No Starch Press: 203 books
Arduino Project Handbook, Volume 2
25 Simple Electronics Projects for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
This second volume of the Arduino Project Handbook delivers 25 more beginner-friendly electronics projects. Get up and running with a crash course on the Arduino, and then pick any project that sparks your interest and start making!
Each project includes cost and time estimates, simple instructions,...
20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects
Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Twenty projects using the Raspberry Pi, a tiny and affordable computer, for beginners looking to make cool things right away. Projects are explained with full-color visuals and simple step-by-step instructions.
20 Easy Raspberry Pi Projects is a beginner-friendly collection of electronics projects,...
iOS Application Security
The Definitive Guide for Hackers and Developers
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Eliminating security holes in iOS apps is critical for any developer who wants to protect their users from the bad guys. In iOS Application Security, mobile security expert David Thiel reveals common iOS coding mistakes that create serious security problems and shows you how to find and fix them.
After...
by Anna Anthropy
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
**Bring your game ideas to life with Twine!
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Twine is a free online tool that lets anyone new to programming create their own interactive, story-based adventure games in a web page.
In Make Your Own Twine Games!, game designer Anna Anthropy takes you step-by-step through the game development...
by Anna Anthropy
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Learn to make interactive games with Scratch—the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab! Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek...
by Anna Anthropy
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2020
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2020
Fun introduction to game development by well-known game designer using PuzzleScript, a free online tool for creating puzzles/platform games.
Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! shows you how to use PuzzleScript, an open source tool for making puzzle games using HTML-like scripting language. Anthropy...
Code Craft
The Practice of Writing Excellent Code
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
You know how to write code that works, but what about code that's well written and easy to understand? And robust and bug-free? If other programmers looked at your handiwork, would they be able to figure out the code's logic and purpose? Exceptional programmers have more than just technical know-how;...
Make Your Own Pixel Art
Create Graphics for Games, Animations, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Make Your Own Pixel Art is a complete, illustrated introduction to the creation of pixel art aimed at beginners just starting out right through to the experienced pixel artist wanting to enhance their skills.
Hand anyone a pencil and paper and they can start drawing, but it's just as easy to...
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers, 2nd Edition
A Guide to Developing Internet Agents with PHP/CURL
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
There's a wealth of data online, but sorting and gathering it by hand can be tedious and time consuming. Rather than click through page after endless page, why not let bots do the work for you?
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers will show you how to create simple programs with PHP/CURL to...
Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition
A Modern Introduction to Programming
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Completely revised and updated, this best-selling introduction to programming in JavaScript focuses on writing real applications.
JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps like Twitter to browser-based game frameworks like Phaser and Babylon. Though...
Real-World Bug Hunting
A Field Guide to Web Hacking
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Learn how people break websites and how you can, too.
Real-World Bug Hunting is the premier field guide to finding software bugs. Whether you're a cyber-security beginner who wants to make the internet safer or a seasoned developer who wants to write secure code, ethical hacker Peter Yaworski...
Computers for Seniors
Email, Internet, Photos, and More in 14 Easy Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Computers for Seniors is a step-by-step guide that will take you all the way from pressing the "On" button on your new computer to being a confident user who can send email to family and friends, shop online safely, read the latest news, watch funny YouTube videos, share cute pictures of...
The Art of LEGO Design
Creative Ways to Build Amazing Models
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The most impressive LEGO models often take careful planning (and lots of pieces), but with some inspiration, a little imagination, and a number of tried-and-true techniques, you too can turn bricks into a masterpiece.In The Art of LEGO® Design, author Jordan Schwartz explores LEGO as an artistic...
The Arduino Inventor's Guide
Learn Electronics by Making 10 Awesome Projects
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
With Arduino, you can build any hardware project you can imagine. This open-source platform is designed to help total beginners explore electronics, and with its easy-to-learn programming language, you can collect data about the world around you to make something truly interactive.
The Arduino...