The New Classics of Computer Science
A look at some of the under-rated texts of Computer Science. We all know about TAOCP and SICP, but sometimes we forget about some of the lesser... more »
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Top 100 Best Software Engineering Books, Ever
In this post I proudly present the Top 100 of Best Software Engineering Books, Ever. I have created this list using four different criteria: 1) number... more »
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Spring 2.5 books from Apress
Apress has released three very interesting titles on Spring 2.5. Take a look:
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5 new Flex and AIR books for Fall and Winter 2008
Here are five great Flex 3.0 and AIR books that are worth checking out in the next several months. Programming Flex 2 is an outstanding book and the... more »
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"C++ Programming Language" Still Rocks
Why is the book about C++ written more than 20 years ago still useful for .NET and Java developers?
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Four books to pre-order
I love technical books and it's hard to resist the temptation buying new ones :-). This fall is especially difficult with four great titles coming up.
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New Haskell Book From O'Reilly is Free Online
O'Reilly has a new book slated for release in November that is an introduction to the Haskell programming language and its uses in real world... more »
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My Favorite Software Books
I cycle through a lot of books each year on software development, project management, design, patterns, architecture … etc. While many are throw... more »
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Book Reivew: “Practical API Design: Confessions of a Java Framework Architect”
The author is the founder of Netbeans. He has dozens of great examples of good and bad API design from his experience. He describes where their API... more »
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Recommended Books: Clean Code
This week i read Robert C. Martin’s Clean Code book. With so many great books already available about writing good code, the first question i asked... more »
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PHP 5 CMS Framework Development
This is a review of the latest book from the author of Joomla about building content management systems.
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Effective Java Second Edition is Also Worth a Read
A long time ago, I read the first Effective Java book by Joshua Bloch, and, as many others, I loved it. Great book! Not long ago, Joshua Bloch... more »
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Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide
If you are a developer thinking of starting your own Web 2.0 business and want to learn more about the business side and business models involved in... more »
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97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
The following are axioms for software architects by software architects. They have been contributed under the Creative Commons, Attribution 3 open... more »
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10 Free Python Programming Books
A list, and descriptions, of 10 great Python programming books that are available in full online.
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Numerical Recipes in C
Thanks to special permission from Cambridge University Press, we are able to bring you the complete Numerical Recipes in C book On-Line
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Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
Spring Recipes covers Spring 2.5 from basic to advanced, and introduces several common Spring projects that will bring significant value to your... more »
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High Performance MySQL: Review
This is not the book if you are trying to learn about databases in general. The book assumes that you have at least some hands on experience in your... more »
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The Productive Programmer
The Productive Programmer is about maximizing your ability to efficiently create good, working software. It’s about leveraging your computer’s... more »
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Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional (Book Review)
Beginning Java SE 6 Platform I've been using Java 6 for a little more than a year now, and quite honestly, I haven't paid too much attention to the... more »
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Get introduced to AIR with this awesome book from Manning
Here is a great book from Manning about AIR development that you might want to check out. Topics include: windowing, menus, file system,... more »
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Technical Reading
A quick review of a couple Joshua Bloch books
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A new Python book : “Expert Python Programming”
So here comes “Expert Python Programming”, where I explain how we work with Python every day to create software. This book is intended for developers... more »
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Book Review: Effective Java 2nd Edition
Joshua Bloch has at long last published an updated version of Effective Java. An essential guide for professional Java programmers who are interested... more »
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Interview with Jeff Davis, author of "Open Source SOA" along with a free chapter of the book.
This article represent an interview with Jeff Davis, author of Manning's Open Source SOA, around his book subject and related areas. The book itself... more »
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