Design for Developers

Solve common application design and usability issues with flair! These essential design and UX techniques will help you create good user experiences, iterate smoothly on frontend features, and collaborate effectively with designer colleagues.</b> In Design for Developers</i> you will learn how to: Use color, typography, and layout to create hierarchy on a web page</li> Apply color palettes consistently in a user interface</li> Choose the correct typefaces and fonts</li> Conduct user research to validate design decisions</li> Quickly plan a website’s layout and structure</li> </ul> In Design for Developers</i>, author Stephanie Stimac shares the unique insights she’s learned as a designer on the Microsoft Developer Experiences team. This one-of-a-kind book provides a developer-centric approach to the essential design fundamentals of modern web applications. You’ll learn how to craft a polished visual design with just color, space, and typeface, and put all your new skills into practice to design a website from scratch.

ASP.NET Core in Action, Third Edition

Build professional-grade full-stack web applications using C# and ASP.NET Core. </b> In ASP.NET Core in Action, Third Edition</i> you’ll learn how to: Build minimal APIs for serving JSON to client-side applications</li> Create dynamic, server-side rendered applications using Razor Pages </li> User authentication and authorization </li> Store data using Entity Framework Core</li> Unit and integration tests for ASP.NET Core applications</li> Write custom middleware and components</li> </ul> Fully updated to ASP.NET Core 7.0!</b> In ASP.NET Core in Action, Third Edition</i> Microsoft MVP Andrew Lock teaches you how you can use your C# and .NET skills to build amazing cross-platform web applications. This revised bestseller reveals the latest .NET patterns, including minimal APIs and minimal hosting. Even if you've never worked with ASP.NET, you'll start creating productive cross-platform web apps fast. Illustrations and annotated code make learning visual and easy.

Rust Power Tools

Supercharge your code with macros—the real power tools of the Rust programming language!</b> Macros are instructions to generate new Rust code at compile-time, saving you hours of tedious code writing. The top Rust developers have built macros into everything from the standard library to crates. Now you can learn how these amazing “power tools” will help you push Rust to its full potential. This hands-on guide takes you from the absolute basics to advanced macro techniques. Inside Rust Power Tools</i> you’ll discover: Writing declarative macros</li> Procedural macros</li> Reading and debugging macro code</li> Improving the type system with newtypes and zero-sized types</li> How common Rust libraries use macros</li> </ul> Rust Power Tools</i> teaches you how to write, test, debug, and publish macros for Rust. It’s perfect for Rust practitioners who want to master this powerful development technique. In this unique book, you’ll explore Rust macros through interesting and engaging examples, including automatically generating a ‘builder’ and composing a DSL for writing Infrastructure as Code.

Django in Action

Build professional quality web applications using Python and the Django 4.2 web framework.</b> The Django web application framework powers huge sites like Netflix, Dropbox, YouTube and Spotify. Learn how it can power your web apps too! In this hands-on book, you’ll start building a fully-functional web application with Django starting with chapter 1. In Django in Action</i> you’ll: Build a multi-user web site in Django</li> Read, write, and manage data</li> Create reusable and composable HTML templates</li> Manage user data including form submissions and file uploads</li> Set up authentication, authorization, and per-person-per-page permissions</li> Manage the backend using the Django Admin tool</li> Discover Django libraries and plugins</li> </ul> Django in Action</i> is the perfect way to get started for new Django developers creating their first Python-based web apps. It’s written by Christopher Trudeau, co-host of The Real Python Podcast and creator of dozens of popular courses at Real Python and TalkPython. As you work through the book, you’ll create and upgrade a web application as you explore useful and exciting Django plug-ins, and tackle challenging exercises that help lock-in your new skills. You’ll especially enjoy the author’s lighthearted style that makes learning fun!

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.NET MAUI in Action

Build cross-platform apps with .NET MAUI! This exciting new technology helps you create mobile and desktop apps using a common set of .NET tools.</b> In .NET MAUI in Action</i> you will learn how to: Set up your environment for cross-platform development</li> Write an interactive UI in XAML using out-of-the-box controls</li> Apply the MVVM pattern to build maintainable code</li> Extend your control library with custom controls</li> Structure your app using common navigation paradigms</li> Use common device features like GPS</li> Use DevOps tools to automate deployment and testing</li> </ul> .NET MAUI in Action</i> shows you how you can use the cutting-edge MAUI framework to write apps that will run on Windows, Android, macOS, and iOS platforms using your existing .NET development skills. This book reveals essential MAUI development techniques through hands-on example applications in every chapter. You’ll learn cross-platform development quickly as you start building your own rich apps, from to-do list apps, to a movie recommender app, and eventually a full-stack solution using enterprise architecture patterns. You’ll also learn how to use GitHub Actions to deploy robust, testable, and maintainable apps; and how to deliver a consistent look and feel across platforms. Throughout, you’ll use the built-in controls of .NET MAUI and learn how to develop your own custom solutions.

The AI-Powered Developer

Use groundbreaking generative AI tools to increase your productivity, efficiency, and code quality.</b> You just got a promotion! AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Amazon CodeWhisperer turn every developer into an engineering manager, overseeing a super-smart and super-fast junior coder. In The AI-Powered Developer</i> you’ll discover how to get the most out of your new assistant: Harness AI to help you design and plan software</li> Use AI for code generation, debugging, and documentation</li> Improve your code quality assessments with the help of AI</li> Articulate complex problems to prompt an AI solution</li> Develop a continuous learning mindset that keeps you up to date</li> Adapt your development skills to almost any language</li> </ul> The AI-Powered Developer</i> demonstrates effective techniques and best practices for getting the most out of AI-powered coding using tools like Copilot and ChatGPT. The book cuts through the hype, showcasing real-world examples of how these tools ease and enhance your everyday tasks. You’ll soon be using AI for everything from writing boilerplate to assisting with software design.