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.
Posts Tagged ‘web-apps’
Understanding Drupal
Monday, January 18th, 2010Cloud Computing
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Cloud 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.
Essential Silverlight 3
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Essential Silverlight 3 / Ashraf Michail, Addison-Wesley, 2009
A book for programmers using Silverlight for rich internet apps. It discusses enabling GPU acceleration, among other things.
JavaScript Frameworks : Prototype, YUI, Ext JS, Dojo and MooTools
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Professional JavaScript Frameworks : Prototype, YUI, Ext JS, Dojo and MooTools / Leslie Michael Orchard, Wiley Publishing, 2009
Web app programmers will find this book really useful. 800 pages, well written, practical, with example code. Topics include:
- The Prototype framework: handling cross-browser events, manipulating common data functions, simplifying AJAX and dynamic data
- Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) library: using animation and drag and drop, building user interfaces with widgets, working with YUI CSS tools
- Ext JS framework: talking with the server, using dataviews and grids, dealing with form controls and validation
- The Dojo framework: manipulating the DOM, composing animators, deploying and expanding Dojo
- The MooTools framework: enhancing development with MooTools, building user interfaces and using animation
Ruby Way
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The Ruby Way, 2nd ed. / Hal Fulton, Addison-Wesley, 2007
A cookbook of 400 topics, with lots of example code. 800 pages.
Ruby on Rails for Dummies
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Ruby on Rails for Dummies / by Barry Burd, Wiley, 2007
A chatty, very approachable book. 300 pages.
Pro Drupal
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Pro Drupal Development / John K. VanDyk, Apress, 2008
Drupal is a powerful CMS and this book is a solid, well written description for developers. It will be useful if you are programming a web app or a Drupal module. 600 pages.
Practical JBoss Seam
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Practical JBoss Seam Projects / Jim Farley, Apress, 2007
A book on the Seam framework which enterprise Java (J2EE) programmers will find useful. Well written, and concise at 200 pages.
Developer’s Guide to Web Application Security
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Developer’s Guide to Web Application Security / Michael Cross, Syngress, 2007
Here is a readable (though not current) book with security information every developer needs to know, but many don’t. 450 pages.
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Algorithms of the Intelligent Web / Haralambos Marmanis, Dmitry Babenko, Manning, 2009
The algorithms behind Netflix’s recommendations, Google’s PageRank, and matching for social networks. This book is a blend of theory and practice. It is well written, 325 pages.