Open Source Books
Many of our books are available as Ebook Bundles — your bookshelf on your devices! And don't forget, you can
Buy 2 books, get the 3rd FREE! Use discount code: OPC10
See details.Bestselling
Head First Java
by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
Second Edition
Print: $44.95
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.45
Learning Python
by Mark Lutz
Fourth Edition
Print: $54.99
Ebook: $39.99
Bundle: $60.49
JavaScript: The Good Parts
by Douglas Crockford
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99
Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald
Second Edition
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99
Getting Started with Arduino
by Massimo Banzi
Print: $12.99
Ebook: $9.99
Bundle: $14.29
New
Arduino Cookbook: Rough Cuts Version
by Michael Margolis
Online:
Print : $39.99
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Using SQLite
by Jay Kreibich
Print: $49.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $54.99
C# 4.0 Pocket Reference
by Ben Albahari, Joseph Albahari
Third Edition
Print: $14.99
Ebook: $11.99
Bundle: $16.49
Map Scripting 101
(No Starch)
by Adam DuVander
Print: $34.95
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.45
The Seductions of Scala
by Dean Wampler
Video: $99.99
Upcoming
Pragmatic Guide to Subversion
(Pragmatic Bookshelf)
by Mike Mason
Print: $25.00
Learning the iPhone SDK for JavaScript Programmers
by Danny Goodman
Print: $34.99
JavaScript Patterns
by Stoyan Stefanov
Print: $29.99
Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
Print: $29.99
Enterprise JavaBeans 3.1
by Andrew Lee Rubinger, Bill Burke, Richard Monson-Haefel
Sixth Edition
Print: $54.99
Radar Report
Open Source in the Enterprise
An O'Reilly Radar ReportUsing 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!
Open Source Answers
O'Reilly Answers: Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions.- How to Share code snippets to reference in your blogs using Gist
- How to lose friends and alienate people (OSCON presentation)
- Open Source Cloud Computing with Eucalyptus and Ubuntu
- Use Comet with Flex for Enterprise RIAs
- Business Benefits of Cloud Computing and the Dynamic Data Center
- How to Locate a Drupal Module
- O'Reilly Books on User Group Management
- Open source tools for mid-sized websites?
- Is there a base version of Drupal that is minimal and secure, yet has an easy editing function?
- Handling HL7 v3 using Python or PHP
Open Source News & Commentary
Four short links: 6 September 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 6, 2010
Akihabara (Github) -- open source (GPL2 and MIT dual-licensed) HTML5/Javascript engine for classic arcade games. (via chadfowler on Twitter) Eureka Streams -- open sourced Java app for enterprise Twitter-like activity: build a profile, join groups, post updates, subscribe to updates from individuals or groups. (via dlpeters on Twitter) Open Microbiome -- hoping to build open tools, standard samples, data,...
Four short links: 6 September 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 6, 2010
Akihabara (Github) -- open source (GPL2 and MIT dual-licensed) HTML5/Javascript engine for classic arcade games. (via chadfowler on Twitter) Eureka Streams -- open sourced Java app for enterprise Twitter-like activity: build a profile, join groups, post updates, subscribe to updates from individuals or groups. (via dlpeters on Twitter) Open Microbiome -- hoping to build open tools, standard samples, data,...
Four short links: 3 Sep 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 3, 2010
Arranging Things: The Rhetoric of Object Placement (Amazon) -- [...] the underlying principles that govern how Western designers arrange things in three-dimensional compositions. Inspired by Greek and Roman notions of rhetoric [...] Koren elucidates the elements of arranging rhetoric that all designers instinctively use in everything from floral compositions to interior decorating. (via Elaine Wherry) 2010 Mario AI Championship...
Four short links: 3 Sep 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 3, 2010
Arranging Things: The Rhetoric of Object Placement (Amazon) -- [...] the underlying principles that govern how Western designers arrange things in three-dimensional compositions. Inspired by Greek and Roman notions of rhetoric [...] Koren elucidates the elements of arranging rhetoric that all designers instinctively use in everything from floral compositions to interior decorating. (via Elaine Wherry) 2010 Mario AI Championship...
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