Java Programming with Oracle JDBC

By Donald Bales
Price: $49.99 USD
£28.50 GBP

Cover | Table of Contents | Colophon

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Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animals on the cover of Java Programming with Oracle JDBC are hummingbird moths. As its name suggests, this moth looks much like a hummingbird at a glance. It feeds by hovering in front of a flower and sipping nectar through its proboscis (its feeding structure) in much the same way as the hummingbird. However, at a closer look, the insect's antennae mark it as a moth. Belonging to the family Sphingidae, this moth is commonly called "hummingbird," "sphinx," or "hawk moth."

The hummingbird moth is a strong flyer, with a rapid wingbeat. Most are medium to large moths with heavy bodies, with wing spreads up to five inches. Although few are active in the daytime, most fly on cloudy days or at dusk. Though most don't cause damage to garden plants, some feed on tomatoes and tobacco when in caterpillar form. The tomato hornworm, for example, feeds on potato, tomato, and tobacco plants, and can cause severe economic loss in those crops. Leaves provide an additional source of food for the moth. Matt Hutchinson was the production editor and copyeditor for Java Programming with Oracle JDBC. Leanne Soylemez and Rachel Wheeler provided quality control. Joe Wizda wrote the index. Edie Shapiro provided production assistance.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is from Animal Creation, Volume 2. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font. David Futato designed the interior layout. Neil Walls converted the files from Microsoft Word to FrameMaker 5.5.6 using tools created by Mike Sierra. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia Free-Hand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Sarah Sherman.

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