Research Guides: Computer Science: Books

Recommendations

Beyond Cybersecurity by James M. Kaplan; Tucker Bailey; Derek O'Halloran; Alan Marcus; Chris Rezek
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781119026914
Publication Date: 2015-04-03
Members of the global economy have spent years and tens of billions of dollars fighting cyber threats--but attacks remain an immense concern in the world of online business. Based upon highly-regarded risk assessment analysis, this critical text is founded upon proprietary research, client experience, and interviews with over 200 executives, regulators, and security experts, offering you a well-rounded, thoroughly researched resource that presents its findings in an organized, approachable style.
The Black Art of Multiplatform Game Programming by Jazon Yamamoto
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781305110380
Publication Date: 2014-04-15
Written with beginners in mind, this book assumes no prior knowledge of game programming. Anyone can learn how to program exciting video games using this book. It will take you all the way from pixel plotting to full-blown game development.
Black Hat Python by Justin Seitz
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781593275907
Publication Date: 2014-12-21
When it comes to creating powerful and effective hacking tools, Python is the language of choice for most security analysts. But just how does the magic happen? In Black Hat Python, , you'll explore the darker side of Python's capabilities.
The Book of CSS3 by Peter Gasston
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781593275808
Publication Date: 2014-11-13
CSS3 is the technology behind most of the eye-catching visuals on the Web. But the docs can be dry, murky, and full of dastardly caveats for inconsistent browser implementations. This completely updated second edition of the best-selling Book of CSS3 distills the dense technical language of the CSS3 specification into plain English and shows you what CSS3 can do.
C++: the Ultimate Beginner's Guide! by Andrew. Johansen
Call Number: QA76.73 .C153 A36 2015
ISBN: 1523416920
Publication Date: 2016-01-18
If you are looking for a comprehensive book that will teach you everything you need to know about C++, this just might be what you're looking for. By reading this book, you'll learn the basics of C++. You'll discover the ideas, concepts, techniques, and methods used by expert C++ programmers.
Coding Literacy by Annette Vee
Call Number: LC149.5.L44 2017
ISBN: 9780262036245
Publication Date: 2017-07-28
The message from educators, the tech community, and even politicians is clear: everyone should learn to code. To emphasize the universality and importance of computer programming, promoters of coding for everyone often invoke the concept of "literacy," drawing parallels between reading and writing code and reading and writing text. In this book, Annette Vee examines the coding-as-literacy analogy and argues that it can be an apt rhetorical frame.
Linux Server Security: hack and defend by Chris Binnie
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781119277644
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Written by a 20-year veteran of Linux server deployment this book provides the insight of experience along with highly practical instruction. By increasing your understanding of a hacker's tools and mindset you're less likely to be confronted by the all-too-common reality faced by many admins these days: someone else has control of your systems.
Privacy Rights in the Digital Era by Christopher Anglim (Editor)
Call Number: KF1263 .C65 P75 2015
ISBN: 9781619257474
Publication Date: 2015-09-01
"Big Data" applications of every sort now permeate our social and civic lives: Orwellian government surveillance in the name of national security, Supreme Court-sanctioned collection of DNA fingerprints of criminal suspects, targeted online ads tailored to our interests based on personal search histories, wearable computers with camera and recording features, and GPS devices built into cell phones that track our every movement. Such developments no longer shock or even very much surprise us, but how does all of this affect the world we live in, as well as the future of personal security?
Professional Python by Luke Sneeringer
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781119070788
Publication Date: 2015-10-07
Master the secret tools every Python programmer needs to know Professional Python goes beyond the basics to teach beginner- and intermediate-level Python programmers the little-known tools and constructs that build concise, maintainable code. Design better architecture and write easy-to-understand code using highly adoptable techniques that result in more robust and efficient applications.

Primo Search

Find Books, eBooks, Articles, DVDs, and Streaming Videos

Visit our Primo Research Guide if you have any questions.

Google Books

Need a Little Help?

General Search Tips

General Search Tips

Start your search in the library catalog, then look in subject specific databases for more specific results.
Boolean Search terms: AND gives you only results with both of your search terms, OR gives you results with either one of your search terms (but not necessarily both of them), NOT excludes results with that search term.
Start general, and refine to a specific search. If you have a general idea of what you would like to focus on, search a broad term, and then refine as you discover what is available.
Look at the subject terms and keywords that the articles you find are using. If they seem relevant, you may wish to incorporate them into your search terms.
If your results are too broad, add additional search terms to refine your search.
Searching for a specific phrase? Place it in quotation marks to search for those exact works in that order. For example: “To be or not to be” will find that specific phrase, rather than each word individually.
Need to find a word or phrase in an article PDF, an e-book, or on a webpage? Use CTRL and F to open a search box that will search the text within a document.