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Universal Principles of UX

100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology

by Irene Pereyra ...

Series series Rockport Universal
Master the art of user experience design through the 100 laws, guidelines, human biases, and general considerations in this comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia.Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of UX pairs clear explanations of each concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. The book is organized into six broad categories:Consider</li... ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Master the art of user experience design through the 100 laws, guidelines, human biases, and general considerations in this comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia.Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of UX pairs clear explanations of each concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. The book is organized into six broad categories:Consider</li...
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Learning Vue

Core Concepts and Practical Patterns for Reusable, Composable, and Scalable User Interfaces

by Maya Shavin ...

Learn the core concepts of Vue.js, the modern JavaScript framework for building frontend applications and interfaces from scratch. With concise, practical, and clear examples, this book takes web developers step-by-step through the tools and libraries in the Vue.js ecosystem and shows them how to create complete applications for real-world web projects.You’ll learn how to handle data communication ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Learn the core concepts of Vue.js, the modern JavaScript framework for building frontend applications and interfaces from scratch. With concise, practical, and clear examples, this book takes web developers step-by-step through the tools and libraries in the Vue.js ecosystem and shows them how to create complete applications for real-world web projects.You’ll learn how to handle data communication
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited

A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug ...

Series series Voices That Matter
Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject.Now Steve returns with fresh ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject.Now Steve returns with fresh
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Building Microservices

Designing Fine-Grained Systems

by Sam Newman ...

As organizations shift from monolithic applications to smaller, self-contained microservices, distributed systems have become more fine-grained. But developing these new systems brings its own host of problems. This expanded second edition takes a holistic view of topics that you need to consider when building, managing, and scaling microservices architectures.Through clear examples and practical ... Read more

$48.99 USD

As organizations shift from monolithic applications to smaller, self-contained microservices, distributed systems have become more fine-grained. But developing these new systems brings its own host of problems. This expanded second edition takes a holistic view of topics that you need to consider when building, managing, and scaling microservices architectures.Through clear examples and practical
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HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies

by Paul McFedries ...

A thorough and helpful reference for aspiring website buildersLooking to start an exciting new career in front-end web building and design? Or maybe you just want to develop a new skill and create websites for fun. Whatever your reasons, it’s never been easier to start learning how to build websites from scratch than with help from HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies. This book has the ... Read more

$24.00 USD

A thorough and helpful reference for aspiring website buildersLooking to start an exciting new career in front-end web building and design? Or maybe you just want to develop a new skill and create websites for fun. Whatever your reasons, it’s never been easier to start learning how to build websites from scratch than with help from HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies. This book has the
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Web Form Design

Filling in the Blanks

by Luke Wroblewski ...

Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry. In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his considerable experience at Yahoo! and eBay, and the perspectives of many of the field's leading designers to show you everything you need to know ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry. In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his considerable experience at Yahoo! and eBay, and the perspectives of many of the field's leading designers to show you everything you need to know
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Java: A Beginner's Guide, Eighth Edition

by Herbert Schildt ...

A practical introduction to Java programming—fully revised for long-term support release Java SE 11Thoroughly updated for Java Platform Standard Edition 11, this hands-on resource shows, step by step, how to get started programming in Java from the very first chapter. Written by Java guru Herbert Schildt, the book starts with the basics, such as how to create, compile, and run a Java program. From ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A practical introduction to Java programming—fully revised for long-term support release Java SE 11Thoroughly updated for Java Platform Standard Edition 11, this hands-on resource shows, step by step, how to get started programming in Java from the very first chapter. Written by Java guru Herbert Schildt, the book starts with the basics, such as how to create, compile, and run a Java program. From
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Prototyping for Designers

Developing the Best Digital and Physical Products

by Kathryn Marinaro ...

Prototyping and user testing is the best way to create successful products, but many designers skip this important step and use gut instinct instead. By explaining the goals and methodologies behind prototyping—and demonstrating how to prototype for both physical and digital products—this practical guide helps beginning and intermediate designers become more comfortable with creating and testing ... Read more

$18.79 USD

Prototyping and user testing is the best way to create successful products, but many designers skip this important step and use gut instinct instead. By explaining the goals and methodologies behind prototyping—and demonstrating how to prototype for both physical and digital products—this practical guide helps beginning and intermediate designers become more comfortable with creating and testing
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Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java

Using Jakarta EE, Eclipse MicroProfile, Spring Boot, and the Axon Framework

by Vijay Nair ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
See how Domain-Driven Design (DDD) combines with Jakarta EE MicroProfile or Spring Boot to offer a complete suite for building enterprise-grade applications. In this book you will see how these all come together in one of the most efficient ways to develop complex software, with a particular focus on the DDD process.Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java starts by building out the Cargo ... Read more

$40.49 USD

See how Domain-Driven Design (DDD) combines with Jakarta EE MicroProfile or Spring Boot to offer a complete suite for building enterprise-grade applications. In this book you will see how these all come together in one of the most efficient ways to develop complex software, with a particular focus on the DDD process.Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java starts by building out the Cargo
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Creating Web Animations

Bringing Your UIs to Life

by Kirupa Chinnathambi ...

Thanks to faster browsers, better web standards support, and more powerful devices, the web now defines the next generation of user interfaces that are fun, practical, fluid, and memorable. The key? Animation. But learning how to create animations is hard, and existing learning material doesn’t explain the context of the UI problem that animations are trying to solve. That’s where this book comes ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Thanks to faster browsers, better web standards support, and more powerful devices, the web now defines the next generation of user interfaces that are fun, practical, fluid, and memorable. The key? Animation. But learning how to create animations is hard, and existing learning material doesn’t explain the context of the UI problem that animations are trying to solve. That’s where this book comes
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Blazor in Action

by Chris Sainty ...

An example-driven guide to building reusable UI components and web frontends—all with Blazor, C#, and .NET.In Blazor in Action, you will learn about:Blazor + WebAssemblyPicking the right hosting modelBuilding reusable UI componentsBuilding forms with validationIntegrating with JavaScript librariesSecuring your applicationTesting your applicationsBlazor in Action is a practical guide to buil... ... Read more

$49.99 USD

An example-driven guide to building reusable UI components and web frontends—all with Blazor, C#, and .NET.In Blazor in Action, you will learn about:Blazor + WebAssemblyPicking the right hosting modelBuilding reusable UI componentsBuilding forms with validationIntegrating with JavaScript librariesSecuring your applicationTesting your applicationsBlazor in Action is a practical guide to buil...
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Pro RESTful APIs

Design, Build and Integrate with REST, JSON, XML and JAX-RS

by Sanjay Patni ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the RESTful technologies, including REST, JSON, XML, JAX-RS web services, SOAP and more, for building today's microservices, big data applications, and web service applications. This book is based on a course the Oracle-based author is teaching for UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley which covers architecture, design best practices and coding labs.Pro RESTful APIs: Design gives you all the ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Discover the RESTful technologies, including REST, JSON, XML, JAX-RS web services, SOAP and more, for building today's microservices, big data applications, and web service applications. This book is based on a course the Oracle-based author is teaching for UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley which covers architecture, design best practices and coding labs.Pro RESTful APIs: Design gives you all the
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Hidden Traps of the Internet: Building and Protecting Your Online Platform

by Judy L Mohr ...

Building an online platform is an overwhelming and daunting task, with many pitfalls and horror stories surrounding the internet. It's not surprising that many writers shy away from online activities, putting that online presence into the do-it-later category. But to survive in today's publishing industry, a writer needs to be online.Judy L Mohr (fiction and nonfiction writer, editor, and writing ... Read more

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Building an online platform is an overwhelming and daunting task, with many pitfalls and horror stories surrounding the internet. It's not surprising that many writers shy away from online activities, putting that online presence into the do-it-later category. But to survive in today's publishing industry, a writer needs to be online.Judy L Mohr (fiction and nonfiction writer, editor, and writing
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High Performance JavaScript

Build Faster Web Application Interfaces

by Nicholas C. Zakas ...

If you're like most developers, you rely heavily on JavaScript to build interactive and quick-responding web applications. The problem is that all of those lines of JavaScript code can slow down your apps. This book reveals techniques and strategies to help you eliminate performance bottlenecks during development. You'll learn how to improve execution time, downloading, interaction with the DOM, ... Read more

$20.19 USD

If you're like most developers, you rely heavily on JavaScript to build interactive and quick-responding web applications. The problem is that all of those lines of JavaScript code can slow down your apps. This book reveals techniques and strategies to help you eliminate performance bottlenecks during development. You'll learn how to improve execution time, downloading, interaction with the DOM,
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EPUB 3 Best Practices

Optimize Your Digital Books

by Matt Garrish, Markus Gylling ...

Ready to take your ebooks to the next level with EPUB 3? This concise guide includes best practices and advice to help you navigate the format’s wide range of technologies and functionality. EPUB 3 is set to turn electronic publishing on its head with rich multimedia reading experiences and scripted interactivity, but this specification can be daunting to learn. This book provides you with a solid ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Ready to take your ebooks to the next level with EPUB 3? This concise guide includes best practices and advice to help you navigate the format’s wide range of technologies and functionality. EPUB 3 is set to turn electronic publishing on its head with rich multimedia reading experiences and scripted interactivity, but this specification can be daunting to learn. This book provides you with a solid
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Dreamweaver CS6 For Dummies

by Janine Warner ...

Start creating websites that wow with Dreamweaver CS6!Powerful yet easy to master, Dreamweaver is the dominant professional web development tool. Web design expert Janine Warner has updated her bestselling Dreamweaver For Dummies guide for Dreamweaver CS6 and walks you through the essential steps to building the website you’ve always wanted. Both beginning and intermediate web developers will get ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Start creating websites that wow with Dreamweaver CS6!Powerful yet easy to master, Dreamweaver is the dominant professional web development tool. Web design expert Janine Warner has updated her bestselling Dreamweaver For Dummies guide for Dreamweaver CS6 and walks you through the essential steps to building the website you’ve always wanted. Both beginning and intermediate web developers will get
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Spec-Driven Development with BMAD

Master Agentic Workflows using Cursor, BMAD, and Context Engineering

by Marlon Vidal Ferreira ...

Learn Spec-Driven Development with the Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development (BMAD) and use specialized AI agents to analyze, architect, implement, and test software for both new and existing projects.Key FeaturesMaster BMAD + TEA complete agentic workflow, from upstream planning to downstream code deliveryApply Spec-Driven Development to both new and existing projects using BMAD v4 ... Read more

$26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn Spec-Driven Development with the Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development (BMAD) and use specialized AI agents to analyze, architect, implement, and test software for both new and existing projects.Key FeaturesMaster BMAD + TEA complete agentic workflow, from upstream planning to downstream code deliveryApply Spec-Driven Development to both new and existing projects using BMAD v4
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Monolith to Microservices

Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith

by Sam Newman ...

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman’s extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.With many illustrative examples, insightful migration patterns, and a ... Read more

$34.59 USD

How do you detangle a monolithic system and migrate it to a microservice architecture? How do you do it while maintaining business-as-usual? As a companion to Sam Newman’s extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture.With many illustrative examples, insightful migration patterns, and a
... Read more
Designing Multi-Device Experiences

An Ecosystem Approach to User Experiences across Devices

by Michal Levin ...

Welcome to our multi-device world, a world where a user’s experience with one application can span many devices—a smartphone, a tablet, a computer, the TV, and beyond. This practical book demonstrates the variety of ways devices relate to each other, combining to create powerful ensembles that deliver superior, integrated experiences to your users.Learn a practical framework for designing multi ... Read more

$33.89 USD

Welcome to our multi-device world, a world where a user’s experience with one application can span many devices—a smartphone, a tablet, a computer, the TV, and beyond. This practical book demonstrates the variety of ways devices relate to each other, combining to create powerful ensembles that deliver superior, integrated experiences to your users.Learn a practical framework for designing multi
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Learnability Isn’t Enough: How to Design Apps That Are Easy to Use in the Long Run, Not Just the First Run

by Hans van de Bruggen ...

Some UX problems are temporary**. Others are** permanent**.**This book provides a unique framework to proactively find and fix permanent sources of UI effort. This helps you create apps that are both easy to learn and efficient in long-term use.Whether you're a seasoned product & UX professional or just starting out, this book is your guide to elevating the everyday user experience, with practical ... Read more

$24.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Some UX problems are temporary**. Others are** permanent**.**This book provides a unique framework to proactively find and fix permanent sources of UI effort. This helps you create apps that are both easy to learn and efficient in long-term use.Whether you're a seasoned product & UX professional or just starting out, this book is your guide to elevating the everyday user experience, with practical
... Read more
jQuery Cookbook

Solutions & Examples for jQuery Developers

by Cody Lindley ...

jQuery simplifies building rich, interactive web frontends. Getting started with this JavaScript library is easy, but it can take years to fully realize its breadth and depth; this cookbook shortens the learning curve considerably. With these recipes, you'll learn patterns and practices from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from integrating simple components into websites and ... Read more

$20.19 USD

jQuery simplifies building rich, interactive web frontends. Getting started with this JavaScript library is easy, but it can take years to fully realize its breadth and depth; this cookbook shortens the learning curve considerably. With these recipes, you'll learn patterns and practices from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from integrating simple components into websites and
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Kubernetes for Developers

by William Denniss ...

A clear and practical beginner’s guide that shows you just how easy it can be to make the switch to Kubernetes!Kubernetes for Developers reveals practical and painless methods for deploying your apps on Kubernetes—even for small-to-medium sized applications! You’ll learn how to migrate your existing apps onto Kubernetes without a rebuild, and implement modern cloud native architectures that can ... Read more

$49.99 USD

A clear and practical beginner’s guide that shows you just how easy it can be to make the switch to Kubernetes!Kubernetes for Developers reveals practical and painless methods for deploying your apps on Kubernetes—even for small-to-medium sized applications! You’ll learn how to migrate your existing apps onto Kubernetes without a rebuild, and implement modern cloud native architectures that can
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Mobile HTML5

Using the Latest Today

by Estelle Weyl ...

Build kickass websites and applications for all mobile (and non-mobile) platforms by adding HTML5 and CSS3 to your web development toolkit. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience.With lots of code and markup examples, you’ll learn best practices for using ... Read more

$28.09 USD

Build kickass websites and applications for all mobile (and non-mobile) platforms by adding HTML5 and CSS3 to your web development toolkit. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience.With lots of code and markup examples, you’ll learn best practices for using
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Duly Noted

Extend Your Mind through Connected Notes

by Jorge Arango ...

Better thinking makes you a better person. And few things extend your mind as quickly and powerfully as the humble note. Notes let you fulfill commitments, manage complicated projects, and make your ideas real. Digital notes take you even further. By using the right tools and a bit of discipline, you can cultivate a “personal knowledge garden" where your thinking will blossom."An informative guide ... Read more

$30.59 USD

Better thinking makes you a better person. And few things extend your mind as quickly and powerfully as the humble note. Notes let you fulfill commitments, manage complicated projects, and make your ideas real. Digital notes take you even further. By using the right tools and a bit of discipline, you can cultivate a “personal knowledge garden" where your thinking will blossom."An informative guide
... Read more

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