Category: Developer

JavaScript as Compilation Target: ClojureScript and Dart – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Despite its widespread success, JavaScript has a reputation for being a computer language with many flaws. Still, it is now everywhere on the planet, so it is here to stay, very likely for a long, long time. Not surprisingly, several new languages have emerged that jump over some of JavaScript’s hurdles, offer improved capabilities, and … Continue reading JavaScript as Compilation Target: ClojureScript and Dart – #programming #bookreview

Programming C# 5.0 – Excellent how-to guide for experienced developers ready to learn C# – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Programming C# 5.0 Ian Griffiths (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Ian Griffiths’ new book is for “experienced developers,” not for beginners hoping to learn the basics of programming while also learning C#. The focus is “Building Windows 8, Web, and Desktop Applications for the .NET 4.5 Framework.” Earlier editions in the Programming C# series have “explained some … Continue reading Programming C# 5.0 – Excellent how-to guide for experienced developers ready to learn C# – #bookreview

Programming Google App Engine, 2nd Edition – An important how-to guide, updated – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Programming Google App Engine, 2nd Edition Dan Sanderson (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) O’Reilly recently has published a new edition of Dan Sanderson’s Programing Google App Engine.  The new edition updates the 2009 first edition and includes coverage of Java 6 and Python 2.7 support, multithreading, asynchronous service APIs, and using frameworks such as webapp2 and Django … Continue reading Programming Google App Engine, 2nd Edition – An important how-to guide, updated – #programming #bookreview

Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Learning Node Shelley Powers (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle)  “Node is designed to be used for [server-side] applications that are heavy on input/output (I/O), but light on computation,” veteran Web technology author Shelley Powers notes in Learning Node, her ninth and newest how-to book from O’Reilly. “Node.js,” she explains, “is a server-side technology that’s based on … Continue reading Learning Node – A good how-to guide for server-side Web development with Node.js – #programming #bookreview

Developing with Google+ –A handy how-to guide for working with the Google+ Platform – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Developing with Google+ Jennifer Murphy (O’Reilly/Google Press, paperback – Kindle) Ready to integrate Google+ with an existing website? Eager to build your own Google+ social application? This well-written and nicely illustrated how-to guide can get you started. Jennifer Murphy’s new book shows you, step by step, how to become “comfortable digging into Google+” and its … Continue reading Developing with Google+ –A handy how-to guide for working with the Google+ Platform – #programming #bookreview

CouchDB and PHP Web Development Beginner’s Guide – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

CouchDB and PHP Web Development Beginner’s Guide Tim Juravich (Packt Publishing, paperback – Kindle) CouchDB and PHP can be a formidable team when used to create web applications.  “CouchDB is a database that completely embraces the web,” according to the Apache CouchDB website. Data is stored with JSON documents; documents can be accessed with a web … Continue reading CouchDB and PHP Web Development Beginner’s Guide – #programming #bookreview

FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual – A big but easy how-to guide by two experts – #bookreview #database

by Si Dunn

FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual Susan Prosser and Stuart Gripman (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) The good news is: “FileMaker Pro is the ease-of-use champion.” It avoids common database “jargon words like query, join, and alias.” Instead, the two authors state, it uses “simple concepts like find, sort, and connect.” So, if it’s so simple, … Continue reading FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual – A big but easy how-to guide by two experts – #bookreview #database

New Books for Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Microsoft Press recently has released two new books, one for developers who work with Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and the other for newcomers to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL.  Windows Phone 7 Development Internals Andrew Whitechapel (Microsoft Press, paperback, Kindle) Andrew Whitechapel’s hefty new 809-page development internals guidebook focuses on Windows Phone 7 design and … Continue reading New Books for Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL – #bookreview

Maintainable JavaScript – Writing Code Others Can Read and Support – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Maintainable JavaScript Nicholas C. Zakas (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $34.99; Kindle edition, list price $27.99) If you work with JavaScript – alone or in a development group – or if you are still learning JavaScript, you need this book. Three reasons why: If you have learned JavaScript on your own, hoping to land a job … Continue reading Maintainable JavaScript – Writing Code Others Can Read and Support – #programming #bookreview

Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition – Solutions to 70 Problems & More – #bookreview #in #rails #programming

by Si Dunn

Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition Chad Fowler Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback, list price $35.00) Chad Fowler’s Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition is aimed at developers who need to solve tough problems while using Rails. But Rails beginners also can learn plenty from the 70 “recipes” in this excellent guide. The 280-page book is divided into seven … Continue reading Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition – Solutions to 70 Problems & More – #bookreview #in #rails #programming