Apress - Practical Ruby for System Administration

Ruby
has set the world on fire, proving itself a serious challenger to Perl
and Python in all spheres. In particular, more and more people are
discovering that Ruby's flexibility, superb feature set, and gentle
learning curve make it a natural choice for system administration
tasks, from the humblest server to the largest enterprise deployment.

Within the pages of Practical Ruby for System Administration,
you'll learn the Ruby way to construct files, tap into clouds of data,
build domain-specific languages, perform network traffic analysis, and
more.

Based on author André Ben Hamou's own experiences working as a
system administrator, this book will help you pick up practical tips on
Ruby coding style, learn how to analyze and improve script performance,
and make use of no-nonsense advice on scripting workflow, including
testing and documentation.

Above all, you'll come to appreciate the sheer power of Ruby and the hundreds of benefits it offers for system administration.
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Apress - Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional

Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional is the most comprehensive book on Python ever written. Based on Practical Python,
this newly revised book is both an introduction and practical reference
for a swath of Python-related programming topics, including addressing
language internals, database integration, network programming, and web
services. Advanced topics, such as extending Python and
packaging/distributing Python applications, are also covered.

Ten different projects illustrate the concepts introduced in the
book. You will learn how to create a P2P file-sharing application and a
web-based bulletin board, and how to remotely edit web-based documents
and create games.
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Jython for Java Programmers

This book will help Java developers to increase application development
and deployment, thus optimizing their overall efficiency.

A brief
introduction is provided that shows the differences between Java and
Jython, important to include so that the reader will have a better
understanding of why their union is beneficial.

The remainder
of the book teaches, through examples, how to use Jython. Intended for
an experienced Java developer, this book assumes you understand the
fundamentals to programming (i.e. loop statements, if.then, etc.). So,
page space is focused on utilizing Jython with Java by covering the
following: extending Python with java classes, modules, compiling,
interpreters, design integration, etc.

The partner site at http://www.newriders.com contains all code and applications developed in the book.

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APRESS - Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005

Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 is
the third edition of Scot Hillier's market-leading SharePoint book. The
new version includes extensive updates from the previous editions, with
a complete focus on SharePoint 2007 and its integration with the 2007
Microsoft Office System. This edition also features new approaches for
using SharePoint to improve business efficiency, plus new workflow
solutions for SharePoint and BizTalk, as well as a brand new chapter on
building a SharePoint solution from start to finish.

With this book, you'll gain intermediate-level guidance to design
and deploy business solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint 2007
technologies. Hillier carefully defines the business cases and
scenarios for these new technologies.

He reviews the installation,
configuration, and administration of business solutions based on
Microsoft SharePoint technologies, and provides programming
instruction, guidance, and examples for custom web parts and solutions.

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Core Web Programming (2nd Edition) Volumes I & II

Every Web developer needs to understand three core technologies: HTML 4, Java 2/J2EE, and JavaScript. Now, you can learn them all in one book: Core Web Programming, Second Edition, the ultimate Web development resource for experienced programmers!

Writing for experienced programmers, Marty Hall begins with detailed, practical coverage of HTML 4 -- from the fundamentals to Cascading Style Sheets, Dynamic HTML, and beyond. Next, Hall shows programmers how to use Java as the base language for Web programming, and integrate other keytechnologies as needed.

Along the way, Hall presents Web-focused coverage of Swing, Java threads, I/O, network programming on both clients and servers, HTTP, servlets, JavaServer Pages, and the latest version of JavaScript -- everything you need to know to build the most effective Web applications possible.

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