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Learning Go

An Idiomatic Approach to Real-World Go Programming

by Jon Bodner ...

Go has rapidly become the preferred language for building web services. Plenty of tutorials are available to teach Go's syntax to developers with experience in other programming languages, but tutorials aren't enough. They don't teach Go's idioms, so developers end up recreating patterns that don't make sense in a Go context. This practical guide provides the essential background you need to write ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Go has rapidly become the preferred language for building web services. Plenty of tutorials are available to teach Go's syntax to developers with experience in other programming languages, but tutorials aren't enough. They don't teach Go's idioms, so developers end up recreating patterns that don't make sense in a Go context. This practical guide provides the essential background you need to write
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Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Data Lakehouse Functionality, Performance, and Scalability on the Data Lake

by Tomer Shiran, Jason Hughes, Alex Merced ...

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool—a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a better way
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Fluent Python

Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

by Luciano Ramalho ...

Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages. Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. With the updated edition of this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write effective, modern Python 3 code by leveraging its best ideas.Discover and apply idiomatic Python 3 features ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages. Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. With the updated edition of this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write effective, modern Python 3 code by leveraging its best ideas.Discover and apply idiomatic Python 3 features
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Reinventing Blogging with ChatGPT

A Prompt-Driven Content Creation Guide

by Laua Maya ...

"Reinventing Blogging with ChatGPT" is a comprehensive guidebook for bloggers and authors seeking to enhance their content creation workflow through the use of AI language model ChatGPT. The book provides a clear and concise overview of the entire process, from identifying target audiences and niches to sharing posts on social media and evaluating blog performance.What sets this book apart is its ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Reinventing Blogging with ChatGPT" is a comprehensive guidebook for bloggers and authors seeking to enhance their content creation workflow through the use of AI language model ChatGPT. The book provides a clear and concise overview of the entire process, from identifying target audiences and niches to sharing posts on social media and evaluating blog performance.What sets this book apart is its
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Eloquent JavaScript, 4th Edition

by Marijn Haverbeke ...

Start building beautiful web applications in JavaScript with the bestselling introduction to the language, updated with new features, fresh exercises, and fun projects.JavaScript, the programming language that allows us to add programs to web pages, lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social media sites to browser-based games. Just about every device can run it, making ... Read more

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Start building beautiful web applications in JavaScript with the bestselling introduction to the language, updated with new features, fresh exercises, and fun projects.JavaScript, the programming language that allows us to add programs to web pages, lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social media sites to browser-based games. Just about every device can run it, making
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HTML5 for Masterminds, Revised 3rd Edition

How to take advantage of HTML5 to create responsive websites and revolutionary applications

by J.D Gauchat ...

The new edition of HTML5 for Masterminds is ready. Now with a complete course on Web Development and Responsive Web Design. Learn how to create websites and applications for desktop and mobile devices with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.HTML5 for Masterminds leads the reader step-by-step to master the complex subjects required to create websites and web applications. After reading this book, you will ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The new edition of HTML5 for Masterminds is ready. Now with a complete course on Web Development and Responsive Web Design. Learn how to create websites and applications for desktop and mobile devices with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.HTML5 for Masterminds leads the reader step-by-step to master the complex subjects required to create websites and web applications. After reading this book, you will
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems

The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems

by Steve Krug ...

Series series Voices That Matter
It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens.In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug spells out an approach to usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own ... Read more

$27.39 USD

It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens.In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug spells out an approach to usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own
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Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

by Artur Ejsmont ...

This invaluable roadmap for startup engineers reveals how to successfully handle web application scalability challenges to meet increasing product and traffic demands.Web Scalability for Startup Engineers shows engineers working at startups and small companies how to plan and implement a comprehensive scalability strategy. It presents broad and holistic view of infrastructure and architecture of a ... Read more

$41.79 USD

This invaluable roadmap for startup engineers reveals how to successfully handle web application scalability challenges to meet increasing product and traffic demands.Web Scalability for Startup Engineers shows engineers working at startups and small companies how to plan and implement a comprehensive scalability strategy. It presents broad and holistic view of infrastructure and architecture of a
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Java: A Beginner's Guide, Eighth Edition

by Herbert Schildt ...

A practical introduction to Java programming—fully revised for long-term support release Java SE 11Thoroughly updated for Java Platform Standard Edition 11, this hands-on resource shows, step by step, how to get started programming in Java from the very first chapter. Written by Java guru Herbert Schildt, the book starts with the basics, such as how to create, compile, and run a Java program. From ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A practical introduction to Java programming—fully revised for long-term support release Java SE 11Thoroughly updated for Java Platform Standard Edition 11, this hands-on resource shows, step by step, how to get started programming in Java from the very first chapter. Written by Java guru Herbert Schildt, the book starts with the basics, such as how to create, compile, and run a Java program. From
... Read more
Prototyping for Designers

Developing the Best Digital and Physical Products

by Kathryn McElroy ...

Prototyping and user testing is the best way to create successful products, but many designers skip this important step and use gut instinct instead. By explaining the goals and methodologies behind prototyping—and demonstrating how to prototype for both physical and digital products—this practical guide helps beginning and intermediate designers become more comfortable with creating and testing ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Prototyping and user testing is the best way to create successful products, but many designers skip this important step and use gut instinct instead. By explaining the goals and methodologies behind prototyping—and demonstrating how to prototype for both physical and digital products—this practical guide helps beginning and intermediate designers become more comfortable with creating and testing
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Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java

Using Jakarta EE, Eclipse MicroProfile, Spring Boot, and the Axon Framework

by Vijay Nair ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
See how Domain-Driven Design (DDD) combines with Jakarta EE MicroProfile or Spring Boot to offer a complete suite for building enterprise-grade applications. In this book you will see how these all come together in one of the most efficient ways to develop complex software, with a particular focus on the DDD process.Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java starts by building out the Cargo ... Read more

$40.49 USD

See how Domain-Driven Design (DDD) combines with Jakarta EE MicroProfile or Spring Boot to offer a complete suite for building enterprise-grade applications. In this book you will see how these all come together in one of the most efficient ways to develop complex software, with a particular focus on the DDD process.Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java starts by building out the Cargo
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Creating Web Animations

Bringing Your UIs to Life

by Kirupa Chinnathambi ...

Thanks to faster browsers, better web standards support, and more powerful devices, the web now defines the next generation of user interfaces that are fun, practical, fluid, and memorable. The key? Animation. But learning how to create animations is hard, and existing learning material doesn’t explain the context of the UI problem that animations are trying to solve. That’s where this book comes ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Thanks to faster browsers, better web standards support, and more powerful devices, the web now defines the next generation of user interfaces that are fun, practical, fluid, and memorable. The key? Animation. But learning how to create animations is hard, and existing learning material doesn’t explain the context of the UI problem that animations are trying to solve. That’s where this book comes
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Blazor in Action

by Chris Sainty ...

An example-driven guide to building reusable UI components and web frontends—all with Blazor, C#, and .NET.In Blazor in Action, you will learn about:Blazor + WebAssemblyPicking the right hosting modelBuilding reusable UI componentsBuilding forms with validationIntegrating with JavaScript librariesSecuring your applicationTesting your applicationsBlazor in Action is a practical guide to buil... ... Read more

$49.99 USD

An example-driven guide to building reusable UI components and web frontends—all with Blazor, C#, and .NET.In Blazor in Action, you will learn about:Blazor + WebAssemblyPicking the right hosting modelBuilding reusable UI componentsBuilding forms with validationIntegrating with JavaScript librariesSecuring your applicationTesting your applicationsBlazor in Action is a practical guide to buil...
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Pro RESTful APIs

Design, Build and Integrate with REST, JSON, XML and JAX-RS

by Sanjay Patni ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover the RESTful technologies, including REST, JSON, XML, JAX-RS web services, SOAP and more, for building today's microservices, big data applications, and web service applications. This book is based on a course the Oracle-based author is teaching for UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley which covers architecture, design best practices and coding labs.Pro RESTful APIs: Design gives you all the ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Discover the RESTful technologies, including REST, JSON, XML, JAX-RS web services, SOAP and more, for building today's microservices, big data applications, and web service applications. This book is based on a course the Oracle-based author is teaching for UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley which covers architecture, design best practices and coding labs.Pro RESTful APIs: Design gives you all the
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Introducing Python

by Bill Lubanovic ...

Stuck in a coding conundrum? Whether you're an advanced beginner, an intermediate developer, or a curious newcomer, the complexities of coding can often feel like a labyrinth with no exit. With Python, however, you can start writing real code quickly—but where should you start?In this updated third edition, Bill Lubanovic acts as your personal guide to Python, offering a clear path through the ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Stuck in a coding conundrum? Whether you're an advanced beginner, an intermediate developer, or a curious newcomer, the complexities of coding can often feel like a labyrinth with no exit. With Python, however, you can start writing real code quickly—but where should you start?In this updated third edition, Bill Lubanovic acts as your personal guide to Python, offering a clear path through the
... Read more
Living in Information

Responsible Design for Digital Places

by Jorge Arango ...

Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen. We shop, bank, learn, gossip, and select our leaders there. But many of these places weren’t intended to support these activities. Instead, they're designed to capture your attention and sell it to the highest bidder. Living in Information draws upon architecture as a way to design information environments that serve our ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen. We shop, bank, learn, gossip, and select our leaders there. But many of these places weren’t intended to support these activities. Instead, they're designed to capture your attention and sell it to the highest bidder. Living in Information draws upon architecture as a way to design information environments that serve our
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Building Websites All-in-One For Dummies

by Doug Sahlin, David Karlins ...

Ten minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning web buildersThis hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap for building a web site for personal or professional use. Even if you're completely new to the process, this book is packed with everything you need to know to build an attractive, usable, and working site. In addition to being a thorough reference on the basics, this ... Read more

$24.00 USD

Ten minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning web buildersThis hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap for building a web site for personal or professional use. Even if you're completely new to the process, this book is packed with everything you need to know to build an attractive, usable, and working site. In addition to being a thorough reference on the basics, this
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Production Kubernetes

by Josh Rosso, Rich Lander, Alex Brand, John Harris ...

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.The brilliance of Kubernetes is how ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Kubernetes has become the dominant container orchestrator, but many organizations that have recently adopted this system are still struggling to run actual production workloads. In this practical book, four software engineers from VMware bring their shared experiences running Kubernetes in production and provide insight on key challenges and best practices.The brilliance of Kubernetes is how
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High Performance JavaScript

Build Faster Web Application Interfaces

by Nicholas C. Zakas ...

If you're like most developers, you rely heavily on JavaScript to build interactive and quick-responding web applications. The problem is that all of those lines of JavaScript code can slow down your apps. This book reveals techniques and strategies to help you eliminate performance bottlenecks during development. You'll learn how to improve execution time, downloading, interaction with the DOM, ... Read more

$20.99 USD

If you're like most developers, you rely heavily on JavaScript to build interactive and quick-responding web applications. The problem is that all of those lines of JavaScript code can slow down your apps. This book reveals techniques and strategies to help you eliminate performance bottlenecks during development. You'll learn how to improve execution time, downloading, interaction with the DOM,
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Dreamweaver CS6 For Dummies

by Janine Warner ...

Start creating websites that wow with Dreamweaver CS6!Powerful yet easy to master, Dreamweaver is the dominant professional web development tool. Web design expert Janine Warner has updated her bestselling Dreamweaver For Dummies guide for Dreamweaver CS6 and walks you through the essential steps to building the website you’ve always wanted. Both beginning and intermediate web developers will get ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Start creating websites that wow with Dreamweaver CS6!Powerful yet easy to master, Dreamweaver is the dominant professional web development tool. Web design expert Janine Warner has updated her bestselling Dreamweaver For Dummies guide for Dreamweaver CS6 and walks you through the essential steps to building the website you’ve always wanted. Both beginning and intermediate web developers will get
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Learn React Hooks

Unlock scalable state, performance, and clean code with Hooks, Context, Suspense, and Form Actions

by Daniel Bugl ...

Grasp the core concepts of React Hooks and enhance your development workflow with best practices and advanced patterns derived from modern React 19 featuresKey FeaturesBuild custom Hooks to simplify complex logic and promote code reusabilityTransform class components into modern, hook-based function components, and write robust testsBuild maintainable, production-ready UIs using React 19's ... Read more

$32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Grasp the core concepts of React Hooks and enhance your development workflow with best practices and advanced patterns derived from modern React 19 featuresKey FeaturesBuild custom Hooks to simplify complex logic and promote code reusabilityTransform class components into modern, hook-based function components, and write robust testsBuild maintainable, production-ready UIs using React 19's
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Mobile HTML5

Using the Latest Today

by Estelle Weyl ...

Build kickass websites and applications for all mobile (and non-mobile) platforms by adding HTML5 and CSS3 to your web development toolkit. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience.With lots of code and markup examples, you’ll learn best practices for using ... Read more

$28.09 USD

Build kickass websites and applications for all mobile (and non-mobile) platforms by adding HTML5 and CSS3 to your web development toolkit. With this hands-on book, you’ll learn how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience.With lots of code and markup examples, you’ll learn best practices for using
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Organic Social Media

How to Build Flourishing Online Communities

by Jenny Li Fowler ...

WINNER: 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards, Harvey Chute First Place Category Winner - Non-Fiction Business & EnterpriseFINALIST: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2024 - Business: Marketing & AdvertisingFINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: Marketing & AdvertisingOrganizations and institutions focused on community building have a built-in grou... ... Read more

$29.69 USD

WINNER: 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards, Harvey Chute First Place Category Winner - Non-Fiction Business & EnterpriseFINALIST: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2024 - Business: Marketing & AdvertisingFINALIST: 2025 International Book Awards (IBA) - Business: Marketing & AdvertisingOrganizations and institutions focused on community building have a built-in grou...
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Closing the Loop

Systems Thinking for Designers

by Sheryl Cababa ...

As design continues to impact our products, services, and solutions at scale, it is more important than ever to understand the systems and context that surround design decisions. Closing the Loop will introduce you to a powerful systems thinking mindset and provide you with the tools and frameworks to define the systems that surround your work."Cababa's book comes at a crucial moment for design, ... Read more

$40.99 USD

As design continues to impact our products, services, and solutions at scale, it is more important than ever to understand the systems and context that surround design decisions. Closing the Loop will introduce you to a powerful systems thinking mindset and provide you with the tools and frameworks to define the systems that surround your work."Cababa's book comes at a crucial moment for design,
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