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A Programmer's Guide to Computer Science

A Virtual Degree for the Self-Taught Developer

by William Springer ...

Series Book 1 - A Programmer's Guide to Computer Science
You know how to code......but is it enough?Do you feel left out when other programmers talk about asymptotic bounds?Have you failed a job interview because you don't know computer science?Volume one covers the most frequently referenced topics, including:- Algorithms and data structures- Graphs- Problem-solving techniques- Complexity theoryThe author, a senior developer at a major software company ... Read more

$9.99 USD

You know how to code......but is it enough?Do you feel left out when other programmers talk about asymptotic bounds?Have you failed a job interview because you don't know computer science?Volume one covers the most frequently referenced topics, including:- Algorithms and data structures- Graphs- Problem-solving techniques- Complexity theoryThe author, a senior developer at a major software company
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Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process

A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process

by Kenneth S. Rubin ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)
A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile ProcessThe Single-Source, Comprehensive Guide to Scrum for All Team Members, Managers, and ExecutivesIf you want to use Scrum to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers, Essential Scrum is the complete, single-source reference you’ve been searching for. Leading Scrum coach and trainer Kenny Rubin illuminates the values, ... Read more

$43.19 USD

A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile ProcessThe Single-Source, Comprehensive Guide to Scrum for All Team Members, Managers, and ExecutivesIf you want to use Scrum to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers, Essential Scrum is the complete, single-source reference you’ve been searching for. Leading Scrum coach and trainer Kenny Rubin illuminates the values,
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Scrum Narrative and PSM Exam Guide

by Mohammed Musthafa Soukath Ali ...

Scrum continues to prove as an effective newer way of working. This new way is rapidly making into many organizations, in particular the software development divisions due to the transformation results it delivers. The authentic source to know about Scrum and the approved body of knowledge on Scrum is "The Scrum Guide™" authored by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber. The 16 page guide is too dense ... Read more

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Scrum continues to prove as an effective newer way of working. This new way is rapidly making into many organizations, in particular the software development divisions due to the transformation results it delivers. The authentic source to know about Scrum and the approved body of knowledge on Scrum is "The Scrum Guide™" authored by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber. The 16 page guide is too dense
... Read more
Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

by Scott Rogers ...

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well ... Read more

$47.00 USD

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well
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Architecture Patterns with Python

Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices

by Harry Percival, Bob Gregory ...

As Python continues to grow in popularity, projects are becoming larger and more complex. Many Python developers are taking an interest in high-level software design patterns such as hexagonal/clean architecture, event-driven architecture, and the strategic patterns prescribed by domain-driven design (DDD). But translating those patterns into Python isn’t always straightforward.With this hands-on ... Read more

$41.99 USD

As Python continues to grow in popularity, projects are becoming larger and more complex. Many Python developers are taking an interest in high-level software design patterns such as hexagonal/clean architecture, event-driven architecture, and the strategic patterns prescribed by domain-driven design (DDD). But translating those patterns into Python isn’t always straightforward.With this hands-on
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Absolute Beginner (Part 1) Selenium WebDriver for Functional Automation Testing

by Rex Jones ...

Learn How To Perform Test Automation Using Selenium WebDriverA Powerful Guide That Will Help You Automate Any ApplicationNote: Book available on your tablet, phone, PDF, PC, Mac, and paperback (Black/White & Color). You will find details of downloading the PDF document inside the book.A New Automation Engineer Should Not Pass Up This Book!If you were interested in a book, what would you look for ... Read more

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Learn How To Perform Test Automation Using Selenium WebDriverA Powerful Guide That Will Help You Automate Any ApplicationNote: Book available on your tablet, phone, PDF, PC, Mac, and paperback (Black/White & Color). You will find details of downloading the PDF document inside the book.A New Automation Engineer Should Not Pass Up This Book!If you were interested in a book, what would you look for
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Ask Your Developer

How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century

by Jeff Lawson ...

Jeff Lawson, developer turnedCEO of Twilio (one of BloombergBusinessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021),creates*a new* playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help managementutilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enablegrowth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital tran... ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Jeff Lawson, developer turnedCEO of Twilio (one of BloombergBusinessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021),creates*a new* playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help managementutilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enablegrowth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital tran...
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User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development

For Agile Software Development

by Mike Cohn ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)
Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software.The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users. In User Stories Applied, Mike ... Read more

$47.69 USD

Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software.The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users. In User Stories Applied, Mike
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael Feathers ...

Series series Robert C. Martin Series
Get more out of your legacy systems: more performance, functionality, reliability, and manageabilityIs your code easy to change? Can you get nearly instantaneous feedback when you do change it? Do you understand it? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you have legacy code, and it is draining time and money away from your development efforts.In this book, Michael Feathers offers start-to ... Read more

$55.79 USD

Get more out of your legacy systems: more performance, functionality, reliability, and manageabilityIs your code easy to change? Can you get nearly instantaneous feedback when you do change it? Do you understand it? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you have legacy code, and it is draining time and money away from your development efforts.In this book, Michael Feathers offers start-to
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C++ Pocket Reference

C++ Syntax and Fundamentals

by Kyle Loudon ...

C++ is a complex language with many subtle facets. This is especially true when it comes to object-oriented and template programming. The C++ Pocket Reference is a memory aid for C++ programmers, enabling them to quickly look up usage and syntax for unfamiliar and infrequently used aspects of the language. The book's small size makes it easy to carry about, ensuring that it will always be at-hand ... Read more

$15.99 USD

C++ is a complex language with many subtle facets. This is especially true when it comes to object-oriented and template programming. The C++ Pocket Reference is a memory aid for C++ programmers, enabling them to quickly look up usage and syntax for unfamiliar and infrequently used aspects of the language. The book's small size makes it easy to carry about, ensuring that it will always be at-hand
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Practical C Programming

Why Does 2+2 = 5986?

by Steve Oualline ...

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks® famous.C programming is more than just getting the syntax right. Style and debugging also play a tremendous part in creating programs that run well and are easy to maintain. This book teaches you not only the mechanics of programming, but also describes ... Read more

$20.99 USD

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks® famous.C programming is more than just getting the syntax right. Style and debugging also play a tremendous part in creating programs that run well and are easy to maintain. This book teaches you not only the mechanics of programming, but also describes
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Learning React

Modern Patterns for Developing React Apps

by Alex Banks, Eve Porcello ...

If you want to learn how to build efficient React applications, this is your book. Ideal for web developers and software engineers who understand how JavaScript, CSS, and HTML work in the browser, this updated edition provides best practices and patterns for writing modern React code. No prior knowledge of React or functional JavaScript is necessary.With their learning road map, authors Alex Banks ... Read more

$41.99 USD

If you want to learn how to build efficient React applications, this is your book. Ideal for web developers and software engineers who understand how JavaScript, CSS, and HTML work in the browser, this updated edition provides best practices and patterns for writing modern React code. No prior knowledge of React or functional JavaScript is necessary.With their learning road map, authors Alex Banks
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Programming TypeScript

Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny ...

Any programmer working with a dynamically typed language will tell you how hard it is to scale to more lines of code and more engineers. That’s why Facebook, Google, and Microsoft invented gradual static type layers for their dynamically typed JavaScript and Python code. This practical book shows you how one such type layer, TypeScript, is unique among them: it makes programming fun with its ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Any programmer working with a dynamically typed language will tell you how hard it is to scale to more lines of code and more engineers. That’s why Facebook, Google, and Microsoft invented gradual static type layers for their dynamically typed JavaScript and Python code. This practical book shows you how one such type layer, TypeScript, is unique among them: it makes programming fun with its
... Read more
Understanding Software Engineering Vol 1

Where does the software run and how? The hardware.

by Gabriel Clemente ...

This book explains the most basic foundations of programming and software engineering trying to simplify them as much as possible to make them understandable for anybody no matter the background. All feedback will be welcomed, feel free to contact the author if you don't understand something via LinkedIn this way this book will be reviewed and updated. ... Read more

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This book explains the most basic foundations of programming and software engineering trying to simplify them as much as possible to make them understandable for anybody no matter the background. All feedback will be welcomed, feel free to contact the author if you don't understand something via LinkedIn this way this book will be reviewed and updated.
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The Missing README

A Guide for the New Software Engineer

by Dmitriy Ryaboy, Chris Riccomini ...

Key concepts and best practices for new software engineers — stuff critical to your workplace success that you weren’t taught in school.For new software engineers, knowing how to program is only half the battle. You’ll quickly find that many of the skills and processes key to your success are not taught in any school or bootcamp. The Missing README fills in that gap—a distillation of workplace ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Key concepts and best practices for new software engineers — stuff critical to your workplace success that you weren’t taught in school.For new software engineers, knowing how to program is only half the battle. You’ll quickly find that many of the skills and processes key to your success are not taught in any school or bootcamp. The Missing README fills in that gap—a distillation of workplace
... Read more
Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual

by David Sawyer McFarland ...

Dreamweaver CS6 is the most capable website design and management program yet, but there’s no printed guide to its amazing features. That’s where Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual comes in. You’ll learn to use every facet of this versatile program, through jargon-free explanations and 13 hands-on tutorials.The important stuff you need to know:Get A to Z guidance. Go from building simple web ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Dreamweaver CS6 is the most capable website design and management program yet, but there’s no printed guide to its amazing features. That’s where Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual comes in. You’ll learn to use every facet of this versatile program, through jargon-free explanations and 13 hands-on tutorials.The important stuff you need to know:Get A to Z guidance. Go from building simple web
... Read more
Beyond Vibe Coding

From Coder to AI-Era Developer

by Addy Osmani ...

AI is transforming software development, shifting programmers from writing code to collaborating with AI in an intent-driven workflow. Vibe coding—a prompt-first, exploratory approach where you describe what you want in natural language and let a large language model fill in the blanks—represents a radical shift in the developer's role from writing code todirecting it. However, vibe coding comes ... Read more

$43.99 USD

AI is transforming software development, shifting programmers from writing code to collaborating with AI in an intent-driven workflow. Vibe coding—a prompt-first, exploratory approach where you describe what you want in natural language and let a large language model fill in the blanks—represents a radical shift in the developer's role from writing code todirecting it. However, vibe coding comes
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Rights for Robots

Artificial Intelligence, Animal and Environmental Law

by Joshua C. Gellers ...

Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on animal rights and the rights of nature to assess the status of robots.Through extensive philosophical and legal analyses, the book explores how rights can be applied to nonhuman entities. This task is completed by ... Read more

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Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on animal rights and the rights of nature to assess the status of robots.Through extensive philosophical and legal analyses, the book explores how rights can be applied to nonhuman entities. This task is completed by
... Read more
Refactoring

Improving the Design of Existing Code

by Martin Fowler ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)
Martin Fowler’s guide to reworking bad code into well-structured codeRefactoring improves the design of existing code and enhances software maintainability, as well as making existing code easier to understand. Original Agile Manifesto signer and software development thought leader, Martin Fowler, provides a catalog of refactorings that explains why you should refactor; how to recognize code that ... Read more

$52.19 USD

Martin Fowler’s guide to reworking bad code into well-structured codeRefactoring improves the design of existing code and enhances software maintainability, as well as making existing code easier to understand. Original Agile Manifesto signer and software development thought leader, Martin Fowler, provides a catalog of refactorings that explains why you should refactor; how to recognize code that
... Read more
Mastering Regular Expressions

Understand Your Data and Be More Productive

by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl ...

Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, and MySQL.If you don't use regular expressions yet, you will discover in this book a whole new world of mastery over your data. If you ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, and MySQL.If you don't use regular expressions yet, you will discover in this book a whole new world of mastery over your data. If you
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Software Estimation

Demystifying the Black Art

by Steve McConnell ...

Series series Developer Best Practices
Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward—once you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimation—distilling academic ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward—once you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimation—distilling academic
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Agile Estimating and Planning

by Mike Cohn ...

Agile Estimating and Planning is the definitive, practical guide to estimating and planning agile projects. In this book, Agile Alliance cofounder Mike Cohn discusses the philosophy of agile estimating and planning and shows you exactly how to get the job done, with real-world examples and case studies.Concepts are clearly illustrated and readers are guided, step by step, toward how to answer the ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Agile Estimating and Planning is the definitive, practical guide to estimating and planning agile projects. In this book, Agile Alliance cofounder Mike Cohn discusses the philosophy of agile estimating and planning and shows you exactly how to get the job done, with real-world examples and case studies.Concepts are clearly illustrated and readers are guided, step by step, toward how to answer the
... Read more
Building a DevOps Culture

by Mandi Walls ...

DevOps is as much about culture as it is about toolsWhen people talk about DevOps, they often emphasize configuration management systems, source code repositories, and other tools. But, as Mandi Walls explains in this Velocity report, DevOps is really about changing company culture—replacing traditional development and operations silos with collaborative teams of people from both camps.The DevOps ... Read more

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DevOps is as much about culture as it is about toolsWhen people talk about DevOps, they often emphasize configuration management systems, source code repositories, and other tools. But, as Mandi Walls explains in this Velocity report, DevOps is really about changing company culture—replacing traditional development and operations silos with collaborative teams of people from both camps.The DevOps
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Beginning Android Application Development

by Wei-Meng Lee ...

Create must-have applications for the latest Android OSThe Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Create must-have applications for the latest Android OSThe Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning
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