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JavaScript for Kids

A Playful Introduction to Programming

by Nick Morgan ...

JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then ... Read more

$29.59 CAD

JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then
... Read more
Software Systems Architecture

Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives

by Nick Rozanski, Eóin Woods ...

***Software Systems Architecture, Second Edition***is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices.With this book you will learn how toDesign and communicate an architecture that reflects ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

***Software Systems Architecture, Second Edition***is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices.With this book you will learn how toDesign and communicate an architecture that reflects
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HTML & CSS: The Good Parts

Better Ways to Build Websites That Work

by Ben Henick ...

HTML and CSS are the workhorses of web design, and using them together to build consistent, reliable web pages requires both skill and knowledge. The task is more difficult if you're relying on outdated, confusing, and unnecessary HTML hacks and workarounds. Author Ben Henick shows you how to avoid those traps by going beyond the standard tips, tricks, and techniques to connect the underlying ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

HTML and CSS are the workhorses of web design, and using them together to build consistent, reliable web pages requires both skill and knowledge. The task is more difficult if you're relying on outdated, confusing, and unnecessary HTML hacks and workarounds. Author Ben Henick shows you how to avoid those traps by going beyond the standard tips, tricks, and techniques to connect the underlying
... Read more
Outnumbered

From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles – The Algorithms That Control Our Lives

by David Sumpter ...

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we
... Read more
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python

Best Practices for Development

by Kenneth Reitz, Tanya Schlusser ...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than any other language, Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25 years old, Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business users. With popularity comes diversityâ??and possibly dilution.This guide, collaboratively written by over a hundred ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than any other language, Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25 years old, Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business users. With popularity comes diversityâ??and possibly dilution.This guide, collaboratively written by over a hundred
... Read more
Enterprise Application Architecture with .NET Core

An architectural journey into the Microsoft .NET open source platform

by Ganesan Senthilvel, Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan, Habib Qureshi ...

Architect and design highly scalable, robust, clean and highly performant applications in .NET Core Key Features\[\*\] Incorporate architectural soft-skills such as DevOps and Agile methodologies to enhance program-level objectives\[\*\] Gain knowledge of architectural approaches on the likes of SOA architecture and microservices to provide traceability and rationale for architectural decisions\[\ ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Architect and design highly scalable, robust, clean and highly performant applications in .NET Core Key Features\[\*\] Incorporate architectural soft-skills such as DevOps and Agile methodologies to enhance program-level objectives\[\*\] Gain knowledge of architectural approaches on the likes of SOA architecture and microservices to provide traceability and rationale for architectural decisions\[\
... Read more
Java Performance

In-Depth Advice for Tuning and Programming Java 8, 11, and Beyond

by Scott Oaks ...

Coding and testing are generally considered separate areas of expertise. In this practical book, Java expert Scott Oaks takes the approach that anyone who works with Java should be adept at understanding how code behaves in the Java Virtual Machine—including the tunings likely to help performance. This updated second edition helps you gain in-depth knowledge of Java application performance using ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Coding and testing are generally considered separate areas of expertise. In this practical book, Java expert Scott Oaks takes the approach that anyone who works with Java should be adept at understanding how code behaves in the Java Virtual Machine—including the tunings likely to help performance. This updated second edition helps you gain in-depth knowledge of Java application performance using
... Read more
The Little Learner

A Straight Line to Deep Learning

by Daniel P. Friedman, Anurag Mendhekar ...

A highly accessible, step-by-step introduction to deep learning, written in an engaging, question-and-answer style.The Little Learner introduces deep learning from the bottom up, inviting students to learn by doing. With the characteristic humor and Socratic approach of classroom favorites The Little Schemer and The Little Typer, this kindred text explains the workings of deep neural networks by ... Read more

$58.39 CAD

A highly accessible, step-by-step introduction to deep learning, written in an engaging, question-and-answer style.The Little Learner introduces deep learning from the bottom up, inviting students to learn by doing. With the characteristic humor and Socratic approach of classroom favorites The Little Schemer and The Little Typer, this kindred text explains the workings of deep neural networks by
... Read more
The Amazing Journey of Reason

from DNA to Artificial Intelligence

by Mario Alemi ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This Open Access book explores questions such as why and how did the first biological cells appear? And then complex organisms, brains, societies and –now– connected human societies? Physicists have good models for describing the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang, but can we apply the same concepts to the evolution of aggregated matter –living matter included? The Amazing Journey ... Read more

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This Open Access book explores questions such as why and how did the first biological cells appear? And then complex organisms, brains, societies and –now– connected human societies? Physicists have good models for describing the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang, but can we apply the same concepts to the evolution of aggregated matter –living matter included? The Amazing Journey
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Angular: Up and Running

Learning Angular, Step by Step

by Shyam Seshadri ...

This book will demystify Angular as a framework, as well as provide clear instructions and examples on how to get started with writing scalable Angular applications.Angular: Up & Running covers most of the major pieces of Angular, but in a structured manner that is generally used in hands-on training. Each chapter takes one concept, and use examples to cover how it works. Problems to work on (with ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

This book will demystify Angular as a framework, as well as provide clear instructions and examples on how to get started with writing scalable Angular applications.Angular: Up & Running covers most of the major pieces of Angular, but in a structured manner that is generally used in hands-on training. Each chapter takes one concept, and use examples to cover how it works. Problems to work on (with
... Read more
Microsoft Word VBA Codes Are Easy to Learn Under an Hour for Some People

by Kenny L Keys ...

You can quickly learn what a comment, an array, a variable, a text string, a VBA loop Statement, a With Statement, a Set Statement, a Dim Statement and the basic functions of Microsoft Word 2010 VBA from the pages of this small book, but you must first have the desire to learn VBA; without the desire, you’ll only end up being disappointed in this book or any other book. When a person lacks an ... Read more

$5.14 CAD

You can quickly learn what a comment, an array, a variable, a text string, a VBA loop Statement, a With Statement, a Set Statement, a Dim Statement and the basic functions of Microsoft Word 2010 VBA from the pages of this small book, but you must first have the desire to learn VBA; without the desire, you’ll only end up being disappointed in this book or any other book. When a person lacks an
... Read more
HTML5 Pocket Reference

Quick, Comprehensive, Indispensable

by Jennifer Robbins ...

Need help finding the right HTML5 element or attribute for your web page or application? HTML5 Pocket Reference is the classic reference that web designers and developers have been keeping close at hand for more than thirteen years.This fifth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of HTML5, including the HTML5 Candidate Recommendation, the emerging HTML5.1 Working Draft, and the ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Need help finding the right HTML5 element or attribute for your web page or application? HTML5 Pocket Reference is the classic reference that web designers and developers have been keeping close at hand for more than thirteen years.This fifth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of HTML5, including the HTML5 Candidate Recommendation, the emerging HTML5.1 Working Draft, and the
... Read more
Raspberry Pi 3 in easy steps

by Mike McGrath ...

Series series In Easy Steps
The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that your PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games, but its real purpose is to inspire children (and adults) to learn how to program. Over five million Raspberry Pis have been sold worldwide, so far!Raspberry Pi 3 in easy ... Read more

$20.53 CAD

The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that your PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games, but its real purpose is to inspire children (and adults) to learn how to program. Over five million Raspberry Pis have been sold worldwide, so far!Raspberry Pi 3 in easy
... Read more
250 CSS3 Interview Questions and Answers

by Vamsee Puligadda ...

Knowledge for Free...Get that job, you aspire for!Want to switch to that high paying job? Or are you already been preparing hard to give interview the next weekend?Do you know how many people get rejected in interviews by preparing only concepts but not focusing on actually which questions will be asked in the interview?Don't be that person this time.This is the most comprehensive CSS3 interview ... Read more

$1.41 CAD

Knowledge for Free...Get that job, you aspire for!Want to switch to that high paying job? Or are you already been preparing hard to give interview the next weekend?Do you know how many people get rejected in interviews by preparing only concepts but not focusing on actually which questions will be asked in the interview?Don't be that person this time.This is the most comprehensive CSS3 interview
... Read more
Designing Interfaces

Patterns for Effective Interaction Design

by Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia ...

Designing good application interfaces isn’t easy now that companies need to create compelling, seamless user experiences across an exploding number of channels, screens, and contexts. In this updated third edition, you’ll learn how to navigate through the maze of design options. By capturing UI best practices as design patterns, this best-selling book provides solutions to common design problems ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Designing good application interfaces isn’t easy now that companies need to create compelling, seamless user experiences across an exploding number of channels, screens, and contexts. In this updated third edition, you’ll learn how to navigate through the maze of design options. By capturing UI best practices as design patterns, this best-selling book provides solutions to common design problems
... Read more
The DevOps Adoption Playbook

A Guide to Adopting DevOps in a Multi-Speed IT Enterprise

by Sanjeev Sharma ...

Achieve streamlined, rapid production with enterprise-level DevOpsAwarded DevOps 2017 Book of the Year, The DevOps Adoption Playbook provides practical, actionable, real-world guidance on implementing DevOps at enterprise scale. Author Sanjeev Sharma heads the DevOps practice for IBM; in this book, he provides unique guidance and insight on implementing DevOps at large organizations. Most DevOps ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Achieve streamlined, rapid production with enterprise-level DevOpsAwarded DevOps 2017 Book of the Year, The DevOps Adoption Playbook provides practical, actionable, real-world guidance on implementing DevOps at enterprise scale. Author Sanjeev Sharma heads the DevOps practice for IBM; in this book, he provides unique guidance and insight on implementing DevOps at large organizations. Most DevOps
... Read more
Building Mobile Apps at Scale

39 Engineering Challenges

by Gergely Orosz ...

While there is a lot of appreciation for backend and distributed systems challenges, there tends to be less empathy for why mobile development is hard when done at scale.This book collects challenges engineers face when building iOS and Android apps at scale, and common ways to tackle these. By scale, we mean having numbers of users in the millions and being built by large engineering teams.For ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

While there is a lot of appreciation for backend and distributed systems challenges, there tends to be less empathy for why mobile development is hard when done at scale.This book collects challenges engineers face when building iOS and Android apps at scale, and common ways to tackle these. By scale, we mean having numbers of users in the millions and being built by large engineering teams.For
... Read more
Raspberry Pi :The Ultimate Step by Step Raspberry Pi User Guide (The Updated Version )

by Jason Scotts ...

Raspberry Pi : The Ultimate Step by Step Guide Raspberry Pi User Guide (the updated version) gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, whether you're an educator, hacker, hobbyist, or kid. Learn how to connect your Pi to other hardware, install software, write basic programs, and set it up to run robots, multimedia centers, and more. Gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, a high-tech computer the ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Raspberry Pi : The Ultimate Step by Step Guide Raspberry Pi User Guide (the updated version) gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, whether you're an educator, hacker, hobbyist, or kid. Learn how to connect your Pi to other hardware, install software, write basic programs, and set it up to run robots, multimedia centers, and more. Gets you up and running on Raspberry Pi, a high-tech computer the
... Read more
The Software Engineer's Guidebook

Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups

by Gergely Orosz ...

In my first few years as a developer I assumed that hard work was all I needed. Then I was passed over for a promotion and my manager couldn’t give me feedback on what areas to improve, so I could get to the senior engineer level. I was frustrated; even bitter: not as much about missing the promotion, but because of the lack of guidance.By the time I became a manager, I was determined to support ... Read more

$27.78 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In my first few years as a developer I assumed that hard work was all I needed. Then I was passed over for a promotion and my manager couldn’t give me feedback on what areas to improve, so I could get to the senior engineer level. I was frustrated; even bitter: not as much about missing the promotion, but because of the lack of guidance.By the time I became a manager, I was determined to support
... Read more
OAuth 2.0

Getting Started in Web-API Security

by Matthias Biehl ...

Series Book 1 - API-University Series
This book offers an introduction to web-API security with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. In less than 50 pages you will gain an overview of the capabilities of OAuth and learn the core concepts of OAuth including all for OAuth flows used for cloud, web and mobile scenarios.If you have tried to read the official OAuth specification, you may get the impression that OAuth is complex. This book ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

This book offers an introduction to web-API security with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect. In less than 50 pages you will gain an overview of the capabilities of OAuth and learn the core concepts of OAuth including all for OAuth flows used for cloud, web and mobile scenarios.If you have tried to read the official OAuth specification, you may get the impression that OAuth is complex. This book
... Read more
Node.js for PHP Developers

Porting PHP to Node.js

by Daniel Howard ...

If you’re an experienced PHP developer, you already have a head start on learning how to write Node.js code. In this book, author Daniel Howard demonstrates the remarkable similarities between the two languages, and shows you how to port your entire PHP web application to Node.js. By comparing specific PHP features with their Node counterparts, you’ll also discover how to refactor and improve ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

If you’re an experienced PHP developer, you already have a head start on learning how to write Node.js code. In this book, author Daniel Howard demonstrates the remarkable similarities between the two languages, and shows you how to port your entire PHP web application to Node.js. By comparing specific PHP features with their Node counterparts, you’ll also discover how to refactor and improve
... Read more
Agile Retrospectives, Second Edition

A Practical Guide for Catalyzing Team Learning and Improvement

by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, David Horowitz ...

In an uncertain and complex world, learning is more important than ever before. In fact, it can be a competitive advantage. Teams and organizations that learn rapidly deliver greater IPSer value faster and more reliably. Furthermore, those teams are more engaged, more productive, and more satisfied. The most effective way to enable teams to learn is by holding regular retrospectives. Unfortunately ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

In an uncertain and complex world, learning is more important than ever before. In fact, it can be a competitive advantage. Teams and organizations that learn rapidly deliver greater IPSer value faster and more reliably. Furthermore, those teams are more engaged, more productive, and more satisfied. The most effective way to enable teams to learn is by holding regular retrospectives. Unfortunately
... Read more
100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

by Teiva Harsanyi ...

Spot errors in your Go code you didn’t even know you were making and boost your productivity by avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them shows you how to:Dodge the most common mistakes made by Go developersStructure and organize your Go applicationHandle data and control structures efficientlyDeal with errors in an idiomatic mannerImprove your concurrency ... Read more

$77.99 CAD

Spot errors in your Go code you didn’t even know you were making and boost your productivity by avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them shows you how to:Dodge the most common mistakes made by Go developersStructure and organize your Go applicationHandle data and control structures efficientlyDeal with errors in an idiomatic mannerImprove your concurrency
... Read more
Android Studio Development Essentials

Android 6 Edition

by Neil Smyth ...

Fully updated for Android 6, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 6 Software Development Kit (SDK).Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing environment. An overview of Android ... Read more

$14.08 CAD

Fully updated for Android 6, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 6 Software Development Kit (SDK).Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing environment. An overview of Android
... Read more

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