Learn 2D Game Development with C# 
by Kelvin Sung
2D games are hugely popular across a wide range of platforms and the ideal place to start if you're new to game development. With Learn 2D Game Development with C#, you'll learn your way around the universal building blocks of game development, and how to put them together to create a real working game.C# is increasingly becoming the language of choice for new game developers. Productive and easie...
Price: $37.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
Head First iPhone and iPad Development, 3rd Edition
by Dan Pilone, Tracey Pilone
Let's say you have a killer app idea for iPhone and iPad. Where do you begin? Head First iPhone and iPad Development will help you get your first application up and running in no time. You'll not only learn how to design for Apple's devices, you'll also master the iPhone SDK tools - including Xcode and Objective-C programming principles to make your app stand out.Whether you're a se...
Price: $3.49 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Patrick Niemeyer, Daniel Leuck
Java is the preferred language for many of today's leading-edge technologies - everything from smartphones and game consoles to robots, massive enterprise systems, and supercomputers. If you're new to Java, the fourth edition of this bestselling guide provides an example-driven introduction to the latest language features and APIs in Java 6 and 7. Advanced Java developers will be able to take a de...
Price: $2.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Brian Desmond, Joe Richards, Robbie Allen, Alistair G. Lowe-Norris
Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in Microsoft's network directory service by explaining concepts in an easy-to-understand, narrative style.You'll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and reliable AD inf...
Price: $30.78 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Android Developer Tools Essentials
by Mike Wolfson
Android development can be challenging, but through the effective use of Android Developer Tools (ADT), you can make the process easier and improve the quality of your code. This concise guide demonstrates how to build apps with ADT for a device family that features several screen sizes, different hardware capabilities, and a varying number of resources.With examples in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, you...
Price: $12.52 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Tom Stuart
Finally, you can learn computation theory and programming language design in an engaging, practical way. Understanding Computation explains theoretical computer science in a context you'll recognize, helping you appreciate why these ideas matter and how they can inform your day-to-day programming.Rather than use mathematical notation or an unfamiliar academic programming language like Haskell or Lisp, ...
Price: $9.44 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Simon St. Laurent
If you're new to Erlang, its functional style can seem difficult, but with help from this hands-on introduction, you'll scale the learning curve and discover how enjoyable, powerful, and fun this language can be.Author Simon St. Laurent shows you how to write simple Erlang programs by teaching you one basic skill at a time. You'll learn about pattern matching, recursion, message passing, proc...
Price: $31.31 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition
by Russell Bryant, Leif Madsen, Jim Van Meggelen
Design a complete Voice over IP (VoIP) or traditional PBX system with Asterisk, even if you have only basic telecommunications knowledge. This bestselling guide makes it easy, with a detailed roadmap that shows you how to install and configure this open source software, whether you're upgrading your existing phone system or starting from scratch.Ideal for Linux administrators, developers, and power use...
Price: $8.79 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Laura Klein
Great user experiences (UX) are essential for products today, but designing one can be a lengthy and expensive process. With this practical, hands-on book, you'll learn how to do it faster and smarter using Lean UX techniques. UX expert Laura Klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something they'll truly love, and reduce the time it takes to get your product t...
Price: $28.96 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013
by Alvin Alexander
Save time and trouble when using Scala to build object-oriented, functional, and concurrent applications. With more than 250 ready-to-use recipes and 700 code examples, this comprehensive cookbook covers the most common problems you'll encounter when using the Scala language, libraries, and tools. It's ideal not only for experienced Scala developers, but also for programmers learning to use this J...
Price: $27.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2013