Recommended Reference books for Web Developers
Here's a selection of the best reference books that I've read or own.
Learning jQuery 1.3
Teaches the basics of jQuery for adding interactions and effects to your pages. It will guide you past the pitfalls associated with AJAX, events, effects and advanced JavaScript language features.
Authors: Jonathan Chaffer, Karl Swedberg
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Read my review: Learning jQuery 1.3
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#
This book presents a series of case studies illustrating the fundamentals of Agile development and Agile design, and moves quickly from UML models to real C# code.
Author: Robert C Martin and Micah Martin
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Professional Search Engine Optimization with ASP.NET: A Developers Guide to SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) is not only the job of the marketing department. It must be considered from a web site's inception and throughout its lifetime by the web site developer.
Authors: Cristian Darie, Jaimie Sirovich
Publisher: Wrox
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
The Search is a fascinating story of the original and rapid rise of Google and the industry it leads.
Author: John Battelle
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
MCTS Self Paced Training Kit: Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Web Based Client Development
Focusing on Web-based client development, this official study guide covers topics such as creating and configuring Web applications; using Microsoft ADO.NET, XML, and data-bound controls; creating custom Web controls; using ASP.NET state management; caching; customizing and personalising a Web application; implementing authentication and authorisation; creating ASP.NET mobile Web applications; and tracing, configuring, and deploying applications.
Author: G. Johnson
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Professional C# 2005
Authors: Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn, Morgan Skinner, Karli Watson, Allen Jones
Publisher: Wrox
Professional ASP.NET 2.0
Authors: Bill Evjen, Scott Hanselman, Farham Muhammad, Srinivasa Sivakumar, Devin Rader
Publisher: Wrox
Prioritizing Web Usability
This book is essential for anyone who is serious about doing business on the Web. Covers legibility, navigability, searchability appropriate design, and other usability factors as they pertain to the Web today.
Authors: Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger
Publisher: New Riders
Read my review: Prioritizing Web Usability
Dynamic HTML - The Definitive Reference
A comprehensive resource for HTML, CSS, DOM, and Javascript.
Author: Danny Goodman
Publisher: O'Reilly
50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques
Authors: Gregory Georges, Larry Berman, Chris Maher
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc
