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I am not sure whether this is an introduction to Microsoft's Visual C++, an introduction to C++ with artificial life examples and the Visual C++ environment, or an introduction to artificial life topics with examples limited to Visual C++. Whichever one it is, it's a lot of fun. Clarkson makes no bones about the book's being primarily for fun, but the material is also well-founded. As he says, you can't build your own genetics lab simulator without learning something along the way. The chapters cover artificial life (and an introduction to the Visual C++ environment), Conway's game of LIFE, more Windows stuff, worms, frogs and genetics, approach/avoidance behaviour, plant patterns, biomorphs and core wars. But you also get lessons i... Rest of this review on the detail page
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A number of people who use WinSock may be completely unaware of the fact. For those who do know about WinSock, many would simply see it through the interface of Trumpet's TCPMAN dialer, or another of it's ilk. Few understand the reality of the Windows Sockets API, and even those who do may not comprehend the full range and importance of the standard. It is telling that the book does not start with a set of common calls and sample code, but four full chapters detailing the history and background, network layer concepts, TCP/IP background, and mechanics of WinSock. Quinn and Shute have produced a very useful guide and reference for programmers. It examines the interface from both sides, so that not merely applications developers but n... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Continuing in the tradition of the Nutshell series, XML in a Nutshell provides a dense tutorial on its subject, as well as a useful day-to-day reference. While the reader isn't expected to have prior expertise in XML, this book is most effective as an add-on to a more introductory tutorial because of its relatively fast pace. The authors set out to systematically--and rapidly--cover the basics of XML first, namely the history of the markup language and the various languages and technologies that compose the standard. In this first section, they discuss the basics of XML markup, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), namespaces, and Unicode. From there, the authors move into "narrative-centric documents" in a section that appropriately focuses on... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Use this book as both an XML primer and to get up to speed on XML-related security issues. Written by the experts at RSA Security, Inc., you'll get inside tips on how to prevent denial of service attacks, and how to implement security measures to keep your XML programs protected.
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X is the platform-independent graphical interface. It may be slightly overstating the case to say that it is the UNIX interface of choice, but X is open, available, cheap (free?) and extensible. X programmers will be familiar with the O'Reilly X programming series. Now it is time for a source for the users. The book gives some basic information about how to start, and use, X, but is primarily a collection of software -- utilities, resources, games, applications, and more. The CD-ROM included with the book contains source code plus compiled versions for Sun 3 and 4, Solaris (on Sparc), RS6000, HP/UX (700 series), OSF/1 (Alpha) and DEC stations. There are clocks, calendars, desk references, decorations, mailers, Internet clients, edi... Rest of this review on the detail page
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