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Create applications that are more responsive to user needs
IronPython should be an important part of your developer’s toolbox and this book will quickly get you up and running with this powerful language. John Paul Mueller clearly shows how IronPython can help you create better desktop or web-based applications in less time and with fewer errors. Throughout the pages, you’ll find techniques for extending IronPython and making it a more robust language. In addition, you’ll follow advanced steps such as building an IronPython extension that directly accesses the Win32 API. And you’ll enhance your skill set as you introduce IronPython into other environments such as Linux® and Mac OS® X.

Professional IronPython:

• Demonstrates how to build applications that every developer needs to know when starting a new language
• Explains how to create Windows Forms applications, interact with COM objects, and work at the command line
• Uncovers how to work with XML, the Dynamic Language Runtime, and other .NET languages
• Shows how you can use IronPython to improve your testing process for just about any language
• Discusses techniques for using IronPython with the Python Standard Library

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The perfect resource for beginning XML programmers, this guidebook clearly shows you what XML is, how to use it, and what technologies surround it. The authors build on the strengths of previous editions while covering the latest changes in the XML landscape such as XQuery, RSS and Atom, and Ajax. The most recent specifications are presented along with best practices to follow when developing XML solutions.

The fourth edition will help you quickly progress from XML basics to more advanced programming techniques. You’ll delve into the state of the art for XML and databases, discover how to query XML information, retrieve data, and create new XML documents. In addition, you’ll learn how to publish information on the web, design dynamic interactive graphics, and make interactive forms. You’ll be able to apply this information to build robust applications in real-world situations.

What you will learn from this book

• Specific rules to follow for constructing XML
• How to create and use different XML vocabularies
• Steps for extracting information and converting it to HTML or other formats
• Strategies for storing and retrieving XML documents
• How to manipulate XML using DOM and SAX Download Now »

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Serving as a complete introduction to PHP 5.3, this book walks you through all the major concepts of PHP in a way that’s easy to follow, with plenty of code snippets illustrating each concept to aid learning. You’ll discover how to install and configure PHP 5.3, how to get started with simple programs, and the basic building blocks of PHP such as variables, operators, expressions, arrays, and objects. Coverage working with files, XML, and MySQL; building Web applications with PHP; exploring the PEAR library; handling e-mail; and creating Web graphics.

From the Back Cover
A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3

As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is an ideal server-side scripting language that connects HTML-based web pages to a backend database for dynamic content. It allows you to create anything from a simple form-to-email script to a web forum application, a blogging platform, or a content management system. This guide introduces the PHP language and shows how to write powerful web applications using PHP.
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While the REST design philosophy has captured the imagination of web and enterprise developers alike, using this approach to develop real web services is no picnic. This cookbook includes more than 100 recipes to help you take advantage of REST, HTTP, and the infrastructure of the Web. You’ll learn ways to design RESTful web services for client and server applications that meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security goals, no matter what programming language and development framework you use.

Each recipe includes one or two problem statements, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for solving them, as well as examples using HTTP requests and responses, and XML, JSON, and Atom snippets. You’ll also get implementation guidelines, and a discussion of the pros, cons, and trade-offs that come with each solution.

* Learn how to design resources to meet various application scenarios
* Successfully design representations and URIs
* Implement the hypertext constraint using links and link headers
* Understand when and how to use Atom and AtomPub
* Know what and what not to do to support caching
* Learn how to implement concurrency control
* Deal with advanced use cases involving copying, merging, transactions, batch processing, and partial updates
* Secure web services and support OAuth
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Professional LINQ

Are you ready to revolutionize the way you can work with data? This book shows you how to effectively utilize LINQ so that you can query XML, SQLdatabases, ADO.NET DataSets, and other data sources, and it also delvesdeeper into the technology to demonstrate how LINQ can dramatically improve your applications.

Database pro Scott Klein first examines LINQ and Visual Studio® 2008, the language-specific features that support LINQ, as well as LINQ queries and the LINQ standard query operators. He then shows you how to program with LINQ to XML with both C# and Visual Basic® and how to use LINQ to XML with other data models. Plus, he walks you through LINQ to SQL queries, advanced query concepts, LINQ to Entities, and LINQ to DataSets. All of this valuable insight will provide you with powerful new tools so that you can easily extend and access information in your databases.

Professional LINQ introduces experienced programmers and database developers to LINQ database queries in their native VB and C# languages. Some of the topics covered include:
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* Supported by all major database systems, XML provides an easy, standardized method of transferring data between databases and to and from the Web, independent of the software in use
* Offers database programmers and data-driven Web developers detailed guidance on how to understand and work with XML as data
* Numerous hands-on, step-by-step examples help readers learn to simplify database work using XML
* Shows how to use XML to exchange data between multiple databases either internally or with external customers and partners
* Covers XML in popular databases including Oracle Database, SQL Server, and brief coverage of DB2 Database
* Covers basic syntax for XML, the XML DOM, and XSL – with an emphasis on database use, and native XML databases
* Additional topics covered include Native XML databases, XPath, XQuery, XLink, XPointer, DTDs, XML Schemas, among others

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The union of XML and relational databases creates a powerful tool with the ability to transfer information between two completely unrelated databases. With this book, veteran author Gavin Powell shows you how this confluence of two technologies can simplify your database work and provide a more standardized way to exchange data between multiple databases and web sites. Download Now »