-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 FYI - ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, April 10 Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:42:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Marsee Henon To: farli@unitywave.com O'Reilly User Group Program NEWSLETTER April 10, 2002 We've got lots of new books coming in! This week's issue is a long one; we're trying to catch up. Next week we should go back to our usual length. HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: NEWS: - -Lessig on the Future of the Public Domain - -Keeping Genome Data Open - -Code Free or Die - -"Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Ed" wins Best Java Book - -Six Common Enterprise Programming Mistakes - -Tips for Building Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL - -iBooks Love Linux CONFERENCE NEWS - -Registration is open for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention BOOK NEWS: - -TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Ed. - -C# in a Nutshell - -Programming PHP - -Web Performance Tuning, 2nd Edition - -BEEP: The Definitive Guide - -Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL - -Building Java Enterprise Applications Volume I: Architecture - -Jython Essentials ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR PEERS - -X-RATED ================================================ NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND ================================================ Spread the word to your members.... - ------------------------------- GENERAL NEWS - ------------------------------- LESSIG ON THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN Lawrence Lessig discusses the pending Eldred Supreme Court case, his Creative Commons project, and the future of the public domain. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/02/lessig.html Lessig will be a keynote speaker at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference later this spring, from May 13-16, in Santa Clara, Calif. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/ As a part of our extended family, take an additional 30% off of your fees when you register with the discount code ET02FF http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/create/ord_et02 KEEPING GENOME DATA OPEN Open-data hero Jim Kent, who was instrumental in keeping the human genome data in the public domain, tells why and how he did it in this O'Reilly Network interview. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/05/kent.html Kent will be a keynote speaker at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_sess/2586 CODE FREE OR DIE Salon's Andrew Leonard reviews O'Reilly's new biography of Richard Stallman; he says readers will benefit from this nuanced, detailed picture of Stallman and says the book offers many new insights, even to close followers of the free-software movement. http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/04/02/stallman/index.html "Free as in Freedom," Order Number: 2874 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/freedom/ Richard Stallman will also be a keynote speaker at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_spkr/1274 - --------------------- JAVA - --------------------- JAVA IN A NUTSHELL, 3RD EDITION WINS "BEST JAVA BOOK" BY READERS OF "JAVA PRO MAGAZINE" AT JAVAONE http://www.fawcette.com/reports/javaone/032802/readers_choice/page4.asp "Java in a Nutshell," 4th Edition Order Number: 2831 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javanut4/ And The Award Goes To... Top developers and companies were feted for their technological achievements and contributions to the Java community. http://www.fawcette.com/reports/javaone/032802/readers_choice/ SIX COMMON ENTERPRISE PROGRAMMING MISTAKES Most programmers use the good things from programming books and then leave their mistakes in the very same programs. Brett McLaughlin looks at six common errors in enterprise programming. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/03/javaenterprise_tips.html - --------------------- ONLAMP - --------------------- TIPS FOR BUILDING WEB DATABASE APPLICATIONS WITH PHP AND MYSQL by Hugh E. Williams The most popular platform for developing Web database applications is the open source trio of PHP, MySQL, and the Apache Web server. According to SecuritySpace and Netcraft, the Apache Web server is used at about 60 percent of Web sites; almost half of these servers have support for the PHP scripting language. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/04/04/webdb.html "Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL," Order Number: 0413 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webdbapps/ - --------------------- MAC - --------------------- IBOOKS LOVE LINUX An Apple iBook turns out to be a great choice for running Debian GNU/Linux, and Edd Dumbill, the editor of XML.com, explains why and walks us through the installation process. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/03/29/ibook_linux.html ================================================ CONFERENCE NEWS ================================================ O'REILLY OPEN SOURCE CONVENTION Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina July 22-26, 2002--San Diego, CA http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2002/ O'Reilly & Associates is pleased to announce the 4th annual Open Source Convention. OSCON is designed for programmers, developers, strategists, and technical staff involved in open source technology and its applications. This event is the central gathering place for the open source community to exchange ideas, share techniques, push the technical boundaries, and maximize the benefits of open source software. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Lawrence Lessig-- http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_sess/3027 Richard M. Stallman-- http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_sess/3047 Ewan Birney--Hacking the Genome: Open Source in Bioinformatics http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_sess/2389 Jim Kent--Evolution in Action http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/view/e_sess/2586 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT. Register by June 10th, 2002 to take advantage of the discounted conference fees. User group discount is 20% for conferences. Use the discount code: DSUG. Register before June 10th, and receive a double discount! Your 20% will apply towards already reduced "Early Bird" pricing if you register early. Special Convention Promotion. Purchase two tutorials with your regular conference pass and receive two additional tutorials absolutely free. Offer good only when purchased with the regular conference pass by June 10. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/create/ord_os02 ================================================ BOOK NEWS ================================================ REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE, email me for a copy. If you need your books by a certain date, please allow at least three weeks for shipping. Please send me copies of your newsletters. Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase direct from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering. Press releases are available on our press page:http://press.oreilly.com/ TCP/IP NETWORK ADMINISTRATION, 3RD ED. Order Number: 2971 This complete hands-on guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network starts with the fundamentals: what protocols do and how they work, how addresses and routing are used, and how to set up your network connection. http://oreilly.com/catalog/tcp3/ Sample Chapter 9, "Local Network Services," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tcp3/chapter/ch09.html C# IN A NUTSHELL Order Number: 1819 This book provides everything programmers need to know about the C# language in one concise and accessible volume. Designed as a primary reference for daily use, it also includes all the essential background information to become productive quickly. Not a "how-to" book or a rehash of Microsoft's documentation, this book goes to the source of the C# language and the APIs of the .NET Framework to present the content in a way that professional programmers will value above all other books. http://oreilly.com/catalog/csharpnut/ Sample Chapter 1, "Introducing C# and the .NET Framework," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/csharpnut/chapter/ch01.html PROGRAMMING PHP Order Number: 6102 PHP is a simple yet powerful open-source scripting language for creating dynamic web content. The millions of web sites powered by PHP are testament to its popularity and ease of use. PHP is used by both programmers, who appreciate its flexibility and speed, and web designers, who value its accessibility and convenience. "Programming PHP" is an authoritative guide to PHP 4, the latest version of the language, and is filled with the unique knowledge of the creator of PHP, Rasmus Lerdorf. This book explains PHP language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with numerous examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms. The book also includes style tips and practical programming advice that will help you become not just a PHP programmer, but a good PHP programmer. http://oreilly.com/catalog/progphp/ Sample Chapter 5, "Arrays," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progphp/chapter/ch05.html WEB PERFORMANCE TUNING, 2ND EDITION Order Number: 172X As long as there's been a Web, people have been trying to make it faster. The maturation of the Web has meant more users, more data, more features, and consequently longer waits on the Web. Improved performance has become a critical factor in determining the usability of the Web in general and of individual sites in particular. "Web Performance Tuning, 2nd Ed." is about getting the best possible performance from the Web. This book isn't just about tuning web server software; it's also about streamlining web content, getting optimal performance from a browser, tuning both client and server hardware, and maximizing the capacity of the network itself. http://oreilly.com/catalog/webpt2/ Chapter 4, "Performance Monitoring," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webpt2/chapter/ch04.html BEEP: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE Order Number: 2440 BEEP gives network developers what they've long needed: a standard toolkit for building protocols quickly and conveniently. Written by BEEP's creator, this book demonstrates how to use the BEEP implementation in Java, C, and Tcl. You'll learn to build several working applications that use BEEP as a transport, including an implementation of the reliable SYSLOG protocol and an implementation of a BEEP transport for SOAP. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/beep/ Sample Chapter 3, "Tuning," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/beep/chapter/ch03.html WEB DATABASE APPLICATIONS WITH PHP & MYSQL Order Number: 0413 This book offers web developers a mixture of theoretical and practical information on creating web database applications. Using PHP and MySQL, two open source technologies that are often combined to develop web applications, the book offers detailed information on designing relational databases and web application architecture. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webdbapps/ Sample Chapter 8, "Sessions," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webdbapps/chapter/ch08.html BUILDING JAVA ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS VOLUME I: ARCHITECTURE Order Number: 1231 Volume 1 of this advanced 3-volume guide explores the infrastructure issues so important to good application design. It isn't just a book about Entity Beans and JNDI. It takes you step by step through building the back end, designing the data store so that it gives you convenient access to the data your application needs; designing a directory; figuring out how to handle security and where to store security credentials you need; and so on. http://oreilly.com/catalog/javentappsv1/ Sample Chapter 8, "Business Logic," is available online: http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/bldgjavaent_8/index1.html JYTHON ESSENTIALS Order Number: 2475 Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language written in Java, allowing Python programs to integrate seamlessly with any Java code. The secret to Jython's popularity lies in the combination of Java's libraries and tools with Python's rapid development capabilities. "Jython Essentials" provides a solid introduction to the language, numerous examples of Jython/Java interaction, and valuable reference material on modules and libraries of use to Jython programmers. http://oreilly.com/catalog/jythoness/ Sample Chapter 1, "Introduction to Jython," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jythoness/chapter/ch01.html ================================================ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR PEERS ================================================ South Carolina- X-RATED--On April 13th from 1:30 till 3:30pm CarolinaMUG, the Charlotte Region's Macintosh User Group and Winthrop University of Rock Hill South Carolina will present the definitive introduction to Mac OS X in a Free X-Rated Seminar! See The Carolina Macintosh Users Group web site for more details: http://www.carolinamug.com/ Until next week, Marsee - ------------------------------------------------------- - -- Jim Freedom is worth preserving -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBPLTsdCsk3ywszI1FEQK3RwCgiroHY7nB+8oX8OmclM6dzakzzusAn3fq RUWsW2y/Qx1b65eE4UFNCOvc =JraE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----