Murach’s Java Programming, 4th Edition

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 836 pages
  • Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates; 4th edition (November 4, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890774650
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890774653

eBook Description:

Murach’s Java Programming, 4th Edition

That’s what one developer wrote us about an earlier edition of our core Java book. Now, you can expect that same practical, time-saving approach in the current edition that covers the latest release of Java Standard Edition, Java SE 7 (or JDK 1.7).

And to make training even easier for you, this book now shows you how to develop Java programs using NetBeans, a popular, professional IDE that will boost your productivity at every step.

The big news in this edition is that it now teaches Java programming using the NetBeans IDE. Today, no professional programmer should miss out on the time-saving features of an IDE, and NetBeans is a popular choice that’s free, easy-to-use, and powerful. And because NetBeans works on the Windows, Mac, and Unix/Linux operating systems, this book is less Windows-centric than previous editions have been.

In terms of the Java language itself, there aren’t a lot of significant changes in Java SE 7. One that’s generating a lot of interest is the try-with-resources statement that’s covered in chapter 14 on handling exceptions. In addition, there are new chapters on debugging and deployment, and the GUI section now features the use of the NetBeans Swing GUI Builder. Download eBook Free »

Web Application Development with Yii and PHP

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 332 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (November 19, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849518726
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849518727

eBook Description:

Web Application Development with Yii and PHP

  • A step-by-step guide to creating a modern Web application using PHP, MySQL, and Yii
  • Build a real-world, user-based, database-driven project task management application using the Yii development framework
  • Start with a general idea, and finish with deploying to production, learning everything about Yii inbetween, from “A”ctive record to “Z”ii component library

Web Application Development with Yii and PHP

This book is a step by step tutorial in developing a real-world application using the incremental and iterative approach to software development. You learn about agile software development by leaning on the agile nature of the Yii application development framework. You touch on each aspect of the software development lifecycle by building a project task management application from concept through production deployment.

After a brief, general introduction to the Yii framework and outlining the software development approach taken throughout the book, the chapters break down in the same way as software development iterations do in real-world projects. After the 1st iteration, you will have a working and tested application with a valid, tested connection to a database. Download eBook Free »

Cinema 4D Beginner’s Guide

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 274 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (December 7, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849692149
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849692144

eBook Description:

Cinema 4D Beginner’s Guide

  • Step-by-step instructions on modeling, texturing, lighting & rendering a photorealistic 3D interior scene
  • Dynamic animations using MoGraph
  • Node-based programming to link parameters using XPresso
  • Stylized rendering with Sketch & Toon
  • A straightforward, conversational style suited to beginners

Cinema 4D Beginner’s Guide

Cinema 4D Beginner’s Guide enables everyone from professionals to hobbyists to create stunning 3D animations. This book will walk you through all the steps of creating an interior flythrough of an office: creating a 3D structure, adding materials and lighting, animating, and rendering. Then, you’ll explore additional features through a series of mini projects: creating motion graphics, exporting a stylized non-realistic image, adding hair and creating cloth. You’ll learn how to connect pieces that all work together by exploring node-based programming in Xpresso, then wrap everything up with an introduction to compositing in Adobe After Effects. Download eBook Free »

QlikView 11 for Developers

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 534 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (December 10, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849686068
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849686068

eBook Description:

QlikView 11 for Developers

  • Learn to build applications for Business Intelligence while following a practical case – HighCloud Airlines. Each chapter develops parts of the application and it evolves throughout the book along with your own QlikView skills.
  • The code bundle for each chapter can be accessed on your local machine without having to purchase a QlikView license.
  • The hands-on approach allows you to build a QlikView application that integrates real data from several different sources and presents it in dashboards, analyses and reports.

QlikView 11 for Developers

Business Intelligence technologies are a must-have in every business to make informed decisions and keep up-to speed with the ever-evolving markets. QlikView’s disruptive technology makes it a key player and leader in the industry; with its flexibility and powerful analytics environment, building QlikView apps can be mastered by both, business users as well as developers.

This book will help you learn QlikView Development from a basic to a practitioner level using a step-by-step approach in a practical environment, and apply proven best practices on each topic. Download eBook Free »

SAP HANA Starter

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 66 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (November 21, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849688680
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849688680

eBook Description:

SAP HANA Starter

  • Understand key principles behind SAP HANA
  • Discover the main features of the SAP HANA Studio for application design
  • Create a reporting application on the SAP HANA platform
  • Visualize your reporting data in Microsoft Excel

SAP HANA Starter

SAP HANA is SAP’s in-memory database technology, and the focal point of their next generation strategy. Using column-based storage to provide highly compressed and rapidly accessed data, a SAP HANA application can be several hundred times faster than the same application on previous generation database technology.

SAP HANA Starter is a hands-on book, taking you step-by-step through the creation of your first SAP HANA application. You will discover the building blocks that SAP HANA provides, and use them to create a robust reporting application. More advanced features are shown, allowing you to transform your reporting application into a yearly sales increase simulator. Finally, you’ll learn how to access your SAP HANA application from Microsoft Excel. Download eBook Free »

Twitter Bootstrap Web Development How-To

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 68 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (November 12, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849518823
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849518826

eBook Description:

Twitter Bootstrap Web Development How-To

  • Conquer responsive website layout with Bootstrap’s flexible grid system
  • Leverage carefully-built CSS styles for typography, buttons, tables, forms, and more
  • Deploy Bootstrap’s jQuery plugins to create drop-downs, switchable tabs, and an image carousel

Twitter Bootstrap Web Development How-To

Twitter Bootstrap is by far the most popular of all front-end frameworks. It has earned its position by providing expertly-crafted, community-tested solutions for some of the thorniest problems of contemporary web design, equipping developers to accomplish difficult tasks with ease and normal tasks with greater speed.

Twitter Bootstrap Web Development How-To walks you step-by-step from Bootstrap basics to the creation of a fully-responsive, JavaScript-enhanced, multi-page website. After this quick and dirty Bootstrap bootcamp, you’ll not only be building serious sites, but you’ll be equipped to dive into the rest of what Twitter Bootstrap has to offer. The content of the book is up to date with version 2.1 of Twitter Bootstrap. Download eBook Free »