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• Rails 3 in Action
• Portlets in Action
• Liferay in Action
• Objective-C Fundamentals

Rails 3 in Action Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:09 PM PDT Book Description Rails 3 is a full stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby and this book is an introduction to it. Whether you’re just starting or you have a few cycles under your belt, you’ll appreciate the book’s guru’s-eye-view of idiomatic Rails programming. You’ll master Rails 3.1 by developing a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, state maintenance, file uploads, email, and more. You’ll also explore powerful features like designing your own APIs and building a Rails engine. You will see Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development in action throughout the book, just like you would in a top Rails shop. It is helpful for readers to have a background in Ruby, but no prior Rails experience is needed. What’s Inside Covers Rails 3.1 from the ground up Testing and BDD using RSpec and Cucumber Working with Rack Table of Contents Ruby on Rails, the framework Testing saves your bacon Developing a real Rails application Oh CRUD! Nested resources Authentication and basic authorization Basic access control More authorization File uploading Tracking state Tagging Sending email Designing an API Deployment Alternative authentication Basic performance enhancements Engines Rack-based applications Book Details Paperback: 592 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (September 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935182277 ISBN-13: 978-1935182276 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts The Art of Rails (23-08-2009) Service-Oriented Design with Ruby and Rails (19-10-2010) Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers (24-07-2009) Ruby on Rails Bible (24-07-2009) Rails for .NET Developers (28-07-2009) Professional Ruby on Rails (22-08-2009) Professional Alfresco: Practical Solutions for Enterprise Content Management (31-05-2010) Practical Reporting with Ruby and Rails (04-07-2009) Enterprise Recipes with Ruby and Rails (28-07-2009) CouchDB: The Definitive Guide (28-01-2010)

Portlets in Action Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:05 PM PDT Book Description Portlets in Action is a comprehensive guide to building portlet-driven applications in Java. It teaches portlet development hands-on as you develop a portal that incorporates most key features of the Portlet 2.0 API. And because portals and portlets are so flexible, the accompanying source code can be easily adapted and reused. Along the way, you’ll learn how to work with key web frameworks like Spring 3.0 Portlet MVC and DWR. Written for Java developers. No prior experience with portlets required What’s Inside Complete coverage of the Portlet 2.0 API Spring 3.0 Portlet MVC and the Liferay portal server Portal design best practices Reusable source code Table of Contents PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH PORTLET DEVELOPMENT Introducing portals and portlets The portlet lifecycle Portlet 2.0 API – portlet objects and container-runtime options Portlet 2.0 API – caching, security, and localization Building your own portal Using the portlet tag library PART 2 DEVELOPING PORTLETS USING SPRING AND HIBERNATE Getting started with Spring Portlet MVC Annotation-driven development with Spring Integrating portlets with databases PART 3 ADVANCED PORTLET DEVELOPMENT Personalizing portlets Communicating with other portlets Ajaxing portlets Reusable logic with portlet filters Portlet bridges Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) Book Details Paperback: 640 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (September 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935182544 ISBN-13: 978-1935182542 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Liferay in Action (21-09-2011) iText in Action, 2nd Edition (12-11-2010) Hadoop in Action (12-01-2011) DSLs in Action (15-01-2011) Camel in Action (15-01-2011) ActiveMQ in Action (14-05-2011) Wireless Programming with J2ME: Cracking the Code (23-05-2009) Windows Powershell in Action, 2nd Edition (24-06-2011) Using JRuby: Bringing Ruby to Java (04-02-2011) Tuscany SCA in Action (12-02-2011)

Liferay in Action Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:01 PM PDT Book Description Liferay in Action is the official guide to building Liferay portal applications using Java and JavaScript. If you’ve never used Liferay before, don’t worry. This book starts with the basics: setting up your development environment and creating a working portal. Then, it builds on that foundation to help you discover social features, tagging, ratings, and more. You’ll also explore the Portlet 2.0 API, and learn to create custom themes and reusable templates. Experienced developers will learn how to use new Liferay APIs to build social and collaborative sites, use the message bus and workflow, implement indexing and search, and more. This book was developed in close collaboration with Liferay engineers, so it answers the right questions, and answers them in depth. No experience with Liferay or the Portlets API is required, but basic knowledge of Java and web technology is assumed. What’s Inside Complete coverage of Liferay Portal 6 Covers both the commercial and open source versions Custom portlet development using the Portlet 2.0 spec Liferay’s social network API Add functionality with hooks and Ext plugins Table of Contents PART 1 WORKING WITH LIFERAY AND PORTLETS The Liferay difference Getting started with the Liferay development platform PART 2 WRITING APPLICATIONS ON LIFERAY’S PLATFORM A data-driven portlet made easy MVC the Liferay way Designing your site with themes and layout templates Making your site social Enabling user collaboration PART 3 CUSTOMIZING LIFERAY Hooks Extending Liferay effectively A tour of Liferay APIs Book Details Paperback: 376 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (September 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 193518282X ISBN-13: 978-1935182825 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Liferay Portal 6 Enterprise Intranets (21-05-2010) iText in Action, 2nd Edition (12-11-2010) The Definitive Guide to Grails, 2nd Edition (05-07-2009) Spring Security 3 (21-06-2010) Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (20-07-2009) Spring Python 1.1 (21-06-2010) Spring Persistence with Hibernate (05-12-2009) Programming Clojure (05-07-2009) Professional Ruby on Rails (22-08-2009) Professional Alfresco: Practical Solutions for Enterprise Content Management (31-05-2010)

Objective-C Fundamentals Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT Book Description Objective-C Fundamentals guides you gradually from your first line of Objective-C code through the process of building native apps for the iPhone. Starting with chapter one, you’ll dive into iPhone development by building a simple game that you can run immediately. You’ll use tools like Xcode 4 and the debugger that will help you become a more efficient programmer. By working through numerous easy-to-follow examples, you’ll learn practical techniques and patterns you can use to create solid and stable apps. And you’ll find out how to avoid the most common pitfalls. No iOS or mobile experience is required to benefit from this book but familiarity with programming in general is helpful. What’s Inside Objective-C from the ground up Developing with Xcode 4 Examples that work unmodified on iPhone Table of Contents PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH OBJECTIVE-C Building your first iOS application Data types, variables, and constants An introduction to objects Storing data in collections PART 2 BUILDING YOUR OWN OBJECTS Creating classes Extending classes Protocols Dynamic typing and runtime type information Memory management PART 3 MAKING MAXIMUM USE OF FRAMEWORK FUNCTIONALITY Error and exception handling Key-Value Coding and NSPredicate Reading and writing application data Blocks and Grand Central Dispatch Debugging techniques Book Details Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (September 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935182536 ISBN-13: 978-1935182535 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Sams Teach Yourself iPhone Application Development in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition (10-01-2011) Programming iOS 4: Fundamentals of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Development (07-06-2011) Beginning iOS 4 Application Development (12-10-2010) Pro Objective-C Design Patterns for iOS (26-03-2011) Objective-C for Absolute Beginners: iPhone and Mac Programming Made Easy (24-08-2010) Learning Objective-C 2.0: A Hands-On Guide to Objective-C for Mac and iOS Developers (10-10-2010) Learning iOS Game Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Building Your First iPhone Game (10-10-2010) Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2D Game Development (02-12-2010) iPhone for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach (23-04-2010) iPhone Application Development for iOS 4: Visual QuickStart Guide (30-11-2010)

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