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PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition

by Peter G ...

Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these ... Read more

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Offering a detailed practical look at PostgreSQL 16's new features, "PostgreSQL 16 Cookbook, Second Edition" equips database administrators and developers to take advantage of the most recent developments. This edition provides in-depth coverage of enhanced logical replication, which now includes the ability to replicate from standby servers. We provide detailed instructions for setting up these
... Read more
Conceptual Design for Interactive Systems

Designing for Performance and User Experience

by Avi Parush ...

Conceptual Design for Interactive Systems: Designing for Performance and User Experience provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the steps necessary to take the leap from research and requirements to product design. The text presents a proven strategy for transforming research into a conceptual model, discussing the iterative process that allows users to build the essential foundation for a ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Conceptual Design for Interactive Systems: Designing for Performance and User Experience provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the steps necessary to take the leap from research and requirements to product design. The text presents a proven strategy for transforming research into a conceptual model, discussing the iterative process that allows users to build the essential foundation for a
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Clean Code in JavaScript

Develop reliable, maintainable, and robust JavaScript

by James Padolsey ...

Get the most out of JavaScript for building web applications through a series of patterns, techniques, and case studies for clean codingKey FeaturesWrite maintainable JS code using internal abstraction, well-written tests, and well-documented codeUnderstand the agents of clean coding like SOLID principles, OOP, and functional programmingExplore solutions to tackle common JavaScript challenges in ... Read more

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Get the most out of JavaScript for building web applications through a series of patterns, techniques, and case studies for clean codingKey FeaturesWrite maintainable JS code using internal abstraction, well-written tests, and well-documented codeUnderstand the agents of clean coding like SOLID principles, OOP, and functional programmingExplore solutions to tackle common JavaScript challenges in
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Python GUI with PyQt

Learn to build modern and stunning GUIs in Python with PyQt5 and Qt Designer (English Edition)

by Saurabh Chandrakar, Dr. Nilesh Bhaskarrao Bahadure ...

Python GUI with PyQt is an invaluable guide for both novice and experienced programmers who want to master the art of creating visually appealing and interactive graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Python applications using the PyQt5 library and the Qt Designer visual layout tool. It covers all the essential concepts of PyQt5 GUI programming in a comprehensive and beginner-friendly manner.The ... Read more

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Python GUI with PyQt is an invaluable guide for both novice and experienced programmers who want to master the art of creating visually appealing and interactive graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Python applications using the PyQt5 library and the Qt Designer visual layout tool. It covers all the essential concepts of PyQt5 GUI programming in a comprehensive and beginner-friendly manner.The
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Claude AI for Complete Beginners: Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding

by Abdelhalim Rekab ...

Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start ... Read more

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Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start
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Kubeflow for Machine Learning

by Trevor Grant, Holden Karau, Boris Lublinsky, Richard Liu, Ilan Filonenko ...

If you're training a machine learning model but aren't sure how to put it into production, this book will get you there. Kubeflow provides a collection of cloud native tools for different stages of a model's lifecycle, from data exploration, feature preparation, and model training to model serving. This guide helps data scientists build production-grade machine learning implementations with ... Read more

$30.99 USD

If you're training a machine learning model but aren't sure how to put it into production, this book will get you there. Kubeflow provides a collection of cloud native tools for different stages of a model's lifecycle, from data exploration, feature preparation, and model training to model serving. This guide helps data scientists build production-grade machine learning implementations with
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Design Leadership

How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations

by Richard Banfield ...

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top ... Read more

$24.99 USD

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top
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Engineering Haptic Devices

Edited by Thorsten A. Kern, Christian Hatzfeld, Alireza Abbasimoshaei ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is an open access book.In this third edition of Engineering Haptic Devices the software part was rewritten from scratch and now includes even more details on tactile and texture interaction modalities. The kinematics section was improved to extend beyond a pure knowledge explanation to a comprehensive guideline on how to actually do and implement haptic kinematic functions. The control ... Read more

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This is an open access book.In this third edition of Engineering Haptic Devices the software part was rewritten from scratch and now includes even more details on tactile and texture interaction modalities. The kinematics section was improved to extend beyond a pure knowledge explanation to a comprehensive guideline on how to actually do and implement haptic kinematic functions. The control
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Hands-On SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services

Design and query tabular and multi-dimensional models using Microsoft's SQL Server Analysis Services

by Steven Hughes ...

Get up to speed with the new features added to Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services and create models to support your businessKey FeaturesExplore tips and tricks to design, develop, and optimize end-to-end data analytics solutions using Microsoft's technologiesLearn tabular modeling and multi-dimensional cube design development using real-world examplesImplement Analysis Services to help ... Read more

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Get up to speed with the new features added to Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services and create models to support your businessKey FeaturesExplore tips and tricks to design, develop, and optimize end-to-end data analytics solutions using Microsoft's technologiesLearn tabular modeling and multi-dimensional cube design development using real-world examplesImplement Analysis Services to help
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Designing Interface Animation

Improving the User Experience Through Animation

by Val Head ...

Effective interface animation deftly combines form and function to improve feedback, aid in orientation, direct attention, show causality, and express your brand’s personality. Designing Interface Animation shows you how to create web animation that balances purpose and style while blending seamlessly into the user’s experience. This book is a crash course in motion design theory and practice for ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Effective interface animation deftly combines form and function to improve feedback, aid in orientation, direct attention, show causality, and express your brand’s personality. Designing Interface Animation shows you how to create web animation that balances purpose and style while blending seamlessly into the user’s experience. This book is a crash course in motion design theory and practice for
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Google Gemini For Dummies

by Bonaventura Di Bello ...

Tap into the power of AI right where you already workWith AI tools popping up everywhere, finding the right one for your workflow can be a little intimidating. Google Gemini For Dummies makes it easy by showing you how to use AI directly from the apps you already rely on every day. Discover how to craft effective prompts, summarize long email threads, generate presentation content, and draft ideas ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Tap into the power of AI right where you already workWith AI tools popping up everywhere, finding the right one for your workflow can be a little intimidating. Google Gemini For Dummies makes it easy by showing you how to use AI directly from the apps you already rely on every day. Discover how to craft effective prompts, summarize long email threads, generate presentation content, and draft ideas
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Delta Lake: The Definitive Guide

Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures with Data Lakes

by Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, Prashanth Babu ...

Ready to simplify the process of building data lakehouses and data pipelines at scale? In this practical guide, learn how Delta Lake is helping data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts overcome key data reliability challenges with modern data engineering and management techniques.Authors Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, and Prashanth Babu (with contributions from Delta Lake ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Ready to simplify the process of building data lakehouses and data pipelines at scale? In this practical guide, learn how Delta Lake is helping data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts overcome key data reliability challenges with modern data engineering and management techniques.Authors Denny Lee, Tristen Wentling, Scott Haines, and Prashanth Babu (with contributions from Delta Lake
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Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

by Ronald Brachman, Hector Levesque ...

Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge representation is at the very core of a radical idea for understanding intelligence. Instead of trying to understand or build brains from the bottom up, its goal is to understand and build intelligent behavior from the top down, putting the focus on what an agent needs to know in order to behave intelligently, how this knowledge can be represented symbolically, and how automated ... Read more

$88.19 USD

Knowledge representation is at the very core of a radical idea for understanding intelligence. Instead of trying to understand or build brains from the bottom up, its goal is to understand and build intelligent behavior from the top down, putting the focus on what an agent needs to know in order to behave intelligently, how this knowledge can be represented symbolically, and how automated
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Practical MATLAB Deep Learning

A Project-Based Approach

by Michael Paluszek, Stephanie Thomas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Harness the power of MATLAB for deep-learning challenges. This book provides an introduction to deep learning and using MATLAB's deep-learning toolboxes. You’ll see how these toolboxes provide the complete set of functions needed to implement all aspects of deep learning.Along the way, you'll learn to model complex systems, including the stock market, natural language, and angles-only orbit
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Programming Languages and Systems

33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, April 6–11, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Stephanie Weirich ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume open access book set LNCS 14576 + 14577 constitutes the proceedings of the 33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, which was held during April 6-11, 2024, in Luxemburg, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024.The 25 full papers and 1 fresh perspective paper presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected ... Read more

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The two-volume open access book set LNCS 14576 + 14577 constitutes the proceedings of the 33rd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2024, which was held during April 6-11, 2024, in Luxemburg, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2024.The 25 full papers and 1 fresh perspective paper presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected
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ETL with Azure Cookbook

Practical recipes for building modern ETL solutions to load and transform data from any source

by Matija Lah, Madina Saitakhmetova, Christian Cote ...

Explore the latest Azure ETL techniques both on-premises and in the cloud using Azure services such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Azure Data Factory, and Azure DatabricksKey FeaturesUnderstand the key components of an ETL solution using Azure Integration ServicesDiscover the common and not-so-common challenges faced while creating modern and scalable ETL solutionsProgram and extend ... Read more

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Explore the latest Azure ETL techniques both on-premises and in the cloud using Azure services such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Azure Data Factory, and Azure DatabricksKey FeaturesUnderstand the key components of an ETL solution using Azure Integration ServicesDiscover the common and not-so-common challenges faced while creating modern and scalable ETL solutionsProgram and extend
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Effective Business Intelligence with QuickSight

Boost your business IQ with Amazon QuickSight

by Rajesh Nadipalli ...

From data to actionable business insights using Amazon QuickSight!Key Features\[\*\] A practical hands-on guide to improving your business with the power of BI and Quicksight\[\*\] Immerse yourself with an end-to-end journey for effective analytics using QuickSight and related services\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples with Solution Architectures needed for a cloud-powered Business ... Read more

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From data to actionable business insights using Amazon QuickSight!Key Features\[\*\] A practical hands-on guide to improving your business with the power of BI and Quicksight\[\*\] Immerse yourself with an end-to-end journey for effective analytics using QuickSight and related services\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples with Solution Architectures needed for a cloud-powered Business
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Dynamic Models in Biology

by Stephen P. Ellner, John Guckenheimer ...

From controlling disease outbreaks to predicting heart attacks, dynamic models are increasingly crucial for understanding biological processes. Many universities are starting undergraduate programs in computational biology to introduce students to this rapidly growing field. In Dynamic Models in Biology, the first text on dynamic models specifically written for undergraduate students in the ... Read more

$79.99 USD

From controlling disease outbreaks to predicting heart attacks, dynamic models are increasingly crucial for understanding biological processes. Many universities are starting undergraduate programs in computational biology to introduce students to this rapidly growing field. In Dynamic Models in Biology, the first text on dynamic models specifically written for undergraduate students in the
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No-Code Data Science

Mastering Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence

by David Patrishkoff, Robert E Hoyt ...

No-Code Data Science is a revolutionary book that democratizes the application of predictive analytics for organizations of all sizes. This first-of-its-kind textbook book is designed to empower readers with the ability to leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI without using a programming language, such as Python or R. It’s a comprehensive guide to no-code data science (NCDS) that ... Read more

$24.99 USD

No-Code Data Science is a revolutionary book that democratizes the application of predictive analytics for organizations of all sizes. This first-of-its-kind textbook book is designed to empower readers with the ability to leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI without using a programming language, such as Python or R. It’s a comprehensive guide to no-code data science (NCDS) that
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

25th International Conference, TACAS 2019, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, April 6–11, 2019, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Tomáš Vojnar, Lijun Zhang ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 11427 and 11428 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.The total of ... Read more

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This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 11427 and 11428 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.The total of
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Simulation and Serious Games for Education

Edited by Yiyu Cai, Sui Lin Goei, Wim Trooster ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. The major part of this book is based on selected work presented at the 2014 Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games held in Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands (Oct 1–2, 2014).It covers three major domains of education applications that use simulation and serious games ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. The major part of this book is based on selected work presented at the 2014 Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games held in Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands (Oct 1–2, 2014).It covers three major domains of education applications that use simulation and serious games
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MATLAB Machine Learning

by Michael Paluszek, Stephanie Thomas ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book is a comprehensive guide to machine learning with worked examples in MATLAB. It starts with an overview of the history of Artificial Intelligence and automatic control and how the field of machine learning grew from these. It provides descriptions of all major areas in machine learning.The book reviews commercially available packages for machine learning and shows how they fit into the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This book is a comprehensive guide to machine learning with worked examples in MATLAB. It starts with an overview of the history of Artificial Intelligence and automatic control and how the field of machine learning grew from these. It provides descriptions of all major areas in machine learning.The book reviews commercially available packages for machine learning and shows how they fit into the
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Designing for Sustainability

A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services

by Tim Frick ...

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy
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Beginning Ruby 3

From Beginner to Pro

by Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the principles behind object-oriented programming in Ruby and within a few chapters create a fully functional Ruby 3-based application. You'll gain a basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as databases, XML, web frameworks, and networking - some of which will be needed for your first Ruby application. Based on the bestselling first and second editions, Beginning Ruby 3, 4th ... Read more

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Learn the principles behind object-oriented programming in Ruby and within a few chapters create a fully functional Ruby 3-based application. You'll gain a basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as databases, XML, web frameworks, and networking - some of which will be needed for your first Ruby application. Based on the bestselling first and second editions, Beginning Ruby 3, 4th
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