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Von: "Marsee Henon" <marsee at oreilly.com>
An: c.duehl at gmx.de
Betreff: Newsletter from O\'Reilly UG Program, March 5

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Lesa Snider King at Photoshop World Boston
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Learning Tree Alexandria Education Center
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Call For Makers: Maker Faire Bay Area 2009

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Sneak Peek at iWork '09 & Share Your Tips Contest

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What You'll Find in "Ruby Best Practices"

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<http://blog.majesticseacreature.com/archives/2009.02/whats_in_rbp.html>

And here's a sample chapter "Mastering the Dynamic Toolkit" in PDF: 
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Ignite Launches Weekly Video Series Highlighting the Best of Geek
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ETech Preview: Creating Biological Legos

If you've gotten tired of hacking firewalls or cloud computing, maybe
it's time to try your hand with DNA. That's what Reshma Shetty is doing
with her Doctorate in Biological Engineering from MIT. Apart from her
crowning achievement of getting bacteria to smell like mint and bananas,
she's also active in the developing field of synthetic biology and has
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developing enabling technologies to allow for rapid prototyping of
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<http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/02/etech-preview-creating-biologi.html>


ETech Preview: Inside Factory China, An Interview with Andrew Huang

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through the design and production process? Andrew "bunnie" Huang has
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<http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/02/etech-preview-inside-factory-c.html>


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From c.duehl at gmx.de  Tue Mar 24 02:21:24 2009
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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:21:24 +0100
Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: O'Reilly-News fuer User-Grous: Neues im Maerz
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1) PHP Design Patterns, 2. Auflage
2) OpenOffice.org 3
3) Zeitmanagement für Webentwickler
4) High Performance MySQL, 2. Auflage



Englischsprachige Neuerscheinungen (Details s.u.)
--------------------------------------------------
 1) Designing Web Interfaces
 2) 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

 3) FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual
 4) Java Web Services: Up and Running

 5) iPhone SDK Application Development
 6) The Art of Application Performance Testing
 7) The Art of Lean Software Development

 8) SQL and Relational Theory
 9) Programming Entity Framework

10) grep Pocket Reference
11) CRAFT: Volume 10

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1. PHP Design Patterns
----------------------
Stephan Schmidt
2. Auflage Februar 2009
ISBN 978-3-89721-864-2
512 Seiten 39.90

Design Patterns bieten Loesungsmuster fuer haeufig auftretende
Entwurfsaufgaben in der Software-Entwicklung, aber sie gelten
als schwer verstaendlich und als sehr theoretisch. Die 1. Auflage
dieses Buchs hat PHP-Programmierer davon ueberzeugt, dass Design
Patterns fuer den Programmieralltag ueberaus nuetzlich sind und
durchaus praxisnah und verstaendlich vermittelt werden koennen.

Eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/phpdesignpat2ger/index.html#top


2. OpenOffice.org 3
--------------------
Tobias Berndt
1. Auflage Februar 2009
ISBN 978-3-89721-871-0
408 Seiten, inkl. DVD
24.90 Euro

Auch in der neuen Auflage des beliebten Standardwerks beweist
Tobias Berndt, dass der Office-Alltag nicht grau und Fachbuecher
nicht langweilig sein muessen. Mit originellen Beispielen,
humorvollen und doch fundierten Erlaeuterungen und vielen
Praxistipps fuehrt er umfassend in alle Programme des Office-
Pakets in der Version 3 ein. Ob Ueberlegungen zum Layout mit
Writer, Hinweise zur Nutzung von Feldbefehlen oder zum Einsatz
von Spezialeffekten in Praesentationen, stets bietet das Buch
mehr als die blosse Beschreibung der Programmfunktionen.

Die zweite Auflage wurde komplett ueberarbeitet und um Kapitel
zu den Kalender-, Mail- und Wiki-Funktionen erweitert, die
jetzt durch die Integration von Thunderbird und Suns Wiki-
Publisher zur Verfuegung stehen.

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3. Zeitmanagement für Webentwickler
-----------------------------------
Thomas Steglich
1. Auflage Februar 2009
ISBN 978-3-89721-882-6
240 Seiten, 24.90 Euro

Webprojekte nehmen oftmals eine dynamische Entwicklung,
die nicht von Anfang an abzusehen ist. Dementsprechend
sehen sich Webentwickler haeufig kurzfristigen Anfragen
oder veraenderten Anforderungen gegenueber und muessen
schnell darauf reagieren. Dabei den Ueberblick zu behalten,
ist nicht immer leicht.

Dieses Buch stellt Ihnen verschiedene Techniken der
Selbstorganisation und des Zeitmanagements vor, die Ihnen
dabei helfen, Ihren Arbeitsalltag flexibel und solide zu
planen. Sie erfahren, wie Sie Akquise, Projektplanung und
-umsetzung besser organisieren und mit einer guten Auswahl
an Tools mehr System in Ihre Arbeitsweise bringen.
Auch Programmierstil, Dokumentation und Ablage von Dateien
werden auf ihr Verbesserungspotenzial hin in den Blick genommen.

Eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier:
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4. High Performance MySQL
--------------------------
Baron Schwartz, Peter Zaitsev, Vadim Tkachenko, Jeremy Zawodny,
Arjen Lentz, & Derek Balling
Deutsche Übersetzung von Kathrin Lichtenberg
2. Auflage Februar 2009
ISBN 978-3-89721-889-5
768 Seiten, gebundene Ausgabe
59.90 Euro

"High Performance MySQL" ist "das" massgebliche Handbuch, um
schnelle, verlaessliche MySQL-Systeme aufzusetzen. Anerkannte
Experten mit langjaehriger Erfahrung auf grossen Systemem
beschreiben alle Stellschrauben, an den MySQL-Admins drehen
koennen, um Sicherheit, Performance, Datenintegritaet und
Robustheit zu erhoehen.
Die zweite Auflage wurde komplett ueberarbeitet, stark erweitert
und vertieft.
Eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung finden Sie hier:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/hpmysql2ger/index.html#top
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Englischsprachige Neuerscheinungen
----------------------------------

1) Designing Web Interfaces
---------------------------
Bill Scott and Theresa Neil
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-51625-3
332 Seiten, 48.00 Euro

If you want to learn how to create great user experiences on the Web,
this practical book offers more than 75 design patterns for building
interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled by two longtime
professionals after years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo, and Netflix,
these design patterns and best practices are neatly organized according
to six key principles that help you take advantage of current
interactive web technologies.

Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596516253/index.html#top


2) 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
-------------------------------------------------
Richard Monson-Haefel
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52269-8
220 Seiten, 34.00 Euro

In this unique technical book, today's leading software architects
present valuable principles on key development issues that go way
beyond technology. More than four dozen architects -- including Neal
Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de h ra -- offer advice for
communicating with stakeholders, eliminating complexity, empowering
developers, and many more practical lessons they've learned from years
of experience. You'll learn what top software architects think is
important, and how they approach their projects.

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http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596522698/index.html#top

3) FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual
---------------------------------------
Susan Prosser and Geoff Coffey
First Edition Januar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-15423-3
831 Seiten, 38.00 Euro

The FileMaker Pro 10 desktop database lets you do almost anything
with the information you give it - especially with this book as your
guide. Clear, thorough, and accessible, "FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing
Manual" helps you get in, build your database, and get the results
you need, whether you're running a business, pursuing a hobby, or
planning your retirement. It's the ideal guide for non-technical
and experienced folks alike.

Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596154233/index.html#top


4) Java Web Services: Up and Running
-------------------------------------
Martin Kalin
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52112-7
316 Seiten, 34.00 Euro

This quick, practical, and thorough introduction to Java web services
-- the JAX-WS and JAX-RS APIs -- offers a mix of architectural
overview, complete working code examples, and short yet precise
instructions for compiling, deploying, and executing a sample
application. You'll not only learn how to write web services from
scratch, but also how to integrate existing services into your Java
applications.

Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596521127/index.html#top

5) iPhone SDK Application Development
-------------------------------------
Jonathan Zdziarski
First Edition Januar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-15405-9
392 Seiten, 34.00 Euro

his practical book offers programmers the knowledge and code they need
to create cutting-edge mobile applications using Apple's iPhone SDK.
You'll learn about the development environment for both the iPhone and
iPod Touch, from windows and navigation bars to more advanced layers of
the iPhone SDK, such as screen transitions, low-level graphics
rendering using CoreSurface, the MultiTouch API, and digital sound and
music rendering with Celestial and CoreAudio.

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6) The Art of Application Performance Testing
---------------------------------------------
Ian Molyneaux
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52066-3
158 Seiten, 34.00 Euro

"The Art of Application Performance Testing" provides a step-by-step
approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and
performance before they're deployed -- a critical topic to which
other books devote, at most, one chapter. With it, you'll learn the
complete life cycle of the testing process, along with best practices
to help you plan, gain approval for, coordinate, and conduct
performance tests on your applications.

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7) The Art of Lean Software Development
---------------------------------------
Curt Hibbs, Stephen P. Jewett and Mike Sullivan
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-51731-1
142 Seiten, 34.00 Euro

This succinct book explains how to you can apply the practices of Lean
software development to dramatically increase productivity and quality.
Lean principles are being applied successfully to product design,
engineering, the supply chain, and now software development. You'll
learn how to adopt Lean practices one at a time, rather than taking on
the entire methodology at once. At each stage, you'll see significant,
measurable results.

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8) SQL and Relational Theory
----------------------------
C.J. Date
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52306-0
426 Seiten, 38.00 Euro

Understanding SQL's underlying theory is the best way to guarantee
that your SQL code is correct and your database schema is robust and
maintainable. In "SQL and Relational Theory", author C.J. Date
demonstrates how you can apply relational theory directly to your
use of SQL, with numerous examples and clear explanations of the
reasoning behind them. Anyone with a modest to advanced background
in SQL will benefit from the many insights in this book.

Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596523060/index.html#top


9) Programming Entity Framework
-------------------------------
Julia Lerman
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52028-1
828 Seiten, 53.00 Euro

"Programming Entity Framework" is a thorough introduction to
Microsoft's new core framework for modeling and interacting with data
in .NET applications. This book not only gives experienced developers a
hands-on tour of the Entity Framework and explains its use in a variety
of applications, it also provides a deep understanding of its
architecture and APIs. From the Entity Data Model (EDM) and Object
Services to EntityClient and the Metadata Workspace, this book covers
it all.

Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung:
http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596520281/index.html#top


10) grep Pocket Reference
-------------------------
John Bambenek and Agnieszka Klus
First Edition Februar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-15360-1
82 Seiten, 12.00 Euro

"grep Pocket Reference" is the first guide devoted to grep, the
powerful utility program that helps you locate content in any file
on a Unix or Linux system. This pocket reference is ideal for
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with it. The book includes useful information not contained
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11) CRAFT: Volume 10
-------------------
First Edition Januar 2009
ISBN 978-0-596-52331-2
160 Seiten, 9.90 Euro

Celebration will be the theme for Craft Vol. 10. We'll feature how-tos
and articles about planning and executing all types of parties and
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From taulmarill at xgn.de  Sun Mar 29 14:14:07 2009
From: taulmarill at xgn.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=FCrgen_Peters?=)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:14:07 +0200
Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] =?iso-8859-1?q?N=E4chste_Treffen?=
Message-ID: <1E0AD7A4-CF93-4EC1-A137-D1590CB5A350@xgn.de>

Hallo Christian,

kannst du nächstes mal dein D Buch mitbringen? Ich versuche im Moment  
mein Sudoku Perlscript auf D umzustellen und hab einige Probleme mit  
den dynamischen Arrays.

Bis Dienstag...


Gruß,
Jürgen

From c.duehl at gmx.de  Mon Mar 30 00:22:11 2009
From: c.duehl at gmx.de (c.duehl at gmx.de)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:22:11 +0200
Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] =?iso-8859-1?q?N=E4chste_Treffen?=
In-Reply-To: <1E0AD7A4-CF93-4EC1-A137-D1590CB5A350@xgn.de>
References: <1E0AD7A4-CF93-4EC1-A137-D1590CB5A350@xgn.de>
Message-ID: <20090330072211.8900@gmx.net>

Ich werd' versuchen, dran zu denken. Ich wäre dann auch an dem Programm interessiert. Und wollte fragen, ob es dir was ausmacht, den Termin eine Woche zu verschieben, auf den 7.4.?

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:14:07 +0200
> Von: "Jürgen Peters" <taulmarill at xgn.de>
> An: Mailingliste der Bielefeld Perl Mongers <bielefeld-pm at pm.org>
> Betreff: [Bielefeld-pm] Nächste Treffen

> Hallo Christian,
> 
> kannst du nächstes mal dein D Buch mitbringen? Ich versuche im Moment  
> mein Sudoku Perlscript auf D umzustellen und hab einige Probleme mit  
> den dynamischen Arrays.
> 
> Bis Dienstag...
> 
> 
> Gruß,
> Jürgen
> _______________________________________________
> Bielefeld-pm mailing list
> Bielefeld-pm at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/bielefeld-pm

From taulmarill at xgn.de  Mon Mar 30 00:43:13 2009
From: taulmarill at xgn.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=FCrgen_Peters?=)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:43:13 +0200
Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] =?iso-8859-1?q?N=E4chste_Treffen?=
In-Reply-To: <20090330072211.8900@gmx.net>
References: <1E0AD7A4-CF93-4EC1-A137-D1590CB5A350@xgn.de>
	<20090330072211.8900@gmx.net>
Message-ID: <B630756D-970E-4A9E-B1D6-BEB629B3C6A8@xgn.de>

Wir können das gerne auf die nächste Woche verschieben. Passt mir  
eigentlich ganz gut.


Am 30.03.2009 um 09:22 schrieb c.duehl at gmx.de:

> Ich werd' versuchen, dran zu denken. Ich wäre dann auch an dem  
> Programm interessiert. Und wollte fragen, ob es dir was ausmacht,  
> den Termin eine Woche zu verschieben, auf den 7.4.?
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:14:07 +0200
>> Von: "Jürgen Peters" <taulmarill at xgn.de>
>> An: Mailingliste der Bielefeld Perl Mongers <bielefeld-pm at pm.org>
>> Betreff: [Bielefeld-pm] Nächste Treffen
>
>> Hallo Christian,
>>
>> kannst du nächstes mal dein D Buch mitbringen? Ich versuche im Moment
>> mein Sudoku Perlscript auf D umzustellen und hab einige Probleme mit
>> den dynamischen Arrays.
>>
>> Bis Dienstag...
>>
>>
>> Gruß,
>> Jürgen