Programming

Programming Entity Framework, 2nd Edition

By Julia Lerman

Get a thorough introduction to ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 -- Microsoft's core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. The second edition of this acclaimed guide provides a hands-on tour of the framework latest version i...

[Publish Date: August 2010]

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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]

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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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]

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]

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]

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]

Programming C# 4.0, First Edition

By Ian Griffiths, Matthew Adams, Jesse Liberty

This bestselling tutorial shows you how to build web, desktop, and rich Internet applications using C# 4.0 with .NET's database capabilities, UI framework (WPF), extensive communication services (WCF), and more. The sixth edition covers the latest en...

[Publish Date: July 2010]

The Ruby Programming Language, First Edition

By David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto

Bestselling author David Flanagan teams up with Ruby creator Yukihiro Matz Matsumoto and writer/cartoonist/programmer why the lucky stiff to bring you the authoritative guide to Ruby. Covering versions 1.9 and 1.8, this book helps you learn Ruby's le...

[Publish Date: January 2008]

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]

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]

Head First Programming, First Edition

By David Griffiths, Paul Barry

If you have little or no programming experience, this book will get you started with the core concepts of writing computer programs -- variables, decisions, loops, functions, and objects -- which apply regardless of the programming language. Learn th...

[Publish Date: November 2009]