A Beginner's Guide to Gambas is the first definitive reference for the Linux-based Gambas programming language. Gambas ships with a graphical development environment based on the Basic programming language. It supports object-oriented programming and is similar to Microsoft's Visual Basic product. Gambas uses the Qt toolkit and supports other toolkits like GTK+. With Gambas, you can quickly design a user interface, access databases from MySQL, SQLite, and PostgreSQL, or remotely pilot KDE applications using the DCOP protocol. Rittinghouse masterfully describes the details of this new language with plenty of examples and illustrations that make it easy to understand.
Dr. John W. Rittinghouse is a senior security and management executive with over 25 years of experience. As the Chief Software Architect of the Hypersecurity DataVault, he has sought to bring sensibility and ease of use to data security. Dr. Rittinghouse was a former Chair of both the Cybersecurity Group and the Network Computing Technologies Group with the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council for the Federal Communications Commission and currently sits on several corporate boards. His areas of expertise include all facets of Information Technology and Information Security and Assurance. He is a globally recognized expert in information security. Some of the organizations Dr. Rittinghouse has worked with include Compaq Computer, Bowne Global Solutions, Cable and Wireless, Exodus Communications, Boeing, Allstate, AIG, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, DataWatch, etc. in determining risk and establishing policies for mitigation of potential threats. John has many books on information security, programming and IT program management to his credit.
