By Heather La Bash
Front End Drupal offers Drupal users, from the complete novice to experienced designers, a focused approach to site design, behavior, usability, and management, with a special emphasis on Drupal theming and interactive design. Includes several examples from start to end.
Front End Drupal: Designing, Theming, Scripting
Emma Jane Hogbin, Konstantin Käfer Paperback, 456 Pages
Prentice Hall PTR, 2009
ISBN-10: 0-137-13669-2
ISBN-13: 978-0137136698
US$ 39.99, UK£ 28.99, EUR 30.80
Geared toward intermediate and advanced SketchUp users, readers will learn professional techniques about components, digital images, styles, sections, presentations, and animations. Roskes also covers Google Earth and 3D Warehouse, as well as dynamic components.
Google SketchUp Cookbook: Practical Recipes and Essential Techniques
Bonnie Roskes
O'Reilly, 2009
ISBN 10: 0-596-15511-5
ISBN 13: 978-0596155117
US$ 49.99, UK£ 38.50
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596155117/
For those new to Rails, Head First Rails leads you from the fundamentals of Rails scaffolding to building customized interactive web apps. You'll master database interactions, integration with AJAX and XML, rich content, and dynamic graphing of your data.
Head First Rails, A Learner's Companion to Ruby on Rails
David Griffiths
O'Reilly, 2008
ISBN 10: 0-596-51577-4
ISBN 13: 978-0596515775
US$ 49.99, UK£ 38.50
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515775/?CMP=EMC-6KL145039286&ATT=9780596515775
Designed for professional programmers, JavaScript for Programmers applies a live code approach to teach developers how to create robust client-side Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). More than 100 programs, 6,000 lines of code, and 150 tips.
JavaScript for Programmers
Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel
Prentice Hall, 2009
ISBN-10: 0-137-00131-2
ISBN-13: 978-0137001316
US$ 39.99, UK£ 25.99
http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0137001312
In Mashup Patterns, Michael Ogrinz applies the concept of software development patterns to mashups. Through real-world case studies, API developers learn how to build successful enterprise mashups and avoid anti-pattern mistakes that cause mashups to fail.
Mashup Patterns: Designs and Examples for the Modern Enterprise
Michael Ogrinz
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009
ISBN-10: 0-321-57947-X
ISBN-13: 978-0321579478
US$ 39.99, UK£ 25.99
http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=032157947X
Head First Web Design teaches you the secrets of designing effective, user-friendly sites. Starting with customer requirements and hand-drawn storyboards, authors Watrall and Siarto guide you through the design process to the creation and completion of engaging, standards-compliant HTML and CSS websites.
Head First Web Design
Ethan Watrall, Jeff Siarto
Paperback, 499 Pages
O'Reilly, 2008
ISBN 10: 0-596-52030-1
ISBN 13: 978-0596520304
US$ 49.99, UK£ 38.50
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596520304/
Full of usable Java and XML code, Java SOA Cookbook "offers practical solutions and advice to programmers charged with implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) in their organization."
Java SOA Cookbook: SOA Implementation Recipes, Tips, and Techniques
Eben Hewitt
Paperback, 740 Pages
O'Reilly, 2009
ISBN 10: 0-596-52072-7
ISBN 13: 978-0596520724
US$ 49.99, UK£ 38.50