CGI, JavaScript, Perl, VBScript eBooks

The Nature of Code

Simulating Natural Systems with JavaScript

by Daniel Shiffman ...

All aboard The Coding Train! This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena with “The Coding Train” YouTube star Daniel Shiffman.What if you could re-create the awe-inspiring flocking patterns of birds or the hypnotic dance of fireflies—with code? For over a decade, The Nature of Code has ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

All aboard The Coding Train! This beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial is designed to grow your skills in a fun, hands-on way as you build simulations of real-world phenomena with “The Coding Train” YouTube star Daniel Shiffman.What if you could re-create the awe-inspiring flocking patterns of birds or the hypnotic dance of fireflies—with code? For over a decade, The Nature of Code has
... Read more
Erlang Programming

A Concurrent Approach to Software Development

by Francesco Cesarini, Simon Thompson ...

This book is an in-depth introduction to Erlang, a programming language ideal for any situation where concurrency, fault tolerance, and fast response is essential. Erlang is gaining widespread adoption with the advent of multi-core processors and their new scalable approach to concurrency. With this guide you'll learn how to write complex concurrent programs in Erlang, regardless of your ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

This book is an in-depth introduction to Erlang, a programming language ideal for any situation where concurrency, fault tolerance, and fast response is essential. Erlang is gaining widespread adoption with the advent of multi-core processors and their new scalable approach to concurrency. With this guide you'll learn how to write complex concurrent programs in Erlang, regardless of your
... Read more
Guide to: Learning Python Decorators

by Matt Harrison ...

Guide To: Learning Python Decorators is a complete guide to the theory and implementation of decorators. Decorators are pretty common in Python. While not strictly necessary, they can reduce code size while enabling control of function input, invocation and output. Many explanations of decorators are brief and leave the reader somewhat confused. This book is an attempt to remedy that. It is based ... Read more

$9.61 CAD

Guide To: Learning Python Decorators is a complete guide to the theory and implementation of decorators. Decorators are pretty common in Python. While not strictly necessary, they can reduce code size while enabling control of function input, invocation and output. Many explanations of decorators are brief and leave the reader somewhat confused. This book is an attempt to remedy that. It is based
... Read more
Building HTML5 Games with ImpactJS

An Introduction On HTML5 Game Development

by Jesse Freeman ...

Create a real 2D game from start to finish with ImpactJS, the JavaScript game framework that works with the HTML5's Canvas element. Making video games is hard work that requires technical skills, a lot of planning, and—most critically—a commitment to completing the project. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to use Impact with other technologies step-by-step.You’ll pick up important tips ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Create a real 2D game from start to finish with ImpactJS, the JavaScript game framework that works with the HTML5's Canvas element. Making video games is hard work that requires technical skills, a lot of planning, and—most critically—a commitment to completing the project. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to use Impact with other technologies step-by-step.You’ll pick up important tips
... Read more
Node.js for PHP Developers

Porting PHP to Node.js

by Daniel Howard ...

If you’re an experienced PHP developer, you already have a head start on learning how to write Node.js code. In this book, author Daniel Howard demonstrates the remarkable similarities between the two languages, and shows you how to port your entire PHP web application to Node.js. By comparing specific PHP features with their Node counterparts, you’ll also discover how to refactor and improve ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

If you’re an experienced PHP developer, you already have a head start on learning how to write Node.js code. In this book, author Daniel Howard demonstrates the remarkable similarities between the two languages, and shows you how to port your entire PHP web application to Node.js. By comparing specific PHP features with their Node counterparts, you’ll also discover how to refactor and improve
... Read more
Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps

A Guide to the Windows Runtime

by Ben Dewey ...

Get a head start on building apps for Windows 8. With a series of examples, this hands-on guide takes you through the process of creating complete touch-enabled apps that respond to native sensors. Through the course of the book, you’ll learn how to work with the Windows Runtime application model while building a Bing Image Search app.If you’re an experienced .NET developer who wants to get up to ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Get a head start on building apps for Windows 8. With a series of examples, this hands-on guide takes you through the process of creating complete touch-enabled apps that respond to native sensors. Through the course of the book, you’ll learn how to work with the Windows Runtime application model while building a Bing Image Search app.If you’re an experienced .NET developer who wants to get up to
... Read more
Node.js Design Patterns

Design and implement production-grade Node.js applications using proven patterns and techniques

by Mario Casciaro, Luciano Mammino ...

Learn proven patterns, techniques, and tricks to take full advantage of the Node.js platform. Master well-known design principles to create applications that are readable, extensible, and that can grow big. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn how to create solid server-side applications by leveraging the full power of Node.jsUnderstand how ... Read more

$67.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn proven patterns, techniques, and tricks to take full advantage of the Node.js platform. Master well-known design principles to create applications that are readable, extensible, and that can grow big. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn how to create solid server-side applications by leveraging the full power of Node.jsUnderstand how
... Read more
C++ Easy To Understand Step By Step Guide

A Guide for Beginners

by Jacob Era ...

Mastering C++ programming language can be a tough and time consuming task. However, if you have an interest in programming languages and you insist in mastering this programming language then it can be fun and engaging. C++ programming language is easier to learn for people who are already familiar with other programming language such as Python, Java or Matlab. The differentiating factor between C ... Read more

$4.16 CAD

Mastering C++ programming language can be a tough and time consuming task. However, if you have an interest in programming languages and you insist in mastering this programming language then it can be fun and engaging. C++ programming language is easier to learn for people who are already familiar with other programming language such as Python, Java or Matlab. The differentiating factor between C
... Read more
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

JavaScript Edition

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Martin Henz, Tobias Wrigstad, Julie Sussman ...

Series series MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A new version of the classic and widely used text adapted for the JavaScript programming language.Since the publication of its first edition in 1984 and its second edition in 1996, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) has influenced computer science curricula around the world. Widely adopted as a textbook, the book has its origins in a popular entry-level computer science ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

A new version of the classic and widely used text adapted for the JavaScript programming language.Since the publication of its first edition in 1984 and its second edition in 1996, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) has influenced computer science curricula around the world. Widely adopted as a textbook, the book has its origins in a popular entry-level computer science
... Read more
VBScript Pocket Reference

by Paul Lomax, Matt Childs, Ron Petrusha ...

Microsoft's Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), a subset of Visual Basic for Applications, is a powerful language for Internet application development, where it can serve as a scripting language for server-side, client-side, and system scripting. Whether you're developing code for Active Server Pages, client-side scripts for Internet Explorer, code for Outlook forms, or scripts for Windows ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Microsoft's Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), a subset of Visual Basic for Applications, is a powerful language for Internet application development, where it can serve as a scripting language for server-side, client-side, and system scripting. Whether you're developing code for Active Server Pages, client-side scripts for Internet Explorer, code for Outlook forms, or scripts for Windows
... Read more
Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Making Native Apps with Standards-Based Web Tools

by Jonathan Stark, Brian Jepson ...

It’s true: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. Now updated for HTML5, the second edition of this hands-on guide shows you how to use open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device.You’ll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then use ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

It’s true: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. Now updated for HTML5, the second edition of this hands-on guide shows you how to use open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device.You’ll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then use
... Read more
Automating System Administration with Perl

Tools to Make You More Efficient

by David N. Blank-Edelman ...

If you do systems administration work of any kind, you have to deal with the growing complexity of your environment and increasing demands on your time. Automating System Administration with Perl, Second Edition, not only offers you the right tools for your job, but also suggests the best way to approach specific problems and to securely automate recurring tasks.Updated and expanded to cover the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

If you do systems administration work of any kind, you have to deal with the growing complexity of your environment and increasing demands on your time. Automating System Administration with Perl, Second Edition, not only offers you the right tools for your job, but also suggests the best way to approach specific problems and to securely automate recurring tasks.Updated and expanded to cover the
... Read more
Grokking Simplicity

Taming complex software with functional thinking

by Eric Normand ...

"The most insightful and intuitive guide to clean and simple software. I recommend this to all software developers." - Rob Pacheco, Vision Government SolutionsGrokking Simplicity is a friendly, practical guide that will change the way you approach software design and development.Distributed across servers, difficult to test, and resistant to modification—modern software is complex. Grokking ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

"The most insightful and intuitive guide to clean and simple software. I recommend this to all software developers." - Rob Pacheco, Vision Government SolutionsGrokking Simplicity is a friendly, practical guide that will change the way you approach software design and development.Distributed across servers, difficult to test, and resistant to modification—modern software is complex. Grokking
... Read more
JavaScript Everywhere

Building Cross-Platform Applications with GraphQL, React, React Native, and Electron

by Adam D. Scott ...

JavaScript is the little scripting language that could. Once used chiefly to add interactivity to web browser windows, JavaScript is now a primary building block of powerful and robust applications. In this practical book, new and experienced JavaScript developers will learn how to use this language to create APIs as well as web, mobile, and desktop applications.Author and engineering leader Adam ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

JavaScript is the little scripting language that could. Once used chiefly to add interactivity to web browser windows, JavaScript is now a primary building block of powerful and robust applications. In this practical book, new and experienced JavaScript developers will learn how to use this language to create APIs as well as web, mobile, and desktop applications.Author and engineering leader Adam
... Read more
Modern JavaScript

Develop and Design

by Larry Ullman ...

Series series Develop and Design
It’s time for a current, definitive JavaScript book, and in this comprehensive beginner’s guide, bestselling author Larry Ullman teaches the language as it is implemented today. Larry demonstrates how to build upon JavaScript’s ease of use, while demystifying its often-cryptic syntax, especially for those who have not programmed before. This book enforces modern JavaScript’s best practices and ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

It’s time for a current, definitive JavaScript book, and in this comprehensive beginner’s guide, bestselling author Larry Ullman teaches the language as it is implemented today. Larry demonstrates how to build upon JavaScript’s ease of use, while demystifying its often-cryptic syntax, especially for those who have not programmed before. This book enforces modern JavaScript’s best practices and
... Read more
IndexedDB API

Learn how to create a database for your website with HTML5 and JavaScript

by J.D Gauchat ...

Learn how to use the IndexedDB API to create and manage a database. After reading this guide, you will know how to create a database for your website on the user's computer, and how to store, retrieve, and search information.Table of ContentsINDEXEDDB APIData StructureDatabaseObjects and Object StoresIndexesTransactionsImplementationOpening the DatabaseDefining IndexesAdding ObjectsRetrieving ... Read more

$3.90 CAD

Learn how to use the IndexedDB API to create and manage a database. After reading this guide, you will know how to create a database for your website on the user's computer, and how to store, retrieve, and search information.Table of ContentsINDEXEDDB APIData StructureDatabaseObjects and Object StoresIndexesTransactionsImplementationOpening the DatabaseDefining IndexesAdding ObjectsRetrieving
... Read more
PHPUnit Pocket Guide

Test-Driven Development in PHP

by Sebastian Bergmann ...

Smart web developers will tell you that the sooner you detect your code mistakes, the quicker you can fix them, and the less the project will cost in the long run. Well, the most efficient way to detect your mistakes in PHP is with PHPUnit, an open source framework that automates unit testing by running a battery of tests as you go. The benefits of PHPUnit are significant:a reduction in the effort ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Smart web developers will tell you that the sooner you detect your code mistakes, the quicker you can fix them, and the less the project will cost in the long run. Well, the most efficient way to detect your mistakes in PHP is with PHPUnit, an open source framework that automates unit testing by running a battery of tests as you go. The benefits of PHPUnit are significant:a reduction in the effort
... Read more
CGI Programming with Perl

Creating Dynamic Web Pages

by Scott Guelich, Shishir Gundavaram, Gunther Birznieks ...

Programming on the Web today can involve any of several technologies, but the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) has held its ground as the most mature method--and one of the most powerful ones--of providing dynamic web content. CGI is a generic interface for calling external programs to crunch numbers, query databases, generate customized graphics, or perform any other server-side task. There was a ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Programming on the Web today can involve any of several technologies, but the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) has held its ground as the most mature method--and one of the most powerful ones--of providing dynamic web content. CGI is a generic interface for calling external programs to crunch numbers, query databases, generate customized graphics, or perform any other server-side task. There was a
... Read more
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript Tome 1

by Michel Martin ...

Cet eBook fait partie d'une série sur la programmation HTML5, CSS3 et JavaScript. Il va vous montrer comment construire des pages Web de toutes pièces et les assembler pour créer des sites Web légers et compatibles avec les dernières normes du Web.Si vous n'avez aucune connaissance en programmation HTML/CSS/JavaScript, je vous rassure tout de suite, cet eBook est tout à fait adapté à votre profil, ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Cet eBook fait partie d'une série sur la programmation HTML5, CSS3 et JavaScript. Il va vous montrer comment construire des pages Web de toutes pièces et les assembler pour créer des sites Web légers et compatibles avec les dernières normes du Web.Si vous n'avez aucune connaissance en programmation HTML/CSS/JavaScript, je vous rassure tout de suite, cet eBook est tout à fait adapté à votre profil,
... Read more
Bootstrap

Responsive Web Development

by Jake Spurlock ...

Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap’s HTML/CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You’ll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins—often without writing a single line of code.Developed by Twitter and ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap’s HTML/CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You’ll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins—often without writing a single line of code.Developed by Twitter and
... Read more
Programming the Mobile Web

Reaching Users on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and more

by Maximiliano Firtman ...

With the second edition of this popular book, you’ll learn how to build HTML5 and CSS3-based apps that access geolocation, accelerometer, multi-touch screens, offline storage, and other features in today’s smartphones, tablets, and feature phones. The market for mobile apps continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, and this book is the most complete reference available for the mobile web.Author and ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

With the second edition of this popular book, you’ll learn how to build HTML5 and CSS3-based apps that access geolocation, accelerometer, multi-touch screens, offline storage, and other features in today’s smartphones, tablets, and feature phones. The market for mobile apps continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, and this book is the most complete reference available for the mobile web.Author and
... Read more
Getting Started with Arduino and Node.js

by Agus Kurniawan ...

This book helps to anyone to learn how to integrate Arduino hardware and node.js.***TOC**PrefacePreparing Development Environment1.1 Arduino1.1.1 Arduino Uno1.1.2 Arduino Leonardo1.1.3 Arduino Mega 25601.1.4 Arduino Due1.2 Electronic Components1.2.1 Arduino Starter Kit1.2.2 Fritzing1.2.3 Cooking-Hacks: Arduino Starter Kit1.2.4 Arduino Sidekick Basic kit1.3 Node.js1.4 Arduino So... ... Read more

$5.51 CAD

This book helps to anyone to learn how to integrate Arduino hardware and node.js.***TOC**PrefacePreparing Development Environment1.1 Arduino1.1.1 Arduino Uno1.1.2 Arduino Leonardo1.1.3 Arduino Mega 25601.1.4 Arduino Due1.2 Electronic Components1.2.1 Arduino Starter Kit1.2.2 Fritzing1.2.3 Cooking-Hacks: Arduino Starter Kit1.2.4 Arduino Sidekick Basic kit1.3 Node.js1.4 Arduino So...
... Read more
Professional Node.js

Building Javascript Based Scalable Software

by Pedro Teixeira ...

Learn to build fast and scalable software in JavaScript with Node.jsNode.js is a powerful and popular new framework for writing scalable network programs using JavaScript. This no nonsense book begins with an overview of Node.js and then quickly dives into the code, core concepts, and APIs. In-depth coverage pares down the essentials to cover debugging, unit testing, and flow control so that you ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Learn to build fast and scalable software in JavaScript with Node.jsNode.js is a powerful and popular new framework for writing scalable network programs using JavaScript. This no nonsense book begins with an overview of Node.js and then quickly dives into the code, core concepts, and APIs. In-depth coverage pares down the essentials to cover debugging, unit testing, and flow control so that you
... Read more
Eloquent JavaScript, 4th Edition

by Marijn Haverbeke ...

Start building beautiful web applications in JavaScript with the bestselling introduction to the language, updated with new features, fresh exercises, and fun projects.JavaScript, the programming language that allows us to add programs to web pages, lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social media sites to browser-based games. Just about every device can run it, making ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Start building beautiful web applications in JavaScript with the bestselling introduction to the language, updated with new features, fresh exercises, and fun projects.JavaScript, the programming language that allows us to add programs to web pages, lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social media sites to browser-based games. Just about every device can run it, making
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

CGI, JavaScript, Perl, VBScript eBooks

Show: