The Definitive Guide to Symfony

Developing a new web application should not mean reinventing the wheel. That's why a framework is an essential item in your development toolbox. It helps you respect coding standards; write bulletproof, maintainable code; and focus on business rules rathe...

 Windows Server 2008 The Definitive Guide

This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namesp...

 CSS : The Definitive Guide Visual Presentation for the Web

CSS: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition, provides you with a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. Updated to cover Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft's vastly improved browser, this new edition incl...

 Learning for Action A Short Definitive Account of Soft Systems Methodology and its use for Practioners, Teachers and Students

From the father of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), Peter Checkland, comes a new, accessible text which clearly and concisely looks at SSM. The book leaves out all of the development detail and historical/intellectual material which can be found in Checkla...

 The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5

MySQL 5 is slated to be the most significant release in the product's history. The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5, Third Edition, is the newest revision of Michael Kofler's popular book. This is the first book to offer in-depth instruction about the new feat...

 The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming

The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming offers a clear, concise treatment of creating clients and servers under the Linux operating system. This book assumes that you know C and have experience developing code on Linux, but it provides everythin...

 The Definitive Guide to Plone

This unique guide to Plone covers everything from installing Plone (on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) to writing code for the system. As part of the Apress library of Python programming and content management tools, The Definitive Guide to Plone is authore...

 WI-FOO The Secrets of Wireless Hacking

The definitive guide to penetrating and defending wireless networks. Straight from the field, this is the definitive guide to hacking wireless networks. Authored by world-renowned wireless security auditors, this hands-on, practical guide covers everyth...

 Mac OS X Secrets Panther edition

Definitive, totally rewritten and updated version of the all-time Mac bestseller! Features complete, in-depth coverage of the latest release of OS X, Panther! Covers new OS features. Covers all of the latest Mac hardware and software technology. Pac...

 The definitive guide to SWT and JFace

Need to build stand-alone Java applications? The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace will help you build them from the ground up. You'll first get a rundown of Java GUI toolkit history. Then the book explains why SWT is superior, and includes extensive exam...

 AppleScript The definitive guide

If you want to know all about AppleScript--the how, where, and why of using it--dig into AppleScript: The Definitive Guide. It doesn't make the mistake that other books do: it isn't about scripting this or that particular application, and it doesn't assum...

 WebLogic: The Definitive Guide

BEA's WebLogic Server implements the full range of J2EE technologies, and includes many additional features such as advanced management, clustering, and web services. Widely adopted, it forms the core of the WebLogic platform, providing a stable framework...

 Oracle SQL Plus : The Definitive Guide

This book is the definitive guide to SQL*Plus, Oracle's interactive query tool. Despite the wide availability and usage of SQL*Plus, few developers and DBAs know how powerful it really is. This book introduces SQL*Plus, provides a syntax quick reference, ...

 The definitive guide to GCC

The Definitive Guide to GCC is a comprehensive tutorial and guide to using the newest version of GCC, the "Gnue Compiler Collection." GCC is quite simply the most used and most powerful tool for programmers on the planet. It goes beyond just command line ...

 Kerberos, the Definitive Guide

Kerberos, the single sign-on authentication system originally developed at MIT, deserves its name. It's a faithful watchdog that keeps intruders out of your networks. But it has been equally fierce to system administrators, for whom the complexity of Kerb...

 Apache: The Definitive Guide

The freeware Apache web server runs over half of the world's existing web sites and continues to dominate the web-server market. Apache: The Definitive Guide, written and reviewed by key members of the Apache Group, describes how to obtain, set up, and se...

 HTTP - The definitive guide

Web technology has become the foundation for all sorts of critical networked applications and far-reaching methods of data exchange, and beneath it all is a fundamental protocol that most of us take for granted but know very little about: HyperText Transf...

 NetBeans: the Definitive Guide

As the Java programming language has increased in both functionality and complexity, developers have demanded more of their program editors. Gone are the days when a simple visual editor is sufficient for even small programming projects. While there are n...