Objective-C for Absolute Beginners, 2nd Edition 
by Gary Bennett, Mitchell Fisher, Brad Lees
You have a great idea for an app, but where do you begin? Objective-C is the universal language of iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps, and Objective-C for Absolute Beginners, Second Edition starts you on the path to mastering this language and its latest release.Using a hands-on approach, you'll learn how to think in programming terms, how to use Objective-C to construct program logic, and how to synthesize it...
Price: $3.73 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2011
by Brian Evans
Beginning Arduino Programming allows you to quickly and intuitively develop your programming skills through sketching in code. This clear introduction provides you with an understanding of the basic framework for developing Arduino code, including the structure, syntax, functions, and libraries needed to create future projects. You will also learn how to program your Arduino interface board to sense the phy...
Price: $2.00 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2011
Beginning Android Tablet Programming
by Robbie Matthews
Beginning Android Tablet Programming starts off by showing how to get your system ready for Android tablet programming. You won't need any previous Android experience, because you'll learn all about the basic structure of an Android program and how the Android operating system works - and then you'll learn how to write your first Android tablet application from scratch!Beginning Android Table...
Price: $24.48 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2011
Expert Oracle and Java Security
by David Coffin
Expert Oracle and Java Security: Programming Secure Oracle Database Applications with Java provides resources that every Java and Oracle database application programmer needs to ensure that they have guarded the security of the data and identities entrusted to them. You'll learn to consider potential vulnerabilities, and to apply best practices in secure Java and PL/SQL coding. Author David Coffin show...
Price: $46.78 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2011
by Peder Jungck, Ralph Duncan, Dwight Mulcahy
packetC speeds the development of applications that live within computer networks, the kind of programs that provide network functionality for connecting "clients" and "servers" and "clouds". The simplest examples provide packet switching and routing while more complex examples implement cyber security, broadband policies or cloud-based network infrastru...
Price: $59.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2011
by Alan Gates
This guide is an ideal learning tool and reference for Apache Pig, the open source engine for executing parallel data flows on Hadoop. With Pig, you can batch-process data without having to create a full-fledged application - making it easy for you to experiment with new datasets.Programming Pig introduces new users to Pig, and provides experienced users with comprehensive coverage on key features such as t...
Price: $5.59 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
Concurrent Programming in Mac OS X and iOS
by Vandad Nahavandipoor
Now that multicore processors are coming to mobile devices, wouldn't it be great to take advantage of all those cores without having to manage threads? This concise book shows you how to use Apple's Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) to simplify programming on multicore iOS devices and Mac OS X.Managing your application's resources on more than one core isn't easy, but it's vital. Apps th...
Price: $12.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
by Matt Neuburg
Get a solid grounding in all the fundamentals of Cocoa Touch, and avoid problems during iPhone and iPad app development. With Programming iOS 4, you'll dig into Cocoa and learn how to work effectively with Objective-C and Xcode. This book covers iOS 4 in a rigorous, orderly fashion - ideal whether you're approaching iOS for the first time or need a reference to bolster existing skills....
Price: $8.21 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
by Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
What does it take to build well-engineered Android applications? Explore Android's core building blocks and APIs in depth with this authoritative guide, and learn how to create compelling apps that work on a full range of Android devices. You'll work with proven approaches to app design and implementation - including application frameworks that you can use as a starting point for your own projects...
Price: $5.19 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011
Programming Social Applications
by Jonathan LeBlanc
Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences. This in-depth guide shows you how to build rich social frameworks, using open source technologies and specifications. You'll learn how to create third-party applications for existing sites, build engaging social graphs, and develop products to host your own sociali...
Price: $26.41 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2011