In this first volume of the "Mac OS and *OS Internals" trilogy, Jonathan Levin takes on the user mode components of Apple's operating systems. Starting with an introduction as to their layered architecture, touring private frameworks and libraries, and then delving into the internals of applications, process, thread and memory management, Mach messaging, launchd and XPC internals, and wrapping up with advanced debugging and tracing techniques using the most powerful APIs that were hitherto unknown and unused outside Apple's own applications. As with the other books in this series, the approach taken is that of deep reverse engineering, with plenty of hands-on examples, illustrations, pointers to Apple's open sources (when available) and decompilation of code (when not). The book's companion website (NewOSXBook.com) is full of tools, samples and other bonus material for this book. Due to print run issues, NOTE FIRST COPIES WILL SHIP DECEMBER. Read more

This comprehensive introduction to SQL Server begins with anoverview of database design basics and the SQL query language alongwith an in-depth look at SQL Server itself Progresses on to a clear explanation of how to implementfundamental concepts with the new 2008 version of SQL Server Discusses creating and changing tables, managing keys, writing*s, working with stored procedures, programming with XML,using SQL Server Reporting and Integration Services, and more Features updated and new material, including new examples usingMicrosoft's AdventureWorks sample database

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Designing application and middleware software to run inconcurrent and networked environments is a significant challenge tosoftware developers. The patterns catalogued in this second volumeof Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture (POSA) form the basis ofa pattern language that addresses issues associated withconcurrency and networking. The book presents 17 interrelatedpatterns ranging from idioms through architectural designs. Theycover core elements of building concurrent and network systems:service access and configuration, event handling, synchronization,and concurrency. All patterns present extensive examples and knownuses in multiple programming languages, including C++, C, and Java.The book can be used to tackle specific software developmentproblems or read from cover to cover to provide a fundamentalunderstanding of the best practices for constructing concurrent andnetworked applications and middleware.

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Most histories of the personal computer industry focus ontechnology or business. John Markoff’s landmark book is about theculture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture beingcounter– and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. It’sa brilliant evocation of Stanford, California, in the 1960s and’70s, where a group of visionaries set out to turn computers into ameans for freeing minds and information. In these pages oneencounters Ken Kesey and the phone hacker Cap’n Crunch, est andLSD, The Whole Earth Catalog and the Homebrew Computer Lab. What the Dormouse Said is a poignant, funny, and inspiringbook by one of the smartest technology writers around.

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