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Adaptive Leadership

Accelerating Enterprise Agility

by Jim Highsmith ...

Lessons from Agile’s First Decade…Leadership for Agile’s Next DecadeThe agile software movement has now been around for a full decade. As coauthor of the original Agile Manifesto, Jim Highsmith has been at its heart since the beginning. He’s spent the past decade helping hundreds of organizations transition to agile/lean. When it comes to agile, he’s seen it all–in a variety of industries, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Lessons from Agile’s First Decade…Leadership for Agile’s Next DecadeThe agile software movement has now been around for a full decade. As coauthor of the original Agile Manifesto, Jim Highsmith has been at its heart since the beginning. He’s spent the past decade helping hundreds of organizations transition to agile/lean. When it comes to agile, he’s seen it all–in a variety of industries,
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Securing Healthcare Software

A Practical Guide to Functional Testing, Penetration Testing, and Compliance

by Tamerlan Mammadzada ...

Healthcare software must be both high-quality and secure. Yet many healthcare platforms today are vulnerable to cyberattacks, compliance gaps, and functional defects. Securing Healthcare Software: A Practical Guide to Functional Testing, Penetration Testing, and Compliance provides a powerful, hands-on blueprint for addressing these challenges.Written by experienced software quality engineer and ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Healthcare software must be both high-quality and secure. Yet many healthcare platforms today are vulnerable to cyberattacks, compliance gaps, and functional defects. Securing Healthcare Software: A Practical Guide to Functional Testing, Penetration Testing, and Compliance provides a powerful, hands-on blueprint for addressing these challenges.Written by experienced software quality engineer and
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Pro ASP.NET Web API

HTTP Web Services in ASP.NET

by Ali Uurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pro ASP.NET Web API shows you how to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices, from desktops to tablets to smart phones—even the ones we don’t know today.ASP.NET Web API is a new framework designed to simplify web service architecture. So if you're tired of interoperability issues between inflexible web services and clients tied to ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Pro ASP.NET Web API shows you how to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices, from desktops to tablets to smart phones—even the ones we don’t know today.ASP.NET Web API is a new framework designed to simplify web service architecture. So if you're tired of interoperability issues between inflexible web services and clients tied to
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AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide

Your one-stop solution to passing the AWS developer's 2019 (DVA-C01) certification

by Vipul Tankariya, Bhavin Parmar ...

Learn from the AWS subject-matter experts, explore real-world scenarios, and pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate examKey FeaturesThis fast-paced guide will help you clear the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C01) exam with confidenceGain valuable insights to design, develop, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWSDevelop expert core AWS skills with practice questions and mock ... Read more

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Learn from the AWS subject-matter experts, explore real-world scenarios, and pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate examKey FeaturesThis fast-paced guide will help you clear the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C01) exam with confidenceGain valuable insights to design, develop, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWSDevelop expert core AWS skills with practice questions and mock
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Team Guide to Software Testability

Better software through greater testability

by Ash Winter, Rob Meaney ...

Series Book 3 - Team Guides for Software
Testability is a vital property of modern software. It enables software teams to make changes rapidly and safely with clear feedback loops to understand the impact of changes. When your product is testable, it is more likely to meet all of your customer's needs. If you want to drive improvements in both speed and agility, testability is the fuel you need to deliver modern software. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Testability is a vital property of modern software. It enables software teams to make changes rapidly and safely with clear feedback loops to understand the impact of changes. When your product is testable, it is more likely to meet all of your customer's needs. If you want to drive improvements in both speed and agility, testability is the fuel you need to deliver modern software.
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Webhooks

Events for RESTful APIs

by Matthias Biehl ...

Series Book 4 - API-University Series
Got RESTful APIs? Great. API consumers love them. But today, such RESTful APIs are not enough for the evolving expectations of API consumers. Their apps need to be responsive, event-based and react to changes in near real-time.This results in a new set of requirements for the APIs, which power the apps. APIs now need to provide concepts such as events, notifications, triggers, and subscriptions. ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Got RESTful APIs? Great. API consumers love them. But today, such RESTful APIs are not enough for the evolving expectations of API consumers. Their apps need to be responsive, event-based and react to changes in near real-time.This results in a new set of requirements for the APIs, which power the apps. APIs now need to provide concepts such as events, notifications, triggers, and subscriptions.
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The Convergence of Internet of Things and Cloud for Smart Computing

by Parikshit N. Mahalle, Nancy Ambritta P., Gitanjali Rahul Shinde, Arvind Vinayak Deshpande ...

Series series Intelligent Signal Processing and Data Analysis
This book presents the know-how of the real-time IoT application development activity including a basic understanding of the IoT architecture, use cases, smart computing, and the associated challenges in design and development of the IoT system. All the technical details related to protocol stack, technologies, and platforms used for the implementation are explained. It further includes techniques ... Read more

$29.99 USD

This book presents the know-how of the real-time IoT application development activity including a basic understanding of the IoT architecture, use cases, smart computing, and the associated challenges in design and development of the IoT system. All the technical details related to protocol stack, technologies, and platforms used for the implementation are explained. It further includes techniques
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COBOL Language Fundamentals Quick Start

by Robert Wingate ...

This book will teach you the basic information and skills you need to develop applications with the COBOL programming language on IBM mainframe computers running z/OS. The instruction, examples and sample programs in this book are a fast track to becoming productive with COBOL as quickly as possible. The content of this book is easy to read and digest, well organized and focused on honing real job ... Read more

$5.99 USD

This book will teach you the basic information and skills you need to develop applications with the COBOL programming language on IBM mainframe computers running z/OS. The instruction, examples and sample programs in this book are a fast track to becoming productive with COBOL as quickly as possible. The content of this book is easy to read and digest, well organized and focused on honing real job
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Scrumban [R]Evolution, The

Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban

by Ajay Reddy ...

Series series Agile Software Development Series
Create Thriving, High-Performing Teams and Organizations with ScrumbanScrumban allows you to use Kanban as a catalyst for increasingly valuable changes to your existing software development processes, amplifying and expanding upon Scrum’s benefits. Now, there’s a definitive guide to Scrumban that explains what it is (and isn’t), how and why it works, and how to use it to improve both team and ... Read more

$36.89 USD

Create Thriving, High-Performing Teams and Organizations with ScrumbanScrumban allows you to use Kanban as a catalyst for increasingly valuable changes to your existing software development processes, amplifying and expanding upon Scrum’s benefits. Now, there’s a definitive guide to Scrumban that explains what it is (and isn’t), how and why it works, and how to use it to improve both team and
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Agile Processes, in Software Engineering, and Extreme Programming

17th International Conference, XP 2016, Edinburgh, UK, May 24-27, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Helen Sharp, Tracy Hall ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia. To this end, the XP conference attracts a large number of ... Read more

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia. To this end, the XP conference attracts a large number of
... Read more
Hands-On Software Architecture with Golang

Design and architect highly scalable and robust applications using Go

by Jyotiswarup Raiturkar ...

Understand the principles of software architecture with coverage on SOA, distributed and messaging systems, and database modelingKey FeaturesGain knowledge of architectural approaches on SOA and microservices for architectural decisionsExplore different architectural patterns for building distributed applicationsMigrate applications written in Java or Python to the Go languageBook ... Read more

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Understand the principles of software architecture with coverage on SOA, distributed and messaging systems, and database modelingKey FeaturesGain knowledge of architectural approaches on SOA and microservices for architectural decisionsExplore different architectural patterns for building distributed applicationsMigrate applications written in Java or Python to the Go languageBook
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MediaWiki

Wikipedia and Beyond

by Daniel J. Barrett ...

"A good book! It's a nice overview of wiki editing and administration, with pointers to handy extensions and further online documentation." -Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation"This book is filled with practical knowledge based on experience. It's not just spouting some party line." -Rob Church, a developer of MediaWikiMediaWiki is the world's most popular wiki platform, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

"A good book! It's a nice overview of wiki editing and administration, with pointers to handy extensions and further online documentation." -Brion Vibber, Chief Technical Officer, Wikimedia Foundation"This book is filled with practical knowledge based on experience. It's not just spouting some party line." -Rob Church, a developer of MediaWikiMediaWiki is the world's most popular wiki platform,
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Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration

An In-Depth Guide to Windows PowerShell DSC

by Ravikanth Chaganti ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to configure your infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud. In an environment where changes and deployments are happening all the time, DSC makes the necessary adjustments to the system so you don’t have to. Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration shows you how.PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful configuration ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Use Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to configure your infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud. In an environment where changes and deployments are happening all the time, DSC makes the necessary adjustments to the system so you don’t have to. Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration shows you how.PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful configuration
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Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering

21st International Conference, FASE 2018, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 14-20, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Alessandra Russo, Andy Schürr ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2018, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece in April 2018, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018.The 19 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and ... Read more

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This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2018, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece in April 2018, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018.The 19 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and
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LabVIEW – More LCOD

by Rob Maskell ...

Whether you are a new LabVIEW programmer or an old seasoned one, the quest always remains the same: building better programs with our "favourite software tool > LabVIEW". The aim of this book is to offer some guidance, discussing designs that use LCOD Hidden Data, Abstraction, Cohesion and Coupling methods.A significant part of the book is structured around five LCOD questions for Hidden Data that ... Read more

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Whether you are a new LabVIEW programmer or an old seasoned one, the quest always remains the same: building better programs with our "favourite software tool > LabVIEW". The aim of this book is to offer some guidance, discussing designs that use LCOD Hidden Data, Abstraction, Cohesion and Coupling methods.A significant part of the book is structured around five LCOD questions for Hidden Data that
... Read more
Programming the Internet of Things

by Andy King ...

Learn how to program the Internet of Things with this hands-on guide. By breaking down IoT programming complexities in step-by-step, building-block fashion, author and educator Andy King shows you how to design and build your own full-stack, end-to-end IoT solution--from device to cloud. This practical book walks you through tooling, development environment setup, solution design, and ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Learn how to program the Internet of Things with this hands-on guide. By breaking down IoT programming complexities in step-by-step, building-block fashion, author and educator Andy King shows you how to design and build your own full-stack, end-to-end IoT solution--from device to cloud. This practical book walks you through tooling, development environment setup, solution design, and
... Read more
AWS Certified Developer ??? Associate Guide

Your one-stop solution to passing the AWS developer's certification

by Vipul Tankariya, Bhavin Parmar ...

An effective guide to becoming an AWS Certified DeveloperKey FeaturesThis fast-paced guide will help you clear the exam with confidenceLearn to design, develop, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWSEnhance your AWS skills with practice questions and mock testsBook DescriptionAWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide starts with a quick introduction to AWS and the prerequisites to get you ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An effective guide to becoming an AWS Certified DeveloperKey FeaturesThis fast-paced guide will help you clear the exam with confidenceLearn to design, develop, and deploy cloud-based solutions using AWSEnhance your AWS skills with practice questions and mock testsBook DescriptionAWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide starts with a quick introduction to AWS and the prerequisites to get you
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

32nd International Conference, TACAS 2026, Held as Part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, Turin, Italy, April 11–16, 2026, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Sebastian Junges, Guy Katz ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The open access book set LNCS 16505 + 16506 constitutes the proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2026, which was held as part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, in Turin, Italy, during April 11-16, 2026.The 52 full papers, 4 short papers and 16 SV-COMP papers ... Read more

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The open access book set LNCS 16505 + 16506 constitutes the proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2026, which was held as part of the International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2026, in Turin, Italy, during April 11-16, 2026.The 52 full papers, 4 short papers and 16 SV-COMP papers
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Parallel Agile – faster delivery, fewer defects, lower cost

by Doug Rosenberg, Barry Boehm, Matt Stephens, Charles Suscheck, Shobha Rani Dhalipathi, Bo Wang ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
From the beginning of software time, people have wondered why it isn’t possible to accelerate software projects by simply adding staff. This is sometimes known as the “nine women can’t make a baby in one month” problem. The most famous treatise declaring this to be impossible is Fred Brooks’ 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month, in which he declares that “adding more programmers to a late software ... Read more

$40.99 USD

From the beginning of software time, people have wondered why it isn’t possible to accelerate software projects by simply adding staff. This is sometimes known as the “nine women can’t make a baby in one month” problem. The most famous treatise declaring this to be impossible is Fred Brooks’ 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month, in which he declares that “adding more programmers to a late software
... Read more
Mastering Prometheus

Monitor your infrastructure, applications, and services with expert tips and tricks

by William Hegedus ...

Learn how to effectively implement, manage, and optimize Prometheus for monitoring your systemsKey FeaturesAchieve high availability with Prometheus by using Thanos with the help of real-world use casesIntegrate Prometheus into your broader observability stack with OpenTelemetryTweak, tune, and debug Prometheus to reliably scale without limitsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free ... Read more

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Learn how to effectively implement, manage, and optimize Prometheus for monitoring your systemsKey FeaturesAchieve high availability with Prometheus by using Thanos with the help of real-world use casesIntegrate Prometheus into your broader observability stack with OpenTelemetryTweak, tune, and debug Prometheus to reliably scale without limitsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free
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Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Developer Exam Guide

Modernize your applications using cloud-native services and best practices

by Sebastian Moreno ...

Discover how Google Cloud services can help you to reduce operational tasks and focus on delivering business value with your applicationsKey FeaturesDesign, develop, and deploy end-to-end cloud-native applications using Google Cloud servicesPrepare for the GCP developer exam with the help of a fictitious business case and a Q&A sectionGet hands-on with implementing code examples of different GCP ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how Google Cloud services can help you to reduce operational tasks and focus on delivering business value with your applicationsKey FeaturesDesign, develop, and deploy end-to-end cloud-native applications using Google Cloud servicesPrepare for the GCP developer exam with the help of a fictitious business case and a Q&A sectionGet hands-on with implementing code examples of different GCP
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Learning XML

Creating Self-Describing Data

by Erik T. Ray ...

This second edition of the bestselling Learning XML provides web developers with a concise but grounded understanding of XML (the Extensible Markup Language) and its potential-- not just a whirlwind tour of XML.The author explains the important and relevant XML technologies and their capabilities clearly and succinctly with plenty of real-life projects and useful examples. He outlines the elements ... Read more

$23.99 USD

This second edition of the bestselling Learning XML provides web developers with a concise but grounded understanding of XML (the Extensible Markup Language) and its potential-- not just a whirlwind tour of XML.The author explains the important and relevant XML technologies and their capabilities clearly and succinctly with plenty of real-life projects and useful examples. He outlines the elements
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Design Thinking Research

Building Innovation Eco-Systems

Edited by Larry Leifer, Hasso Plattner, Christoph Meinel ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book summarizes the results of Design Thinking Research carried out at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA, and Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany.The authors offer readers a closer look at Design Thinking with its processes of innovations and methods. The contents of the articles range from how to design ideas, methods, and technologies via creativity experiments and ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book summarizes the results of Design Thinking Research carried out at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA, and Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany.The authors offer readers a closer look at Design Thinking with its processes of innovations and methods. The contents of the articles range from how to design ideas, methods, and technologies via creativity experiments and
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Pro Vim

by Mark McDonnell ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pro Vim teaches you the real-world workflows, tips, and tricks of this powerful, terminal-based text editor. This book covers all the essentials, as well as lesser-known but equally powerful features that will ensure you become a top-level performant and professional user, able to jump between multiple sessions while manipulating and controlling with ease many different documents and programming ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Pro Vim teaches you the real-world workflows, tips, and tricks of this powerful, terminal-based text editor. This book covers all the essentials, as well as lesser-known but equally powerful features that will ensure you become a top-level performant and professional user, able to jump between multiple sessions while manipulating and controlling with ease many different documents and programming
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