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61. |  Professional: JavaScript® for Web Developers, Third Edition Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 18-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 20-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional: JavaScript® for Web Developers, Third Edition
A significant update to a bestselling JavaScript book
As the key scripting language for the web, JavaScript is supported by every modern web browser and allows developers to create client-side scripts that take advantage of features such as animating the canvas tag and enabling client-side storage and application caches. After an in-depth introduction to the JavaScript language, this updated edition of a bestseller progresses to break down how JavaScript is applied for web development using the latest web development technologies. Veteran author and JavaScript guru Nicholas Zakas shows...
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62. |  Beginning iOS 5 Application Development By: Wei-Meng Lee Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 24-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 18-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning iOS 5 Application Development The ideal starting point for iPhone and iPad app development with iOS 5If you want to develop apps for Apple's iPhone and iPad, first you need to know how to use the tools--iPhone's new iOS 5 operating system and SDK, and the new xCode toolset that come with it. This full-color book is the perfect starting point. Beginning developers, you'll get a solid introduction to the new xCode 4 and Objective-C and find everything you need to quickly build your first app. The book thoroughly covers all the new iOS 5 features, including new multitasking, location-based services, notification system,...
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63. | Overview: Beginning PhoneGap
Create cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language!
PhoneGap is an open source solution, ideal for web developers wanting to build cross-platform mobile apps without having to learn a new language. Using HTML, CSS, and Javascript, PhoneGap allows you to jump into the mobile world and develop apps for iPhone, Android, and the BlackBerry.
Walks you through installing the development software
Covers the basics of each of PhoneGap's functional units
Introduces various projects you can build with the framework
Discusses using HTML, CSS,...
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64. |  Beginning iOS Game Development By: Patrick Alessi Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 20-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning iOS Game Development
Get in the game and start building games for the iPhone or iPad!
Whether you only have a little experience with iOS programming or even none at all, this accessible guide is ideal for getting started developing games for the iPhone and iPad. Experienced developer and author Patrick Alessi presents the iOS system architecture, gives you the step-by-step of game development, and introduces the languages used to develop games. From the basic building blocks to including drawing, responding to user interaction, animation, and sound, this book provides a one-stop-shop for getting your game up...
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65. |  Real World .NET 4, C#, and Silverlight®: Indispensible Experiences from 15 MVPs Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 22-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Real World .NET 4, C#, and Silverlight®: Indispensible Experiences from 15 MVPs
A team of MVP authors guides you through the .NET 4 Framework
Written by a group of experienced MVPs, this unparalleled book delves into the intricate—and often daunting—world of .NET 4. Each author draws from a particular area of expertise to provide invaluable information on using the various .NET 4, C# 4, Silverlight 4, and Visual Studio tools in the real world. The authors break down the vast .NET 4 Framework into easily digestible portions to offer you a strong foundation on what makes .NET such a popular and successful framework for building a wide range of solutions.
Breaks...
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66. |  The Art of the App Store: The Business of Apple Development By: Tyson McCann Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 06-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of the App Store: The Business of Apple Development A unique behind-the-scenes look at what makes an application succeed in the App StoreWith this invaluable book, Tyson McCann offers a non-technical look at all aspects of the iPhone application development landscape and gets to the core of what makes a popular—and profitable—application. From knowing your customer to to launching a successful app, and everything in between, this must-have guide navigates such topics as developing a concept, analyzing the competition, considerations before the launch, marketing, building a community, and maintaining market share. . . to name a few.Coverage...
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67. |  Beginning Flash®, Flex®, and AIR® Development for Mobile Devices Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 25-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Flash®, Flex®, and AIR® Development for Mobile Devices
Easily create cross-platform, standalone native applications for mobile devices using AIR
AIR allows you to develop the rich, creative, interactive media experiences for mobile applications. This easy-to-follow guide covers everything you need to know to create rich mobile applications using Adobe Flash Builder. Packed with examples, this book shows you how to build applications for mobile devices using a combination of ActionScript, the Flex framework and AIR. You'll discover how these applications are able to run across multiple mobile and tablet devices, targeting Google Android,...
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68. |  Professional SharePoint® 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions By: Steve Fox; Donovan Follette; Girish Raja; Paul Stubbs Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 22-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional SharePoint® 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions
An authoritative guide to extending SharePoint's power with cloud-based services
If you want to be part of the next major shift in the IT industry, you'll want this book. Melding two of the hottest trends in the industry—the widespread popularity of the SharePoint collaboration platform and the rapid rise of cloud computing—this practical guide shows developers how to extend their SharePoint solutions with the cloud's almost limitless capabilities. See how to get started, discover smart ways to leverage cloud data and services through Azure, start incorporating Twitter or LinkedIn into...
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69. |  PHP and MySQL® 24-Hour Trainer By: Andrea Tarr Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PHP and MySQL® 24-Hour Trainer
Step-by-step lessons for using PHP and MySQL in a unique book-and-video combination
Assuming no previous experience with PHP or MySQL, this book-and-video package is ideal reading for anyone who wants to go beyond HTML/CSS in order to provide clients with the most dynamic web sites possible. The approachable tone breaks down the basics of programming and PHP and MySQL in individual lessons starting with the installation of the programs necessary to run PHP. You begin with a static web site and then watch and learn as PHP functionality is added as you work through the lessons.
When...
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70. |  Beginning ASP.NET Web Pages with WebMatrix® By: Mike Brind; Imar Spaanjaars Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 08-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning ASP.NET Web Pages with WebMatrix®
Learn to build dynamic web sites with Microsoft WebMatrix
Microsoft WebMatrix is designed to make developing dynamic ASP.NET web sites much easier. This complete Wrox guide shows you what it is, how it works, and how to get the best from it right away. It covers all the basic foundations and also introduces HTML, CSS, and Ajax using jQuery, giving beginning programmers a firm foundation for building dynamic web sites.
Examines how WebMatrix is expected to become the new recommended entry-level tool for developing web sites using ASP.NET
Arms beginning programmers, students, and...
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71. |  Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud By: Richard Rodger Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 01-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud
Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platforms
The marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. An introduction to Cloud-based applications explains how to use HTML5 to create cross-platform mobile apps and then use Cloud services to enhance those apps. You'll learn how to build your first app with HTML5 and set it up in the Cloud, while also discovering how to use...
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72. |  WordPress® 24-Hour Trainer, Second Edition By: George Plumley Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 16-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 19-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: WordPress® 24-Hour Trainer, Second Edition
The eagerly anticipated second edition, completely updated for WordPress 3.1
As an open source content management system, WordPress allows users to easily build feature-rich web sites with no programming experience. This unique book-and-video package is a friendly, self-paced beginners guide to the latest release of WordPress. Lessons are focused on practical, everyday tasks that users will need to create and maintain their sites: entering new content, creating new pages, managing menus, making content search-engine friendly. Plus you'll find lots of tips based on years of experience...
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73. |  Managing Energy Risk: An Integrated View on Power and Other Energy Markets By: Markus Burger; Bernhard Graeber; Gero Schindlmayr Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 06-JUL-2010 Insert Date: 16-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Energy Risk: An Integrated View on Power and Other Energy Markets
Mathematical techniques for trading and risk management.
Managing Energy Risk closes the gap between modern techniques from financial mathematics and the practical implementation for trading and risk management. It takes a multi-commodity approach that covers the mutual influences of the markets for fuels, emission certificates, and power. It includes many practical examples and covers methods from financial mathematics as well as economics and energy-related models.
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74. |  Windows® Phone 7 Programming for Android™ and iOS Developers By: Zhinan Zhou; Robert Zhu; Pei Zheng; Baijian Yang Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 16-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 15-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows® Phone 7 Programming for Android™ and iOS Developers
Learn to develop for the new Windows Phone 7 platform
With a special focus placed on the new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) design guidelines and technologies, this reference helps you extend your knowledge so that you can learn to develop for the new WP7 platform. The team of authors presents topic-by-topic comparisons between WP7 and Android and the iPhone, enabling you to learn the differences and similarities between them. This indispensible coverage prepares you for making the transition from programming for Android and the iPhone to programming for the exciting new WP7.
Covers the...
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75. |  Beginning Visual Studio® LightSwitch Development By: István Novák Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 02-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 15-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Visual Studio® LightSwitch Development
Learn how LightSwitch can accelerate and simplify application development
As Microsoft's newest offering for simplifying application development, LightSwitch opens the development door to creating applications without writing code. This introductory, full-color book shows you how to quickly create, modify, and distribute information for your business with LightSwitch. Packed with simple example programs, this beginner-level resource guides you through a complete small business application using LightSwitch to demonstrate the capabilities of this exciting new tool.
You'll explore the...
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76. |  Drupal®: The Guide to Planning and Building Websites By: Cindy McCourt Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 26-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Drupal®: The Guide to Planning and Building Websites A complete lifecycle guide to planning and building a site with DrupalDrupal allows you to quickly and easily build a wide variety of web sites, from very simple blog sites to extremely complex sites that integrate with other systems. In order to maximize what Drupal can do for you, you need to plan. Whether you are building with Drupal 6 or 7, this book details the steps necessary to plan your site so you can make informed decisions before you start to build.Explains how to define the scope of your projectShows you how to create a design plan taking into consideration how Drupal worksHelps...
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77. |  Ivor Horton's Beginning Java®, Java 7 Edition By: Ivor Horton Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 27-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 01-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Ivor Horton's Beginning Java®, Java 7 Edition
Ivor Horton's approach is teaching Java is so effective and popular that he is one of the leading authors of introductory programming tutorials, with over 160,000 copies of his Java books sold. In this latest edition, whether you're a beginner or an experienced programmer switching to Java, you'll learn how to build real-world Java applications using Java SE 7. The author thoroughly covers the basics as well as new features such as extensions and classes; extended coverage of the Swing Application Framework; and he does it all in his unique, highly accessible style that beginners...
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78. |  Professional C++, Second Edition By: Marc Gregoire; Nicholas A. Solter; Scott J. Kleper Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 04-OCT-2011 Insert Date: 01-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional C++, Second Edition
Essential reading for experienced developers who are determined to master the latest release of C++
Although C++ is often the language of choice from game programming to major commercial software applications, it is also one of the most difficult to master. With this no-nonsense book, you will learn to conquer the latest release of C++. The author deciphers little-known features of C++, shares detailed code examples that you can then plug into your own code, and reveals the significant changes to C++ that accompany the latest release. You'll discover how to design and build applications...
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79. | Overview: Professional NoSQL
A hands-on guide to leveraging NoSQL databases
NoSQL databases are an efficient and powerful tool for storing and manipulating vast quantities of data. Most NoSQL databases scale well as data grows. In addition, they are often malleable and flexible enough to accommodate semi-structured and sparse data sets. This comprehensive hands-on guide presents fundamental concepts and practical solutions for getting you ready to use NoSQL databases. Expert author Shashank Tiwari begins with a helpful introduction on the subject of NoSQL, explains its characteristics and typical uses, and looks at...
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80. |  Professional Windows® Embedded Compact 7 By: Samuel Phung; David Jones; Thierry Joubert Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 06-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 01-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional Windows® Embedded Compact 7 Learn to program an array of customized devices and solutionsAs a compact, highly efficient, scalable operating system, Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) is one of the best options for developing a new generation of network-enabled, media-rich, and service-oriented devices. This in-depth resource takes you through the benefits and capabilities of WEC7 so that you can start using this performance development platform today. Divided into several major sections, the book begins with an introduction and then moves on to coverage of OS design, application development, advanced application...
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