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The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7
A few weeks ago I was listening to a DrupalEasy podcast about the book with lead author Benjamin Melançon. The podcast was aptly named “Epic”, which kind of sums up this two kilo volume that would make Stephen King jealous. As Benjamin points out, he is only one of about 30 authors who have contributed to this 600 page volume. Continue reading
Pro Drupal 7 Development
Now in its 3rd edition, Pro Drupal 7 covers customizing the newest version of the Drupal CMS. The book is 25 chapters starting with the very basics of how Drupal works before proceeding through sections dealing with everything from theming to writing modules, caching and testing among many other topics. Continue reading
CrackBerry: True Tales of BlackBerry Use and Abuse
“CrackBerry” can best be summed up as a semi-serious book about curbing over-use of one’s Blackberry or more broadly any mobile device that allows you to check your email at a funeral or other inopportune times. Continue reading
Learn Java for Android Development
The title of the book says it all: its goal is to teach readers the Java language so that they can go on to learn how to develop applications for Android – or any other framework or OS where Java plays a central role. With maybe with the exception of the Swing UI library, nor does it include material that’s probably not relevant to Android development either, rather it’s a book about where Java and Android OS intersect. Continue reading
Beginning Android 2
2010 is probably going to be remembered as the year Android’s luck changed. After several years of lacklustre phones, 2010 started with the release of the Google’s own Nexus phone and that turned out to be only one of several well-designed Android-powered phones that would be arrive in 2010. Of course, the other big news was the spring announcement of Froyo, a much-improved version of Android OS and that’s what this book will get you up to speed on. Continue reading
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Art of Programming
Subtitled, “Reflections on the art of programming”, Coders at Work is a collection of wide-ranging interviews with 15 notable programmers and computer scientists. The interviews cover stories, history and reflections on how they got started, how the industry has changed since and where it’s going Continue reading
Developing with Google App Engine
Developing with Google App Engine shows readers how to create a delicious-style bookmarking application with Python while learning about the various services that App Engine makes available. Continue reading
Founders at Work
Founders at Work is a collection of interviews with various people who started computer or software companies from the late 1970s up until the early 2000s, ranging from Steve Wozniak (Apple) to HotOrNot’s James Hong. Readers can probably draw 3 conclusions from these long-form interviews: ideas evolve– the one you start with probably isn’t going to work out, build something you’d use yourself, and technology isn’t usually going to be the problem- that’s last one is a warning. Continue reading
Taking your iPhone to the Max
This book does cover a lot of material that can be found in the iPhone’s manual but this means that the phone itself and each software application is given a pretty thorough coverage over the approximately 180 pages in the book. Continue reading
Pro Javascript Techniques
The first chapter gives a broad overview of the major topics the book will cover: object-orientated programming, testing, DOM scripting, event handling, CSS, Ajax and browser support. The second chapter starts right into object orientated programming, covering the major features … Continue reading
