Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Programming
This is a fairly good book. It's not an IDE extensive guide as I had expected, but is great for introducing newcomers who wish to elevate into expert... more »
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The Passionate Programmer Book Review
Earlier this year, I've been given the chance to read any book of my choice from the Pragmatic Programmer bookshelf and write a quick review. Being so... more »
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Book Giveaway & Exclusive Chapter Download: Flex 3 in Action
DZone and Manning Publications have partnered to bring you an exclusive chapter from 'Flex 3 in Action' (by Tariq Ahmed). This chapter covers... more »
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Apache Hadoop: The Definitive Guide Book Review
If you are a Java developer interested in learning about how to effectively deal with massive amounts of data, MapReduce for the Cloud, and the Apache... more »
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Refactoring: Introduce Local Extension in Ruby
I was recently reading Martin Fowler's Refactoring. While I was reading Introduce Local Extension (p. 164) all I could think of was how simple it is... more »
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Book Giveaway & Exclusive Chapter Download: Agile Coaching
Sometimes you’ll be introducing new Agile practices; other times you’ll be helping a team fine-tune its process. Either way, you need to lead the team... more »
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JavaFX in Action
Well organized, JavaFX in Action enables beginners, as well as experienced developers from any language background, to immediately hit the ground... more »
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Seam 2.x Web Development
Very good book for beginners to Seam who are looking for lots of examples and a quick overview. Not recommeded for advanced Seam users, they may want... more »
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Ruby Mastery: The Most Important Chapter You Can Read on Ruby
There are a decent number of books out there on Ruby. In my mind I consider Chapter 11 of The Ruby Way, 2nd Edition the most important chapter you can... more »
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Programming Scala: Tackle Multi-Core Complexity on the Java Virtual Machine
This book has practically no caveats. However, perhaps the subtitle "Tackle Multicore Complexity on the Java Virtual Machine" is a little bit... more »
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
“Programmers are craftspeople trained to use a certain set of tools (editors, object managers, version trackers) to generate a certain kind of product... more »
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Book Review: Oracle 10g/11g Data and Database Management Utilities
This book should be on the shelf of all Oracle Database professionals. It covers all of the Oracle 10g/11g utilities. A must have in my opinion.
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Stretching Stripes: One Parameter, Endless Possibilities
I wrote an article for PragPub magazine, which is published in the November issue. It talks about the awesome power of the Stripes extension... more »
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Code Craft: The Practive Of Writing Excellent Code
Review of this book that tells you how to produce bug-less code and work in a team.
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Agile Methods are Disruptive
What does agile methods and disruptive technologies have in common? They might have more to do with each other than you first think. A successful... more »
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The Definitive Guide to Terracotta: Cluster the JVM for Spring, Hibernate and POJO Scalability
This book covers many topics with Terracotta Clustering and Grid Computing for server side, along with concrete theory and a good amount of code with... more »
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Domain-Specific Modeling
Domain-specific modeling (DSM) is an approach articulated around three elements: a specific modeling language, code generation and a domain framework.... more »
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Non-programming books for Programmers
I started this blog as an outlet for the neglected parts of my brain not devoted to technology - a place to write about books, sociology, economics,... more »
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Making a book on 7 languages in 7 weeks
I’ve signed up to write a book for the Pragmatic Press called Seven Languages in Seven Weeks. The languages are set now. They are: * Ruby ... more »
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Review for Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development by Erik Weibust
Read this review for Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development written by Erik Weibust on JavaBooks.org
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Book Review: Modular Java
Are you looking for a fun-to-read introduction to OSGi? Do you want to know what all the fuss about Spring is all about - well this book is just what... more »
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Choosing a Web CMS
Confused about which Web CMS to use? Here's a tutorial which will help you examine which CMS could be right for you. It can help you perform... more »
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PHP Team Development
This is a review of the PHP Team Development book. If you are looking to put some more structure in your development process and either are in a... more »
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7 Lessons for Software Developers from Heinlein
Robert Heinlein wasn't really a programmer, of course. But in his writing career he said or wrote several things (in his own voice or that of a... more »
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Choosing an Open Source CMS: Beginner's Guide
Are you sure you have chosen the right CMS? Are you overwhelmed by the many Open Source CMSs available online? Each of these CMSs has its unique... more »
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