Computers

Learning XSLT

by Michael Fitzgerald

XSLT is a powerful language for transforming XML documents into something else. That something else can be an HTML document, another XML document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, a Scalable Vector Graphics...

Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic Step by Step

by Luca Regnicoli, Paolo Pialorsi & Roberto Brunetti

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building Windows 8 apps with .NET

Teach yourself how to build Windows 8 applications using Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 with Microsoft Visual C# 2012 or Visual Basic 2012—one...

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 App Development

by Scot Hillier & Ted Pattison

Your guide to designing apps that extend the capabilities of your SharePoint site.

Take advantage of the most important new concept in Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013--the app. Led by two SharePoint experts,...

Coding with Coda

by Eric J Gruber

Like to build websites in the wild with your MacBook? This concise hands-on guide introduces you to the ideal editor: Coda 2. Rather than clutter your screen with shell access, a separate CSS editor, and a version...

Introducing Erlang

by Simon St. Laurent

If you’re new to Erlang, its functional style can seem difficult, but with help from this hands-on introduction, you’ll scale the learning curve and discover how enjoyable, powerful, and fun this language...

Kindle Fire HD: The Missing Manual

by Peter Meyers

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD combines the most popular e-reader and tablet features in one sleek package, and with this entertaining guide, you’ll master everything the Fire has to offer. With loads of illustrations,...

Enyo: Up and Running

by Roy Sutton

Learn how easy it is to design and build responsive, cross-platform apps with the Enyo open source JavaScript framework. With this hands-on book, Enyo contributor Roy Sutton shows you how to get started with...

EPUB 3 Best Practices

by Matt Garrish & Markus Gylling

Ready to take your ebooks to the next level with EPUB 3? This concise guide includes best practices and advice to help you navigate the format’s wide range of technologies and functionality. EPUB 3 is set...

Testing in Scala

by Daniel Hinojosa

If you build your Scala application through Test-Driven Development, you’ll quickly see the advantages of testing before you write production code. This hands-on book shows you how to create tests with ScalaTest...

XML and Indesign

by Dorothy J. Hoskins

Discover the power of XML publishing with InDesign, and create content for multiple applications—including digital-first publishing workflows. With this book, XML evangelist Dorothy Hoskins teaches you several...

Programming Windows

by Charles Petzold

NOTE: This book is based on Windows 8 Release Preview; its content and publication date will be updated for final Windows 8 software.

Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides...

Testable JavaScript

by Mark Ethan Trostler

One skill that’s essential for any professional JavaScript developer is the ability to write testable code. This book shows you what writing and maintaining testable JavaScript for the client- or server-side...

Training Guide: Configuring Windows 8

by Scott Lowe, Derek Schauland & Rick W. Vanover

Designed to help network administrators develop real-world, job-role-specific skills—this Training Guide focuses on deploying and managing Windows 8 clients in the enterprise. Build hands-on expertise through...

Microsoft Word 2013 Step by Step

by Joan Lambert & Joyce Cox

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to format, publish, and share your content using Word 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Step by Step

by Joan Lambert & Joyce Cox

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create compelling presentations with PowerPoint 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just...

Head First Mobile Web

by Lyza Danger Gardner & Jason Grigsby

Mobile web usage is exploding. Soon, more web browsing will take place on phones and tablets than PCs. Your business needs a mobile strategy, but where do you start? Head First Mobile Web shows how to use the...

Report on publishing in Italy in 2012

by Giovanni Peresson, Alessandra Mutti, Lorenza Biava & Elena Vergine

The Italian paper and book publishing scenario in a year of transformations due to lower spending power of households, change in purchasing habits, sales channels (on line libraries, e-book stores) and device...

Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences

by Tynan Sylvester

Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of today’s hit video games. You’ll learn principles and practices for crafting games...

Microsoft Visual C# 2012 Step by Step

by John Sharp

Teach yourself how to build applications with Microsoft Visual C# 2012 and Visual Studio® 2012—one step at a time. Ideal for those with fundamental programming skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing...

Windows PowerShell Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Scripting Microsoft's Command Shell

by Lee Holmes

How do you use Windows PowerShell to navigate the filesystem, manage files and folders, or retrieve a web page? This introduction to the PowerShell language and scripting environment provides more than 400 task-oriented...