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Open Source Books

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Bestselling

JavaScript: The Good Parts
by Douglas Crockford
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Ebook: $23.99
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JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
Second Edition
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Training Kit (Exam 70-461): Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
by Itzik Ben-Gan, Dejan Sarka, Ron Talmage
Print: $69.99
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Python for Data Analysis
by Wes McKinney
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Head First Java
by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
Second Edition
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Ebook: $35.99
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GIMP 2.8 for Photographers
Print: $39.95
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Python Cookbook
by David Beazley, Brian K. Jones
Third Edition
Print: $49.99
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Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013
by Norm Warren, Mariano Teixeira Neto, Stacia Misner, Ivan Sanders, Scott Helmers
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Developing Backbone.js Applications
by Addy Osmani
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Abfragen von Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Original Microsoft Training für Examen 70-461
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Upcoming

HTML5 Graphics with SVG & CSS3
by Kurt Cagle
Print: $24.99

Mobile HTML5
by Dave Balmer, Estelle Weyl
Print: $39.99

Start Here! Build Windows 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
Print: $24.99

Jump Start JavaScript (SitePoint)
by Ara Pehlivanian
Print: $29.95

Functional JavaScript
by Michael Fogus
Print: $29.99

More Open Source Books

Radar Report

Open Source in the Enterprise

An O'Reilly Radar Report

Using open source in the enterprise — the question is no longer "if," but "how?" The low cost, easy access, and expansive license terms of open source are certainly attractive — especially since IT budgets have decreased 3-5% every year, while software costs have increased, and IT staffs have been tasked to create web services and pursue Web 2.0 initiatives. Get the report.

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Online Courses

Open Source Programming Certificate — The course series targets students who want to acquire the skills needed for programming on any Linux or Unix platform. The Open Source Programming Certificate series is comprised of five courses that span programming skills from intermediate to complex. Students learn the core technical skills necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source operating systems, languages, libraries and databases. Enroll today!

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Open Source Answers

O'Reilly Answers: Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions.

Open Source News & Commentary

Three organizations pressing for change in society’s approach to computing

May 16, 2013

Taking advantage of a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the privilege of visiting three non-profit organizations who are leaders in the application of computers to changing society. First, I attended the annual meeting of the Association for Computing …

Four short links: 15 May 2013

May 15, 2013

Facial Recognition in Google Glass (Mashable) — this makes Glass umpty more attractive to me. It was created in a hackathon for doctors to use with patients, but I need it wired into my eyeballs. How to Price Your Hardware …

Four short links: 14 May 2013

May 14, 2013

Behind the Banner — visualization of what happens in the 150ms when the cabal of data vultures decide which ad to show you. They pass around your data as enthusiastically as a pipe at a Grateful Dead concert, and you’ve …

Four short links: 13 May 2013

May 13, 2013

Exploiting a Bug in Google Glass — unbelievably detailed and yet easy-to-follow explanation of how the bug works, how the author found it, and how you can exploit it too. The second guide was slightly more technical, so when he …

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Open Source Experts

Matthew Russell is a computer scientist from middle Tennessee; and serves Digital Reasoning Systems as the Director of Advanced Technology. Hacking and writing are two activities essential to his renaissance man regimen.

Mitchell Hashimoto is an operations engineer and prolific open source contributor. Mitchell created Vagrant, a tool for creating and distributing virtualized development environments.

Timothy M. O'Brien is a developer and entrepreneur living in Chicago, IL. He spends his days programming in Java, Python, and Ruby.

Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. In addition to Foo Camps ("Friends of O'Reilly" Camps, which gave rise to the "un-conference" movement), O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the Web 2.0…