Why should a Java developer learn about functional programming (FP)? After all, hasn’t functional programming been safely hidden in academia for decades? Isn’t objectoriented programming (OOP) all we really need? This book explains why functional programming has become an important tool for the challenges of our time and how...

With the overall complexity involved in creating games becoming exceedingly difficult and expensive with every successive console generation, many game developers have turned to middleware engines, such as the CryENGINE, that offer a complete pipeline for the game development process. CryENGINE is a perfect fit for most developers as it...

Mathematics and mathematical modelling are of central importance in computer science. For this reason the teaching concepts of mathematics in computer science have to be constantly reconsidered, and the choice of material and the motivation have to be adapted. This applies in particular to mathematical analysis, whose significance has to be...

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The success of the World Wide Web depends on the ability of users to store, process and retrieve digital information regardless of distance boundaries, languages and domains of knowledge. The universality and flexibility of the World Wide Web have also enabled the rapid growth of a variety of new services and applications based on...

The single most comprehensive and engaging volume on film editing. Reisz and Millar introduce readers to every aspect of the editor's craft, providing a concise history of editing and...

Yowza! The point I'm trying to get across is this. The broader mobile and device industry has finally gone mainstream. Why...

FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING is an important paradigm of programming that looks back on a long history. The subject has always been very relevant to people who teach others how to program — the clean and logical concepts of functional programming lend themselves especially well to teaching. Certain industries that use computers and self...

Welcome to the world of Microsoft Word 2010. This new Picture Yourself book from Cengage Learning will help you use the many and varied features of one of Microsoft’s most popular products—Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Microsoft Word 2010 is a powerful word processing program that will take your...

"The first step in securing the Smart Grid is to fully understand the threat landscape. This book provides both a timely and relevant overview of the subject - a must-read for anyone responsible for securing the grid as well as consumers looking to implement the technology!."-- Dr. Patrick Engebretson, Assistant Professor of...

You may be wondering why we chose a photo of astronauts working in space on the Space Station for the cover. We actually chose it for several reasons. Obviously, it is very exciting; in fact, space represents the most exciting frontier for the entire world! In addition, much of the station itself consists of all kinds of circuits! One...