Posts Tagged ‘web-apps’

JavaServer Faces 2.0

Friday, February 12th, 2010

book coverJavaServer Faces 2.0 : the complete reference / Ed Burns, McGraw-Hill, 2010

A well written book by knowledgeable insiders. 700 pages.

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JSF 2 APIs and JBoss Seam

Friday, February 12th, 2010

book coverBeginning JSF 2 APIs and JBoss Seam / Kent Ka lok Tong, Apress, 2009

This book introduces you to developing web apps using Java Server Faces and the Seam framework. 300 pages.

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Library Mashups

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

book coverLibrary Mashups : exploring new ways to deliver library data / edited by Nicole C. Engard, Information Today, 2009

This collection of articles conveys a new approach to library services and information architecture. 300 pages.

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Java EE Using GlassFish

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

book coverBeginning database-driven application development in Java EE Using GlassFish / Using GlassFish Yuli Vasiliev, Apress, 2008

For enterprise web app developers. 400 pages.

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Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5

Monday, February 8th, 2010

book coverMurach’s ADO.NET 3.5 : LINQ and the Entity Framework with C# 2008 / Anne Boehm, Murach, c2009.

This is for the programmer who is developing web apps on Microsoft servers. It starts with very simple steps. Large format, 650 pages.

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Web Geek’s Guide to the Android

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

book coverWeb Geek’s Guide to the Android-enabled phone / Jerri Ledford, Que Pub., 2010

This is mostly a user guide, but it introduces programming in the last two chapters. 250 pages.

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Gray Hat Python

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

book coverGray Hat Python : Python programming for hackers and reverse engineers / by Justin Seitz, No Starch Press, 2009

If you can get over the not-quite-black-hat metaphor, this book is a good introduction to Python and web security. It contains just enough information to get you hooked, and then you will need other more complete books or some good web resources. 200 pages.

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ASP.NET MVC Framework

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

book coverPro ASP.NET MVC Framework / Steven Sanderson, Apress, 2009

This well written book for web developers starts slow but rapidly gets advanced.

  • Architectural background to ASP.NET MVC, including Model–View–Controller and REST concepts.
  • ASP.NET MVC framework with detailed coverage of all aspects of the framework and the official MVC development toolkit.
  • Test–driven development in action.
  • Translation and comparison of features in classic ASP.NET to those in ASP.NET MVC.
  • Security and deployment issues, including IIS 7.0.

550 pages.

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Understanding Drupal

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Understanding Drupal [videorecording (DVD)] / Lullabot, Inc

Lullabot creates web sites for MTV, Sony, and other large companies. This video is an overview of developing a site with Drupal.

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Cloud Computing

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

book coverCloud Computing : a practical approach / Anthony T. Velte, McGraw-Hill, 2010

Here is a current topic which is ‘cloud’ed by marketing hype. Everyone has a different idea of what it is, so this book is a welcome overview of the currently available solutions. 300 pages.

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