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Minimal Markdown for Authors

by Chastity White Rose ...

This short book outlines the basic process I use when I am writing and publishing a new book. I use a combination of Markdown and conversion with Pandoc to create the files I need to publish on any platform I want to.If you have just started writing a book and you know what you are writing but you don't know what software you should be using, this is a great book for you. There are other books ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This short book outlines the basic process I use when I am writing and publishing a new book. I use a combination of Markdown and conversion with Pandoc to create the files I need to publish on any platform I want to.If you have just started writing a book and you know what you are writing but you don't know what software you should be using, this is a great book for you. There are other books
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The Art of Concurrency

A Thread Monkey's Guide to Writing Parallel Applications

by Clay Breshears ...

If you're looking to take full advantage of multi-core processors with concurrent programming, this practical book provides the knowledge and hands-on experience you need. The Art of Concurrency is one of the few resources to focus on implementing algorithms in the shared-memory model of multi-core processors, rather than just theoretical models or distributed-memory architectures. The book ... Read more

$25.99 USD

If you're looking to take full advantage of multi-core processors with concurrent programming, this practical book provides the knowledge and hands-on experience you need. The Art of Concurrency is one of the few resources to focus on implementing algorithms in the shared-memory model of multi-core processors, rather than just theoretical models or distributed-memory architectures. The book
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Crafting Test-Driven Software with Python

Write test suites that scale with your applications' needs and complexity using Python and PyTest

by Alessandro Molina ...

Get to grips with essential concepts and step-by-step explanations to apply TDD practices to your Python projects while keeping your test suite under controlKey FeaturesBuild robust Python applications using TDD and BDD methodologiesTest Python web applications using WebTest and web frameworksLeverage PyTest to implement stringent testing mechanisms to ensure fault-tolerant applicationsBook ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get to grips with essential concepts and step-by-step explanations to apply TDD practices to your Python projects while keeping your test suite under controlKey FeaturesBuild robust Python applications using TDD and BDD methodologiesTest Python web applications using WebTest and web frameworksLeverage PyTest to implement stringent testing mechanisms to ensure fault-tolerant applicationsBook
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Your Code as a Crime Scene, Second Edition

Use Forensic Techniques to Arrest Defects, Bottlenecks, and Bad Design in Your Programs

by Adam Tornhill ...

Jack the Ripper and legacy codebases have more in common than you'd think. Inspired by forensic psychology methods, you can apply strategies to identify problems in your existing code, assess refactoring direction, and understand how your team influences the software architecture. With its unique blend of criminal psychology and code analysis, Your Code as a Crime Scene arms you with the ... Read more

$33.99 USD

Jack the Ripper and legacy codebases have more in common than you'd think. Inspired by forensic psychology methods, you can apply strategies to identify problems in your existing code, assess refactoring direction, and understand how your team influences the software architecture. With its unique blend of criminal psychology and code analysis, Your Code as a Crime Scene arms you with the
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Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0

Automation, Adaption and Manufacturing in Finland and Beyond

Edited by Mikael Collan, Karl-Erik Michelsen ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future. ... Read more

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This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future.
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Jira Work Management for Business Teams

Accelerate digital transformation and modernize your organization with Jira Work Management

by John Funk ...

Explore all the fundamental concepts and major applications of Jira Work Management to build and manage your business projects efficiently Key Features • Get to grips with Jira Core updates • Discover how to use all the new JWM features such as lists, templates, calendars, and forms • Learn about administration schemes, automation, and simple administration capabilities Book Description Jira Work ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore all the fundamental concepts and major applications of Jira Work Management to build and manage your business projects efficiently Key Features • Get to grips with Jira Core updates • Discover how to use all the new JWM features such as lists, templates, calendars, and forms • Learn about administration schemes, automation, and simple administration capabilities Book Description Jira Work
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Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

Powering the Agentic Era

by Jason Yip, Nikhil Gupta, Marcin Wojtyczka ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Unlock the full potential of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform in this fully updated second edition—your definitive guide to building enterprise-ready Generative AI (GenAI) solutions, managing complex data workflows, and deploying intelligent applications at scale. Whether you're a data engineer, AI developer, data scientist, or technology leader, this book empowers you to transform your ... Read more

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Unlock the full potential of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform in this fully updated second edition—your definitive guide to building enterprise-ready Generative AI (GenAI) solutions, managing complex data workflows, and deploying intelligent applications at scale. Whether you're a data engineer, AI developer, data scientist, or technology leader, this book empowers you to transform your
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Python

Direct to the code

by Jotta Corporation ...

If you are tired of seeing and using manuals of +500 pages, in which there is much description but little code this is your book, without detours, without further explanation.Do you want to learn code? Here it isWith this manual you will be able to put in your resume that you know how to program in Python.What will you learn?Python concepts to be able to work.Understand variables, lists and dic... ... Read more

$3.48 USD

If you are tired of seeing and using manuals of +500 pages, in which there is much description but little code this is your book, without detours, without further explanation.Do you want to learn code? Here it isWith this manual you will be able to put in your resume that you know how to program in Python.What will you learn?Python concepts to be able to work.Understand variables, lists and dic...
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D3 for the Impatient

Interactive Graphics for Programmers and Scientists

by Philipp K. Janert ...

If you’re in a hurry to learn D3.js, the leading JavaScript library for web-based graphics and visualization, this book is for you. Written for technically savvy readers with a background in programming or data science, the book moves quickly, emphasizing unifying concepts and patterns. Anticipating common difficulties, author Philipp K. Janert teaches you how to apply D3 to your own problems ... Read more

$30.99 USD

If you’re in a hurry to learn D3.js, the leading JavaScript library for web-based graphics and visualization, this book is for you. Written for technically savvy readers with a background in programming or data science, the book moves quickly, emphasizing unifying concepts and patterns. Anticipating common difficulties, author Philipp K. Janert teaches you how to apply D3 to your own problems
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Shipping Greatness

Practical lessons on building and launching outstanding software, learned on the job at Google and Amazon

by Chris Vander Mey ...

Need a shortcut to a degree in shipping great software? Successful team leaders must have an extremely broad skill set to find the right product, work through a complex and ever-changing development process, and do it all incredibly quickly. In this guide, Chris Vander Mey provides a simplified, no-BS approach to the entire software lifecycle, distilled from lessons he learned as a manager at ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Need a shortcut to a degree in shipping great software? Successful team leaders must have an extremely broad skill set to find the right product, work through a complex and ever-changing development process, and do it all incredibly quickly. In this guide, Chris Vander Mey provides a simplified, no-BS approach to the entire software lifecycle, distilled from lessons he learned as a manager at
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Learn to Code. Get a Job. The Ultimate Guide to Learning and Getting Hired as a Developer.

by Gwendolyn Faraday ...

Do you want to learn to code but don't know where to start? This book cuts through the noise and gives you a no-nonsense guide to learning and landing your first job as a software developer. Each chapter leaves you with actionable steps so you can get started with creating a learning plan, networking, and marketing yourself. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Do you want to learn to code but don't know where to start? This book cuts through the noise and gives you a no-nonsense guide to learning and landing your first job as a software developer. Each chapter leaves you with actionable steps so you can get started with creating a learning plan, networking, and marketing yourself.
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Introduction to Agile Methods

by Sondra Ashmore Ph.D., Kristin Runyan ...

A Thorough Introduction to the Agile Framework and Methodologies That Are Used WorldwideOrganizations of all shapes and sizes are embracing Agile methodologies as a way to transform their products, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement. Many people with varying levels of work experience are interested in understanding the architecture and nuances of Agile, but it is difficult to know ... Read more

$38.69 USD

A Thorough Introduction to the Agile Framework and Methodologies That Are Used WorldwideOrganizations of all shapes and sizes are embracing Agile methodologies as a way to transform their products, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement. Many people with varying levels of work experience are interested in understanding the architecture and nuances of Agile, but it is difficult to know
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Building Event-Driven Microservices

Leveraging Organizational Data at Scale

by Adam Bellemare ...

Event-driven microservices offer an optimal approach to harnessing event streams, reacting and responding to changes as they occur across your company. With this fully revised and updated guide, you’ll learn how to apply the principles of event-driven architecture to create event streams and build powerful microservice applications.Author Adam Bellemare takes you through the process of creating ... Read more

$43.99 USD

Event-driven microservices offer an optimal approach to harnessing event streams, reacting and responding to changes as they occur across your company. With this fully revised and updated guide, you’ll learn how to apply the principles of event-driven architecture to create event streams and build powerful microservice applications.Author Adam Bellemare takes you through the process of creating
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Software Architecture

Research Roadmaps from the Community

Edited by Patrizio Pelliccione, Rick Kazman, Ingo Weber, Anna Liu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book provides a collection of cutting-edge research roadmaps that attempt to determine and perhaps even shape the future of software architecture research. It contains a distillation of the outputs from several ICSA 2022 working sessions and the subsequent work from the authors.Software architecture research involves the study of the design and analysis of software systems, focusing on the ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book provides a collection of cutting-edge research roadmaps that attempt to determine and perhaps even shape the future of software architecture research. It contains a distillation of the outputs from several ICSA 2022 working sessions and the subsequent work from the authors.Software architecture research involves the study of the design and analysis of software systems, focusing on the
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Stop Whining--and Start Winning

Recharging People, Re-Igniting Passion, and PUMPING UP Profits

by Frank Pacetta, Roger Gittines ...

Filled with the kind of contagious energy and upbeat attitude that has made Frank Pacetta one of America's most popular motivational speakers, this unique book is for anyone who wants a difference in the workplace. Whatever the occupation, organization, or industry, here are tried and tested solutions, techniques, rules and tactics that get the job done right. Whether you're a manager fed up with ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Filled with the kind of contagious energy and upbeat attitude that has made Frank Pacetta one of America's most popular motivational speakers, this unique book is for anyone who wants a difference in the workplace. Whatever the occupation, organization, or industry, here are tried and tested solutions, techniques, rules and tactics that get the job done right. Whether you're a manager fed up with
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Driving Value with Sprint Goals

Humble Plans, Exceptional Results

by Maarten Dalmijn ...

Leverage Sprint Goals to Supercharge Teamwork and Build Winning ProductsThere are many books on Scrum and how to do Scrum the right way. This isn't one of those books. Driving Value with Sprint Goals will teach you how to deliver exceptional value.To build great products, all teams and participants must align behind clear goals that deliver real value (outcomes)--not just more features (output). ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Leverage Sprint Goals to Supercharge Teamwork and Build Winning ProductsThere are many books on Scrum and how to do Scrum the right way. This isn't one of those books. Driving Value with Sprint Goals will teach you how to deliver exceptional value.To build great products, all teams and participants must align behind clear goals that deliver real value (outcomes)--not just more features (output).
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Exploratory Software Testing: Tips, Tricks, Tours, and Techniques to Guide Test Design

Tips, Tricks, Tours, and Techniques to Guide Test Design

by James A. Whittaker ...

How to Find and Fix the Killer Software Bugs that Evade Conventional TestingIn Exploratory Software Testing, renowned software testing expert James Whittaker reveals the real causes of today’s most serious, well-hidden software bugs--and introduces powerful new “exploratory” techniques for finding and correcting them.Drawing on nearly two decades of experience working at the cutting edge of ... Read more

$38.69 USD

How to Find and Fix the Killer Software Bugs that Evade Conventional TestingIn Exploratory Software Testing, renowned software testing expert James Whittaker reveals the real causes of today’s most serious, well-hidden software bugs--and introduces powerful new “exploratory” techniques for finding and correcting them.Drawing on nearly two decades of experience working at the cutting edge of
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Learn Zend Framework 2

Learning By Example

by Slavey Karadzhov ...

Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) has changed the way to develop PHP applications and like every revolution takes time to be digested. The book will help you understand the major components in ZF2 and how to use them as best as possible. The chapters in this book will lead you through the different components and in the process together with the author you will build a complete application. "In this book ... Read more

$22.50 USD

Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) has changed the way to develop PHP applications and like every revolution takes time to be digested. The book will help you understand the major components in ZF2 and how to use them as best as possible. The chapters in this book will lead you through the different components and in the process together with the author you will build a complete application. "In this book
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Pro JPA 2

by Merrick Schincariol, Mike Keith ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pro JPA 2, Second Edition introduces, explains, and demonstrates how to use the new Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.1 from the perspective of one of the specification creators. A one-of-a-kind resource, it provides both theoretical and extremely practical coverage of JPA usage for both beginning and advanced developers.Authors Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol take a hands–on approach, based on ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Pro JPA 2, Second Edition introduces, explains, and demonstrates how to use the new Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.1 from the perspective of one of the specification creators. A one-of-a-kind resource, it provides both theoretical and extremely practical coverage of JPA usage for both beginning and advanced developers.Authors Mike Keith and Merrick Schincariol take a hands–on approach, based on
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

24th International Conference, TACAS 2018, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 14-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Dirk Beyer, Marieke Huisman ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 10805 and 10806 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2018, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, in April 2018, held as part of the European Joint Conference on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018.The total of 43 ... Read more

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This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 10805 and 10806 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2018, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, in April 2018, held as part of the European Joint Conference on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018.The total of 43
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Android 4.4 App Development Essentials

by Neil Smyth ...

The goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 4.4 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 introduction to the architecture of Android is followed ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 4.4 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 introduction to the architecture of Android is followed
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Formal Methods

26th International Symposium, FM 2024, Milan, Italy, September 9–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Andre Platzer, Kristin Yvonne Rozier, Matteo Pradella, Matteo Rossi ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The open access book set LNCS 14933 + 14934 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, in September 2024.The 51 full and 4 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 219 submissions. They also include 2 invited talks in full paper length and 10 tutorial papers. The ... Read more

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The open access book set LNCS 14933 + 14934 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2024, which took place in Milan, Italy, in September 2024.The 51 full and 4 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 219 submissions. They also include 2 invited talks in full paper length and 10 tutorial papers. The
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Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things

Experiments with Real-World Applications

by Adeel Javed ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain a strong foundation of Arduino-based device development, from which you can go in any direction according to your specific development needs and desires. You'll build Arduino-powered devices for everyday use, and then connect those devices to the Internet.You'll be introduced to the building blocks of IoT, and then deploy those principles to by building a variety of useful projects. Projects ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Gain a strong foundation of Arduino-based device development, from which you can go in any direction according to your specific development needs and desires. You'll build Arduino-powered devices for everyday use, and then connect those devices to the Internet.You'll be introduced to the building blocks of IoT, and then deploy those principles to by building a variety of useful projects. Projects
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Computer Graphics Through OpenGL®

From Theory to Experiments

by Sumanta Guha ...

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF SHADERS, THE PROGRAMMABLE PIPELINE AND WEBGLFrom geometric primitives to animation to 3D modeling to lighting, shading and texturing, Computer Graphics Through OpenGL®: From Theory to Experiments is a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics which uses an active learning style to teach key concepts. Equally emphasizing theory and practice, the book provides an ... Read more

$165.99 USD

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF SHADERS, THE PROGRAMMABLE PIPELINE AND WEBGLFrom geometric primitives to animation to 3D modeling to lighting, shading and texturing, Computer Graphics Through OpenGL®: From Theory to Experiments is a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics which uses an active learning style to teach key concepts. Equally emphasizing theory and practice, the book provides an
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