Paperback edition of the first detailed history of Turing's contributions to computer science. It contains first hand accounts by Turing and by the pioneers of computing who worked with him. As well as relating the story of the invention of the computer, the book clearly describes the hardware and software of the ACE - including the very first computer programs.

Guides you through the process of creating a printed and bound portfolio of your photographs, or even a bookstore-quality coffee table book. Learn about every step of the process, from selecting a book publishing service to designing and proofing your photo book. You'll get practical advice on how to work with software provided by services such as Blurb or Viovio, and will learn about relevant concepts of book design, color management, and digital printing.

Covers the entire C# 5.0 language, including all of C#’s fundamentals; advanced topics such as operator overloading, type constraints, covariance & contravariance, iterators, nullable types, operator lifting, lambda expressions & closures and LINQ, starting with sequences, lazy execution and standard query operators, and finishing with a complete reference to query expressions

Subtitled "Web Standards-Based Apps For iPhone, iPad, And iPod Touch", this book walks you through building a mobile web app from scratch using real-world examples. Learn about design considerations, mobile web frameworks, and HTML5 features like animation and graphics using Canvas. Also covers testing and has performance tips.

Revised and updated with the latest information in the field,  provides students with a breadth-first overview of computer science principles. The text carefully unfolds the many layers of computing from a language-neutral perspective, beginning with the information layer, progressing through the hardware, programming, operating systems, application, and communication layers, and ending with a discussion on the limitations of computing.

This new edition of a question-and-answer book on CSS has been revised and updated to cover newer techniques enabled by CSS3 and HTML5, and recent trends such as responsive design. Over 100 tutorials show how to gain control over the appearance of web pages, create sophisticated web page navigation controls, and design for alternative browsing devices, including phones.

Introduces database design theory in ways practitioners can understand. Exercises show how to apply the theoretical ideas in practice, provide additional information, or ask you to prove some simple theoretical result. If you’re a database professional familiar with the relational model, and have more than a passing interest in database design, this book is for you.

In the Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Series, this book presents common techniques used in the models, algorithms, and tools developed during the last decade to implement desktop grid computing. These techniques enable the solution of problems for middleware design, including scheduling, data management, security, load balancing, result certification, and fault tolerance.

Apple's Multi-Touch ebooks have template-driven layouts that can contain many types of interactive media including interactive images, slideshows, audio and video files, rotating 3D images, and quiz questions. Create them on your Mac in the free iBooks Author application from Apple. This Kindle-only book helps plan your project and produce your book.

In a perfect world, software engineers who produce the best code are the most successful. But in our messy world, success also depends on how you work with people. Subtitled "A Software Developer's Guide to Working Well with Others" this book covers basic patterns and anti-patterns for working with other people, teams, and users while trying to develop software, in an entertaining way.

Official Microsoft study guide provides on-the-job preparation for the skills measured by Exam 70-462.. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

The open–source programming language standard for data analysis and statistical modeling, R has powerful programming capabilities, but learning to use it can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned statisticians. This easy–to–follow guide explains how to use R for data processing and statistical analysis, and how to present your data using compelling and informative graphics.