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The Software Developer's Guide to Linux

A practical, no-nonsense guide to using the Linux command line and utilities as a software developer

by David Cohen, Christian Sturm ...

A must-read for software developers lacking command-line skills, focusing on Linux. It provides transferable command-line proficiency for use in Mac OS, Unix, and Windows with WSLKey FeaturesA practical, no-nonsense guide specifically written for developers (not sysadmins) who need to quickly learn command-line skillsExpand your practical skills and look like a wizard on the command lineBuild ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A must-read for software developers lacking command-line skills, focusing on Linux. It provides transferable command-line proficiency for use in Mac OS, Unix, and Windows with WSLKey FeaturesA practical, no-nonsense guide specifically written for developers (not sysadmins) who need to quickly learn command-line skillsExpand your practical skills and look like a wizard on the command lineBuild
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Android Development with Flash

Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Mobile Apps

by Julian Dolce ...

Series Book 48 - Visual Blueprint
The visual guide to developing for one of the world’s hottest new mobile platforms, the Android OSThe Android operating system works on phones that combine a camera, Web browser, e-mail, GPS, and mapping tool into a single accessible pocket-sized unit, and can function on computers, as well. Aimed at visual learners and packed with hundreds of screen shots, this guide brings Flash developers up to ... Read more

$21.00 USD

The visual guide to developing for one of the world’s hottest new mobile platforms, the Android OSThe Android operating system works on phones that combine a camera, Web browser, e-mail, GPS, and mapping tool into a single accessible pocket-sized unit, and can function on computers, as well. Aimed at visual learners and packed with hundreds of screen shots, this guide brings Flash developers up to
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Cybersecurity Ops with bash

Attack, Defend, and Analyze from the Command Line

by Paul Troncone, Carl Albing Ph.D. ...

If you hope to outmaneuver threat actors, speed and efficiency need to be key components of your cybersecurity operations. Mastery of the standard command-line interface (CLI) is an invaluable skill in times of crisis because no other software application can match the CLI’s availability, flexibility, and agility. This practical guide shows you how to use the CLI with the bash shell to perform ... Read more

$41.09 USD

If you hope to outmaneuver threat actors, speed and efficiency need to be key components of your cybersecurity operations. Mastery of the standard command-line interface (CLI) is an invaluable skill in times of crisis because no other software application can match the CLI’s availability, flexibility, and agility. This practical guide shows you how to use the CLI with the bash shell to perform
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Crafting Test-Driven Software with Python

Write test suites that scale with your applications' needs and complexity using Python and PyTest

by Alessandro Molina ...

Get to grips with essential concepts and step-by-step explanations to apply TDD practices to your Python projects while keeping your test suite under controlKey FeaturesBuild robust Python applications using TDD and BDD methodologiesTest Python web applications using WebTest and web frameworksLeverage PyTest to implement stringent testing mechanisms to ensure fault-tolerant applicationsBook ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with essential concepts and step-by-step explanations to apply TDD practices to your Python projects while keeping your test suite under controlKey FeaturesBuild robust Python applications using TDD and BDD methodologiesTest Python web applications using WebTest and web frameworksLeverage PyTest to implement stringent testing mechanisms to ensure fault-tolerant applicationsBook
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Recipes for Continuous Database Integration

Evolutionary Database Development (Digital Short Cut)

by Pramod Sadalage ...

This is the eBook version of the printed book.The past few years have seen the rise of agile or evolutionary methods in software development. These methods embrace change in requirements even late in the project. The ability to change software is because of certain practices that are followed within teams, such as Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, and Continuous Integration. Continuous ... Read more

$15.19 USD

This is the eBook version of the printed book.The past few years have seen the rise of agile or evolutionary methods in software development. These methods embrace change in requirements even late in the project. The ability to change software is because of certain practices that are followed within teams, such as Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, and Continuous Integration. Continuous
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Get Smart: Building Bulletproof Web3 Smart Contract Applications with Solidity

by Pete Cox ...

Master the fundamentals of secure smart contract development using Solidity. Learn battle-tested patterns for preventing common vulnerabilities, implementing access controls, and building upgradeable contracts. Covers gas optimization, testing strategies, and audit preparation. Essential reading for blockchain developers wanting to create secure, efficient decentralized applications. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the fundamentals of secure smart contract development using Solidity. Learn battle-tested patterns for preventing common vulnerabilities, implementing access controls, and building upgradeable contracts. Covers gas optimization, testing strategies, and audit preparation. Essential reading for blockchain developers wanting to create secure, efficient decentralized applications.
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The Art of Immutable Architecture

Theory and Practice of Data Management in Distributed Systems

by Michael L. Perry ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book teaches you how to evaluate a distributed system from the perspective of immutable objects. You will understand the problems in existing designs, know how to make small modifications to correct those problems, and learn to apply the principles of immutable architecture to your tools.Most software components focus on the state of objects. They store the current state of a row in a ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book teaches you how to evaluate a distributed system from the perspective of immutable objects. You will understand the problems in existing designs, know how to make small modifications to correct those problems, and learn to apply the principles of immutable architecture to your tools.Most software components focus on the state of objects. They store the current state of a row in a
... Read more
Leveling Up as a Tech Lead

Growing as a Technical, Project, and People Leader

by Anemari Fiser ...

Becoming a tech lead is one of the most challenging transitions in a technical career. You're no longer just writing code; now you're guiding people, aligning teams, and translating strategy into execution. Suddenly, your calendar's packed, Slack is blowing up, and you're still somehow expected to ship code. You're not building systems anymore, you're building people. And no one gave you the ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Becoming a tech lead is one of the most challenging transitions in a technical career. You're no longer just writing code; now you're guiding people, aligning teams, and translating strategy into execution. Suddenly, your calendar's packed, Slack is blowing up, and you're still somehow expected to ship code. You're not building systems anymore, you're building people. And no one gave you the
... Read more
PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference

by Mikael Olsson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This pocket reference guide has been updated with the new PHP 7.0 release. It is a condensed, code-rich scripting and syntax handbook for the PHP scripting language. PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference presents the essential PHP script in a well-organized format.You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a Web ... Read more

$31.49 USD

This pocket reference guide has been updated with the new PHP 7.0 release. It is a condensed, code-rich scripting and syntax handbook for the PHP scripting language. PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference presents the essential PHP script in a well-organized format.You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a Web
... Read more
More Effective Agile

A Roadmap for Software Leaders

by Steve McConnell ...

This new book from Steve McConnell, author of the software industry classic, Code Complete, distills hundreds of companies’-worth of hard-won insights into an easy-to-read guide to the proven, modern Agile practices that work best.In this comprehensive yet accessible overview for software leaders, Steve McConnell presents an impactful, action-oriented prescription—covering the practical ... Read more

$28.49 USD

This new book from Steve McConnell, author of the software industry classic, Code Complete, distills hundreds of companies’-worth of hard-won insights into an easy-to-read guide to the proven, modern Agile practices that work best.In this comprehensive yet accessible overview for software leaders, Steve McConnell presents an impactful, action-oriented prescription—covering the practical
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The IBM i Programmer's Guide to PHP

by Jeff Olen, Kevin Schroeder ...

This is the first book to comprehensively address PHP and how it can—and should—be deployed on the IBM i. With this IBM i-specific point of view, the authors examine how to transfer skills from a green screen environment to the Web, become intimately familiar with PHP's commonly used features, and help start down the road of highly interactive Web-based application development. For decades, the ... Read more

$79.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the first book to comprehensively address PHP and how it can—and should—be deployed on the IBM i. With this IBM i-specific point of view, the authors examine how to transfer skills from a green screen environment to the Web, become intimately familiar with PHP's commonly used features, and help start down the road of highly interactive Web-based application development. For decades, the
... Read more
ASP.NET MVC with Entity Framework and CSS

by Lee Naylor ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get up and running quickly with Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework as you build and deploy complex websites. By using a fully working example retail website you will learn solutions to real-world issues that developers frequently encounter.Whether you are a novice developer or an experienced .NET developer wishing to learn more about MVC and Entity Framework, author Lee Naylor will teach ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Get up and running quickly with Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework as you build and deploy complex websites. By using a fully working example retail website you will learn solutions to real-world issues that developers frequently encounter.Whether you are a novice developer or an experienced .NET developer wishing to learn more about MVC and Entity Framework, author Lee Naylor will teach
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Automata Theory

An Algorithmic Approach

by Javier Esparza, Michael Blondin ...

A comprehensive introduction to automata theory that uses the novel approach of viewing automata as data structures.This textbook presents automata theory from a fresh viewpoint inspired by its main modern application, program verification, where automata are viewed as data structures for the algorithmic manipulation of sets and relations. This novel “automata as data structures” paradigm makes ... Read more

$48.99 USD

A comprehensive introduction to automata theory that uses the novel approach of viewing automata as data structures.This textbook presents automata theory from a fresh viewpoint inspired by its main modern application, program verification, where automata are viewed as data structures for the algorithmic manipulation of sets and relations. This novel “automata as data structures” paradigm makes
... Read more
AI for Game Developers

Creating Intelligent Behavior in Games

by David M Bourg, Glenn Seemann ...

Advances in 3D visualization and physics-based simulation technology make it possible for game developers to create compelling, visually immersive gaming environments that were only dreamed of years ago. But today's game players have grown in sophistication along with the games they play. It's no longer enough to wow your players with dazzling graphics; the next step in creating even more ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Advances in 3D visualization and physics-based simulation technology make it possible for game developers to create compelling, visually immersive gaming environments that were only dreamed of years ago. But today's game players have grown in sophistication along with the games they play. It's no longer enough to wow your players with dazzling graphics; the next step in creating even more
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Rust Web Development

With warp, tokio, and reqwest

by Bastian Gruber ...

Create bulletproof, high-performance web apps and servers with Rust.In Rust Web Development you will learn:Handling the borrow checker in an asynchronous environmentLearning the ingredients of an asynchronous Rust stackCreating web APIs and using JSON in RustGraceful error handlingTesting, tracing, logging, and debuggingDeploying Rust applicationsEfficient database accessRust Web Development</em.. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Create bulletproof, high-performance web apps and servers with Rust.In Rust Web Development you will learn:Handling the borrow checker in an asynchronous environmentLearning the ingredients of an asynchronous Rust stackCreating web APIs and using JSON in RustGraceful error handlingTesting, tracing, logging, and debuggingDeploying Rust applicationsEfficient database accessRust Web Development</em..
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Building High Integrity Applications with SPARK

by John W. McCormick, Peter C. Chapin ...

Software is pervasive in our lives. We are accustomed to dealing with the failures of much of that software - restarting an application is a very familiar solution. Such solutions are unacceptable when the software controls our cars, airplanes and medical devices or manages our private information. These applications must run without error. SPARK provides a means, based on mathematical proof, to ... Read more

$58.29 USD

Software is pervasive in our lives. We are accustomed to dealing with the failures of much of that software - restarting an application is a very familiar solution. Such solutions are unacceptable when the software controls our cars, airplanes and medical devices or manages our private information. These applications must run without error. SPARK provides a means, based on mathematical proof, to
... Read more
Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Paul Raines, Jeff Tranter ...

The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for custom applications. The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries.One of the attractive features of Tcl/Tk is the ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for custom applications. The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries.One of the attractive features of Tcl/Tk is the
... Read more
Learn Computer Science with Swift

Computation Concepts, Programming Paradigms, Data Management, and Modern Component Architectures with Swift and Playgrounds

by Jesse Feiler ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Master the basics of solving logic puzzles, and creating algorithms using Swift on Apple platforms. This book is based on the curriculum currently being used in common computer classes. You’ll learn to automate algorithmic processes that scale using Swift in the context of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.Begin by understanding how to think computationally: to formulate a computational problem and ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Master the basics of solving logic puzzles, and creating algorithms using Swift on Apple platforms. This book is based on the curriculum currently being used in common computer classes. You’ll learn to automate algorithmic processes that scale using Swift in the context of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.Begin by understanding how to think computationally: to formulate a computational problem and
... Read more
A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python

by Mark J. Johnson ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing
A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software in Python, with no prior programming experience required.The Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on classroom experience to incorporate:A spiral approach, starting with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth using ... Read more

$73.99 USD

A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software in Python, with no prior programming experience required.The Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on classroom experience to incorporate:A spiral approach, starting with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth using
... Read more
Creating a Software Engineering Culture

by Karl Wiegers ...

Series series Dorset House eBooks
This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1996).Written in a remarkably clear style, Creating a Software Engineering Culture presents a comprehensive approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of the software development process.In twenty chapters spread over six parts, Wiegers promotes the tactical changes required to support process improvement and high-quality ... Read more

$22.79 USD

This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1996).Written in a remarkably clear style, Creating a Software Engineering Culture presents a comprehensive approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of the software development process.In twenty chapters spread over six parts, Wiegers promotes the tactical changes required to support process improvement and high-quality
... Read more
Enterprise API Management

Design and deliver valuable business APIs

by Luis Weir, Rolando Carrasco, Philip Wilkins ...

A strategy and implementation guide for building, deploying, and managing APIsKey FeaturesComprehensive, end-to-end guide to business-driven enterprise APIsDistills years of experience with API and microservice strategiesProvides detailed guidance on implementing API-led architectures in any businessBook DescriptionAPIs are the cornerstone of modern, agile enterprise systems. They enable access to ... Read more

$36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A strategy and implementation guide for building, deploying, and managing APIsKey FeaturesComprehensive, end-to-end guide to business-driven enterprise APIsDistills years of experience with API and microservice strategiesProvides detailed guidance on implementing API-led architectures in any businessBook DescriptionAPIs are the cornerstone of modern, agile enterprise systems. They enable access to
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Gamification for Product Excellence

Make your product stand out with higher user engagement, retention, and innovation

by Mike Hyzy, Bret Wardle ...

Streamline your product management process with gamification strategies, frameworks, and best practices from experts to create remarkable productsKey FeaturesDesign gamification frameworks that captivate users and deliver a compelling experienceBuild a successful gamification strategy to go from concept to prototype to production with easeGamify product management processes using game techniques ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Streamline your product management process with gamification strategies, frameworks, and best practices from experts to create remarkable productsKey FeaturesDesign gamification frameworks that captivate users and deliver a compelling experienceBuild a successful gamification strategy to go from concept to prototype to production with easeGamify product management processes using game techniques
... Read more
Modern R Programming Cookbook

Recipes to simplify your statistical applications

by Jaynal Abedin ...

Recipes for emerging developers in R programming and data scientists to simplify their R programming capabilitiesKey FeaturesDevelop strategies to speed up your R codeTackle programming problems and explore both functional and object-oriented programming techniquesLearn how to address the core problems of programming in R with the most popular R packages for common tasksBook DescriptionR is a ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Recipes for emerging developers in R programming and data scientists to simplify their R programming capabilitiesKey FeaturesDevelop strategies to speed up your R codeTackle programming problems and explore both functional and object-oriented programming techniquesLearn how to address the core problems of programming in R with the most popular R packages for common tasksBook DescriptionR is a
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CMMI for Development

Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement

by Mary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad, Sandra Shrum ...

Series series SEI Series in Software Engineering
CMMI® for Development (CMMI-DEV) describes best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services across their lifecycle. By integrating essential bodies of knowledge, CMMI-DEV provides a single, comprehensive framework for organizations to assess their development and maintenance processes and improve performance. Already widely adopted throughout the world for disciplined, ... Read more

$69.29 USD

CMMI® for Development (CMMI-DEV) describes best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services across their lifecycle. By integrating essential bodies of knowledge, CMMI-DEV provides a single, comprehensive framework for organizations to assess their development and maintenance processes and improve performance. Already widely adopted throughout the world for disciplined,
... Read more

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