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GUI Application Development This page features the latest and most popular books on GUI application development. Whether you are looking to build desktop, web, or mobile apps with graphical interfaces, we have books to help you master techniques like event-driven programming, responsive design, and more. Our selection includes titles covering Java Swing, JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular, as well as platform-specific guides for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Learn best practices for designing intuitive, responsive UIs and integrating visual elements like animation. Many books also cover core topics like data binding, MV* patterns, testing, and deployment. Our catalog features learning paths for developers of all skill levels, from coding beginners to expert GUI architects looking to expand their knowledge.

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Recently released programming books which are getting a lot of attention.

C++ Programming for Linux Systems

Sep 2023 288 pages

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Expert C++

Aug 2023 604 pages

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£20.98 ~~£29.99~~

iOS 17 Programming for Beginners

Oct 2023 604 pages

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£17.99 ~~£26.99~~

Developer Career Masterplan

Sep 2023 310 pages

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£17.99 ~~£25.99~~

Refactoring with C#

Nov 2023 434 pages

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£21.99 ~~£31.99~~

Python Real-World Projects

Sep 2023 478 pages

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£18.99 ~~£27.99~~

The MVVM Pattern in .NET MAUI

Nov 2023 386 pages

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£18.99 ~~£27.99~~

Extending Microsoft Business Central with Power Platform

Aug 2023 458 pages

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£20.98 ~~£29.99~~

Quantum Computing Algorithms

Sep 2023 342 pages

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£22.99 ~~£32.99~~

Career Pathways

A collection of reading lists made by our expert authors to help get you your next job.

Building a Strong Foundation in Python

Explore this list for refining your Python skills and tackling business challenges. Discover techniques for writing clean code and building modern, high-performance, and scalable applications.

Getting Ahead of the C++ Learning Curve

Enhance your C++ skills and scale its challenging learning curve. Learn to optimize code speed, ensure maintainable code, and build applications for a range of domains. Test your C++ prowess by exercising and solving diverse problems, thus keeping yourself ahead of the game.

Become a Professional .NET Developer

This list enhances your .NET skills for advanced, robust, secure, and clean application development. If you're a .NET developer seeking to master clean coding and maintainable apps across domains, these resources will guide you effectively.

Mastering C # Programming

Carefully selected, this reading list aids in mastering C# programming. Books listed here deepen your knowledge of programming basics, covering key areas like code reviews, TDD, BDD, and API design. Address inefficiencies, redundancies, and coding problems. Learn to utilize C# for real-world games, websites, and services.

Go Programming for professionals

Level up your Go programming with this list. Geared towards experienced developers, it offers practical insights, patterns, and explanations to harness Go's power in production systems. These books delve into nuances of Go with in-depth guides on types, packages, concurrency, network programming, compiler design, optimization and more.

Kickstart Your Career as a Java Web Developer

Entering Java web development? This list jumpstarts your journey, whether new to coding or switching languages. Build a solid base and advance into professional application development using Java's ecosystem.

Crack the Coding Interview

For recent grads or role changers, this list boosts interview prowess. Whether you have experience in Java, Python, or C++, confidently tackle interview questions with logical responses.

Do More with Rust

If you're a developer who has dabbled in Rust in your projects and are looking to learn what more you can do with the language, then this reading list will help you. You'll discover how to use Rust for a wide range of use cases, from web development through to systems programming and cloud development. By the end, you'll be able to confidently use Rust partially as well as fully in your own projects.

Problem Solving and Productivity Hacks for Python Devs

Although one of the most desired skills in the IT industry, it's hard to come across developers who possess great problem-solving skills. This reading list is curated for those who are looking to stand out from the crowd by learning how to approach application development from the perspective of solving problems rather than mere coding. Find out how you can boost your productivity at the workplace as well as in your personal projects with the help of expert tips and highly effective techniques.

Mastering Blockchain Programming

This reading list delves into blockchain essentials like its technical foundations, cryptography, and consensus. It also offers expertise on decentralized app development, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and more. You'll even venture into blockchain's broader applications, like IoT, enterprise, quantum computing, AI, and its future prospects.

Learn Microsoft Power Platform

Discover how to architect, design, and manage solutions with Microsoft Power Platform. Explore Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents to address application lifecycle management, security, and extensibility.

Microservices Architecture and Implementation

This reading list is for developers and enterprise software architects keen on gaining hands-on microservices knowledge on designing, implementing, and managing complex distributed systems with microservices architecture concepts.

Popular Authors (10)

Mr. Mark Price

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years' experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree.

Most popular book of Mr. Mark Price

C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0

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Gabriel Baptista

Gabriel Baptista is a software architect who leads technical teams for Microsoft products across numerous projects for retail and industry. He is an Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions specialist, a computing professor, a co-founder of a start-up for developing mobile applications, and also a speaker on the Channel 9 community.

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Software Architecture with C# 9 and .NET 5

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Carl-Hugo Marcotte

Carl-Hugo Marcotte has been developing, designing, and architecting web applications professionally since 2005, wrote his first line of code at about eight years old, and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science. After working at a firm for a few years, he became an independent consultant, where he developed projects of different sizes for SMEs and educational institutions. He is now a Senior Solutions Architect at Export Development Canada and is passionate about software architecture, C#, ASP.NET Core, and the Cloud. He loves to share his knowledge, which led him to teaching programming, blogging, and creating, maintaining and contributing to multiple open-source projects.

Most popular book of Carl-Hugo Marcotte

An Atypical ASP.NET Core 5 Design Patterns Guide

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Antonio Melé

Antonio Melé is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Nucoro, the fintech platform that allows financial institutions to build, automate, and scale digital wealth management products. Antonio is also CTO of Exo Investing, an AI-driven digital investment platform for the UK market. Antonio has been developing Django projects since 2006 for clients across several industries. In 2009 Antonio founded Zenx IT, a development company specialized in building digital products. He has been working as a CTO and technology consultant for multiple technology-based startups and he has managed development teams building projects for large digital businesses. Antonio holds an MSc. in Computer Science from ICAI - Universidad Pontificia Comillas, where he mentors early-stage startups. His father inspired his passion for computers and programming.

Most popular book of Antonio Melé

Django 2 by Example

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Laurence Svekis

Laurence Svekis is an experienced web application developer. He has worked on multiple enterprise-level applications, hundreds of websites, business solutions, and many unique and innovative web applications. He has expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL and is also passionate about web technologies, web application development, programming, and online marketing with a strong focus on social media and SEO. He is always willing to help his students experience what technology has to offer and looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experiences with the world.

Most popular book of Laurence Svekis

JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

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Mr. Mikhail Sakhniuk

Mikhail Sakhniuk is Software Engineer with high proficiency in JavaScript, React and React Native. He has more than 5 years of experience in developing web and mobile applications. He has worked for startups, fintech companies, and product companies with more than 20 million users. Currently, Mikhail is working at Miro as a Frontend Engineer. In addition, he owns and maintains a few open-source projects. He also shares his experience and knowledge through books and articles.

Most popular book of Mr. Mikhail Sakhniuk

React and React Native

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Mr. Jimmy Engström

Jimmy Engström has been developing ever since he was 7 years old and got his first computer. He loves to be on the cutting edge of technology, trying new things. When he got wind of Blazor, he immediately realized the potential and adopted it already when it was in beta. He has been running Blazor in production since it was launched by Microsoft. His passion for the .NET industry and community has taken him around the world, speaking about development. Microsoft has recognized this passion by awarding him the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award 8 years in a row.

Most popular book of Mr. Jimmy Engström

Web Development with Blazor

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Carl Rippon

Carl Rippon has been in the software industry for over 20 years developing a complex lines of business applications in various sectors. He has spent the last 8 years building single-page applications using a wide range of JavaScript technologies including Angular, ReactJS, and TypeScript. Carl has also written over 100 blog posts on various technologies.

Most popular book of Carl Rippon

Learn React with TypeScript 3

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Doguhan Uluca

Doguhan Uluca is a Technical Fellow for Excella in Washington, DC, and a Google Developers Expert in Angular and Web Technologies. He is a software development, agile, and cloud engineering expert. Doguhan is passionate about teaching technology and open-source software. He is a speaker, an author, including the best-selling Angular for Enterprise-Ready Web Applications, and an active contributor in the OSS community. Doguhan enjoys recording music, playing Go, building Lego, and mixology.

Most popular book of Doguhan Uluca

Angular for Enterprise-Ready Web Applications

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Valerio De Sanctis

Valerio De Sanctis is a skilled IT professional with 20 years of experience in lead programming, web-based development, and project management using ASP.NET, PHP, Java, and JavaScript-based frameworks. He held senior positions at a range of financial and insurance companies, most recently serving as Chief Technology and Security Officer at a leading IT service provider for top-tier insurance groups. He's an active member of the Stack Exchange Network, providing advice and tips on the Stack Overflow, ServerFault, and SuperUser communities; he is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Developer Technologies. He's the founder and owner of Ryadel and the author of many best-selling books on back-end and front-end web development.

Most popular book of Valerio De Sanctis

ASP.NET Core 2 and Angular 5

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