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  Design Patterns

Debug It!
By Paul Butcher
November 2009 
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Some developers thrash around aimlessly looking for a bug without concrete results. Others have the knack of unerringly zeroing in on the root cause of a bug. Are they geniuses?… Read more.

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Beautiful Data
By Toby Segaran, Jeff Hammerbacher
July 2009 
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With this insightful book, you'll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging -- and beautiful -- working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as… Read more.

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ActionScript 3.0 Programming: Overview, Getting Started, and Examples of New Concepts
By William Sanders
June 2009 
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This document employs reusable code examples to demonstrate the basic functionality of ActionScript 3.0 in the following topic areas: Packages and Classes; Display Programming; Movie Clips and Buttons; and Basic… Read more.

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Web 2.0 Architectures
By James Governor, Dion Hinchcliffe, Duane Nickull
May 2009 
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This illuminating book puts substance behind Web 2.0. Using several high-profile Web 2.0 companies as examples, authors Duane Nickull, Dion Hinchcliffe, and James Governor have distilled the core design patterns… Read more.

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grep Pocket Reference
By John Bambenek, Agnieszka Klus
January 2009 
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grep Pocket Reference is the first guide devoted to grep, the powerful Unix content-location utility. This handy book is ideal for system administrators, security professionals, developers, and others who want… Read more.

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Beautiful Architecture
By Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios Gousios
January 2009 
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What are the ingredients of robust, elegant, flexible, and maintainable software architecture? Beautiful Architecture answers this question through a collection of intriguing essays from more than a dozen of today's… Read more.

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Designing Gestural Interfaces
By Dan Saffer
November 2008 
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If you want to get started in new era of interaction design, this is the reference you need. Packed with informative illustrations and photos, Designing Gestural Interfaces provides you with… Read more.

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SQL in a Nutshell, Third Edition
By Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt
November 2008 
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The essential reference to the SQL language used in today's most popular database products, this new edition of SQL in a Nutshell clearly documents every SQL command according to the… Read more.

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C# 3.0 Design Patterns
By Judith Bishop
December 2007 
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Want to speed up the development of your .NET applications? Tackle common programming problems with C# design patterns. This guide explains what design patterns are and why they're used, with… Read more.

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Head First Software Development
By Dan Pilone, Russell Miles
December 2007 
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Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed.… Read more.

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The Art of Agile Development
By James Shore, Shane Warden
October 2007 
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Plenty of books describe what agile development is or why it helps software projects succeed, but very few combine information for developers, managers, testers, and customers into a single package… Read more.

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SOA in Practice
By Nicolai Josuttis
August 2007 
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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is finally becoming a concrete discipline rather than a hopeful collection of cloud charts. This book demonstrates how SOA can simplify the creation of large-scale applications, whether… Read more.

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ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns
By William Sanders, Chandima Cumaranatunge
July 2007 
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If you're an experienced Flash or Flex developer ready to tackle sophisticated programming techniques with ActionScript 3.0, this hands-on introduction to design patterns takes you step by step through the… Read more.

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Beautiful Code
By Andy Oram, Greg Wilson
Edited by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson
June 2007 
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How do the experts solve difficult problems in software development? In this unique and insightful book, leading computer scientists offer case studies that reveal how they found unusual, carefully designed… Read more.

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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, Third Edition
By Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld
November 2006 
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In this post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and mashups, well-planned information architecture has never been more essential. This classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web site developers… Read more.

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Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
By Brett McLaughlin, Gary Pollice, David West
November 2006 
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Tired of reading object-oriented analysis and design books that only make sense after you're an expert? Try our Head First book. This witty and entertaining tutorial shows you how to… Read more.

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Ajax Design Patterns
By Michael Mahemoff
June 2006 
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This handy reference reveals how Ajax patterns can vastly improve your web development projects. It does so by investigating how others have successfully dealt with conflicting design principles, and then… Read more.

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Designing Interfaces
By Jenifer Tidwell
November 2005 
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This convenient resource offers advice on creating user-friendly interface designs--whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a "smart" devices like a cell phone. Solutions to common UI design… Read more.

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Head First Design Patterns Poster
September 2005 
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Head First Design Patterns Poster summarizes visually, 16 of the most common design patterns. Each pattern includes a handy page reference to both Head First Design Patterns and the "Gang… Read more.

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Head First Design Patterns
By Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
October 2004 
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If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science,… Read more.

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J2EE Design Patterns
By William Crawford, Jonathan Kaplan
September 2003 
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Crawford and Kaplan's J2EE Design Patterns approaches the subject in a unique, highly practical and pragmatic way. Rather than simply present another catalog of design patterns, the authors broaden the… Read more.

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