Java Books

Object-oriented Programming in C# is a practical guide to OOP concepts using C#, designed for programmers with experience in imperative languages like C or Java. Originally created in 2006, it takes an "object-later" approach, first reinforcing foundational programming skills before introducing object-oriented principles. The material combines anno

If you want to build your site's frontend with the single-page application (SPA) model, this hands-on book shows you how to get the job done with Backbone.js. You'll learn how to create structured JavaScript applications, using Backbone's own flavor of model-view-controller (MVC) architecture. Start with the basics of MVC, SPA, and Backbone, then g

Beginning and experienced programmers will use this comprehensive guide to persistent memory programming. You will understand how persistent memory brings together several new software/hardware requirements, and offers great promise for better performance and faster application startup times - a huge leap forward in byte-addressable capacity compar

If you're a student studying computer science or a software developer preparing for technical interviews, this practical book will help you learn and review some of the most important ideas in software engineering - data structures and algorithms - in a way that's clearer, more concise, and more engaging than other materials. By emphasizing practic

Microsoft Press is pleased to offer the 2nd edition of Kraig Brockschmidt's in-depth ebook on writing Windows Store apps using HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript. The book's primary focus will be on applying web technologies within the Windows platform, highlighting its unique considerations, rather than exploring the intricacies of the web standards thems

Recursion has an intimidating reputation: it's considered to be an advanced computer science topic frequently brought up in coding interviews. But there's nothing magical about recursion. The Recursive Book of Recursion uses Python and JavaScript examples to teach the basics of recursion, exposing the ways that it's often poorly taught and clarifyi

Is microservice architecture right for your organization? Microservices have many benefits, but they also come with their own set of drawbacks. With this updated edition, Java developers and architects will learn how to navigate popular application frameworks such Spring Boot and MicroProfile to deploy and manage microservices at scale with Linux c

Scripting and automation tasks often need to extract particular portions of text from input data or modify them from one format to another. This book will help you learn Regular Expressions as implemented in JavaScript. Regular expressions can be considered as a mini-programming language in itself and is well suited for a variety of text processing

Modern business runs on Java. It's the programming language of choice for large-scale applications, whether they're running in the cloud or in a private data center. Despite being nearly 30 years old, Java remains one of the most widely used programming languages in the world thanks to its versatility, reliability, and stability. Java is also far m

It's easy to learn parts of JavaScript, but much harder to learn it completely - or even sufficiently - whether you're new to the language or have used it for years. With the "You Don't Know JS" book series, you'll get a more complete understanding of JavaScript, including trickier parts of the language that many experienced JavaScript programmers