A tutorial designed for novice iOS developers. Using the Hello! style of User Friendly cartoons and illustrations (see our review of Hello! HTML5 & CSS3) guides you step-by-step as you write your first apps for the iPhone and iPad and add them to the App Store.

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Drill into Windows Phone 8 design and architecture, and learn best practices for building phone apps for consumers and the enterprise. Written by two senior members of the core Windows Phone Developer Platform team, covers the Windows 8 core features and application model, and shows how to build apps with managed code in C# and native code in C++.

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Intended as a primer, covers the features of HTML5, CSS3 graphics, jQuery, and jQuery Mobile, and shows how to extend the power of CSS3 with SVG. The material is designed for readers with some knowledge of CSS/HTML/JavaScript, but more advanced users will benefit from numerous graphics techniques that are illustrated in many code samples.

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Intended as an authoritative guide to the key web components driving the future of the Web. Harness the power of HTML5 to create web apps and solutions that deliver state-of-the-art media content and interactivity with new Audio, Video, and Canvas elements.

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The definitive guide to developing applications with the Sencha Touch framework for building cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5 and JavaScript. Begins with basic design principles for building great mobile applications, and then explores the features of Sencha Touch that bring those ideas to life.

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Latest revision of the "Red Book" that is the Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, the software interface that enables programmers to produce  computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, color images, and programmable shader. Almost completely rewritten, it provides definitive, comprehensive information on OpenGL version 4.3and the OpenGL Shading Language.

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Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-484-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of programming Windows Store apps using C#. Designed for experienced software developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSD level.

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Slim, fast-paced introduction to XAML for Windows 8 developers who are already proficient C# coders. It introduces you specifically to the world of XAML development for Windows 8 apps in a practical, hands-on way.

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Shows you how to tackle the challenges in building Spring-based applications and to solve concrete business problems by mapping application-level issues to Spring-centric solutions. Presents the background needed to understand the domain in which a solution applies before providing the specific steps to solve the problem.

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Subtitled "Talking Directly to the Kernel and C Library", this comprehensive book by Linux kernel contributor Robert Love provides you with a tutorial on Linux system programming, a reference manual on Linux system calls, and an insider’s guide to writing smarter, faster code.

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Subtitled ": Transitioning to Leadership" teaches technical people who are making or mulling the transition from team player to team leader all the management techniques and soft leadership skills they need now, pronto. Lays out the classical management training course, but stripped down to precisely the essentials that techies need to start managing on the fly.

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Intended for those who use Excel at work and who want to take advantage of its advanced features of Excel VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) but don’t have the time to have extensive training. It takes you through each task (as all Brilliant books do) and describes everything you could want to find out.

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