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This text can be used in courses that teach client-side or server-side web programming, and courses that mix the two. Sections cover basics of the Internet and Web browsers, the Ajax client, and Rich Internet Application client and server technologies. Appendices offer background on number systems and Unicode. The book's extensive examples concentrate on principles of good software engineering and stress program clarity. Live-code examples present concepts in the context of a complete working web application, with screen captures showing the application's functionality. The full-color layout features color-coded syntax to improve code readability, shaded boxes around key code segments in each program, key terms in various colors, and color icons for programming tips. Source code examples are available for download from a web site. This fourth edition is substantially revised to reflect Web 2.0 Rich Internet Application-development methodologies, with new focus on Web 2.0 technologies and concepts. Four new chapters and numerous new case studies have been added. The authors are corporate training consultants. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Internet and World Wide Web How to Program, 4e by market leading authors, Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel introduces readers with little or no programming experience to the exciting world of Web-Based applications. This book has been substantially revised to reflect today's Web 2.0 rich Internet application-development methodologies. A comprehensive book that covers the fundamentals needed to program on the Internet, this book provides in-depth coverage of introductory programmming principles, various markup languages (XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML), several scripting languages (JavaScript, PHP, Ruby/Ruby on Rails and Perl); AJAX, web services, Web Servers (IIS and Apache) and relational databases (MySQL/Apache Derby/Java DB) -- all the skills and tools needed to create dynamic Web-based applications. The book contains comprehensive introductions to ASP.NET 2.0 and JavaServer Faces (JSF) and a new chapter on Adobe Flex 2.0. Hundreds of live-code examples of real applications are throughout the book. The examples are downloadable from the Deitel website once registered and logged in and allow readers to run the applications and see and hear the outputs. The book provides instruction on building Ajax-enabled rich Internet applications that enhance the presentation of online content and give web applications the look and feel of desktop applications. The chapter on Web 2.0 and Internet business exposes readers to a wide range of other topics associated with Web 2.0 applications and businesses After mastering the material in this book, readers will be well prepared to build real-world, industrial strength, Web-based applications. For Internet and Web-based computer programmers, and others in organizations and businesses who need to develop their own Websites and pages.
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