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<td valign="top">[[Image:Objective-C_2.0_Essentials0_Essentials_cover.jpg]]<td>The objective of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables, looping and flow control. Also included are details of object oriented programming, working with files and memory and the Objective-C Foundation framework. Regardless of whether you are developing for Mac OS X or the iPhone, this book covers everything you need to know about the Objective-C language. [[Objective-C 2.0 Essentials|Read this book>>]]<br><br></td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:C_Sharp_EssentialsC_Sharp_Essentials_cover.jpg|Click to Read C# Essentials]]<td>[[C Sharp Essentials|C# Essentials]] The C# Essentials online book contains 27 chapters of detailed information intended to provide everything necessary to gain proficiency as a C# programmer. The book begins with a detailed overview of the C# development and runtime environment with overviews of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), Common Intermediate Language (CIL) and Virtual Execution System (VES) followed by simple steps to creating both Windows and console based C# applications. A number of chapters are dedicated to the fundamentals of the C# programming language, including topics such as variables, constants, operators, flow control, looping and object oriented programming (including topics such as inheritance and abstract classes). Subsequent chapters focus on issues such as manipulating and formating strings and working with arrays and collection classes. Once the basics of the C# language have been covered the final stages of the book focus on the design of GUI based applications using C# in conjunction with Visual Studio. [[C Sharp Essentials|Read this book>>]]<br><br></td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:ruby_essentialsruby_essentials_cover.jpg]]<td>Ruby Essentials is a free on-line book designed to provide a concise and easy to follow guide to learning Ruby. Everything from installing Ruby and the basics of the language through to topics such as arrays, file handling and object-oriented programming are covered, all combined with easy to understand code examples which serve to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Ruby Essentials is intended to be of equal use both to those experienced in other programming languages and to novices who have chosen Ruby as their "first programming language". [[Ruby Essentials|Read this book>>]]<br><br></td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Visual_Basic_EssentialsVisual_Basic_Essentials_cover.jpg|Click to Read Visual Basic Essentials]]<td>[[Visual Basic Essentials]] is intended to provide everything the aspiring Visual Basic programmer needs to get up to speed with this language. Chapters include the installation of Visual Studio, Variable and Constant types, looping and flow control, Visual Basic string manipulation, form designing, database access, working with arrays, graphics drawing and much, much more. [[Visual Basic Essentials|Read this book>>]]<br><br>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:javascript_essentialsjavascript_essentials_cover.jpg|Click to Read JavaScript Essentials]]<td>[[JavaScript Essentials]] provides detailed information enabling web site designers to utilize this powerful scripting language quickly and effectively to build interactive, dynamic web sites. This book provides detailed and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of JavaScript from language basics through to advanced topics.
This book is designed to provide a detailed and comprehensive, yet easy to follow, guide to developing powerful, dynamic web pages using JavaScript. It could be said that the object of JavaScript Essentials is to provide you with everything you need to use JavaScript, and nothing that you don't. [[JavaScript Essentials|Read This Book>>]]<br><br>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:PHP_EssentialsPHP_Essentials_cover.jpg|Click to Read PHP Essentials]]<td>[[PHP Essentials]] is intended to cover all aspects of PHP. It begins by covering the history of PHP before providing a high level overview of how PHP works and why it is so useful to web developers. It then moves on to cover each area of PHP in detail, from the basics of the scripting language through to object oriented programming, file and filesystem handling and MySQL and SQLite database access. In addition, chapters are also provided covering the creation and handling of HTML based forms and maintaining state using cookies and PHP sessions. All topics are accompanied by extensive real world examples intended to bring theory to life. [[PHP Essentials|Read This Book>>]]<br><br></td>
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