Learning Flex 3: Getting up to Speed with Rich Internet Applications

Alaric Cole, "Learning Flex 3: Getting up to Speed with Rich Internet Applications"
Adobe Dev Library | ISBN-10: 0596517327 | June 25, 2008 | 304 pages | PDF | 11.7MB

How soon can you learn Adobe Flex 3? With this book's unique hands-on approach, you will be able to tinker with examples right away, and create your own Rich Internet Applications with Flex within the first few chapters. As you progress, you learn how to build a layout, add interactivity, work with data, and deploy your applications to either the Web or the desktop.

Learning Flex 3 offers step-by-step instructions that are clear and concise, along with tips and tricks that author Alaric Cole has gathered after years of using Flex and teaching it to fellow developers at Yahoo! You'll understand how Flex works, how to use the MXML markup language and work with ActionScript, how to deploy RIAs to the desktop using Adobe AIR, and much more.

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Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript

Jonathan Lane, Meitar Moscovitz, Joseph R. Lewis, "Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript"
friends of ED | ISBN-10: 1430209917 | July 21, 2008 | 334 pages | PDF | 6.3MB

This book covers the entire process of building a website. This process involves much more than just technical knowledge, and this book provides you with all the information you'll need to understand the concepts behind designing and developing for the Web, as well as the best means to deliver professional, best-practice-based results.

There is far more to building a successful website than knowing a little Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). The process starts long before any coding takes place, and this book introduces you to the agile development process, explaining why this method makes so much sense for web projects and how best to implement it. Planning is vital, so you'll also learn how to use techniques such as brainstorming, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to get your project off to the best possible start and help ensure smooth progress as it develops.

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Teach Yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 Hours

Joydip Kanjilal, Sriram Putrevu, "Teach Yourself ASP.NET Ajax in 24 Hours"
Sams | ISBN-10: 0672329670 | July 19, 2008 | 432 pages | PDF | 5.9MB

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build advanced web sites and applications with ASP.NET Ajax--and upgrade existing pages to deliver more power and business value. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson equips you with sufficient information and guides you to mastery of Ajax in real-world applications.

One step at a time, you’ll discover how to make the most of the Microsoft Ajax Library and Ajax Server Extensions. You’ll develop secure, reliable Web services and applications that solve real problems--including a complete sample e-commerce application.

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Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One

Phil Ballard, Michael Moncur, "Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One"
Sams | ISBN-10: 0672329654 | July 12, 2008 | 384 pages | PDF | 3.2MB

In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive interfaces to your web applications by combining these powerful technologies.

No previous Ajax programming experience is required. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Ajax programming with JavaScript, PHP, and related technologies from the ground up.

Regardless of whether you run Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, the enclosed CD includes a complete Ajax programming starter kit that gives you all the programming tools, reference information, JavaScript libraries, and server software you need to set up a stable environment for learning, testing, and production.

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Getting Started with Flex 3: An Adobe Developer Library Pocket Guide for Developers

Jack Herrington, Emily Kim, "Getting Started with Flex 3: An Adobe Developer Library Pocket Guide for Developers"
Adobe Dev Library | ISBN-10: 0596520646 | June 24, 2008 | 143 pages | PDF | 1.9MB

Discover how easy RIA development can be with this one-of-a-kind handbook from the Adobe Developer Library. Several clear, step-by-step mini-tutorials teach you about web services, event handling, designing user interfaces with reusable components, and more. After finishing this guide, you'll be able to build Flash applications ranging from widgets to full-featured RIAs using the Flex SDK and Flex Builder 3.0. With Getting Started with Flex 3, you will: Walk through sample RIA projects and see examples of amazing applications people have built with Flex Work with ActionScript 3.0 and the MXML markup language Build user interfaces using the controls and tools available with the framework Get a tour of controls available commercially and through open source Learn how Flex integrates with ASP.NET, ColdFusion, PHP, and J2EE in the server Build Flex-based widgets that let you display real-time data Use advanced controls to build 3D graphs, data dashboards, mapping applications, and more You'll find complete code for video players, a slideshow, a chat client, and an RSS reader, just to name a few. You also get plenty of tips, tricks, and techniques to leverage your existing programming skills, whether you come from an open source or Visual Studio-intensive background.

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Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications

James E. Harmon, "Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications"
Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN-10: 0132358042 | June 21, 2008 | 336 pages | PDF | 2.1MB

Dojo offers Web developers and designers a powerful JavaScript toolkit for rapidly developing robust Ajax applications. Now, for the first time, there’s a complete, example-rich developer’s guide to Dojo and its growing library of prepackaged widgets. Reviewed and endorsed by the Dojo Foundation, the creators of Dojo, this book brings together all the hands-on guidance and tested code samples you need to succeed.

Expert Web developer James E. Harmon begins by demonstrating how to “Ajax-ify” existing applications and pages with Dojo, adding Ajax features such as client- and server-side validation as quickly and nondisruptively as possible. Next, he presents in-depth coverage of Dojo’s user interface, form, layout, and specialized Widgets, showing how they work and how to use them most effectively. Among the Widgets, he covers in detail: Date Pickers, Rich Text Editors, Combo Boxes, Expandable Outlines, and many others.

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Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls For .NET Framework 3.5

Adam Calderon, Joel Rumerman, "Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls For .NET Framework 3.5"
Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN 0321514440 | July 6, 2008 | 648 Pages | PDF | 5.9MB

ASP.NET AJAX server controls can encapsulate even the most powerful AJAX functionality, helping you build more elegant, maintainable, and scalable applications. This is the first comprehensive, code-rich guide to custom ASP.NET AJAX server controls for experienced ASP.NET developers. Unlike other books on ASP.NET AJAX, this book focuses solely on server control development and reflects the significant improvements in ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX and the latest Visual Studio 2008 features for streamlining AJAX development.

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Beginning DB2: From Novice to Professional

Grant Allen “Beginning DB2: From Novice to Professional"
Apress | 2008-08-11 | ISBN: 159059942X | 544 pages | PDF | 10.4 MB

IBM’s DB2 Express Edition is one of the most capable of the free database platforms available in today’s marketplace. In Beginning DB2, author Grant Allen gets you started using DB2 Express Edition for web sites, desktop applications, and more. The author covers the basics of DB2 for developers and database administrators, shows you how to manage data in both XML and relational form, and includes numerous code examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work.

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Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 6th Edition

Jesse Liberty, Siddhartha Rao, Bradley L. Jones, "Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day 6th Edition"
Sams | ISBN 0672329417 | July 18, 2008 | 888 Pages | PDF | 2.3MB

In just one hour a day, you’ll have all the skills you need to begin programming in C++. With this complete tutorial, you’ll quickly master the basics and then move on to more advanced features and concepts:

• Master the fundamentals of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Learn some of the more advanced features of C++
• Learn the Standard Template Library and the containers and algorithms used in most real-world C++ applications
• Learn how to build effective programs in C++ with hands-on exercises
• Get expert tips on implementing C++ in the corporate environment
  

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A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008

Eric Johnson, Joshua Jones, "A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008 "
Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN 0321497643 | July 4, 2008 | 304 Pages | PDF | 2.2MB

Effective data modeling is essential to ensuring that your databases will perform well, scale well, and evolve to meet changing requirements. However, if you’re modeling databases to run on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or 2005, theoretical or platform-agnostic data modeling knowledge isn’t enough: models that don’t reflect SQL Server’s unique real-world strengths and weaknesses often lead to disastrous performance.

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