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Visual Basic, one of the most popular programming languages with more than 6 million developers, has released the 2005 version, which expands on the functionality and flexibility of its framework - .NET 3. 0.

A guide to Ruby that provides coverage of versions 1.8 and 1.9 of the language. It explains the language from the bottom up: from lexical and syntactic structure to datatypes to expressions and statements and on through methods, blocks, lambdas, closures, classes and modules.

Lets you have access to various aspects of the C# programming language at hand. This title features detailed code samples, which offer a quick and easy way to help you refresh your understanding of important concepts.

Perl is the most popular web programming language, and is widely known as the duct-tape of the Internet . Perl 6 has been in beta for years; however, the beta is widely used on a day to day basis. The Perl Phrasebook provides the experienced working person the essentials they need to improve or build their skills in Perl programming. It is full of the common and everyday code phrases needed by

Suitable for those new to programming and wants to learn the basics of Visual Basic. This book covers getting started with the featured Starter Kits , learning practical programming , and developing applications. It also shows how to use VB Express Edition with database and Web Programming.

Designed for use in either a one- or two-semester advanced data structures course, this text covers fundamental structures and data types, and features implementations presented in C++. Using clear explanations and examples, the book presents an overview of main memory and file-based structures, with an emphasis on files and persistent structures.

Aims to help you learn the basics of the Visual C# environment and build working programs. This book helps you discover the advanced features of the C# programming language and the Visual C# tool. Providing a foundation to grow and develop your C# programming skills, this book is useful in professional setting or personal projects.

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.

Prepares you to program in C#, and provides the necessary background information on how the .NET architecture works. This book provides examples of applications that use a variety of related technologies, including database access, dynamic web pages, advanced graphics, and directory access.

Demonstrates how to use Python as a serious Windows development tool. The book addresses all the basic technolgies for common integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code needed to glue things together.

This new edition of Murach's classic 'CICS Programmer's Desk Reference' is updated throughout to present both the latest versions of CICS and the latest CICS programming practices. An easy-to-use CICS command reference makes up the bulk of the book. But there is also new or expanded material on CICS program design, creating HTML documents from BMS mapsets for web-based CICS applications, defining

Visual Basic 6 Database Programming For Dummies provides programmers and developers with a fun, how-to- hands-on understanding of database creation, integration, and management using Visual Basic 6.

Describes two languages, Fortran 95 and Fortran 2003. This title is suitable for new and existing users of Fortran, and for those involved in scientific and numerical computing. It is also useful as a textbook for teaching and as a handy reference for practitioners.

Suitable for C programmers, this book takes them through the entire development cycle of a C program - designing and developing the program, writing source code, compiling the code, linking the code to create the executable programs, debugging, and deployment.

Acting as a tutorial and reference for the .NET Compact Framework (CF). Drawing upon the authors' research and experience with the members of the Microsoft .NET CF team, this book shows you how CF programming is done in C#. It also shows how you can transfer your skills and code to the Pocket PC 2003 and other mobile and embedded smart devices.

Second edition. This completely revised bestseller is the fastest and easiest way to learn Python.

This book provides an introduction to the use of Delphi Version 3/4 in developing programs. Integrated throughout are internet links which point to areas where Delphi components can be downloaded from, and tutorial questions, many with template answers.

Ruby 1.9 is the latest version of Ruby. It has many compelling features, including multinationalization support, new block scoping, and better performance. At the same time, the current Ruby 1.8 is still being maintained and is widely used.

An introduction to C# - suitable for intermediate/advanced courses. It covers areas such as object-orientation, component technology, threading, exception handling, reflection, COM interoperability as well as the novel features of C# such as properties, indexers, events, delegates and attributes.