The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4
Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. In addition to in-depth coverage of the iOS SDK, the book...
This unique book takes good ASP.NET (MVC/Webforms) application construction one step further by emphasizing loosely coupled and highly cohesive ASP.NET web application architectural design. Each chapter
addresses a layer in an enterprise ASP.NET (MVC/Webforms) application and shows how proven patterns, principles, and best...
According to the TIOBE Programming Community Index, PHP is the most popular programming
language after C/C++ and Java.1 Gartner predicts that dynamic programming languages will be
critical to the success of many next-generation application development efforts and sees PHP as one
of the strongest representatives of this type of...
LET ’ S FACE IT: Shipping great software is diffi cult. Is it rewarding? Yes. Is it profi table? Yes. Does it
mix art and engineering? Yes. Is it easy? No.
Yet some companies and organizations do ship great software. They deliver products that their
customers love. They do it on time and on budget. They deliver solutions...
DEAR READER, thank you for picking up this book! You have probably heard about WordPress
already, the most popular self - hosted content management system (CMS) and blogging software in
use today. WordPress powers literally millions of Web sites on the Internet, including high profi le
sites such as TechCrunch and CNN ’ s blog....
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK is to get you up to speed and excited about making games for
Windows Phone 7 with XNA Game Studio 4.0.
Throughout the book, Windows and Xbox 360 game development are mentioned within the context
of the material presented. But make no mistake — this is a book about Windows Phone 7, fi rst and...
AS A CONSULTANT, I WORK WITH MANY DEVELOPERS. At each client I get to meet a new team and see how they develop software. I ’ ve seen great teams, and I ’ ve seen teams that are so broken they have never had a successful project. Over the years I ’ ve noticed that different teams along this success continuum have different...
This book is about directing diverse forces toward a unifi ed goal: the completion of a web project.
While the goal in this case is very specifi c — a Drupal website — in many ways, it outlines successful
steps for completing any life project, including Drupal itself.
I started the Drupal project in my dorm room in...
RATHER THAN SIMPLY REPLACING PHONES and instant messages, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft ’ s
Unifi ed Communications platform, makes communicating in completely new ways possible. Lync
users can see whether a contact is available and where he or she is located before reaching out.
After a user has decided to contact someone, he can...
The first detailed, unbiased comparison of the three leading PHP frameworks
Web developers have been eager for an impartial comparison of leading PHP frameworks so they can make educated decisions about the most effective tool for their needs. This guide uses Symfony, CakePHP, and Zend Framework to solve key problems,...
IT’S NOT ENOUGH these days to have a website. As a business or individual in today’s technology
landscape, you must be able to adapt and change with new emerging technologies that seemingly
pop up every day. There are thousands of solutions and implementation to consider, but only a
select few are worth your precious time....
FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING is an important paradigm of programming that looks back on
a long history. The subject has always been very relevant to people who teach others how to
program — the clean and logical concepts of functional programming lend themselves especially
well to teaching. Certain industries that use computers and self...
