Félix López, Víctor Romero, "Mastering Python Regular Expressions" 

English | 2014 | ISBN: 1783283157 | 110 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 3 MB

Leverage regular expressions in Python even for the most complex features

Overview

Explore the workings of Regular Expressions in Python

Learn all about optimizing regular expressions using RegexBuddy

Full of practical and step-by-step examples, tips for performance, and solutions for performance-related problems faced by users all over the world

Jesse Liberty, Jon Galloway and Philip Japikse, "Pro Windows 8 Development with XAML and C#" 

English | ISBN: 1430240474 | 2014 | 600 pages | PDF | 13 MB

Windows 8 Apps are revolutionising development on the Windows platform. Fast, fluid, tactile and chrome-free they provide a brand-new look and feel for Windows users. 

These Apps rely on Microsoft's 'Metro' UI to provide their rich and engaging user experiences for both desktop and tablet users. Metro in turn relies upon the Windows Runtime (WinRT) to give its apps unparalleled flexibility and power. 

Colt McAnlis, Peter Lubbers, Brandon Jones and Andrzej Mazur, "HTML5 Game Development Insights" 

English | ISBN: 143026697X | 2014 | 300 pages | PDF | 15 MB

HTML5 Game Development Insights is a from-the-trenches collection of tips, tricks, hacks, and advice straight from professional HTML5 game developers. The 24 chapters here include unique, cutting edge, and essential techniques for creating and optimizing modern HTML5 games. You will learn things such as using the Gamepad API, real-time networking, getting 60fps full screen HTML5 games on mobile, using languages such as Dart and TypeScript, and tips for streamlining and automating your workflow. Game development is a complex topic, but you don't need to reinvent the wheel. HTML5 Game Development Insights will teach you how the pros do it.

Gil Fink and Ido Flatow, "Pro Single Page Application Development: Using Backbone.Js and ASP.Net" 

English | ISBN: 1430266732 | 2014 | 324 pages | PDF | 8 MB

One of the most important and exciting trends in web development in recent years is the move towards single page applications, or SPAs. Instead of clicking through hyperlinks and waiting for each page to load, the user loads a site once and all the interactivity is handled fluidly by a rich javascript front end. If you come from a background in ASP.NET development, you’ll be used to handling most interactions on the server side. Pro Single Page Application Development will guide you through your transition to this powerful new application type.

The book starts in Part I by laying the groundwork for SPA development. You’ll master some javascript techniques that will come in useful later on, and get to know the building blocks of a single page application, including modules, routing and MV* frameworks.

In Part II, you’ll build the client for your application. This is where the magic happens, as the authors take you through the process step by step. Backbone.js is the ideal library for demonstrating SPA development in practice, but you can apply the same principles with other frameworks in your future applications. Part III takes you through the process of building the server side of your application using ASP.NET Web API, and hooking up the two parts of your application to create a working whole. 

Wolfram Donat, "Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python" 

English | ISBN: 1430264241 | 2014 | 256 pages | PDF | 12 MB

Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python will show you how to program your nifty new $35 computer to make a web spider, a weather station, a media server, and more. You'll learn how to program in Python on your Raspberry Pi with hands-on examples and fun projects. 

Even if you're completely new to programming in general, you'll figure out how to create a home security system, an underwater photography system, an RC plane with a camera, and even a near-space weather balloon with a camera.