Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Computer Programming Editor, Richard Dragan FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * Just off the Presses: Refactoring for Better Code, Unix Shells by the Seashore, Portable Guide to ActiveX Data Objects * What's Hot? Programming Bestsellers at Press Time * Recommended Reading: Managing Enterprise Applications * Almost Published: Programming Books That Are Selling Before They've Even Been Printed * Featured Reviews: "Mastering Algorithms with C" * Featured Store: The O'Reilly Bookstore JUST OFF THE PRESSES ******************** "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201485672/entertainmentsit Your code works, but could it be better? The answer is a definite "yes" according to expert author Martin Fowler. His new book, "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code," provides dozens of strategies for making your code smarter. He explains that "refactoring" is "a way to clean up code that minimizes the chance of introducing bugs. When you refactor, you are improving the design of the code after it has been written." This book catalogs the author's tried-and-true refactoring techniques. Like software patterns, refactoring may be an idea whose time has come. Read this groundbreaking and intelligent book to see what refactoring can do for you. "Unix Shells by Example" by Ellie Quigley http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130212229/entertainmentsit "Playing the 'shell' game is a lot of fun," says bestselling computer author Ellie Quigley. The new second edition of her "Unix Shells by Example" covers how to use three of the most popular Unix shells (C, Bourne, and Korn) with a lot of attention to the awk, sed, and grep utilities. Readers who "want the Unix tools, regular expressions, all three shells, quoting rules, a comparison of the three shells, exercises, and so forth" need look no further. "This is that book," she writes. This title provides a wide range of Unix expertise in a handy format that is sure to be a worthy reference for any working Unix user, administrator, or developer. "ADO 2.1 Programmer's Reference" by Dave Sussman http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861002688/entertainmentsit For anyone who programs on the Microsoft platform with databases, check out David Sussman's "ADO 2.1 Programmer's Reference," a guide to the latest in the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) database standards. The new ADO includes support for looking at tables and indexes, as well as data warehousing (with new standards like ADOX and ADOMD). This book "demonstrates the use of ADO both in Web applications writing in ASP" and in Visual Basic. Whether you want a tutorial to using these new ADO features, or just a quick reference, this concise text will fit the bill. Plus, because of its small format, it fits neatly into any briefcase. WHAT'S HOT? *********** At the top of this month's Programming bestseller list are an Active Server Pages 2.0 development resource, a bible for JavaScript followers, and a recipe book for Perl. "Professional Active Server Pages 2.0" by Alex Fedorov, Richard Harrison, Dave Sussman, Brian Francis, and Stephen Wood http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861001266/entertainmentsit "Professional Active Server Pages 2.0" is a thorough and intelligently organized text that covers all the bases for developing state-of-the-art Web sites powered by Microsoft Web technologies. It discusses the Internet in terms of the history of client/server systems and describes why it is a better way to deliver scalable, maintainable systems using thin clients. It describes basic Microsoft tools, such as Windows NT 4, Internet Information Server (IIS), and Personal Web Server. "JavaScript Bible, 3rd Edition" by Danny Goodman and Brendan Eich http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764531883/entertainmentsit Danny Goodman has repeatedly proven himself an excellent teacher of programming languages, and this latest edition of "JavaScript Bible" reinforces his reputation. If you're familiar with HTML and want to endow your pages with the kind of animation and interactivity that JavaScript can provide, this book is the best one you can buy. "Perl Cookbook" by Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and Larry Wall http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565922433/entertainmentsit When the second edition of "Programming Perl" was released, the authors omitted two chapters: "Common Tasks with Perl" and "Real Perl Programs." Publisher O'Reilly & Associates soon realized that there would be too many pages in "Programming Perl" if it put updated recipes in the new edition. Instead, O'Reilly chose to release the many Perl code examples as a separate entity: "The Perl Cookbook." Explore our top 50 computer titles, updated weekly: The Computer Top 50 RECOMMENDED READING: MANAGING ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS ***************************************************** "If you are anything like me, you're probably sick and tired of hearing the Unix and Mainframe pros rattling off the reasons why our PC-based systems can't handle the tough jobs their overpriced boxes perform ... that time has passed. Our venerable PC is all grown up," argues Joseph Moniz, author of "Enterprise Application Architecture." Taking on the enterprise with PC hardware and Microsoft technology (using Windows NT, Visual Basic, and Microsoft Transaction Server [MTS]), along with the author's own expertise in designing powerful business objects and enterprise-level applications, is what this text is all about. He offers some excellent advice on hardware and software in a book written for any developer or IS manager who wants to run enterprise applications on Windows NT. Computers & Internet ALMOST PUBLISHED ***************** Programming guides that have garnered the most pre-orders from Amazon.com customers--before they've even been published. "CGI Programming with Perl" by Shishir Gundavaram Publication date: October 1999 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565924193/entertainmentsit Designed for folks who plan on providing their own information servers on the Web, "CGI Programming with Perl" offers an in-depth explanation of CGI. Inside you'll find sections on Perl 5 techniques and information on how to use two popular Perl modules, CGI.pm and CGI_lite. Shishir Gundavaram covers speed-up techniques, such as FastCGI and mod_perl, and provides new material on searching and indexing, security, generating graphics through ImageMagick, database access through DBI, Apache configuration, and combining CGI with JavaScript. "JBuilder 3 Unleashed" by Neal Ford and Ed Weber Publication date: September 1999 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672315483/entertainmentsit "JBuilder 3 Unleashed" will assist users in creating robust and maintainable JBuilder client/server and multi-tier applications. Authors Neal Ford and Ed Weber provide concise explanations on advanced object-oriented design and programming techniques in Java, Enterprise JavaBeans, Serialization, Threading, NMI, multitier development, and a host of additional topics. This resource is designed to help intermediate to advanced Java developers. FEATURED REVIEWS: "MASTERING ALGORITHMS WITH C" *********************************************** "Mastering Algorithms With C" by Kyle Loudon, L. Kyle Loudon, Andy Oram (Editor) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565924533/entertainmentsit Written with the intermediate to advanced C programmer in mind, "Mastering Algorithms with C" is a no-nonsense guide to the most common algorithms real-world developers need. The best thing about this book is its concise and readable C functions for all the algorithms presented here--from the basics such as linked lists, stacks to trees, graphs, and sorting/searching algorithms. The C functions that implement these algorithms are clearly printed and remarkably easy to read. You can use this sample code directly or adapt it into your C/C++ code. 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