Computers / Programming

Java in a Nutshell

by David Flanagan

With more than 700,000 copies sold to date, Java in a Nutshell from O'Reilly is clearly the favorite resource amongst the legion of developers and programmers using Java technology. And now, with the release...

Java Enterprise Best Practices

by O'Reilly Java Authors

Java developers typically go through four "stages" in mastering Java. In the first stage, they learn the language itself. In the second stage, they study the APIs. In the third stage, they become proficient...

Maven: The Definitive Guide

by Sonatype Company

For too long, developers have worked on disorganized application projects, where every part seemed to have its own build system, and no common repository existed for information about the state of the project....

PThreads Programming: A POSIX Standard for Better Multiprocessing

by Dick Buttlar, Jacqueline Farrell & Bradford Nichols

Computers are just as busy as the rest of us nowadays. They have lots of tasks to do at once, and need some cleverness to get them all done at the same time.

That's why threads are seen more and more often as...

Clojure Programming

by Chas Emerick, Brian Carper & Christophe Grand

Clojure is a practical, general-purpose language that offers expressivity rivaling other dynamic languages like Ruby and Python, while seamlessly taking advantage of Java libraries, services, and all of the...

Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age

by Paul Graham

"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. " --from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer...

Computer Science & Perl Programming: Best of The Perl Journal

by Jon Orwant

In its first five years of existence, The Perl Journal ran 247 articles by over 120 authors. Every serious Perl programmer subscribed to it, and every notable Perl guru jumped at the opportunity to write for...

Understanding Computation: Impossible Code and the Meaning of Programs

by Tom Stuart

Finally, you can learn computation theory and programming language design in an engaging, practical way. Understanding Computation explains theoretical computer science in a context you’ll recognize, helping...

Head First JavaScript

by Michael Morrison

So you're ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your web skills to the next level. And you're finally ready to add "programmer" to...

Python Cookbook

by David Beazley & Brian K. Jones

If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for...

Developing Backbone.js Applications

by Addy Osmani

If you want to build your site’s frontend with the single-page application (SPA) model, this hands-on book shows you how to get the job done with Backbone.js. You’ll learn how to create structured JavaScript...

Bootstrap

by Jake Spurlock

Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap’s HTML/CSS-based tools and design...

JavaScript for PHP Developers

by Stoyan Stefanov

If you want to significantly expand your web development skills beyond PHP, this practical, hands-on book teaches you ECMAScript—the core JavaScript language—from the ground up. You’ll discover some similarities...

Understanding and Using C Pointers

by Richard Reese

Improve your programming through a solid understanding of C pointers and memory management. With this practical book, you’ll learn how pointers provide the mechanism to dynamically manipulate memory, enhance...

Programming Grails

by Burt Beckwith

Dig deeper into Grails architecture and discover how this application framework works its magic. Written by a core developer on the Grails team, this practical guide takes you behind the curtain to reveal the...

ADO.NET in a Nutshell

by Bill Hamilton & Matthew MacDonald

Written by experts on the Microsoft® .NET programming platform, ADO.NET in a Nutshell delivers everything .NET programmers will need to get a jump-start on ADO.NET technology or to sharpen their skills even...

Delphi in a Nutshell

by Ray Lischner

With a new name and a new focus on CORBA, database drivers, and Microsoft Back Office applications, Inprise/Borland Delphi is enjoying a resurgence, with a growing user base of programmers who use Delphi for...

Linq Pocket Reference

by Joseph Albahari & Ben Albahari

Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it quickly. And once you begin to apply...

Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C++ Step by Step

by Luca Regnicoli, Paolo Pialorsi & Roberto Brunetti

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building Windows 8 apps with Microsoft® Visual C++®

Teach yourself how to build Windows 8 applications using the Visual C++ language—one step at a time. Ideal for those...

PHP Web Services: APIs for the Modern Web

by Lorna Jane Mitchell

Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna...