XNA 4 3D Game Development by ExampleLearn the structure of a 3D world and how to implement a variety of 3D techniques including terrain generation and 3D model rendering. Build three different types of 3D games step-by-step, including a first-person maze game, a battlefield tank game, and a 3D sidescrolling action game on the surface of Mars. Learn to utilize High Level Shader Language (HLSL) to add lighting and multi-texturing effects to your 3D scenes. ...
JBoss ESBDevelop your own service-based applications, from simple deployments through to complex legacy integrations. Learn how services can communicate with each other and the benefits to be gained from loose coupling. Contains clear, practical instructions for service development, highlighted through the use of numerous working examples. ...
JavaFX 1.2 Application Development CookbookEasily develop feature-rich internet applications to interact with the user using various built-in components of JavaFX. Make your application visually appealing by using various JavaFX classes - ListView, Slider, ProgressBar - to display your content and enhance its look with the help of CSS styling. Enhance the look and feel of your application by embedding multimedia components such as images, audio, and video. Part of Packt's Cookbook series: Each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible. ...
Flash Development for Android CookbookThe quickest way to solve your problems with building Flash applications for Android. Contains a variety of recipes to demonstrate mobile Android concepts and provide a solid foundation for your ideas to grow. Learn from a practical set of examples how to take advantage of multitouch, geolocation, the accelerometer, and more. Optimize and configure your application for worldwide distribution through the Android Market. Part of Packt's Cookbook series: Each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible. ...
Microsoft AzureBuild scalable enterprise applications using Microsoft Azure. The perfect fast-paced case study for developers and architects wanting to enhance core business processes. Packed with examples to illustrate concepts. Written in the context of building an online portal for the case-study application. ...
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Application BlueprintsInstant SharePoint - Build nine exciting SharePoint business solutions. Expand your knowledge of the SharePoint platform so that you can tailor the sample solutions to your requirements. Learn how the different development techniques can be used in various situations to support both client side and server side development to solve different problems in different environments. ...
Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development CookbookAccelerate your XNA learning with a myriad of tips and tricks to solve your everyday problems. Get to grips with adding special effects, virtual atmospheres and computer controlled characters with this book. A fast-paced cookbook packed with screenshots to illustrate each advanced step by step task. Apply the techniques learned for wiring games for PC, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7. ...
jQuery Mobile Web Development EssentialsCreate websites that work beautifully on a wide range of mobile devices with jQuery mobile. Learn to prepare your jQuery mobile project by learning through three sample applications. Packed with easy to follow examples and clear explanations of how to easily build mobile-optimized websites. ...
Ext JS 4 Web Application Development CookbookLearn how to build Rich Internet Applications with the latest version of the Ext JS framework in a cookbook style. From creating forms to theming your interface, you will learn the building blocks for developing the perfect web application. Easy to follow recipes step through practical and detailed examples which are all fully backed up with code, illustrations, and tips. ...
Joomla! Mobile DevelopmentCreate a feature-rich site that's easy to expand, customize, and maintain for mobile devices. Design clear and easy navigation using menus, submenus, and text hyperlinks. Plan and implement advanced configurations for modules. Organize your site content in different tabs, articles, and slideshows and improve its search capability with AJAX searching. Make full use of templates to get your site to look just right, tweak the CSS, and customize templates using your own logo, fonts, and colors. Create and specify mobile stylesheets for your Joomla website in order to style your Joomla website more effectively for mobile users. Extend Joomla's capabilities by finding and utilizing must-have extensions that perfectly meet your needs. Modify extension functionality to suit your needs. ...