Head First JavaScript and Head First Software Development--New from O'Reilly Media

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O'Reilly Releases "Head First JavaScript" and "Head First Software
Development"
Two Brain-Friendly Guides to Improve Your Skills

Sebastopol, CA--Wouldn't it be dreamy if there was a way to learn the
skills you need from books without falling asleep in the process? To
really learn JavaScript from a book without wanting to set fire to it
halfway through and swear off the Web forever? Or if there was a software
development book that really made you feel like a better developer? It's
not just a fantasy. The newest Head First books from O'Reilly will help
you do just that. "Head First JavaScript" by Michael Morrison (O'Reilly,
US $39.99) will help you make the leap from writing web pages to scripting
dynamic web applications. "Head First Software Development" by Dan Pilone
and Russ Miles (O'Reilly, US $49.99) teaches you the essential lessons for
making sure you deliver quality software on time and on budget. 

"Head First JavaScript"
By Michael Morrison
ISBN: 0-596-52774-8, 650 pages, $39.99 USD
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527747/

So you're ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to
creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your web skills to the
next level. And you're finally ready to add "programmer" to the resume. It
sounds like you're ready to learn the Web's hottest programming language:
JavaScript. "Head First JavaScript" is your ticket to going beyond copying
and pasting the code from someone else's web site, and writing your own
interactive web pages.

With "Head First JavaScript," you learn:
- The basics of programming, from variables to types to looping
- How the web browser runs your code, and how you can talk to the browser
with your code
- Why you'll never have to worry about casting, overloading, or
polymorphism when you're writing JavaScript code
- How to use the Document Object Model to change your web pages without
making your users click buttons

"Head First Software Development"
By Dan Pilone and Russ Miles
ISBN: 0-596-52735-7, 495 pages, $49.99 USD
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527358/

Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects
fail-often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users
didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering
to these common problems, let "Head First Software Development" guide you
through the best practices of software development. Before you know it,
those failed projects will be a thing of the past.

With its unique visually rich format, this book pulls together the hard
lessons learned by expert software developers over the years. You'll gain
essential information about each step of the software development
lifecycle-requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing, and
maintenance-and understand why and how different development processes
work.


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