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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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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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Perl has evolved into a multipurpose, multiplatform language for heavy-duty web applications, the cloud, systems administration, natural language processing, and financial engineering. Now in its 3rd edition this book explores Perl’s role regarding all of these tasks and more.
<ASIN:1430227931> |
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Tuesday, 04 May 2010 |
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This introduction to Apple's Cocoa programming environment and its Objective-C language quickly gets you up to speed with step-by-step tutorials, hands-on tasks, and numerous examples. You'll learn just enough foundation and theory to ground you before jumping right into building applications, managing events, creating GUIs, and more.
<ASIN:0596804792> |
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
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Using a Web site created by the author as a reference point, you′ll go through the steps of creating a live, fully functional application for the Web using Silverlight 4 and the Silverlight Control Toolkit. Along the way, the book addresses important design considerations, such as the use of Web Services and the SQL Server database.
<ASIN:0470534044> |
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Friday, 30 April 2010 |
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Second edition has been updated to help you take advantage of everything Facebook now offers. It helps you with specific Facebook tasks, such as signing up, networking, shopping, joining groups, finding or filling a job, and a whole lot more. You'll learn how to create your own Facebook page and make connections with other members.
<ASIN:144938014X> |
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 |
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Traditional research models tell us very little about how people will actively navigate and search through information structures and what information they will choose to consume. IFT is a new theory in Adaptive Information Interaction. Its main aim is to create technology that is better shaped to users.
<ASIN:0195387791> |
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
This Quick-Start Guide for Developers jumps right in to building a web browser using Cocoa. In just a few minutes you'll have something that works. A couple of minutes more, and you'll have code in your custom controller, listening for notifications and call-backs. Soon you'll have the functionality you'd expect in a full browser.
<ASIN:1934356301> |
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
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Covers the main social networking "spaces," and how they are being used within a family or business context. It includes information on posting pictures, using add-ons, and working with Facebook and LinkedIn groups. It also covers the phenomenon of Twitter, including how it has grown and the road ahead.
<ASIN:1430225963> |
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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
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Step-by-step guide to creating web forms that are aesthetically pleasing, highly functional, and compatible across all major browsers. All aspects of form creation are covered in this book—from layout and composition through to best-practice CSS and HTML—topped off with a touch of JavaScript sparkle!
<ASIN:0980576849> |
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Friday, 23 April 2010 |
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Code generation with Visual Studio 2010, 2008, and 2005, as well as all recent versions of .NET, including .NET 4.0. Peter Vogel shows how to generate reliable code using procedural code, Visual Studio add-ins, XML, configuration files, and more. Brings everything together in three complete, chapter-length case studies.
<ASIN: 0321606787> |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
A comprehensive introduction to both the Standard C++ language and to Visual C++ 2010; no previous programming experience required. Covers all the language changes in Visual C++ 2010, library additions, new MFC features and changes in the Visual Studio development environment. Plus a brief introduction to programming for multicore processors in native C++ and C++/CLR.
<ASIN:0470500883> |
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
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This book on fuzziness in mathematical logic and computer science cuts across various disciplines. It looks at the principles of measurement, and how we choose categories; vagueness and mathematical logic; computers, vague descriptions, and Natural Language Generation in AI.
<ASIN:0199545901> |
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 |
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Peter MacIntyre explores the most useful features of PHP and how they can speed up the web development process, and explains why the most commonly used PHP elements are often misused or misapplied. You'll learn which parts add strength to object-oriented programming, and how to use certain features to integrate your application with databases.
<ASIN:0596804377> |
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