by Buddy James, Lori Lalonde
Packed with real, usable code and expert insights, Pro XAML with C# shows you how to design and build compelling enterprise applications on WPF, Windows Store, or Windows Phone, or any combination of the three.Pro XAML with C# is for intermediate to experienced developers. Readers should have experience working with C# and at least one XAML-based technology (WPF, Silverlight, Windows Store, or Windows Phone...
Price: $49.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2015
by Claire Rowland, Elizabeth Goodman, Martin Charlier, Ann Light, Alfred Lui
Networked thermostats, fitness monitors, and door locks show that the Internet of Things can (and will) enable new ways for people to interact with the world around them. But designing connected products for consumers brings new challenges beyond conventional software UI and interaction design.This book provides experienced UX designers and technologists with a clear and practical roadmap for approaching co...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Lea Verou
In this practical guide, CSS expert Lea Verou provides 47 undocumented techniques and tips to help intermediate-to advanced CSS developers devise elegant solutions to a wide range of everyday web design problems.Rather than focus on design, CSS Secrets shows you how to solve problems with code. You'll learn how to apply Lea's analytical approach to practically every CSS problem you face to attain ...
Price: $19.69 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Aaron Cordova, Billie Rinaldi, Michael Wall
Get up to speed on Apache Accumulo, the flexible, high-performance key/value store created by the National Security Agency (NSA) and based on Google's BigTable data storage system. Written by former NSA team members, this comprehensive tutorial and reference covers Accumulo architecture, application development, table design, and cell-level security.With clear information on system administration, perf...
Price: $35.90 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Adam Freeman
The Swift programming language has transformed the world of iOS development and started a new age of modern Cocoa development. Pro Design Patterns in Swift shows you how to harness the power and flexibility of Swift to apply the most important and enduring design patterns to your applications, taking your development projects to master level.This book will teach you those design patterns that have always be...
Price: $32.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2015
by Sian Morson
Designing for iOS with Sketch takes you through the process of designing your iOS app using Bohemian Code's Sketch. Sketch is a powerful new design program that is quickly replacing Adobe PhotoShop for many designers designing for mobile apps and the mobile web. This book will introduce you to the program and then take you through the steps of designing your very own app. It includes examples and short...
Price: $42.83 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2015
by Adam Connor, Aaron Irizarry
Real critique has become a lost skill among collaborative teams today. Critique is intended to help teams strengthen their designs, products, and services, rather than be used to assert authority or push agendas under the guise of "feedback." In this practical guide, authors Adam Connor and Aaron Irizarry teach you techniques, tools, and a framework for helping members of your design team ...
Price: $11.62 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Tom Greever
Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do efficiently and well. And, in many cases, how you communicate about your work with stakeholders, clients, and other non-designers is more critical than the designs themselves - simply because the most articulate person usually wins.This practical guide focuses on principles, tactics, and actionable methods for ...
Price: $23.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Amber Case
How can you design technology that becomes a part of a user's life and not a distraction from it? This practical book explores the concept of calm technology, a method for smoothly capturing a user's attention only when necessary, while calmly remaining in the background most of the time. You'll learn how to design products that work well, launch well, are easy to support, easy to use, and re...
Price: $16.52 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
by Jeff Sussna
Now that we're moving from a product economy to a digital service economy, software is becoming critical for navigating our everyday lives. The quality of your service depends on how well it helps customers accomplish goals and satisfy needs. Service quality is not about designing capabilities, but about making - and keeping - promises to customers.To help you improve customer satisfaction and create p...
Price: $32.71 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2015
