to actually assemble systems in a useful manner with the J2EE technologies. Furthermore, this book demonstrates how the technologies complement and build on top of one another via evolution of a cohesive and real sample application. You can use this book to learn, develop, and design your custom applications immediately. Sams - 1536 pages Advanced/Expert JavaScript Unleashed, Third Edition - by: Alan Wyke - JavaScript Unleashed, Third Edition serves as a reference to the JavaScript language for the high-end programmer as well as a guide for developing JavaScript applications from the ground up. The topics most important to the intermediate to advanced Javascript programmer are covered, including Web security, integrating JavaScript with Java, and forms and data validation. Sams - Intermediate - Advanced , 1100 pages Pure JSP: Java Server Pages - by: James Goodwill - Pure JSP gives a very concise conceptual overview of the JavaServer Pages technology and its related components. Once you have a firm foundation with the JSP technology, related topics such as JavaBeans, JDBC and Servlets are covered at a very high level. The book moves on to explain a large number of JSP techniques, which were determined by studying problems faced by JSP users in the professional world. Sams - Advanced/Expert, 550 pages Special Edition Using Samba - by: Richard Sharpe - Special Edition Using Samba focuses on integrating your files with the fastest growing operating system available, Linux. Samba provides an easy and seamless link between servers running Linux or UNIX and other operating systems such as Windows, or Apple's OS. Learn to obtain, install, and configure Samba, with examples and protocol traces where necessary, the various sections of the smb.conf file, and the notion of automation via macros. Que, 750 pages Intermediate - Advanced Linux Hardware Handbook - by: Rod Smith - Linux Hardware Handbook shows you how to make purchasing and installation decisions concerning hardware for Linux computers. Don't wade through scattered documentation to determine what products work and what products don't--this book provides general guidance and information on what will help you and what to avoid. This book helps you gain a greater understanding of the issues surrounding Linux and make more informed purchase decisions. Sams - Intermediate, 720 pages Special Edition Using Linux Administration - by: Arman Danesh; Gautam Das - Special Edition Using Linux Administration is the complete, comprehensive reference book for the experienced administrator who needs to learn to run a Linux system and successfully manage it. This book has a great appeal to those administrators whose knowledge is limited to Windows or NetWare networks as they integrate Linux into their infrastructure. Current Linux or Unix users wishing to apply their knowledge towards system administration will also find it invaluable. Que Intermediate - Advanced, 864 pages Red Hat Linux System Administration Unleashed - by: Thomas Schenk - Red Hat Linux System Administration Unleashed shows readers how to configure and manage a Linux system to keep it running optimally in a 24x7 environment. The book covers advanced topics such as RAID, customizing the kernel, and hacker security. Readers will also learn the issues and skills related to running Red Hat Linux with other operating systems, internetworking Linux in a network setting with a large user base. Sams - Intermediate - Advanced, 1100 pages Practical Linux - by: Drew Streib; Tony Guntharp; Michael Turner - Practical Linux gears itself toward readers who don't want to be burdened with technobabble, but just want to use Linux just as they would any other operating system. Other books in this category concentrate mainly on the installation and configuration process, while neglecting content that helps readers use Linux for daily tasks. This book covers all the bases, making use of a systematic approach, while providing numerous cross-references. Que Beginner - Intermediate, 704 pages LPIC Prep Kit 101 General Linux I - by: Theresa Hadden - The Linux Level I Exam Guide will prepare readers to pass the Linux Level I exam. It covers all necessary objectives for the exam. Tutorial text is strictly exam-related and flows with minimal interruption. Key concepts are the only "notes" set apart from the text by special formatting. This series is designed to be used either with or without outside instruction. Study aids begin with the Chapter Opener which readies the reader for learning. Visual cues are used liberally throughout the book. Que Intermediate - Advanced, 368 pages Sams Teach Yourself PHP4 in 24 Hours - by: Matt Zandstra - Consisting of 24 one-hour lessons, Sams Teach Yourself PHP4 in 24 Hours is divided into five sections that guide readers through the language from the basics to the advanced functions. The first section of the book teaches the fundamentals of PHP. Building upon what has been taught in the first section, sections two through four show readers how to apply that knowledge in order to interact with the user by creating and managing forms, cookies and authentication. Sams - Beginner - Intermediate, 400 pages Sams Teach Yourself MySQL IN 21 Days - by: MARK MAZLAKOWSKI - Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days teaches you to design and implement your own open source database. Topics include: Designing and Creating your First Database, Normalizing your Data, Adding Tables, Columns, and Indexes, MySQL Data Types, Importing and Exporting Data, Locks and Keys, Building a MyODBC Interface, Building a Perl Interface, Letting MySQL Do the Work - Intrinsic Functions, MySQL Database Security, How MySQL Compares, Administering MySQL, Optimizing MySQL, and more. Sams - Beginner - Intermediate, 650 pages Presenting C# - by: Christoph Wille - C#(C Sharp) is a simple, modern, object-oriented and type-safe programming language that provides the simplicity of Visual Basic with the power of C++. Written by Christoph Wille, one of only a handful of developers with early access to this exciting new language, this book covers the C# language from the ground up with rich coding examples, and expert insight into issues you will need to understand to fully take advantage of the power of C#. Sams -Intermediate - Advanced, 200 pages Writing Stored Procedures for Microsoft SQL Server - by: Matt Shepker - Writing Stored Procedures for Microsoft SQL Server focuses how to build effective stored procedures, and how to optimize and streamline them for long term use. Readers get an understanding of how SQL Server interprets stored procedures verses direct access via SQL queries, and how to build a repository of stored procedures. Once they know how stored procedures are created and built, readers are taught how to determine which logic within an application makes sense to be put into this scheme. Sams - Intermediate - Advanced, 450 pages Think UNIX - by: Jon Lasser - Unix has a reputation for being cryptic and difficult to learn, but it doesn't need to be that way. Think Unix takes an analogous approach to that of a grammar book. Rather than teaching individual words or phrases like most books, Think Unix teaches the set of logical structures to be learned. Myriad examples help you learn individual commands, and practice problems at the end of difficult sections help you learn the practical side of Unix. Que, 304 pages Intermediate - Advanced Caldera OpenLinux System Administration Unleashed - by: Thomas Schenk - Caldera OpenLinux System Administration Unleashed shows you how to configure and manage an OpenLinux network for optimal performance. This book focuses on the everyday issues--operational and user--that system administrators must deal with in a 24x7 environment. Advanced topics covered include customizing the kernel, remote access and control, and intruder security. Much emphasis is given to skills related to running Caldera OpenLinux in a multi-network environment. Sams - Intermediate - Advanced, 1152 pages X Window Programming From Scratch - by: John Brown - X Window Programming From Scratch shows how to create a graphical user interface and accomplish graphic rendering using the X Window System software. It offers a unique approach to skill development by leading you through basic to very advanced concepts. This book provides a guide to the Linux operating system for application development, step-by-step instruction to the correct usage and syntax of C, and a complete structured project to "learn by doing." Que, 800 pages Intermediate SEE: This month's "Hot Picks" SEE: Latest in Programming, JAVA, SQL, UNIX, for the Web SEE: Hot Picks for: Web & Online Business & Marketing SEE: Previous "HOT" Picks

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