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Deitel Developer Series Cover Theme 
Welcome to the Deitel® Developer Series. At Deitel & Associates, we write college programming textbooks, professional programming books and e-learning materials, and we present instructor-led, corporate-training courses. Over the last several years, the programming community has embraced the Internet and the Web in every aspect of software design, implementation and distribution. Internet usage is becoming pervasive, allowing people worldwide to communicate and interact easily and bringing social, cultural, professional and political change. To capture the global import of the Internet, we have selected "world landmarks" as the cover theme for our new series. The first six covers depict famous places from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America and South America. We will soon have an Antarctica cover as well. We hope that you will enjoy the books in the Deitel® Developer Series and that you will have the good fortune to visit several of the landmarks shown on the covers. The Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the architectural marvels of the twentieth century. The bridge, which opened May 27, 1937, spans California's Golden Gate Strait connecting Marin County with San Francisco. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 4,200 feet (1,280 meters), and remained so until 1964. Adding to the bridge's mystique is the complexity involved in its construction. Despite persistent fog, strong ocean currents and high winds, the bridge was completed in a little more than four years. Planning for the bridge began as early as 1923; however, the real effort began in December 1928 when the Golden Gate Highway District was formed to design, finance and construct the bridge. Actual work began in 1933 and was completed in 1937. The bridge towers weigh approximately 44,000 tons each and they rise to 746 feet above sea level. The bridge is painted "International Orange" and repainting the bridge is an ongoing activity. Its six lanes are reversible, which allows it to adjust to the traffic flow on any given day. The toll revenues in 2001 were almost 60 million dollars as more than 42 million toll-paying vehicles crossed the bridge. Since its opening, more than 1.6 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge. For more information on the Golden Gate Bridge, please visit: |