William D. Back, Nicholas Goodman and Julian Hyde teache business users and developers how to use Mondrian, the open source data analysis engine and its related tools for strategic business analysis. You'll learn how to design and populate a data warehouse and present the data via a multidimensional model and how to create and add security to a Mondrian schema.

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One-stop reference for learning how to solve problems with Node.js, the de facto framework for building JavaScript-powered servers. You will first be introduced to this exciting technology and what it can do, then learn through comprehensive and easy-to-follow recipes that use a problem-solution approach as Cory Gackenheimer shows you how to fully utilize the Node.js API, and use existing modules to build truly exciting projects.

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Al Sweigart covers the Pygame game library for the Python programming language. Written to be understandable by kids as young as 10 to 12 years old, although it is great for anyone of any age, each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game and teaches programming concepts from these examples.

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Prepare for the questions, ace the interview and get the Java programming job you deserve  Expert interviewer and Java developer Noel Markham has teamed with Interview Zen to provide challenging Java–specific questions and answers compiled from over 20,000 interviews conducted by real–world IT employers.

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For Agile software professionals, explains why you're going into software debt whether you know it or not—and why the interest on that debt can bring projects to a standstill. Explains forms of software debt, showing how to plan for it intelligently and repay it successfully. Shows how to use the software debt concept to systematically improve architectural agility. See our review of previous edition.

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If you’re grounded in the basics of Objective-C and Xcode, this practical guide takes you through the components you need for building your own iOS apps. With examples from real apps and programming situations, you’ll learn how to create views, manipulate view controllers, and use iOS frameworks for adding features such as audio and video. Matt Neuburg has updated this 4th edition for iOS 7. See our review of iOS 5 edition.

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Dmitri Sotnikov shows you how to apply Clojure programming fundamentals to build a full web application. If you already have some familiarity with this powerful language, you'll learn how to put it to serious practical use. If you're new to it, you'll learn the full process of web development using Clojure with current tools, libraries, and best practices in the language.

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Take your web development experience in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS and apply it toward creating a full-featured business app for iOS and Android. Frank Zammetti shows you how to create a client app using jQuery Mobile wrapped in PhoneGap, and how to create a node.js-based server that uses MongoDB as its data store. 

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Covers the syllabus for the Improving the Test Process module of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Expert Level exam. Written by expert testing consultants Graham Bath and Erik van Veenendaal, it can be used both as an exam preparation guide and by experienced testing professionals who want to develop their skills in improving test processes.

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Brenda Laurel's Computers as Theatre (1991) revolutionized the field of human-computer interaction, offering ideas that inspired generations of interface and interaction designers. Her insight was that effective interface design, like effective drama, must engage the user directly in an experience involving both thought and emotion. This revamped edition explores new territory through the lens of dramatic structure and purpose.

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HTML5 is more than a markup language - it’s a collection of several independent web standards. This expanded second edition covers everything you need in one convenient place. With step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples, Matthew MacDonald shows you how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic graphics, geolocation, offline features, and responsive layouts for mobile devices. 

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Take the next step toward Perl mastery with advanced concepts that make coding easier, maintenance simpler, and execution faster. In this fully updated edition of the third in O’Reilly’s series of Perl tutorials, after Learning Perl and Intermediate Perl which we've already reviewed), brian d foy pulls everything together to help you bend Perl to your will.

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