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jQuery Pocket Reference

Read Less, Learn More

by David Flanagan ...

"As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library I’m not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications." -- Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid, Exolon, and StormlordjQuery is the "write less, do more" JavaScript library. Its powerful features and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

"As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library I’m not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications." -- Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid, Exolon, and StormlordjQuery is the "write less, do more" JavaScript library. Its powerful features and
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Effective STL

50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library

by Scott Meyers ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series
“This is Effective C++ volume three – it’s really that good.”– Herb Sutter, independent consultant and secretary of the ISO/ANSI C++ standards committee“There are very few books which all C++ programmers must have. Add Effective STL to that list.”– Thomas Becker, Senior Software Engineer, Zephyr Associates, Inc., and columnist, C/C++ Users JournalC++’s Standard Template L... ... Read more

$47.69 USD

“This is Effective C++ volume three – it’s really that good.”– Herb Sutter, independent consultant and secretary of the ISO/ANSI C++ standards committee“There are very few books which all C++ programmers must have. Add Effective STL to that list.”– Thomas Becker, Senior Software Engineer, Zephyr Associates, Inc., and columnist, C/C++ Users JournalC++’s Standard Template L...
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Modern PHP

New Features and Good Practices

by Josh Lockhart ...

PHP is experiencing a renaissance, though it may be difficult to tell with all of the outdated PHP tutorials online. With this practical guide, you’ll learn how PHP has become a full-featured, mature language with object-orientation, namespaces, and a growing collection of reusable component libraries.Author Josh Lockhart—creator of PHP The Right Way, a popular initiative to encourage PHP best ... Read more

$18.79 USD

PHP is experiencing a renaissance, though it may be difficult to tell with all of the outdated PHP tutorials online. With this practical guide, you’ll learn how PHP has become a full-featured, mature language with object-orientation, namespaces, and a growing collection of reusable component libraries.Author Josh Lockhart—creator of PHP The Right Way, a popular initiative to encourage PHP best
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Visual Basic 2010 Essentials

by Neil Smyth ...

Visual Basic 2010 Essentials is intended to be of use to both novices looking to learn Visual Basic 2010 and to those proficient in other languages that plan to cross-train from other programming languages. The Visual Basic language combined with the Visual Studio 2010 development environment provides a uniquely powerful yet easy to learn programming environment allowing even the absolute beginner ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Visual Basic 2010 Essentials is intended to be of use to both novices looking to learn Visual Basic 2010 and to those proficient in other languages that plan to cross-train from other programming languages. The Visual Basic language combined with the Visual Studio 2010 development environment provides a uniquely powerful yet easy to learn programming environment allowing even the absolute beginner
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Rails 4 Way, The

by Obie Fernandez, Kevin Faustino ...

The “Bible” for Rails Development: Now Fully Updated for Rails 4.1"When I read The Rails Way for the first time, I felt like I truly understood Rails for the first time.”—From the Foreword by Steve KlabnikRuby on Rails 4 is leaner, tighter, and even more valuable to professional web developers. More than ever, it helps you focus on what matters most: delivering business value via clean and ... Read more

$34.59 USD

The “Bible” for Rails Development: Now Fully Updated for Rails 4.1"When I read The Rails Way for the first time, I felt like I truly understood Rails for the first time.”—From the Foreword by Steve KlabnikRuby on Rails 4 is leaner, tighter, and even more valuable to professional web developers. More than ever, it helps you focus on what matters most: delivering business value via clean and
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Object-Oriented Python

Master OOP by Building Games and GUIs

by Irv Kalb ...

Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You’ll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Power up your Python with object-oriented programming and learn how to write powerful, efficient, and re-usable code.Object-Oriented Python is an intuitive and thorough guide to mastering object-oriented programming from the ground up. You’ll cover the basics of building classes and creating objects, and put theory into practice using the pygame package with clear examples that help visualize the
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Guide to: Learning Iteration and Generators in Python

by Matt Harrison ...

Understanding iteration enables understanding generators and easily creating objects that can iterate. This guide will explain the theory behind iteration in Python and teach best practices for generator creation and use. Do not beware the yield, rather embrace the power it provides. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Understanding iteration enables understanding generators and easily creating objects that can iterate. This guide will explain the theory behind iteration in Python and teach best practices for generator creation and use. Do not beware the yield, rather embrace the power it provides.
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Spring Boot Intermediate Microservices: Resilient Microservices with Spring Boot 2 and Spring Cloud

Brief books for developers, #3

by Jens Boje ...

Series Book 3 - Brief books for developers
Learn how to access a microservice and build a reliable infrastructure using Spring Boot 2 and Spring Cloud with a proven actionable and hands-on approachLearning new technology can be fast and fun. With this custom tailored learning plan you advance in building microservices with Spring Boot by actually building applications.Together we build a tiny application using the microservice we created ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to access a microservice and build a reliable infrastructure using Spring Boot 2 and Spring Cloud with a proven actionable and hands-on approachLearning new technology can be fast and fun. With this custom tailored learning plan you advance in building microservices with Spring Boot by actually building applications.Together we build a tiny application using the microservice we created
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Programming in C

by Stephen G. Kochan ...

Learn the C programming language from one of the best. Stephen Kochan's Programming in C is thorough with easy-to-follow instructions that are sure to benefit beginning programmers. This book provides readers with practical examples of how the C programming language can be used with small, fast programs, similar to the programming used by large game developers such as Nintendo. If you want a one ... Read more

$34.59 USD

Learn the C programming language from one of the best. Stephen Kochan's Programming in C is thorough with easy-to-follow instructions that are sure to benefit beginning programmers. This book provides readers with practical examples of how the C programming language can be used with small, fast programs, similar to the programming used by large game developers such as Nintendo. If you want a one
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Ruby Way, The

Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming

by Hal Fulton, André Arko ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series
For more than a decade, Ruby developers have turned to The Ruby Way for reliable “how-to” guidance on effective Ruby programming. Now, Hal Fulton and André Arko have thoroughly updated this classic guide to cover new language enhancements and developers’ experiences through Ruby 2.1.The new edition illuminates Ruby 2.1 through 400+ examples, each answering the question: “How do I do this in Ruby?” ... Read more

$34.59 USD

For more than a decade, Ruby developers have turned to The Ruby Way for reliable “how-to” guidance on effective Ruby programming. Now, Hal Fulton and André Arko have thoroughly updated this classic guide to cover new language enhancements and developers’ experiences through Ruby 2.1.The new edition illuminates Ruby 2.1 through 400+ examples, each answering the question: “How do I do this in Ruby?”
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Causal Inference in Python

Applying Causal Inference in the Tech Industry

by Matheus Facure ...

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the ... Read more

$48.99 USD

How many buyers will an additional dollar of online marketing bring in? Which customers will only buy when given a discount coupon? How do you establish an optimal pricing strategy? The best way to determine how the levers at our disposal affect the business metrics we want to drive is through causal inference.In this book, author Matheus Facure, senior data scientist at Nubank, explains the
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Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL

Building Effective Database-Driven Web Sites

by Hugh E. Williams, David Lane ...

There are many reasons for serving up dynamic content from a web site: to offer an online shopping site, create customized information pages for users, or just manage a large volume of content through a database. Anyone with a modest knowledge of HTML and web site management can learn to create dynamic content through the PHP programming language and the MySQL database. This book gives you the ... Read more

$28.79 USD

There are many reasons for serving up dynamic content from a web site: to offer an online shopping site, create customized information pages for users, or just manage a large volume of content through a database. Anyone with a modest knowledge of HTML and web site management can learn to create dynamic content through the PHP programming language and the MySQL database. This book gives you the
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Trade Options with an Edge

by Russell Richards ...

Would you like to have success in trading options much like the success of a casino that consistently grinds out profits each day? Casinos are successful because they have a definite probability edge on every gambling opportunity that they offer. They rely on the law of large numbers to guarantee that their probability edge will produce profits. When trading options, you can also do this if you ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Would you like to have success in trading options much like the success of a casino that consistently grinds out profits each day? Casinos are successful because they have a definite probability edge on every gambling opportunity that they offer. They rely on the law of large numbers to guarantee that their probability edge will produce profits. When trading options, you can also do this if you
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Bare Metal C

Embedded Programming for the Real World

by Stephen Oualline ...

Bare Metal C teaches you to program embedded systems with the C programming language. You’ll learn how embedded programs interact with bare hardware directly, go behind the scenes with the compiler and linker, and learn C features that are important for programming regular computers.Bare Metal C will teach you how to program embedded devices with the C programming language. For embedded system ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Bare Metal C teaches you to program embedded systems with the C programming language. You’ll learn how embedded programs interact with bare hardware directly, go behind the scenes with the compiler and linker, and learn C features that are important for programming regular computers.Bare Metal C will teach you how to program embedded devices with the C programming language. For embedded system
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Essentials of Compilation

An Incremental Approach in Python

by Jeremy G. Siek ...

A hands-on approach to understanding and building compilers using the programming language Python.Compilers are notoriously difficult programs to teach and understand. Most books about compilers dedicate one chapter to each progressive stage, a structure that hides how language features motivate design choices. By contrast, this innovative textbook provides an incremental approach that allows ... Read more

$30.99 USD

A hands-on approach to understanding and building compilers using the programming language Python.Compilers are notoriously difficult programs to teach and understand. Most books about compilers dedicate one chapter to each progressive stage, a structure that hides how language features motivate design choices. By contrast, this innovative textbook provides an incremental approach that allows
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OCA: Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide

Exam 1Z0-808

by Jeanne Boyarsky, Scott Selikoff ...

Series series Sybex Study Guide
Full coverage of functional programming and all OCA Java Programmer exam objectivesOCA, Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide, Exam 1Z0-808 is a comprehensive study guide for those taking the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I exam (1Z0-808). With complete coverage of 100% of the exam objectives, this book provides everything you need to know to confidently ... Read more

$38.00 USD

Full coverage of functional programming and all OCA Java Programmer exam objectivesOCA, Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide, Exam 1Z0-808 is a comprehensive study guide for those taking the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I exam (1Z0-808). With complete coverage of 100% of the exam objectives, this book provides everything you need to know to confidently
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Raspberry Pi

The Ultimate Guide to Raspberry Pi, Including Projects, Programming Tips & Tricks, and Much More!

by Geoff Adams ...

If you want to create awesome Rapsberry Pi projects but don’t know where to start, then keep reading…Have you tried learning about the Raspberry Pi, but been overwhelmed by technical jargon that just doesn’t make sense?That’s the problem with most resources for the Pi. They overcomplicate the process and assume that you’re already a master programmer who knows dozens of programming languages.…But ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to create awesome Rapsberry Pi projects but don’t know where to start, then keep reading…Have you tried learning about the Raspberry Pi, but been overwhelmed by technical jargon that just doesn’t make sense?That’s the problem with most resources for the Pi. They overcomplicate the process and assume that you’re already a master programmer who knows dozens of programming languages.…But
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Build Your Own Programming Language

A programmer's guide to designing compilers, interpreters, and DSLs for solving modern computing problems

by Clinton L. Jeffery ...

Written by the creator of the Unicon programming language, this book will show you how to implement programming languages to reduce the time and cost of creating applications for new or specialized areas of computingKey FeaturesReduce development time and solve pain points in your application domain by building a custom programming languageLearn how to create parsers, code generators, file readers ... Read more

$71.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written by the creator of the Unicon programming language, this book will show you how to implement programming languages to reduce the time and cost of creating applications for new or specialized areas of computingKey FeaturesReduce development time and solve pain points in your application domain by building a custom programming languageLearn how to create parsers, code generators, file readers
... Read more
Computer Programming Languages for Beginners

A Complete Breakdown of Java, SQL, C++, HTML, and Python

by Adesh Silva ...

Computer programming is one of the top sought-after skills in today’s ever-evolving society. Jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late… Have you always wanted to learn the ways of computer programming, but don't know how to take your first steps into this quite intimidating world? Are you looking to open up a new career option that will practically guarantee you a much higher pay than what you ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Computer programming is one of the top sought-after skills in today’s ever-evolving society. Jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late… Have you always wanted to learn the ways of computer programming, but don't know how to take your first steps into this quite intimidating world? Are you looking to open up a new career option that will practically guarantee you a much higher pay than what you
... Read more
Web Scraping with Python

by Ryan Mitchell ...

If programming is magic, then web scraping is surely a form of wizardry. By writing a simple automated program, you can query web servers, request data, and parse it to extract the information you need. This thoroughly updated third edition not only introduces you to web scraping but also serves as a comprehensive guide to scraping almost every type of data from the modern web.Part I focuses on ... Read more

$41.09 USD

If programming is magic, then web scraping is surely a form of wizardry. By writing a simple automated program, you can query web servers, request data, and parse it to extract the information you need. This thoroughly updated third edition not only introduces you to web scraping but also serves as a comprehensive guide to scraping almost every type of data from the modern web.Part I focuses on
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C in a Nutshell

The Definitive Reference

by Peter Prinz, Tony Crawford ...

The new edition of this classic O’Reilly reference provides clear, detailed explanations of every feature in the C language and runtime library, including multithreading, type-generic macros, and library functions that are new in the 2011 C standard (C11). If you want to understand the effects of an unfamiliar function, and how the standard library requires it to behave, you’ll find it here, along ... Read more

$43.19 USD

The new edition of this classic O’Reilly reference provides clear, detailed explanations of every feature in the C language and runtime library, including multithreading, type-generic macros, and library functions that are new in the 2011 C standard (C11). If you want to understand the effects of an unfamiliar function, and how the standard library requires it to behave, you’ll find it here, along
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C# for the Approved Workman

by Wesley Sweetser ...

Drawing from many years of professional software development and teaching experience, I prepared an innovative text that presents the C# language in a simple, yet powerful way, at the same time integrating Biblical perspective.Few textbooks address the simplicity of C#, many are unable to address the complexity of real-world systems, and few if any have attempted to integrate faith with content to ... Read more

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Drawing from many years of professional software development and teaching experience, I prepared an innovative text that presents the C# language in a simple, yet powerful way, at the same time integrating Biblical perspective.Few textbooks address the simplicity of C#, many are unable to address the complexity of real-world systems, and few if any have attempted to integrate faith with content to
... Read more
Programming with Higher-Order Logic

by Dale Miller, Gopalan Nadathur ...

Formal systems that describe computations over syntactic structures occur frequently in computer science. Logic programming provides a natural framework for encoding and animating such systems. However, these systems often embody variable binding, a notion that must be treated carefully at a computational level. This book aims to show that a programming language based on a simply typed version of ... Read more

$52.49 USD

Formal systems that describe computations over syntactic structures occur frequently in computer science. Logic programming provides a natural framework for encoding and animating such systems. However, these systems often embody variable binding, a notion that must be treated carefully at a computational level. This book aims to show that a programming language based on a simply typed version of
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Learning Perl

by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, brian d foy ...

Learning Perl, popularly known as "the Llama," is the book most programmers rely on to get started with Perl. The bestselling Perl tutorial since it was first published in 1993, this new fifth edition covers recent changes to the language up to Perl 5.10.This book reflects the combined experience of its authors, who have taught Perl at Stonehenge Consulting since 1991. Years of classroom testing ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Learning Perl, popularly known as "the Llama," is the book most programmers rely on to get started with Perl. The bestselling Perl tutorial since it was first published in 1993, this new fifth edition covers recent changes to the language up to Perl 5.10.This book reflects the combined experience of its authors, who have taught Perl at Stonehenge Consulting since 1991. Years of classroom testing
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