“leonard richardson”

Recipes for Object-Oriented Scripting Do you want to push Ruby to its limits? Ruby Cookbook is the most comprehensive problem-solving guide to today’s hottest programming language. It gives you hundreds of solutions to real-world problems, with clear explan... More

Features an introduction to advanced calculus and highlights its inherent concepts from linear algebra Advanced Calculus reflects the unifying role of linear algebra in an effort to smooth readers' transition to advanced mathematics. The book fosters the development of complete theorem-proving skill... More

With the introduction of Ruby on Rails, the Ruby scripting language has been a rising star among programmers over the past year. This new book covers all aspects of the language, from the basics to more advanced issues, so that programmers of any level can learn by example and improve their skills.D... More

The diagnosis of cancer comes as a terrible shock to the whole family. And fears are focussed on chemo- or radiotherapy and the inevitabilty of cancer. Whereas minds would much better be focussed on the rays of hope in this book. The fact is that Colin was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer ... More

Web Services for the Real World You’ve built web sites that can be used by other people. But can you build web sites that are usable by machines? The World Wide Web isn’t just a big distributed application—it’s a platform for distributed computing. We... More