General programming

Head First Java, 2nd Edition
by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
Average Customer Review: based on 268 reviews.
Customer Review: Are you familiar with the "For Dummies" book series? Well, the Head First book are like the next step of the Dummies books. Don't get me wrong, these aren't books that covers only superficial information, these are books that go deep into complex subjects, but the do it in a very brain friendly way. You can get a guru level by read...

Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, Fifth Edition
by Andrew Troelsen
Average Customer Review: based on 11 reviews.
Customer Review: This is an excellent book to use to learn all the features of C# 4.0. Beginners will find easy to understand descriptions of various topics and more experienced readers can use at as an excellent reference. Even advanced programmers have a lot to learn because of all the new .NET 4.0 and C# 4.0 features. The book starts out by expla...

Effective Java (2nd Edition)
by Joshua Bloch
Average Customer Review: based on 46 reviews.
Customer Review: This means that: (1) You don't write Java code, in which case you're forgiven. (2) You're about to start reading it, in which case you're also forgiven. (3) The unforgiveable alternative.

Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide)
by Robin Nixon
Average Customer Review: based on 23 reviews.
Customer Review: Perhaps your like me where learning to write code for myself to be very difficult. I never took a computer programming classes so I lack many fundamentals and concepts. I've always had an easier time with HTML and CSS as those are not programming languages rather just input and output with properties and structures to learn. As for ...

C# 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference
by Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari
Average Customer Review: based on 14 reviews.
Customer Review: This is the best C# book that I have every used. It is complete and well organized. Assuming that you are at least a little familiar with a previous version of C#, this book is good for learning the language and as a continuing reference.

PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition)
by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Average Customer Review: based on 223 reviews.
Customer Review: Get this if you want to learn PHP and MySQL, very solid examples and easy to follow.

Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4
by Matthew MacDonald
Average Customer Review: based on 8 reviews.
Customer Review: This is a highly impressive book for getting one up to speed on anything and everything one needs to know about developing in WPF. If you are a WPF developer or aspiring developer, you are most likely at a disservice if this isn't on your desk. One of the most important things is that time after time, difficult or complex subjects we...

Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010, Fourth Edition
by Matthew MacDonald, Adam Freeman
Publisher: Apress
Publication Date: June 2010

Java Concurrency in Practice
by Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls, Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes, Doug Lea
Average Customer Review: based on 68 reviews.
Customer Review: Before purchasing this book I borrowed it from a friend. Unfortunately he needed it back before I could finish, but it didn't matter because I had already decided it should be part of my Java book collection. It fits right in with my other two favorite Java books, Effective Java and Java Puzzlers. This book does a great job of expla...

Beginning ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)
by Imar Spaanjaars
Average Customer Review: based on 6 reviews.
Customer Review: First off, this is one of the best instructional books I've ever read. Imar has a way with explaining things that makes it easy to follow and understand. But it gets even better. I had a question on something that was related to one of the topics in the book, but it wasn't covered specifically. Imar's email address is in the book so ...