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Artificial Intelligence
Compiler Development
Computer Graphics
Databases
Documentation Writing
Fiction
File Systems
Formal Methods
General Programming & Algorithms
Hardware Programming
Human-Computer Interfaces
Magazines & Journals
Memory Management
Object Orientation
Operating Systems
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Uncategorised Technology
Web/Internet Development
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Artificial Intelligence
| Title: | Artificial Intelligence (2nd Ed.) |
| Authors: | Elaine Rich & Kevin Knight |
| Pub: | McGraw Hill (1991) |
| ISBN: | 0070522634 |
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I've not read this one cover-to-cover by any means, but it's explained
what I wanted to know clearly and simply whenever I've looked something
up in it. Always seems to have had enough detail, and you've got
exercises at the end of chapters.
Greg
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Compiler Development
| Title: | Modern Compiler Implementation in C |
| Author: | Andrew W. Appel |
| Pub: | Cambridge University Press (1998) |
| ISBN: | 052158390X |
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Available with ML or Java as the application language. Should be used in
conjunction with another compilers book as some things are left out or are
just briefly covered. Has chapters covering OO and functional languages.
Luke A. Guest
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| Title: | Project Oberon: The Design of an Operating System and Compiler |
| Authors: | N. Wirth, J.Gutknecht |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1992) |
| ISBN: | 0201544288 |
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Computer Graphics
| Title: | Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition in C) |
| Authors: | Foley, Van Dam, Feiner, Hughes, Phillips |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1996?) |
| ISBN: | 0201848406 |
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| Title: | Computer Graphics: Principle and Practice (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | Foley, Van Dam, Feiner, Hughes |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1990) |
| ISBN: | 0201121107 (unavailable on Amazon) |
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(About the C edition...)
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This book is fantastic for anyone wanting deeper understanding/information
on all aspects of Computer Graphics, from 2D and 3D primitives, raytracing,
radiosity rendering, to user interface methodologies. (look & feel, not
I/O) It covers many different topics, including underlying hardware
concepts, interface techniques, UI design considerations, rendering
techniques, image processing, and others. This edition (I have the 1st
edition) includes considerable example code in C to accompany many
subjects.
Joel NewKirk
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(About the Pascal edition...)
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The bible of computer graphics. I bought this for the computer graphics
module at university, and built a simple raytracing system as part of my
final year work using this book almost exclusively. The book covers pretty
much everything you need to know about 2D and 3D graphics, user interfaces,
image processing, hardware and software, and advanced topics - all building
from the ground up. Everything is illustrated with plenty of source code and
diagrams. Also includes a handy crash course on most of the maths involved.
John Chandler
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| Title: | Graphic Gems |
| Author: | A.S. Glassner |
| Pub: | Academic Press Inc. (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0122861663 (out of print) |
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| Title: | Graphics Gems II |
| Author: | J. Arvo |
| Pub: | AP Professional (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0120644819 (out of print) |
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| Title: | Graphics Gems III (IBM Version) |
| Author: | D. Kirk |
| Pub: | Academic Press Inc. (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0124096735 (out of print) |
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| Title: | Graphics Gems IV (IBM Version) |
| Author: | P. Heckbert |
| Pub: | Academic Press Inc. (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0123361559 |
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Databases
| Title: | Modern Database Management (4th Edition) |
| Author: | F.R. McFadden, J.A. Hoffer |
| Pub: | Benjamin/Cummings (1991) |
| ISBN: | 0805360476 (out of print?) |
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| Title: | Modern Database Management (5th Edition) |
| Authors: | F.R. McFadden, J.A. Hoffer, M.B. Prescott |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0805360549 |
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Absolutely huge, and plenty of detail, but it shows its age a little -
the example DMBS used is dBase IV or Paradox. Still, the info's in
there. My only real complaint was that it seemed to be aimed at pretty
raw beginners - I had a reasonable understanding of the subject before
coming to the book and found it glacially slow going. Still, the
information was there, assuming I had the patience to read enough to
find it.
Greg
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Documentation Writing
| Title: | Report Writing (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | Joan Van Emden & Jennifer Easteal |
| Pub: | McGraw-Hill (1993) |
| ISBN: | 0077076060 |
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| Title: | Report Writing |
| Authors: | Joan Van Emden & Jennifer Easteal |
| Pub: | Stanley Thornes (1995) |
| ISBN: | 074871894X (unavailable on Amazon) |
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Fiction
| Title: | Snow Crash |
| Author: | Neal Stephenson |
| Pub: | Roc (1992) |
| ISBN: | 0140232923 (unavailable on Amazon) |
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| Title: | Snow Crash (reissue edition) |
| Author: | Neal Stephenson |
| Pub: | Bantam Spectra (1993) |
| ISBN: | 0553562614 |
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One of the most enjoyable books ever written, IMHO. This is cyberpunk fiction
for the programmer - unlike Gibson, Neal Stephenson knows his hacker lore.
Funny and intelligent, with a great story which doesn't take itself too
seriously - plus some of the best visions of technology in the near future,
which is why it's on the list...
John Chandler
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File Systems
| Title: | File Systems |
| Author: | T.R. Harbron |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1988) |
| ISBN: | ? |
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Formal Methods
| Title: | Formal Specification and Documentation Using Z : A Case Study Approach |
| Author: | J. Bowen |
| Pub: | International Thomson Publishing (1996) |
| ISBN: | 1850322309 |
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Again, my judgement here is going to be clouded by the fact I don't like
the underlying subject :) It's a decent enough text though, the guy who
wrote it was, at time of writing, Chairman of the Z user group and it's
got plenty of examples of Z in action. Try having a look at
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/usres/jonathan.bowen/zbook.html
Greg
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General Programming & Algorithms
| Title: | The Art of Computer Programming Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms (3rd Edition) |
| Author: | D. Knuth |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0201896834 |
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| Title: | The Art of Computer Programming Volumes 1-3 (Boxed Set) |
| Author: | D. Knuth |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0201485419 |
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| Title: | Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Ada |
| Author: | Mark Allen Weiss |
| Pub: | The Benjamin/Cummings publishing company, Inc (1993) |
| ISBN: | 0805390553 |
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Available with C as the source language. A must for any programmers.
Luke A. Guest
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| Title: | Data Structures and Algorithms with Modula-2 |
| Authors: | P.J. Gabrini, B.L. Kurtz |
| Pub: | D.C.Heath (1992) |
| ISBN: | 0669123048 (Out of Stock) |
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Although probably not the best textbook ever written on the subject of
algorithms, it did provide a very useful book during my first year at
university - primarily as a refresher to some topics, and an introduction
to others. While the source code is in Modula-2, a quick quide is provided and
everything should be recognisable to programmers of Pascal, C, etc. Background
knowledge requirements are minimal as this is really a text for the novice
programmer. Subjects are broken down into theory and practice, rounded off with
a fully worked example to illustrate the subject in-depth. Covers topics such as
abstract data types, searching/sorting, algorithm analysis, arrays, lists, trees,
stacks/queues, hashes, strings and even graphs and sets. Examples included on a
floppy disk (what, no CD-ROM??? *grin*).
John Chandler
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| Title: | Introduction to Functional Programming |
| Authors: | Richard Bird, Philip Wadler |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1988) |
| ISBN: | 0134841972 (out of print) |
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A slightly odd text. I came across it in the contest of learning the
functional programming language Miranda (sorry, I don't know of any URLs
you could look up though I think it's run by Canterbury University so
try http://www.cant.ac.uk/ ?) and, while it's useable for that, it's
teaching functional programming as an abstract concept rather than
teaching any one language. It's very close to Miranda, but not quite
identical (though an appendix on Miranda is supplied).
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My feelings here are always going to be coloured by a strong dislike for
Miranda, but it's probably pretty good if you want to learn about a new
programming paradigm and not just stick with imperative languages
forever. I'm no fan, but it's worth knowing about it!
Greg
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| Title: | Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming |
| Author: | M. Ben-Ari |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1990) |
| ISBN: | 013711821X (Out of Stock) |
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| Title: | Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) |
| Author: | J.L. Bentley |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1999) |
| ISBN: | 0201657880 |
| URL: | http://www.programmingpearls.com/ |
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A fascinating collection of Jon Bentley's essays for 'Communications of the ACM',
covering creativity and insight as tools to supplement the more formal engineering
processes required to write solid, efficient code. Highly readible no matter what
your level of programming skill, clear, with a practical, real-life basis to each
topic. This book really encourages clear and creative programming - a valuable
addition to any programmer's library.
John Chandler
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Hardware Programming
| Title: | Master Class Assembler |
| Authors: | I. Chebotko, P. Kalatchin, Y. Kiselev, K. Malakhov, P. Kalachin, S. Shkredov |
| Pub: | Wrox Press (1994) |
| ISBN: | 1874416346 |
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Review of Assembly Language, Programming Intel 80386/80486 Processors,
Fundamental System Programming Techniques, Disassembly, Writing Device Drivers,
Interfacing to Other Devices, Interfacing to ISA Bus Devices, Programming Sound,
Low-Level Disk Techniques, Data Compression Techniques, PC Video Architecture,
Advanced Video Techniques, Memory Under 1Mb, Memory Above 1Mb, Programming in
Protected Mode, Practical Protected Mode Programming, Viruses and Antiviruses,
Pentium Programming, Assembly Language Libraries, Advanced Assembly Language
Techniques, Assembly Language Optimizations
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| Title: | Microprocessor Systems: An Introduction |
| Author: | R.J. Mitchell |
| Pub: | Macmillan (1995) |
| ISBN: | 0333641906 (unavailable on Amazon) |
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Like it says, a pretty basic introduction to microprocessor systems :)
Covers a little softwatre, but it's mostly concerned with hardware -
specifically the 8051, MC68020 and STE bus. Written mainly around the
course the author teaches at Reading University to first year
Cybernetics students - see http://www.cyber.rdg.ac.uk/
Greg
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Human-Computer Interfaces
| Title: | The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design |
| Author: | B. Laurel |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1990) |
| ISBN: | 0201517973 |
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| Title: | Artificial Reality |
| Author: | M.W. Krueger |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1982) |
| ISBN: | ? (out of print) |
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| Title: | Artificial Reality II |
| Author: | M.W. Krueger |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1991) |
| ISBN: | 0201522608 |
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(About the 1st Edition)
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The 'father of VR' describes his art projects during the 60s and 70s using
computer technology to produce interactive environments (now known as virtual
reality).
John Chandler
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(About the 2nd Edition)
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An overhauled version of Artificial Reality, including projects originally presented
in theory, but now described in practice. This book also offers an interesting look at
the theory and practice of not just virtual reality, but also the broader issue of
human-computer interfaces and interaction.
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| Article: | Responsive Environments |
| Author: | M.W. Krueger |
| Pages: | pp.473-486 |
| Book: | Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings |
| Authors: | K. Stiles, P. Selz |
| Pub: | University of California Press (1996) |
| ISBN: | 0520202538 |
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A good summary of the work featured in his 'Artificial Reality' book.
John Chandler
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Magazines & Journals
Memory Management
| Article: | Virtual Memory |
| Author: | P.J. Denning |
| Pages: | pp.153-189 |
| Journal: | Computing Surveys (Vol. 2, Sept. 1970) |
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Object Orientation
| Title: | Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software |
| Authors: | Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides, Booch |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0201633612 |
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| Title: | Object Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications (2nd Ed.) |
| Author: | Grady Booch |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1994) |
| ISBN: | 0805353402 |
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| Title: | Object Oriented Software Construction (2nd Edition) |
| Author: | Bertrand Meyer |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0136291554 |
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| Title: | Object Technology: A Manager's Guide |
| Author: | David Taylor |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0201309947 |
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| Title: | Working With Objects: The OOram Software Engineering Model |
| Author: | T. Reenskaug, P. Wold, O. Lehne |
| Pub: | Manning Publications (1996) |
| ISBN: | ? (Out of Print) |
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Operating Systems
| Title: | Beginning Linux Programming (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | R. Stones, N. Matthew |
| Pub: | Wrox Press (1999) |
| ISBN: | 1861002971 |
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Perhaps not a book directly relevant to KOSH, except hosted on a UNIX
OS, but still a good title to take a look at. This book is serving as a
refresher to my UNIX hacking days at university. It's certainly a thick book
and certainly provides an equally broad overview of the languages, libraries,
APIs and technologies involved in Linux and UNIX in general. Shell programming
to Gnome and X11, Tcl to Curses, Perl to POSIX threads, debugging tools and
development environments. As recommended by Slashdot.org, which can't be bad. :-)
John Chandler
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| Title: | Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System |
| Author: | R. Burgess |
| Pub: | ? |
| ISBN: | ? (out of print) |
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| Title: | Modern Operating Systems |
| Author: | A.S. Tanenbaum |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1992) |
| ISBN: | 0135881870 |
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| Title: | Operating Systems Concepts (5th Ed.) |
| Authors: | Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Gavin |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0201591138 |
| URL: | http://www.awl.com/cseng/ |
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Nice book. No-one seems quite sure why there's cartoon dinosaurs on the
cover, but never mind :) Gives plenty of examples, covers more topics
than I've felt the need to look at and gives detailed case studies of
Berkeley 4.3BSD, Linux and Windows NT. Mach, MS-DOS, Solaris 2, Windows,
OS/2, MacOS, VMS and TOPS-20 are all discussed as well. At time of
publishing, a companion mailinglist was in existence - subscription is
by mailing avi@bell-labs.com indicating your name, affiliation and
e-mail address. For more info, visit
http://www.awl.com/cseng/books/osc5e
Greg
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| Title: | Operating Systems Design and Implementation (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | A.S. Tanenbaum, A.S. Woodhull |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0136386776 |
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The book that started off Linus Torvalds. Tanenbaum's book is an excellent
introduction to OS development, easy to read with good examples and a CD-ROM
packed with the binaries and source code to a complete UNIX clone called
MINIX. Good coverage is given to the history behind operating systems,
processes, I/O, memory management and file systems supported with practical
reference to the MINIX source. Comes with an excellent bibliography too.
John Chandler
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| Title: | POSIX Programmer's Guide |
| Author: | Donald Lewine |
| Pub: | O'Reilly (1991) |
| ISBN: | 0937175730 |
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| Title: | Project Oberon: The Design of an Operating System and Compiler |
| Authors: | N. Wirth, J.Gutknecht |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1992) |
| ISBN: | 0201544288 |
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| Title: | QNX Operating System - System Architecture |
| Authors: | ? |
| Pub: | QNX (?) |
| ISBN: | N/A |
| URL: | http://www.qnx.com/literature/index.html |
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I received this book when I requested information from QNX. It is a very
good overview of how QNX functions, how its microkernel is organized,
messaging, filesystem, process management, scheduling, networking, etc. No
ISBN or anything, it is availalbe (AFAIK) only direct form QNX. It was
free, btw, along with the 1.44 web demo disk, Photon MicroGUI info, and
much more. I 'applied' online for an information package, and I sure got
it! Probably the most useful 150-page reference I've seen. The cover
letter says, in part, "Many thanks for your interest in the QNX In-Hand
Toolkit and for taking the time to fill out our questionnaire. In addition
to what you requested, we've included information on the QNX realtime OS,
the Photon microGUI, and so on."
Joel NewKirk
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Programming Languages
| Title: | Beginning Java 2 |
| Author: | Ivor Horton |
| Pub: | Wrox Press (1999) |
| ISBN: | 1861002238 |
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| Title: | The C Programing Language (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | B.W. Kernighan, D.M. Ritchie |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0131103628 |
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| Title: | C++ Primer |
| Authors: | S. Lippmann, J. Lajoie |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0201824701 |
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| Title: | The C++ Programming Language (3rd Edition) |
| Author: | Bjarne Stroustrup |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0201889544 |
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| Title: | Delphi Nuts and Bolts (2nd Edition) |
| Author: | G. Cornwell, T. Strain, C.S. Horstmann |
| Pub: | Osborne McGraw-Hill (1996) |
| ISBN: | 0078822033 |
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Not really my cup of tea. Like it says, it's for experienced programmers
not beginners, but I can't see many experienced programmers using it
seriously. It's only 376 pages long and I quickly found it wanting as a
reference text and needed to look elsewhere. It's probably OK for
getting you introduced to the language, but I had a two-term course to
do that for me, and this book added little to that. Worth noting that it
only covers versions 1 and 2, though a later edition may be available by
now, I haven't checked.
Greg
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| Title: | Eiffel: The Language |
| Author: | Bertrand Meyer |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1990) |
| ISBN: | 0132479257 |
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| Title: | Java in a Nutshell (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | D. Flanagan |
| Pub: | O'Reilly (1997) |
| ISBN: | 156592262X |
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Another O'Reilly zero-nonsense nutshell guide, aimed at real programmers who
want to get stuck in with the minimum fuss. As well as an overview of the
language and a quick tutorial aimed at C programmers, the book provides a
comprehensive reference guide to Java 1.1 (with a section dedicated to Java
1.0 programmers upgrading to 1.1). Easy to read, informative and packed with
pretty much everything you need to learn, program and explore Java.
John Chandler
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| Title: | The Java Programming Language |
| Authors: | K. Arnold, J. Gosling |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | 0201310066 |
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| Title: | A Little Smalltalk |
| Author: | Timothy Budd |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1997) |
| ISBN: | ? |
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| Title: | Mastering Delphi |
| Author: | M. Cantu |
| Pub: | Sybex (1995) |
| ISBN: | 0782117392 (out of print) |
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| Title: | Mastering Delphi 4 |
| Author: | M. Cantu |
| Pub: | Sybex (?) |
| ISBN: | 0782123503 |
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Only covers version 1, but it's superb. The best thing I can say about
this book is that it sits on my shelf next to the Borland manuals and I
use this as the reference, not them. Absolutely huge, packed with well
explained example programs which are all on CD for reference, both as
source and binary. Seriously, it's brilliant.
Greg
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| Title: | Programming Perl (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | Wall, Christiansen, Schwartz |
| Pub: | O'Reilly (1996) |
| ISBN: | 1565921496 |
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The ultimate Perl resource. Written by the creator of Perl and backed up with
a comprehensive Perl overview, tutorial and reference section this contains
everything to get the most out of this incredibly versatile language. I learnt
to program in Perl over a weekend thanks to this book - you can too.
John Chandler
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| Title: | Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence (2nd Edition) |
| Author: | Ivan Bratko |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1990) |
| ISBN: | 0201416069 |
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Excellent introduction to the Prolog language, if obviously a text book for
students. Clear and concise, you don't need any programming experience - in
fact, with Prolog you're almost recommended NOT to have prior experience of
any procedural language. Worth a look for inspiration on task-oriented and
intelligent methods of programming.
John Chandler
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| Title: | Tcl and the Tk Toolkit |
| Author: | J.K. Ousterhout |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1994) |
| ISBN: | 020163337X |
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Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a scripting language originally designed to be
embedded into applications to provide scripting services. Tk (Toolkit) is a GUI
control and development language offshoot of Tcl that can be used to write GUIs
quickly and easily. The book is written by Tcl's creator, and gives a comprehensive
overview of this simple, yet powerful, language. The book is quite expensive, and
not particularly well illustrated, but the content makes up for this - it's broken
down into useful areas, hits the appropriate level of technical detail for a given
topic, and can be easily used as a reference book. Particular emphasis is given on
Tcl's embeddable nature, with lots about adding Tcl and Tk to applications written
in C.
John Chandler
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| Title: | Smalltalk, Objects, and Design |
| Author: | Chamond Liu |
| Pub: | Manning Publications (1996) |
| ISBN: | ? |
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| Title: | Teach Yourself Java 1.2 In 21 Days |
| Author: | ? |
| Pub: | Sams (?) |
| ISBN: | ? (Out of Stock) |
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| Title: | Teach Yourself Java 2 In 21 Days |
| Authors: | Laura Lemay, Rogers Cadenhead |
| Pub: | Sams (1999) |
| ISBN: | 0672316382 |
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| Title: | Thinking in Java |
| Author: | ? |
| Pub: | Prentice-Hall (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0136597238 |
| URL: | http://www.bruceeckel.com/javabook.html |
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I came across a few references to this book in my quest for Java. I
downloaded it, and have almost completed printing out all 850 or so
pages. It is highly recommended, and from what I've seen of it so far I
would agree. It is available in printed form, or can be downloaded in its
entirety from this site or a mirror. There are also several other
resources available at his site...
Joel Newkirk
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Software Engineering
| Title: | Anti-Patterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis |
| Authors: | Brown, Malveau, McCormick, Mowbray |
| Pub: | John Wiley & Sons (1998) |
| ISBN: | 0471197130 |
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| Title: | Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change |
| Author: | Kent Beck |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (199) |
| ISBN: | 0201616416 |
| URL: | http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ExtremeProgramming |
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Kent Beck's eXtreme Programming eXplained provides an intriguing high-level overview of the author's
Extreme Programming (XP) software development methodology. Written for IS managers, project leaders, or
programmers, this guide provides a glimpse at the principles behind XP and its potential advantages for small- to
mid-size software development teams.
Aaron Digulla
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| Title: | Principles of Software Engineering Management |
| Author: | Thomas Gilb |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1988) |
| ISBN: | 0201192462 |
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| Title: | Software Engineering (5th Edition) |
| Authors: | I. Sommerville |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1995) |
| ISBN: | 0201427656 |
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A comprehensive book providing a concise introduction to the principles of
Software Engineering. Highly readable, if a little skimpy on certain details.
Some source code examples are provided in ADA, but these should be understood
by anyone with even basic knowledge of a high-level language like C or Pascal.
(A quick guide to ADA is provided, however). Topics are too numerous to
mention, but the book splits itself into five parts covering Specification,
Design, Programming Techniques & Tools, Validation, and Management.
John Chandler
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| Title: | Software Inspection |
| Author: | Gilb, Graham, Finzi |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley (1993) |
| ISBN: | 0201631814 |
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Uncategorised Technology
| Title: | The Unicode Standard, Version 2.0 |
| Author: | Unicode Consortium |
| Pub: | Addison-Wesley |
| ISBN: | 0201483459 |
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Web/Internet Development
| Title: | Webmaster in a Nutshell (2nd Edition) |
| Authors: | S.Spainhour, R. Eckstein |
| Pub: | O'Reilly (1999) |
| ISBN: | 1565923251 |
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O'Reilly's comprehensive quick reference guide to assorted web technologies.
While the second edition drops the Perl quick reference, it updates the book
significantly managing to cram everything you could need for day-to-day web
development - from client to server applications. HTML 4.0, CSS, XML, JavaScript,
CGI and Perl (CGI.pm or mod_perl), PHP, HTTP, Apache server configuration, and a
quick guide to tuning your webserver and website. A version of the book for WinNT
users is also available.
John Chandler
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