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Best Books for Learning Java 6?

Hi, What are the Best Books for Learning Java 6? Regads, Srinivas ...

What is a good Adobe Air book from the HTML/Javascript perspective?

Can anyone recommend a good book on Adobe Air? The book I'm looking for should be on how Air works using HTML and JavaScript. I'm not interested in the Flash/Flex part. ...

What is a good MFC starting book?

Hey all. Any one have any recommendations for a great MFC book that I can learn? I have background in .NET and C++. Thanks! ...

Dependency Injection book recommendation(s)

It seems like there are very few books (yes, I read books) on Dependency Injection. The Amazon tag for "dependency injection" lists only a few titles, and all of them are specifically about Spring for Java. Are there any books out there that cover DI/IoC in general? Or any that include a survey of multiple DI frameworks? Or any that cov...

Windows Command Line Reference

Can you recommend a reference for the windows command line? I would like an exhaustive reference. Perhaps something along the lines of Unix in a Nutshell? I see that there is a Windows XP in a Nutshell - is that the same sort of thing? ...

Suggested JDBC books

I'm working in a medium-ish sized development group working on multiple projects and am looking to find good JDBC books for the team. Most of the developers already know the basics of JDBC, but are looking to learn best practices and more advanced topics. Topics might include: Advanced trips and tricks Patterns, and things that allow ...

Best Referece to learn OOP independent of languages?

I am looking for a good reference, which describes how to design and implement OO objects irrespective of OO language used. The things that programmer should consider in the initial stages of designing and implementing objects. things like, when to use inheritance/polymorphism and when to use composition. Please note, i am not looking f...

What are pro's and con's of real code versus specially-crafted code examples in programming documentation?

What reasons could ease the choice between clear and concise artificial code example versus real-world working code which might be accompanied by all gory details for an author of programming book or a participant in online discussion? ...

What book/resource would you recommend for learning non-OOP design?

I realized that OOP is the only area where I can produce results I'm satisfied with. To be more specific - mainstream static-typed OOP like C++,C# or Java. May be it is so because I've read enough books and articles on it and because most of my programming experience is in OOP. And may be because OOP is just really good :) Each time I h...

Recommended Multithreading Book

I want to read a good book about multithreading and parallelism. I have a primarily .NET background but I think I would prefer a book focused on first principles and working into general patterns and algorithms and being overall less technology specific. Obviously a discussion of the kind of low-level system architecture issues that the...

Can you recommend good reading on CAN and MOST protocols?

Can you recommend (any) good reading (books, links, etc.) on CAN and/or MOST protocols? ...

What books/websites would you recommend to get started with game development?

What books would you recommend to dive into the world of game-development? at best no programming-language specific stuff...more about the basics(KI, Basic Code Design). ...

Best books to learn about design

What books do you recommend for a programmer who wants to learn about design? Every programmer needs to evolve and learn things outside of his specialization. I would like to collect a list of the best material in the field of design for such programmers. Some guidelines: I'm interested both in graphic design (use of whitespace, fon...

What works of entertaining fiction best depict programmers?

Like anybody I like a good book or movie, especially if they have the cool programmer guy who ends up saving the world and getting the girl at the same time. Unfortunately, most works of fiction, especially movies, are really bad at getting the details right. Or sometimes they are just laughably wrong. So I ask: what books/movies/other...

What would be the best book to read in order to really 'grok' OOP?

How would you recommend I go about learning about Object Oriented Design/Programming? I prefer to learn based on books first (it's likely a bias of mine based on the assumption that books are edited for quality, which "random" websites would not - discuss in question comments if you wish), so I'm really looking for a couple great beginn...

Can you recommend books for getting started with Web Development on a Mac?

As a dyed in the wool Windows dev I surprised myself bought a Mac and I feel such a beginner again. I'm basically looking to get up to speed quickly and need advice on making the transition as an experienced windows dev to OSX. Can you recommend any development books specifically in the area of getting up and running using Apache, Pytho...

What's a good book for learning Cocoa and Mac programming?

I'm looking for the book for an experienced developer wanting to learn Cocoa. ...

What is the best book or piece of documentation on Java Swing?

I am very likely to be starting a new project at work and will need to use the Java Swing library. I would like to get up to speed pretty quickly, preferably in the next two months. What do you consider to be the best documentation (either online or in book form) to help me get a solid grasp on the library? ...

Which book would you recommend to learn SVG?

I am a complete beginner with SVG and I am looking for books that would help me get started. I am interesting in scripting, and animations. ...

Is the offical Sun Java EE tutorial the best way to learn how to make Java web apps?

I've been a web developer for almost a decade. I've mostly used classic ASP/JavaScript and I'd like to move into Java based apps. I have a decent understanding of Java itself (enough to know how to lookup what I don't know) and I spent some time doing minor work on a JSF/Spring/Hibernate app, but from what a trusted coworker told me, t...