More than 250 challenging practice questions have been completely revised to closely model the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam. An integrated study system based on proven pedagogy, exam coverage includes step-by-step exercises, special Exam Watch notes, On-the-Job elements, and Self Tests with in-depth answer explanations to help reinforce and teach practical skills.Praise for the author:"Finally A Java certification book that explains everything clearly. All you need to pass the exam is in this book."--Solveig Haugland, Technical Trainer and Former Sun Course Developer"Who better to write a Java study guide than Kathy Sierra, the reigning queen of Java instruction? Kathy Sierra has done it again--here is a study guide that almost guarantees you a certification "--James Cubeta, Systems Engineer, SGI"The thing I appreciate most about Kathy is her quest to make us all remember that we are teaching people and not just lecturing about Java. Her passion and desire for the highest quality education that meets the needs of the individual student is positively unparalleled at SunEd. Undoubtedly there are hundreds of students who have benefited from taking Kathy's classes."--Victor Peters, founder Next Step Education & Software Sun Certified Java Instructor"I want to thank Kathy for the EXCELLENT Study Guide. The book is well written, every concept is clearly explained using a real life example, and the book states what you specifically need to know for the exam. The way it's written, you feel that you're in a classroom and someone is actually teaching you the difficult concepts, but not in a dry, formal manner. The questions at the end of the chapters are also REALLY good, and I am sure they will help candidates pass the test. Watch out for this Wickedly Smart book."-Alfred Raouf, Web Solution Developer, Kemety.Net"The Sun Certification exam was certainly no walk in the park but Kathy's material allowed me to not only pass the exam, but Ace it "--Mary Whetsel, Sr. Technology Specialist, Application Strategy and Integration, The St. Paul Companies

    In cultivating a deep understanding and appreciation of Objective-C, its frameworks and ecosystem, one is able to create apps that delight and inspire users. Combining articles from NSHipster.com with new essays, this book is the essential guide for modern iOS and Mac OS X developers.

    Comprehensive in its coverage, the book focuses on the fundamentals to build a strong foundation of how to write effective C programs.

    With no prior knowledge of game development or 3D required, you will learn from scratch, taking each concept at a time working up to a full 3D mini-game. You'll learn scripting with C# or JavaScript and master the Unity development environment with easy-to-follow stepwise tasks. If you're a designer or animator who wishes to take their first steps into game development or prototyping, or if you've simply spent many hours sitting in front of video games, with ideas bubbling away in the back of your mind, Unity and this book should be your starting point. No prior knowledge of game production is required, inviting you to simply bring with you a passion for making great games.

    The revised edition maintains the lucid flow and continuity which has been the strength of the book.

    It also gives readers the opportunity to test their understanding with multiple exercises. Readers can test their knowledge of individual concepts, and then test their comprehension of the topic in a larger setting.

    This concise book shows you how to use the API to perform set operations with the DbSet class, handle change tracking and resolve concurrency conflicts with the Change Tracker API, and validate changes to your data with the Validation API.With DbContext, you’ll be able to query and update data, whether you’re working with individual objects or graphs of objects and their related data. You’ll find numerous C# code samples to help you get started. All you need is experience with Visual Studio and database management basics.Use EF’s query capabilities to retrieve data, and use LINQ to sort and filter dataLearn how to add new data, and change and delete existing dataUse the Change Tracker API to access information EF keeps about the state of entity instancesControl change tracking information of entities in disconnected scenarios, including NTier applicationsValidate data changes before they’re sent to the database, and set up validation rulesBypass EF’s query pipeline and interact directly with the database

    She is beautiful, intelligent and has a bright future ahead. She should be enjoying her last semester of college, but she recently found out her boyfriend of three years, Eric Thomas, hasn’t been faithful. Kennedy is emotionally drained from dealing with Eric and thinks that she will never find the love she’s always dreamed of. When she meets the notorious Jaheim King, Kennedy feels like he is out of her league, but she is drawn to him immediately. Jaheim King is a boss in every sense. From a young age, he was groomed to be a killer. Jaheim worked alongside his father and uncle as paid assassins for some of the most powerful crime organizations in the country and he has more money than he could ever spend. The only thing that is missing from his life is someone special, but when he meets Kennedy his world is turned upside down. They are from different worlds but the chemistry between them is undeniable. He is everything she’s ever wanted and after one brief encounter she feels like has known him all her life, but will falling in love distract her from chasing her dreams? Will she be able to handle dating the boss she feels like she was created for? Join Kennedy and Jaheim as they embark on an unforgettable journey.

    military conducted on President’s Kennedy’s body on the night of November 22, 1963. Hornberger’s new book, The Kennedy Autopsy 2, expands on his earlier work. In this new book, you will learn: The important role that Lyndon Johnson played in the U.S. military’s fraudulent autopsy on the president’s body. The significance of various meetings at the National Archives prior to the 1968 presidential race, where autopsy pathologists signed false affidavits relating to the inventory of autopsy photographs. An alternative explanation as to why Johnson suddenly decided to drop out of the 1968 presidential race. How and why Lee Harvey Oswald escaped the U.S. government’s Cold War anticommunist crusade. And much more.

    Not long after the police found the body, Jayce received a letter telling him to keep quiet or else. Scared for his life and the lives of those he cared about, Jayce decided to leave town and never come back.Sixteen years later, Jayce has the perfect life - a good job, fifty acres of Virginia mountainside, and a golden lab named Camo. For the first time in his life, things are going according to plan, but that all changes when a letter arrives by special delivery informing him of his mother's death. Hoping things have changed, Jayce takes a chance and returns to Silver Falls to settle his mother's estate. What awaits him is anything but a warm welcome.

    

    she is torn while both men demand she shows her love for them and take down who they consider to be the enemy. When you mess around with the enemy you are putting everything at risk, including your life. When Niko found out Laila was creeping with Renegade, he wanted nothing more than to take her life. He lost a lot and blamed it all on her, not knowing it’s other snakes lurking around. Some men shoot first and ask questions later but for Laila he was willing to spare her life but on one condition. Will she be able to uphold her end of the deal? They say keep your grass cut low so you can see the snakes but what happens when the snake is the one helping you cut the grass? Hitta likes to play both sides of the fence but will one false move cause everything he tried to hide become revealed?? With his mind and his heart heavy you would think that would throw him off his game, but it’s not. Renegade is still plotting to take over the Chi while trying to balance his home life. Will he and Megan be able to patch up old wounds or will he choose Laila and create a bigger war than he has already started?? When relationships get hard you either give up or keep pushing. Which one will the couple decide? Will Niko convince Laila he is where she needs to be or will Renegade show her how it feels to be loved properly from day one. Come find out if creeping with the enemy is all worth it or cost her more than her Heart.

    Operating under the perfect cover as a luxury hotelier, everything in Xavier’s life is running smoothly until he stumbles upon an unauthorized black-market operation happening right under his nose. What he finds when he goes to investigate the situation, however, changes his life and turns his world upside down forever. Sevyn Varella has been through hell and back for most of her life. Lacking true love, a sense of self, or anything of her own, Sevyn faces an entirely different set of problems when she is pulled into a world she knows nothing about because of her ex-boyfriend’s mistakes. With both her livelihood and life on the line, Sevyn thinks that her fate is sealed forever until she meets a man named Xavier who’s willing to show her that there’s more to life than tears, struggles, and heartbreak. With a blossoming love, shady cohorts, and foreign opposition that will do anything to get what they want, Xavier and Sevyn must figure out what’s most important to both of them moving forward. Is it money? Trust? Friendship? Or something else? These questions and more are answered in A Boss Purchased My Love.

    As a professional C++ developer and former Harvard teaching fellow, I know what you need to know to be a great C++ programmer, and I know how to teach it, one step at a time. I know where people struggle, and why, and how to make it clear. I cover every step of the programming process, including:Getting the tools you need to program and how to use them*Basic language feature like variables, loops and functions*How to go from an idea to code*A clear, understandable explanation of pointers*Strings, file IO, arrays, references*Classes and advanced class design*C++-specific programming patterns*Object oriented programming*Data structures and the standard template library (STL)Key concepts are reinforced with quizzes and over 75 practice problems.