Books
Listed here, the technical books I have read and I recommend.
JavaScript
JavaScript, the definitive guide
If you must read only one book about JavaScript, this one is the one. All JavaScript explained and regularly updated with new norms and usages.
JavaScript, the good parts
When you will have played a bit with JavaScript, reading this book will keep you concentrated on the good practices and will help you avoid bad usages. It is relatively small compared to the previous one but every paragraph is full fill with good materials. The man who wrote this book, Douglas Crockford has created JSON.
Dojo, the definitive guide
Dojo is a great JavaScript framework and, at first glance, seems to be a bit more complex than others like jQuery. After reading this book Dojo will become crystal clear.
ActionScript
Essential ActionScript 3.0
As for JavaScript, this is the book of reference for ActionScript.
Foundation ActionScript Animation: Making Things Move!
All aspects of ActionScript animation algorithms in this book…
…and in its AS3 counterpart.
The publisher Friends of ED is really worth to know.
Java
Building parsers with Java
It’s not only about parsers theory. This is the only book I found which explain step by step how to build parsers.
Design patterns in Java
An excellent introduction to design patterns with Java, or how to be a better developper.
Processing
Not really a Java book. Processing is a language and an IDE in its own. Really handy for any visual developers.
XML
XSLT is less known than CSS for styling documents but at least as powerful.
