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This is the Lisp programmers' bible. If you need to know the official specification, every function defined in Common Lisp can be found in here somewhere. Anyone vaguely serious about programming in Lisp for extended periods of time should keep a copy of this book for reference. However, note that while this book is clearly written, it is not an introduction to programming in Lisp--Common Lisp: The Language only offers the language specification. [via]

In this adaptation of his successful book, Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis, Mark Allen Weiss provides an innovative approach to algorithms and data structures in C++. He highlights conceptual topics, focusing on ADTs and the analysis of algorithms for efficiency as well as performance and running time. Dr. Weiss also distinguishes Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++ with his clear, friendly writing style, logical organization or topics, and extensive use of figures and examples that show the successive stages of an algorithm. 0805354433B04062001 [via]

Excel for Windows^® 95 Power Programming with VBA 2nd Edition Turn your intermediate Excel knowledge into power-user prowess with this completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling Excel 5 for Windows^® Power Programming Techniques^". Author John Walkenbach ("Mr. Spreadsheet") boosts your Excel productivity to new heights with total coverage of Excel for Windows 95's powerful new features and the popular Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). With Walkenbach's expert guidance and exclusive Power Utility Pak on CD-ROM, you'll soon be exploiting VBA's power to create dynamic, customized spreadsheets in Excel for Windows 95. Turn up the juice on your spreadsheets with this ultimate, updated resource! Create powerful spreadsheets with VBA and the Power Utility Pak!

• Delve into Data Access Object and Compatibility issues with two ALL-NEW chapters packed with practical answers
• Quickly pick up Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with the extensive code examples and in-depth coverage throughout
• Turn up the power on your Excel applications as you develop utilities, 3-D charts, and more with VBA
• Streamline your work with up-to-the-minute coverage of the new Data Access Object feature that simplifies the process of working with external database files in VBA
• Collect expert tips and techniques for Excel Application Development and make use of the best tips and tricks for interacting with other applications
• Create custom menus, toolbars, help applications, and more!

• Add voltage to your spreadsheets with the Power Utility Pak
• Run with 22 new worksheet functions:
  • Navigate through multiple workbooks and worksheets
  • Track time spent on projects
  • Insert a string
  • Size or shape an object
• Save typing time with code and examples from the book

Aimed at the HTML designer with or without previous programming experience, the JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition brings a popular text up to date with a full tour of using JavaScript with all of today's Web browsers. Smart, very approachable and filled with many useful tips, this book can put JavaScript development into the reach of just about anyone.

After presenting a solid tour of basic programming in JavaScript, the book centres in on the real issues of developing JavaScript applications for real browsers. This means truly comprehensive coverage of the document object model (DOM), HTML, window and frame objects, forms and style sheets that are available today. In about 1,000 pages (and almost 30 chapters), you learn what's available in today's JavaScript standard with a reference listing every object, API and property, plus tips on how to use each feature. All this material makes this text an extremely worthwhile desktop reference for everyday JavaScript development. Particularly useful; support for every feature is clearly documented across the full range of today's browsers from Netscape Navigator 2,3,4 and 6 to Internet Explorer 3 through version 5.5.

Later chapters move toward the JavaScript language itself, with material on strings, maths functions and dates. The author discusses techniques for adapting JavaScript to particular browsers as well as providing cross-browser support where appropriate. Short exercises end each chapter and the book presents sample solutions in an appendix. Additional CD-ROM chapters move beyond the whopping 1,200 pages of printed material.

In all, the author's patient, clear writing style and real-world advice for creating great-looking Web pages with JavaScript make this title a winner. Readers of previous editions of the JavaScript Bible will appreciate the updated focus on current browsers. For anyone who wants to learn JavaScript for the first time, this edition is arguably an unbeatable choice. --Richard Dragan [via]

Oriented toward graphic artists and other nonprogrammers, this book teaches the powerful PostScript laser printer language using a unique visual feedback approach. Building from simple examples, the text extends to complex special effects. [via]

Doom, the video game in which you navigate a dungeon in the first person and messily lay waste to everything that crosses your path, represented a milestone in many areas. It was a technical landmark, in that its graphics engine delivered brilliant performance on ordinary PC hardware. It was a social phenomenon, with individuals and companies hooking up networks specifically for Doom tournaments and staying up for days to blast away on them (well before the Internet went big-time). The game's publisher, id Software, used an unusual shareware marketing strategy (give away the first levels, charge for the more advanced ones) that worked very well. On top of it all, the gore-filled game raised serious questions about decency in products meant for use by school-age kids. Masters of Doom explores the Doom phenomenon, as well as the lives and personalities of the two men behind it: John Carmack and John Romero.

This book manages, for the most part, to keep clear of the breathless techno-hagiography style that characterizes many books with similar subjects. He tells the story of Carmack, Romero, and id--which includes far more than Doom and its successors--in novel style, and he's done a good job of keeping the action flowing and the characters' motivations clear. Some of the quoted passages of dialog sound like idealized reconstructions that probably never came from the lips of real people, but this is an entertaining and informative book, of interest to anyone who's let rip with a nail gun. --David Wall

Topics covered: The biographies of John Carmack and John Romero, and of their company, id Software. The development and marketing of all major id games (including Wolfenstein, Doom, Doom II, and Quake) get lavish attention. [via]

A conveniently organized, handy guide to MS-DOS system service calls that is indispensable for both the casual and professional assembly-language and C programmer. Covers MS-DOS through version 3.3. [via]

James Allen introduces the concepts required to build a NL system without losing you in the psycholinguistics, psychology and philosophy of language. Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Natural Language Understanding and it was written by James Allen. This edition of Natural Language Understanding is in a Book format. This books publish date is January 1, 1987. It was published by Benjamin/Cummings Pub Coand has 574 pages in the book. [via]

In this eagerly awaited second edition, Grady Booch draws upon the rich and varied results of those projects and offers improved methods for object development and a new, unified notation. With numerous examples implemented in C++, Booch illustrates essential concepts, explains the method, and shows successful applications in a variety of fields. Booch also gives pragmatic advice on a host of issues, including classification, implementation strategies, and cost-effective project management. A two-time winner of Software Development's coveted Jolt Cola Product Excellence Award! [via]

The standard for Perl books is, of course, Perl founder Larry Wall's Programming Perl. But every journey requires a first step, and the assumption that everyone interested in learning Perl has a programmer's background can make other Perl books inaccessible to the absolute beginner. Enter Perl for Dummies, a book that presumes that the reader wants to know only how to master the mechanics of Perl.

Just because it starts at the beginning--and we're talking about the very basics--doesn't mean that Perl for Dummies doesn't head into more advanced topics. Paul Hoffman explains the programming terminology and mathematical concepts that programming in Perl requires. He also moves beyond basic file manipulation, discussing pattern matching and using regular expressions. He touches on good Perl style, as well as object-oriented Perl.

He's not averse to criticizing what he perceives as Perl's shortcomings, but he also counters with a section called "10 Reasons Why Perl Is Better Than Java." Hoffman takes great pride in demystifying Perl--a goal that fits in well with Larry Wall's own philosophy of promoting Perl's accessibility. As a way into the "duct tape" programming language, Perl for Dummies fulfills its mission. --Jennifer Buckendorff [via]

• Shows Web developers how to use two popular open source technologies, the PHP scripting language and MySQL database, to build Web database applications
• This updated edition covers changes in PHP 5 and the latest version of MySQL, including programming techniques for the new PHP default setting, methods for handling MySQL security problems, and extended information about Apache Web Server and Mac OS X versions of PHP and MySQL
• Explains how to install Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X versions of PHP and MySQL
• Includes two complete sample applications: an online catalog and a members-only Web site
• Features a companion Web site with code examples from the book and links to the author's successful site
• Kevin Beaver has more than fifteen years of experience in security and information technology, specializing in security assessments and incident response
• Features a companion Web site with links to various utilities discussed throughout the book and practical security checklists

* Covers why users need PHP, how to get started, how to add PHP to HTML, and how to connect HTML Web pages to MySQL or Oracle databases.
* Authors have extensive experience using PHP and provide case studies of how and where to use PHP.
* Covers advanced topics, such as HTTP, cookies, Web services, redirection, building graphics, and sessions. [via]

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Over 400 engineering and science problems are included throughout this book. Special sections in each chapter cover debugging and style guidelines. Gauss elimination has been added as well as a new section on sorting and searching. [via]

Charles Siegel has revised his bestselling book so you can learn the basic concepts and principles of programming in a logical, step-by-step way. Siegel provides everything you will need in this comprehensive reference tool--including mastering the basics of program structure; building user interfaces; learning how to use arithmetic operators; and mastering complex subjects such as arrays. [via]

This UNIX reference book includes tasks and commands for UNIX users and adminstrators. The text gives the reader reference to UNIX shells and highlights UNIX commands, including a "UNIXspeak" section for the arguments, options and samples for many of the commands. Coverage of Windows managers is expanded to include "X" Windows, as well as Motif. The text also has Internet sections, particularly covering UNIX systems as Web servers, including the Apache. [via]

Lee Anne Phillips proves that you don't have to be a programmer or even technically minded to put together an interesting and professional-looking Web site. All you need is a little taste, some common sense, and a bit of guidance. This book takes users by the hand--even those who haven't purchased their first computer yet.

Her first chapter is elementary, covering everything from selecting a computer to choosing an Internet service provider. Next, she launches into how to create your first Web page, using simple but realistic examples to turn seemingly daunting code into a simple set of instructions for building a basic and attractive Web site. Phillips demystifies the process, showing how to use the simple text editors that come with each computer.

Gradually Phillips moves into more advanced topics, such as images and multimedia, how to control the presentation, how to add interactivity, and more. She summarizes key points and additional tips in quick side notes on the borders of each page.

Using HTML 4 is not an exhaustive exploration of HTML 4, but it highlights the most important and useful features for newbies who want to build a Web site for family, hobbies, or small business. --Elizabeth Lewis [via]

Guides you through all aspects of JavaScript, details the construction of the language and shows how to implement JavaScript on your Web pages. Teaches expert techniques for writing Java applets that can be used with JavaScript. Paper. [via]

Newly revised and updated, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition will help OpenVMS programmers make an intelligent choice between DCL and more conventional programming languages. In addition, it offers a programming language to computer users who are not conversant with conventional languages. Among the new material is information on DCL commands, security, DCL procedures, aliases, searchlists, UIC-based protection, objects, pipes, detached processes, network processes, HTML, CGI scripting and environments, and reading and writing logical names. New chapters on using DCL for the web and DCL and compiled code are particularly relevant to today's programming needs.

Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, also covers updated OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, aliases, searchlists, UIC-based protection, and pipes. The only book devoted to programming in DCL, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, is an essential guide for OpenVMS developers, administrators, and advanced users.

Only book to specifically cover programming in DCL
Updated to include changes to OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, logical names, security, and processes
Contains new chapters on DCL and the Web and DCL and compiled code [via]