Tech Library

Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes ****
Allan Cole and Raena Jackson Armitage and Brandon R. Jones and Jeffrey Way
About the AuthorAllan Cole is a web designer and developer based in Brooklyn, NY and is widely known as a Thematic framework guru. He specializes in front-end user experience and WordPress customization.Raena Jackson Armitage is an Australian web dev...

Dependency Injection in .NET ****
Mark Seemann
Dependency Injection in .NET presents core DI patterns in plain C#, so you'll fully understand how DI works, covers integration with standard Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET MVC, and teaches you to use DI frameworks like Structure Map, Castle Win...

Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web ****
Lukas Mathis
In this book for designers, developers, and product managers, expert developer and user interface designer Lukas Mathis explains how to make usability the cornerstone of every point in your design process, walking you through the necessary steps to p...

The Developer's Code ****
Ka Wai Cheung
The Developer's Code isn't about the code you write, it's about the code you live by.There are no trite superlatives here. Packed with lessons learned from more than a decade of software development experience, author Ka Wai Cheung takes you through ...

JQuery: Novice to Ninja ****
Earle Castledine and Craig Sharkie
jQuery: Novice to Ninja is a compilation of best-practice jQuery solutions to meet the most challenging JavaScript problems. In this question-and-answer book on jQuery, you'll find a cookbook of ready-to-go solutions to help breathe life into your we...

Location-Aware Applications ****
Richard Ferraro and Murat Aktihanoglu
As mobile device usage continues to expand at a rapid pace, applications that effectively utilize a userâ€™s location become increasingly valuable to businesses operating in the mobile world. Location-Aware Applications aims to provide readers with a...

Map Scripting 101: An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps With Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps ****
Adam DuVander
Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about maps. But these services do more than offer driving directionsthey provide APIs that web developers can use to build highly customized map-based applications. In Map Scrip...

Murach's HTML, XHTML, and CSS ****
Anne Boehm
Whether you are just starting out in web development or you would like to update your existing skills, this book gets you off to a fast start! In fact, in just the first 6 chapters, you will learn more about web development than you can from most ful...

Professional ASP.NET MVC 4 ****
Jon Galloway and Phil Haack and Brad Wilson and K. Scott Allen
An outstanding author team presents the ultimate Wrox guide to ASP.NET MVC 4Microsoft insiders join giants of the software development community to offer this in-depth guide to ASP.NET MVC, an essential web development technology. Experienced .NET an...

Programming ASP.NET MVC 4: Developing Real-World Web Applications With ASP.NET MVC **
Jess Chadwick and Todd Snyder and Hrusikesh Panda
Learn how to build real-world applications with the ASP.NET MVC framework, using powerful architecture patterns, and modern web technologies such as HTML 5 and jQuery. With this hands-on guide, you’ll gain a complete understanding of this framework w...

Silverlight 4 in Action
Pete Brown
Silverlight 3 in Action is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial that guides the reader from creating "Hello World" to coding production-quality, data-driven rich internet applications with graphics, audio, and video content. Written for a developer w...

Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach *****
Jit Ghosh and Rob Cameron
Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition is your practical companion to developing rich, interactive web applications with Microsoft’s latest technology. This book tackles common problems and scenarios that on-the-job develope...

XAML Developer Reference ****
Mamta Dalal and Microsoft Press and Ashish Ghoda
Sharpen your application development skills with XAML-the markup language used in Microsoft® Silverlight®, Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Phone 7. Led by expert authors, you'll learn practical ways to develop rich user interfaces...