April 1, 2012
jQuery Mobile is a library that allows you to develop mobile apps using jQuery.
Is even possible to use a jQuery Mobile program as a native app, thanks to programs like PhoneGap.
This book assumes that you already know jQuery and I think that this is good since the author can focus only on the main topic in this way.
I think you should know or study jQuery before even starting this book.
I do know that’s possible to understand jQuery code even if you don’t know anything of JavaScript if you have rock solid programming knowledge, but I discourage it.
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February 28, 2012
Mining the Social Web is a good start for anyone is going to create scripts to analyze patterns in Social Networks.
I’ve to say that this book consider that the reader already masters Python.
I think that should be written directly on the title (ie: “Mining the Social Web with Python”).
I liked the really fast approach to the Social Networks, even if a lot of times I wanted more; for this reason I consider it only a start, not a complete book.
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June 14, 2003
A few months ago, I got gifted The Code Book by Simon Singh.
The book is excellent.
It starts from very ancient forms of encryption and moves to current and even future encryption systems.
I’ve personally read it in Italian, but I’ve found it very easy to read and understand.
The book analyzes how the various encryption systems work, their security level and how they got defeated.
I think it’s fascinating how many of the more recent systems got violated due to the humans involved in it.
It seems like modern encryption systems are more secure than humans, so it’s easier to compromise the humans involved in the process than the system itself.
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