This is a step-by-step, tutorial guide designed to help readers transition from beginners to more experienced developers using clear explanations. The variety of examples will help readers build, secure, and host real-time web applications. If you are a developer who wants to use PHP and MariaDB to build web applications, this book is ideal for you. Beginners can use this book to start with the basics and learn how to build and host web applications. Seasoned PHP Developers can use this book to get familiar with the new features of PHP 5.4 and 5.5, unit testing, caching, security, and performance optimization.

Building Responsive Web Applications with AJAX and PHP is the most practical and efficient resource a reader can get to enter the exciting world of AJAX. This book will teach you how to create faster, lighter, better web applications by using the AJAX ingredients technologies to their full potential. Assuming a basic knowledge of PHP, XML, JavaScript and MySQL, this book will h...(展开全部)

This book has been created for anyone who wants to learn how to develop their own game using Blender and Unity, both of which are freely available, yet very popular and powerful, tools. Not only will you be able to master the tools, but you will also learn the entire process of creating a game from the ground up.

Are you still designing web sites like it's 1999? If so, you're in for a surprise. Since the last edition of this book appeared five years ago, there has been a major climate change with regard to web standards. Designers are no longer using (X)HTML as a design tool, but as a means of defining the meaning and structure of content. Cascading Style Sheets are no longer just somet...(展开全部)

Pro PHP Application Performance will help you understand all the technologies and components which play a role in how well your applications run. When seconds can mean the difference between retaining a user and losing a user, it's important for all of us to have optimization as part of our project roadmap. But what components within your application should you analyze? How sho...(展开全部)

Pawel Kozlowski有15年以上的Web开发经验，接触过多种Web技术、语言和平台。他精通客户端和服务器端编程，并始终在寻找能提高生产率的工具和流程。Pawel是自由和开源软件的坚定支持者，他在 AngularJS 社区非常活跃，为AngularJS项目贡献了大量的代码。他也对Angular UI （AngularJS的配套框架）有所贡献，并为AngularJS 提供了Twitter Bootstrap 相关的指令（directives）。不写代码时，Pawel 常在会议与活动上为AngularJS布道。 Peter Bacon Darwin已经积累了20年以上的编程经验，他在.NET发布之前，就已经用它工作了。他还对IronRuby的开发有所贡献。他曾在Avanade和IMGROUP做IT顾问。退休后，自由开发和照顾孩子占用了他大部分的时...(展开全部)

"A Writer's Reference," the most widely adopted handbook in the United States, continues to be groundbreaking in its simplicity, offering the right content in an accessible format. New coauthor Nancy Sommers's own research, campus travel, and classroom experience keep the handbook in tune with the needs of academic writers. In a trusted quick-reference format, the seventh editi...(展开全部)