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Beginning Visual Studio® LightSwitch Development
Author István Novák
Learn how LightSwitch can accelerate and simplify application developmentAs Microsoft's newest offering for simplifying application development, LightSwitch opens the development door to creating applications without writing code. This introductory, full-color book....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Introduction to Computing Using Python: An Application Development Focus
Author Ljubomir Perkovic
Perkovic's Introduction to Programming Using Python provides an imperative-first introduction to Python focusing on computer applications and the process of developing them. The text helps develop computational thinking skills by covering patterns of how problems ....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Beginning Object-Oriented Programming with C#
Author Jack Purdum
The ideal beginner's guide to C# and object-oriented programmingWrox beginners' guides have the perfect formula for getting programming newcomers up and running. This one introduces beginners to object-oriented programming using C# to demonstrate all of the core c....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Professional Java for Web Applications
Author Nicholas S. Williams
The comprehensive Wrox guide for creating Java web applications for the enterpriseThis guide shows Java software developers and software engineers how to build complex web applications in an enterprise environment. You'll begin with an introduction to the Java Ente....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Machine Learning in Python: Essential Techniques for Predictive Analysis
Author Michael Bowles
Learn a simpler and more effective way to analyze data and predict outcomes with PythonMachine Learning in Python shows you how to successfully analyze data using only two core machine learning algorithms, and how to apply them using Python. By focusing on two algor....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Mathematics, 2nd Edition
Author Mr. John Dabell
A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of maths in the primary classroom. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, game....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Theresa Lang
Essential Dramaturgy: The Mindset and Skillset provides a concrete way to approach the work of a dramaturg. It explores ways to refine the process of defining, evaluating, and communicating that is essential to effective dramaturgical work. It then looks at how thi....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Tabletop Game Design for Video Game Designers
Author Ethan Ham
Learn the mechanics that take your game from an idea to a playable product.Do you aspire to be a game designer but aren’t sure where to begin? Tabletop Game Design for Video Game Designers guides you through your initial attempts to design game mechanics. It goes be....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Numerical Algorithms for Personalized Search in Self-organizing Information Networks
Author Sep Kamvar
This book lays out the theoretical groundwork for personalized search and reputation management, both on the Web and in peer-to-peer and social networks. Representing much of the foundational research in this field, the book develops scalable algorithms that exploit....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Author Jay Bryant
Java 7 Programming for Absolute Beginners introduces the new core, open source Java Development Kit. Its focus is on practical knowledge and its completeness—it provides all the bits and pieces an utter novice needs to get started programming in Java.It seems as if ....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Chris Pitt
Model View Controller (MVC) is becoming the definitive architecture of website development frameworks due to the stability, extensibility and predictability it lends to development. It is not just the primary separation of database, business logic and interface comp....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Learn GameSalad for iOS: Game Development for iPhone, iPad, and HTML5
Author David Guerineau
So you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad game, but you've never programmed before. Where to start? Here! With GameSalad, you can design, build, and publish a 2D game in the App Store using an easy-to-use, no-programming-required game creation tool.Learn GameS....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Learn Sprite Kit for iOS Game Development
Author Leland Long
" With Learn Sprite Kit for iOS Game Development, you'll discover how easy it is to create 2D games using the new Sprite Kit framework from Apple. You'll find how simple it is to create a scene, add animated sprites, incorporate edges, play sound effects, and ....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Author Chris Walker
Learn how to build electronics projects with Netduino, the popular platform that's capturing the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow, hands-on book provides everything you need to start experimenting with Netduino and the open source ....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Linear Programming and Algorithms for Communication Networks
Author Eiji Oki
Explaining how to apply to mathematical programming to network design and control, Linear Programming and Algorithms for Communication Networks: A Practical Guide to Network Design, Control, and Management fills the gap between mathematical programming theory and it....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Reactive with ClojureScript Recipes: Functional Programming for the Web
Author Nicolas Modrzyk
Use ClojureScript to create powerful serverless Web applications that are responsive and engaging. This book presents Reactive recipes with Reagent, a ClojureScript reactive framework, to create interactive applications. Throughout the book, Reactive with Cloj....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Moises Macero
Build a microservices architecture with Spring Boot, by evolving an application from a small monolith to an event-driven architecture composed of several services. This book follows an incremental approach to teach microservice structure, test-driven development, E....
Release Date 2017/12 -
C# 10 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Language, APIs, and Library
Author Mikael Olsson
Discover what's new in C# and .NET for Windows programming. This book is a condensed code and syntax reference to the C# programming language, updated with the latest features of version 10 for .NET 6. You'll review the essential C# 10 and earlier syntax, not previously covered, in a wel....
Release Date 2022/02 -
Author Carin Meier
If you’re an experienced programmer who has not worked with Clojure before, this guide is the perfect thorough but gentle introduction for you. Author Carin Meier not only provides a practical overview of this JVM language and its functional programming concepts, bu....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Caleb Doxsey
Perfect for beginners familiar with programming basics, this hands-on guide provides an easy introduction to Go, the general-purpose programming language from Google. Author Caleb Doxsey covers the language’s core features with step-by-step instructions and exercise....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Test-Driven Development with Python, 2nd Edition
Author Harry J.W. Percival
By taking you through the development of a real web application from beginning to end, the second edition of this hands-on guide demonstrates the practical advantages of test-driven development (TDD) with Python. You’ll learn how to write and run tests before build....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Implementing stateful objects or state machines in Python
Author David Beazley , Brian K. Jones
This lesson is a recipe from the Python Cookbook that explores the problem of wanting to implement a state machine or an object that operates in a number of different states, without littering your code with a lot of conditionals. It teaches key solutions such as e....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Kubernetes for Java Developers
Author Arun Gupta
To ensure high availability, today’s applications typically include multiple instances of the application server, database, and web server. If you choose a containerized solution, each component replica needs to reside in a separate container, making these applicat....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Christopher Preschern
Expert advice on C programming is hard to find. While much help is available for object-oriented programming languages, there's surprisingly little for the C language. With this hands-on guide, beginners and experienced C programmers alike will find guidance about design decisions, including how to....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Author Mark Hill
The ideas presented in this book explain marketing thinking and how to cultivate it, and ultimately, the ways in which marketplace differences are created. Instead of offering marketing steps, processes, and models, the focus here is on developing the practitioner'....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Get Programming: Learn to code with Python
Author Ana Bell
SummaryGet Programming: Learn to code with Python introduces you to the world of writing computer programs without drowning you in confusing jargon or theory that make getting started harder than it should be. Filled with practical examples and step-by-step lessons ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Time Series Forecasting in Python
Author Marco Peixeiro
Build predictive models from time-based patterns in your data. Master statistical models including new deep learning approaches for time series forecasting. In Time Series Forecasting in Python you will learn how to: Recognize a time series forecasting problem and build a performant predictive m....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
Author Bruce A. Tate
You should learn a programming language every year, as recommended by The Pragmatic Programmer. But if one per year is good, how about Seven Languages in Seven Weeks? In this book you'll get a hands-on tour of Clojure, Haskell, Io, Prolog, Scala, Erlang, and Ruby. ....
Release Date 2010/11 -
C#: A Beginner's Tutorial, Second Edition
Author Jayden Ky
Designed as a beginner's tutorial to the latest version of C#, this informative guide discusses the most important features of the language and teaches how to use .NET Framework. Written with clarity and readability in mind, it introduces important programming conc....
Release Date 2016/01