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Book Synopsis'Boldly reactionary... What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine' Sunday Times'Chilling' The EconomistIn this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed to such a mind-altering technology. The Shallows draws on the latest research to show that the Net is literally re-wiring our brains inducing only superficial understanding. As a consequence there are profound changes in the way we live and communicate, remember and socialise - even in our very conception of ourselves. By moving from the depths of thought to the shallows of distraction, the web, it seems, is actually fostering ignorance. The Shallows is not a manifesto for luddites, nor does it seek to turn back the clock. Rather it is a revelatory reminder of how far the Internet has become enmeshed in our daily existence and is affecting the way we think. This landmark book compels us all to look anew at our dependence on this all-pervasive technology.This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioural effects of smartphones and social media.Trade ReviewA boldly reactionary book... Its thesis is simple and persuasive. The things that we do have a physical effect on our brains... What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine... The internet is a distraction machine. -- Sam Leith * Sunday Times *Essential reading about our internet age. * New York Times Book Review *The most readable overview of the science and history of human cognition to date... Carr draws some chilling inferences. * The Economist *An elegantly written cry of anguish... Hair-raising. -- John Harris * Guardian *Carr straddles the book-dominated and web-dominated worlds and is at home in both... Mild-mannered, never polemical, with nothing of the Luddite about him, Carr makes his points with wide-ranging erudition. -- Christopher Caldwell * Financial Times *Unhurried... even-handed... Carr constantly emphasises the fact that screen technologies are neither evil nor miraculous in their effects on the human mind... What is certain, however, is that our minds will change... A worthy illustration that books do indeed enable deep reflection. -- Susan Greenfield * Literary Review *Absorbing [and] disturbing * Wall Street Journal *I have not only given this book to numerous friends, I actually changed my life in response to it. -- Jonathan Safran FoerAn important and timely book. See if you can stay off the Web long enough to read it! -- Elizabeth KolbertThis is a book to shake up the world. -- Ann PatchettTable of Contents0: THE WATCHDOG AND THE THIEF 1: HAL AND ME 2: THE VITAL PATHS 3: TOOLS OF THE MIND 4: THE DEEPENING PAGE 5: A MEDIUM OF THE MOST GENERAL NATURE 6: THE VERY IMAGE OF A BOOK 7: THE JUGGLER'S BRAIN 8: THE CHURCH OF GOOGLE 9: SEARCH, MEMORY 10: A THING LIKE ME 11: HUMAN ELEMENTS

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Book SynopsisDescription All aspects of software development and deployment become painfully slow. The solution is to adopt the microservice architecture. This architecture accelerates software development and enables continuous delivery and deployment of complex software applications. Microservice Patterns teaches enterprise developers and architects how to build applications with the microservice architecture. This book also teaches readers how to refactor a monolithic application to a microservice architecture. Key features · In-depth guide · Practical examples · Step-by-step instructions Audience Readers should be familiar with the basics of enterprise application architecture, design, and implementation. About the technology Microservice architecture accelerates software development and enables continuous delivery and deployment of complex software applications. Author biography Chris Richardson is a developer and architect. He is a Java Champion, a JavaOne rock star and the author of POJOs in Action, which describes how to build enterprise Java applications with frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate. Chris was also the founder of the original CloudFoundry.com, an early Java PaaS for Amazon EC2. Today, he is a recognized thought leader in microservices. Chris is the creator of http://microservices.io , a website describing how to develop and deploy microservices. He provides microservices consulting and training and is working on his third startup http://eventuate.io , an application platform for developing microservices.Trade Review'A comprehensive overview of the challenges teams face when moving to microservices, with industry-tested solutions to these problems.' Tim Moore, Lightbend 'Pragmatic treatment of an important new architectural landscape.' Simeon Leyzerzon, Excelsior Software 'A solid compendium of information that will quicken your migration to this modern cloud-based architecture.' John Guthrie, Dell/EMC 'How to understand the microservices approach, and how to use it in real life.' Potito Coluccelli, Bizmatica EconocomTable of Contentstable of contents READ IN LIVEBOOK 1.ESCAPING MONOLITHIC HELL READ IN LIVEBOOK 2.DECOMPOSITION STRATEGIES READ IN LIVEBOOK 3.INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATION IN A MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTURE READ IN LIVEBOOK 4.MANAGING TRANSACTIONS WITH SAGAS READ IN LIVEBOOK 5.DESIGNING BUSINESS LOGIC IN A MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTURE READ IN LIVEBOOK 6.DEVELOPING BUSINESS LOGIC WITH EVENT SOURCING READ IN LIVEBOOK 7.IMPLEMENTING QUERIES IN A MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTURE READ IN LIVEBOOK 8.EXTERNAL API PATTERNS READ IN LIVEBOOK 9.TESTING MICROSERVICES - PART 1 READ IN LIVEBOOK 10.TESTING MICROSERVICES - PART 2 READ IN LIVEBOOK 11.DEVELOPING PRODUCTION READY SERVICES READ IN LIVEBOOK 12.DEPLOYING MICROSERVICES READ IN LIVEBOOK 13.REFACTORING TO MICROSERVICES

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Book SynopsisThe national bestseller—updated for the new stock market!"Read the book if you want to know how the market works and how to make it work for you." —Greg Capra, president of Pristine.com, coauthor of Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader"By using the tools, trading tactics and strategies revealed in...A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, you will be armed with the skills needed to help you win your battle with the markets." —Steve Nison, CMT, president, www.candlecharts.com, author of Japenese Candlestick Charting Techniques"Read this book, and, two, reread this book. It will help you achieve your trading goal, which is to make money in the markets. Every trader, from a beginner to the advanced professional, should have this book!" —John Person, CTA, president, Nationalfutures.com"There are only a handful of trading educators that I would recommend listening to and...Toni Turner is one of them." —Hubert Senters, www.tradethemarkets.comDay trading is highly profitable—and highly tumultuous. Moreover, the financial markets have changed considerably in recent years. Expert author Toni Turner gives you the latest information for mastering the markets, including: Decimalization of stock prices New trading products such as E-minis and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Precision entries and exits The new breed of trader Written in an accessible, step-by-step manner, A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, 2nd Edition shows how to day-trade stocks in today's market.

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Book SynopsisGetting numbers is easy; getting trustworthy numbers is hard. From experimentation leaders at Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, and Microsoft, this guide to accelerating innovation using A/B tests includes practical examples, pitfalls, and advice for students and industry professionals, plus deeper dives into advanced topics for experienced practitioners.Trade Review'At the core of the Lean Methodology is the scientific method: Creating hypotheses, running experiments, gathering data, extracting insight and validation or modification of the hypothesis. A/B testing is the gold standard of creating verifiable and repeatable experiments, and this book is its definitive text.' Steve Blank, Adjunct professor at Stanford University, father of modern entrepreneurship, author of The Startup Owner's Manual and The Four Steps to the Epiphany'This book is a great resource for executives, leaders, researchers or engineers looking to use online controlled experiments to optimize product features, project efficiency or revenue. I know firsthand the impact that Kohavi's work had on Bing and Microsoft, and I'm excited that these learnings can now reach a wider audience.' Harry Shum, EVP, Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research Group'A great book that is both rigorous and accessible. Readers will learn how to bring trustworthy controlled experiments, which have revolutionized internet product development, to their organizations.' Adam D'Angelo, Co-founder and CEO of Quora and former CTO of Facebook'This book is a great overview of how several companies use online experimentation and A/B testing to improve their products. Kohavi, Tang and Xu have a wealth of experience and excellent advice to convey, so the book has lots of practical real world examples and lessons learned over many years of the application of these techniques at scale.' Jeff Dean, Google Senior Fellow and SVP Google Research'Do you want your organization to make consistently better decisions? This is the new bible of how to get from data to decisions in the digital age. Reading this book is like sitting in meetings inside Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft. The authors expose for the first time the way the world's most successful companies make decisions. Beyond the admonitions and anecdotes of normal business books, this book shows what to do and how to do it well. It's the how-to manual for decision-making in the digital world, with dedicated sections for business leaders, engineers, and data analysts.' Scott Cook, Intuit Co-founder & Chairman of the Executive Committee'Online controlled experiments are powerful tools. Understanding how they work, what their strengths are, and how they can be optimized can illuminate both specialists and a wider audience. This book is the rare combination of technically authoritative, enjoyable to read, and dealing with highly important matters.' John P. A. Ioannidis, Stanford University'Kohavi, Tang, and Xu are pioneers of online experimentation. The platforms they've built and the experiments they've enabled have transformed some of the largest internet brands. Their research and talks have inspired teams across the industry to adopt experimentation. This book is the authoritative yet practical text that the industry has been waiting for.' Adil Aijaz, Co-founder and CEO, Split Software'Which online option will be better? We frequently need to make such choices, and frequently err. To determine what will actually work better, we need rigorous controlled experiments, aka A/B testing. This excellent and lively book by experts from Microsoft, Google, and LinkedIn presents the theory and best practices of A/B testing. A must read for anyone who does anything online!' Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro, Ph.D., president of KDnuggets, co-founder of SIGKDD, and LinkedIn Top Voice on Data Science & Analytics'Ron Kohavi, Diane Tang and Ya Xu are the world's top experts on online experiments. I've been using their work for years and I'm delighted they have now teamed up to write the definitive guide. I recommend this book to all my students and everyone involved in online products and services.' Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, co-author of The Second Machine Age'A modern software-supported business cannot compete successfully without online controlled experimentation. Written by three of the most experienced leaders in the field, this book presents the fundamental principles, illustrates them with compelling examples, and digs deeper to present a wealth of practical advice. It's a 'must read'! Foster Provost, New York University and co-author of the best-selling Data Science for Business'In the past two decades the technology industry has learned what scientists have known for centuries: that controlled experiments are among the best tools to understand complex phenomena and to solve very challenging problems. The ability to design controlled experiments, run them at scale, and interpret their results is the foundation of how modern high tech businesses operate. Between them the authors have designed and implemented several of the world's most powerful experimentation platforms. This book is a great opportunity to learn from their experiences about how to use these tools and techniques.' Kevin Scott, EVP and CTO of Microsoft'Online experiments have fueled the success of Amazon, Microsoft, LinkedIn and other leading digital companies. This practical book gives the reader rare access to decades of experimentation experience at these companies and should be on the bookshelf of every data scientist, software engineer and product manager.' Stefan Thomke, William Barclay Harding Professor, Harvard Business School, author of Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments'The secret sauce for a successful online business is experimentation. But it is a secret no longer. Here three masters of the art describe the ABCs of A/B testing so that you too can continuously improve your online services.' Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google, and author of Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach'Experiments are the best tool for online products and services. This book is full of practical knowledge derived from years of successful testing at Microsoft Google and LinkedIn. Insights and best practices are explained with real examples and pitfalls, their markers and solutions identified. I strongly recommend this book!' Preston McAfee, former Chief Economist and VP of Microsoft'Experimentation is the future of digital strategy and 'Trustworthy Experiments' will be its Bible. Kohavi, Tang and Xu are three of the most noteworthy experts on experimentation working today and their book delivers a truly practical roadmap for digital experimentation that is useful right out of the box. The revealing case studies they conducted over many decades at Microsoft, Amazon, Google and LinkedIn are organized into easy to understand practical lessens with tremendous depth and clarity. It should be required reading for any manager of a digital business.' Sinan Aral, David Austin Professor of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of The Hype MachineTable of ContentsPreface – how to read this book; 1. Introduction and motivation; 2. Running and analyzing experiments: an end-to-end example; 3. Twyman's law and experimentation trustworthiness; 4. Experimentation platform and culture; Part II: 5. Speed matters: an end-to-end case study; 6. Organizational metrics; 7. Metrics for experimentation and the Overall Evaluation Criterion (OEC); 8. Institutional memory and aeta-analysis; 9. Ethics in controlled experiments; Part III: 10. Complementary techniques; 11. Observational causal studies; Part IV: 12. Client-side experiments; 13. Instrumentation; 14. Choosing a randomization unit; 15. Ramping experiment exposure: trading off speed, quality, and risk; 16. Scaling experiment analyses; Part V: 17. The statistics behind online controlled experiments; 18. Variance estimation and improved sensitivity: pitfalls and solutions; 19. The A/A test; 20. Triggering for improved sensitivity; 21. Guardrail metrics; 22. Leakage and interference between variants; 23. Measuring long-term treatment effects.

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Book Synopsis100 Go Mistakes: How to Avoid Them introduces dozens of techniques for writing idiomatic, expressive, and efficient Go code that avoids common pitfalls. By reviewing dozens of interesting, readable examples and real-world case studies, you'll explore mistakes that even experienced Go programmers make. This book is focused on pure Go code, with standards you can apply to any kind of project. As you go, you'll navigate the tricky bits of handling JSON data and HTTP services, discover best practices for Go code organization, and learn how to use slices efficiently. Your code speed and quality will enjoy a huge boost when you improve your concurrency skills, deal with error management idiomatically, and increase the quality of your tests. About the Technology Go is simple to learn, yet hard to master. Even experienced Go developers may end up introducing bugs and inefficiencies into their code. This book accelerates your understanding of Go's quirks, helping you correct mistakes and dodge pitfalls on your path to Go mastery.Trade Review"This book is one any Golang developer will want on their bookshelf. Far from being dogmatic or prescriptive, it often provides multiple solutions to the reader, leaving some room for flexibility and individual taste." Thad Meyer "Goes beyond the basics with lots of good examples for when concepts are tough to grasp. As someone who's been coding Go for about 2 years, I learned new things." Matt Welke "This book felt catered to me. I'm not a developer by career path, however it provides a LOT of insight into what I should be thinking about as someone without any education or formal training in Software Development. Really, really nice." Francis J. Setash "This book not only points out common mistakes and anti-patterns, it provides solutions—a perfect combination for deeper learning." Kevin Liao "Read this, it'll give you years of experience of Go just learning from the book. Very valuable!" Keith Kim

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Alien Isolation is a high-end art book featuring over 300 images from the latest game in the critically and commercially acclaimed Alien franchise. Taking players back to the survival horror atmosphere of the first film, Alien Isolation features Amanda Ripley as the hero trying to survive on a wrecked space station. This book is the ultimate gallery of the game, a must-have for any fan.Trade Review"The design of this expansion is intricately explored in the book as well. With just enough reading to deliver the insight you need to understand the what went into the game, the rest of the book is saturated with beautiful pictures to take you through the journey." - Don’t Forget A Towel"Jaw-dropping." - Midroad Movie"Not only is it a beautiful look behind the scenes, it’s also a nice breakdown and walkthrough of different techniques and elements that were mixed into the movie-inspired madness." - Midroad Movie"Filled to the brim with slick character art, concept renderings of weapons and vehicles, ominous sketches and incredibly detailed re-creations from iconic scenes from the classic film" - Hey Poor Player"The concept art does a fine job of showing the changes in design the team went through." - Destructoid

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Book SynopsisComputing Essentials adds a focus on the growing impact of AI tools on industries andcareers, ethical considerations of AI, AI presence in social media, andinnovative uses of AI. These concepts have been incorporated into the maintext, as well as the Privacy, Ethics, Community, Making IT Work for You, and ALook to the Future features.

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Book SynopsisBridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be.''I found this book amazing'' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & SlowThe entirety of the human brain's 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all the way to the modern human brains. Each breakthrough emerged from new sets of brain modifications, and equipped animals with a new suite of intellectual faculties.These five breakthroughs are the organising map to this book, and they make up our itinerary for our adventure back in time. Each breakthrough also has fascinating corollaries to breakthroughs in AI. Indeed, there will be plenty of such surprises along the way. For instance: the innovation that enabled AI to beat humans in the game of Go temporal difference reinforcement learning was an innovation discovered by our fish ancestors over 500 million years ago. The solutions to many of the current mysteries in AI such as common sense' can be found in the tiny brain of a mouse. Where do emotions come from? Research suggests that they may have arisen simply as a solution to navigation in ancient worm brains. Unravelling this evolutionary story will reveal the hidden features of human intelligence and with them, just how your mind came to be.Trade Review‘Max Bennett published two scientific papers on brain evolution that blew me away. Now he has turned these into a fabulous book, A Brief History of Intelligence. His friendly writing style, clear jargon-free prose, and well of information make this book a winner.’ Joseph LeDoux, Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Neural Science & Psychology at NYU, bestselling author of Anxious and A Deep History of Ourselves ‘With a truly mindboggling scope, A Brief History of Intelligence integrates the most relevant scientific knowledge to paint the big picture of how the human mind emerged. The red line through this book never gets blurred by unnecessary detail or jargoned language. It makes for exciting reading for virtually everybody, laypersons and experts alike.’ Kurt Kotrschal, Professor at Department of Behavioral Biology at University of Vienna, author of Dog & Human: The secret of our soul mates ‘If you’re in the least bit curious about that 3-pound grey blob between your ears, read this book. Max Bennett’s entertaining and enlightening natural history of brains is a tour de force–as refreshing as it is entertaining. It made my brain happy.’ Jonathan Balcombe, bestselling author of Super Fly, and the New York Times bestseller What a Fish Knows ‘Max Bennett gives a lively account of how brains evolved, and how the brain works today. A Brief History of Intelligence is engaging, comprehensive, and brimming with novel insights.’ Kent Berridge, James Olds Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at University of Michigan ‘If you want to know how our ancestors were able to “weaponize their imaginarium to survive”, then this is the book for you. In fact, this book discloses everything you always wanted to know about the brain (but were afraid to ask). It is an incredible resource.’ Karl Friston, Scientific Director for Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging; Professor at Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London

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Book SynopsisIf you thought that data structures and algorithms were all just theory, you're missing out on what they can do for your code. Learn to use Big O Notation to make your code run faster by orders of magnitude. Choose from data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs to increase your code's efficiency exponentially. With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex topic accessible, no matter your background. This new edition features practice exercises in every chapter, and new chapters on topics such as dynamic programming and heaps and tries. Get the hands-on info you need to master data structures and algorithms for your day-to-day work. Algorithms and data structures are much more than abstract concepts. Mastering them enables you to write code that runs faster and more efficiently, which is particularly important for today's web and mobile apps. Take a practical approach to data structures and algorithms, with techniques and real-world scenarios that you can use in your daily production code, with examples in JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. This new and revised second edition features new chapters on recursion, dynamic programming, and using Big O in your daily work. Use Big O notation to measure and articulate the efficiency of your code, and modify your algorithm to make it faster. Find out how your choice of arrays, linked lists, and hash tables can dramatically affect the code you write. Use recursion to solve tricky problems and create algorithms that run exponentially faster than the alternatives. Dig into advanced data structures such as binary trees and graphs to help scale specialized applications such as social networks and mapping software. You'll even encounter a single keyword that can give your code a turbo boost. Practice your new skills with exercises in every chapter, along with detailed solutions. Use these techniques today to make your code faster and more scalable

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Book SynopsisRobert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) wrote his first line of code at the age of 12 in 1964 and has been employed as a programmer since 1970. He is cofounder of cleancoders.com, offering online video training for software developers, and is founder of Uncle Bob Consulting LLC, offering software consulting, training, and skill development services to major corporations worldwide. He served as the Master Craftsman at 8th Light, Inc., a Chicago-based software consulting firm. Mr. Martin has published dozens of articles in various trade journals, authored many books, and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows.Trade Review"Bob's Clean Craftsmanship has done a great job explaining the purposes of agile technical practices, along with a deep historical basis for how they came into existence, as well as positioning for why they will always be important. His involvement in history and formation of agility, thorough understanding of practices, and their purposes reflect vividly throughout the manuscript." —Tim Ottinger, well-known Agile Coach and author "Bob's writing style is excellent. It is easy to read and the concepts are explained in perfect detail for even a new programmer to follow. Bob even has some funny moments, which pleasantly snap you out of focus. The true value of the book is really in the cry for change, for something better . . . the cry for programmers to be professional . . . the realization that software is everywhere. Additionally, I believe there is a lot of value in all the history Bob provides. I enjoy that he doesn't waste time laying blame for how we got to where we are now. Bob calls people to action, asking them to take responsibility by increasing their standards and level of professionalism, even if that means pushing back sometimes." —Heather Kanser "As software developers, we have to continually solve important problems for our employers, customers, colleagues, and future selves. Getting the app to work, though difficult, is not enough, it does not make you a craftsman. With an app working, you have passed the app-titude test. You may have the aptitude to be a craftsman, but there is more to master. In these pages, Bob expresses clearly the techniques and responsibilities to go beyond the app-titude test and shows the way of the serious software craftsman." —James Grenning, author of Test-Driven Development for Embedded C and Agile Manifesto co-author "Bob's one of the very few famous developers with whom I'd like to work on a tech project. It's not because he's a good developer, famous, or a good communicator; it's because Bob helps me be a better developer and a team member. He has spotted every major development trend, years ahead of others, and has been able to explain its importance, which encouraged me to learn. Back when I started--apart from being honest and a good person--the idea of craftsmanship and ethics was completely missing from this field. Now, it seems to be the most important thing professional developers can learn, even ahead of coding itself. I'm happy to see Bob leading the way again. I can't wait to hear his perspective and incorporate it into my own practice." —Daniel Markham, Principal, Bedford Technology Group, Inc. Table of ContentsForeword xviiPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxviiAbout the Author xxix Chapter 1: Craftsmanship 1Part I: The Disciplines 11 Extreme Programming 13 Test-Driven Development 15 Refactoring 16 Simple Design 17 Collaborative Programming 17 Acceptance Tests 18 Chapter 2: Test-Driven Development 19 Overview 20 The Basics 35 Conclusion 79 Chapter 3: Advanced TDD 81 Sort 1 82 Sort 2 87 Getting Stuck 95 Arrange, Act, Assert 103 Test Doubles 108 Architecture 143 Conclusion 145 Chapter 4: Test Design 147 Testing Databases 148 Testing GUIs 150 Test Patterns 154 Test Design 160 Transformation Priority Premise 184 Conclusion 196 Chapter 5: Refactoring 197 What Is Refactoring? 199 The Basic Toolkit 200 The Disciplines 217 Conclusion 221 Chapter 6: Simple Design 223 YAGNI 226 Covered by Tests 228 Maximize Expression 233 Minimize Duplication 237 Minimize Size 239 Chapter 7: Collaborative Programming 241Chapter 8: Acceptance Tests 245 The Discipline 248 The Continuous Build 249 Part II: The Standards 251 Your New CTO 252 Chapter 9: Productivity 253 We Will Never Ship S**T 254 Inexpensive Adaptability 256 We Will Always Be Ready 258 Stable Productivity 259 Chapter 10: Quality 261 Continuous Improvement 262 Fearless Competence 263 Extreme Quality 264 We Will Not Dump on QA 265 QA Will Find Nothing 266 Test Automation 267 Automated Testing and User Interfaces 268 Testing the User Interface 269 Chapter 11: Courage 271 We Cover for Each Other 272 Honest Estimates 274 You Must Say NO 276 Continuous Aggressive Learning 277 Mentoring 278 Part III: The Ethics 279 The First Programmer 280 Seventy-Five Years 281 Nerds and Saviors 286 Role Models and Villains 289 We Rule the World 290 Catastrophes 291 The Oath 293 Chapter 12: Harm 295 First, Do No Harm 296 Best Work 306 Repeatable Proof 316 Chapter 13: Integrity 327 Small Cycles 328 Relentless Improvement 342 Maintain High Productivity 346 Chapter 14: Teamwork 355 Work as a Team 356 Estimate Honestly and Fairly 358 Respect 372 Never Stop Learning 373 Index 375

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Book Synopsis"The first edition of Deep Learning with Python is one of the best books on the subject. The second edition made it even better." - Todd Cook The bestseller revised! Deep Learning with Python, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to the field of deep learning using Python and the powerful Keras library. Written by Google AI researcher François Chollet, the creator of Keras, this revised edition has been updated with new chapters, new tools, and cutting-edge techniques drawn from the latest research. You'll build your understanding through practical examples and intuitive explanations that make the complexities of deep learning accessible and understandable. about the technologyMachine learning has made remarkable progress in recent years. We've gone from near-unusable speech recognition, to near-human accuracy. From machines that couldn't beat a serious Go player, to defeating a world champion. Medical imaging diagnostics, weather forecasting, and natural language question answering have suddenly become tractable problems. Behind this progress is deep learning—a combination of engineering advances, best practices, and theory that enables a wealth of previously impossible smart applications across every industry sector about the bookDeep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. You'll learn directly from the creator of Keras, François Chollet, building your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples. Updated from the original bestseller with over 50% new content, this second edition includes new chapters, cutting-edge innovations, and coverage of the very latest deep learning tools. You'll explore challenging concepts and practice with applications in computer vision, natural-language processing, and generative models. By the time you finish, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on skills to apply deep learning in your own projects. what's insideDeep learning from first principlesImage-classification, imagine segmentation, and object detectionDeep learning for natural language processingTimeseries forecastingNeural style transfer, text generation, and image generation about the readerReaders need intermediate Python skills. No previous experience with Keras, TensorFlow, or machine learning is required. about the authorFrançois Chollet works on deep learning at Google in Mountain View, CA. He is the creator of the Keras deep-learning library, as well as a contributor to the TensorFlow machine-learning framework. He also does AI research, with a focus on abstraction and reasoning. His papers have been published at major conferences in the field, including the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), and others.Trade Review"The first edition of Deep Learning with Python is one of the best books on the subject. The second edition made it even better. " Todd Cook "Really easy to read and gives practical examples and easy to understand explanations of the concepts behind deep learning." Billy O'Callaghan "A tell-tale book that tells you all the secrets of deep learning!" Nikos Kanakaris "A great refresher of the old concepts explored in new and exciting ways. Manifold hypothesis steals the show!" Sayak Paul "One of the best books on this topic." Rauhsan Jha "The book is full of insights, useful both for the novice and the more experienced machine learning professional." Viton Vitanis "This is the book to read if you want to learn DL." Kjell Jansson "Francois explains everything in a very lucid & systematic manner, this approach of writing certainly gives confidence in users." Rauhsan Jha

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Book SynopsisThis approachable text teaches all the concepts, the context, and the code needed to understand deep learning. Suitable for students and professionals, the book doesn't require any previous background in machine learning or deep learning. Interactive examples feature throughout, with runnable code and executable Jupyter notebooks available online.Trade Review'In less than a decade, the AI revolution has swept from research labs to broad industries to every corner of our daily life. Dive into Deep Learning is an excellent text on deep learning and deserves attention from anyone who wants to learn why deep learning has ignited the AI revolution: the most powerful technology force of our time.' Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO, NVIDIA'This is a timely, fascinating book, providing not only a comprehensive overview of deep learning principles but also detailed algorithms with hands-on programming code, and moreover, a state-of-the-art introduction to deep learning in computer vision and natural language processing. Dive into this book if you want to dive into deep learning!' Jiawei Han, Michael Aiken Chair Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign'This is a highly welcome addition to the machine learning literature, with a focus on hands-on experience implemented via the integration of Jupyter notebooks. Students of deep learning should find this invaluable to become proficient in this field.' Bernhard Schölkopf,, Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems'Dive into Deep Learning strikes an excellent balance between hands-on learning and in-depth explanation. I've used it in my deep learning course and recommend it to anyone who wants to develop a thorough and practical understanding of deep learning.' Colin Raffel, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillTable of ContentsInstallation; Notation; 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminaries; 3. Linear neural networks for regression; 4. Linear neural networks for classification; 5. Multilayer perceptrons; 6. Builders guide; 7. Convolutional neural networks; 8. Modern convolutional neural networks; 9. Recurrent neural networks; 10. Modern recurrent neural networks; 11. Attention mechanisms and transformers; Appendix. Tools for deep learning; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisFollowing his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson''s story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really works. What talents allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their disruptive ideas into realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? In his exciting saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron''s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He then explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee and Larry Page. This is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so creative. It''s also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and m

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Book SynopsisRobert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a programmer since 1970. He is founder of Uncle Bob Consulting, LLC, and cofounder with his son Micah Martin of The Clean Coders LLC. Martin has published dozens of articles in various trade journals and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows. He has authored and edited many books, including: Designing Object Oriented C++ Applications Using the Booch Method, Patterns Languages of Program Design 3, More C++ Gems, Extreme Programming in Practice, Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices, UML for Java Programmers, Clean Code, and The Clean Coder. A leader in the industry of software development, Martin served for three years as editor-in-chief of the C++ Report, and he served as the first chairman of the Agile Alliance.Table of Contents Foreword xv Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Part I: Introduction 1 Chapter 1: What Is Design and Architecture? 3 The Goal? 4 Case Study 5 Conclusion 12 Chapter 2: A Tale of Two Values 13 Behavior 14 Architecture 14 The Greater Value 15 Eisenhower’s Matrix 16 Fight for the Architecture 18 Part II: Starting with the Bricks: Programming Paradigms 19 Chapter 3: Paradigm Overview 21 Structured Programming 22 Object-Oriented Programming 22 Functional Programming 22 Food for Thought 23 Conclusion 24 Chapter 4: Structured Programming 25 Proof 27 A Harmful Proclamation 28 Functional Decomposition 29 No Formal Proofs 30 Science to the Rescue 30 Tests 31 Conclusion 31 Chapter 5: Object-Oriented Programming 33 Encapsulation? 34 Inheritance? 37 Polymorphism? 40 Conclusion 47 Chapter 6: Functional Programming 49 Squares of Integers 50 Immutability and Architecture 52 Segregation of Mutability 52 Event Sourcing 54 Conclusion 56 Part III: Design Principles 57 Chapter 7: SRP: The Single Responsibility Principle 61 Symptom 1: Accidental Duplication 63 Symptom 2: Merges 65 Solutions 66 Conclusion 67 Chapter 8: OCP: The Open-Closed Principle 69 A Thought Experiment 70 Directional Control 74 Information Hiding 74 Conclusion 75 Chapter 9: LSP: The Liskov Substitution Principle 77 Guiding the Use of Inheritance 78 The Square/Rectangle Problem 79 LSP and Architecture 80 Example LSP Violation 80 Conclusion 82 Chapter 10: ISP: The Interface Segregation Principle 83 ISP and Language 85 ISP and Architecture 86 Conclusion 86 Chapter 11: DIP: The Dependency Inversion Principle 87 Stable Abstractions 88 Factories 89 Concrete Components 91 Conclusion 91 Part IV: Component Principles 93 Chapter 12: Components 95 A Brief History of Components 96 Relocatability 99 Linkers 100 Conclusion 102 Chapter 13: Component Cohesion 103 The Reuse/Release Equivalence Principle 104 The Common Closure Principle 105 The Common Reuse Principle 107 The Tension Diagram for Component Cohesion 108 Conclusion 110 Chapter 14: Component Coupling 111 The Acyclic Dependencies Principle 112 Top-Down Design 118 The Stable Dependencies Principle 120 The Stable Abstractions Principle 126 Conclusion 132 Part V: Architecture 133 Chapter 15: What Is Architecture? 135 Development 137 Deployment 138 Operation 138 Maintenance 139 Keeping Options Open 140 Device Independence 142 Junk Mail 144 Physical Addressing 145 Conclusion 146 Chapter 16: Independence 147 Use Cases 148 Operation 149 Development 149 Deployment 150 Leaving Options Open 150 Decoupling Layers 151 Decoupling Use Cases 152 Decoupling Mode 153 Independent Develop-ability 153 Independent Deployability 154 Duplication 154 Decoupling Modes (Again) 155 Conclusion 158 Chapter 17: Boundaries: Drawing Lines 159 A Couple of Sad Stories 160 FitNesse 163 Which Lines Do You Draw, and When Do You Draw Them? 165 What About Input and Output? 169 Plugin Architecture 170 The Plugin Argument 172 Conclusion 173 Chapter 18: Boundary Anatomy 175 Boundary Crossing 176 The Dreaded Monolith 176 Deployment Components 178 Threads 179 Local Processes 179 Services 180 Conclusion 181 Chapter 19: Policy and Level 183 Level 184 Conclusion 187 Chapter 20: Business Rules 189 Entities 190 Use Cases 191 Request and Response Models 193 Conclusion 194 Chapter 21: Screaming Architecture 195 The Theme of an Architecture 196 The Purpose of an Architecture 197 But What About the Web? 197 Frameworks Are Tools, Not Ways of Life 198 Testable Architectures 198 Conclusion 199 Chapter 22: The Clean Architecture 201 The Dependency Rule 203 A Typical Scenario 207 Conclusion 209 Chapter 23: Presenters and Humble Objects 211 The Humble Object Pattern 212 Presenters and Views 212 Testing and Architecture 213 Database Gateways 214 Data Mappers 214 Service Listeners 215 Conclusion 215 Chapter 24: Partial Boundaries 217 Skip the Last Step 218 One-Dimensional Boundaries 219 Facades 220 Conclusion 220 Chapter 25: Layers and Boundaries 221 Hunt the Wumpus 222 Clean Architecture? 223 Crossing the Streams 226 Splitting the Streams 227 Conclusion 228 Chapter 26: The Main Component 231 The Ultimate Detail 232 Conclusion 237 Chapter 27: Services: Great and Small 239 Service Architecture? 240 Service Benefits? 240 The Kitty Problem 242 Objects to the Rescue 244 Component-Based Services 245 Cross-Cutting Concerns 246 Conclusion 247 Chapter 28: The Test Boundary 249 Tests as System Components 250 Design for Testability 251 The Testing API 252 Conclusion 253 Chapter 29: Clean Embedded Architecture 255 App-titude Test 258 The Target-Hardware Bottleneck 261 Conclusion 273 Part VI: Details 275 Chapter 30: The Database Is a Detail 277 Relational Databases 278 Why Are Database Systems So Prevalent? 279 What If There Were No Disk? 280 Details 281 But What about Performance? 281 Anecdote 281 Conclusion 283 Chapter 31: The Web Is a Detail 285 The Endless Pendulum 286 The Upshot 288 Conclusion 289 Chapter 32: Frameworks Are Details 291 Framework Authors 292 Asymmetric Marriage 292 The Risks 293 The Solution 294 I Now Pronounce You … 295 Conclusion 295 Chapter 33: Case Study: Video Sales 297 The Product 298 Use Case Analysis 298 Component Architecture 300 Dependency Management 302 Conclusion 302 Chapter 34: The Missing Chapter 303 Package by Layer 304 Package by Feature 306 Ports and Adapters 308 Package by Component 310 The Devil Is in the Implementation Details 315 Organization versus Encapsulation 316 Other Decoupling Modes 319 Conclusion: The Missing Advice 321 Part VII: Appendix 323 Appendix A Architecture Archaeology 325 Index 375

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Book Synopsis'A fascinating page-turner... An indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship.'Walter Isaacson, no. 1 bestselling author of Steve JobsPerfect for readers of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance and Zero to One by Peter TheilOut of PayPal's ranks have come household names like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin and Reid Hoffman. Since leaving Paypal, they have formed, funded, and advised the leading companies of our era, including Tesla, Facebook, YouTube, SpaceX, Yelp, Palantir, and LinkedIn, among many others. Yet for all their influence, the incredible story of where they started has gone largely untold. In The Founders, award-winning author Jimmy Soni narrates how a once-in-a-generation collaboration turned a scrappy start-up into one of the most successful businesses of all time. Facing bruising competition, internal strife, the emergence of widespread online fraud, and the devastating dot-com bust of the 2000s, their success was anything but certain. But they would go on to change our world forever.Informed by hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to thousands of pages of internal material, The Founders explores how the seeds of so much of what drives the internet today were planted two decades ago.Trade ReviewA fascinating page-turner about the brilliant and competitive innovators who created PayPal and went on to shape our digital world. Deeply reported and bracingly written, this book is an indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship. * Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve Jobs *The real secrets of Silicon Valley are the tight networks of friendship and business that propel new ideas, companies, and personalities into the world. The most consequential of these networks in recent decades is the one that began at PayPal. Here Jimmy Soni delivers a startup-hustle story for the ages, revealing why their wild entrepreneurial ride did so much to build Silicon Valley's supersized present. * Margaret O’Mara, author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America *This book is stunning in its depth and clarity, especially given the complexity of its subject matter: the intertwined early lives of some of the greatest innovators of the twenty-first century. This is the rare book that combines deep research, powerful storytelling, and wit. Anyone who wants to understand how great things get built will benefit from reading it. * Luke Burgis, author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life *Anyone who has used the internet in the last decade will find The Founders a revealing and sometimes shocking look inside today's tech revolution and the very human wizards who have transformed our lives-for good and ill. * Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel *Table of Contents1: Building Blocks 2: The Pitch 3: The Right Questions 4: "What Matters to Me Is Winning" 5: The Beamers 6: Hosed 7: Money Talks 8: If You Build It 9: The Widget Wars 10: Crash 11: The Nut House Coup 12: Buttoned-Up 13: The Sword 14: Ambition's Debt 15: Igor 16: Use the Force 17: Crime in Progress 18: Guerrillas 19: World Domination 20: Blindsided 21: Outlaws 22: And All I Got Was a T-shirt 23: Conclusion: The Floor

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Book SynopsisLearn how to paint on your iPad like the professionals in Beginner’s Guide to Procreate, a comprehensive introduction to this industry-standard software. Accessible and versatile, Procreate is an ideal tool for anyone wanting to give digital painting a go. Step-by-step tutorials, quick tips, and inspiring artwork ensure you’ll have all you need to create stunning concept art quickly and easily.

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Book Synopsis A fully updated self-study guide for the industry-standard information technology risk certification, CRISCWritten by information security risk experts, this complete self-study system is designed to help you prepare forâand passâISACAâs CRISC certification exam. CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition features learning objectives, explanations, exam tips, and hundreds of practice questions. Beyond exam prep, this practical guide serves as an ideal on-the-job reference for risk management and IT security professionals.Covers all exam topics, including: IT and cybersecurity governance Enterprise risk management and risk treatment IT risk assessments and risk analysis Controls and control frameworks Third-party risk management Risk metrics, KRIs, KCIs, and KPIs Enterprise architecture IT operations management Business impact

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Book SynopsisC++ 11 delivered strong support for multithreaded applications, andthe subsequent C++14 and 17 updates have built on this baseline. C++has better options for concurrency than ever before, which means it'san incredibly powerful option for multicore and parallel applications. This bestseller has been updated and revised to cover all the latestchanges to C++ 14 and 17! C++ Concurrency in Action, SecondEdition teaches readers everything they need to write robust andelegant multithreaded applications in C++17. Along the way, they’lllearn how to navigate the trickier bits of programming for concurrencywhile avoiding the common pitfalls. KEY FEATURES• Completely updated• Hands-on learning• In depth guide Written for C++ programmers who are new to concurrency and otherswho may have written multithreaded code using other languages, APIs,or platforms. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGYConcurrency in terms of computers is a single system performingmultiple independent activities in parallel, rather than sequentially, orone after the other. AUTHOR BIOAnthony Williams is a UK-based developer and consultant with manyyears' experience in C++. He has been an active member of the BSI C++Standards Panel since 2001, and is the author or co-author of many of theC++ Standards Committee papers that led up to the inclusion of the threadlibrary in the C++11 Standard. He was the maintainer of the Boost Threadlibrary, and is the developer of the just::thread Pro extensions to the C++11thread library from Just Software Solutions Ltd.

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Book SynopsisComing to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing yourself with the features they introduce. The challenge is learning to use those features effectively - so that your software is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. That's where this practical book comes in.

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Book SynopsisDave Thomas and Andy Hunt are internationally recognized as leading voices in the software development community. They consult and speak around the world. Together, they founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning, leading-edge books for software developers. They were two of the authors of the Agile Manifesto. Dave currently teaches college, turns wood, and plays with new technology and paradigms. Andy writes science fiction, is an active musician, and loves to tinker with technology. But, most of all, they're both driven to keep learning.Trade Review"To participate in the next generation of professional product delivery you have to be pragmatic but disciplined. Otherwise, you are fated to be ungrounded dreamers whose products endanger people and whose ideas never become successfully integrated into the world. Andy and Dave described a pragmatic but disciplined approach which is a key step towards professionalism."–Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum and founder of Scrum.org, agile manifesto signatory, and author of Software in 30 Days. "Picking adjectives is hard work. In The Pragmatic Programmer, Dave and Andy set the tone for their work–thoughtful, expert, aspirational, and full of care for themselves and those they touch through their programs. From its publication, this was the book to read if you wanted to work to improve."–Kent Beck, Gusto, author of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Test-Driven Development: By Example, and The Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns "Some say that with The Pragmatic Programmer, Andy and Dave captured lightning in a bottle; that it’s unlikely anyone will soon write a book that can move an entire industry as it did. Sometimes, though, lightning does strike twice, and this book is proof. The updated content ensures that it will stay at the top of “best books in software development” lists for another 20 years, right where it belongs." —VM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy, Juniper Networks "If you want your software to be easy to modernize and maintain, keep a copy of The Pragmatic Programmer close. It’s filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come." —Andrea Goulet, CEO, Corgibytes; Founder, LegacyCode.Rocks " The Pragmatic Programmer is the one book I can point to that completely dislodged the existing trajectory of my career in software and pointed me in the direction of success. Reading it opened my mind to the possibilities of being a craftsman, not just a cog in a big machine. One of the most significant books in my life." —Obie Fernandez, Author, The Rails Way "First-time readers can look forward to an enthralling induction into the modern world of software practice, a world that the first edition played a major role in shaping. Readers of the first edition will rediscover here the insights and practical wisdom that made the book so significant in the first place, expertly curated and updated, along with much that’s new." —David A. Black, Author, The Well-Grounded Rubyist "I have an old paper copy of the original Pragmatic Programmer on my bookshelf. It has been read and re-read and a long time ago it changed everything about how I approached my job as a programmer. In the new edition everything and nothing has changed: I now read it on my iPad and the code examples use modern programming languages—but the underlying concepts, ideas, and attitudes are timeless and universally applicable. Twenty years later, the book is as relevant as ever. It makes me happy to know that current and future developers will have the same opportunity to learn from Andy and Dave’s profound insights as I did back in the day." —Sandy Mamoli, Agile coach; Author of How Self-Selection Lets People Excel Table of ContentsForeword xiPreface to the Second Edition xvFrom the Preface to the First Edition xix Chapter 1: A Pragmatic Philosophy 1 Topic 1. It's Your Life 2 Topic 2. The Cat Ate My Source Code 3 Topic 3. Software Entropy 6 Topic 4. Stone Soup and Boiled Frogs 8 Topic 5. Good-Enough Software 11 Topic 6. Your Knowledge Portfolio 14 Topic 7. Communicate! 20 Chapter 2: A Pragmatic Approach 27 Topic 8. The Essence of Good Design 28 Topic 9. DRY–The Evils of Duplication 30 Topic 10. Orthogonality 39 Topic 11. Reversibility 47 Topic 12. Tracer Bullets 51 Topic 13. Prototypes and Post-it Notes 56 Topic 14. Domain Languages 60 Topic 15. Estimating 66 Chapter 3: The Basic Tools 73 Topic 16. The Power of Plain Text 74 Topic 17. Shell Games 78 Topic 18. Power Editing 81 Topic 19. Version Control 84 Topic 20. Debugging 88 Topic 21. Text Manipulation 97 Topic 22. Engineering Daybooks 100 Chapter 4: Pragmatic Paranoia 103 Topic 23. Design by Contract 104 Topic 24. Dead Programs Tell No Lies 112 Topic 25. Assertive Programming 115 Topic 26. How to Balance Resources 118 Topic 27. Don’t Outrun Your Headlights 125 Chapter 5: Bend, or Break 129 Topic 28. Decoupling 130 Topic 29. Juggling the Real World 137 Topic 30. Transforming Programming 147 Topic 31. Inheritance Tax 159 Topic 32. Configuration 167 Chapter 6: Concurrency 171 Topic 33. Breaking Temporal Coupling 172 Topic 34. Shared State Is Incorrect State 176 Topic 35. Actors and Processes 183 Topic 36. Blackboards 189 Chapter 7: While You Are Coding 195 Topic 37. Listen to Your Lizard Brain 196 Topic 38. Programming by Coincidence 201 Topic 39. Algorithm Speed 207 Topic 40. Refactoring 213 Topic 41. Test to Code 218 Topic 42. Property-Based Testing 228 Topic 43. Stay Safe Out There 235 Topic 44. Naming Things 242 Chapter 8: Before the Project 249 Topic 45. The Requirements Pit 250 Topic 46. Solving Impossible Puzzles 258 Topic 47. Working Together 262 Topic 48. The Essence of Agility 265 Chapter 9: Pragmatic Projects 269 Topic 49. Pragmatic Teams 270 Topic 50. Coconuts Don’t Cut It 276 Topic 51. Pragmatic Starter Kit 280 Topic 52. Delight Your Users 287 Topic 53. Pride and Prejudice 288 Postface 291 Bibliography 295Possible Answers to the Exercises 299Index 313

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide focuses on principles, tactics, and actionable methods for presenting your designs. Whether you design apps, websites, or products, you’ll learn how to get support from people who have influence over the project with the goal of creating the best user experience.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to create professional-looking art and illustration in Procreate. In this step-by-step guide you will learn how to create unique art, make seamless patterns, and master all the elements of the software: from layers to gradients, how to use brushes, how to tile patterns and everything you need to know to take your art to new digital highs.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive art book for the remastered Spyro Reignited Trilogy, for fans young and old. In 2018 Toys for Bob Studios thrilled fans world wide by releasing Spyro Reignited Trilogy, a faithful remaster encompassing all three titles from the beloved Spyro trilogy introduced in 1998. The Art of Spyro is a meticulously crafted compendium filled with in-depth behind-the-scenes content, insightful quotes from top illustrators in the industry, anecdotes from the game developers, and a dazzling assortment of incredible concept art, some of which has never been seen by the public. It is a must-have for art lovers, games, fans... and the fun-loving adventurer in all of us.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsGetting Started 1 Getting to Know the Work Area 2 Basic Photo Corrections 3 Working with Selections 4 Layer Basics 5 Quick Fixes 6 Masks and Channels 7 Typographic Design 8 Vector Drawing Techniques 9 Advanced Compositing 10 Painting with the Mixer Brush 11 Editing Video 12 Working with Camera Raw 13 Preparing Files for The Web 14 Producing and Printing Consistent Color 15 Exploring Neural Filters Appendixes

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Book SynopsisIn this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you might apply tidyings to improve your code while keeping the overall structure of the system in mind.

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Book SynopsisItzik Ben-Gan is a mentor with and co-founder of SolidQ. A Microsoft Data Platform MVP since 1999, Itzik has taught numerous training events around the world focused on T-SQL querying, query tuning, and programming. Itzik is the author of several books about T-SQL. He has written many articles for SQL Server Pro as well as articles and white papers for MSDN and The SolidQ Journal. Itzik's speaking engagements include Tech-Ed, SQL PASS, SQL Server Connections, presentations to various SQL Server user groups, and SolidQ events. Itzik is a subject-matter expert within SolidQ for its T-SQL related activities. He authored SolidQ's Advanced T-SQL and T-SQL Fundamentals courses and delivers them regularly worldwide. You can learn more about Itzik at http://tsql.solidq.com/.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: Background to T-SQL querying and programming CHAPTER 2: Single-table queries CHAPTER 3: Joins CHAPTER 4: Subqueries CHAPTER 5: Table expressions CHAPTER 6: Set operators CHAPTER 7: T-SQL for data analysis CHAPTER 8: Data modification CHAPTER 9: Temporal tables CHAPTER 10: Transactions and concurrency CHAPTER 11: SQL Graph CHAPTER 12: Programmable objects Appendix: Getting started

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Book SynopsisThis bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for new 2022 exam objectivesThis fully revised and updated resource offers complete coverage of the latest release of CompTIA A+ exams 220-1101 & 220-1102. Youâll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, this definitive guide also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference.Covers all exam topics, including how to: Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS, motherboards, power supplies, and other personal computer components Install, configure, and maintain hard drives Manage input devices and removable media Set up, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft Windows Troubleshoot and fix computer problems Install printers and other peripherals Configure and secure mobile devices Connect to the IntTable of ContentsCH 1 Safety and ProfessionalismCH 2 The Visible ComputerCH 3 CPUsCH 4 RAMCH 5 FirmwareCH 6 MotherboardsCH 7 Power SuppliesCH 8 Mass Storage TechnologiesCH 9 Implementing Mass StorageCH 10 Essential PeripheralsCH 11 Installing and Upgrading Operating SystemsCH 12 Operating System OperationsCH 13 Users, Groups, and PermissionsCH 14 Maintaining and Optimizing Operating SystemsCH 15 Command Line InterfaceCH 16 Troubleshooting Operating SystemsCH 17 Display TechnologiesCH 18 Networking EssentialsCH 19 Local Area NetworkingCH 20 Wireless NetworkingCH 21 The InternetCH 22 VirtualizationCH 23 Portable ComputingCH 24 Mobile DevicesCH 25 Securing Mobile DevicesCH 26 Printers and Multifunction DevicesCH 27 Securing ComputersCH 28 Operational ProceduresApp A Mapping to the CompTIA A+ ObjectivesApp B About the Online ContentGL Glossary

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Book Synopsis"To me, this has always been the defacto standard for documentation on the Spring Framework. I bought the 1st edition when it first came out as we were converting alegacy app to Spring and this book was essential in learning how the current version worked." - Tony Sweets A new edition of the classic bestseller! Spring in Action, 6th Edition covers all of the new features of Spring 5.3 and Spring Boot 2.4 along with examples of reactive programming, Spring Security for REST Services, and bringing reactivity to your databases. You'll also find the latest Spring best practices, including Spring Boot for application setup and configuration. about the technologySpring Framework makes life easier for Java developers. The latest version of Spring brings its productivity-focused approach to microservices, reactive development, and other modern application designs. With Spring Boot now fully integrated, you can start even complex projects with minimal configuration code. And in recent version of Spring, the new RSocket specification makes your application's networking symmetrical—perfect for reactive design. about the bookSpring in Action, 6th Edition guides you through Spring's core features explained in Craig Walls' famously clear style. You'll roll up your sleeves and build a secure database-backed web app step by step. Along the way, you'll explore reactive programming, microservices, service discovery, RESTful APIs, deployment, and expert best practices. The latest version of a bestseller upgraded for Spring 5.3 and Spring Boot 2.4, this new edition also covers the RSocket specification for reactive networking between applications and delves deep into essential features of Spring Security. Whether you're just discovering Spring or leveling up to Spring 5.3, this Manning classic is your ticket! what's insideBuilding reactive applicationsRelational and NoSQL databasesIntegrating via HTTP and REST-based services, and sand reactive RSocket servicesReactive programming techniquesDeploying applications to traditional servers and containersSecuring applications with Spring SecurityCovers Spring 5.2 about the authorCraig Walls is a principal software engineer at Pivotal, a member of the Spring engineering team, a popular author, and a frequent conference speaker.We interviewed Craig as a part of our Six Questions series. Check it out here.Trade Review"If you're really serious about Spring, the book should lie next to the keyboard and serve as a pillow at night." Christian Kreutzer-Beck "I've owned every version of the this book and it's still my go to for the core Spring framework. It still lives up to expectations." Tony Sweets "Great read whether you are a beginning Spring developer or an experienced developer seeking a technology upgrade." Becky Huett "Even if you've read an older edition and you think you know Spring, I guarantee you will not regret the purchase!" Conor Redmond "Spring in Action 6th Edition is a comprehensive manuscript packed dense with a wealth of extensive information and myriad of resources to help you get a solid grounding of the fundamental Spring concepts!" Iain Campbell

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Book SynopsisThis tightly focused and practical guide tells you exactly what you need to know without long intros or bloated samples. Succinct and easy to browse, this pocket reference is an ideal quick source of information. If you know Java, C++, or an earlier C# version, this guide will help you get rapidly up to speed.

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Book SynopsisThe Expanded Edition Guide to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a 512-page hardcover guidebook covering everything in the main game as well as the two Expansion Pass DLC packs “The Master Trials” and “The Champions’ Ballad”. Includes: Expansion Pass concept art gallery; dedicated chapters covering both Expansion Passes; Reference and Analysis chapter; Maps chapter; all-new hardcover and an extensive 4-page Index. MAPS CHAPTER: a dedicated 36-page atlas of Hyrule showing the exact location of all Korok seeds and treasure chests. REFERENCE & ANALYSIS CHAPTER: contains a farming manual showing how to acquire all items of prime interest efficiently; the best weapons and armor upgrades; the most effective recipes; the most lucrative gemstone mining spots; amiibo; merchants and much more. EXPANSION PASS CHAPTERS: 34 pages dedicated to “The Master Trials” and “The Champions’ Ballad”. 100% AUTHORITATIVE: all side quests, all shrines of Trials and all information about collectible items fully mapped out; also includes optional challenges, mini-games, unlockables, Easter eggs, and more. At-A-GLANCE WALKTHROUGHS: annotated maps and screenshots show the optimal way through every quest and dungeon. LARGE MAP POSTER: two-sided and fully-annotated – covering the immense game area. CONCEPT ART: direct from the development team and beautifully laid out across two sections: 16 pages of concept art from “The Master Trials” and “The Champions’ Ballad” as well as a 16-page art tour of the main game. PUZZLE MASTER: every single puzzle and riddle unraveled with refined, visual solutions. EXPERT COMBAT STRATEGY: practical, reproducible tactics to crush all enemies and bosses. COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCES: exhaustive appraisals of all items and monsters – including key parameters that are hidden in the game. EASE OF USE: Instant searches, print navigation systems, extensive 4-page index and detailed map poster give you immediate access to the information you need. PREMIUM HARDCOVER: with guide pages printed on superior-quality art paper.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the human factors involved with information security, this book explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system.Trade Review“…a fascinating read…” (ForTean Times, June 2004) "...a lot of interesting cautionary tales..." (New Scientist, January 2004)Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Behind the Scenes. Chapter 1: Security's Weakest Link. Part 2: The Art of the Attacker. Chapter 2: When Innocuous Information Isn't. Chapter 3: The Direct Attack: Just Asking for It. Chapter 4: Building Trust. Chapter 5: "Let Me Help You". Chapter 6: "Can You Help Me?". Chapter 7: Phony Sites and Dangerous Attachments. Chapter 8: Using Sympathy, Guilt, and Intimidation. Chapter 9: The Reverse Sting. Part 3: Intruder Alert. Chapter 10: Entering the Premises. Chapter 11: Combining Technology and Social Engineering. Chapter 12: Attacks on the Entry-Level Employee. Chapter 13: Clever Cons. Chapter 14: Industrial Espionage. Part 4: Raising the Bar. Chapter 15: Information Security Awareness and Training. Chapter 16: Recommended Corporate Information Security Policies. Security at a Glance. Sources. Acknowledgments. Index.

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