Book Watch is I Programmer's listing of new books and is compiled using publishers' publicity material. It is not to be read as a review where we provide an independent assessment. Some, but by no means all, of the books in Book Watch are eventually reviewed.
Click on the title (in blue) for more information on any book.
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Monday, 28 June 2010 |
Detection, Recognition and Reconstruction (Studies in Computational Intelligence) Computer vision is the science and technology of making machines that see. It is concerned with the theory, design and implementation of algorithms that can automatically process visual data to recognize objects, track and recover their shape and spatial layout.
<ASIN:3642128475> |
Friday, 25 June 2010 |
Whether you're a designer, programmer, manager, or marketer, this book teaches you to "think iPhone" and helps you ask the right questions, and get the right answers, throughout the design process. Explore how design, psychology, culture, ergonomics, and usability can combine to create a tapworthy app.
<ASIN:1449381650> |
Thursday, 24 June 2010 |
To help you avoid the pitfalls of database each chapter in this book helps you identify, explain, and correct a unique and dangerous antipattern. The four parts of the book group the antipatterns in terms of logical database design, physical database design, queries, and application development.
<ASIN:1934356557> |
Wednesday, 23 June 2010 |
Show how teams can use Scrum to deliver games more efficiently, rapidly, and cost-effectively; craft games that offer more entertainment value; and make life more fulfilling for development teams at the same time. Offers dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions — all based firmly in reality and hard-won experience.
<ASIN:0321618521> |
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 |
Lavishly illustrated this book guides users through the essential tasks step-by-step and sets out to impart everything you need to know to get the most out of Adobe Flash Professional CS5.
<ASIN:0273740636> |
Monday, 21 June 2010 |
Take control of your global game development team and make successful game titles using the 'Distributed Development' model. Tim Fields teaches you how to evaluate game deals, how to staff teams and how to maintain challenging relationships in order to get great games to market.
<ASIN:0240812719> |
Friday, 18 June 2010 |
In this revised and updated edition volume in the Missing Manual series Matthew MacDonald demystifies the process of building a web site and provides tools, techniques, and guidance whether for a personal website, an e-commerce site, a blog, or a website for a specific occasion or promotion.
<ASIN:0596520972> |
Thursday, 17 June 2010 |
With chapters authored by leading experts in the field this book explores practical solutions to a wide range of network and systems security issues. Coverage includes building a secure organization; cryptography; system intrusion; UNIX and Linux security; Internet, intranet, LAN and RFID security.
<ASIN:1597495352> |
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 |
As with all Apple gadgets, the basic features of the iPad will be easy to access and understand. But there's a world of possibility beyond the basics, and many users will need some guidance to make the most of them. Wallace Wang guides new users through 52 simple projects that will have readers doing useful things right away.
<ASIN:1593272758> |
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 |
Learn how to identify inefficient structures and patterns, and replace them with better-performing alternatives. Understand why JavaScript is slow in general and discover specific performance bottlenecks. With knowledge of tools that measure JavaScript performance, ensure your scripts will never freeze the browser.
<ASIN:059680279X> |
Monday, 14 June 2010 |
Using real-world examples Roman Pichler describes a broad range of agile product management practices, including making agile product discovery work, taking advantage of emergent requirements, creating the minimal marketable product, leveraging early customer feedback, and working closely with the development team.
<ASIN:0321605780> |
Friday, 11 June 2010 |
Subtitled "Tricks for solving tough CSS mysteries", this slim volume aims to teach real world troubleshooting skills by showing how to track clues, analyze the evidence, and get to the truth. Play the detective and find the guilty culprit in six CSS mystery cases. <ASIN:0321683943> |
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