Beginning eBooks

Beginning Node.js is your step-by-step guide to learning all the aspects of creating maintainable Node.js applications. You will see how Node.js is focused on creating high-performing, highly-scalable websites, and how easy it is to get started. Many front-end devs regularly work with HTML, CSS, PHP, even WordPress, but haven't yet got started with Node.js. This book explains everything for you from a beginner level, enabling you to start using Node.js in your projects right away.Using this book you will learn important Node.js concepts for server-side programming. You will begin with an easy-to-follow pure JavaScript primer, which you can skip if you're confident of your JS skills. You'll then delve into Node.js concepts such as streams and events, ...

Beginning iOS Media App Development is a ground-breaking tutorial that explores the near limitless, programmable audio-visual capabilities of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch using real-world examples and thorough explanations of the code. This book includes detailed step-by-step instructions and important background information from experienced media and utility app developer, Ahmed Bakir. You'll learn about content creation, playback, and advanced topics, including AirPlay, AVKit, and Swift. Each chapter is framed with a project that illustrates the concepts being discussed and pulls in lessons from other popular apps. You'll even learn about the latest iOS 8 and Xcode 6 media features.After reading this book, you should be able to build your first ...

Build better software with essential software engineeringtechniques Beginning Software Engineering teaches you the practical,hands-on skills needed to design and build robust, efficient, andconsistently reliable software. Using jargon-free English, thisbook uses numerous case studies to demonstrate important conceptsand techniques, and describes methods that can be applied to anyprogramming language. Each chapter concludes with a Try It Out andHow It Works section where you can test your skills with practiceexercises. No previous programming, development, or managementexperience is required for you to learn how to complete essentialtasks within all development approaches including linear,waterfall, and agile. * Understand the concept of software engi...

If you want to get into developing web sites, the most important thing you need is a solid understanding of Hypertext Markup Language, or HTMLthe language that the majority of web site content is written in. Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML: Modern Guide and Reference incorporates practical examples that will show you how to structure your data correctly using (X)HTML, along with styling and layout basics using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Youll also learn how to add dynamic behavior to your data using the JavaScript language. This book is forward-thinking because all the featured code and techniques are standards-compliant and demonstrate best practicesso you won't waste time on outdated, bad techniques. Your web pages will work properly in most w...