Recommended Books

Programming...

Book cover Title: Eclipse in Action
Author: David Gallardo
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Book cover Title: The Pragmatic Programmer
Author: Andrew Hunt
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Book cover Title: Database Design for Mere Mortals
Author: Michael J. Hernandez
Comments: Good place to start to understand basic principles of database design.
Book cover Title: Programming Perl 3rd Edition
Author: Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant, Larry Wall
Comments: This 3rd edition of this venerable tome is an expansive rewrite from previous editions. Even Perl aficionados may find items not before known or treatments not before seen.
Book cover Title: Designing With Web Standards
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Comments: Good tome for improving your perl code. Neat tips and tricks.
Book cover Title: XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations
Author: John Robert Gardner, Zarella L. Rendon
Comments: Artfully explains topics that are cryptic in other books
Book cover Title: JavaScript™ Developer's Dictionary
Author: Alexander J. Vincent
Comments: Exhaustive repository of function explanations. The book to have at your fingertips.
Book cover Title: Advanced JavaScript™: Insights and Innovative Techniques
Author: Dan Livingston
Comments: Another one to have to understand the inner arcane workings of JavaScript.

Design...

Book cover Title: More Eric Meyer on CSS
Author: Eric Meyer
Comments: More Eric Meyer on CSS picks up where the original book ended, going into detail on a score of important Web-design tasks.
Book cover Title: HTML/CSS/JavaScript Charts
Author: Visibone
Comments: Nothing defeats brainlock quite like a good cheatsheet. And Visibone has the best. Laminated.
Book cover Title: XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations
Author: John Robert Gardner, Zarella L. Rendon
Comments: Artfully explains topics that are cryptic in other books
Book cover Title: JavaScript™ Developer's Dictionary
Author: Alexander J. Vincent
Comments: Exhaustive repository of function explanations. The book to have at your fingertips.
Book cover Title: Advanced JavaScript™: Insights and Innovative Techniques
Author: Dan Livingston
Comments: Another one to have to understand the inner arcane workings of JavaScript.
Book cover Title: Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference
Author: Danny Goodman
Comments: Artfully explains topics that are cryptic in other books
Book cover Title: DHTML and CSS: Advanced Visual QuickPro Guide
Author: Jason Cranford Teague
Comments: A good getting-started guide for DHTML advanced topics.
Book cover Title: CSS Cookbook
Author: Christopher Schmitt
Comments: Good for when you have a specific CSS objective to tackle and want some ideas.
Book cover Title: Designing With Web Standards
Author: Jeffrey Zeldman
Comments: "The definitive guide to understanding and implementing web standards." Catch the author at his website.