Essential SQLAlchemy Mapping Python to Databases

Essential SQLAlchemy introduces a high-level open-source code library that makes it easier for Python programmers to access relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. SQLAlchemy has become increasingly popular since its relea...

 System Performance Tuning

System Performance Tuning covers two distinct areas: performance tuning, or the art of increasing performance for a specific application, and capacity planning, or deciding what hardware best fulfills a given role. Underpinning both subjects is the scienc...

 App Inventor Create Your Own Android Apps

Yes, you can create your own apps for Android phones-and it's easy to do. This extraordinary book introduces App Inventor for Android, a powerful visual tool that lets anyone build apps for Android-based devices. Learn the basics of App Inventor with step...

 CSS - The Missing Manual

Cascading Style Sheets can turn humdrum websites into highly-functional, professional-looking destinations, but many designers merely treat CSS as window-dressing to spruce up their site's appearance. You can tap into the real power of this tool with "CSS...

  Learning Java

Learning Java provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to the programming language that has changed the way we think about computing. Java has become the language of choice for a wide variety of applications: web services, secure network syst...

 Programming Python

If you've mastered Python's fundamentals, you're ready to start using it to get real work done. Programming Python will show you how, with in-depth tutorials on the language's primary application domains: system administration, GUIs, and the Web. You'll a...

 Microsoft Project 2010 The Missing Manual

Microsoft Project is brimming with features to help you manage any project, large or small. But learning the software is only half the battle. What you really need is real-world guidance: how to prep your project before touching your PC, which Project too...

 iPhone App Development The Missing Manual

Anyone with programming experience can learn how to write an iPhone app. But if you want to build a great app, there's a lot more to it than simple coding: you also need to know how design and market your creation. This easy-to-follow guide walks you thro...

 iPad Programming A Quick-Start Guide for iPhone Developers

Hold an iPad in your hands and you'll know what the fuss is all about. Select an app and the device disappears as you find yourself immersed in the experience--the iPad defines a new category for devices. iPad Programming shows you how to build apps for t...

 HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference

After years of using spacer GIFs, layers of nested tables, and other improvised solutions for building your web sites, getting used to the more stringent standards-compliant design can be intimidating. HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference is the perfect little...

 jQuery Pocket Reference

"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 ...

 Masterminds of programming Conversations with the creators of major programming languages

Masterminds of Programming features exclusive interviews with the creators of several historic and highly influential programming languages. In this unique collection, you'll learn about the processes that led to specific design decisions, including the g...

 Programming the Semantic Web Build Flexible Applications with Graph Data

With this book, the promise of the Semantic Web - in which machines can find, share, and combine data on the Web - is not just a technical possibility, but a practical reality Programming the Semantic Web demonstrates several ways to implement semantic we...

 Beautiful architecture Leading thinkers reveal the hidden beauty in software design

The authors do a wonderful job in covering some of the fundamentals and best practices of software architecture, and they do so while also covering a wide spectrum of contemporary systems. I particularly enjoyed the range of architectures they touch upon,...

 C# 4.0 in a Nutshell The Definitive Reference - Covers CLR 4.0

C# 4.0 in a Nutshell is one of the few books I keep on my desk as a quick reference. It is a book I recommend." Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft Corporation A must-read for a concise but thorough examination ...