| Getting Started with Metro Apps: A Guide to the Windows Runtime [by Ben Dewey ] |
 Get a head start on creating "Metro"-style apps for the approaching release of Windows 8. If you’re new to .NET programming, this introductory guide will quickly get you up to speed on the tools you need to build user interfaces with Microsoft’s new design language, code-named Metro. Learn how to use WinRT and the preview version of the upcoming Visual Studio release, and get tips and tricks for having your app published in the Windows Store.
Windows 8 brings some dramatic changes to the way users interact with computers and devices, and the Metro design language plays a key role. Whether you’re an experienced .NET developer, or build apps with HTML and Javascript, this book gets you in on the ground floor. |
Ebook Size: Downloads:2 Rating: Updated:May 19,2012 |
| Developing Backbone.js Applications [by Addy Osmani] |
 If you’re looking to use the single-page application model to build your site’s frontend, Backbone.js is an ideal framework for the job. This practical guide provides all the information you need to create structured JavaScript applications using Backbone.js and its unique flavor of the model-view-controller (MVC) architecture.
You’ll start with the essentials of Backbone’s models, views, collections, and routers, and then dive into methods for building RESTful applications with modern technology stacks. Author Addy Osmani also demonstrates advanced uses of the framework, as well as ways to conduct unit tests.
Learn MVC fundamentals to help you understand the framework
Build Backbone apps with Node.js, Express, Mongoose, and MongoDB
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| Ebook Size: Downloads:2 Rating: Updated:May 19,2012 |
| Programming Amazon EC2 [by Jurg van Vliet,Flavia Paganelli] |
 If you plan to use Amazon Web Services to run applications in the cloud, the end-to-end approach in this book will save you needless trial and error. You ll find practical guidelines for designing and building applications with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and a host of supporting AWS tools, with a focus on critical issues such as load balancing, monitoring, and automation.
How do you move an existing application to AWS, or design your application so that it scales effectively? How much storage will you require? Programming Amazon EC2 not only helps you get started, it will also keep you going once you re successfully positioned in the cloud. This book is a must-read for application architects, developers, and administrators.
Determine your application s lifecyc |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:6 Rating: Updated:May 12,2012 |
| Java Web Services: Up and Running [by Martin Kalin] |
 This example-driven book offers a thorough introduction to Java s APIs for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) and RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS).
Java Web Services: Up and Running takes a clear, pragmatic approach to these technologies by providing a mix of architectural overview, complete working code examples, and short yet precise instructions for compiling, deploying, and executing an application. You ll learn how to write web services from scratch and integrate existing services into your Java applications. With Java Web Services: Up and Running, you will:
Understand the distinction between SOAP-based and REST-style services
Write, deploy, and consume SOAP-based services in core Java
Understand the Web Service Definition Language (WSDL) |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:21 Rating: Updated:Apr 28,2012 |
| The dRuby Book: Distributed and Parallel Computing with Ruby [by Masatoshi Seki] |
 Learn from legendary Japanese Ruby hacker Masatoshi Seki in this first English-language book on his own Distributed Ruby library. You ll find out about distributed computing, advanced Ruby concepts and techniques, and the philosophy of the Ruby way---straight from the source.
dRuby has been part of the Ruby standard library for more than a decade, yet few know the true power of the gem. Completely written in Ruby, dRuby enables you to communicate between distributed Ruby processes as if there were no boundaries between processes. This is one of the few books that covers distributed and parallel programming for Ruby developers.
The dRuby Book has been completely updated and expanded from its Japanese version, with three new chapters written by Masatoshi-san. You ll fin |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:34 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Programming Clojure [by Stuart Halloway and Aaron Bedra ] |
 Programming Clojure, 2nd Edition is a significant update to the classic book on the Clojure language. You ll get thorough coverage of all the new features of Clojure 1.3, and enjoy reorganized and rewritten chapters that reflect the significance of new Clojure concepts. Many code examples have been rewritten or replaced, and every page has been reevaluated in the light of Clojure 1.3.
As Aaron and Stu show you how to build an application from scratch, you ll get a rich view into a complete Clojure workflow. And you ll get an invaluable education in thinking in Clojure as you work out solutions to the various parts of a problem.
Clojure is becoming the language of choice for many who are moving to functional programming or dealing with the challenges of concurrency. Cl |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:17 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| The Rails View: Creating a Beautiful and Maintainable User Experience [by Bruce Williams and John Athayde] |
 Working in the View layer requires a breadth of knowledge and attention to detail unlike anywhere else in Rails. One wrong move can result in brittle, complex views that stop future development in its tracks. This book will help you break free from tangles of logic and markup in your views as you pick up the practical skills you need to implement your user interface cleanly and maintainably.
You ll discover how to build up solid, sustainable layouts and popular interface elements with semantic HTML5 and CSS3, and when you can responsibly generate markup and use advanced presenters... all without leaving the designers on your team out in the cold. Widen your appeal with responsive design, and discover how new progressive enhancement techniques can take you beyond the &q |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:25 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| The Developer s Code [by Ka Wai Cheung] |
 The Developer s Code isn t about the code you write, it s about the code you live by.
There are no trite superlatives here. Packed with lessons learned from more than a decade of software development experience, author Ka Wai Cheung takes you through the programming profession from nearly every angle to uncover ways of sustaining a healthy connection with your work.
You ll see how to stay productive even on the longest projects. You ll create a workflow that works with you, not against you. And you ll learn how to deal with clients whose goals don t align with your own. If you don t handle them just right, issues such as these can crush even the most seasoned, motivated developer. But with the right approach, you can transcend these common problems and become the prof |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:17 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| The Cucumber Book: Behaviour-Driven Development for Testers and Developers [by Matt Wynne and Aslak Hellesoy] |
 Your customers want rock-solid, bug-free software that does exactly what they expect it to do. Yet they can t always articulate their ideas clearly enough for you to turn them into code. The Cucumber Book dives straight into the core of the problem: communication between people. Cucumber saves the day; it s a testing, communication, and requirements tool - all rolled into one.
We ll show you how to express your customers wild ideas as a set of clear, executable specifications that everyone on the team can read. You ll learn how to feed those examples into Cucumber and let it guide your development. You ll build just the right code to keep your customers happy, and not a line more.
The first part of the book teaches you how to use the core features of Cucumber. You ll |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:14 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby: Control Your Computer, Simplify Your Life [by David B. Copeland] |
 As Ruby pro David Copeland explains, writing a command-line application that is self-documenting, robust, adaptable and forever useful is easier than you might think. Ruby is particularly suited to this task, since it combines high-level abstractions with "close to the metal" system interaction wrapped up in a concise, readable syntax. Moreover, Ruby has the support of a rich ecosystem of open-source tools and libraries.
Ten insightful chapters each explain and demonstrate a command-line best practice. You ll see how to use these tools to elevate the lowliest automation script to a maintainable, polished application.
You ll learn how to use free, open source parsers to create user-friendly command-line interfaces as well as command suites. You ll see how to |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:12 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Web Development Recipes [by Brian P. Hogan, Chris Warren, Mike Weber and Chris Johnson] |
 You ll see a full spectrum of cutting-edge web development techniques, from UI and eye candy recipes to solutions for data analysis, testing, and web hosting.
Make buttons and content stand out with simple cross-browser styles; do animations that work on mobile devices without plugins; build and test HTML emails; and build a flexible layout that works on desktops and mobile devices. You ll use the Backbone and Knockout JavaScript frameworks to build responsive user interfaces, and you ll learn how tools like CoffeeScript and Sass offer better ways to develop and maintain your client-side code. You ll write tests for your code that run in multiple web browsers, use Git to keep track of your work, and even get a little one-on-one time with the Apache web server.
Whether |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:22 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Game Programming Gems 8 [by Adam Lake] |
 Welcome to the eighth volume of the must-have reference series for game developers, "Game Programming Gems," the series that helped define the standards for game programming and continues to be an essential source for new, innovative techniques. "Game Programming Gems 8" provides the tools and inspiration that game developers need to excel. Featuring cutting-edge, ready-to-use techniques contributed by industry veterans and experts, this new collection is a key resource for inspiration, insight, and a plethora of time-saving, ready-to-use methods for the developer s tool box! Gems 8 answers the needs of passionate developers, eager newcomers, voracious production requirements, and the demand for innovating and entertaining gameplay. Covering all the |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:14 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Programming Your Home: Automate with Arduino, Android, and Your Computer [by Mike Riley ] |
 In Programming Your Home, technology enthusiast Mike Riley walks you through a variety of custom home automation projects, ranging from a phone application that alerts you to package deliveries at your front door to an electronic guard dog that will prevent unwanted visitors.
Open locked doors using your smartphone. Assemble a bird feeder that posts Twitter tweets to tell you when the birds are feeding or when bird seed runs low. Have your home speak to you when you receive email or tell you about important events such as the arrival of visitors, and much more!
You ll learn how to use Android smartphones, Arduinos, X10 controllers and a wide array of sensors, servos, programming languages, web frameworks and mobile SDKs. Programming Your Home is written for smartphone |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:16 Rating: Updated:Apr 21,2012 |
| Drupal Development Tricks for Designers [by Dani Nordin] |
 Take your Drupal skills even further with valuable tricks for making site building truly efficient. In this concise guide—the third in a series by award-winning designer Dani Nordin—you’ll learn how to set up your own development environment, quickly update your modules, and use version control to protect yourself from bonehead mistakes.
Handle repetitive tasks with ease, avoid hours of frustration, and devote more time to pushing the envelope of Drupal design—just by picking up the basics of a few developer tools. It’s much more than simple coding; it’s real, honest-to-goodness developer Ninja Magick.
Learn basic commands and use them in Drupal on the command line
Set up your local development environment, and learn ways |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:8 Rating: Updated:Apr 07,2012 |
| What is Dart? [by Kathy Walrath & Seth Ladd] |
 Dart is a new language developed by Google that’s getting attention in web app circles.
We asked Kathy Walrath and Seth Ladd, members of Google’s developer relations team,
to explain Dart’s purpose and its applications.
Writing a web app can be lots of fun, especially at the beginning when you experience
instant gratification: code, reload, repeat.
Unfortunately, finishing and maintaining a web app are not so fun. JavaScript is great
for small scripts, and it has the performance chops to run large apps. But when a script
evolves into a large web app, debugging and modifying that app can be a nightmare,
especially when you have a large team.
Enter Dart, an open-source project that aims to enable developers to build more complex,
highly perform |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:15 Rating: Updated:Apr 07,2012 |
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