Rebecca Riordan eBooks

'Riordan covers core skills for any developerdatabase design and developmentin a perfect amount of detail. This book should be on every professional developer's reading list. Duncan Mackenzie, developer, Microsoft (MSDN) 'Designing a database is not a trivial subject. Riordan brings experience and clear explanations to a fundamental part of software development. Patrick Birch, database and technical writing consultant 'If you buy only one book on database design, make it this one. Riordan has a talent for explaining technical issues in simple language, without over simplifying. Brendan Reynolds, developer, Dataset IT Systems and Microsoft Access MVP 'A book that will expertly guide you in how to develop a database for a client and how to do it righ...

Ajax is no longer an experimental approach to website development, but the key to building browser-based applications that form the cornerstone of Web 2.0. Head First Ajax gives you an up-to-date perspective that lets you see exactly what you can do -- and has been done -- with Ajax. With it, you get a highly practical, in-depth, and mature view of what is now a mature development approach. Using the unique and highly effective visual format that has turned Head First titles into runaway bestsellers, this book offers a big picture overview to introduce Ajax, and then explores the use of individual Ajax components -- including the JavaScript event model, DOM, XML, JSON, and more -- as it progresses. You'll find plenty of sample applications that illus...