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  1. Don't Make Me Think

    by Steve Krug

    Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day.  In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters in... (learn more about this book)

  2. The Search

    by John Battelle

    How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture • The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller • Finalist for the Goldman Sachs/FT Business Book of the Year Award What does the world want? According to John Battelle, a company that... (learn more about this book)

  3. Agile Web Development with Rails

    by David Thomas, Leon Breedt, David Heinemeier Hansson, Mike Clark

    Rails is a full-stack, open source web framework that enables you to create full-featured, sophisticated web-based applications, but with a twist... A full Rails application probably has less total code than the XML you'd need to configure the same application in other frameworks. With this... (learn more about this book)

  4. Designing Web Usability

    by Jakob Nielsen

    Users experience the usability of a web site before they have committed to using it and before making any purchase decisions. The web is the ultimate environment for empowerment, and he or she who clicks the mouse decides everything. Designing Web Usability is the definitive guide to... (learn more about this book)

  5. Programming PHP

    by Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre, Rasmus Lerdorf

    "Programming PHP," 2nd Edition, is the authoritative guide to PHP 5 and is filled with the unique knowledge of the creator of PHP (Rasmus Lerdorf) and other PHP experts. When it comes to creating websites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used... (learn more about this book)

  6. The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web

    by Jesse James Garrett

    Smart organizations recognize that Web design is more than just creating clean code and sharp graphics. A site that really works fulfills your strategic objectives while meeting the needs of your users. Even the best content and the most sophisticated technology won't help you balance those... (learn more about this book)

  7. Voices That Matter

    Communicating Design

    by Daniel M. Brown

    Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creative process, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set of deliverables—the documentation (concept model, site maps, usability reports, and more) that serves as the primary communication tool between designers and... (learn more about this book)

  8. ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed

    by Stephen Walther

    ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed  is a revision of the best-selling ASP.NET Unleashed, by Microsoft Software Legend Stephen Walther . It   covers virtually all features of ASP.NET 2.0 including more than 50 new controls, personalization, master pages, and web parts. All code samples are presented in... (learn more about this book)

  9. Web Analytics

    by Avinash Kaushik

    Written by an in-the-trenches practitioner, this step-by-step guide shows you how to implement a successful Web analytics strategy. Web analytics expert Avinash Kaushik, in his thought-provoking style, debunks leading myths and leads you on a path to gaining actionable insights from your... (learn more about this book)

  10. RESTful Web Services

    by Sam Ruby, Leonard Richardson

    "Every developer working with the Web needs to read this book." -- David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Rails framework "RESTful Web Services finally provides a practical roadmap for constructing services that embrace the Web, instead of trying to route around it." -- Adam Trachtenberg,... (learn more about this book)

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