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Fellow geeks, We are pleased to announce that we have once again teamed up with Packt Publishing and we are organizing another Android book giveaway just for you! As you have noticed, we love Android programming and of course Android game development here at Java Code Geeks. So, we are thrilled to have some Andengine books to give you! Andengine ...

I am again in the design phase of a very large project. The project context is to provide a new solution for the core services and core integration infrastructure around the prepaid platform on the largest telecommunication organisation in Greece. This is the most intrinsic motivation for me, define the essential architecture, spot the tricky points of requirements and provide ...

Here are the CodeBuild selection of must-read software engineering books. Books are grouped according to their content with some description.   Reference Books These Robert C. Martin and Gang of Four books are very fundamental OOP resources for every software engineer.   Coding Perfection These Steve McConnell, Robert C. Martin and Joshua Bloch books are very helpful with increasing your ...

Fellow geeks, We are pleased to announce that we have once again teamed up with Packt Publishing and we are organizing another giveaway for you! The occasion is the celebration of 1000 IT titles by Packt! So, 4 lucky winners will have the chance to win a copy of Packt’s best-selling books on Android (ebook format). Read along to find ...

This is a review I am very pleased to write. My friend Arun published the Java EE 6 pocket guide and it will be at your hands as early as you can order. I knew about the book quite early, because I had the pleasure to review it and I am thankful for the chance to contribute a little to ...

Firstly, I think every programmer should read this book, even more, anyone whose career requires constant learning new things, skills of effective thinking and problem solving, should read this book as well. Why? Because in this publication author really carefully gathered the available scientific knowledge about how our brain works, how it processes information and how it stores the new ...

You need to toss a coin for a football match. The only coin you have is bent and biased towards one outcome. How do you use the coin and ensure a fair toss? I love a good a puzzle and there are certainty plenty of thought provoking mind benders in this book – most of which I had not heard ...

As an Engineering Manager / Development Manager aspiring to be a good software craftsman I want to promote good engineering practices, clean code, scalable solutions, all driven by self-org teams that continuously improve their abilities and skills. I am fully aware that I cannot support my team in these directions if I do not continue to study every day. This ...

I eagerly accepted Packt Publishing‘s invitation to review JBoss AS 7: Configuration, Deployment, and Administration because it has been several years since I last used JBoss and I was curious to learn more about JBoss AS 7. I have already written about my First Impressions of Book ‘JBoss AS 7 Configuration, Deployment and Administration’ and in this post I review ...