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O'Reilly Media, Inc. New Books

Building Embedded Linux Systems
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Concepts, techniques, tricks, and traps
iPhone: The Missing Manual
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The new iPhone 3G is here, and bestselling author David Pogue is back with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual. With its faster downloads, touch-screen iPod, and best-ever mobile Web browser, the new affordable iPhone is packed with possibilities. But without an objective guide like this one, you'll never unlock all it can do for you. Each custom designed page helps you accomplish specific tasks for everything from web browsing, to new apps, to watching videos.
The IDA Pro Book
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The IDA Pro Book provides a top-down overview of IDA Pro and its potential uses in the software reverse engineering field. After a thorough introduction to the origins and basic operation of IDA Pro, the book goes into depth on how to use IDA Pro. Author Chris Eagle, a recognized expert in the field, covers a variety of real-world reverse engineering challenges and offers strategies to deal with them, such as disassembly manipulation, graphing, and effective use of cross references.
FIRST LEGO League
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FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide is the go-to source for coaches, teachers, parents, and students participating in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition. Written for both rookie and experienced teams, the book covers a variety of topics, including team formation and organization, robot building and programming, and the basics of getting involved with FLL. Filled with practical advice and real building and programming examples, as well as candid commentary from veteran teams, this is the book that your team needs whether you're just starting out or have been competing (and winning) for years.
Head First Java Code Magnet Kit
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Learning is more efficient when you're doing something active. With this Head First Java Code Magnets Kit, getting Java into your brain is both easy and fun. These code magnets provide a brain-friendly, hands-on experience and reduce the time you have to spend writing code. The kit includes over 100 magnets with code carefully selected from the code magnet exercises found in O'Reilly Media's best-selling book, Head First Java, Second Edition. Practice your coding skills by using the Java magnets along with the examples found in the book or create your very own examples. It's just this simple: break the magnet sheets into separate code tiles and stick them on your fridge, locker, file cabinet, or the magnetic board included in the kit. You'll learn Java in record time!
Head First C# Code Magnet Kit
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Learning is more efficient when you're doing something active. With this Head First C# Code Magnets Kit, getting C# into your brain is both easy and fun. These code magnets provide a brain-friendly, hands-on experience and reduce the time you have to spend writing code. The kit includes over 100 magnets with code carefully selected from the code magnet exercises found in O'Reilly Media's best-selling book, Head First C#. Practice your coding skills by using the C# magnets along with the examples found in the book or create your very own examples. It's just this simple: break the magnet sheets into separate code tiles and stick them on your fridge, locker, file cabinet, or the magnetic board included in the kit. You'll learn C# in record time!

O'Reilly Media, Inc. Upcoming Books

Head First PHP & MySQL
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If you're ready to create web pages more complex than what you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more.
Head First SQL Code Magnet Kit
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Learning is more efficient when you're doing something active. With this Head First SQL Code Magnets Kit, getting SQL into your brain is both easy and fun. These code magnets provide a brain-friendly, hands-on experience and reduce the time you have to spend writing code. The kit includes over 100 magnets with code carefully selected from the code magnet exercises found in O'Reilly Media's best-selling book, Head First SQL. Practice your coding skills by using the SQL magnets along with the examples found in the book or create your very own examples. It's just this simple: break the magnet sheets into separate code tiles and stick them on your fridge, locker, file cabinet, or the magnetic board included in the kit. You'll learn SQL in record time!
Head First JavaScript Code Magnet Kit
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Learning is more efficient when you're doing something active. With this Head First JavaScript Code Magnets Kit, getting JavaScript into your brain is both easy and fun. These code magnets provide a brain-friendly, hands-on experience and reduce the time you have to spend writing code. The kit includes over 100 magnets with code carefully selected from the code magnet exercises found in O'Reilly Media's best-selling book, Head First JavaScript. Practice your coding skills by using the JavaScript magnets along with the examples found in the book or create your very own examples. It's just this simple: break the magnet sheets into separate code tiles and stick them on your fridge, locker, file cabinet, or the magnetic board included in the kit. You'll learn JavaScript in record time!

 

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Advanced Perl Programming - Covers complex techniques for managing production-ready Perl programs.
Meta Description: [ This book covers complex techniques for managing production-ready Perl programs and explains methods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked like magic before. It gives you necessary background for dealing with networks, databases, and... ]

CGI Programming with Perl, 2nd Edition - Offers a comprehensive explanation of using CGI to serve dynamic web content. This edition has been completely rewritten to demonstrate current techniques available with the CGI.pm module and the latest versions of Perl.
Meta Description: [ The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is one of the most powerful methods of providing dynamic content on the Web. CGI is a generic interface for calling external programs to crunch numbers, query databases, generate customized graphics, or perform any ... ]

Learning Perl on Win32 Systems - Leading Perl trainers and a Windows NT practitioner teach you to program in Perl.
Meta Description: [ In this carefully paced course, leading Perl trainers and a Windows NT practitioner teach you to program in the language that promises to emerge as the scripting language of choice on NT. Based on the llama book, this book features tips for PC users ... ]

Learning Perl, Third Edition - Quintessential tutorial for the Perl programming language. The third edition has not only been updated to Perl Version 5.6, but has also been rewritten from the ground up to reflect the needs of programmers learning Perl today.
Meta Description: [ Learning Perl is the quintessential tutorial for the Perl programming language. The third edition has not only been updated to Perl Version 5.6, but has also been rewritten from the ground up to reflect the needs of programmers learning Perl today. Other... ]

Mastering Algorithms with Perl - There have been dozens of books on programming algorithms, but never before has there been one that uses Perl. Topics range in complexity from sorting and searching to statistical algorithms, numerical analysis, and encryption.
Meta Description: [ There have been dozens of books on programming algorithms, but never before has there been one that uses Perl. Whether you are an amateur programmer or know a wide range of algorithms in other languages, this book will teach you how to carry out traditional... ]

Mastering Regular Expressions - Author Jeffrey Friedl leads you through the steps of crafting a regular expression that gets the job done.
Meta Description: [ Regular expressions, a powerful tool for manipulating text and data, are found in scripting languages, editors, programming environments, and specialized tools. In this book, author Jeffrey Friedl leads you through the steps of crafting a regular expression... ]

Perl 5 Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition - Quick reference provides a summary of Perl syntax rules, a complete list of operators, built-in functions, and standard library modules.
Meta Description: [ Revised to cover Perl Version 5.6, this quick reference provides a complete overview of the Perl programming language in a convenient, carry-around booklet. The Perl 5 Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition, is the perfect companion to Programming Perl, Learning... ]

Perl for System Administration - Explores the pockets of administration where Perl can be most useful, including filesystem management, user administration, directory services, database administration, log files, and security and network monitoring.
Meta Description: [ Perl for System Administration is aimed at all levels of administrators on the Unix, Windows NT, or MacOS platforms. Assuming only a little familiarity with Perl, it explores the pockets of administration where Perl can be most useful, including filesystem... ]

Perl Graphics Programming - Focuses on open-source scripting programs that manipulate graphics files for use on the Web.
Meta Description: [ Perl programmers naturally turn to Perl to tackle whatever challenge they have at hand, and graphics programming is no exception. Geared toward Perl users and webmasters, Perl Graphics Programming demystifies the manipulation of graphics formats for ... ]

Perl in a Nutshell - The perfect companion for working programmers, and a comprehensive reference guide to the world of Perl.
Meta Description: [ The perfect companion for working programmers, Perl in a Nutshell is a comprehensive reference guide to the world of Perl. It contains everything you need to know for all but the most obscure Perl questions. This wealth of information is packed into ... ]

Perl Resource Kit -- UNIX Edition - Gives you the most comprehensive collection of Perl documentation and commercially enhanced software tools available today.
Meta Description: [ The Perl Resource Kit -- UNIX Edition gives you the most comprehensive collection of Perl documentation and commercially enhanced software tools available today. Developed in association with Larry Wall, the creator of Perl, it's the definitive Perl ... ]

Perl Resource Kit -- Win32 Edition - An essential tool for Perl programmers who are expanding their platform expertise to include Win32.
Meta Description: [ The Perl Resource Kit -- Win32 Edition is an essential tool for Perl programmers who are expanding their platform expertise to include Win32, and for Win32 Webmasters and system administrators who have discovered the power and flexibility of Perl. The... ]

Perl/Tk Pocket Reference - Handy reference book describes every Perl/Tk graphical element.
Meta Description: [ The Perl/Tk Pocket Reference is a companion volume to Learning Perl/Tk. This handy reference book describes every Perl/Tk graphical element, including general widget and variable information, callbacks, geometry management, bindings, events, and window... ]

Programming Perl, 3rd Edition - A unique introduction to the language and its culture. Covers Version 5.6 of Perl. New topics include threading, the compiler, Unicode, and other features.
Meta Description: [ Programming Perl is not just a book about Perl; it is also a unique introduction to the language and its culture, as one might expect only from its authors. This third edition has been expanded to cover Version 5.6 of Perl. New topics include threading... ]

Programming the Perl DBI - This book explains the architecture of DBI, shows how to write DBI-based programs, and explains both DBI's nuances and the peculiarities of each individual DBD.
Meta Description: [ The primary interface for database programming in Perl is DBI. Programming the Perl DBI is coauthored by Alligator Descartes, one of the most active members of the DBI community, and by Tim Bunce, the inventor of DBI. The book explains the architecture... ]

The Perl CD Bookshelf - Six bestselling O'Reilly Animal Guides are now available on CD-ROM.
Meta Description: [ Perl programmer alert! Six bestselling O'Reilly Animal Guides are now available on CD-ROM, easily accessible with your favorite Web browser: Perl in a Nutshell; Programming Perl, 2nd Edition; Perl Cookbook; Advanced Perl Programming; Learning Perl; and... ]

Tips and Tricks for Perl Programmers - A comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone programming in Perl.
Meta Description: [ The Perl Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone programming in Perl. You'll find hundreds of rigorously reviewed Perl recipes for manipulating strings, numbers, dates, arrays, and hashes; pattern... ]

Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C - Teaches you how to extend the capabilities of the Apache Web server.
Meta Description: [ This guide to web programming shows how to extend the capabilities of the Apache web server. It explains the design of Apache, mod_perl, and the Apache API, then demonstrates how to use them to rewrite CGI scripts, filter HTML documents on the server... ]