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Evaluating Gen AI Applications - A Practitioner’s Playbook for Testing What AI Actually Gets Right

by Srinivas Bommena ...

Most Gen AI applications do not fail with an error message. They fail while sounding convincing.This practitioner's playbook shows engineering, product, testing, risk and governance teams how to build evaluation systems that expose those failures before they reach users, auditors or regulators.Using the running Meridian case, the book takes you from the first evaluation test to a governed ... Read more

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Most Gen AI applications do not fail with an error message. They fail while sounding convincing.This practitioner's playbook shows engineering, product, testing, risk and governance teams how to build evaluation systems that expose those failures before they reach users, auditors or regulators.Using the running Meridian case, the book takes you from the first evaluation test to a governed
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Software Engineering and Formal Methods. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops

ReacTS 2024 and CIFMA 2024, Aveiro, Portugal, November 4–5, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by José Proença, Raul Fervari, Manuel A. Martins, Reinhard Kahle, Graham Pluck ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This volume constitutes the papers of two workshops which were held in conjunction with the 22nd International Workshop on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 4-5, 2024.The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops presents the ... Read more

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This volume constitutes the papers of two workshops which were held in conjunction with the 22nd International Workshop on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 4-5, 2024.The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. SEFM 2024 Collocated Workshops presents the
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PHP OOP Way

by Sergey Zhuk ...

What Is This Book AboutChapter 1 covers the fundamentals of the object-oriented programming: encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. We will discuss the purpose of abstraction and inheritance, and why you should avoid using inheritance for code reuse. This chapter also covers such language specific features as traits and closures and their role in the object-oriented code. And at the end of ... Read more

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What Is This Book AboutChapter 1 covers the fundamentals of the object-oriented programming: encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. We will discuss the purpose of abstraction and inheritance, and why you should avoid using inheritance for code reuse. This chapter also covers such language specific features as traits and closures and their role in the object-oriented code. And at the end of
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Funktionale Programmierung und Metaprogrammierung

Interaktiv in Common Lisp

by Patrick M. Krusenotto ...

Dieses Buch vermittelt die einzigartige Idee hinter der Programmiersprache Lisp. Aus der Verbindung von interaktiver und funktionaler Programmierung entsteht eine Arbeitsstrategie in der Software-Entwicklung, mit der ein Programmierer schneller als mit konventionellen Verfahren einen korrekten, verständlichen und leicht anpassbaren Code entwickeln kann.Durch die Anwendung algebraischer Methoden ... Read more

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Dieses Buch vermittelt die einzigartige Idee hinter der Programmiersprache Lisp. Aus der Verbindung von interaktiver und funktionaler Programmierung entsteht eine Arbeitsstrategie in der Software-Entwicklung, mit der ein Programmierer schneller als mit konventionellen Verfahren einen korrekten, verständlichen und leicht anpassbaren Code entwickeln kann.Durch die Anwendung algebraischer Methoden
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Reversible Computation

10th International Conference, RC 2018, Leicester, UK, September 12-14, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by Jarkko Kari, Irek Ulidowski ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2018, held in Leicester, UK, in September 2018.The 13 full, 7 short, and one tutorial papers included in this volume together with four invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: reversible ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2018, held in Leicester, UK, in September 2018.The 13 full, 7 short, and one tutorial papers included in this volume together with four invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: reversible
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Programming Languages for MIS

Concepts and Practice

by Hai Wang, Shouhong Wang ...

Programming Languages for MIS: Concepts and Practice supplies a synopsis of the major computer programming languages, including C++, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, VB.NET, C#.NET, ASP.NET, PHP (with MySQL), XML (with XSLT, DTD, and XML Schema), and SQL. Ideal for undergraduate students in IS and IT programs, this textbook and its previous versions have been used in the authors’ classes for the past 15 ... Read more

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Programming Languages for MIS: Concepts and Practice supplies a synopsis of the major computer programming languages, including C++, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, VB.NET, C#.NET, ASP.NET, PHP (with MySQL), XML (with XSLT, DTD, and XML Schema), and SQL. Ideal for undergraduate students in IS and IT programs, this textbook and its previous versions have been used in the authors’ classes for the past 15
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Deadlock Resolution in Computer-Integrated Systems

Edited by MengChu Zhou, Maria Pia Fanti ...

Complex computer-integrated systems offer enormous benefits across a wide array of applications, including automated production, transportation, concurrent software, and computer operating systems, computer networks, distributed database systems, and many other automated systems. Yet, as these systems become more complex, automated, distributed, and computing-intensive, the opportunity for ... Read more

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Complex computer-integrated systems offer enormous benefits across a wide array of applications, including automated production, transportation, concurrent software, and computer operating systems, computer networks, distributed database systems, and many other automated systems. Yet, as these systems become more complex, automated, distributed, and computing-intensive, the opportunity for
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Logical Database Design Principles

by John Garmany, Jeff Walker, Terry Clark ...

Series series Foundations of Database Design
Until now, almost all books on logical database design focused exclusively on relational design. However, modern database management systems have added powerful features that have driven a movement away from truly normalized database design. Logical Database Design Principles reflects these recent changes. The book begins by covering traditional lo ... Read more

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Until now, almost all books on logical database design focused exclusively on relational design. However, modern database management systems have added powerful features that have driven a movement away from truly normalized database design. Logical Database Design Principles reflects these recent changes. The book begins by covering traditional lo
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Reproducible Research in Pattern Recognition

Second International Workshop, RRPR 2018, Beijing, China, August 20, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Bertrand Kerautret, Miguel Colom, Daniel Lopresti, Pascal Monasse, Hugues Talbot ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Reproducible Research in Pattern Recognition, RRPR 2018, in Beijing, China in August 2018.The 8 revised full papers, presented together 6 short papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. This year the workshop did focus on Digital Geometry and Mathematical ... Read more

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Reproducible Research in Pattern Recognition, RRPR 2018, in Beijing, China in August 2018.The 8 revised full papers, presented together 6 short papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. This year the workshop did focus on Digital Geometry and Mathematical
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Elements of Compiler Design

by Alexander Meduna ...

Maintaining a balance between a theoretical and practical approach to this important subject, Elements of Compiler Design serves as an introduction to compiler writing for undergraduate students. From a theoretical viewpoint, it introduces rudimental models, such as automata and grammars, that underlie compilation and its essential phases. Based on ... Read more

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Maintaining a balance between a theoretical and practical approach to this important subject, Elements of Compiler Design serves as an introduction to compiler writing for undergraduate students. From a theoretical viewpoint, it introduces rudimental models, such as automata and grammars, that underlie compilation and its essential phases. Based on
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Aplicação web em camadas

by Eduardo Felipe Zambom Santana ...

Series series Série Universitária
A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida. Aplicação web em camadas descreve como as aplicações web são desenvolvidas no padrão de três camadas – a de modelo, a ... Read more

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A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida. Aplicação web em camadas descreve como as aplicações web são desenvolvidas no padrão de três camadas – a de modelo, a
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Software Process Quality

Management and Control

by Ron S. Kenett, Emanuel Baker ...

Using actual examples of software process improvement from the private sector and government, this work demonstrates how quality systems, measurement techniques and performance evaluations work. It presents a methodology for analyzing an ongoing software development process and establishing a rational plan for process improvement. ... Read more

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Using actual examples of software process improvement from the private sector and government, this work demonstrates how quality systems, measurement techniques and performance evaluations work. It presents a methodology for analyzing an ongoing software development process and establishing a rational plan for process improvement.
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Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management

Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management (IRTM, 2021), 26-28 February,2021, Kolkata, India

Edited by Satyajit Chakrabarti, Rintu Nath, Pradipta Kumar Banerji, Sujit Datta, Sanghamitra Poddar, Malay Gangopadhyaya ...

The conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management” was a bold experiment in deviating from the traditional approach of conferences which focus on a specific topic or theme. By attempting to bring diverse inter-related topics on a common platform, the conference has sought to answer a long felt need and give a fillip to interdisciplinary research not only within the ... Read more

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The conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management” was a bold experiment in deviating from the traditional approach of conferences which focus on a specific topic or theme. By attempting to bring diverse inter-related topics on a common platform, the conference has sought to answer a long felt need and give a fillip to interdisciplinary research not only within the
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The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition

A Practical Guide to Interactive Web Pages

by Thau ...

JavaScript makes it easy to add interactivity, animation, and other tricks to your web pages. But this isn't just a book of JavaScripts for you to cut and paste into your HTML, only to find out that nothing works as you'd expected. Using real-world examples as the starting point, author thau! walks you step-by-step through various scripts and explains how they produce the effects you want.Because ... Read more

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JavaScript makes it easy to add interactivity, animation, and other tricks to your web pages. But this isn't just a book of JavaScripts for you to cut and paste into your HTML, only to find out that nothing works as you'd expected. Using real-world examples as the starting point, author thau! walks you step-by-step through various scripts and explains how they produce the effects you want.Because
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Using Event-B for Critical Device Software Systems

by Neeraj Kumar Singh ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Defining a new development life-cycle methodology, together with a set of associated techniques and tools to develop highly critical systems using formal techniques, this book adopts a rigorous safety assessment approach explored via several layers (from requirements analysis to automatic source code generation).This is assessed and evaluated via a standard case study: the cardiac pacemaker. ... Read more

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Defining a new development life-cycle methodology, together with a set of associated techniques and tools to develop highly critical systems using formal techniques, this book adopts a rigorous safety assessment approach explored via several layers (from requirements analysis to automatic source code generation).This is assessed and evaluated via a standard case study: the cardiac pacemaker.
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Designing Agentic AI Experiences

UX Strategies for Collaborative, Human-Centered AI

by Victor Yocco ...

The era of the passive digital tool is ending. Software is becoming an active partner capable of autonomy, thanks to Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI). This evolution presents User Experience (UX) professionals with new challenges and demands a fundamental change in UX design. UX must evolve from designing screens to choreographing relationships.Designing Agentic AI Experiences provides a ... Read more

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The era of the passive digital tool is ending. Software is becoming an active partner capable of autonomy, thanks to Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI). This evolution presents User Experience (UX) professionals with new challenges and demands a fundamental change in UX design. UX must evolve from designing screens to choreographing relationships.Designing Agentic AI Experiences provides a
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Distributed Computing

30th International Symposium, DISC 2016, Paris, France, September 27-29, 2016. Proceedings

Edited by Cyril Gavoille, David Ilcinkas ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2016, held in Paris, France, in September 2016.The 32 full papers, 10 brief annoucements and 3 invited lectures presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions.The focus of the conference is on following topics: theory, design, implementation, modeling, ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2016, held in Paris, France, in September 2016.The 32 full papers, 10 brief annoucements and 3 invited lectures presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions.The focus of the conference is on following topics: theory, design, implementation, modeling,
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Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering

14th International Conference, CDVE 2017, Mallorca, Spain, September 17-20, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by Yuhua Luo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2017, held in Mallorca, Spain, in September 2017.The 31 full papers presented in this book together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics in the field of cooperative ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2017, held in Mallorca, Spain, in September 2017.The 31 full papers presented in this book together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics in the field of cooperative
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Neural Information Processing

25th International Conference, ICONIP 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 13–16, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Long Cheng, Andrew Chi Sing Leung, Seiichi Ozawa ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307, constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural ... Read more

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The seven-volume set of LNCS 11301-11307, constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2018, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2018.The 401 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 575 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural
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Information and Communications Security

20th International Conference, ICICS 2018, Lille, France, October 29-31, 2018, Proceedings

Edited by David Naccache, Shouhuai Xu, Sihan Qing, Pierangela Samarati, Gregory Blanc, Rongxing Lu, Zonghua Zhang, Ahmed Meddahi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2018, held in Lille, France, in October 2018.The 39 revised full papers and 11 short papers presented were carefully selected from 202 submissions. The papers are organized in topics on blockchain technology, malware, botnet and network security, real-world ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2018, held in Lille, France, in October 2018.The 39 revised full papers and 11 short papers presented were carefully selected from 202 submissions. The papers are organized in topics on blockchain technology, malware, botnet and network security, real-world
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Android Design Patterns

Interaction Design Solutions for Developers

by Greg Nudelman ...

Master the challenges of Android user interface development with these sample patternsWith Android 4, Google brings the full power of its Android OS to both smartphone and tablet computing. Designing effective user interfaces that work on multiple Android devices is extremely challenging. This book provides more than 75 patterns that you can use to create versatile user interfaces for both ... Read more

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Master the challenges of Android user interface development with these sample patternsWith Android 4, Google brings the full power of its Android OS to both smartphone and tablet computing. Designing effective user interfaces that work on multiple Android devices is extremely challenging. This book provides more than 75 patterns that you can use to create versatile user interfaces for both
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Real-time Security Extensions for EPCglobal Networks

Case Study for the Pharmaceutical Industry

by Matthieu-P. Schapranow ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
The transformation towards EPCglobal networks requires technical equipment for capturing event data and IT systems to store and exchange them with supply chain participants. For the very first time, supply chain participants thus need to face the automatic exchange of event data with business partners. Data protection of sensitive business secrets is therefore the major aspect that needs to be ... Read more

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The transformation towards EPCglobal networks requires technical equipment for capturing event data and IT systems to store and exchange them with supply chain participants. For the very first time, supply chain participants thus need to face the automatic exchange of event data with business partners. Data protection of sensitive business secrets is therefore the major aspect that needs to be
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Multidimensional Views on Enterprise Information Systems

Proceedings of ERP Future 2014

Edited by Felix Piazolo, Michael Felderer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume presents the revised and peer reviewed contributions of the 'EPR Future 2014' conference held in Dornbirn/Austria on November 17-18th, 2014.The book assembles latest research and recent practice on enterprise information systems in general and specifically on core topics like business process management (BPM), business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. ... Read more

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This volume presents the revised and peer reviewed contributions of the 'EPR Future 2014' conference held in Dornbirn/Austria on November 17-18th, 2014.The book assembles latest research and recent practice on enterprise information systems in general and specifically on core topics like business process management (BPM), business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
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Docker pour Débutants: Guide Pratique et Maîtrise de la Conteneurisation

by Nolan Vautrin ...

"Docker pour Débutants - Guide Pratique et Maîtrise de la Conteneurisation" est un guide complet destiné à ceux qui souhaitent découvrir et maîtriser Docker, une technologie révolutionnaire dans le domaine de la conteneurisation. Ce livre est conçu pour être accessible à un large public, qu'il s'agisse de développeurs, d'administrateurs système ou de passionnés de nouvelles technologies.Objectifs ... Read more

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"Docker pour Débutants - Guide Pratique et Maîtrise de la Conteneurisation" est un guide complet destiné à ceux qui souhaitent découvrir et maîtriser Docker, une technologie révolutionnaire dans le domaine de la conteneurisation. Ce livre est conçu pour être accessible à un large public, qu'il s'agisse de développeurs, d'administrateurs système ou de passionnés de nouvelles technologies.Objectifs
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