Please do not consider any construction you find in this
book to be a final or definitive design. There is always room
for tinkering and improvements: As a matter of fact, some of
the constructions shown in this guide make deliberate use of
basic LEGO pieces, to help those who try to build with limited...
Are you looking to host the next mini blockbuster video from your website? Do you want it to be
accessible in most modern browsers, without the need for lots of extra plugins, or extra code?
If the answer to the above two questions is yes, then enter HTML5 Video—created as the new
way to show video online in...
There’s something about cards. Cards
can turn the drab and mundane into
something strangely exciting. Recipe
cards, for example, have a peculiar allure
that cookbooks lack. A book full of tables
of baseball statistics? Dull as dishwater. Put
those same stats on the backs of trading cards,
however, and now...
PowerShell is Microsoft's new command-line shell and scripting language that promises to simplify automation and integration across different Microsoft applications and components. Database professionals can leverage PowerShell by utilizing its numerous built-in cmdlets, or using any of the readily available .NET classes, to automate...
Microsoft's XNA Framework provides C# developers with a robust and efficient method of
utilizing the DirectX and Direct3D Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in order to
build 3D games for the Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone platforms.
This book will present a series of video games, utilizing the XNA...
Want to create websites that deliver the fast response times, dynamic user interfaces, and special effects that today's users expect?
Then this is the book for you! Whether you're just starting out in JavaScript or whether you're ready to move into DOM scripting, it gives you the skills you need. Here's how:
Over the past few years, there has been a fundamental shift in data storage, management, and processing. Companies are storing more data from more sources in more formats than ever before. This isn’t just about being a “data packrat” but rather building products, features, and intelligence predicated on knowing more about...
This book is for software developers who want to learn how to get started using ClojureScript
to build web browser applications. This book will not assume any prior
knowledge of ClojureScript. We do assume that you have at least a basic working knowledge
of the core JavaScript language. For the sections of this book...
Selenium WebDriver is the most used tool for browser automation. This book shows developers and testers how to create automated tests using a browser. You will learn how to be able to use Selenium IDE for quick throwaway tests. Or if
you want to create tests to last, learn to use Selenium WebDriver.
Learn how to create beautiful, interactive, browser-based data visualizations with the D3 JavaScript library. This hands-on book shows you how to use a combination of JavaScript and SVG to build everything from simple bar charts to complex infographics. You’ll learn how to use basic D3 tools by building visualizations based on...
Welcome to this book. You have in your hands a book of ready-made solutions to common problems
encountered while writing SQL to run against an Oracle database. I’ve written this book for the person in
a hurry who needs to solve a specific problem and then get on with the job. Each recipe addresses a
specific problem and...
If you’re curious about how things work, this fun and intriguing guide will help you find real answers to everyday problems. By using fundamental math and doing simple programming with the Ruby and R languages, you’ll learn how to model a problem and work toward a solution.
