by Tony Parisi
As virtual reality approaches mainstream consumer use, a vibrant development ecosystem has emerged in the past few years. This hands-on guide takes you through VR development essentials for desktop, mobile, and browser-based applications. You'll explore the three go-to platforms - OculusVR, Gear VR, and Cardboard VR - as well as several VR development environments, programming tools, and techniques.If ...
Price: $7.67 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Jon Kalb, Gasper Azman
Now that software development is shifting primarily toward mobile and cloud computing, the venerable C++ programming language is returning to the dominant position it held during the object-oriented boom of the 1990s. In this O'Reilly report, you'll learn why C++ is once again the preferred choice across several diverse industries, after taking a backseat to Java during the 2000s.C++ is a complica...
Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Bonnie Eisenman
Get a practical introduction to React Native, the JavaScript framework for writing and deploying fully featured mobile apps that look and feel native. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to build applications that target iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms instead of browsers. You'll also discover how to access platform features such as the camera, user location, and local storage.With...
Price: $14.43 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Marina Umaschi Bers, Mitchel Resnick
ScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads and Android tablets. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful animations, interactive stories, and dynamic games.The Official ScratchJr Book is the perfect companion to this free app and makes coding easy and...
Price: $14.57 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2015
by Jeremy Wilken
Wouldn't it be great if you could build mobile apps using just your web development skills? With Ionic, you can do just that: create hybrid mobile apps using web technologies that you already know, like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, that will run on both iOS and Android.Ionic in Action teaches web developers how to build mobile apps using Ionic and AngularJS. Through carefully explained examples, the book...
Price: $35.99 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2015
by Mainak Mitra
With Gradle, you can efficiently build automation framework along with some flexible alternatives to customized build logic. This book starts with sound basics about build automation and how Gradle fits into this automation. It then moves on to give you a good exposure on Groovy - a scripting language used to write Gradle - and helps you understand a key elements of Groovy programming language. In the follo...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2015
Cross-platform UI Development with Xamarin.Forms 
by Paul F. Johnson
Xamarin is an IDE used for the development of native iOS, Android, and Windows, and cross-platform mobile applications in C#. For the mobile developer, that means learning three different languages to create the same application. Even if you use the Xamarin toolchain, you still need to work with three different user interface construction sets. Xamarin is essentially a container in which developers can writ...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2015
FREE EBOOK - Mastering JavaScript High Performance
by Chad R. Adams
Studying JavaScript performance in depth will make you capable of tackling the complex and important tasks required to solve performance issues. In this book, you'll learn when and why to use an IDE over a common text editor. Packed with examples, you'll also learn how to create a build system to test and deploy your JavaScript project by optimizing the code. Next, you will move on to learn about ...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2015
CRYENGINE Game Development Blueprints
by Richard Gerard Marcoux III
CRYENGINE is a game engine developed by Crytek for PC, Playstation, Xbox, Android, and iOS. It can be used to create AAA games, movies, high-quality simulations, and interactive applications. It is most popularly used for game development.In this book, you will start off by exploring the CRYENGINE "Blank" Game Starter-kit, creating a completely playable character from scratch and controlling its m...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2015
Mastering LibGDX Game Development
by Patrick Hoey
LibGDX is a Java-based framework developed with a heavy emphasis on performance, and includes cross-platform support out of the box (Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, and HTML5) as well as providing all the low-level functionality so that you can focus on developing your game and not battling with the platform. LibGDX also has an engaged and responsive community, active maintenance, and is available for f...
Price: $49.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2015