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General Programming

Semantic Inspection of Software Artifacts: From Theory To Practice - ftp://ftp.ida.liu.se/pub/labs/tcslab/papers/timthesis.pdf

Cryptography - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cryptography

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Ada

Changes to Ada 1987 - 1995 - http://www.oopweb.com/Ada/Documents/Changes83/VolumeFrames.html

Ada 95: The Lovelace Tutorial - http://www.adahome.com/Tutorials/Lovelace/master.htm

The Big Online Book of Linux Ada Programming -http://www.pegasoft.ca/resources/boblap/book.html

LAW: Learn Ada on the Web - http://www.scism.sbu.ac.uk/law/lawhp.html

Quick Ada - http://goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au/~dale/ada/aln.html

Ada-95: A guide for C and C++ programmers - http://www.adahome.com/Ammo/cpp2ada.html

Learning Ada: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/learning.html#ada95_1

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Assembly

Assembly Language Tutorial - http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/asm/VolumeFrames.html

Programming From the Ground Up - http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/pgubook/

Ralph Brown's Interrupt List - http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/InterList/VolumeFrames.html

The Art of Assembly Language Programming - http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/ArtOfAssembly/VolumeFrames.html

The Assembly Language Database - http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Download/NortonGuide.zip

Win32 Programming for x86 Assembly Language Programmers - http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/Win32ASM/VolumeFrames.html

PC Assembly Language - http://www.drpaulcarter.com/pcasm/

Graphics Programming Black Book - http://www.byte.com/abrash/

X86 Assembly - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/X86_Assembly

 

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C
The C Book - http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/

 C - Elements of Style - http://www.oualline.com/style/index.html

Learning GNU C - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/programming_books/learning_gnu_c/index.html

The C Library Reference Guide - http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/book/c_guide/index.html

C Programming Tutorial (K&R version 4) - http://www.iu.hio.no/~mark/CTutorial/CTutorial.html

Programming in C: UNIX System Calls and Subroutines using C - http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/C/CE.html

ANSI C for Programmers on UNIX Systems - http://www-h.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/languages/C/teaching_C/

Beej's Guide to Network Programming - http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/

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C++

An Overview Of The C++ Programming Langauge - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Download/crc.zip

C++ Annotations - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPAnnotations/VolumeFrames.html

C++ Annotations - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Download/cplusplus.zip

C++ Coding Standard - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CodeStandard/VolumeFrames.html

C++ Course - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Download/CPPCourse.zip

C++ How To - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPHOWTO/VolumeFrames.html

C++ In Action - http://www.relisoft.com/book/index.htm

C++: A Dialog - http://www.steveheller.com/cppad/cppad.htm

How To Think Like A Computer Scientist with C++ - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ThinkCScpp/VolumeFrames.html

Introduction To OOP Using C++ - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/Intro2OOP/VolumeFrames.html

Introduction To OOP Using C++ - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Download/Intro2OOP.zip

Objects First - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ObjectsFirst/VolumeFrames.html

Optimizing C++ - http://www.steveheller.com/opt/

STL Guide - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/STLGuide/VolumeFrames.html

STL Guide - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Download/stl.zip

Standard Template Library Programmer's Guide - http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/

The Function Pointer Tutorials - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/FunctionPointers/VolumeFrames.html

The Standard Template Library Tutorial - http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/STL/VolumeFrames.html

An Introduction to C++ Programming - http://www.computer-books.us/cpp_1.php

Introduction to C++ Programming I - http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~pjbk/pathways/cpp1/cpp1.html

Programming in C++ - Rules and Recommendations - http://www.computer-books.us/cpp_6.php

A Beginners C++ Book - http://www.uow.edu.au/~nabg/ABC/ABC.html

Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition - http://www.cs.montana.edu/~mbauer/wwwback/c++/index.htm

C++ Reference Guide - http://www.cppreference.com/

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ - http://www.gnacademy.org/text/cc/

Visual C++ 6 Unleashed - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=Visual_C_PlusPlus

Borland C++ Builder 6: Quick Start Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder/v6/qs.pdf

Borland C++ Builder 6: Developers Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder/v6/dg.pdf

Borland C++ Builder 6: Object pascal Language Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder/v6/oplg.pdf

C/C++ Manual - http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/~pcr20/C_Manual/booktoc.html

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C++ - http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus4/html/book.html

Industrial Strength C++ - http://www.only4gurus.com/v3/preview.asp?ID=8215

C++ Programming - http://www.pragsoft.com/cppbook/cppbook.zip

Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs - http://pcroot.cern.ch/TaligentDocs/TaligentOnline/DocumentRoot/1.0/Docs/books/WM/WM_1.html

Industrial Strength C++ - http://hem.passagen.se/erinyq/industrial/

Introduction to C and C++ Programming - http://www.deakin.edu.au/~agoodman/ctutorial/

An Introduction to C++ and Object Oriented Programming - http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/support/cit//fortran/cpp/ch.htm

C++ Programming for Scientists - http://math.nist.gov/~RPozo/c++class/

An Introduction to C++ Programming - http://www.edm2.com/0507/introcpp1.html

C++ Language Tutorial - http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/language/tutorial/

C++ Tutorials - http://www.glenmccl.com/tutor.htm

C++ Reference - http://www.cplusplus.com/ref/

The Function Pointer Tutorials - http://www.newty.de/fpt/index.html

More C++ - http://www-h.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/languages/C++/doc/doc.html

C++ FAQ LITE - http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

Techniques for Scientific C++ - http://osl.iu.edu/~tveldhui/papers/techniques/

Available C++ Libraries FAQ - http://www.trumphurst.com/cpplibs/cpplibs.phtml

Template Numerical Toolkit - http://math.nist.gov/tnt/index.html

Blitz++ - http://www.oonumerics.org/blitz/

Standard Template Library Programmer's Guide - http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/

The Standard Template Library Tutorial - http://www.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/Research/Component/tutorial/prwmain.htm

A Modest STL Tutorial - http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/jak/proglang/cpp/stltut/

C++ Programming - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C%2B%2B_Programming/All_Chapters

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C#

C# - The Basics - http://www.computer-books.us/csharp_0004.php

C# Language Specification - http://www.computer-books.us/csharp_1.php

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C# - http://www.computer-books.us/csharp_2.php

C# tutorial (2 .pdf's) - http://www.ssw.uni-linz.ac.at/Teaching/Lectures/CSharp/Tutorial/

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CSS

CSS 1 Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/CSSTutorial/Output/index.html

CSS 2 Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/CSS2Tutorial/General/htmlIntro.html

CSS2 Reference - http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp

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COBOL

zingCOBOL - A Beginners Guide to COBOL Programming - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_0006.php

Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_0005.php

WebSphere Studio COBOL for Windows - Language Reference - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_1.php

COBOL Programming Course - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_2.php

WebSphere Studio COBOL for Windows - Programming Guide - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_3.php

HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual - http://www.computer-books.us/cobol_4.php

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Databases

MySQL Reference Manual - http://dev.mysql.com/doc/

Oracle 10g Database Book and Documentation Library - http://wtcis.wtamu.edu/oracle/

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Delphi/Pascal

Delphi 2005 Tutorial for Beginners - http://www.xcalibur.co.uk/training/Delphi2005/index.php

Delphi Training - http://www.xcalibur.co.uk/training/delphi/oldindex.html

Essential Delphi - http://www.marcocantu.com/edelphi/default.htm

Essential Pascal - http://www.marcocantu.com/epascal/default.htm

Delphi Language Guide - Delphi For The Microsoft .NET Framework - http://www.computer-books.us/delphi_2.php

Delphi Database Application Developers Guide - http://www.computer-books.us/delphi_1.php

Borland Delphi 7: Developers Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/delphi/Delphi7/DevelopersGuide.pdf

Borland Delphi 7: Quick Start Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/delphi/Delphi7/QuickStart.pdf

Borland Delphi 2005: Language Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/delphi/Delphi2005/Reference.pdf

Borland Delphi 5: Quick Start Guide, Developers Guide, and Object Pascal Language Guide - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/delphi/delphi5/ <--use the dropdown at the top of page to access all 3 books

Pascal for Delphi Programmers - http://www.209software.com/books/p4dp/p4dp.html

Mastering Delphi Update for Delphi 2006 - http://www.marcocantu.com/md2005/UpdateDelphi2006.html

Pocket Guide to Pascal - http://writerguy.users.btopenworld.com/Pascal/PascalFrameset.html

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Fortran

Numerical Recipes with Fortran 77 - http://www.library.cornell.edu/nr/cbookfpdf.html

Numerical Recipes with Fortran 90  - http://www.library.cornell.edu/nr/cbookf90pdf.html

User Notes on Fortran Programming (UNFP) - http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/fortran/

Interactive FORTRAN 77 - http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/support/cit/fortran/f77book.pdf

The Professional Programmer's Guide to Fortran 77 - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5564/prof77.htm

Debugging Fortran g77 programs - http://www.engineering.usu.edu/cee/faculty/gurro/Classes/Classes_Fall2002/Fortran77/DebugFortran77Progs.pdf

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HTML

HTML 4.01 Specifications - http://www.oopweb.com/HTML/Documents/HTML4/VolumeFrames.html

Writing HTML - http://www.oopweb.com/HTML/Documents/Writing%20HTML/VolumeFrames.html

Sams Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_html_24hours

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Java

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist with Java - http://www.oopweb.com/Java/Documents/ThinkCSJav/VolumeFrames.html

Introduction to Programming Using Java - http://www.oopweb.com/Java/Documents/IntroToProgrammingUsingJava/VolumeFrames.html

Introduction To Programming Using Java - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/programming_books/introduction_to_java_programming/index.html

Java Programming Tutorial: Introduction to Computer Science - http://www.oopweb.com/Java/Documents/JavaNotes/VolumeFrames.html

Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition - http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

Thinking in Enterprise Java - http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/eckel/

Java AWT Reference - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javawt/book/index.html

Enterprise JavaBeans - http://www.computer-books.us/java_1.php

Essentials of the Java Programming Language - Part 1 - http://www.computer-books.us/java_2.php

Essentials of the Java Programming Language - Part 2 - http://www.computer-books.us/java_3.php

Exploring Java - http://www.computer-books.us/java_4.php

Introduction to Computer Science using Java - http://www.computer-books.us/java_5.php

Java Language Reference - http://www.computer-books.us/java_8.php

Java Servlet Programming - http://www.computer-books.us/java_9.php

Java Web Services Tutorial - http://www.computer-books.us/java_10.php

Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines, Second Edition - http://java.sun.com/products/jlf/ed2/book/index.html

The Design Patterns: Java Companion - http://www.patterndepot.com/put/8/JavaPatterns.htm

1000 Java Tips e-Book - http://javaa.com

Practical Artificial Intelligence Programming in Java - http://www.markwatson.com/opencontent/javaai_lic.htm

Sun Java Tutorials -http://java.sun.com/learning/tutorial/index.html

Introduction to Programming Using Java Version 3.1 - http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/javanotes3/

Introduction to Programming Using Java Version 4.1 - http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/

Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_Java2_24hours

CORE SERVLETS and JAVASERVER PAGES - http://pdf.coreservlets.com/

From Java to Sumatra - http://staff.science.uva.nl/~heck/JAVAcourse/s.html

20 Different Borland JBuilder books - http://info.borland.com/techpubs/jbuilder/

Java Precisely 1.05 - http://www.dina.kvl.dk/~sestoft/javaprecisely/javaprecisely-online.pdf

Processing XML with Java - http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/

Bleeding at the Keyboard: A Guide to Modern Programming with Java - http://www.roxie.org/books/bleeding/tableofcontents.html

Securing Java - http://www.securingjava.com/toc.html

Java an Object First Approach - http://www.scism.sbu.ac.uk/jfl/jflcontents.html

Processing XML with Java - http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/

Java Programming - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming

 

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Javascript

Voodoo's Introduction to Javascript - http://www.oopweb.com/JavaScript/Documents/jsintro/VolumeFrames.html

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_JavaScript_24_hours

Dive Into Greasemonkey - http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/toc/

JavaScript Authoring Guide - http://lib.ru/JAVA/javascr/

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LaTeX

Learning LaTeX by Doing - http://staff.science.uva.nl/~heck/Courses/latexcourse.pdf

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Linux

Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition  - http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

An Introduction to GCC - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/an_introduction_to_gcc/index.html

Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/programming_tool_guides/linux_using_gnu_compiler_collection/index.html

Bash Reference Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/bash_reference_guide/index.html

Bash Guide for Beginners - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/bash_guide_for_beginners/index.html

Advanced Bash Scripting Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/advanced_bash_scripting_guide/index.html

Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/Linux_Kernel_Module_Programming_Guide/index.html

Red Hat Linux Developer Tools Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/redhat_linux_developer_tools_guide/index.html

Linux Debugging with gdb Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/redhat_linux_debugging_with_gdb/index.html

Using cpp, the C Preprocessor Guide - http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/programming_tool_guides/redhat_using_cpp_c_preprocessor/index.html

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide - http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/

KDE 2.0 Development - http://www.andamooka.org/index.pl?section=kde20devel

Writing GNOME Applications - http://developer.gnome.org/doc/books/WGA/

GTK+/Gnome Application Development - http://developer.gnome.org/doc/GGAD/

Advanced Linux Programming - http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com

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Lisp

Loving Lisp - the Savy Programmer's Secret Weapon - http://www.markwatson.com/opencontent/lisp_lic.htm

The Common Lisp Cookbook - http://cl-cookbook.sourceforge.net/

Practical Common Lisp - http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/

Onlisp - http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisptext.html

Programming in Emacs Lisp (Second Edition) - http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/

Learning Lisp for CMPT 310 - http://www.cs.sfu.ca/CC/310/pwfong/Lisp/

Interpreting Lisp - http://www.civilized.com/LispBook/

Lisp Primer - http://mypage.iu.edu/~colallen/lp/

Successful Lisp - http://www.psg.com/~dlamkins/sl/contents.html

Common Lisp HyperSpec - http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Front/Contents.htm

ANSI Common Lisp - http://www.franz.com/support/documentation/6.0/ansicl/ansicl.htm

Common Lisp the Language, 2nd Edition - http://www.supelec.fr/docs/cltl/clm/node1.html

Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/LispBook/

Common LISP Hints - http://www.n-a-n-o.com/lisp/cmucl-tutorials/LISP-tutorial.html

Common Lisp - http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/milhous/lisp.htm

Fundamentals of CLOS - http://www.ravenbrook.com/doc/2003/07/15/clos-fundamentals/

The Common Lisp Object System MetaObject Protocol - http://www.lisp.org/mop/index.html

CMUCL User's Manual - http://www.pmsf.de/pub/cmucl/doc/cmu-user/index.html

The Ultimate AutoLisp Tutorial - http://www.jefferypsanders.com/autolisptut.html

The AutoLisp Tutorial - DCL - http://www.jefferypsanders.com/autolisp_DCL.html

Casting Spells in Lisp - http://www.lisperati.com/casting.html

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Lua

Programming in Lua - http://www.lua.org/pil/

Image Processing with gluas - http://pippin.gimp.org/image_processing/

Lua Short Reference - http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaShortReference

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Mathematics

Huge list of books available online - http://www.math.gatech.edu/~cain/textbooks/onlinebooks.html

Mechanical Basis of Motion Analysis - http://kwon3d.com/theory/basis.html

Theories and Practices of Motion Analysis - http://kwon3d.com/theory/prac.html

Practical Foundations of Mathematics - http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~pt/Practical_Foundations/html/

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Open Source

Creating Applications with Mozilla - http://books.mozdev.org/chapters/index.html

Free as in Freedom - http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/index.html

Managing Projects with GNU make, 3rd Edition - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/make3/book/index.csp

OpenSources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/toc.html

Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/book/

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Perl



HTMLified Perl 5 Reference Guide - http://www.oopweb.com/Perl/Documents/Perl5Ref/VolumeFrames.html

Perl 5 Documentation - http://www.oopweb.com/Perl/Documents/PerlDoc/VolumeFrames.html

Perl for Perl Newbies - http://www.oopweb.com/Perl/Documents/P4PNewbies/VolumeFrames.html

Perl for Win32 FAQ - http://www.oopweb.com/Perl/Documents/PerlWin32/VolumeFrames.html

Beginning Perl - http://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/

Impatient Perl - http://www.perl.org/books/impatient-perl/

Extreme Perl - http://www.extremeperl.org/bk/home

MacPerl: Power & Ease - http://macperl.com/ptf_book/r/MP/i2.html

Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason - http://www.masonbook.com/

Perl for the Web - http://www.globalspin.com/thebook/

Web Client Programming with Perl - http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/webclient/

Perl 5 By Example - http://www.computer-books.us/perl_0010.php

An Introduction to Perl - http://www.linuxtopia.org/Perl_Tutorial/index.html

Beginning CGI Programming with Perl - http://www.learnthat.com/internet/learn-160-cgi_programming_perl.htm

Perl Tutorial: Start - http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/Perl/start.html

A Perl Tutorial - http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/Courses/Grad/1995-96/82.562/perl/

Robert's Perl Tutorial - http://www.sthomas.net/oldpages/roberts-perl-tutorial.htm

Beginning Perl Tutorials - http://www.pageresource.com/cgirec/index2.htm

Beginner's Guide to CGI Scripting with Perl - http://www.lies.com/begperl/

Practical Perl Programming - http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/PERL/

Perl 5 Unleashed - http://octopus.cdut.edu.cn/~yf17/perl5/

Perl for System Administration - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/sysadmin/index.htm

PERL -- Practical Extraction and Report Language - http://www-cgi.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/perl-man

Programming Perl - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/prog3/

Steve Litt's Perls of Wisdom - http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/littperl/index.htm

Perl Regular Expression Tutorial - http://virtual.park.uga.edu/humcomp/perl/regex2a.html

Perl Documentation - http://www.perl.com/pub/q/documentation

Programming Perl 5 - http://www.squirrel.nl/pub/perlref-5.004.1.pdf

Beginner's Introduction to Perl - http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2000/10/begperl1.html

Perl in a Nutshell - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/perlnut/index.htm

Programming Perl, 3rd Edition - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/prog3/index.htm

Advanced Perl Programming - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/advprog/index.htm

Perl Cookbook - http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/cookbook/index.htm

XML processing with Perl - http://www.xmltwig.com/tutorial/perl_xml/mtb04_01.html

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PHP

Practical PHP Programming - http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/

A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0 -http://www.apress.com/free/

Practical PHP Programming - http://www.computer-books.us/php_3.php

The PHP manual - http://www.php.net/download-docs.php

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Prolog

Adventure in Prolog - http://www.amzi.com/AdventureInProlog/


Building Expert Systems in Prolog -http://www.amzi.com/ExpertSystemsInProlog/

Prolog Programming A First Course - http://computing.unn.ac.uk/staff/cgpb4/prologbook/

Logic, Programming and Prolog (2ed) - http://www.ida.liu.se/~ulfni/lpp/

 

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Python

Official Python Documentation - http://www.python.org/doc/current/

Text Processing in Python -http://gnosis.cx/TPiP/

Python Reference Manual - http://docs.python.org/ref/ref.html

Python Imaging Library Handbook -http://www.pythonware.com/library/the-python-imaging-library.htm

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Learning with Python - http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython

Dive Into Python -http://diveintopython.org/

Thinking in Python - http://mindview.net/Books/TIPython

A Byte of Python - http://www.ibiblio.org/g2swap/byteofpython/read/

Learning to Program - http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/

Introduction to Programming using Python - http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/python/

Python for Fun - http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/py4fun/

Python 101 -- Introduction to Python - http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/python_101/python_101.html

Python Short Course - http://www.wag.caltech.edu/home/rpm/python_course/

The What, Why, Who, and Where of Python - http://www.networkcomputing.com/unixworld/tutorial/005/005.html

Python Tutorial - http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html

Python Library Reference - http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/lib.html

Python Reference Manual - http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/ref.html

Python Cookbook - http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python

Python 201 -- (Slightly) Advanced Python Topics - http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/python_201/python_201.html

Tutorial - Embedded Python - http://www.ragestorm.net/tutorial?id=21

Using Python for CGI programming - http://www.python.org/doc/essays/ppt/sd99east/tsld001.htm

Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter - http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/ext.html

Python GUI Programming - http://www.metaslash.com/brochure/tutorial/

PyGTK 2.0 Tutorial - http://www.moeraki.com/pygtktutorial/pygtk2tutorial/

Tkinter Life Preserver - http://python.org/doc/life-preserver/index.html

An Introduction to Tkinter - http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/index.htm

PythonCard Documentation - http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/walkthrough1.html

Python: Interactive CGI Tutorial - http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lab2q/lesson_1/

Using Python for CGI programming - http://www.python.org/doc/essays/ppt/sd99east/

Python course in Bioinformatics - http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites/sis/formation/python/

Socket Programming HOWTO - http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/sockets/sockets.html

Regular Expression HOWTO - http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/regex/

The Document Object Model API - http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-xml.dom.html

The Django Book - http://www.djangobook.com

 

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QBASIC

QBASIC - http://www.raritanval.edu/departments/cis/course_files/CLASS.HTM

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Ruby

Programming Ruby - The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide (First Edition) - http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/

Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby - http://poignantguide.net/ruby/ <--the funniest programming book I have ever seen!

Pragmatic Programmers Guide - http://www.rubycentral.com/book/

The Little Book Of Ruby - http://www.sapphiresteel.com/The-Little-Book-Of-Ruby

Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book - http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/

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Scheme

The Scheme Programming Language, 2nd Edition - http://www.scheme.com/tspl2d/

Teach Yourself Scheme in Fixnum Days - http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/t-y-scheme/t-y-scheme.html

Schematics Scheme Cookbook - http://schemecookbook.org

 

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Smalltalk

Smalltalk by Example: the Developer's Guide - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/ByExample/

Smalltalk With Style (Volume One) - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/WithStyle/SmalltalkWithStyle.pdf

Inside Smalltalk (Volume One) - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/InsideST/InsideSmalltalk.pdf

Inside Smalltalk (Volume Two) - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/InsideST/InsideSmalltalkII.pdf

A Little Smalltalk - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/LittleSmalltalk/ALittleSmalltalk.pdf

The Art and Science of Smalltalk - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/Art/artAdded174186187Final.pdf

Practical Smalltalk: Using Smalltalk/V - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/PracticalSmalltalk/PracticalSmalltalk.pdf

Smalltalk An Introduction to Application Development using VisualWorks - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/HopkinsHoran/HopkinsHoran.pdf

Smalltalk and Object Orientation: an Introduction - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/STandOO/Smalltalk-and-OO.pdf

Smalltalk V Tutorial - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/SmalltalkVTutorial/SmalltalkVTutorial.pdf

The Taste of Smalltalk - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/Taste/

The Joy Of Smalltalk - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/Joy/

Smalltalk-80, Bits of History, Words of Advice - hhttp://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/

Smalltalk-80, The Interactive Programming Environment - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/TheInteractiveProgrammingEnv/TheInteractiveProgrammingEnv.pdf

DRAFTS of Squeak, Open Personal Computing and Multimedia - http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/FreeBooks/CollectiveNBlueBook/

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SQL

Comparison of Different SQL Implementations - http://www.computer-books.us/sql_0004.php

SQL - A Practical Introduction - http://www.managedtime.com/freesqlbook.php3

Introduction To Structured Query Language - http://www.computer-books.us/sql_2.php

Practical PostgreSQL - http://www.opendocspublishing.com/ppbook/

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_Sql_24hours

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 21 Days - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_Sql_Server_7


SQL for Web Nerds - http://philip.greenspun.com/sql/

 

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Tcl (Many of these are only sample chapters or partial copies of books. It is very hard to find TCL related books and I felt these are better than nothing at all)

Tcl for Web Nerds - http://philip.greenspun.com/tcl/

TCLWISE - An introduction to the Tcl programming language - http://www.invece.org/tclwise/  

A Tcl/Tk Tutorial - http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/comp/Publications/CS-TR-94-4.abs.html

Tcl/Tk Cookbook - http://www.bitd.clrc.ac.uk/Publications/Cookbook/

Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk - http://www.beedub.com/book/

Introduction to the Tcl Programming Language - http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/keith/tcl-course/

A Non-Programmer's Introduction to Tcl/Tk - http://www.ardenstone.com/projects/seniorsem/tcl/

TclTutor - http://www.msen.com/~clif/TclTutor.html

Core Documentation - http://www.tcl.tk/man/

Tcl/Tk Quick Reference Guide - http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~raines/tkref.html

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UNIX

FreeBSD Handbook - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html

The UNIX-HATERS Handbook  - http://research.microsoft.com/%7Edaniel/unix-haters.html

Beej's Guide to Unix Interprocess Communication - http://beej.us/guide/ipc/

Beej's Guide to C Programming - http://beej.us/guide/bgc/

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Visual Basic

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 24 Hours - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_VB6_24hours

Visual Basic 6 By Example - http://www.other-space.com/vb/

Hardcore Visual Basic - http://vb.mvps.org/hardcore/

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Visual Basic.net

Programming VB.NET - A Guide For Experienced Programmers - http://www.apress.com/free/

Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/staythepath/additionalresources/upgradingvb6/

Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/staythepath/additionalresources/IntroTo2005/default.aspx

Public Joe's VB.net Book (a full book created from various freely available sample chapters from other books) - http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/vbnet/samples/ebook.html

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Visual J#

Visual J# .NET FREE Online Course - http://www.learninglynx.com/jsharp/ <--comes with free 90 page book

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XML

OpenOffice.org XML Essentials - http://books.evc-cit.info/

Essential XML Quick Reference - http://www.develop.com/books/essentialxmlqr/

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days - http://www.samspublishing.com/library/library.asp?b=STY_XML_21days

Processing XML with Java - http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/

XML Basics - An Introduction to XML - http://www.xmlfiles.com/xml/

XML Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XMLTutorial/General/book.html

The skew.org XML Tutorial - http://skew.org/xml/tutorial/

The XML Revolution - http://www.brics.dk/~amoeller/XML/index.html

Introduction to XML - http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp

XML and Databases - http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm

XML Road Map - http://www.idealliance.org/XMLRoadmap/WEB/TOC/xmlrotoc.htm

XML Tutorial - http://helmer.hit.uib.no/~vemund/xml/tutorial/index.htm

introduction to XML for web developers - http://www.extropia.com/tutorials/xml/toc.html

Data Transfer Strategies - http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/DataTransfer.htm

The XML FAQ - http://xml.silmaril.ie/

Processing XML with Java - http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/

Working with XML - http://java.sun.com/webservices/jaxp/dist/1.1/docs/tutorial/TOC.html

The XML Files: Using XML for Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Applications - http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246104.html

XML processing with Perl - http://www.xmltwig.com/tutorial/perl_xml/mtb04_01.html

Namespace Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/NamespaceTutorial/Output/index.html

XML Namespaces FAQ - http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespacesFAQ.htm

XML DOM Tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/dom/default.asp

The Document Object Model API - http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-xml.dom.html

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XSL

XSL Languages - http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/xsl_languages.asp

XSLT Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XSLTutorial/Output/index.html

XSL Concepts and Practical Use - http://nwalsh.com/docs/tutorials/xsl/xsl/frames.html

Jeni's XSLT Pages - http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/index.html

XSL Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/index.html

XML Schema Tutorial - http://www.w3schools.com/schema/default.asp

XML Schema 2001 and Relax NG Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XMLSchemaTutorial/Output/index.html

Schematron Tutorial - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/SchematronTutorial/General/contents.html

Jeni's Schema Pages - http://www.jenitennison.com/schema/index.html

XML Schemas: Best Practices - http://www.xfront.com/BestPracticesHomepage.html

XML Schema 2001 Reference - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/xmlSchema2001Reference/Output/

Comparative Analysis of Six XML Schema Languages - http://www.cobase.cs.ucla.edu/tech-docs/dongwon/ucla-200008.html

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  XUL

Main XUL Tutorial - http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/

XUL Element Reference - http://www.xulplanet.com/references/elemref/

XPCOM Reference - http://www.xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/

Scriptable Objects Reference - http://www.xulplanet.com/references/objref/

Developers Guide - http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/mozsdk/

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Misc. stuff that is worth reading

The Future does not compute - http://www.praxagora.com/stevet/fdnc/toc.html

The Cathedral and the Bazaar - http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

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