Presents a catalog of simple solutions to commonly occurring design problems. These 23 patterns allow designers to create more reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. The authors begin by describing what patterns are, and how they can help you design object-oriented software.

'Java in a Nutshell', fifth edition, covers all the extensive changes implicit in 5.0, the latest and greatest version of Java yet. Among the improvements: more discussion on tools and frameworks, and new code examples to illustrate the working of APIs.

Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are standard features in a range of languages and popular tools. Showing how the regular expression engine works, this title includes a comparison of features among different versions of many languages and tools. It also has a chapter devoted to PHP.

Presents basic programming concepts and techniques. This book focuses on the representation of information inside a computer, the structural relationships between data elements, and how to deal with them efficiently. It gives elementary applications to simulation, numerical methods, symbolic computing, software and system design.

Presents a comprehensive survey of classical computer techniques for sorting and searching. This book considers both large and small databases and internal and external memories. It contains a selection of carefully checked computer methods, with a quantitative analysis of their efficiency, and also a section on optimum sorting.

Organized around 55 specific guidelines, each of which describes a way to write better C++, this book reflects on modern design considerations, including exceptions, design patterns, and multithreading. It also provides guidance on the design of effective classes, functions, templates, and inheritance hierarchies.