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Gamestorming 2.0

An Updated Playbook for Innovators, Rule Breakers, and Changemakers

by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown ...

In today's environment of partial attention and isolating remote work, few things are more satisfying than group experiences that produce powerful, meaningful connections and output. But this kind of enlivening, collective work doesn't happen by chance. It must be consciously designed and purposefully activated--;in a team, an organization, and a culture. The good news is that making space for ... Read more

$30.99 USD

In today's environment of partial attention and isolating remote work, few things are more satisfying than group experiences that produce powerful, meaningful connections and output. But this kind of enlivening, collective work doesn't happen by chance. It must be consciously designed and purposefully activated--;in a team, an organization, and a culture. The good news is that making space for
... Read more
Tech Leadership: The Blueprint for Evolving from Individual Contributor to Tech Leader

by Andrew Swerdlow ...

Want to develop your career in tech? Discover how to thrive as a leader and mentor.Are you a high performer looking for new challenges? Do you have an insatiable desire to continue learning? Wish you could magnify your team's performance? Pioneer in technology development Andrew Swerdlow, MSc, has been leading global teams at Instagram, Google, and YouTube for decades. And now he's here to help ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Want to develop your career in tech? Discover how to thrive as a leader and mentor.Are you a high performer looking for new challenges? Do you have an insatiable desire to continue learning? Wish you could magnify your team's performance? Pioneer in technology development Andrew Swerdlow, MSc, has been leading global teams at Instagram, Google, and YouTube for decades. And now he's here to help
... Read more
Experimentation for Engineers

From A/B testing to Bayesian optimization

by David Sweet ...

Optimize the performance of your systems with practical experiments used by engineers in the world’s most competitive industries.In Experimentation for Engineers: From A/B testing to Bayesian optimization you will learn how to:Design, run, and analyze an A/B testBreak the "feedback loops" caused by periodic retraining of ML modelsIncrease experimentation rate with multi-armed banditsTune multiple ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Optimize the performance of your systems with practical experiments used by engineers in the world’s most competitive industries.In Experimentation for Engineers: From A/B testing to Bayesian optimization you will learn how to:Design, run, and analyze an A/B testBreak the "feedback loops" caused by periodic retraining of ML modelsIncrease experimentation rate with multi-armed banditsTune multiple
... Read more
Building and Testing with Gradle

Understanding Next-Generation Builds

by Tim Berglund, Matthew McCullough ...

Build and test software written in Java and many other languages with Gradle, the open source project automation tool that’s getting a lot of attention. This concise introduction provides numerous code examples to help you explore Gradle, both as a build tool and as a complete solution for automating the compilation, test, and release process of simple and enterprise-level applications.Discover ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Build and test software written in Java and many other languages with Gradle, the open source project automation tool that’s getting a lot of attention. This concise introduction provides numerous code examples to help you explore Gradle, both as a build tool and as a complete solution for automating the compilation, test, and release process of simple and enterprise-level applications.Discover
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iOS SDK Programming A Beginners Guide

by Blake Ward, James A. Brannan ...

Series series Beginner's Guide
Essential Skills--Made Easy!Develop, test, and debug iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch applications with help from this practical resource. iOS SDK Programming: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to use Objective-C and Apple's new Xcode 4 development environment with an integrated, easy-to-use Interface Builder. You'll learn which UIView subclasses to use when laying out an iOS app and master all of the ... Read more

$27.29 USD

Essential Skills--Made Easy!Develop, test, and debug iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch applications with help from this practical resource. iOS SDK Programming: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to use Objective-C and Apple's new Xcode 4 development environment with an integrated, easy-to-use Interface Builder. You'll learn which UIView subclasses to use when laying out an iOS app and master all of the
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Professional IIS 7

by Kenneth Schaefer, Jeff Cochran, Scott Forsyth, Rob Baugh, Mike Everest, Dennis Glendenning ...

As the first update to Microsoft's server operating system in nearly five years, Windows Server 2008 boasts the new Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7), which is the largest departure from previous versions of IIS ever. Written by an author team that includes four Microsoft MVPs, this book shows you how to take advantage of these exciting new features of IIS 7. With a clear understanding of ... Read more

$32.99 USD

As the first update to Microsoft's server operating system in nearly five years, Windows Server 2008 boasts the new Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7), which is the largest departure from previous versions of IIS ever. Written by an author team that includes four Microsoft MVPs, this book shows you how to take advantage of these exciting new features of IIS 7. With a clear understanding of
... Read more
The Developer's Guide to AI

A Field Guide for the Working Developer

by Jacob Orshalick, Jerry M. Reghunadh, Danny Thompson ...

Build intelligent applications—no data science degree required.Your boss is pitching new AI features. Your team is buzzing about MCP servers. Job postings are asking for AI experience with RAG, vector databases, fine-tuning, and agents. You can feel the excitement. You see the potential. You may be wondering how to get started in AI without a data science degree. You’re in the right place.The ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Build intelligent applications—no data science degree required.Your boss is pitching new AI features. Your team is buzzing about MCP servers. Job postings are asking for AI experience with RAG, vector databases, fine-tuning, and agents. You can feel the excitement. You see the potential. You may be wondering how to get started in AI without a data science degree. You’re in the right place.The
... Read more
The Professional Scrum Master Guide

The unofficial guide to Scrum with real-world projects

by Fred Heath ...

Go from absolute beginner to passing your exam the first time with this comprehensive guide. Filled with real-world illustrations, this book has been revised to align with the most recent Scrum standards, empowering you to become a Scrum Expert! A new, expanded second edition is now available, featuring the latest Scrum insights and enhanced exam preparation resources.Key FeaturesGo from absolute ... Read more

$30.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Go from absolute beginner to passing your exam the first time with this comprehensive guide. Filled with real-world illustrations, this book has been revised to align with the most recent Scrum standards, empowering you to become a Scrum Expert! A new, expanded second edition is now available, featuring the latest Scrum insights and enhanced exam preparation resources.Key FeaturesGo from absolute
... Read more
Python Machine Learning For Beginners: Handbook For Machine Learning, Deep Learning And Neural Networks Using Python, Scikit-Learn And TensorFlow

by Finn Sanders ...

Imagine a world where you can make a computer program learn for itself? What if it could recognize who is in a picture or the exact websites that you want to look for when you type it into the program? What if you were able to create any kind of program that you wanted, even as a beginner programmer, without all of the convoluted codes and other information that makes your head spin?This is ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Imagine a world where you can make a computer program learn for itself? What if it could recognize who is in a picture or the exact websites that you want to look for when you type it into the program? What if you were able to create any kind of program that you wanted, even as a beginner programmer, without all of the convoluted codes and other information that makes your head spin?This is
... Read more
Software Craftsman, The

Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride

by Sandro Mancuso ...

Series series Robert C. Martin Series
Be a Better Developer and Deliver Better CodeDespite advanced tools and methodologies, software projects continue to fail. Why? Too many organizations still view software development as just another production line. Too many developers feel that way, too—and they behave accordingly.In The Software Craftsman: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride, Sandro Mancuso offers a better and more fulfilling ... Read more

$34.19 USD

Be a Better Developer and Deliver Better CodeDespite advanced tools and methodologies, software projects continue to fail. Why? Too many organizations still view software development as just another production line. Too many developers feel that way, too—and they behave accordingly.In The Software Craftsman: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride, Sandro Mancuso offers a better and more fulfilling
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Security Patterns in Practice

Designing Secure Architectures Using Software Patterns

by Eduardo Fernandez-Buglioni ...

Series series Wiley Software Patterns Series
Learn to combine security theory and code to produce secure systemsSecurity is clearly a crucial issue to consider during the design and implementation of any distributed software architecture. Security patterns are increasingly being used by developers who take security into serious consideration from the creation of their work. Written by the authority on security patterns, this unique book ... Read more

$39.00 USD

Learn to combine security theory and code to produce secure systemsSecurity is clearly a crucial issue to consider during the design and implementation of any distributed software architecture. Security patterns are increasingly being used by developers who take security into serious consideration from the creation of their work. Written by the authority on security patterns, this unique book
... Read more
Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook

Become a pro Power Apps maker by applying practical use cases to solve ever-evolving business challenges

by Eickhel Mendoza ...

Find our new updated edition to get the latest industry knowledge at your disposalKey FeaturesBook DescriptionMicrosoft Power Apps Cookbook is a complete resource filled with meticulously crafted recipes to help you build customized business apps that meet ever-changing enterprise demands. You will learn how to design modern apps with the low-code approach in a rapid application development ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Find our new updated edition to get the latest industry knowledge at your disposalKey FeaturesBook DescriptionMicrosoft Power Apps Cookbook is a complete resource filled with meticulously crafted recipes to help you build customized business apps that meet ever-changing enterprise demands. You will learn how to design modern apps with the low-code approach in a rapid application development
... Read more
Introducing GitHub

A Non-Technical Guide

by Brent Beer ...

If you’re new to GitHub, this concise book shows you just what you need to get started and no more. It’s perfect for project and product managers, stakeholders, and other team members who want to collaborate on a development project—whether it’s to review and comment on work in progress or to contribute specific changes. It’s also great for developers just learning GitHub.GitHub has rapidly become ... Read more

$18.79 USD

If you’re new to GitHub, this concise book shows you just what you need to get started and no more. It’s perfect for project and product managers, stakeholders, and other team members who want to collaborate on a development project—whether it’s to review and comment on work in progress or to contribute specific changes. It’s also great for developers just learning GitHub.GitHub has rapidly become
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Learning Functional Programming

Managing Code Complexity by Thinking Functionally

by Jack Widman ...

Learn how to think and write code like a functional programmer. With this practical guide, software developers familiar with object-oriented programming will dive into the core concepts of functional programming and learn how to use both functional and OOP features together on large or complex software projects.Author Jack Widman uses samples from Java, Python, C#, Scala, and JavaScript to help ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Learn how to think and write code like a functional programmer. With this practical guide, software developers familiar with object-oriented programming will dive into the core concepts of functional programming and learn how to use both functional and OOP features together on large or complex software projects.Author Jack Widman uses samples from Java, Python, C#, Scala, and JavaScript to help
... Read more
Understanding Software Engineering Vol 2

Programming principles and concepts to build any software.

by Gabriel Clemente ...

Continuing with this collection, this book explains and simplified the basic programming concepts of both high level and low-level programming languages to help readers increase their comprehension of programming logic. ... Read more

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Continuing with this collection, this book explains and simplified the basic programming concepts of both high level and low-level programming languages to help readers increase their comprehension of programming logic.
... Read more
Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

Automate software development workflows and seamlessly deploy your applications using GitHub Actions

by Priscila Heller ...

Build, test, and deploy code right from your GitHub repository by automating, customizing, and executing software development workflows with GitHub Actions Key Features • Enhance your CI/CD and DevOps workflows using GitHub Actions • Discover how to create custom GitHub Actions using Docker and JavaScript • Get up and running with building a CI/CD pipeline effectively Book Description GitHub ... Read more

$32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build, test, and deploy code right from your GitHub repository by automating, customizing, and executing software development workflows with GitHub Actions Key Features • Enhance your CI/CD and DevOps workflows using GitHub Actions • Discover how to create custom GitHub Actions using Docker and JavaScript • Get up and running with building a CI/CD pipeline effectively Book Description GitHub
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Programming Languages and Systems

28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, April 6–11, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Luís Caires ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019. ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.
... Read more
Software Architecture Metrics

Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture

by Christian Ciceri, Dave Farley, Neal Ford, Andrew Harmel-Law, Michael Keeling, Carola Lilienthal, João Rosa, Alexander von Zitzewitz, Rene Weiss, Eoin Woods ...

Software architecture metrics are key to the maintainability and architectural quality of a software project and they can warn you about dangerous accumulations of architectural and technical debt early in the process. In this practical book, leading hands-on software architects share case studies to introduce metrics that every software architect should know.This isn't a book about theory. It's ... Read more

$41.99 USD

Software architecture metrics are key to the maintainability and architectural quality of a software project and they can warn you about dangerous accumulations of architectural and technical debt early in the process. In this practical book, leading hands-on software architects share case studies to introduce metrics that every software architect should know.This isn't a book about theory. It's
... Read more
Hello, Startup

A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams

by Yevgeniy Brikman ...

This book is the "Hello, World" tutorial for building products, technologies, and teams in a startup environment. It's based on the experiences of the author, Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, as well as interviews with programmers from some of the most successful startups of the last decade, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, AdMob, Pinterest, and many others.Hello, ... Read more

$24.49 USD

This book is the "Hello, World" tutorial for building products, technologies, and teams in a startup environment. It's based on the experiences of the author, Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, as well as interviews with programmers from some of the most successful startups of the last decade, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, AdMob, Pinterest, and many others.Hello,
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Objective-C 2.0 Essentials - Third Edition

by Neil Smyth ...

Now updated for the new "Modern Objective-C" features introduced with the iOS 6 SDK, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables, looping and flow control. Also included ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Now updated for the new "Modern Objective-C" features introduced with the iOS 6 SDK, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables, looping and flow control. Also included
... Read more
Producing Open Source Software

How to Run a Successful Free Software Project

by Karl Fogel ...

The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). Each is the result of a publicly collaborative process among numerous developers who volunteer their time and energy to create better software.The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of free ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). Each is the result of a publicly collaborative process among numerous developers who volunteer their time and energy to create better software.The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of free
... Read more
Documenting Software Architectures

Views and Beyond

by Paul Clements, Felix Bachmann, Len Bass, David Garlan, James Ivers, Reed Little, Paulo Merson, Robert Nord, Judith Stafford ...

Software architecture—the conceptual glue that holds every phase of a project together for its many stakeholders—is widely recognized as a critical element in modern software development. Practitioners have increasingly discovered that close attention to a software system’s architecture pays valuable dividends. Without an architecture that is appropriate for the problem being solved, a project ... Read more

$68.39 USD

Software architecture—the conceptual glue that holds every phase of a project together for its many stakeholders—is widely recognized as a critical element in modern software development. Practitioners have increasingly discovered that close attention to a software system’s architecture pays valuable dividends. Without an architecture that is appropriate for the problem being solved, a project
... Read more
Understanding Linux Network Internals

Guided Tour to Networking on Linux

by Christian Benvenuti ...

If you've ever wondered how Linux carries out the complicated tasks assigned to it by the IP protocols -- or if you just want to learn about modern networking through real-life examples -- Understanding Linux Network Internals is for you.Like the popular O'Reilly book, Understanding the Linux Kernel, this book clearly explains the underlying concepts and teaches you how to follow the actual C code ... Read more

$34.99 USD

If you've ever wondered how Linux carries out the complicated tasks assigned to it by the IP protocols -- or if you just want to learn about modern networking through real-life examples -- Understanding Linux Network Internals is for you.Like the popular O'Reilly book, Understanding the Linux Kernel, this book clearly explains the underlying concepts and teaches you how to follow the actual C code
... Read more
Building Great Software Engineering Teams

Recruiting, Hiring, and Managing Your Team from Startup to Success

by Joshua Tyler ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
WINNER of Computing Reviews 20th Annual Best Review in the category Management“Tyler’s book is concise, reasonable, and full of interesting practices, including some curious ones you might consider adopting yourself if you become a software engineering manager.” —Fernando Berzal, CR, 10/23/2015“Josh Tyler crafts a concise, no-nonsense, intensely focused guide for building the workhouse of Silicon ... Read more

$53.99 USD

WINNER of Computing Reviews 20th Annual Best Review in the category Management“Tyler’s book is concise, reasonable, and full of interesting practices, including some curious ones you might consider adopting yourself if you become a software engineering manager.” —Fernando Berzal, CR, 10/23/2015“Josh Tyler crafts a concise, no-nonsense, intensely focused guide for building the workhouse of Silicon
... Read more

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