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12 essential skills for software architects.

Hendricksen, Dave.
Addison-Wesley, ©2012    256 p.    $39.99    QA76.25
978-0-321-71729-0

This guide for professional software architects provides information on developing "soft" skills for professional advancement in the field. Assuming a professional level of technical skills, the volume focuses on business, personal and relationship skills to outline a route towards the integration of the technical and the professional in an enterprise environment. Hendricksen is a professional software architect with the firm Thomson Reuters. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The CERT Oracle secure coding standard for Java.

Ed. by Fred Long et al. (The SEI series in software engineering)
Addison Wesley Professional, ©2012    699 p.    $49.99    QA76.73
978-0-321-80395-5

This comprehensive volume on software development best practices provides official CERT rules for creating secure code using the Java programming language. The volume covers all aspects of Java programming including input validation and data sanitization, declaration, expressions, object orientation, error behavior, threads, platform security, and the runtime environment. Numerous tables and code examples are included as well as access to an online edition of the text. The authors are academics and programming professionals associated with CERT and the Software Engineering Institute. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Essential skills for the agile developer; a guide to better programming and design.

Ed. by Alan Shalloway et al.
Addison-Wesley, ©2012    234 p.    $44.99    QA76.76
978-0-321-54373-8

Part of a series of works on agile software development, this volume provides a primer for programmers and software architects on the development of key skills for creating lean and agile development processes. The volume covers both practical and theoretical concepts and includes sections on designing for testing, separating use from construction, and programming with intention. Shalloway is the creator of the methodologies used in this text, Bain is an experienced programmer and agile developer, and Pugh and Kolsky are consultants. All of the authors work for Net Objectives, the producer of this volume. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Learning HTML5 game programming; a hands-on guide to building online games using Canvas, SVG, and WebGL.

Williams, James L.
Addison-Wesley, ©2012    234 p.    $29.99    QA76.76
978-0-321-76736-3

Intended for intermediate to experienced game developers, this guide to HTML5 game programming provides both theory and practical instruction for using core features of the latest version of HTML, along with other tools such as JavaScript, to create rich online gaming applications. Beginning with an overview of HTML5 features, the volume covers setting up a development environment, creating games using the Canvas tag, games using SVG and RaphaelJS, WebGL, games without JavaScript, multi-player game servers, mobile games, and publishing and distribution. The work includes illustrations and code samples throughout and access to additional online resources is provided. Williams is an experienced multi-platform programmer and game developer. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

MariaDB crash course.

Forta, Ben.
Addison-Wesley, ©2012    287 p.    $29.99    QA76.9
978-0-321-79994-4

Intended for beginner to intermediate database programmers and administrators, this volume on MariaDB provides detailed tutorials for performing common tasks with this open source fork of the popular MYSQL database program. The work covers all basic database processes including retrieving, filtering and sorting data, all types of queries, managing transaction processing, security, and database maintenance. Chapters include tips, tricks and command analysis as well as numerous code examples. Additional online resources are provided. Forta is a developer working for Adobe. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)