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Applied Akka Patterns

A Hands-On Guide to Designing Distributed Applications

by Michael Nash, Wade Waldron ...

When it comes to big data processing, we can no longer ignore concurrency or try to add it in after the fact. Fortunately, the solution is not a new paradigm of development, but rather an old one. With this hands-on guide, Java and Scala developers will learn how to embrace concurrent and distributed applications with the open source Akka toolkit. You’ll learn how to put the actor model and its ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

When it comes to big data processing, we can no longer ignore concurrency or try to add it in after the fact. Fortunately, the solution is not a new paradigm of development, but rather an old one. With this hands-on guide, Java and Scala developers will learn how to embrace concurrent and distributed applications with the open source Akka toolkit. You’ll learn how to put the actor model and its
... Read more
Managing Technical Debt

Reducing Friction in Software Development

by Philippe Kruchten, Ipek Ozkaya ...

Series series SEI Series in Software Engineering
“This is an incredibly wise and useful book. The authors have considerable real-world experience in delivering quality systems that matter, and their expertise shines through in these pages. Here you will learn what technical debt is, what is it not, how to manage it, and how to pay it down in responsible ways. This is a book I wish I had when I was just beginning my career. The authors present a ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

“This is an incredibly wise and useful book. The authors have considerable real-world experience in delivering quality systems that matter, and their expertise shines through in these pages. Here you will learn what technical debt is, what is it not, how to manage it, and how to pay it down in responsible ways. This is a book I wish I had when I was just beginning my career. The authors present a
... Read more
Balancing Coupling in Software Design

Universal Design Principles for Architecting Modular Software Systems

by Vlad Khononov ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon)
Learn How Coupling Impacts Every Software Design Decision You Make--and How to Control ItIf you want to build modular, evolvable, and resilient software systems, you have to get coupling right. Every design decision you make influences coupling, which in turn shapes the design options available to you. Despite its importance, coupling often doesn't receive the attention it deserves--until now ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Learn How Coupling Impacts Every Software Design Decision You Make--and How to Control ItIf you want to build modular, evolvable, and resilient software systems, you have to get coupling right. Every design decision you make influences coupling, which in turn shapes the design options available to you. Despite its importance, coupling often doesn't receive the attention it deserves--until now
... Read more
Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

by Robert Glass ...

The practice of building software is a “new kid on the block” technology. Though it may not seem this way for those who have been in the field for most of their careers, in the overall scheme of professions, software builders are relative “newbies.”In the short history of the software field, a lot of facts have been identified, and a lot of fallacies promulgated. Those facts and fallacies are what ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

The practice of building software is a “new kid on the block” technology. Though it may not seem this way for those who have been in the field for most of their careers, in the overall scheme of professions, software builders are relative “newbies.”In the short history of the software field, a lot of facts have been identified, and a lot of fallacies promulgated. Those facts and fallacies are what
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BDD in Action, Second Edition

Behavior-Driven Development for the whole software lifecycle

by John Ferguson Smart, Jan Molak ...

Deliver software that does what it’s supposed to do! Behavior-Driven Development guides your software projects to success with collaboration, communication techniques, and concrete requirements you can turn into automated tests.In BDD in Action, Second Edition you’ll learn how to:Implement and improve BDD practicesPrioritize features from business goalsFacilitate an example mapping sessionWrite ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Deliver software that does what it’s supposed to do! Behavior-Driven Development guides your software projects to success with collaboration, communication techniques, and concrete requirements you can turn into automated tests.In BDD in Action, Second Edition you’ll learn how to:Implement and improve BDD practicesPrioritize features from business goalsFacilitate an example mapping sessionWrite
... Read more
Scaling Software Agility

Best Practices for Large Enterprises

by Dean Leffingwell ...

Series series Agile Software Development Series
“Companies have been implementing large agile projects for a number of years, but the ‘stigma’ of ‘agile only works for small projects’ continues to be a frequent barrier for newcomers and a rallying cry for agile critics. What has been missing from the agile literature is a solid, practical book on the specifics of developing large projects in an agile way. Dean Leffingwell’s book Scaling ... Read more

$50.59 CAD

“Companies have been implementing large agile projects for a number of years, but the ‘stigma’ of ‘agile only works for small projects’ continues to be a frequent barrier for newcomers and a rallying cry for agile critics. What has been missing from the agile literature is a solid, practical book on the specifics of developing large projects in an agile way. Dean Leffingwell’s book Scaling
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The Rock Crusher

A Model for Flow-Based Backlog Management

by Steve Adolph, Shane Hastie, Ryland Leyton ...

The Rock Crusher offers an agile approach to backlog management, highlighting the power and simplicity of this essential tool in modern agile organizations. The publication emphasizes the importance of the backlog as a single repository from which a team pulls its next most valuable work item, enabling agility through the ability to add, remove, reprioritize, and visualize potential work for a ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

The Rock Crusher offers an agile approach to backlog management, highlighting the power and simplicity of this essential tool in modern agile organizations. The publication emphasizes the importance of the backlog as a single repository from which a team pulls its next most valuable work item, enabling agility through the ability to add, remove, reprioritize, and visualize potential work for a
... Read more
The Problem with Software

Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code

by Adam Barr ...

An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software—and why academia doesn't teach programmers what industry wants them to know.Why is software so prone to bugs? So vulnerable to viruses? Why are software products so often delayed, or even canceled? Is software development really hard, or are software developers just not that good at it? In The Problem with Software, Adam Barr examines ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

An industry insider explains why there is so much bad software—and why academia doesn't teach programmers what industry wants them to know.Why is software so prone to bugs? So vulnerable to viruses? Why are software products so often delayed, or even canceled? Is software development really hard, or are software developers just not that good at it? In The Problem with Software, Adam Barr examines
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Objective-C 2.0 Essentials - Third Edition

by Neil Smyth ...

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

$13.73 CAD

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

How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software

by Jonathan Rasmusson ...

Printed in full color.Faced with a software project of epic proportions? Tired of over-committing and under-delivering? Enter the dojo of the agile samurai, where agile expert Jonathan Rasmusson shows you how to kick-start, execute, and deliver your agile projects. Combining cutting-edge tools with classic agile practices, The Agile Samurai gives you everything you need to deliver something of ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

Printed in full color.Faced with a software project of epic proportions? Tired of over-committing and under-delivering? Enter the dojo of the agile samurai, where agile expert Jonathan Rasmusson shows you how to kick-start, execute, and deliver your agile projects. Combining cutting-edge tools with classic agile practices, The Agile Samurai gives you everything you need to deliver something of
... Read more
Effective Monitoring and Alerting

For Web Operations

by Slawek Ligus ...

With this practical book, you’ll discover how to catch complications in your distributed system before they develop into costly problems. Based on his extensive experience in systems ops at large technology companies, author Slawek Ligus describes an effective data-driven approach for monitoring and alerting that enables you to maintain high availability and deliver a high quality of service.Learn ... Read more

$13.59 CAD

With this practical book, you’ll discover how to catch complications in your distributed system before they develop into costly problems. Based on his extensive experience in systems ops at large technology companies, author Slawek Ligus describes an effective data-driven approach for monitoring and alerting that enables you to maintain high availability and deliver a high quality of service.Learn
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Escape Velocity

Better Metrics for Agile Teams

by Doc Norton ...

Velocity is the most commonly used metric in agile software delivery. It is also perhaps the least effective metrics in agile software delivery. In "Escape Velocity", Doc Norton walks the reader through common issues with metrics and how to avoid them, altermative metrics that not only help agile teams perform better, but enable them to continuously improve, and techniques for forecasting that ... Read more

$18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Velocity is the most commonly used metric in agile software delivery. It is also perhaps the least effective metrics in agile software delivery. In "Escape Velocity", Doc Norton walks the reader through common issues with metrics and how to avoid them, altermative metrics that not only help agile teams perform better, but enable them to continuously improve, and techniques for forecasting that
... Read more
Harnessing Hibernate

Step-by-step Guide to Java Persistence

by James Elliott, Timothy M. O'Brien, Ryan Fowler ...

Harnessing Hibernate is an ideal introduction to the popular framework that lets Java developers work with information from a relational database easily and efficiently. Databases are a very different world than Java objects, and they often involve people with different skills and specializations. With Hibernate, bridging these two worlds is significantly easier, and with this book, you can get up ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

Harnessing Hibernate is an ideal introduction to the popular framework that lets Java developers work with information from a relational database easily and efficiently. Databases are a very different world than Java objects, and they often involve people with different skills and specializations. With Hibernate, bridging these two worlds is significantly easier, and with this book, you can get up
... Read more
Applied Software Project Management

by Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene ...

"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation, requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop now: this is the book for you." --Scott Berkun, Author of The Art of Project ManagementWhat makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation, requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop now: this is the book for you." --Scott Berkun, Author of The Art of Project ManagementWhat makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire
... Read more
Jython Essentials

Rapid Scripting in Java

by Samuele Pedroni, Noel Rappin ...

Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language written in 100% pure Java, so it runs under any compliant Java Virtual Machine. The secret to Jython's popularity lies in the combination of Java's librariesand tools with Python's rapid development capabilities. With Jython, you can write Python programs that integrate seamlessly with any Java code. And like Python, Jython can be used ... Read more

$25.59 CAD

Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language written in 100% pure Java, so it runs under any compliant Java Virtual Machine. The secret to Jython's popularity lies in the combination of Java's librariesand tools with Python's rapid development capabilities. With Jython, you can write Python programs that integrate seamlessly with any Java code. And like Python, Jython can be used
... Read more
Clean Code in Python

Write Scalable, Readable, and Maintainable Code with Modern Python

by Mariano Anaya ...

Write professional, scalable, and maintainable Python code by applying industry-approved clean coding principles. Learn to refactor, implement SOLID principles, and structure code efficiently using the latest features in Python 3.9Key FeaturesEnhance your coding skills using the new features introduced in Python 3.9Implement the refactoring techniques and SOLID principles in PythonApply ... Read more

$42.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Write professional, scalable, and maintainable Python code by applying industry-approved clean coding principles. Learn to refactor, implement SOLID principles, and structure code efficiently using the latest features in Python 3.9Key FeaturesEnhance your coding skills using the new features introduced in Python 3.9Implement the refactoring techniques and SOLID principles in PythonApply
... Read more
Mastering Software Quality Assurance

Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers

by Murali Chemuturi ...

This comprehensive reference on software development quality assurance addresses all four dimensions of quality: specifications, design, construction and conformance. It focuses on quality from both the micro and macro viewpoint. From a micro view, it details the aspect of building-in quality at the component level to help ensure that the overall deliverable has ingrained quality. From a macro ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

This comprehensive reference on software development quality assurance addresses all four dimensions of quality: specifications, design, construction and conformance. It focuses on quality from both the micro and macro viewpoint. From a micro view, it details the aspect of building-in quality at the component level to help ensure that the overall deliverable has ingrained quality. From a macro
... Read more
Professional Product Owner, The

Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage

by Don McGreal, Ralph Jocham ...

Series series The Professional Scrum Series
The Professional Product Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum“This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.”—Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.orgThe role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it’s about much more than mechanics: it’s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

The Professional Product Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum“This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.”—Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.orgThe role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it’s about much more than mechanics: it’s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the
... Read more
SOA Design Patterns

by Thomas Erl ...

Series series The Pearson Service Technology Series from Thomas Erl
In cooperation with experts and practitioners throughout the SOA community, best-selling author Thomas Erl brings together the de facto catalog of design patterns for SOA and service-orientation. More than three years in development and subjected to numerous industry reviews, the 85 patterns in this full-color book provide the most successful and proven design techniques to overcoming the most ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

In cooperation with experts and practitioners throughout the SOA community, best-selling author Thomas Erl brings together the de facto catalog of design patterns for SOA and service-orientation. More than three years in development and subjected to numerous industry reviews, the 85 patterns in this full-color book provide the most successful and proven design techniques to overcoming the most
... Read more
More Fearless Change

Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen

by Mary Lynn Manns Ph.D., Linda Rising Ph.D. ...

63 New and Updated Patterns for Driving and Sustaining Change“The hard part of change is enlisting the support of other people. Whether a top manager interested in improving your organization’s results or a lone developer promoting a better way of working, this book will give you tools and ideas to help accomplish your goal.”–George Dinwiddie, independent coach and consultant, iDIA Computing, LLC ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

63 New and Updated Patterns for Driving and Sustaining Change“The hard part of change is enlisting the support of other people. Whether a top manager interested in improving your organization’s results or a lone developer promoting a better way of working, this book will give you tools and ideas to help accomplish your goal.”–George Dinwiddie, independent coach and consultant, iDIA Computing, LLC
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Balancing Agility and Discipline

A Guide for the Perplexed

by Barry Boehm, Richard Turner ...

Agility and discipline: These apparently opposite attributes are, in fact, complementary values in software development. Plan-driven developers must also be agile; nimble developers must also be disciplined. The key to success is finding the right balance between the two, which will vary from project to project according to the circumstances and risks involved. Developers, pulled toward opposite ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Agility and discipline: These apparently opposite attributes are, in fact, complementary values in software development. Plan-driven developers must also be agile; nimble developers must also be disciplined. The key to success is finding the right balance between the two, which will vary from project to project according to the circumstances and risks involved. Developers, pulled toward opposite
... Read more
Software Engineering & Object Oriented Modeling

by Jitendra Patel ...

Software Engineering and Object Oriented Modeling: This book is specially written for those who are interested in understanding software engineering and Object Oriented Modeling concepts using UML in the Computer Engineering and Information technology field and want to gain enhanced knowledge about the power of UML Language in software development.Also everyone with interest in learning UML for ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Software Engineering and Object Oriented Modeling: This book is specially written for those who are interested in understanding software engineering and Object Oriented Modeling concepts using UML in the Computer Engineering and Information technology field and want to gain enhanced knowledge about the power of UML Language in software development.Also everyone with interest in learning UML for
... Read more
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops

XP 2021 Workshops, Virtual Event, June 14–18, 2021, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Peggy Gregory, Philippe Kruchten ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes papers from the 5 research workshops, the poster presentations, as well as two panel discussions which were presented at XP 2021, the 22nd International Conference on Agile Software Development, which was held online during June 14-18, 2021.XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes papers from the 5 research workshops, the poster presentations, as well as two panel discussions which were presented at XP 2021, the 22nd International Conference on Agile Software Development, which was held online during June 14-18, 2021.XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile
... Read more
Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition

A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam

by Andreas Spillner, Tilo Linz, Hans Schaefer ...

Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition provides the information necessary to pass the Certified Tester-Foundations Level exam, version 2011, as defined by the ISTQB; uses a format designed for self-study; and defines technical terms according to the updated ISTQB glossary.Professional testing of software is an essential task that requires a profound knowledge of testing techniques. The ... Read more

$47.19 CAD

Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition provides the information necessary to pass the Certified Tester-Foundations Level exam, version 2011, as defined by the ISTQB; uses a format designed for self-study; and defines technical terms according to the updated ISTQB glossary.Professional testing of software is an essential task that requires a profound knowledge of testing techniques. The
... Read more

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