Bücher der Reihe Essential Series

A quick, concise guide to preparing a well-designed, professional web site using HTML. Essential HTML fast is written to serve as a desktop quick-reference and will thus appeal to both business and home users, as well as students taking a course on HTML and web site design.

Essential JavaBeans fast de-mystifies the terminology and gets programmers using the JavaBean components quickly and effectively in their own applications. Programmers can either read the book from start-to-finish (it shouldnt take long) or can dip into it for various aspects of JavaBeans where needed. The book focuses on all the necessary elements for getting started on and using JavaBeans. Many examples are included and readers are encouraged to try them out as they go, to get a real feel for how JavaBeans work.

Whether you are a professional programmer or a student, this book tells you everything you need to know to write professional applications for Windows using Visual Basic 6.0. Once you've read this book, you'll know all about: - The Visual Basic language - The standard Visual Basic controls - Handling control events -Using data aware controls - ActiveX controls - Writing web-based applications. Essential Visual Basic 6.0 - fast is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast.

Computer Animation is now worlds away from its early beginnings when programs merely mimicked the hand drawn cartoon process. Its now regularly used for creating wonderful special effects in major movies like Titanic, Toy Story, Antz and Bugs Life. John Vince tells you all about: The basic principles used in the powerful software products currently available on the market; The terms and processes involved; And in an easy-to-understand way, with no complicated math. So if you want to learn more about 3D computer animation without being swamped by complex mathematics, then read this book and have fun creating your own animated programs.

Java is an object oriented language which allows you to create interactive Web pages, or to write applications which will run on any computer. Visual J++ gives you access to the power of Java with all the benefits of a modern visual development environment, for fast programming, and debugging. If you are new to Java or are an existing Java programmer who wants to switch to Visual J++, this book gives you all the essential information you need using lots of examples. Topics covered in this book include: the Java language, polymorphism, inheritance and encapsulation, graphics and animation, handling events, using files, exception handling, abstract windowing toolkit, the Java applet wizard and the resource wizards, debugging, and project management. Essential Visual J++ 6.0 fast is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast.

If you are a new programmer or a Java programmer moving to Java 2 then this is the book for you! It offers: a complete introduction to Java 2; describes the language and many of its class libraries; shows how they are used; describes the key concepts of object orientation with lots of examples of how to apply the theory. This book will show you how to take advantage of Java 2's new features (such as the abstract windowing toolkit and the Swing classes) for creating graphical user interfaces. John Cowell explains how to use Swing components to change the look and feel of your Java applications so that they look like Windows, Mac or Motif applications. Sun Microsystems Java 2 (formerly called the Java Development Kit 1.2 - JDK 1.2) is a major step forward in the growth of Java into a powerful mature language for writing both applications and applets. Topics covered in this book include: the Java language; the abstract windowing toolkit; the new Java Swing components; handling component, keyboard and mouse events; polymorphism and inheritance; animation and multithreading; handling exceptions; using files. Essential Java 2 - fast is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time. You'll develop applications and applets fast, learning everything you need to write Java applications and applets quickly with Java.

Essential ColdFusion fast gives the reader a working knowledge of ColdFusion and how to use it and how it integrates with other web-based technologies. Lots of working examples are included throughout, all of which are also available via a web-site that is powered by ColdFusion, which shows exactly how they work.Matthew Norman has written a 'get started quick' guide to ColdFusion, in the style of the Essential series, describing the setting up of a development system. He talks about how to achieve this on a budget, using techniques that are applicable to large scale operations as well.Anyone with a working knowledge of the internet, and who wants to learn more about what ColdFusion does and how they can start using it quickly, will find this book a real help.

Linux has become increasingly popular as an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows as its ease of installation and use has improved. This, combined with an ever growing range of applications, makes it an attractive alternative to Windows for many people.Essential Linux fast covers areas such as:- The essential preliminaries that should be carried out before installing Linux- Installing a Linux system- Configuring peripherals- Using X windows- Basic and intermediate Unix commands- Using the Internet with Linux- Using Linux for document preparation- Using Linux for programmingIf you want to make the switch from Windows, this is the book you need. Ian Chivers tells you how to get and install Linux and explains why Linux is becoming the hottest operating system of the millennium.

Delphi is a new Windows software development environment from Borland. New users, as well as current Visual Basic users wanting to get up to speed on Delphi, will find this clear and informative book provides all the information they need to develop Windows applications quickly, competently, and easily.

Contains all the information you need to use Microsoft Access 2000, including how to create a simple database and use built-in functions. The book also shows you how to create tables, forms, queries, reports and macros.

Essential UML fast introduces the concepts of object-oriented analysis, design and programming, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). UML is one of the best known modeling languages in the object-oriented software development world, and is fast becoming a standard amongst OO software developers.

Starting with an introduction to the development environment, Fiaz Hussain presents a quick and effective guide to the powerful components that make up Macromedia Director 8.5. using a hands-on approach and plenty of illustrations.

How to create dynamic web environments using the PHP language and the MySQL database! This quick and practical introduction explains: - how PHP works and what a dynamic web page is; Clearly written, this book provides you with all the essential information you need to create your own dynamic web environments using PHP.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 provides an exciting environment for creating and managing web pages and web sites.

In this book you will learn about: Using C# with a traditional compile run cycle, using C# within the Developer Studio environment, different data types supported in C#, control structures and input and output (i/o) in C#, key features of C# and their relationship to C, C++, Java and other programming languages.

This is an introductory textbook for those who want to learn Java 3D fast. The author takes readers through the different stages of writing a simple program in Java 3D and then shows how to modify and add features to the program. The examples in this book assume a working knowledge of Java and some background in 3D graphics.

If you are an undergraduate wanting a simple way to program applications, a professional programmer who needs a broad introduction to Visual Basic 3, or even an amateur programmer interested in building Windows applications, then this book will tell you all you need to know.

Macromedia's Flash 5.0 is one of the most dynamic and powerful design applications for interactive web-based animation. No doubt, the technology has given birth to a new generation of internet designers. New features include: improved interface design, new creative tools, and action scripts for interactivity.

Visual Basic .NET is part of the Visual Studio .NET family of products in addition to Visual C++ and the new programming language Visual C#.

A useful introduction to developing dynamic interactive web sites with XHTML, (the new flexible XML based mark-up language that is replacing HTML as the language used for designing web sites).

Anyone developing software today is likely to be doing so in a Windows environment and is likely to be using Visual Basic as the development language.