Programming Books


Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies (2nd Edition) (Sun Core Series)Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies (2nd Edition) (Sun Core Series)
Best Price: $32.48
When we learn and start programming we're attempted to write code to solve any problem without...
Moodle Teaching TechniquesMoodle Teaching Techniques
Best Price: $35.99
Moodle Teaching Techniques Good, clear screen captures, logically sequenced and fairly clear...
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit (Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)
Best Price: $21.66
I love this book! The only programming I had had was Basic back in 1984-85 so obviously I am...
Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
Best Price: $51.99
Its a very extensive book that covers concepts and advanced features of UNIX. It covers UNIX...
Big Book of Apple Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices (Hacks)Big Book of Apple Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices (Hacks)
Best Price: $19.08
The big book of apple hacks came with repeated pages. The book started at page twenty something...


Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex (Foundation)Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex (Foundation)
Best Price: $26.15
I find that one of the hardest things about picking up a tech book is determining the book's...
JavaScript and Ajax for the Web, Sixth Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)JavaScript and Ajax for the Web, Sixth Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Best Price: $16.56
This is my first QSG book. I assume the layout is "feature" of the series, if so this...
Head Rush Ajax (Head First)Head Rush Ajax (Head First)
Best Price: $11.00
The book is humourous and a pleasant read, and a fun way to learn Ajax in your easy chair by the...
Programming Amazon Web Services: S3, EC2, SQS, FPS, and SimpleDB (Programming)Programming Amazon Web Services: S3, EC2, SQS, FPS, and SimpleDB (Programming)
Best Price: $24.99
Excellent resource, but a bit droll. The content is laid out well, there are plenty of (working)...
Programming Game AI by ExampleProgramming Game AI by Example
Best Price: $26.76
Good book for anyone whom wants to learn AI, no mathematical or phisical background is needed.


PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (Solutions)PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy (Solutions)
Best Price: $21.09
This is easily the best book I've found on PHP for beginners. It's not the only book I'm using,...
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) (The XP Series)Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) (The XP Series)
Best Price: $26.63
"Extreme Programming Explained" offers a thorough and good overview of the Extreme...
Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008 (Pro)Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008 (Pro)
Best Price: $31.48
The first two chapters of this book start out with a discussion of Domain-Driven Design (DDD)...
Accelerated SQL Server 2008 (Accelerated)Accelerated SQL Server 2008 (Accelerated)
Best Price: $32.49
I've just finished reading the "Development in SQL Server" section of this book (i.e....
Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5: Step by StepMicrosoft ASP.NET 3.5: Step by Step
Best Price: $24.85
I have not read this book but I looked through it and it looked interesting - the author appears...

Databases Demystified (Demystified)Databases Demystified (Demystified)
Best Price: $12.25
I recently purchased this book and have only gotten through Chapter 2. So far I think that the...
Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days (5th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days (5th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)
Best Price: $24.29
Likes: A co-worker recommended the book to me and let me borrow it briefly. I found I liked...
ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns: Object Oriented Programming Techniques (Adobe Developer Library)ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns: Object Oriented Programming Techniques (Adobe Developer Library)
Best Price: $33.45
The concepts in this book are great for any Actionscript developer and they thoroughly explain...
SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9
Best Price: $122.46
This is a great book if you are preparing to take the SAS Exam. It covers everything you need...
HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Best Price: $19.08
HTML, XHTML, and CSS All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) A...

Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials (Firstpress)Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials (Firstpress)
Best Price: $17.99
Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional...
Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series)Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series)
Best Price: $20.00
This book was not exactly what I expected when I purchased it. I've been working with XHTML for...
Software for Data Analysis: Programming with R (Statistics and Computing)Software for Data Analysis: Programming with R (Statistics and Computing)
Best Price: $64.00
I bought this book at the 2008 JSM. After I read the first 3 chapters I found that it is too...
Microsoft? Visual C#? 2005 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))Microsoft? Visual C#? 2005 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Best Price: $12.92
although the book has lots of good ideas, it lacks examples. It is short on explanation being a...
Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM ScriptingWeb Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting
Best Price: $12.17
Although there are some interesting ideas in this book you should be warned about the very,...

Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (Pragmatic Programmers)Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (Pragmatic Programmers)
Best Price: $16.78
The book makes one mistake on its own cover. The apparently "bad" angel is sitting on...
Pro JavaScript Design Patterns (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap)Pro JavaScript Design Patterns (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap)
Best Price: $29.50
it's a great book to learn more.....it's missing practical examples for real life.....lot of...
Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative GamesGame Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
Best Price: $26.99
This book is honestly an answer to my prayers! I'm using the first half of this superb book to...
301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers (Digital Process and Print)301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers (Digital Process and Print)
Best Price: $28.88
I bought this book in conjunction with one of Andrew Darlow's excellent printing seminars. The...
Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design PatternsAdvanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns
Best Price: $28.18
I realize the book title (and the focus and organization) is about design patterns, but I...

Microsoft  Office Excel 2003 Inside Out (Microsoft Office Excel Inside Out)Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Inside Out (Microsoft Office Excel Inside Out)
Best Price: $27.89
This book is absolutely a waste of money if you have been using Excel. I thought since it's...
An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits (Chapman & Hall/Crc Mathematical and Computational Biology)An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits (Chapman & Hall/Crc Mathematical and Computational Biology)
Best Price: $43.96
This is a great book for learning about how biology works. I've been wanting to learn a bit more...
OpenGL(R) SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference (4th Edition) (OpenGL)OpenGL(R) SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference (4th Edition) (OpenGL)
Best Price: $43.99
This book has three great uses: as a learning tool for beginners, as an update for...
The Ruby Way, Second Edition: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)The Ruby Way, Second Edition: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
Best Price: $25.68
This book is very thorough and a pleasure to read- there are great code examples in it as well.
Microsoft  SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)
Best Price: $17.84
It clearly defies the title but does provide with very useful information. I am quite impressed....

New Perspectives on HTML and XHTML, ComprehensiveNew Perspectives on HTML and XHTML, Comprehensive
Best Price: $52.30
I cannot recommend this book. The chapters pace the information too fast. The tutorials are easy...
Adobe AIR: Create - Modify - Reuse (Programmer to Programmer)Adobe AIR: Create - Modify - Reuse (Programmer to Programmer)
Best Price: $20.91
The attraction of this book is the collection of 11 extended examples. Each is a case study in...
Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5
Best Price: $34.69
Sometimes just recover the earlier ground may not be a bad idea at all, if previous coverage was...
Circuit Design with VHDLCircuit Design with VHDL
Best Price: $30.00
This concise and interesting book provides a detailed approach to FPGA-based digital circuit and...
Microsoft? Office Outlook? 2003 Inside OutMicrosoft? Office Outlook? 2003 Inside Out
Best Price: $8.99
I found myself as the Outlook support for a new small business and I had only used Outlook for...

Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers using Excel (Mcgraw-Hill's Best--Basic Engineering Series and Tools)Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers using Excel (Mcgraw-Hill's Best--Basic Engineering Series and Tools)
Best Price: $60.45
I would like to say that book was good value - but I can't tell. It must have been loaded onto...
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide (Technology in Action)LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide (Technology in Action)
Best Price: $14.97
This book covers a lot of ground on NXT-G programming and is a must have resource for anyone...
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio TechniquesAdobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques
Best Price: $30.64
This book is amazing. I have some experience with Flash video and video production techniques,...
Concepts of Programming Languages (8th Edition)Concepts of Programming Languages (8th Edition)
Best Price: $85.98
This book is decent for what it is, and that is an introductory programming languages textbook. ...
Programming 32-bit Microcontrollers in C: Exploring the PIC32 (Embedded Technology)Programming 32-bit Microcontrollers in C: Exploring the PIC32 (Embedded Technology)
Best Price: $48.88
I just finished reading through this book and found it to be an excellent learning guide. I've...

SolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling BibleSolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible
Best Price: $26.23
The book is absolutely not for the beginner or the intermediate user. It should say Experts...
New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages with HTML, XHTML, and XML, Comprehensive, Second Edition (New Perspectives (Paperback Course Technology))New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages with HTML, XHTML, and XML, Comprehensive, Second Edition (New Perspectives (Paperback Course Technology))
Best Price: $64.94
This is a typical course technology book with sections that go on forever leaving the students...
Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (Do-It-Yourself for Dummies)Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (Do-It-Yourself for Dummies)
Best Price: $13.31
This was a great resource. I had no experience creating a website and this book walked me...
Professional Ajax, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer)Professional Ajax, 2nd Edition (Programmer to Programmer)
Best Price: $13.56
This book was very helpful to me when I was creating an executive-level presentation on AJAX...
Oracle Database 10g PL/SQL ProgrammingOracle Database 10g PL/SQL Programming
Best Price: $29.21
I "subscribe" to this author and publisher for texts on this topic. I like the...

Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java (Pragmatic Programmers)Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java (Pragmatic Programmers)
Best Price: $16.93
Groovy Recipes is an excellent introductory book into Groovy programming. The first few chapters...
Sams Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)Sams Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)
Best Price: $22.30
In just a short time, you can learn how to use Ajax, JavaScript, and PHP to create interactive...
High Performance MySQLHigh Performance MySQL
Best Price: $19.67
High Performance MySQL opens with a quick chapter describing various MySQL installation options...
JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook (2nd edition)JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook (2nd edition)
Best Price: $15.35
The book doesn't go in-depth in it's explainations. It is written more for the seasoned script...
Python Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))Python Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
Best Price: $4.95
I read various reviews complaining about the lack of an index. Well, it does have one now and it...

iText in Action: Creating and Manipulating PDFiText in Action: Creating and Manipulating PDF
Best Price: $28.90
This is a best book I have ever seen. It has every details about how to use the iText. It's very...
Shader X6: Advanced Rendering (Shaderx)Shader X6: Advanced Rendering (Shaderx)
Best Price: $37.76
Welcome to ShaderX6, the latest volume in the cutting-edge, indispensable series for game and...
Programming C# 3.0 (Programming)Programming C# 3.0 (Programming)
Best Price: $26.82
I think this book is a little conversational and a little too friendly for my needs. The...
MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-443): Designing a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft  SQL Server(TM) 2005 (Pro Certification)MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-443): Designing a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 (Pro Certification)
Best Price: $14.32
This self-help book helped me a lot in preparing me for the MCITP exams. Having a busy time at...
Digital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographsDigital Restoration From Start to Finish: How to repair old and damaged photographs
Best Price: $22.66
This is a great book for beginners and professionals. Although, if you are a beginner, you will...
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