Learn IT - Books tags crash

Cracking Codes with Python: An Introduction to Building and Breaking Ciphers

No Starch Press, 2018

Learn how to program in Python while making and breaking ciphers—algorithms used to create and send secret messages!

After a crash course in Python programming basics, you’ll learn to make, test, and hack programs that encrypt text with classical ciphers like the transposition cipher and Vigenère...

A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra

Cambridge University Press, 2005

"This is an outstanding and well-written book whose aim is to introduce the reader to a broad range of material -- ranging from basic to relatively advanced -- without requiring any prior knowledge on the part of the reader other than calculus and mathematical maturity. That the book succeeds at this goal is quite an accomplishment! ...this...

Rails Crash Course: A No-Nonsense Guide to Rails Development

No Starch Press, 2014

Rails is a robust, flexible development platform that lets you build complex websites quickly. Major websites like GitHub, Hulu, and Twitter have run Rails under the hood, and if you know just enough HTML and CSS to be dangerous, Rails Crash Course will teach you to harness Rails for your own projects and create web...

The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths and Programming (Texts in Computing S.)

College Publications, 2004

Long ago, when Alexander the Great asked the mathematician Menaechmus for a crash course in geometry, he got the famous reply “There is no royal road to mathematics.” Where there was no shortcut for Alexander, there is no shortcut for us. Still, the fact that we have access to computers and mature programming languages means that there...

Head First PHP & MySQL (A Brain-Friendly Guide)

O'Reilly, 2008

If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals...

Getting Started with Laravel 4

Packt Publishing, 2014

Ideal for web developers who want a crash course in Laravel, this tutorial covers all the fundamentals to help you build robust applications with less code. The approach is practical with masses of real-world examples.

Overview

Provides a concise introduction to all the concepts needed to get started with...

Debugging Linux Systems

Prentice Hall, 2009

Debugging Linux Systems discusses the main tools available today to debug 2.6 Linux Kernels. We start by exploring the seemingly esoteric operations of the Kernel Debugger (KDB), Kernel GNU DeBugger (KGDB), the plain GNU DeBugger (GDB), and JTAG debuggers. We then investigate Kernel Probes, a feature that lets you intrude into a kernel...

OpenSolaris Bible

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

After a beginning overview of the history of OpenSolaris, its open-source licensing, and the community development model, this book then goes on to highlight the aspects of OpenSolaris that differ from more familiar operating systems. You’ll learn how to become a power user of OpenSolaris by maximizing the abilities of advanced features like...

Android Programming for Beginners

Packt Publishing, 2015

Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications

About This Book

Kick-start your Android programming career, or just have fun publishing apps to the Google Play marketplace

A first-principles introduction to Java, via Android, which means...

Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL -- A Learner's Guide

O'Reilly, 2007

Is your data dragging you down? Are your tables all tangled up? Well we've got the tools to teach you just how to wrangle your databases into submission. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for...

Resilience and Reliability on AWS

O'Reilly, 2013

Cloud services are just as susceptible to network outages as any other platform. This concise book shows you how to prepare for potentially devastating interruptions by building your own resilient and reliable applications in the public cloud. Guided by engineers from 9apps—an independent provider of Amazon Web Services and...

The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in...

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