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Practical Vim

Edit Text at the Speed of Thought

by Drew Neil ...

Vim is a fast and efficient text editor that will make you a faster and more efficient developer. It's available on almost every OS, and if you master the techniques in this book, you'll never need another text editor. In more than 120 Vim tips, you'll quickly learn the editor's core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks. This beloved bestseller has been revised and ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Vim is a fast and efficient text editor that will make you a faster and more efficient developer. It's available on almost every OS, and if you master the techniques in this book, you'll never need another text editor. In more than 120 Vim tips, you'll quickly learn the editor's core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks. This beloved bestseller has been revised and
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Natural Language Processing with Python

Analyzing Text with the Natural Language Toolkit

by Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, Edward Loper ...

This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range ... Read more

$33.89 USD

This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range
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Are You Sure You Can Manage?: Software Engineering Management from the Software Engineers' Perspective

by Marcus Tomlinson ...

As an engineer, ever found yourself asking the question: "What the heck is my manager doing?!". I have, many times. Perhaps you're on your way to becoming a manager yourself, in which case you might be asking: "What the heck am I getting myself into?!". Of course, if you're a manager already, chances are you've asked yourself at least once: "What the heck am I doing wrong?!".No matter how you put ... Read more

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As an engineer, ever found yourself asking the question: "What the heck is my manager doing?!". I have, many times. Perhaps you're on your way to becoming a manager yourself, in which case you might be asking: "What the heck am I getting myself into?!". Of course, if you're a manager already, chances are you've asked yourself at least once: "What the heck am I doing wrong?!".No matter how you put
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The Engineering Leader

Strategies for Scaling Teams and Yourself

by Cate Huston ...

Great engineers don't necessarily make great leaders—at least, not without a lot of work. Finding your path to becoming a strong leader is often fraught with challenges. It's not easy to figure out how to be strategic, successful, and considerate while also being firm. Whether you're on the management or individual contributor track, you need to develop strong leadership skills.This practical book ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Great engineers don't necessarily make great leaders—at least, not without a lot of work. Finding your path to becoming a strong leader is often fraught with challenges. It's not easy to figure out how to be strategic, successful, and considerate while also being firm. Whether you're on the management or individual contributor track, you need to develop strong leadership skills.This practical book
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Learn WPF MVVM - XAML, C# and the MVVM pattern

by Arnaud Weil ...

You're a developer who knows nothing to WPF. Which is fine, except that you need to start coding your next application using WPF and the MVVM pattern.Don't worry: I have you covered. I've been training hundreds of developers like you during 15 years, and converted my experience into this book. I know from experience teaching what takes more time to learn in WPF, and will spend time only where ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You're a developer who knows nothing to WPF. Which is fine, except that you need to start coding your next application using WPF and the MVVM pattern.Don't worry: I have you covered. I've been training hundreds of developers like you during 15 years, and converted my experience into this book. I know from experience teaching what takes more time to learn in WPF, and will spend time only where
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Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum

Software Development Using Scrum

by Mike Cohn ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)
Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any OrganizationThis is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile–and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any OrganizationThis is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile–and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds
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Building Products for the Enterprise

Product Management in Enterprise Software

by Blair Reeves, Benjamin Gaines ...

If you’re new to software product management or just want to learn more about it, there’s plenty of advice available—but most of it is geared toward consumer products. Creating high-quality software for the enterprise involves a much different set of challenges. In this practical book, two expert product managers provide straightforward guidance for people looking to join the thriving enterprise ... Read more

$28.79 USD

If you’re new to software product management or just want to learn more about it, there’s plenty of advice available—but most of it is geared toward consumer products. Creating high-quality software for the enterprise involves a much different set of challenges. In this practical book, two expert product managers provide straightforward guidance for people looking to join the thriving enterprise
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Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

A Brain Friendly Guide to OOA&D

by Brett McLaughlin, Gary Pollice, David West ...

"Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design is a refreshing look at subject of OOAD. What sets this book apart is its focus on learning. The authors have made the content of OOAD accessible, usable for the practitioner."Ivar Jacobson, Ivar Jacobson Consulting"I just finished reading HF OOA&D and I loved it! The thing I liked most about this book was its focus on why we do OOA&D-to write great ... Read more

$43.19 USD

"Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design is a refreshing look at subject of OOAD. What sets this book apart is its focus on learning. The authors have made the content of OOAD accessible, usable for the practitioner."Ivar Jacobson, Ivar Jacobson Consulting"I just finished reading HF OOA&D and I loved it! The thing I liked most about this book was its focus on why we do OOA&D-to write great
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The Privacy Engineer's Manifesto

Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value

by Michelle Dennedy, Jonathan Fox, Tom Finneran ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
"It's our thesis that privacy will be an integral part of the next wave in the technology revolution and that innovators who are emphasizing privacy as an integral part of the product life cycle are on the right track." --The authors of The Privacy Engineer's ManifestoThe Privacy Engineer's Manifesto: Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value is the first book of its kind, offering industry ... Read more

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"It's our thesis that privacy will be an integral part of the next wave in the technology revolution and that innovators who are emphasizing privacy as an integral part of the product life cycle are on the right track." --The authors of The Privacy Engineer's ManifestoThe Privacy Engineer's Manifesto: Getting from Policy to Code to QA to Value is the first book of its kind, offering industry
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Antifragile Systems and Teams

by Dave Zwieback ...

How Can DevOps Make You Antifragile?All complex computer systems eventually break, despite all of the heavy-handed, bureaucratic change-management processes we throw at them. But some systems are clearly more fragile than others, depending on how well they cope with stress. In this O’Reilly report, Dave Zwieback explains how the DevOps methodology can help make your system antifragile.Systems are ... Read more

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How Can DevOps Make You Antifragile?All complex computer systems eventually break, despite all of the heavy-handed, bureaucratic change-management processes we throw at them. But some systems are clearly more fragile than others, depending on how well they cope with stress. In this O’Reilly report, Dave Zwieback explains how the DevOps methodology can help make your system antifragile.Systems are
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Beginning Python

Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1

by James Payne ...

Beginning Python: Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1 introduces this open source, portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines remarkable power with clear syntax. This book enables you to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications by teaching the basics so you can quickly develop Web and scientific applications, incorporate databases, and master ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Beginning Python: Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1 introduces this open source, portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines remarkable power with clear syntax. This book enables you to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications by teaching the basics so you can quickly develop Web and scientific applications, incorporate databases, and master
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Facilitating Software Architecture

Empowering Teams to Make Architectural Decisions

by Andrew Harmel-Law ...

The software architect role is evolving. As systems and their interactions with the teams that build, run, and evolve them become more complex, it's often impossible for those playing the traditional architect roles to be everywhere they need to be. There's simply too much architecture to be done, and the situation has reached a breaking point.There's a better way. Author Andrew Harmel-Law shows ... Read more

$43.19 USD

The software architect role is evolving. As systems and their interactions with the teams that build, run, and evolve them become more complex, it's often impossible for those playing the traditional architect roles to be everywhere they need to be. There's simply too much architecture to be done, and the situation has reached a breaking point.There's a better way. Author Andrew Harmel-Law shows
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Making Embedded Systems

Design Patterns for Great Software

by Elecia White ...

Interested in developing embedded systems? Since they don't tolerate inefficiency, these systems require a disciplined approach to programming. This easy-to-read guide helps you cultivate good development practices based on classic software design patterns and new patterns unique to embedded programming. You'll learn how to build system architecture for processors, not for operating systems, and ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Interested in developing embedded systems? Since they don't tolerate inefficiency, these systems require a disciplined approach to programming. This easy-to-read guide helps you cultivate good development practices based on classic software design patterns and new patterns unique to embedded programming. You'll learn how to build system architecture for processors, not for operating systems, and
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The Art of R Programming

A Tour of Statistical Software Design

by Norman Matloff ...

R is the world's most popular language for developing statistical software: Archaeologists use it to track the spread of ancient civilizations, drug companies use it to discover which medications are safe and effective, and actuaries use it to assess financial risks and keep economies running smoothly.The Art of R Programming takes you on a guided tour of software development with R, from basic ... Read more

$23.99 USD

R is the world's most popular language for developing statistical software: Archaeologists use it to track the spread of ancient civilizations, drug companies use it to discover which medications are safe and effective, and actuaries use it to assess financial risks and keep economies running smoothly.The Art of R Programming takes you on a guided tour of software development with R, from basic
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Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns

by Vladimir Khorikov ...

"This book is an indispensable resource." - Greg Wright, Kainos Software Ltd.Radically improve your testing practice and software quality with new testing styles, good patterns, and reliable automation.Key FeaturesA practical and results-driven approach to unit testingRefine your existing unit tests by implementing modern best practicesLearn the four pillars of a good unit testSafely aut... ... Read more

$49.99 USD

"This book is an indispensable resource." - Greg Wright, Kainos Software Ltd.Radically improve your testing practice and software quality with new testing styles, good patterns, and reliable automation.Key FeaturesA practical and results-driven approach to unit testingRefine your existing unit tests by implementing modern best practicesLearn the four pillars of a good unit testSafely aut...
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Implementing Lean Software Development

From Concept to Cash

by Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)
"This remarkable book combines practical advice, ready-to-use techniques, anda deep understanding of why this is the right way to develop software. I haveseen software teams transformed by the ideas in this book."--Mike Cohn, author of Agile Estimating and Planning"As a lean practitioner myself, I have loved and used their first book for years.When this second book came out, I was delighted that ... Read more

$43.19 USD

"This remarkable book combines practical advice, ready-to-use techniques, anda deep understanding of why this is the right way to develop software. I haveseen software teams transformed by the ideas in this book."--Mike Cohn, author of Agile Estimating and Planning"As a lean practitioner myself, I have loved and used their first book for years.When this second book came out, I was delighted that
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Philosophy of Blockchain Technology - Ontologies

by Nicolae Sfetcu ...

About the necessity and usefulness of developing a philosophy specific to the blockchain technology, emphasizing on the ontological aspects. After an Introduction that highlights the main philosophical directions for this emerging technology, in Blockchain Technology I explain the way the blockchain works, discussing ontological development directions of this technology in Designing and Modeling. ... Read more

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About the necessity and usefulness of developing a philosophy specific to the blockchain technology, emphasizing on the ontological aspects. After an Introduction that highlights the main philosophical directions for this emerging technology, in Blockchain Technology I explain the way the blockchain works, discussing ontological development directions of this technology in Designing and Modeling.
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Coaching Agile Teams

A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition

by Lyssa Adkins ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)
The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile TeamsAs an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence.More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. But it’s a challenging ... Read more

$35.99 USD

The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile TeamsAs an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence.More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. But it’s a challenging
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Modern Software Engineering

Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster

by David Farley ...

Improve Your Creativity, Effectiveness, and Ultimately, Your CodeIn Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues.Writing for programmers, managers, and technical leads at ... Read more

$34.19 USD

Improve Your Creativity, Effectiveness, and Ultimately, Your CodeIn Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues.Writing for programmers, managers, and technical leads at
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Windows PowerShell for Developers

Enhance Your Productivity and Enable Rapid Application Development

by Douglas Finke ...

Want to perform programming tasks better, faster, simpler, and make them repeatable? Take a deep dive into Windows PowerShell and discover what this distributed automation platform can do. Whether you’re a .NET developer or IT pro, this concise guide will show you how PowerShell’s scripting language can help you be more productive on everyday tasks.Quickly learn how to create PowerShell scripts ... Read more

$13.09 USD

Want to perform programming tasks better, faster, simpler, and make them repeatable? Take a deep dive into Windows PowerShell and discover what this distributed automation platform can do. Whether you’re a .NET developer or IT pro, this concise guide will show you how PowerShell’s scripting language can help you be more productive on everyday tasks.Quickly learn how to create PowerShell scripts
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Regular Expression Pocket Reference

Regular Expressions for Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, C, Java and .NET

by Tony Stubblebine ...

This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular ... Read more

$15.89 USD

This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular
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C# 12 in a Nutshell

The Definitive Reference

by Joseph Albahari ...

When you have questions about C# 12 or .NET 8, this best-selling guide has the answers you need. C# is a language of unusual flexibility and breadth, and with its continual growth, there's always so much more to learn. In the tradition of O'Reilly's Nutshell guides, this thoroughly updated edition is simply the best one-volume reference to the C# language available today.Aimed at intermediate and ... Read more

$43.19 USD

When you have questions about C# 12 or .NET 8, this best-selling guide has the answers you need. C# is a language of unusual flexibility and breadth, and with its continual growth, there's always so much more to learn. In the tradition of O'Reilly's Nutshell guides, this thoroughly updated edition is simply the best one-volume reference to the C# language available today.Aimed at intermediate and
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Head First PMP

A Learner's Companion to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam

by Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman ...

Now updated for the 2021 PMP ExamWhat will you learn from this book?Head First PMP teaches you the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK® Guide in a unique and inspiring way. This updated fourth edition takes you beyond specific questions and answers with a unique visual format that helps you grasp the big picture of project management. By putting PMP concepts into context, ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Now updated for the 2021 PMP ExamWhat will you learn from this book?Head First PMP teaches you the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK® Guide in a unique and inspiring way. This updated fourth edition takes you beyond specific questions and answers with a unique visual format that helps you grasp the big picture of project management. By putting PMP concepts into context,
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Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms Preview Edition 2

by Charles Petzold ...

Series series Developer Reference
This second Preview Edition ebook, now with 16 chapters, is about writing applications for Xamarin.Forms, the new mobile development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones unveiled by Xamarin in May 2014. Xamarin.Forms lets you write shared user-interface code in C# and XAML that maps to native controls on these three platforms. ... Read more

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This second Preview Edition ebook, now with 16 chapters, is about writing applications for Xamarin.Forms, the new mobile development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones unveiled by Xamarin in May 2014. Xamarin.Forms lets you write shared user-interface code in C# and XAML that maps to native controls on these three platforms.
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