Programming

Head First C#, 2nd Edition

By Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene

You want to learn C# programming, but you're not sure you want to suffer through another tedious technical book. You're in luck: Head First C# introduces this language in a fun, visual way. You'll quickly learn everything from creating your first pro...

[Publish Date: May 2010]

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Microsoft® Visual C#® 2010 Step by Step, First Edition

By John Sharp

This popular, practical tutorial helps you apply your fundamental programming skills to learning and working with the Visual C# 2010 rapid application development environment. Features learn-by-doing exercises, with data sets and code samples on the ...

[Publish Date: March 2010]

JavaScript: The Good Parts, First Edition

By Douglas Crockford

Most programming languages contain good and bad parts, but JavaScript has more than its share of the bad, having been developed and released in a hurry before it could be refined. This authoritative book scrapes away these bad features to reveal a su...

[Publish Date: May 2008]

Learning iPhone Programming, First Edition

By Alasdair Allan

Get the hands-on experience you need to program for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll build several sample applications by learning how to use Xcode tools, the Objective-C programming language, and the core frameworks....

[Publish Date: March 2010]

Getting Started with Processing, First Edition

By Casey Reas, Ben Fry

Learn computer programming the easy way with Processing, a simple language that lets you use code to create drawings, animation, and interactive graphics. Programming courses usually start with theory, but this book lets you jump right into creative ...

[Publish Date: June 2010]

Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!, Second Edition

By Rob Miles

Your hands-on introduction to computer programming with Microsoft Visual C#® 2005 and XNA Game Studio 3.0, the Xbox 360® development tool. Get entertaining, easy-to-follow instructions for customizing Xbox 360 games—and creating games of your own....

[Publish Date: February 2009]

Head First JavaScript, First Edition

By Michael Morrison

Want to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages and create dynamic web applications? Want to take your web skills to the next level? It sounds like you're ready to learn the Web's hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First JavaScr...

[Publish Date: December 2007]

Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running, First Edition

By Scott Stevenson

Build solid applications for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod Touch, regardless of whether you have basic programming skills or years of programming experience. Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running shows you how to use Apple's Cocoa framework and its Obje...

[Publish Date: March 2010]

Programming Windows Azure, First Edition

By Sriram Krishnan

Learn the nuts and bolts of cloud computing with Windows Azure, Microsoft's new Internet services platform. Written by a key member of the product development team, Programming Windows Azure shows you how to build, deploy, host, and manage applicatio...

[Publish Date: May 2010]

iPhone 3D Programming, First Edition

By Philip Rideout

Do you have a great idea for a graphics-intensive iPhone or iPad application, but don't know how to bring it to life? This book offers the perfect solution: a crash course on the OpenGL graphics library with an overview of iPhone 3D development. Whet...

[Publish Date: May 2010]

Programming the Mobile Web, First Edition

By Maximiliano Firtman

How do you take advantage of the new opportunities opening up in mobile web development? With this book, you'll learn the intricacies and pitfalls involved in building HTML and CSS-based apps that you can extend to work with particular devices, inclu...

[Publish Date: July 2010]

JavaScript: The Missing Manual, First Edition

By David Sawyer McFarland

Learn how to use JavaScript in sophisticated ways, even if you have little or no programming experience. Once you the master the basics, you'll learn how to use the jQuery library to add interactive features to your site quickly -- without pain or fr...

[Publish Date: July 2008]