by Steve Fulton, Jeff Fulton
Flash is fading fast as Canvas continues to climb. The 2nd edition of this popular book gets you started with HTML5 Canvas by showing you how to build interactive multimedia applications. You'll learn how to draw, render text, manipulate images, and create animation - all in the course of building an interactive web game throughout the book.Updated for the latest implementations of Canvas and related H...
Price: $9.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Callum Macrae
If you're comfortable with jQuery but a bit shaky with JavaScript, this concise guide will help you expand your knowledge of the language - especially the code that jQuery covers up for you. Many jQuery devotees write as little code as possible, but with some JavaScript under your belt, you can prevent errors, reduce overhead, and make your application code more efficient.This book explores event handl...
Price: $14.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Sencha Touch 2: Up and Running 
by Adrian Kosmaczewski
Launch into Sencha Touch 2 with this hands-on book, and quickly learn how to develop robust mobile web apps that look and behave like native applications. Using numerous code samples, author Adrian Kosmaczewski guides you every step of the way through this touchscreen-enabled JavaScript framework - from creating your first basic app to debugging, testing, and deploying a finished product.Learn how to craft ...
Price: $3.35 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Neil Middleton, Richard Schneeman
Take full advantage of Heroku's cloud-based hosting services. This guide takes you through the inner workings of this PaaS platform and delivers practical advice for architecting your application to work as efficiently as possible. You'll learn best practices for improving speed and throughput, solving latency issues, locating and fixing problems if your application goes down, and ensuring your de...
Price: $8.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
QuickBooks 2014: The Missing Manual 
by Bonnie Biafore
How can you make your bookkeeping workflow smoother and faster? Simple. With this Missing Manual, you're in control: you get step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process. That's why this book is the Official Intuit Guide to QuickBooks 2014. The important stuff you need to know: Get started - Quickly...
Price: $10.36 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Java 7 Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition
by Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori
When you need quick answers for developing or debugging Java programs, this pocket guide provides a handy reference to the standard features of the Java programming language and its platform. You'll find helpful programming examples, tables, figures, and lists, as well as supplemental information about topics including the Java Scripting API, third-party tools, and the basics of the Unified Modeling La...
Price: $11.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Jake Spurlock
Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap's HTML / CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You'll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins - often without writing a single line of code.Developed by Twitter ...
Price: $4.36 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Adam Kemp
Create a dynamic space for designing and building DIY electronic hardware, programming, and manufacturing projects. With this illustrated guide, you'll learn the benefits of having a Makerspace - a shared space with a set of shared tools - that attracts fellow makers and gives you more resources to work with. You'll find clear explanations of the tools, software, materials, and layout you need to ...
Price: $19.07 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Learning iOS Programming, 3rd Edition
by Alasdair Allan
Get a rapid introduction to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch programming. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll learn how to develop your first marketable iOS application, from opening Xcode to submitting your product to the App Store. Whether you're a developer new to Mac programming or an experienced Mac developer ready to tackle iOS, this is your book.You'll learn about Objective-C and the co...
Price: $22.54 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Feedback Control for Computer Systems
by Philipp K. Janert
How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you'll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more servers ...
Price: $33.66 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013