Introducing Vala Programming

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-11

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3. Getting Started

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   Pages 13-32

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4. Syntax and Semantics

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   Pages 33-74

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5. Object-Oriented Programming

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   Pages 75-103

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6. Networking

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   Pages 105-125

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7. UI Programming with GTK+

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   Pages 127-169

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8. DBus

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   Pages 171-200

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9. Linux

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   Pages 201-209

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10. External Libraries

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    Pages 211-234

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11. Back Matter

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Get an introduction into the Vala programming language and learn about its syntax, semantics, and idioms. Do you want to boost your productivity? Are you interested in a programming language that combines the efficiency of a scripting language with the performance of a compiled language? Did you always want to write GTK+ or GNOME programs, but hate C with a passion? Read this book and learn Vala!


Introducing Vala Programming starts from Hello World and goes up to graphical user interfaces using GTK+, covering DBus interprocess communication, network programming, Linux specifics, and more. You’ll learn how to leverage external libraries and enhance Vala by writing bindings to new libraries.




What You Will Learn

• Discover the Vala programming language and how to use it to boost your productivity
• Use Vala syntax and semantics
• Write object-oriented code with Vala
• Work with DBus
• Implement networking with Vala
• Integrate and use external libraries with bindings and libgusb

Who This Book Is For


People with basic programming experience in any imperative programming language. 

• Vala
• programming
• intro
• beginning
• tutorial
• GTK
• open source
• source
• code
• productivity
• GNOME
• C

• Neu-Isenburg, Germany

  Michael Lauer

Dr. Michael 'Mickey' Lauer is a freelance software architect and author living in Neu-Isenburg, Germany. He is a free software enthusiast who enjoys solving problems with mobile and distributed systems. Learn more on his personal website.

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