Leveraging DrupalAs an open source, community-based content management system and web site application development framework, Drupal allows you to create interactive, media-based, database-driven web sites that become a part of everyday activities and communications. This unique book is the first of its kind to tackle the challenging task of leveraging Drupal to get a site done right and make that site work for you, based on industry-wide software development best practices. ...
Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQueryjQuery allows you to do more in the world of dynamic web applications, with less code and fewer errors. It reduces the amount of JavaScript programming to only a few lines of code while making your JavaScript more intuitive and attractive to work with. At the same time, jQuery makes it easier to manipulate CSS from JavaScript by allowing you to set style for one or many elements at once. ...
Access 2010 Programmer's ReferenceMicrosoft Access 2010 offers a rich set of features and design tools for storing, analyzing, and viewing data, along with the inherent ability to connect to a large variety of data sources. With this book, you'll discover the benefits of using the newest features to build small- to medium-scale database applications, integrate with other programs, create Web applications, and upgrade existing solutions. ...
Learning WML, and WMLScriptThe next generation of mobile communicators is here, and delivering content to them will mean programming in WML (Wireless Markup Language) and WMLScript, the languages of the Wireless Application Environment (WAE). The WAE allows information in almost all applications to be formatted for display on mobile devices, such as cell phones, and enables the user to interact with the information. ...
iOS 4 Programming CookbookYou can build a variety of amazing apps on the iOS platform - and every one of them presents a unique set of problems. With the recipes in this cookbook, you'll go beyond theory to solve the vexing, real-life issues you're likely to face when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code that you can use right away. ...
Learning Unix for OS X Mountain LionThink your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X's beautiful user interface. Mountain Lion puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips - for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your Mac from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your M ...
iPad Application Development For Dummies, 2nd EditionReady to join the iPad developer ranks? Now you can even if you've never developed an app for a mobile device. If you know just a bit about object-oriented programming, Neal and Tony will help you do the rest, walking you through the iPad app development process in language you can understand. All you'll need is an Intel-based Mac, your iPad, your imagination, and this book to get started today! ...
XNA Game Studio 4.0 ProgrammingGet Started Fast with XNA Game Studio 4.0 - and Build Great Games for Both Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360.
This is the industry's best reference and tutorial for all aspects of XNA Game Studio 4.0 programming on all supported platforms, from Xbox 360 to Windows Phone 7 and Windows PCs. The only game development book authored by Microsoft XNA development team members, it offers deep insider insights you won't get anywhere else - including thorough coverage of new Windows Phone APIs for mobile game development. ...
Rails AntiPatternsAs developers worldwide have adopted the powerful Ruby on Rails web framework, many have fallen victim to common mistakes that reduce code quality, performance, reliability, stability, scalability, and maintainability. Rails AntiPatterns identifies these widespread Rails code and design problems, explains why they're bad and why they happen - and shows exactly what to do instead.
The book is organized into concise, modular chapters - each outlines a single common AntiPattern and offers detailed, cookbook-style code solutions that were previously difficult or impossible to find. ...
SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in ActionIf you look at a SharePoint application you'll find that most of its active components are Web Parts. SharePoint 2010 includes dozens of prebuilt Web Parts that you can use. It also provides an API that lets you build custom Web Parts using C# or VB.NET.
SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action is a comprehensive guide to deploying, customizing, and creating Web Parts. Countless examples walk you through everything from design, to development, deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading. ...