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Best resources for learning Wicket?

I'm looking to learn Apache Wicket. What resources would you recommend for someone with plenty of Java and web development experience (but ~zero experience with Wicket or similar frameworks)? Found 3 book options: Pro Wicket (September 2006) dated, and looking at Amazon, not really worth it Enjoying Web Development with Wicket (June 2...

Best javascript book (for an experienced coder)

Hello, i'm lookin for a good, short javascript book. I've more than 5 years programming intensely. The idea is a short (no more than 150 pages), concise (without all that stuff like 'what is a program, what does a good coder has to know, etc'). Something similar to "Scrum from the Trenches", a free online book about Scrum (Ok, this is...

books on state machine development

Hello, gcc 4.4.3 gcc c89 I have started to go into the world of state machines using c. I have to develop on for my job. I am just wondering if there are any good book in developing state machines development in C. Recently I bought a book called "Data Structures in C". Excellent book as it explains in very simple terms and doesn't g...

which book i refer for Internet programming using PHP

Hi, I am doing MCA, in our syllabus we have sub called Internet programming using PHP. Which book do you recommend that I read about this subject? ...

cxf web services

Can anybody recommend good book for understanding good concept about cxf web services ...

Can I write a book about a software program without the company's permission?

I want to write, and sell, a book about a particular piece of software, in particular the open-source community edition. It would be a how-to/tutorial type book Do I need the company's permission to write the book? Can I use the name of the software in the title of the book? Regarding the vote to close, there are over 1000 questions ...

Book to learn advance concepts in Data Structures and Algorithms

Can any one suggest a book on data structures and algorithms that a programmer needs to cover. ...

Math book for developer that covers derivations, differential equations, integrals and matrix operations

Hello, I looking for a really great math books that explain the following topics and how they can be implemented on PC: Derivations Differential equations Integrals Matrix operations I'm OK to read more than one book :) but I want to read really helpful ones. Thanks! ...

Java book for image editing such as brightness/contrast etc (newbie friendly)

Is there any book or very informative tutorial site which can help newbies learn how to alter pixels with a loaded image in the java GUI? I want to learn how exactly I would be able to do things such as changing the brightness and contrast of an image, invert it, smooth it and also learn how to do histograms. So far I only know how to u...

Does Agile Web Development With Ruby on Rails (Third Edition) Create Bad Coding Habits?

Does Agile Web Development With Ruby on Rails (Third Edition) teach best practices as well as Rails coding? My concern is that, as I use this book, I'm developing bad Rails coding habits resulting from the rather basic nature of the examples used in the book. Case-in-point: The Product Model: class Product < ActiveRecord::Base def s...

Are there any books covering Scala 2.8 available?

I've been learning Scala with the Odersky/Venners book using Scala 2.7. Now I'd want to jump to 2.8, but people are saying that there are a lot of changes and some of them are not backwards compatible. This sounds like a big headache unless there is a nice book out there covering the new version of the language. So does such book exist? ...

Advice a book and/or web ressource on Reed-Solomon error correction

Hi, I'd like advice on a book or web resource, that comprehensively teaches me Reed-Solomon error correction. I found some web resources and some university PDF's, but none of them was able to really teach me how to compute it (and error correct afterwards). I'd prefer a book on it if possible. For clarification: I'm not looking for a...

Probability book or video for purely analytical brain

That's it. I suck at probability theory. I simply don't seem to get it. The thing is, I have strongly analytical brain, but every single book that I ran to, taught probability using synthesis and not analysis. Since probability theory is crucial for every programmer and I want to improve, could you tell me the book or video lecture that...

Books/tutorials that learn by writing an appliaction?

Ok so how I see it the best way to learn is to write a real app so I've been wondering are there any books/tutorials that get you through different languages/frameworks by writing a single app and not by showing some random code snippets. What I mean is that in chapter one we create the app, then in chapter 2 we add some features and inc...

Recommended iOS books after beginner´s books

I have read and enjoyed the books: iPhone Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide and Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK Which book would you recommend as the third iOS book? ...

Can you reccomend me a book on asp.NET application deployment?

Hi, Can you advise a book or an article with full coverage of asp.Net application deployment? I mean consider you have developed your software on your local machine and now you want to host your application on a server. So I need a book, covering all the stages from selecting the right asp.net host to setting up the environment of your...

Problem with Book Example

Is it just me, or is there a problem with page 68 of "The D Programming Language" ? On this page, the author discusses D's syntax of if-else statements and how they nest. He first presents this example: if(a == b) if(b == c) writeln("all are equal!"); else writeln("a is different from b. Or is that so?"); He th...

Android Phone Accelerometer

I would like to write a graphical application for an Android phone that displays a level bar, which changes depending on the phone's accelerometer sensor. Where would be the best place to get started in learning about writing programs for the Android? Specifically, I would need to know: What programming language should I use? What gra...

[Books] Searching for a good book about iPhone/iPad development

Hi @ll I am currently searching for a good book about iPhone and iPad development. It should cover the current API and should also include best practice methods and some examples for developing apps. Also important for me is that not so common APIs like the AV Foundation are also handled in the book. A beginners guide is not needed (I c...

JSP newbie question

Hi All, I have asp.net background and got a project where the need is JSP, Servlets and DisplayTag library. I believe if I have asp.net experience and javascripting experience JSP programming wont be difficult so want to give it a try. can anybody suggest any site/video training/books etc to gain the knowledge in quick manner from JSP...