The first edition of Krista Van Laan's popular The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing has guided a generation of technical writers who are either starting out or seeking to take their skills to the next level. This classic has now been updated for the technical writer of today. Today's tech writers truly are technical communicators, as they build information to be distributed in many forms.Technical communication requires multiple skills, including an understanding of te...

A Practical Guide to XLIFF 2.0 introduces the OASIS XLIFF standard. Companies use XLIFF to standardize the exchange of source and localized content with localization and translation vendors.You will learn how to get the most from the XLIFF standard, use best practices in your translation workflow, extend XLIFF, and use the XLIFF modules.This book is for localization coordinators, technical writers, content management system vendors, localization service providers, ...

In this exclusive eBook, preview excerpts from brand-new and forthcoming Oracle Press Java JDK 8 books. Written by leading Java experts, Oracle Press books offer the most definitive, complete, and up-to-date coverage of the latest Java release. Featuring an introduction by bestselling programming author Herb Schildt, this eBook includes chapters from the following Oracle Press books:Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition by Herb SchildtJava: A Begi...

Learn C++ Programming in the quickest time possible with this concise app that teaches you all the essentials about C++ programming. Written for people who have NO background in programming or are beginners. Beginning C++ Programming zooms in on the most essential concepts with EXAMPLES! We cover the following topics: Getting Started: Running your first C++ Program Variables Input and Output Using Arithmetic in C++ Boolean Logic If-Else and Switch Statements Loops Learning about Objects Metho...

Learn C# Programming in the quickest time possible with this concise book that teaches you all the essentials about C# programming. Written for people who have NO background in programming or are beginners. Beginning C# Programming zooms in on the most essential concepts with EXAMPLES! Soon, you can utilize your java skills in web programming, console programming, and of course Windows Phone 7 apps programming! We cover the following topics: Getting Started: A First C# Application GUI Program...

This hands-on book looks past the hype and buzzwords surrounding HTML5 and gives you a conservative and practical approach to using HTML5, JavaScript MVC frameworks, and the latest W3C specifications. You’ll quickly master how to build mobile and desktop web apps that are widely supported across all major web browsers and devices.Even though Web Storage, Web Workers, Geolocation, Device Orientation, and WebSockets have been covered many times in the past, it is often from a very hi...

Looking to study up for the new J2EE 1.5 Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) exam?This book will get you way up to speed on the technology you'll know it so well, in fact, that you can pass the brand new J2EE 1.5 exam. If that's what you want to do, that is. Maybe you don't care about the exam, but need to use servlets and JSPs in your next project. You're working on a deadline. You're over the legal limit for caffeine. You can't waste your time with a book that makes sen...

SQL is the language of databases. It's used to create and maintain database objects, place data into those objects, query the data, modify the data, and, finally, delete data that is no longer needed. Databases lie at the heart of many, if not most business applications. Chances are very good that if you're involved with software development, you're using SQL to some degree. And if you're using SQL, you should own a good reference or two.Now available in an updated second edition, ...

The vast majority of Oracle SQL books discuss some syntax, provide the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL, and perhaps include a few simple examples. It might be enough to pass a survey course, or give you some buzz words to drop in conversation with real Oracle DBAs. But if you use Oracle SQL on a regular basis, you want much more. You want to access the full power of SQL to write queries in an Oracle environment. You want a solid understanding of what's possible with Oracle SQL, creati...

This book provides everything you need to understand Databases and learn SQL.   There are no prequisites, you will learn Databases and SQL from the ground up.    By the time you finish this book, you will have learned everything you need to know about retrieving, inserting, updating and releting data from a Database table.

JUnit, created by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma, is an open source framework for test-driven development in any Java-based code. JUnit automates unit testing and reduces the effort required to frequently test code while developing it.While there are lots of bits of documentation all over the place, there isn't a go-to-manual that serves as a quick reference for JUnit. This Pocket Guide meets the need, bringing together all the bits of hard to remember information, syntax, and rules for...

The number of online solutions provided for JavaScript is growing every day. However, the workflow of Web developers and designers frequently culminates to confusion and disorientation due the information overflow. In order to organize this information and provide you with helpful guidelines to successfully optimize your next Web project, we offer you this Smashing eBook JavaScript Essentials (eBook #13). Filled with up-to-date lessons on coding reviews, JavaScript scopes and implementati...