Over the pasi decade, there have been several shifts in the way compilers are
built. New kinds of programming languages are being used: object-oriented
languages with dynamic methods, functional languages with nested scope
and first-class function closures; and many of these languages require garbage
collection. New machines have...
Macromedia introduced Flex in 2004 so that developers could write web applications for the
nearly ubiquitous Flash platform. These applications benefited from the improved design,
usability, and portability that Flex made possible, dramatically changing the user experience.
These features are a cornerstone of Web 2.0, a new generation...
We are excited to publish the third edition of Ethics in Information Technology. This new
edition builds on the success of the previous editions and meets the need for a resource that
helps readers understand many of the legal, ethical, and societal issues associated with IT.
We have responded to the feedback from our first and second...
Neural Networks started as an academic discipline over 50 years ago with the publication by McCulloch and Pitts of their famous result that any logical problem can be solved by a suitable network composed of so-called binary decision nodes. These are processors which make the simplest possible decision, that is, whether or not to respond to a...
Elements of Artificial Neural Networks provides a clearly organized general introduction, focusing on a broad range of algorithms, for students and others who want to use neural networks rather than simply study them.The authors, who have been developing and team teaching the material in a one-semester course over the past six years, describe...
Social media can be an incredibly powerful marketing tool that brings a company or organization huge rewards. But for beginners in this new world, the potential risks are also high. Consumers are particularly passionate in the online world; the most active social networkers are poised to be your brand's gushing fans—or your most...
The Only Definitive Guide to New State-of-the-Art Techniques in Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Recently, powerful innovations in intrusion detection and prevention have evolved in response to emerging threats and changing business environments....
Industry pundits love drama. New products don’t build on the status quo
to make things better. They “revolutionize” or, better yet, define a “new
paradigm.” And, of course, given the way technology evolves, the results
rarely are as dramatic as the pundits make it seem.
This book is an annotated version of the C# Language Standard, created by adding around 400
separate annotations to the complete text of the Standard. The Standard was formally adopted
as ISO Standard 23270:2006 in April 2006 and published in August 2006, and adopted as Ecma
International Standard 334 version 4 in June 2006. Microsoft...
This is the joint post-proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on High
Performance Computing (ISHPC-VI) and the First International Workshop on
Advanced Low Power Systems 2006 (ALPS2006). The post-proceedings also
contain the papers presented at the Second HPF International Workshop: Experiences
and Progress (HiWEP2005) and the...
Facebook has taken the world by storm and just breached the 500 million-user mark as its popularity continues to increase every day the world over. Yet, despite its popularity, many people are not aware of all that Facebook has to offer. This handy, approachable guide shares...
I know you are interested in programming and using PIC microcontrollers. If
not, you would not have picked up this book and be reading this preface. The
first question one usually asks when choosing one book over another is,
"Which book offers me something more?" Since everyone is looking for some
thing a little different in...
