Modern Programming Made Easy, 2nd Edition 
by Adam L. Davis
Get up and running fast with the basics of programming using Java as an example language. This short book gets you thinking like a programmer in an easy and entertaining way. Modern Programming Made Easy teaches you basic coding principles, including working with lists, sets, arrays, and maps; coding in the object-oriented style; and writing a web application.This book is largely language agnostic, but main...
Price: $21.49 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
by Shing Lyu
Go beyond the basics and build complete applications using the Rust programming language. The applications in this book include a high-performance web client, a microcontroller (for a robot, for example), a game, an app that runs on Android, and an application that incorporates AI and machine learning. Each chapter will be organized in the following format: what this kind of application looks like; requirem...
Price: $28.20 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
by Kim Berg Hansen
Write powerful queries using as much of the feature-rich Oracle SQL language as possible, progressing beyond the simple queries of basic SQL as standardized in SQL-92.Both standard SQL and Oracle's own extensions to the language have progressed far over the decades in terms of how much you can work with your data in a single, albeit sometimes complex, SQL statement. If you already know the basics of SQ...
Price: $32.87 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
Introducing Play Framework, 2nd Edition
by Prem Kumar Karunakaran
Enter the world of rapid web application development. This gentle introduction to Play covers all you need to know: it carefully introduces the background concepts before diving into examples, making learning Play 2 enjoyable (it includes the latest Play framework version 2.8).Introducing Play Framework is crisp, up-to-the-point, and full of valuable information. You will find chapters covering the basics o...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
Beginning Game Programming with Pygame Zero
by Stewart Watkiss
Make fun games while learning to code. Focused on making games rather than teaching programming theory, in this book you're more likely to see code on how gravity affects a missiles trajectory instead of the most efficient way to search through data. Even then the code is kept simple as games should be about playability rather than complex physics. There are links to the official documentation when you...
Price: $24.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
by Shaik Baji
Obtain all the skills you need to configure and manage a PostgreSQL database. In this book you will begin by installing and configuring PostgreSQL on a server by focusing on system-level parameter settings before installation. You will also look at key post-installation steps to avoid issues in the future. The basic configuration of PostgreSQL is tuned for compatibility rather than performance. Keeping this...
Price: $22.49 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
Codeless Data Structures and Algorithms
by Armstrong Subero
In the era of self-taught developers and programmers, essential topics in the industry are frequently learned without a formal academic foundation. A solid grasp of data structures and algorithms (DSA) is imperative for anyone looking to do professional software development and engineering, but classes in the subject can be dry or spend too much time on theory and unnecessary readings. Regardless of your pr...
Price: $26.71 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
Cognitive Virtual Assistants Using Google Dialogflow
by Navin Sabharwal, Amit Agrawal
Follow a step-by-step, hands-on approach to building production-ready enterprise cognitive virtual assistants using Google Dialogflow. This book provides an overview of the various cognitive technology choices available and takes a deep dive into cognitive virtual agents for handling complex real-life use cases in various industries such as travel and weather.You'll delve deeper into the advanced featu...
Price: $16.19 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
Essential ASP.NET Web Forms Development
by Robert E. Beasley
Go from beginner to pro using one of the most effective and widely used technology stacks, Microsoft ASP.NET. Beginning with the basics, you will learn how to create interactive, professional-grade, database-driven web applications in no time, using ASP.NET, C#, SQL, Ajax, and JavaScript.Essential ASP.NET Web Forms Development is divided into six learning modules and will take you from soup to nuts with ASP...
Price: $31.72 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020
by Mansour Ayouni
Gain a gentle introduction to the world of Ring programming with clarity as a first concern using a lot of practical examples. The first part lays the foundations of the language and its basic features (data types, control structures, functions, and classes). The unique way to rigorously structure Ring programs is also explained. Then, in the second part you'll discover Ring inputs, outputs, and what i...
Price: $49.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2020