Programming and Scripting
This page brings together all of our currently available material on programming and scripting, including Web client-side scripting in JavaScript and server-side Web application programming. Please scroll through the list below and click on any item to get further information.
Authentication and Authorization on the Web
A short book in the Web Security Topics series, intended for Web developers. Provides a detailed description of setting up, managing and maintaining the security of user accounts in Web applications. Covers secure storage of passwords, authentication of users’ identities, and methods of authorization for restricting the operations that users may perform. Includes code examples in JavaScript/Node.js, key points and a full glossary.This book includes a mail-in form to claim a free PDF copy.
This book will be published on 23rd March 2012.
Recommended list prices: £8.99 (GBP), $13.99 (USD), €9.99 (EU) – actual prices at booksellers may vary.
Web Design: A Complete Introduction, Complete PDF
This is a complete set of all 11 chapters from Web Design: A Complete Introduction plus the Glossary, in PDF format. These PDF files can be read with any program that opens PDF documents.
This collection is offered at a discounted price of over 35% off the total price for the individual PDF chapters and Glossary.
The set contains 12 separate files.
[12 files, total 26.2 MB]
PRICE: GBP £19.49
Web Design: A Complete Introduction 7 DOM Scripting
This is Chapter 7, DOM Scripting, from Web Design: A Complete Introduction. It introduces the JavaScript language and shows some common techniques for using it to add interactivity to Web pages.
[1 file, 3.7 MB]
PRICE: GBP £3.25
Web Design: A Complete Introduction 8 Web Applications
This is Chapter 8, Web Applications, from Web Design: A Complete Introduction. This chapter introduces the topic of server-side scripting, which is used to generate Web pages dynamically.
[1 file, 2.0 MB]
PRICE: GBP £2.99
Digital Multimedia 3rd Ed. 14 Scripting
This is Chapter 14, Scripting, from Digital Multimedia, 3rd Edition. This chapter provides an introduction to scripting for interactive multimedia.
[1 file, 1.3 MB]
PRICE: GBP £1.99
Web Security: A Complete Introduction
Web Security: A Complete Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to protecting Web sites, applications and servers from unauthorized access, tampering, hijacking and other attacks.
It is designed to be used as an introductory textbook for undergraduate and Masters’ degree courses as well for self–study by professionals.
This book will be available in July 2012.
Digital Multimedia 3rd Ed. Pocket PDF Slides 14 Scripting
A set of small format (480 × 300 pixels) PDF Key Points Slides for Chapter 14, Scripting, of Digital Multimedia, 3rd Edition, designed for display on mobile devices. Illustrated in full colour.
PDF document: please check that your mobile device can import and display PDF.
[1 file, 314.5 kB]
PRICE: GBP £0.49
Web Design Pocket PDF Slides 07 DOM Scripting
A set of small format (480 × 300 pixels) PDF Key Points Slides for Chapter 7, DOM Scripting, of Web Design: A Complete Introduction, designed for display on mobile devices. Illustrated in full colour.
PDF document: please check that your mobile device can import and display PDF.
[1 file, 732.2 kB]
PRICE: GBP £0.59
Web Design Pocket PDF Slides 08 Web Applications
A set of small format (480 × 300 pixels) PDF Key Points Slides for Chapter 8, Web Applications, of Web Design: A Complete Introduction, designed for display on mobile devices. Illustrated in full colour.
PDF document: please check that your mobile device can import and display PDF.
[1 file, 197.3 kB]
PRICE: GBP £0.59
Perl: The Programmer's Companion
A concise introduction to Perl for programmers familiar with other languages. This book was first published in 1997, so some of its references are inevitably now out of date, but it has remained so popular that it is still available for immediate purchase from amazon and other booksellers.
The Late Night Guide to C++
The Late Night Guide to C++ was published in 1996 to introduce C++ to the experienced programmer. Although officially out of print, copies of the book are still readily available, and it is still used by some programmers today.