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Smalltalk is a language that marries efficiency and simplicity together in a powerful combo. Despite not being a mainstream choice these days, Smalltalk is the father of numerous modern programming languages and can be a competitive advantage for the discerning company and developer. In this introduction we'll showcase Smalltalk's powerful...

The latest version of Ruby on Rails (the most famous Ruby web application framework) is just around the corner. Rails 3 is a major refactoring of the entire codebase. This upcoming version includes a bunch of new features, most of which are the result of merging with the Merb framework....

HTTP is one of the most popular web protocols. A solid knowledge of HTTP is fundamental for internet software developers. This introduction is aimed at those who are interested in knowing the essentials of HTTP, the kind of network architecture it's based on, the operations it allows, and how the...

Test-Driven Development (TDD) has emerged in recent years as one of the most interesting new developments in the Extreme Programming (XP) community. TDD is an effective way to code, though it definitely requires some practice to fully master. In this course Piergiuliano Bossi, an XP Coach, takes you step-by-step through...

In this screencast Renzo Borgatti introduces MacRuby, a Mac OS X implementation of the Ruby language. After a brief introduction and some examples from the command line, Renzo guides us in building an application with Xcode and, finally, with HotCocoa, an idiomatic library that allows us to program graphical interfaces...

jQuery is rapidly becoming the most used JavaScript library in the world when it comes to developing interactive, dynamic web applications. In this screencast - which is approximately one hour long - Claudio Cicali guides you through the basics of jQuery and shows you why this library is so wonderful,...

Document management is an important service provided to many organizations by many IT professionals like myself and, hopefully, my audience. In this six-part course we'll examine three leading Open Source/Free Software document management systems. Each has a web interface and provides the basic features most users expect from their document...

This Python course is comprised of eight screencasts, each containing examples of, and educational material regarding, Python 2.6 and its features. Python is a powerful, yet easy to learn programming language. Its ease of use should not be misinterpreted though, it is not a "toy language" but rather a serious...

This short screencast demonstrates a practical example of how to use Python to solve a relatively difficult problem (an ASCII maze) with ease, thanks to just a few lines of code. With this informative video you'll experience the power and elegance of Python. FREE