Get a grounding in polymorphism and other fundamental aspects of object-oriented program design and implementation, and learn a subset of design patterns that any practicing Java professional simply must know in today’s job climate.Java Program Design presents program design principles to help practicing programmers up their game and remain relevant in the face of changing trends and an evolving language. The book enhances the traditional design patterns w...

This book shows developers and Oracle professionals how to build practical, non-trivial web applications using Oracle’s rapid application development environment – Application Express (APEX). This third edition Is revised to cover the new features and user interface experience found in APEX 20. Interactive grids and form regions are two of the newer aspects of APEX covered in this edition. The book is targeted at those who are new to APEX and just beginning to develop real projects for dep...

This new edition of Understanding Oracle APEX 5 Application Development shows APEX developers how to build practical, non-trivial web applications. The book introduces the world of APEX properties, explaining the functionality supported by each page component as well as the techniques developers use to achieve that functionality. The book is targeted at those who are new to APEX and just beginning to develop real projects for production deployment.Reading the book and work...

The visual way to get up to speed on Access 2010It's one thing to gain access to Access. It's another thing entirely to figure out how to do all the things you want to do in Access, because the software is not all that intuitive. This full-color guide clearly shows you how to get the most out of Access 2010, including how to enter new records; create, edit, and design tables and forms; organize, analyze, and share data; generate concise reports; and much more.With pages of ...

For the past ten years, O'Reilly's Oracle PL/SQL Programming has been the bestselling book on PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language. Packed with examples and helpful recommendations, the book has helped everyone--from novices to experienced developers, and from Oracle Forms developers to database administrators--make the most of PL/SQL.The fourth edition is a comprehensive update, adding significant new content and extending coverage to include the very latest Orac...

Make the most out of Evernote!Evernote is one of the most valuable technological revolutions that enable you to create, edit, share and organize your virtual documents in a span of seconds. You can work with tens of thousands of digital files, sort, search, sync and manage them in any way you want.Well, don't worry if Evernote is something new to you. It won't be anymore, after you are done reading "Getting Started with Evernote: Your Beginner's Guide to Master Evernote- Wa...

Each chapter of the book quickly introduces a key theme of Data Analysis, before immersing you in the practical aspects of each theme. Youll learn quickly how to perform all aspects of Data Analysis.Practical Data Analysis is a book ideal for home and small business users who want to slice & dice the data they have on hand with minimum hassle.

Hands-on troubleshooting methods on the most recent release of SQL ServerThe 2012 release of SQL Server is the most significant one since 2005 and introduces an abundance of new features. This critical book provides in-depth coverage of best practices for troubleshooting performance problems based on a solid understanding of both SQL Server and Windows internals and shows experienced DBAs how to ensure reliable performance. The team of authors shows you how to mast...

You’re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your database skills to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Access 2007—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!Create tables that support your database design strategyImport and link to data from spreadsheets, text files, databases, and other ODBC ...

SQL Server 2008 is how-to guide for experienced DBAs. Tutorial-based, this book will get you over the learning curve of how to configure and administer SQL Server 2008. Whether you're an administrator or developer using SQL Server, you can't avoid wearing a DBA hat at some point. The book is loaded with unique tips and workarounds for the most difficult SQL Server admin issues, including managing and monitoring SQL Server, automating administration, security, performance tuning, s...

CMDB Systems: Making Change Work in the Age of Cloud and Agile shows you how an integrated database across all areas of an organization's information system can help make organizations more efficient reduce challenges during change management and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). In addition, this valuable reference provides guidelines that will enable you to avoid the pitfalls that cause CMDB projects to fail and actually shorten the time required to achieve an implementation of a CMD...

Building upon his earlier book that detailed agile data warehousing programming techniques for the Scrum master, Ralph's latest work illustrates the agile interpretations of the remaining software engineering disciplines: - Requirements management benefits from streamlined templates that not only define projects quickly, but ensure nothing essential is overlooked. - Data engineering receives two new "hyper modeling" techniques, yielding data warehouses that can be easily adapted when requi...