Monthly Archive: May 2013

Physics for Game Developers, 2nd Edition 0

Physics for Game Developers, 2nd Edition

If you want to enrich your game’s experience with physics-based realism, the expanded edition of this classic book details physics principles applicable to game development. You’ll learn about collisions, explosions, sound, projectiles, and other effects used...

PHP Web Services 0

PHP Web Services

Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna Jane Mitchell...

Microinteractions 0

Microinteractions

It’s the little things that turn a good digital product into a great one. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design effective microinteractions: the small details that exist inside and around features. How can...

Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts 0

Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts

If you want salient advice about your startup, you’ve hit the jackpot with this book. Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup management, primarily for the...

Building a DevOps Culture 0

Building a DevOps Culture

Building a DevOps culture requires more than installing a configuration management system, using a source code repository, and telling your teams “Ok, now we are all doing DevOps.” Organizational culture is comprised of a shared set...

The Minimalist Photographer 0

The Minimalist Photographer

This book covers photography from a minimalist perspective, proving that it is possible to take very good photographs with relatively cheap equipment. The minimalist process emphasizes the importance of first knowing what you want to achieve...

The Modern Web 0

The Modern Web

Today’s web technologies are evolving at near–light speed, bringing the promise of a seamless Internet ever closer to reality. When users can browse the Web on a three-inch phone screen as easily as on a fifty-inch...

Absolute OpenBSD, 2nd Edition 0

Absolute OpenBSD, 2nd Edition

“The definitive book on OpenBSD gets a long-overdue refresh.” —Theo de Raadt, OpenBSD Founder OpenBSD, the elegant, highly secure Unix-like operating system, is widely used as the basis for critical DNS servers, routers, firewalls, and more....

Excel 2013: The Missing Manual 0

Excel 2013: The Missing Manual

The world’s most popular spreadsheet program is now more powerful than ever, but it’s also more complex. That’s where this Missing Manual comes in. With crystal-clear explanations and hands-on examples, Excel 2013: The Missing Manual shows...

Access 2013: The Missing Manual 0

Access 2013: The Missing Manual

Unlock the secrets of Access 2013 and discover how to use your data in creative ways. With this book’s easy step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to build and maintain a full-featured database and even turn it...