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How a sidekick scripting language for Java, created at Netscape in a ten-day hack, ships first as a de facto Web standard and eventually becomes the world's most widely used programming language. This paper tells the story of the creation, design, evolution, and standardization of the JavaScript language over the period of 1995-2015. But the story

In this book, you'll find information about a set of libraries developed within the Apache Commons (also referred to as "Commons"). Commons is a set of small, popular components which forms a Top-level Project at the Apache Software Foundation. Ranging from the elementary to the complex, many would consider some of these libraries indispensable to

Currently used at many colleges, universities, and high schools, this hands-on introduction to computer science is ideal for people with little or no programming experience. The goal of this concise book is not just to teach you Java, but to help you think like a computer scientist. You'll learn how to program - a useful skill by itself - but you'l

Microservices is an architectural style in which large, complex software applications are composed of one or more smaller services. Each of these microservices focuses on completing one task that represents a small business capability. These microservices can be developed in any programming language. This book covers Microservices best practices fo

For many years, Java Swing enabled developers to write applications that could run on any operating system. The author notes that this all came to an end with the arrival of smart phones, tablets, and embedded computers. The text explains that in the enterprise, the desktop dominated for many years. In the meantime, however, almost every IT project

This guide is a practical introduction to web application development with Spring Boot and Vaadin. It covers the entire development process, from setup to deployment, following a step-by-step approach. You can replicate each section at your own pace as you follow along. The content is suitable for anyone familiar with Java who wants to build a web

Java 3D Programming steps programmers through the important design and implementation phases of developing a successful Java 3D application. The book provides invaluable guidance on whether to use Java 3D, user interface design, geometry creation, scene manipulation and final optimizations. The book does not attempt to exhaustively cover the API or

While containers, microservices, and distributed systems dominate discussions in the tech world, the majority of applications in use today still run monolithic architectures that follow traditional development processes. This practical book helps developers examine long-established Java-based models and demonstrates how to bring these monolithic ap

This book is primarily designed for beginners. Having taught programming basics to hundreds of students, I tried to write it in the most friendly and accessible way possible. My goal was that no matter their background, everyone interested in programming should be able to follow along without too much difficulty. However, this book can also be usef

This book makes JavaScript less challenging to learn for newcomers by offering a modern view that is as consistent as possible. Highlights: - Get started quickly by initially focusing on modern features. - Test-driven exercises available for most chapters. - Covers all essential features of JavaScript, up to and including ES2022. - Optional advance