by Brian P. Hogan, Chris Warren, Mike Weber, Chris Johnson, Aaron Godin
Modern web development takes more than just HTML and CSS with a little JavaScript mixed in. Clients want more responsive sites with faster interfaces that work on multiple devices, and you need the latest tools and techniques to make that happen. This book gives you more than 40 concise, tried-and-true solutions to today's web development problems, and introduces new workflows that will expand your ski...
Price: $2.10 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2012
by Alan Harris, Konstantin Haase
Take advantage of Sinatra, the Ruby-based web application library and domain-specific language used by GitHub, LinkedIn, Engine Yard, and other prominent organizations. With this concise book, you will quickly gain working knowledge of Sinatra and its minimalist approach to building both standalone and modular web applications.Sinatra serves as a lightweight wrapper around Rack middleware, with syntax that ...
Price: $19.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
by Tiago Macedo, Fred Oliveira
Two years since its initial release, Redis already has an impressive list of adopters, including Engine Yard, GitHub, Craigslist, and Digg. This open source data structure server is built for speed and flexibility, making it ideal for many applications. If you're using Redis, or considering it, this concise cookbook provides recipes for a variety of issues you're likely to face.Each recipe solves ...
Price: $15.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
Automating ActionScript Projects with Eclipse and Ant 
by Sidney de Koning
Automating repetitive programming tasks is easier than many Flash / AS3 developers think. With the Ant build tool, the Eclipse IDE, and this concise guide, you can set up your own "ultimate development machine" to code, compile, debug, and deploy projects faster. You'll also get started with versioning systems, such as Subversion and Git.Create a consistent workflow for multiple machi...
Price: $9.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
by Travis Swicegood
Need to learn how to wrap your head around Git, but don't need a lot of hand holding? Grab this book if you're new to Git, not to the world of programming. Git tasks displayed on two-page spreads provide all the context you need, without the extra fluff....
Price: $4.47 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2010
by Jon Loeliger
Version Control with Git takes you step-by-step through ways to track, merge, and manage software projects, using this highly flexible open-source version control system. Git permits practically an infinite variety of methods for development and collaboration, but its flexibility also means that some users don't understand how to use it to best advantage. This book offers tutorials on ways to use it, a...
Price: $7.97 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2009
Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders.This updated edition offers a tighter focus...
Price: $7.80 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2009
by Scott Chacon
It took me a pretty long time to really get Git. As I've continued to use Git more and more where I work, I've found myself trying to teach people what it is and why we use it over and over again, and the reality is that Git generally has a pretty steep learning curve compared to many other systems. I've seen case after case of developers who love Git after they finally understand it, but get...
Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2008
Pragmatic Version Control Using Git
by Travis Swicegood
There's a change in the air. High-profile projects such as the Linux Kernel, Mozilla, Gnome, and Ruby on Rails are now using Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS) instead of the old stand-bys of CVS or Subversion.Git is a modern, fast DVCS. But understanding how it fits into your development can be a daunting task without an introduction to the new concepts. Whether you're just starting out a...
Price: $4.09 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2008