Helps students on the AQA 'AS' Level Computing course to learn the programming covered in Unit 1, and enables the Unit 3 Practical Exercise to be tackled using either Pascal or Delphi. This book covers the basic programming constructs of Pascal, including saving to different file structures.

Explains how to use these powerful technologies in your own applications to build into them new ways of collaboration and communication.

Assuming you're familiar with concepts such as basic syntax, nested data structures, and the use of modules, this work provides the next logical stage of Perl expertise by conveying its models and programming idioms. It shows you how to integrate the real-life problems of debugging, maintenance, configuration tasks you encounter as a programmer.

One of the handiest ways to streamline your workload is to automate some of your routine computer tasks. Mac users are lucky in that they have AppleScript and Automator automation tools built right in. This guide shows you how to tap both these Mac features for Mac OS X and regularly perform such tasks as extracting unread e-mails from your Mail.

Whether you need an approachable on-ramp to .NET or you want to enhance your skills, C# 3.0 Unleashed is a comprehensive, in-depth guide to the solutions you seek. You'll learn to do more with the new tools that are available, including Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework Class Libraries. Throughout this book, you'll get a practical look at what can be the most useful tools for any given ...

Based on the best-selling first edition, Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition is the leading guide for every type of reader who wants to learn Ruby from the ground up. The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition plus updates for the newest version of Ruby, including the addition of the Sinatra and Ramaze web application

Now in its Seventh Edition, Schneider's tried and true text consistently praised by both students and instructors is designed for students with no prior computer programming experience. Now updated for Visual Basic 2008, Schneider focuses on teaching problem-solving skills and sustainable programming skills. A broad range of real-world examples, section-ending exercises, case studies, and ...

Delphi is a Windows programming environment, which lets you create self-contained, user friendly Windows applications in a very short time. Your program's windows are 'drawn' on the screen, so that you can always see exactly what the eventual application will look like. This book is aimed at those who are new to programming, or new to Delphi.

Provides 24 lessons with guidance to real-world programming tasks for developing Windows applications. It contains chapters which include practice exercises, tips, notes, and cautions, providing advice on how to start programming. It contains sidebars which provide tips that ease your migration from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic .NET.

Visual Basic .NET is the Microsoft's language for creating Windows programs and developing Internet applications. This title covers such topics as: creating applications for Windows XP; writing and testing Visual Basic .N ET code; accessing external databases; and, developing Internet applications.

This book is suitable for students of both AS and A2 Computing and ICT who need to create their own programs as part of their course requirements. The book assumes no prior knowledge either of programming or Visual Basic. It covers all of the basic skills needed to start using VB effectively, working through to the more advanced requirements of A2 projects.Featuring: key concepts - introduced ...

VHDL, the IEEE standard hardware description language for describing digital electronic systems, allows engineers to describe the structure and specify the function of a digital system. This work presents the description language and builds a modeling methodology based on successful software engineering techniques.

Combines a description of the language, including its predefined libraries, with an in-depth study of a number of areas of particular interest such as object-oriented techniques or concurrency. This book includes examples showing how the numerous features of Ada can be made to work together in practical situations.

Visual Basic (VB) is a Microsoft-developed programming environment in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in BASIC. This book offers coverage of topics such as programmatic encryption and other .NET security features.

The Verilog Programming Language Interface is a powerful feature of the Verilog standard. This book serves as both a user's guide for learning the Verilog PLI, and as a comprehensive reference manual on the Verilog PLI standard. It covers the enhancements added in the IEEE 1364-2001 Verilog standard ( Verilog-2001 ). It also includes a CD.

Windows PowerShell 2 is the scripting language that enables automation within the Windows operating system. This book covers various features of Windows PowerShell 2 in an easy-to-follow format. It covers script debugging improvements, the ability to invoke commands remotely, and the user interface.

The IEEE 1364-2001 standard, nicknamed 'Verilog-2001', is the first update to the Verilog language since its inception in 1984. This book presents 45 enhancements contained in Verilog-2001 standard. It describes ANSI C style port declarations for modules, primitives, tasks and functions; and, automatic tasks and functions.

For introductory courses in Visual Basic Programming, offered in departments of Information Technology, Computer Science or Business. Merging the concept of a lab manual with that of a conventional textbook, the Deitels have crafted an innovative approach that enables students to learn programming while having a mentor-like book by their side. This best-seller blends the Deitel signature Live-Code

Aimed at first year engineering students and practicing engineers, this book teaches the Fortran 95/2003 programming language, structured programming techniques, and programming practice. It includes explanations of Fortran syntax and programming procedures, and also explanations about how to understand code written for older versions of Fortran.

Curses is a UNIX library of functions for controlling a terminal's display screen from a C program. This handbook helps you make use of the curses library.