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“…Add an App Component to your Java Course: The appendices provide a condensed, friendly introduction to Java and the object-oriented programming techniques students will need to develop Android apps. …”

“…To facilitate the application of the costing method to actual projects, a basic tool was developed using Microsoft Excel, which is called a water supply costing processor. It enables a user-friendly implementation of all the tasks involved in a social life-cycle costing process and provides both the detailed and the consolidated cost figures that are needed by decision-makers. …”

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“…We will develop Twitter Notes, a web application that lets its users leave notes for their Twitter friends. We will use Twitter’s API to implement a login flow and then design a web API. …”

“…Learn to build, resource, cost, and monitor a project plan for projects of any type or size Review core project management concepts as you create a project plan from start to finish Master the ability to set up and manage project tasks, dependencies, constraints, and timelines Discover MS Project's expanded capabilities for handling resource allocation issues Learn to use a completed project plan as a platform for tracking project progress Explore the toolsets used for reporting and exporting project results Discover the Master Project and how it's used to manage multiple projects simultaneously Learn to customize Gantt charts and global project templates to meet your specific needs Known for his friendly demeanor, and easy to understand teaching style, Guy Vaccaro has trained thousands of people on Microsoft software over the past fifteen years. …”

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“…The start-to-finish, hands-on introduction to iPhone programming for every developer, regardless of experience Introduces the iPhone development environment and teaches every essential Objective-C concept with fully-documented, carefully-explained code A complete tutorial package: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more iPhone is the world's hottest application market: more than 500,000 developers have downloaded Apple's iPhone software development kit in just one year. Now there's a friendly, accessible guide to iPhone development for every programmer, regardless of experience. …”

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“…You can create, animate, render and share your models with friends, family and the world! Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons."…”

“…Paul McFedries explains all the basics in a friendly, relaxed tone that makes you feel at home, without ever patronizing you. …”