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C++ Common Knowledge

Essential Intermediate Programming

by Stephen Dewhurst ...

What Every Professional C++ Programmer Needs to Know—Pared to Its Essentials So It Can Be Efficiently and Accurately AbsorbedC++ is a large, complex language, and learning it is never entirely easy. But some concepts and techniques must be thoroughly mastered if programmers are ever to do professional-quality work. This book cuts through the technical details to reveal what is commonly understood ... Read more

$38.69 USD

What Every Professional C++ Programmer Needs to Know—Pared to Its Essentials So It Can Be Efficiently and Accurately AbsorbedC++ is a large, complex language, and learning it is never entirely easy. But some concepts and techniques must be thoroughly mastered if programmers are ever to do professional-quality work. This book cuts through the technical details to reveal what is commonly understood
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Node Cookbook

Actionable solutions for the full spectrum of Node.js 8 development

by David Mark Clements, Matteo Collina, Peter Elger, Mathias Buus Madsen ...

Over 60 high-quality recipes covering debugging, security, performance, microservices, web frameworks, databases, deployment and more; rewritten for Node.js 8, Node.js 6, and Node.js 4 Key FeaturesActionable recipes across the full spectrum of Node.js developmentCutting edge techniques and tools for measuring and improving performanceBest practices for creating readily-scalable production ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over 60 high-quality recipes covering debugging, security, performance, microservices, web frameworks, databases, deployment and more; rewritten for Node.js 8, Node.js 6, and Node.js 4 Key FeaturesActionable recipes across the full spectrum of Node.js developmentCutting edge techniques and tools for measuring and improving performanceBest practices for creating readily-scalable production
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Google Chrome and Chrome OS

by Paul McFedries ...

A nontechnical manual for groundbreaking technologyThe Complete Idiot's Guide® to Google Chrome OS presents readers with a clear overview of Google's free operating system—targeting users of netbook computers and allowing them to work primarily on the web—including how to send email, work with pictures, save and manage files, use common office applications as well as more specialized programs, and ... Read more

$8.99 USD

A nontechnical manual for groundbreaking technologyThe Complete Idiot's Guide® to Google Chrome OS presents readers with a clear overview of Google's free operating system—targeting users of netbook computers and allowing them to work primarily on the web—including how to send email, work with pictures, save and manage files, use common office applications as well as more specialized programs, and
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Communication Patterns

A Guide for Developers and Architects

by Jacqui Read ...

Having a great idea or design is not enough to make your software project succeed. If you want stakeholders to buy into your design and teams to collaborate and contribute to the vision, you also need to communicate effectively. In this practical book, author Jacqui Read shows you how to successfully present your architecture and get stakeholders to jump on board.Misunderstanding and lack of buy ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Having a great idea or design is not enough to make your software project succeed. If you want stakeholders to buy into your design and teams to collaborate and contribute to the vision, you also need to communicate effectively. In this practical book, author Jacqui Read shows you how to successfully present your architecture and get stakeholders to jump on board.Misunderstanding and lack of buy
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UML Distilled

A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language

by Martin Fowler ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series
More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled. This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML.Some readers will want to quickly get up to speed with the UML 2.0 and learn the essentials of the UML. Others will use this book as a handy, quick reference to the most common ... Read more

$43.19 USD

More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled. This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML.Some readers will want to quickly get up to speed with the UML 2.0 and learn the essentials of the UML. Others will use this book as a handy, quick reference to the most common
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Python from the Very Beginning

by John Whitington ...

In Python From the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints.Python From the Very Beginning will appeal both to new ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Python From the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints.Python From the Very Beginning will appeal both to new
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HTML5 Canvas

Native Interactivity and Animation for the Web

by Steve Fulton, Jeff Fulton ...

Flash is fading fast as Canvas continues to climb. The second edition of this popular book gets you started with HTML5 Canvas by showing you how to build interactive multimedia applications. You’ll learn how to draw, render text, manipulate images, and create animation—all in the course of building an interactive web game throughout the book.Updated for the latest implementations of Canvas and ... Read more

$28.09 USD

Flash is fading fast as Canvas continues to climb. The second edition of this popular book gets you started with HTML5 Canvas by showing you how to build interactive multimedia applications. You’ll learn how to draw, render text, manipulate images, and create animation—all in the course of building an interactive web game throughout the book.Updated for the latest implementations of Canvas and
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Advanced Data Structures

Theory and Applications

by Suman Saha, Shailendra Shukla ...

Advanced data structures is a core course in Computer Science which most graduate program in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, and other allied engineering disciplines, offer during the first year or first semester of the curriculum. The objective of this course is to enable students to have the much-needed foundation for advanced technical skill, leading to better problem ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Advanced data structures is a core course in Computer Science which most graduate program in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, and other allied engineering disciplines, offer during the first year or first semester of the curriculum. The objective of this course is to enable students to have the much-needed foundation for advanced technical skill, leading to better problem
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Mac OS X For Unix Geeks

Demistifying the Geekier Side of Mac OS X

by Ernest E. Rothman, Brian Jepson, Rich Rosen ...

If you're a developer or system administrator lured to Mac OS X because of its Unix roots, you'll quickly discover that performing Unix tasks on a Mac is different than what you're accustomed to. Mac OS X for Unix Geeks serves as a bridge between Apple's Darwin OS and the more traditional Unix systems. This clear, concise guide gives you a tour of Mac OS X's Unix shell in both Leopard and Tiger, ... Read more

$20.19 USD

If you're a developer or system administrator lured to Mac OS X because of its Unix roots, you'll quickly discover that performing Unix tasks on a Mac is different than what you're accustomed to. Mac OS X for Unix Geeks serves as a bridge between Apple's Darwin OS and the more traditional Unix systems. This clear, concise guide gives you a tour of Mac OS X's Unix shell in both Leopard and Tiger,
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Practical Web Design for Absolute Beginners

by Adrian W. West ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the fundamentals of modern web design, rather than relying on CMS programs, such as WordPress or Joomla!. You will be introduced to the essentials of good design and how to optimize for search engines. You will discover how to register a domain name and migrate a website to a remote host. Because you will have built the web pages yourself, you will know exactly how HTML and CSS work. You ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Learn the fundamentals of modern web design, rather than relying on CMS programs, such as WordPress or Joomla!. You will be introduced to the essentials of good design and how to optimize for search engines. You will discover how to register a domain name and migrate a website to a remote host. Because you will have built the web pages yourself, you will know exactly how HTML and CSS work. You
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Hacking and Securing iOS Applications

Stealing Data, Hijacking Software, and How to Prevent It

by Jonathan Zdziarski ...

If you’re an app developer with a solid foundation in Objective-C, this book is an absolute must—chances are very high that your company’s iOS applications are vulnerable to attack. That’s because malicious attackers now use an arsenal of tools to reverse-engineer, trace, and manipulate applications in ways that most programmers aren’t aware of.This guide illustrates several types of iOS attacks, ... Read more

$14.39 USD

If you’re an app developer with a solid foundation in Objective-C, this book is an absolute must—chances are very high that your company’s iOS applications are vulnerable to attack. That’s because malicious attackers now use an arsenal of tools to reverse-engineer, trace, and manipulate applications in ways that most programmers aren’t aware of.This guide illustrates several types of iOS attacks,
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Code the Classics Volume I

by David Crookes, Andrew Gillett, Liz Upton, Eben Upton, Dan Malone, Sean M. Tracey, Allister Brimble ...

Take inspiration from the golden age of video games and write your own modern classics.Learn the stories behind the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, and create your own games inspired by them, using Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE. In Code the Classics Volume I, readers will find:Game design tips and tricks from the mastersExpanded Python and Pygame Zero tutorialsGitHub tutorial for ... Read more

$11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take inspiration from the golden age of video games and write your own modern classics.Learn the stories behind the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, and create your own games inspired by them, using Python, Pygame Zero, and an IDE. In Code the Classics Volume I, readers will find:Game design tips and tricks from the mastersExpanded Python and Pygame Zero tutorialsGitHub tutorial for
... Read more
The Creative Programmer

by Wouter Groeneveld ...

Programming is a creative act. These techniques will help you maximize the power of creativity to improve your software and your satisfaction in creating it.In The Creative Programmer you’ll discover:The seven dimensions of creativity in software engineeringThe scientific understanding of creativity and how it translates to programmingActionable advice and thinking exercises that will make you a ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Programming is a creative act. These techniques will help you maximize the power of creativity to improve your software and your satisfaction in creating it.In The Creative Programmer you’ll discover:The seven dimensions of creativity in software engineeringThe scientific understanding of creativity and how it translates to programmingActionable advice and thinking exercises that will make you a
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Python Data Visualization Cookbook

by Igor Milovanovic ...

This book is written in a Cookbook style targeted towards an advanced audience. It covers the advanced topics of data visualization in Python.Python Data Visualization Cookbook is for developers that already know about Python programming in general. If you have heard about data visualization but you don't know where to start, then this book will guide you from the start and help you understand ... Read more

$23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is written in a Cookbook style targeted towards an advanced audience. It covers the advanced topics of data visualization in Python.Python Data Visualization Cookbook is for developers that already know about Python programming in general. If you have heard about data visualization but you don't know where to start, then this book will guide you from the start and help you understand
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Automated Market Makers

A Practical Guide to Decentralized Exchanges and Cryptocurrency Trading

by Miguel Ottina, Peter Johannes Steffensen, Jesper Kristensen ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Explore Automated Market Makers (AMMs), the underlying protocols used by decentralized exchanges (DEX) to allow users to perform trades of cryptocurrencies in a decentralized way with no middlemen. This book provides a thorough study and a clear-cut exposition of the principal AMMs (Uniswap v2 and v3, Balancer, and Curve).You'll receive a detailed description of how these AMMs work, unveiling the ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Explore Automated Market Makers (AMMs), the underlying protocols used by decentralized exchanges (DEX) to allow users to perform trades of cryptocurrencies in a decentralized way with no middlemen. This book provides a thorough study and a clear-cut exposition of the principal AMMs (Uniswap v2 and v3, Balancer, and Curve).You'll receive a detailed description of how these AMMs work, unveiling the
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Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests

by Steve Freeman, Nat Pryce ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)
Test-Driven Development (TDD) is now an established technique for delivering better software faster. TDD is based on a simple idea: Write tests for your code before you write the code itself. However, this "simple" idea takes skill and judgment to do well. Now there's a practical guide to TDD that takes you beyond the basic concepts. Drawing on a decade of experience building real-world systems, ... Read more

$52.19 USD

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is now an established technique for delivering better software faster. TDD is based on a simple idea: Write tests for your code before you write the code itself. However, this "simple" idea takes skill and judgment to do well. Now there's a practical guide to TDD that takes you beyond the basic concepts. Drawing on a decade of experience building real-world systems,
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Pro Go

The Complete Guide to Programming Reliable and Efficient Software Using Golang

by Adam Freeman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from Go, starting from the basics and building up to the most advanced and sophisticated features. You will learn how Go builds on a simple and consistent type system to create a comprehensive and productive development experience that produces fast and robust applications that run across platforms.Go, also known as Golang, is the ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from Go, starting from the basics and building up to the most advanced and sophisticated features. You will learn how Go builds on a simple and consistent type system to create a comprehensive and productive development experience that produces fast and robust applications that run across platforms.Go, also known as Golang, is the
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Scala Cookbook

Recipes for Object-Oriented and Functional Programming

by Alvin Alexander ...

Save time and trouble building object-oriented, functional, and concurrent applications with Scala. The latest edition of this comprehensive cookbook is packed with more than 250 ready-to-use recipes and 1,000 code examples to help you solve the most common problems when working with Scala 3 and its popular libraries.Scala changes the way you think about programming--and that's a good thing. ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Save time and trouble building object-oriented, functional, and concurrent applications with Scala. The latest edition of this comprehensive cookbook is packed with more than 250 ready-to-use recipes and 1,000 code examples to help you solve the most common problems when working with Scala 3 and its popular libraries.Scala changes the way you think about programming--and that's a good thing.
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Rx.NET in Action

by Tamir Dresher ...

SummaryRx.NET in Action teaches developers how to build event-driven applications using the Reactive Extensions (Rx) library.About the TechnologyModern applications must react to streams of data such as user and system events, internal messages, and sensor input. Reactive Extensions (Rx) is a .NET library containing more than 600 operators that you can compose together to build reactive client- ... Read more

$49.99 USD

SummaryRx.NET in Action teaches developers how to build event-driven applications using the Reactive Extensions (Rx) library.About the TechnologyModern applications must react to streams of data such as user and system events, internal messages, and sensor input. Reactive Extensions (Rx) is a .NET library containing more than 600 operators that you can compose together to build reactive client-
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Machine Learning and Generative AI for Marketing

Take your data-driven marketing strategies to the next level using Python

by Yoon Hyup Hwang, Nicholas C. Burtch ...

Start transforming your data-driven marketing strategies and increasing customer engagement. Learn how to create compelling marketing content using advanced gen AI techniques and stay in touch with the future AI ML landscape. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesEnhance customer engagement and personalization through predictive analytics and advanced ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Start transforming your data-driven marketing strategies and increasing customer engagement. Learn how to create compelling marketing content using advanced gen AI techniques and stay in touch with the future AI ML landscape. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesEnhance customer engagement and personalization through predictive analytics and advanced
... Read more
iOS Application Security

The Definitive Guide for Hackers and Developers

by David Thiel ...

Eliminating security holes in iOS apps is critical for any developer who wants to protect their users from the bad guys. In iOS Application Security, mobile security expert David Thiel reveals common iOS coding mistakes that create serious security problems and shows you how to find and fix them.After a crash course on iOS application structure and Objective-C design patterns, you’ll move on to ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Eliminating security holes in iOS apps is critical for any developer who wants to protect their users from the bad guys. In iOS Application Security, mobile security expert David Thiel reveals common iOS coding mistakes that create serious security problems and shows you how to find and fix them.After a crash course on iOS application structure and Objective-C design patterns, you’ll move on to
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What Algorithms Want

Imagination in the Age of Computing

by Ed Finn ...

The gap between theoretical ideas and messy reality, as seen in Neal Stephenson, Adam Smith, and Star Trek.We depend on—we believe in—algorithms to help us get a ride, choose which book to buy, execute a mathematical proof. It's as if we think of code as a magic spell, an incantation to reveal what we need to know and even what we want. Humans have always believed that certain invocations—the ... Read more

$28.99 USD

The gap between theoretical ideas and messy reality, as seen in Neal Stephenson, Adam Smith, and Star Trek.We depend on—we believe in—algorithms to help us get a ride, choose which book to buy, execute a mathematical proof. It's as if we think of code as a magic spell, an incantation to reveal what we need to know and even what we want. Humans have always believed that certain invocations—the
... Read more
Learn Microsoft PowerApps

Build customized business applications without writing any code

by Matthew Weston ...

A step-by-step guide that will help you create, share, and deploy applications across your organization using MS PowerAppsKey FeaturesCreate apps with rich user experiences without paying for costly developersImprove productivity with business process automation using Microsoft Power AutomateBuild enterprise-grade apps with MS PowerApps’ built-in storage space, Common Data ServiceBook ... Read more

$44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A step-by-step guide that will help you create, share, and deploy applications across your organization using MS PowerAppsKey FeaturesCreate apps with rich user experiences without paying for costly developersImprove productivity with business process automation using Microsoft Power AutomateBuild enterprise-grade apps with MS PowerApps’ built-in storage space, Common Data ServiceBook
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Mastering Wix

A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Professional Websites

by Robert Sommer ...

Are you looking to create a stunning website that showcases your brand, business, or personal endeavors? Look no further than Wix, the powerful and user-friendly website builder that has revolutionized the way we approach web design. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and vast array of customizable templates, Wix empowers anyone to create professional-looking websites without the need for ... Read more

$10.00 USD

Are you looking to create a stunning website that showcases your brand, business, or personal endeavors? Look no further than Wix, the powerful and user-friendly website builder that has revolutionized the way we approach web design. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and vast array of customizable templates, Wix empowers anyone to create professional-looking websites without the need for
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