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Swift Game Programming for Absolute Beginners

by Arjan Egges ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
"Concepts of game programming are explained well, and no prior knowledge of Swift language programming is required. ... The images and audio provided are professional and clean." William Fahle, Computing Review, May 31, 2016Swift Game Programming for Absolute Beginners teaches Apple’s Swift language in the context of four, fun and colorful games. Learn the Swift 2.0 language, and learn to create ... Read more

$40.49 USD

"Concepts of game programming are explained well, and no prior knowledge of Swift language programming is required. ... The images and audio provided are professional and clean." William Fahle, Computing Review, May 31, 2016Swift Game Programming for Absolute Beginners teaches Apple’s Swift language in the context of four, fun and colorful games. Learn the Swift 2.0 language, and learn to create
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Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend

Second Edition: With RPG Maker MV

by Darrin Perez ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Updated for RPG Maker MV using JavaScript, Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend shows you how to create your very own dungeon crawler game in RPG Maker MV in a single weekend. The entire process, from start to finish, is covered within this book. You will see a variety of dungeon maps and events, all broken down for your convenience.One of the hardest parts of game development is actually finishing a game, ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Updated for RPG Maker MV using JavaScript, Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend shows you how to create your very own dungeon crawler game in RPG Maker MV in a single weekend. The entire process, from start to finish, is covered within this book. You will see a variety of dungeon maps and events, all broken down for your convenience.One of the hardest parts of game development is actually finishing a game,
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Pro TypeScript

Application-Scale JavaScript Development

by Steve Fenton ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
JavaScript is everywhere, both as a pure language and in popular libraries like Angular, jQuery and Knockout, but users of modern object-oriented languages like Java and C# often find JavaScript frustrating to use and hard to extend to large-scale applications. TypeScript is an innovative open source language from Microsoft that combines powerful language features and enhanced tooling support with ... Read more

$40.99 USD

JavaScript is everywhere, both as a pure language and in popular libraries like Angular, jQuery and Knockout, but users of modern object-oriented languages like Java and C# often find JavaScript frustrating to use and hard to extend to large-scale applications. TypeScript is an innovative open source language from Microsoft that combines powerful language features and enhanced tooling support with
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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Effective data visualization and business intelligence with the new features of Tableau 2019.2

by Tristan Guillevin ...

Leverage the power of Tableau 2019.2's new features to create impactful data visualizationKey FeaturesDiscover the latest features of Tableau 2019.2Create enterprise-grade dashboards and reports to communicate your insights effectivelyGet started with Tableau by understanding its core functionalitiesBook DescriptionTableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated ... Read more

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Leverage the power of Tableau 2019.2's new features to create impactful data visualizationKey FeaturesDiscover the latest features of Tableau 2019.2Create enterprise-grade dashboards and reports to communicate your insights effectivelyGet started with Tableau by understanding its core functionalitiesBook DescriptionTableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated
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Blockchain Quick Reference

A guide to exploring decentralized blockchain application development

by Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt ...

Understand the Blockchain revolution and get to grips with Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, and Corda.Key FeaturesResolve common challenges and problems faced in the Blockchain domainStudy architecture, concepts, terminologies, and DappsMake smart choices using Blockchain for personal and business investmentsBook DescriptionBlockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand the Blockchain revolution and get to grips with Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, and Corda.Key FeaturesResolve common challenges and problems faced in the Blockchain domainStudy architecture, concepts, terminologies, and DappsMake smart choices using Blockchain for personal and business investmentsBook DescriptionBlockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of
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Data Visualization with D3.js Cookbook

Turn your digital data into dynamic graphics with this exciting, leading-edge cookbook. Packed with recipes and practical guidance it will quickly make you a proficient user of the D3 JavaScript library.

by Nick Zhu ...

Turn your digital data into dynamic graphics with this exciting, leading-edge cookbook. Packed with recipes and practical guidance it will quickly make you a proficient user of the D3 JavaScript library.Key FeaturesCreate stunning data visualization with the power of D3Bootstrap D3 quickly with the help of ready-to-go code samplesSolve real-world visualization problems with the help of practical ... Read more

$28.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Turn your digital data into dynamic graphics with this exciting, leading-edge cookbook. Packed with recipes and practical guidance it will quickly make you a proficient user of the D3 JavaScript library.Key FeaturesCreate stunning data visualization with the power of D3Bootstrap D3 quickly with the help of ready-to-go code samplesSolve real-world visualization problems with the help of practical
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Azure Synapse Analytics Cookbook

Implement a limitless analytical platform using effective recipes for Azure Synapse

by Meenakshi Muralidharan, Gaurav Agarwal(BLR) ...

Whether you're an Azure veteran or just getting started, get the most out of your data with effective recipes for Azure SynapseKey FeaturesDiscover new techniques for using Azure Synapse, regardless of your level of expertiseIntegrate Azure Synapse with other data sources to create a unified experience for your analytical needs using Microsoft AzureLearn how to embed data governance and ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Whether you're an Azure veteran or just getting started, get the most out of your data with effective recipes for Azure SynapseKey FeaturesDiscover new techniques for using Azure Synapse, regardless of your level of expertiseIntegrate Azure Synapse with other data sources to create a unified experience for your analytical needs using Microsoft AzureLearn how to embed data governance and
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Hyperautomation with Generative AI

Learn how Hyperautomation and Generative AI can help you transform your business and create new value (English Edition)

by Navdeep Singh Gill, Dr. Jagreet Kaur, Suryakant ...

Hyperautomation and Generative AI, when combined, can create powerful new capabilities for businesses. If you are a business leader looking to improve your productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction by adopting hyperautomation and generative AI technologies, then this book is for you. This book provides an introduction to hyperautomation, highlighting its key components and providing ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hyperautomation and Generative AI, when combined, can create powerful new capabilities for businesses. If you are a business leader looking to improve your productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction by adopting hyperautomation and generative AI technologies, then this book is for you. This book provides an introduction to hyperautomation, highlighting its key components and providing
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Designing with Data

Improving the User Experience with A/B Testing

by Rochelle King, Elizabeth F Churchill, Caitlin Tan ...

On the surface, design practices and data science may not seem like obvious partners. But these disciplines actually work toward the same goal, helping designers and product managers understand users so they can craft elegant digital experiences. While data can enhance design, design can bring deeper meaning to data.This practical guide shows you how to conduct data-driven A/B testing for making ... Read more

$30.99 USD

On the surface, design practices and data science may not seem like obvious partners. But these disciplines actually work toward the same goal, helping designers and product managers understand users so they can craft elegant digital experiences. While data can enhance design, design can bring deeper meaning to data.This practical guide shows you how to conduct data-driven A/B testing for making
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AutoCAD® Pocket Reference

by Cheryl R. Shrock, Steve Heather ...

Everyone needs a refresher sometimes. The 8th edition of the AutoCAD® Pocket Reference provides easy access to everyday information needed by AutoCAD users, including concepts, how-to, and fundamental commands. The pictures, explanations, and index are unparalleled by other references, as are the price and size. This 8th edition has been improved with the inclusion of both inch and metric ... Read more

$39.59 USD

Everyone needs a refresher sometimes. The 8th edition of the AutoCAD® Pocket Reference provides easy access to everyday information needed by AutoCAD users, including concepts, how-to, and fundamental commands. The pictures, explanations, and index are unparalleled by other references, as are the price and size. This 8th edition has been improved with the inclusion of both inch and metric
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Building Scalable Web Sites

Building, Scaling, and Optimizing the Next Generation of Web Applications

by Cal Henderson ...

Learn the tricks of the trade so you can build and architect applications that scale quickly--without all the high-priced headaches and service-level agreements associated with enterprise app servers and proprietary programming and database products. Culled from the experience of the Flickr.com lead developer, Building Scalable Web Sites offers techniques for creating fast sites that your visitors ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Learn the tricks of the trade so you can build and architect applications that scale quickly--without all the high-priced headaches and service-level agreements associated with enterprise app servers and proprietary programming and database products. Culled from the experience of the Flickr.com lead developer, Building Scalable Web Sites offers techniques for creating fast sites that your visitors
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Expert Data Modeling with Power BI

Enrich and optimize your data models to get the best out of Power BI for reporting and business needs

by Soheil Bakhshi ...

Take your Power BI reports to the next level by learning various data modeling techniques and leveraging the latest features of Power BI effectively Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesGet an understanding of data modeling techniques using Power BI with this up-to-date guideLearn how to define the relationships between data sets to extract valuable ... Read more

$43.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take your Power BI reports to the next level by learning various data modeling techniques and leveraging the latest features of Power BI effectively Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesGet an understanding of data modeling techniques using Power BI with this up-to-date guideLearn how to define the relationships between data sets to extract valuable
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Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI Engineering with Python

Build real world ML pipelines, deploy LLM in production, and scale AI applications with Python

by Frank Kane, Gabriel Preda ...

Build complete machine learning and AI solutions with Python, from modeling and LLMs to deployment and MLOps. Free with your book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader Key FeaturesBuild AI systems from data prep to LLM deploymentLearn RAG pipelines, Context engineering, Agentic AI, and real MLOps toolsApply each concept using practical Python projectsBook DescriptionMachine Learning, Data ... Read more

$28.79 USD

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Build complete machine learning and AI solutions with Python, from modeling and LLMs to deployment and MLOps. Free with your book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader Key FeaturesBuild AI systems from data prep to LLM deploymentLearn RAG pipelines, Context engineering, Agentic AI, and real MLOps toolsApply each concept using practical Python projectsBook DescriptionMachine Learning, Data
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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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Going Text: Mastering the Command Line

by Brian Schell ...

Windows. MacOS. Gnome. GUIs (Graphical user interfaces) have been the mainstay of home and office computers for nearly 25 years. Before that there were DOS and the Unix command lines. For most users, the mouse and the attractive, colorful user interfaces offered were more intuitive and easier to learn that the cryptic keyboard commands needed to do most tasks on text-based interfaces. For most ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Windows. MacOS. Gnome. GUIs (Graphical user interfaces) have been the mainstay of home and office computers for nearly 25 years. Before that there were DOS and the Unix command lines. For most users, the mouse and the attractive, colorful user interfaces offered were more intuitive and easier to learn that the cryptic keyboard commands needed to do most tasks on text-based interfaces. For most
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Data Fluency

Empowering Your Organization with Effective Data Communication

by Zach Gemignani, Chris Gemignani, Richard Galentino, Patrick Schuermann ...

A dream come true for those looking to improve their data fluencyAnalytical data is a powerful tool for growing companies, but what good is it if it hides in the shadows? Bring your data to the forefront with effective visualization and communication approaches, and let Data Fluency: Empowering Your Organization with Effective Communication show you the best tools and strategies for getting the ... Read more

$25.00 USD

A dream come true for those looking to improve their data fluencyAnalytical data is a powerful tool for growing companies, but what good is it if it hides in the shadows? Bring your data to the forefront with effective visualization and communication approaches, and let Data Fluency: Empowering Your Organization with Effective Communication show you the best tools and strategies for getting the
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Vulkan 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook

Implement expert-level techniques for high-performance graphics with Vulkan

by Sergey Kosarevsky, Alexey Medvedev, Viktor Latypov ...

Master Vulkan 1.3 with practical recipes for building, rendering, and optimizing stunning 3D graphics, guided by AR and rendering experts Sergey Kosarevsky and Alexey Medvedev Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLearn to harness Vulkan 1.3 for building high-performance applicationsIntegrate cutting-edge rendering techniques into a real-time 3D ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master Vulkan 1.3 with practical recipes for building, rendering, and optimizing stunning 3D graphics, guided by AR and rendering experts Sergey Kosarevsky and Alexey Medvedev Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLearn to harness Vulkan 1.3 for building high-performance applicationsIntegrate cutting-edge rendering techniques into a real-time 3D
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Python for Finance Cookbook

Over 80 powerful recipes for effective financial data analysis, 2nd Edition

by Eryk Lewinson ...

Use modern Python libraries such as pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn and popular machine learning and deep learning methods to solve financial modeling problemsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF formatKey FeaturesExplore unique recipes for financial data processing and analysis with PythonApply classical and machine learning approaches to financial time series ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use modern Python libraries such as pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn and popular machine learning and deep learning methods to solve financial modeling problemsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF formatKey FeaturesExplore unique recipes for financial data processing and analysis with PythonApply classical and machine learning approaches to financial time series
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Interpreting LISP

Programming and Data Structures

by Gary D. Knott ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn Lisp programming in a data structures context, including tables, functions, forms, expressions, typed-pointers, I/O, garbage collection and some applications. This short primer contains a careful description of the data structures manipulated by Lisp functions. These data structures and others, notably hash tables, are also used in constructing a Lisp interpreter.Interpreting Lisp will be of ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Learn Lisp programming in a data structures context, including tables, functions, forms, expressions, typed-pointers, I/O, garbage collection and some applications. This short primer contains a careful description of the data structures manipulated by Lisp functions. These data structures and others, notably hash tables, are also used in constructing a Lisp interpreter.Interpreting Lisp will be of
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SQL in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt ...

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL ... Read more

$25.99 USD

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL
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Engineering Haptic Devices

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

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

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This is an open access book.In this third edition of Engineering Haptic Devices the software part was rewritten from scratch and now includes even more details on tactile and texture interaction modalities. The kinematics section was improved to extend beyond a pure knowledge explanation to a comprehensive guideline on how to actually do and implement haptic kinematic functions. The control
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Learn WinUI 3.0

Leverage the power of WinUI, the future of native Windows application development

by Alvin Ashcraft ...

A beginner\\'s guide to building Windows applications with WinUI for UWP and desktop applicationsKey FeaturesCreate modern Windows 10 applications and gain access to UI controls that were previously limited to UWP applicationsDiscover how to modernize your existing Win32 apps with a modern Windows 10 UILearn to embed a single page application (SPA) in a WinUI application with a web framework like ... Read more

$36.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A beginner\\'s guide to building Windows applications with WinUI for UWP and desktop applicationsKey FeaturesCreate modern Windows 10 applications and gain access to UI controls that were previously limited to UWP applicationsDiscover how to modernize your existing Win32 apps with a modern Windows 10 UILearn to embed a single page application (SPA) in a WinUI application with a web framework like
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Oracle RMAN Pocket Reference

RMAN Syntax and Procedures

by Darl Kuhn, Scott Schulze ...

Oracle RMAN Pocket Reference is a handy guide for DBAs who intend to use Oracle Recovery Manager for database backup and recovery. Because Recovery Manager (RMAN) is a relatively new tool, many DBAs are just becoming familiar with it. They will welcome a timely book that explains clearly and concisely how to use RMAN for common backup and recovery tasks that are infrequent, yet extremely vital.The ... Read more

$7.19 USD

Oracle RMAN Pocket Reference is a handy guide for DBAs who intend to use Oracle Recovery Manager for database backup and recovery. Because Recovery Manager (RMAN) is a relatively new tool, many DBAs are just becoming familiar with it. They will welcome a timely book that explains clearly and concisely how to use RMAN for common backup and recovery tasks that are infrequent, yet extremely vital.The
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Hands-On Data Science with Anaconda

Utilize the right mix of tools to create high-performance data science applications

by James Yan, Yuxing Yan ...

Develop, deploy, and streamline your data science projects with the most popular end-to-end platform, AnacondaKey Features-Use Anaconda to find solutions for clustering, classification, and linear regression-Analyze your data efficiently with the most powerful data science stack-Use the Anaconda cloud to store, share, and discover projects and librariesBook DescriptionAnaconda is an open source ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Develop, deploy, and streamline your data science projects with the most popular end-to-end platform, AnacondaKey Features-Use Anaconda to find solutions for clustering, classification, and linear regression-Analyze your data efficiently with the most powerful data science stack-Use the Anaconda cloud to store, share, and discover projects and librariesBook DescriptionAnaconda is an open source
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