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  • Bad Programming Practices 101

    Become a Better Coder by Learning How (Not) to Program

    by Karl Beecher ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    This book flips the script of generic programming manuals, using humor to teach by bad example. Discover how to become the world’s worst programmer and build bad habits that lead to buggy, poorly written code.Do you dream of writing code that gets instantly rejected in review? Do you look forward to reading feedback plastered in comments like "WTF???" Do you hope your bug-ridden changes sneak ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Computational Thinking

    A beginner's guide to problem-solving and programming

    by Karl Beecher ...
    Computational thinking is a timeless, transferable skill that enables you to think more clearly and logically, as well as a way to solve specific problems. Beginning with the core ideas of computational thinking, with this book you'll build up an understanding of the practical problem-solving approach and explore how computational thinking aids good practice in programming, complete with a full ... Read more

    $31.59 USD

  • Bad Programming Practices 101

    Become a Better Coder by Learning How (Not) to Program

    by Karl Beecher ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    This book takes a humorous slant on the programming practice manual by reversing the usual approach: under the pretence of teaching you how to become the world’s worst programmer who generally causes chaos, the book teaches you how to avoid the kind of bad habits that introduce bugs or cause code contributions to be rejected.Why be a code monkey when you can be a chaos monkey? OK, so you want to ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Brown Dogs and Barbers

    by Karl Beecher ...
    Computers are everywhere, running our lives, handling our social interactions, serving as the backbone of every business.And yet, how well do we understand them? How much do we know about their rise to ubiquity? We take computers for granted, but there is a fascinating wealth of ideas waiting to be explored, a rich trail of information explaining how we got to where we are now. That trail includes ... Read more

    $9.33 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Code That Fits in Your Head

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    by Mark Seemann ...
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  • Applied Text Analysis with Python

    Enabling Language-Aware Data Products with Machine Learning

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