Software-Technology

How to Break Web Software: Functional & Security Testing of Web Applications & Web Services

This almost 20-year-old book describes the then-most common weaknesses of Internet software. Although some of the referenced technologies are outdated, a majority of the principles are still relevant in 2025. SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and the need to sanitize input parameters remain hot issues in web security for developers. Other items bring eye rolls to developers who have been around the bush – Internet Explorer, to name one. Although this book isn’t going to suddenly…

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Web Style Guide: Foundations of User Experience Design

Not many books on topics related to the Internet are in their fourth edition. Around since the 1990s, Web Style Guide is an exception, and its contents illustrate why. It offers in-depth examinations of various elements of user experience. Much like traditional style guides like the Chicago Manual of Style, this work provides a comprehensive, one-stop treatment of what designers need to know to make use of websites. While being comprehensive, this book profoundly offers…

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