LibGuides: Windows App Development: Software Development

Helpful Ebooks

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Access a large collection of computer technology ebooks online.

Software Development Ebooks from Ebrary

Publications

InformationWeek
Presents news, articles, columns, and product reviews and analysis for managers of information systems. Searchable through Computer Source database in EBSCO.
Journal of Systems & Software
Peer reviewed research papers, surveys, and reports covering all aspects of programming methodolgy, software engineering and related hardware/software systems issues. (Searchable through Computer Source database in EBSCO)

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This database provides access to information about all aspects of computers and computer technology.

Software Development Websites

DMOZ-- Open Directory

Software Development Links

When trying to learn more, or solve a specific problem, it's a good idea visit the website of the manufacturer or organization responsible for the product you are using. Below is a list of links to software development sites that will come in handy in your software development courses.

Agile Alliance
A consortium that keeps track of all things Agile, including SCRUM.
Eclipse IDE
All things about the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network
Documentation on all Microsoft Development Products including Visual Studio, C#, SQL Server, and Windows Server.
Oracle's Java Documentation
This site has links to Java Resources.
Python Software Foundation
The Foundation is the caretaker of the open source version of python. Lots of documentation and some tutorials can be found here.
Scrum Alliance
A large non-profit that provides certification, information, and training for SCRUM.
Scrum.org
One of the primary supporters of the SCRUM methodology. They claim to be the home of SCRUM as they are affiliated with one of the inventors of SCRUM, Ken Schwaber. They are one of the go-to sites for information on SCRUM.
W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium is the caretaker of HTML, CSS, Javascript and other standards related to the web. This site is difficult to navigate and the documentation is not-user friendly, but if you want to get into the whys of the World Wide Web, it's a great place to go.

Helpful Books from the Catalog

The Nature of Software Development by Ron Jeffries
ISBN: 9781941222379
Publication Date: 2015-03-01
This book leads you from the desire for value down to the specific activities that help good Agile projects deliver better software sooner, and at a lower cost.

Databases

A Relational Database Overview
An overview of relational databases. Courtesy of Oracle.

Object Oriented Programming

Object Oriented Programming Concepts
A brief overview of the various concepts involved in Object Oriented Programming. Courtesy of Oracle.