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The Essence of Software

Why Concepts Matter for Great Design

by Daniel Jackson ...

A revolutionary concept-based approach to thinking about, designing, and interacting with softwareAs our dependence on technology increases, the design of software matters more than ever before. Why then is so much software flawed? Why hasn’t there been a systematic and scalable way to create software that is easy to use, robust, and secure?Examining these issues in depth, The Essence of Software ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

A revolutionary concept-based approach to thinking about, designing, and interacting with softwareAs our dependence on technology increases, the design of software matters more than ever before. Why then is so much software flawed? Why hasn’t there been a systematic and scalable way to create software that is easy to use, robust, and secure?Examining these issues in depth, The Essence of Software
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AI and the Art of Being Human

A practical guide to thriving with AI while rediscovering yourself in the process

by Jeffrey Abbott, Andrew Maynard ...

How do you rediscover what makes you you in a world where AI can replicate everything you do?In AI and the Art of Being Human, leading experts Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard explore how to embrace your full humanity at a time when machines are increasingly able to mirror your every move. Blending storytelling and practical insight while drawing on their own work and experiences, they reveal ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

How do you rediscover what makes you you in a world where AI can replicate everything you do?In AI and the Art of Being Human, leading experts Jeffrey Abbott and Andrew Maynard explore how to embrace your full humanity at a time when machines are increasingly able to mirror your every move. Blending storytelling and practical insight while drawing on their own work and experiences, they reveal
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Python Machine Learning, Second Edition

Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow

by Sebastian Raschka, Vahid Mirjalili, Jared Huffman, Ryan Sun ...

Unlock modern machine learning and deep learning techniques with Python by using the latest cutting-edge open source Python libraries.Key FeaturesSecond edition of the bestselling book on Machine LearningA practical approach to key frameworks in data science, machine learning, and deep learningUse the most powerful Python libraries to implement machine learning and deep learningGet to know the ... Read more

$37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock modern machine learning and deep learning techniques with Python by using the latest cutting-edge open source Python libraries.Key FeaturesSecond edition of the bestselling book on Machine LearningA practical approach to key frameworks in data science, machine learning, and deep learningUse the most powerful Python libraries to implement machine learning and deep learningGet to know the
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Internet of Things with Raspberry Pi 3

Leverage the power of Raspberry Pi 3 and JavaScript to build exciting IoT projects

by Maneesh Rao ...

Unleash the power of the Raspberry Pi 3 board to create interesting IoT projectsKey FeaturesLearn how to interface various sensors and actuators with the Raspberry Pi 3 and send this data to the cloud.Explore the possibilities offered by the IoT by using the Raspberry Pi to upload measurements to Google Docs.A practical guide that will help you create a Raspberry Pi robot using IoT modules.Book ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unleash the power of the Raspberry Pi 3 board to create interesting IoT projectsKey FeaturesLearn how to interface various sensors and actuators with the Raspberry Pi 3 and send this data to the cloud.Explore the possibilities offered by the IoT by using the Raspberry Pi to upload measurements to Google Docs.A practical guide that will help you create a Raspberry Pi robot using IoT modules.Book
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L'énergie, face cachée de la monnaie

by Pierre Noizat ...

Transitions énergétique et numérique sont au cœur des préoccupations du public mais les liens physiques entre énergie et information restent méconnus. Les principes du fonctionnement de l'énergie et de l'information qui expliquent les phénomènes naturels et les comportements sociaux sont trop souvent ignorés. Réintroduire la rationalité dans un débat public dominé par l'idéologie passe par la ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Transitions énergétique et numérique sont au cœur des préoccupations du public mais les liens physiques entre énergie et information restent méconnus. Les principes du fonctionnement de l'énergie et de l'information qui expliquent les phénomènes naturels et les comportements sociaux sont trop souvent ignorés. Réintroduire la rationalité dans un débat public dominé par l'idéologie passe par la
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How to Observe Software Systems

Quality Software Managment, #3

by Gerald M. Weinberg ...

Series Book 3 - Quality Software Managment
"This book will probably make you think twice about some decisions you currently make by reflex. That alone makes it worth reading." "Great to understand the real meaning of non linearity of human based processes and great to highlight how some easy macro indicator can give info about your s/w development process." "An incredibly useful book" - Amazon Reviews ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"This book will probably make you think twice about some decisions you currently make by reflex. That alone makes it worth reading." "Great to understand the real meaning of non linearity of human based processes and great to highlight how some easy macro indicator can give info about your s/w development process." "An incredibly useful book" - Amazon Reviews
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Will Schooling Ever Change?

School Culture, Distance Learning and the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Piotr Mikiewicz, Marta Jurczak-Morris ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
This book is an insightful meta-narrative about schooling which explores the global natural experiment of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on school culture.The proposed book discusses how the abrupt and somewhat forced digital transformation of schooling on a global scale (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) did not change the educational status quo. It states that online teaching and ... Read more

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This book is an insightful meta-narrative about schooling which explores the global natural experiment of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on school culture.The proposed book discusses how the abrupt and somewhat forced digital transformation of schooling on a global scale (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) did not change the educational status quo. It states that online teaching and
... Read more
Foundations of Programming Languages

by Kent D. Lee ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This clearly written textbook provides an accessible introduction to the three programming paradigms of object-oriented/imperative, functional, and logic programming. Highly interactive in style, the text encourages learning through practice, offering test exercises for each topic covered. Review questions and programming projects are also presented, to help reinforce the concepts outside of the ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

This clearly written textbook provides an accessible introduction to the three programming paradigms of object-oriented/imperative, functional, and logic programming. Highly interactive in style, the text encourages learning through practice, offering test exercises for each topic covered. Review questions and programming projects are also presented, to help reinforce the concepts outside of the
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Tout sur mon MacBook Pro, Air & Retina pour les Nuls

by Mark L. Chambers ...

Translated by Philip Escartin ...

Pas grave si vous n'avez pas la doc, ce Nul a réponse à tout !Un Nul qui a réponse à tout, c'est un Nul qu'il vaut mieux avoir toujours sous la main. Surtout quand il s'agit de maîtriser le MacBook Pro, l'extraordinaire ordinateur portable proposé par Apple dans ses versions Air, Pro et Retina.Dans ce livre, plus de 250 questions / réponses pour ne jamais caler. Pour les débutants et les habitués. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Pas grave si vous n'avez pas la doc, ce Nul a réponse à tout !Un Nul qui a réponse à tout, c'est un Nul qu'il vaut mieux avoir toujours sous la main. Surtout quand il s'agit de maîtriser le MacBook Pro, l'extraordinaire ordinateur portable proposé par Apple dans ses versions Air, Pro et Retina.Dans ce livre, plus de 250 questions / réponses pour ne jamais caler. Pour les débutants et les habitués.
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Beginning C++17

From Novice to Professional

by Ivor Horton, Peter Van Weert ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn how to program using the updated C++17 language. You'll start with the basics and progress through step-by-step examples to become a working C++ programmer. All you need are Beginning C++17 and any recent C++ compiler and you'll soon be writing real C++ programs. There is no assumption of prior programming knowledge.All language concepts that are explained in the book are illustrated with ... Read more

$68.99 CAD

Learn how to program using the updated C++17 language. You'll start with the basics and progress through step-by-step examples to become a working C++ programmer. All you need are Beginning C++17 and any recent C++ compiler and you'll soon be writing real C++ programs. There is no assumption of prior programming knowledge.All language concepts that are explained in the book are illustrated with
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The Discipline of Organizing: Professional Edition

by Robert J. Glushko ...

We organize things. We organize information, information about things, and information about information. Organizing is a fundamental issue in many professional fields, but these fields have only limited agreement in how they approach problems of organizing and in what they seek as their solutions.The Discipline of Organizing synthesizes insights from library science, information science, computer ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

We organize things. We organize information, information about things, and information about information. Organizing is a fundamental issue in many professional fields, but these fields have only limited agreement in how they approach problems of organizing and in what they seek as their solutions.The Discipline of Organizing synthesizes insights from library science, information science, computer
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Computer Science Programming Basics in Ruby

Exploring Concepts and Curriculum with Ruby

by Ophir Frieder, Gideon Frieder, David Grossman ...

If you know basic high-school math, you can quickly learn and apply the core concepts of computer science with this concise, hands-on book. Led by a team of experts, you’ll quickly understand the difference between computer science and computer programming, and you’ll learn how algorithms help you solve computing problems.Each chapter builds on material introduced earlier in the book, so you can ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

If you know basic high-school math, you can quickly learn and apply the core concepts of computer science with this concise, hands-on book. Led by a team of experts, you’ll quickly understand the difference between computer science and computer programming, and you’ll learn how algorithms help you solve computing problems.Each chapter builds on material introduced earlier in the book, so you can
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Dart for Absolute Beginners

by David Kopec ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Dart for Absolute Beginners enables individuals with no background in programming to create their own web apps while learning the fundamentals of software development in a cutting edge language. Easily digested chapters, while comprehensive enough to explore the whole domain, are aimed at both hobbyists and professionals alike. The reader will not only gain an insight into Dart, but also the ... Read more

$96.99 CAD

Dart for Absolute Beginners enables individuals with no background in programming to create their own web apps while learning the fundamentals of software development in a cutting edge language. Easily digested chapters, while comprehensive enough to explore the whole domain, are aimed at both hobbyists and professionals alike. The reader will not only gain an insight into Dart, but also the
... Read more
21 Recipes for Mining Twitter

Distilling Rich Information from Messy Data

by Matthew A. Russell ...

Millions of public Twitter streams harbor a wealth of data, and once you mine them, you can gain some valuable insights. This short and concise book offers a collection of recipes to help you extract nuggets of Twitter information using easy-to-learn Python tools. Each recipe offers a discussion of how and why the solution works, so you can quickly adapt it to fit your particular needs. The ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Millions of public Twitter streams harbor a wealth of data, and once you mine them, you can gain some valuable insights. This short and concise book offers a collection of recipes to help you extract nuggets of Twitter information using easy-to-learn Python tools. Each recipe offers a discussion of how and why the solution works, so you can quickly adapt it to fit your particular needs. The
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VMware ThinApp 4.7 Essentials

by Peter Björk ...

This book is written in practical tutorial style and it offers learning through vivid examples and. Each chapter contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task. The book is designed so that you can read it from start to end for beginners or just open up any chapter and start following the recipes as a reference for advanced users. This book will be ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is written in practical tutorial style and it offers learning through vivid examples and. Each chapter contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task. The book is designed so that you can read it from start to end for beginners or just open up any chapter and start following the recipes as a reference for advanced users. This book will be
... Read more
Data Analytics will be the Next Big Thing for Engineers

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by Abhishek A. Mutha ...

$0.71 CAD
Smart Green World?

Making Digitalization Work for Sustainability

by Steffen Lange, Tilman Santarius ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainability
In this book, Steffen Lange and Tilman Santarius investigate how digitalization influences environmental and social sustainability. The information revolution is currently changing the daily lives of billions of people worldwide. At the same time, the current economic model and consumerist lifestyle needs to be radically transformed if society is to overcome the challenges humanity is facing on a ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

In this book, Steffen Lange and Tilman Santarius investigate how digitalization influences environmental and social sustainability. The information revolution is currently changing the daily lives of billions of people worldwide. At the same time, the current economic model and consumerist lifestyle needs to be radically transformed if society is to overcome the challenges humanity is facing on a
... Read more
Python Data Analytics

With Pandas, NumPy, and Matplotlib

by Fabio Nelli ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Explore the latest Python tools and techniques to help you tackle the world of data acquisition and analysis. You'll review scientific computing with NumPy, visualization with matplotlib, and machine learning with scikit-learn.This third edition is fully updated for the latest version of Python and its related libraries, and includes coverage of social media data analysis, image analysis with ... Read more

$75.99 CAD

Explore the latest Python tools and techniques to help you tackle the world of data acquisition and analysis. You'll review scientific computing with NumPy, visualization with matplotlib, and machine learning with scikit-learn.This third edition is fully updated for the latest version of Python and its related libraries, and includes coverage of social media data analysis, image analysis with
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PHP Arrays

Single, Multi-dimensional, Associative and Object Arrays in PHP 7

by Steve Prettyman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the
... Read more
jQuery UI

Learn How to use Dialogs, Autocomplete, and More

by Eric Sarrion ...

With the jQuery UI library, you can apply the power and standards of jQuery to user interface design, complete with interactive elements, animation, and themeable widgets. This concise, code-heavy guide demonstrates how to harness interactive features that HTML5 lacks, including tabs, accordions, and dialog boxes. You’ll also learn how to program common but complex tasks, such as managing drag and ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

With the jQuery UI library, you can apply the power and standards of jQuery to user interface design, complete with interactive elements, animation, and themeable widgets. This concise, code-heavy guide demonstrates how to harness interactive features that HTML5 lacks, including tabs, accordions, and dialog boxes. You’ll also learn how to program common but complex tasks, such as managing drag and
... Read more
Entwicklung einer Risikomanagementmethode für kleine und mittlere Softwareunternehmen

by Markus Unterauer ...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Informatik - Wirtschaftsinformatik, Note: 1, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (Institut für Systems Engineering and Automation), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Softwareentwicklungsprojekte bergen viele Risiken in sich. Gerade in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen werden diese Risiken meist nicht strukturiert überwacht und behandelt, wodurch ein hoher ... Read more

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Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Informatik - Wirtschaftsinformatik, Note: 1, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (Institut für Systems Engineering and Automation), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Softwareentwicklungsprojekte bergen viele Risiken in sich. Gerade in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen werden diese Risiken meist nicht strukturiert überwacht und behandelt, wodurch ein hoher
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Data-Driven Fault Detection and Reasoning for Industrial Monitoring

by Jing Wang, Jinglin Zhou, Xiaolu Chen ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This open access book assesses the potential of data-driven methods in industrial process monitoring engineering. The process modeling, fault detection, classification, isolation, and reasoning are studied in detail. These methods can be used to improve the safety and reliability of industrial processes. Fault diagnosis, including fault detection and reasoning, has attracted engineers and ... Read more

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This open access book assesses the potential of data-driven methods in industrial process monitoring engineering. The process modeling, fault detection, classification, isolation, and reasoning are studied in detail. These methods can be used to improve the safety and reliability of industrial processes. Fault diagnosis, including fault detection and reasoning, has attracted engineers and
... Read more
The Rules of Programming

How to Write Better Code

by Chris Zimmerman ...

This philosophy-of-programming guide presents a unique and entertaining take on how to think about programming. A collection of 21 pragmatic rules, each presented in a standalone chapter, captures the essential wisdom that every freshly minted programmer needs to know and provides thought-provoking insights for more seasoned programmers.Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

This philosophy-of-programming guide presents a unique and entertaining take on how to think about programming. A collection of 21 pragmatic rules, each presented in a standalone chapter, captures the essential wisdom that every freshly minted programmer needs to know and provides thought-provoking insights for more seasoned programmers.Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio
... Read more
Pro .NET Memory Management

For Better Code, Performance, and Scalability

by Konrad Kokosa ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET ... Read more

$120.99 CAD

Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET
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