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This volume contains the proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning 1994, which continues the tradition of earlier meetings and which is a major forum for the presentation of the latest and most significant results in machine learning.
Machine learning is one of the most important subfields of artificial intelligence and computer science, as it is concerned with the automation of learning processes.
This volume contains two invited papers, 19 regular papers, and 25 short papers carefully reviewed and selected from in total 88 submissions.
The papers describe techniques, algorithms, implementations, and experiments in the area of machine learning. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ibm Basica, Ubasic, Atari St Basic, Vilnius Basic, Turbo-Basic Xl, Extended Ml, Ibm Cassette Basic, Lazy Ml, Ibm Disk Basic. Excerpt: UBASIC is a freeware BASIC interpreter written by Yuji Kida at Rikkyo University in Japan, specialized on mathematical computing. UBASIC is a ready-to-run language that does not need to be set up with some other advanced language (an all-too-common problem with multi-digit math languages). It runs in DOS or in a DOS box under DOS shell, Windows, etc. It specializes in number theory, primality testing, factoring, and large integers (up to 2600 digits). Being an implementation of BASIC makes it very easy to read programs without having to do extensive study, as BASIC is the language that is closest to ordinary algebra. The help has articles and lessons for beginners. UBASIC has a built-in on-line editor with several aids for debugging. It can show cross references to calling lines, lines containing a variable, and lists of variables/arrays. It can renumber lines, change variable names, and append additional programs. It can trace, single step, and time by milliseconds to help determine the fastest way to do highly repetitive sections. It can redefine function keys, either to provide an easy one-keypress function or to prevent a standard function from being accidentally used when it shouldn't. It can shell to DOS or execute a DOS command. It can convert between single-byte character set and double-byte character set, but to have much use for these you would probably need an aware operating system. Documents may be added to or modified in UBHELP.HLP. Primality testing with APRT-CLE (to 884 digits) (it is best to run this under UBASIC version 8.8F or later): 500 digits said to take 5 hours on a PP-200, 150 digits ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1813917 ... Read more

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It used to be that writing programs using templates and other prebuilt resources meant sacrificing application performance. Now, with the Standard Template Library, you have at your disposal a set of ANSI-sanctified reusable C++ components that are as sleek and powerful as those you might -- painstakingly -- code by hand. To get you started with STL, just as major C++ compilers begin incorporating this new library, theres the C++ Programmer's Guide to the Standard Template Library. C++ programming expert Mark Nelson provides authoritative, practical guidance on taking advantage of STL resources, including...

A comprehensive introduction to the STL.In-depth explanations of template container classes and algorithms -- including vectors, lists, queues, stacks, and associative arrays.Information on using templates with your C++ compiler to build new classes and functions as theyre needed.And expert advice, illustrations, and real-world examples.Plus, on the book's accompanying bonus disk, you get the complete Hewlett-Packard STL, along with specifications, and time- and money-saving source code and sample programs. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Excellent Service and Price
Received book 1wk after ordering it . Book was in very good condition for a used book . Would order again from this company

Handy reference
True, a great deal of the material contained within these pages is now available online. But, having this volume at your desk for handy quick reference to the basics of using the standard template library (STL), is a necessity for anyone hoping to utilize the STL potential. The book is organized in a way that makes sense to experienced software engineers - with container template introductions in one section followed by algorithm introductions in another. The final section contains the STL specification. It is a reference I would not be without and find that I am loaning it often to others who have also noted the benefit of having so much STL information in one volume. A must have for every C++ professional.

A very good STL internals book
If you have started using STL heavily and need to know how it works, this book is a must have.(albeit outdated). I have not come across such an easy to read C++ book in years.Somehow the experts save Scott Myers,tend to hide the crucial details ,may be because its too obvious for them, not Mark Nelson.
The code used in the book is not exception safe, but the basic ideas still hold. I really benefited by keeping a copy of the latest STL headers open , and read the text.
Wonder if the author will ever redo his work to adjust to the latest STL. Nevertheless its indispensable for the intermediate C++ programmer trying to think like an expert.

This is STILL the best book on STL (02/2007 -- yup, still is.)
The book is kinda old and slighty out of sync with the latest achievements of the C++ standard-makers, and yet it is the best tutorial book on the core STL there is: no hype, lot of smart and relevant sample code, good explanations (really detailed and indepth). I keep using it and I'm very happy.

Not one from among the latest flood of the stl books (Josuttis, etc.) is even close to the usefulness of Mark Nelson's book -- one can only wish he issued an update.

I've revisited this review on 02/19/2007 -- and everything I'd said originally still holds: whenever I need to really understand how STL things come together, I got to Nelson's book, Josuttis doesn't cut it, he's too superficial, it's a headers dump rather than a good explanation. Not a bad book (and it's more up-to-date), but not in the same league. I'm amazed at the fact that there's a bunch of used copies offered above for buck-fifty. Whoever works with C++ and uses STL must have this book. I really mean it!

The best of the early batch of STL introductions
Unlike some authors, Nelson doesn't oversell the STL or try to defend its most ill-advised features and peculiar terminology.He addresses the readers as respected colleagues with whom we wants to share some excitinginformation.

The 21 chapters are orgazized into three main parts:

I. Introducing the STL

II.The essentials: containers, iterators,algorithms, functions.

III.The public interface:reference informationIf you're a experienced C++ programmer, the first two parts are mustreading.The third part is a bit too detailed and repetitive.

The indexis comprehensive, and definitions are provided for important terms(exception: "algorithm complexity" and O(n) notation, conceptswell known to Computer Science majors but not to every practicingprogrammer). ... Read more

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Joseph Goguen is one of the most prominent computer scientists worldwide. His numerous research contributions span many topics and have changed the way we think about many concepts. Our views about data types, programming languages, software specification and verification, computational behavior, logics in computer science, semiotics, interface design, multimedia, and consciousness, to mention just some of the areas, have all been enriched in fundamental ways by his ideas.

This Festschrift volume - published to honor Joseph Goguen on his 65th Birthday on June 28, 2006 - includes 32 refereed papers by leading researchers in the different areas spanned by Joseph Goguen's work. The papers address a broad variety of topics from meaning, meta-logic, specification and composition, behavior and formal languages, as well as models, deduction, and computation.

The papers were presented at a Symposium in San Diego, California, USA in June 2006. Both the Festschrift volume and the Symposium allow the articulation of a retrospective and prospective view of a range of related research topics by key members of the research community in computer science and other fields connected with Joseph Goguen's work.

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Platinum Edition XHTML, XML and Java 2 is separated into several sections, each of which focuses on a specific technology, including XHTML, XML, JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, CGI programming with Perl, Server-side Programming with ASP, ColdFusion and PHP, and Java 2. Throughout the book, the authors focus on the features and benefits of each technology, giving readers a well-rounded education in current web development tools and techniques.In addition, the authors demonstrate the value of combining various technologies (such as Java and XML) for more powerful web solutions.Amazon.com Review
Platinum Edition Using XHTML, XML, and Java 2 shows how to combine these three powerful standards--and plenty of others--to deliver flexible Web content on a variety of platforms, including Java. This admirably comprehensive book covers virtually everything today's Web developer needs in order to deliver flexible content for a variety of browsers.

The book gives you an in-depth tour of XHTML (the XML-based version of HTML) from top to bottom so that you will know what Web content to build on the server. Early chapters go over what's special about XHTML with a full element reference. (Generally speaking, XHTML resembles HTML fairly closely but follows some new conventions.) Using plenty of screen shots, all the basics of Web content designed with XHTML are effectively covered, including how to use image maps, frames, cascading style sheets, and JavaScript. Some particularly good sections lay out the differences between today's browsers (including the different object models and support for DHTML on Netscape and Microsoft browser platforms).

Despite the title of this book (obviously designed to catch the eye of Java readers), it also covers server-side development using CGI (in C), Microsoft ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP. Its cross-language perspective makes this a good choice for anyone evaluating options for server-side development. It also will help readers who are transitioning between technologies. For instance, three short chapters on Allaire ColdFusion will help anyone understand this powerful programming tool quickly.

The book closes with programming done with Java, from client-side applets with AWT and Swing, to server-side development using servlets and JSPs. Final sections show how to combine Java and XML (fulfilling the promise of the title.)

With a wide-ranging tour of at a least a dozen key Web standards and technologies, this text accomplishes a lot more than its title suggests. Written with a clear and patient style and bolstered by plenty of screen shots for the beginner, it'll prove to be a useful resource for almost anyone who does server-side Web development and wants to get a handle on the quickly moving standards surrounding XML, XHTML, and today's newer browsers. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

• Tutorial and reference to XHTML
• Web page design guidelines
• Basic rules of XHTML
• Converting HTML
• XHMTL 1.0 elements
• Image maps (client and server-side)
• Using images and graphics (including GIF, JPEG, and PNG formats; animated GIFs; and image anchors)
• Tables and frames (including browser dependencies)
• HTTP forms tutorial (input field types and passing HTTP form data via URLs)
• Cascading style sheets (CSS)
• XML tutorial
• Creating XML documents
• Survey of XML tools, parsers, and editors
• SAX API and Document Object Model (DOM)
• Related XML standards: using XPath, XPointer, and XLink
• XSLT for transforming XML data
• Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
• Using XSL for displaying XML data (including introduction to WML/WAP and voice "display")
• Emerging XML standards
• JavaScript tutorial
• The JavaScript DOM
• Client-side form validation with JavaScript
• Cookies
• Dynamic HTML (DHTML) on Microsoft and Netscape browsers (including cross-browser techniques)
• CGI scripts (including environment variables and server-side includes)
• Web databases (including flat files and a survey of today's relational database products)
• Basic tutorial for Active Server Pages (ASP) development
• Tutorial for ColdFusion development (including CFML tags and functions)
• Introduction to PHP development
• Java 2 tutorial
• Applets
• Building user interfaces with Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) and Swing components
• Basic Java graphics
• Java network programming
• Java security (including signing JAR files)
• Server-side Java primer (servlets and JSPs)
• Case study for a "syllabus editor" using Java and XML
• JavaScript reference

Customer Reviews (5)

If you are a beginner, this book is ok
Not as comprehensive as I thought.The only best thing of this book is that it talks about almost all the web languages, give you the basic understanding.

Thorough, engaging overview of Web technologies
I am a network security engineer, not a Web developer.When I first saw this book's title, I realized I lacked an understanding of XHTML, XML, Java, and other subjects listed in the table of contents.The book's 2.5 inch thickness and 1400 pages were daunting, but skimming the first few chapters showed the text to be lively and informative.I gambled that I could at least gain some familiarity with modern Web technologies by buying this book.

That gamble paid in spades.This book will provide a computer-familiar reader an idea of the plumbing behind modern Web sites.The text describes many varieties of Web-building tools, and includes clear explanations, examples, and code.I especially enjoyed learning from the book's dozens of figures.These typically show the results of executing example code, with the captions giving excellent summaries of points made in the text.For example, rather than writing "Here is a sample of Netscape Dynamic HTML layers," the caption on p. 684 says "Netscape Dynamic HTML layers can be used to show context-sensitive information on your Web pages."

I could not find any faults with this book, although Web development is not my specialty.If you are looking for a book to make you an expert in any one or two of the subjects covered (i.e., JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, even XHMTL), you will not be satisfied.The authors recognize this point and direct focused readers to more comprehensive sources.If you are looking for a guide to what makes Web surfing and serving work at a technical level, I strongly recommend this book.Keep in mind that rapidly evolving Web processes can make books like this less relevant as time passes.If you believe this particular edition is becoming obsolete, be confident that the authors' next edition will be just as educational.

Note:I congratulate the editors and four authors for creating a "cohesive" 1400 page book.I was pleased to see each chapter explicitly bearing the individual author's name, and glad to see seamless references to work in chapters by different co-authors.Bravo Que.

Great Book
I am a professional web designer and have wanted to further my skills into the relm of web development.I found this book and started reading it immediately. It is an excellent resource for web design and development as a whole. It goes into technologies such as ASP, PHP, Java 2, Usability and Design rules, Creating Graphics,basic web design fundamentals, CGI, a little C, Coldfusion, Perl, XSL, XSLT, XHTML, SSI, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, database design, ADO, just about everything. It gives a great introduction (40-60 pages or more)into most of the technologies used in web design and development and goes in depth on XML, XHTML and Java 2 best of all it tells how all the above technologies can work together.Not only xml and xhtml. but how ASP and perl relate. No it doesnt come with a CD but I have had no problem compiling the code and getting it to work.A CD would have been nice but the information in the book is so useful that its worth the price without the CD.It is easy to read (if your into reading computer books) and is the best resource that I have found on web development technologies and how they relate to each other. It is a great book and I recommend it highly to any college student aspiring to get into web work (as long as they know HTML) or any professional web designer or developer at any level. This book is a must have.

A well-rounded education in current web development tools
Platinum Edition XHTML, XML & Java 2 is separated into several sections, each of which focuses on a specific technology, including: XHTML, XML, JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, CGI programming with Perl, Server-side Programming with ASP, ColdFusion & PHP, and Java 2. Throughout the book, the authors focus on the features & benefits of each technology, giving readers a well-rounded education in current web development tools & techniques. In addition, the authors demonstrate the value of combining various technologies (such as Java & XML) for more powerful web solutions. User Level: Intermediate - Advanced,

Promises but doesn't deliver!
I bought this weighty tome (AU$115) because it had a section on XML and Java and some specific code that appeared to be what I needed for an urgent project. Firstly, the book did not come with a CD, so you had to download the code. Once you downloaded the code, it became apparent that the code for the chapter I was interested in (chapter 42) was not amongst it. I had to type it all in. I had difficulty compiling the code, which may have been some misunderstanding on my behalf. I finally got it to compile; but kept getting runtime errors. I couldn't get it to work.

I gave up.

I expect when I purchase a book, that most if not all (no one is perfect) the examples will work. I also believe that expensive and expansive books like this one should come with a CD that not only fully reflects the code in the book; but also contains a HTML version of the book as well to facilitate searching.

My comments only reflect upon the Java XML chapter 42. I have been reluctant to use the book any further. I hope the next edition rectifies the present short-comings. ... Read more