If you are a web developer with some experience in JavaScript and want to enter the world of modern web applications, then this book is ideal for you. Learning how to leverage the three tools (Yo, Bower, and Grunt) in the Yeoman workflow will be perfect as your next step towards building scalable, dynamic, and modern web applications for just about any platform.

Node.js. It’s the latest in a long line of “Are you cool enough to use me?” programming languages, APIs, and toolkits. In that sense, it lands squarely in the tradition of Rails, and Ajax, and Hadoop, and even to some degree iPhone programming and HTML5.Dig a little deeper, and you’ll hear that Node.js (or, as it’s more briefly called by many, simply “Node”) is a server-side solution for JavaScript, and in particular, for receiving and responding to HTTP requests. If that doesn’t c...

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every programmer should know, no matter what language you use. With the 97 short and extremely useful tips for programmers in this book, you'll expand your skills by adopting new approaches to old problems, learning appropriate best practices, and honing your craft through sound advice.With contributions from some of the most experienced and respected practitioners in the industry--including Michael Feathers, Pete Goodliffe, Diomidis Spi...

“It’s uncommon to have a programming language wonk who can speak in such comfortable and friendly language as David does. His walk through the syntax and semantics of JavaScript is both charming and hugely insightful; reminders of gotchas complement realistic use cases, paced at a comfortable curve. You’ll find when you finish the book that you’ve gained a strong and comprehensive sense of mastery.”—Paul Irish, developer advocate, Google Chrome“This is not a book for those ...

This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the co...

An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projectsLearn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi—with no programming experience required. This practical TAB book has been revised to fully cover the new Raspberry Pi 2, including upgrades to the Raspbian operating system. Discover how to configure hardware and software, write Python scripts, create user-friendly GUIs, and control external electronics. DIY projects include a hangman game, ...

This Quick Reference Sheet is designed for new and experienced programmers alike. If you want a cheat sheet for your laptop, Kindle or smart phone, or if you would simply like to print out and laminate this is the ideal reference chart for you.   

Fully updated for the latest JavaScript standard and featuring a new chapter on HTML5 and jQueryJavaScript: A Beginner's Guide shows how to create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using today's leading Web development language. With the growth of HTML 5, JavaScript is expected to grow even more to script the canvas element, add drag and drop functionality, and more. This fast-paced tutorial provides step-by-step coverage of the fundamentals, including vari...

Build an application from backend to browser with Node.js, and kick open the doors to real-time event programming. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to create a social network application similar to LinkedIn and Facebook, but with a real-time twist. And you’ll build it with just one programming language: JavaScript.If you’re an experienced web developer unfamiliar with JavaScript, the book’s first section introduces you to the project’s core technologies: Node.js, Backbone....

Learn core concepts of Python and unleash its power to script highest quality Python programsAbout This BookDevelop a strong set of programming skills with Pyhton that you will be able to express in any situation, on every platform, thanks to Python's portabilityStop writing scripts and start architecting programs by applying object-oriented programming techniques in PythonLearn the trickier aspects of Python and put it in a stru...

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Get the job done and learn as you go. This book is filled with practical, hands-on recipes to help you write SASS quickly and more efficiently.This book is great for those new to using CSS pre-processors such as SASS, and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to use SASS. It's assumed you will have some experience in using HTML and CSS already; it is likely you will be ...

This book aims to give a practical guide to developing and scaling a Ruby Rails application with a focus on mobile devices and the issues with using a Single Page Application (SPA). Websites are getting more and more traffic from mobiles devices that it has become important to prioritise development to mobilise your web page, even for sites which also have native apps. We will cover enough Ruby Rails to get started and some advanced topics to give you an overview of the language capabiliti...