If you know how to program in Java, this is the first book you should buy for learning how to develop Android apps the way the pros do; it'll save you a lot of time and frustration.
This book explains Java programming in five sections. Section 1 explains the core concepts and coding needed to create simple object-oriented applications. Sections 2, 3, and 4 expand core Java and OOP skills. Section 5 presents real world applications for the program.
If you want to learn how to program but dont know where to start, this is the right book and the right language for you. From the first page, our self-paced approach will help you build competence and confidence in your programming skills. And Python is the best language ever for learning how to program because of its simplicity and breadthtwo features that are hard to find in a single language. But this isnt just a book for beginners! Our self-paced approach also works for experienced programmers, helping you learn Python faster and better than youve ever learned a language before. By the time youre through, you will have mastered the key Python skills that are needed on the job, including those for object-oriented, database, and GUI programming. To make all of this possible, section 1 presents an 8-chapter course that will get anyone off to a great start with Python. Section 2 builds on that base by presenting the other essential skills that every Python programmer should have. Section 3 shows you how to develop object-oriented programs, a critical skillset in todays world. And section 4 shows you how to apply all of the skills that youve already learned as you build database and GUI programs for the real world.
Want to learn Java? This beginning book brings an exciting, new approach to Java instruction that eases the learning curve and uses the Eclipse IDE to make you productive as quickly as possible. In fact, in just 22 chapters, you'll grow from beginner to entry-level professional! Along the way, this book presents all of the critical skills that you need to move on to web or mobile development with Java. It presents object-oriented features like inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism in a way that's both understandable and useful in the real world. It covers the most important features introduced in Java 8 such as lambda expressions and the new date/time API. It provides realistic sample applications that put these skills into context. It provides exercises that you can use to gain valuable hands-on experience. And it's all done in the distinctive Murach style that has been training professional programmers for over 40 years.
In the beginning, C++ was a hard language to learn because it required programmers to master low-level techniques to work with memory. Over the years, C++ has evolved to provide higher-level techniques that make it much easier to write effective code. But most C++ books havent evolved with the language. Until now. Now, this book uses modern C++ to get you off to a fast start, and then builds out your coding and OOP skills to the professional level. At that point, it also covers older techniques so youll be able to maintain the vast amount of legacy code thats out there, as well as work with embedded systems that dont support the newer techniques.
Whether you are just starting out in web development or you would like to update your existing skills, this book gets you off to a fast start! In fact, in just the first 6 chapters, you will learn more about web development than you can from most full books. By the end of this crash course, you will be developing web pages the professional way, with HTML or XHTML for the content and CSS for the formatting and page layout. That includes sophisticated page layouts that require the use of the box model, floating, and positioning. In section 2, you will learn all the other skills that you need for developing web pages. Those skills include how to develop forms that are submitted to web servers, how to add audio or video to a page, how to use a style sheet for printing, how to develop pages for mobile devices . . . everything you need for modern web pages. You will also learn how to take your web pages to the next level by using tested JavaScript code for effects like image rollovers and slide shows. In the last section, now that you know how to develop web pages, you will learn how to design an entire web site using today's best practices. You will also learn how to deploy your web site, and how to get it into the major search engines and directories. When you are done, you will have all the perspective and skills you need to develop professional web pages.
If you're developing websites, you have to know JavaScript. There's no way around it today. And this latest edition of Murach's popular book teaches you how to code modern JavaScript that conforms to the ECMAScript standards, the way the pros do. At the same time, it teaches you how to use jQuery, the classic JavaScript library, to handle the DOM scripting that gives JavaScript so much of its power. And it works no matter whether you're a web designer who's coming from a background in HTML and CSS or a server-side programmer who's coded in languages like PHP, C#, Java, and Python.
This core Visual Basic .NET book has been a favorite of developers ever since the 1st edition came out in 2002. So you can be sure that this 6th edition will deliver the professional skills you're looking for. To be specific: It's a self-paced book that shows you how to use Visual Studio 2015, VB 2015, and the .NET 4.6 classes to develop Windows Forms applications...whether you re new to programming or not; It's a data programming book that shows you how to create professional database applications using data sources, ADO.NET code, and the Entity Framework, as well as how to use LINQ to query data structures, from collections to arrays to datasets; It's an object-oriented book that shows you how to use business classes, inheritance, and interfaces the way they're used in the real world. When you're done, you ll be able to develop 3-tiered, object-oriented Windows Forms applications the way the best professionals do. And you ll have the core VB and Visual Studio skills that you need to develop any VB application...whether for Windows, the web, or mobile devices. --
If youre an application developer, or youre training to be one, this latest edition of Murachs classic SQL Server book is made for you. To start, it presents the SQL statements that you need to retrieve and update the data in a database. These are the SQL statements that youll use every day. Then, it shows you how to design a database, how to implement that design, and how to work with database features like views, scripts, stored procedures, functions, triggers, transactions, security, XML data, BLOB data with FILESTREAM storage, and the CLR integration feature. The result? Youll be able to create database applications that are thoroughly professional. Youll be familiar with the DBA-related issues that let you work far more effectively than most of your colleagues. And youll have a handy reference at your side to answer questions and handle new challenges as they come up.
The professional programmer’s Deitel® guide to smartphone and tablet app development using Android™ 6 and Android Studio Billions of apps have been downloaded from Google Play™! This book gives you everything you need to start developing great apps quickly and getting them published on Google Play™. The book uses an app-driven approach—each new technology is discussed in the context of eight fully coded and tested Android apps, complete with syntax shading, code highlighting, code walkthroughs and sample outputs. Apps you’ll develop include: Welcome App Cannon Game Tip Calculator Weather Viewer Flag Quiz Twitter® Searches Doodlz Address Book Practical, Example-Rich Coverage of: Android 6, Android Studio: Gradle™, Vector Asset Studio, Theme Editor Material Design App Templates and Themes AppCompat Library, Android Design Support Library, RecyclerView, FloatingActionButton, TextInputLayout Material Design Elevation and Icons REST Web Services/JSON, Threading, SQLite™ Database, Android 6 Permissions Cursors, Loaders, ContentProviders Supporting Various Screen Sizes/Resolutions Accessibility, Internationalization Activities, Fragments, Intents, Preferences GUIs, Layouts, Menus, Resource Files, Events, Touch/Gesture Processing, Images, Audio, Graphics, Animation Immersive Mode, PrintHelper Google Play™ Store, App Publishing, Pricing, Marketing, In-App Advertising, In-App Billing, Virtual Goods and more About This Book The first-generation Android phones were released in October 2008. As of June 2015, Android had 82.8% of the global smartphone market share, compared to 13.9% for Apple and 2.6% for Microsoft (http:// www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp). Billions of apps have been downloaded from Google Play and more than one billion Android devices were shipped worldwide in 2014 (http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed- 1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014/). The opportunities for Android app developers are enormous. This book presents leading-edge computing technologies for professional software developers. At the heart of the book is the Deitel app-driven approach—concepts are presented in the context of complete working Android apps, rather than using code snippets. The introduction and app test drives at the beginning of each chapter show one or more sample executions. The book’s source code is available at http://www.deitel.com/books/AndroidFP3. The apps in this book were carefully designed to introduce you to key Android features and APIs. You’ll quickly learn everything you need to start building Android apps—beginning with a test-drive of the Tip Calculator app in Chapter 1, then building one new app in each of Chapters 2 through 9. By the time you reach Chapter 10, you’ll be ready to create your own apps for submission to Google Play and other app marketplaces. You’ll master the Google Play submission process, including uploading your apps. You’ll decide whether to sell your apps or offer them for free, and learn how to market them via social media and monetize them with in-app advertising, in-app billing, virtual goods and more.