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Book Review: Wicked Cool PHP

Debuted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 @ 7:34 am
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In the interest in full disclosure, I was sent this book by a fellow DZone Zone Leader in hopes that I would review it. I’m reviewing this book, however, in the interest of my audience.

Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems

Written By
William Steinmetz with Brian Ward

Published By
No Starch Press

Publisher Summary:
PHP is an easy-to-use scripting language perfect for quickly creating the Web features you need. Once you know the basics of how the language works, wouldn’t it be great to have a collection of useful scripts that solve those tricky problems and add interesting functionality to your site? We thought so, too.

Article Sep

Book Review: Ajax Security

Debuted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 @ 7:36 am
Sugar: AJAX · Books

In the interest in full disclosure, I was sent this book by Pearson Education in hopes that I would review it. I’m reviewing this book, however, in the interest of my audience.

Ajax Security

Written By
Billy Hoffman, Bryan Sullivan

Published By
Addison Wesley / Pearson Education

Publisher Summary:
More and more Web sites are being rewritten as Ajax applications; even traditional desktop software is rapidly moving to the Web via Ajax. But, all too often, this transition is being made with reckless disregard for security. If Ajax applications aren’t designed and coded properly, they can be susceptible to far more dangerous security vulnerabilities than conventional Web or desktop software. Ajax developers desperately need guidance on securing their applications: knowledge that’s been virtually impossible to find, until now.

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Book Review: Enterprise Ajax — Strategies For Building High Performance Web Applications

Debuted Wednesday, January 9, 2008 @ 9:35 am
Sugar: AJAX · Books

In the interest in full disclosure, I was sent this book by Prentice Hall in hopes that I would review it. I’m reviewing this book, however, in the interest of my audience.

Enterprise Ajax — Strategies For Building High Performance Web Applications

Written By
David Johnson, Alexei White, Andre Charland

Published By
Prentice Hall / Pearson Education

Publisher Summary:
Writing for enterprise developers, architects, and user interface specialists, the authors explain why AJAX offers such great promise in large-scale development. Next, they systematically introduce today’s key AJAX techniques and components.





 

 

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