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Research Practice

Perspectives From UX Researchers In a Changing Field

by Gregg Bernstein ...

While other research books offer standard operating procedures, this book provides something more durable in the real world. It’s a practical field guide that will give you the encouragement to get started, no matter what your background.—Aarron WalterThis book is not an argument for doing user research. Nor is it a tutorial or toolkit for common methodologies. It won’t show you how to run a ... Read more

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While other research books offer standard operating procedures, this book provides something more durable in the real world. It’s a practical field guide that will give you the encouragement to get started, no matter what your background.—Aarron WalterThis book is not an argument for doing user research. Nor is it a tutorial or toolkit for common methodologies. It won’t show you how to run a
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Python for Finance

by Yves Hilpisch ...

The financial industry has recently adopted Python at a tremendous rate, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds using it to build core trading and risk management systems. Updated for Python 3, the second edition of this hands-on book helps you get started with the language, guiding developers and quantitative analysts through Python libraries and tools for building financial ... Read more

$48.99 USD

The financial industry has recently adopted Python at a tremendous rate, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds using it to build core trading and risk management systems. Updated for Python 3, the second edition of this hands-on book helps you get started with the language, guiding developers and quantitative analysts through Python libraries and tools for building financial
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Surveys That Work

A Practical Guide for Designing and Running Better Surveys

by Caroline Jarrett ...

Surveys That Work explains a seven–step process for designing, running, and reporting on a survey that gets accurate results. In a no–nonsense style with plenty of examples about real–world compromises, the book focuses on reducing the errors that make up Total Survey Error—a key concept in survey methodology. If you are conducting a survey, this book is a must–have. ... Read more

$41.39 USD

Surveys That Work explains a seven–step process for designing, running, and reporting on a survey that gets accurate results. In a no–nonsense style with plenty of examples about real–world compromises, the book focuses on reducing the errors that make up Total Survey Error—a key concept in survey methodology. If you are conducting a survey, this book is a must–have.
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100 Things Every Presenter Needs To Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk, Guthrie Weinschenk ...

Series series 100 Things
New 2nd Edition! Do you know the science behind giving a powerful and persuasive presentation? This book reveals what you need to know about how people listen, how people decide, and how people react so that you can learn to create more engaging presentations. No matter what your current skill level, whether beginner or polished, this book will guide you to the next level, teaching you how to ... Read more

$7.99 USD

New 2nd Edition! Do you know the science behind giving a powerful and persuasive presentation? This book reveals what you need to know about how people listen, how people decide, and how people react so that you can learn to create more engaging presentations. No matter what your current skill level, whether beginner or polished, this book will guide you to the next level, teaching you how to
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SwiftUI for Masterminds 4th Edition

How to take advantage of Swift and SwiftUI to create insanely great apps for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

by J.D Gauchat ...

Learn how to create apps for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma with Swift 5.9 and the SwiftUI framework.SwiftUI for Masterminds is a complete course on creating professional applications for iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. After reading this book, you will know how to program in Swift, how to design user interfaces, and how to combine traditional frameworks with SwiftUI's advanced features to create ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to create apps for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma with Swift 5.9 and the SwiftUI framework.SwiftUI for Masterminds is a complete course on creating professional applications for iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. After reading this book, you will know how to program in Swift, how to design user interfaces, and how to combine traditional frameworks with SwiftUI's advanced features to create
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CSS: The Missing Manual

by David Sawyer McFarland ...

CSS lets you create professional-looking websites, but learning its finer points can be tricky—even for seasoned web developers. This fully updated edition provides the most modern and effective tips, tricks, and tutorial-based instruction on CSS available today. Learn how to use new tools such as Flexbox and Sass to build web pages that look great and run fast on any desktop or mobile device. ... Read more

$24.49 USD

CSS lets you create professional-looking websites, but learning its finer points can be tricky—even for seasoned web developers. This fully updated edition provides the most modern and effective tips, tricks, and tutorial-based instruction on CSS available today. Learn how to use new tools such as Flexbox and Sass to build web pages that look great and run fast on any desktop or mobile device.
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Deep Learning from Scratch

Building with Python from First Principles

by Seth Weidman ...

With the resurgence of neural networks in the 2010s, deep learning has become essential for machine learning practitioners and even many software engineers. This book provides a comprehensive introduction for data scientists and software engineers with machine learning experience. You’ll start with deep learning basics and move quickly to the details of important advanced architectures, ... Read more

$41.09 USD

With the resurgence of neural networks in the 2010s, deep learning has become essential for machine learning practitioners and even many software engineers. This book provides a comprehensive introduction for data scientists and software engineers with machine learning experience. You’ll start with deep learning basics and move quickly to the details of important advanced architectures,
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Modern Compiler Implementation in ML

by Andrew W. Appel ...

This new, expanded textbook describes all phases of a modern compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions, intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graph-coloring register allocation, and runtime systems. It includes good coverage of current techniques in code generation and register allocation, as well as functional and ... Read more

$85.29 USD

This new, expanded textbook describes all phases of a modern compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions, intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graph-coloring register allocation, and runtime systems. It includes good coverage of current techniques in code generation and register allocation, as well as functional and
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SQL for Data Analysis

Advanced Techniques for Transforming Data into Insights

by Cathy Tanimura ...

With the explosion of data, computing power, and cloud data warehouses, SQL has become an even more indispensable tool for the savvy analyst or data scientist. This practical book reveals new and hidden ways to improve your SQL skills, solve problems, and make the most of SQL as part of your workflow.You'll learn how to use both common and exotic SQL functions such as joins, window functions, ... Read more

$41.09 USD

With the explosion of data, computing power, and cloud data warehouses, SQL has become an even more indispensable tool for the savvy analyst or data scientist. This practical book reveals new and hidden ways to improve your SQL skills, solve problems, and make the most of SQL as part of your workflow.You'll learn how to use both common and exotic SQL functions such as joins, window functions,
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Data Visualization: a successful design process

by Andy Kirk ...

A comprehensive yet quick guide to the best approaches to designing data visualizations, with real examples and illustrative diagrams. Whatever the desired outcome ensure success by following this expert design process. This book is for anyone who has responsibility for, or is interested in trying to find innovative and effective ways to visually analyze and communicate data. There is no skill, no ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A comprehensive yet quick guide to the best approaches to designing data visualizations, with real examples and illustrative diagrams. Whatever the desired outcome ensure success by following this expert design process. This book is for anyone who has responsibility for, or is interested in trying to find innovative and effective ways to visually analyze and communicate data. There is no skill, no
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Principles of Database Management

The Practical Guide to Storing, Managing and Analyzing Big and Small Data

by Wilfried Lemahieu, Seppe vanden Broucke, Bart Baesens ...

This comprehensive textbook teaches the fundamentals of database design, modeling, systems, data storage, and the evolving world of data warehousing, governance and more. Written by experienced educators and experts in big data, analytics, data quality, and data integration, it provides an up-to-date approach to database management. This full-color, illustrated text has a balanced theory-practice ... Read more

$72.19 USD

This comprehensive textbook teaches the fundamentals of database design, modeling, systems, data storage, and the evolving world of data warehousing, governance and more. Written by experienced educators and experts in big data, analytics, data quality, and data integration, it provides an up-to-date approach to database management. This full-color, illustrated text has a balanced theory-practice
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Building Machine Learning Powered Applications

Going from Idea to Product

by Emmanuel Ameisen ...

Learn the skills necessary to design, build, and deploy applications powered by machine learning (ML). Through the course of this hands-on book, you’ll build an example ML-driven application from initial idea to deployed product. Data scientists, software engineers, and product managers—including experienced practitioners and novices alike—will learn the tools, best practices, and challenges ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Learn the skills necessary to design, build, and deploy applications powered by machine learning (ML). Through the course of this hands-on book, you’ll build an example ML-driven application from initial idea to deployed product. Data scientists, software engineers, and product managers—including experienced practitioners and novices alike—will learn the tools, best practices, and challenges
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Mastering Oracle SQL

Putting Oracle SQL to Work

by Sanjay Mishra, Alan Beaulieu ...

The vast majority of Oracle SQL books discuss some syntax, provide the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL, and perhaps include a few simple examples. It might be enough to pass a survey course, or give you some buzz words to drop in conversation with real Oracle DBAs. But if you use Oracle SQL on a regular basis, you want much more. You want to access the full power of SQL to write queries in an ... Read more

$23.09 USD

The vast majority of Oracle SQL books discuss some syntax, provide the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL, and perhaps include a few simple examples. It might be enough to pass a survey course, or give you some buzz words to drop in conversation with real Oracle DBAs. But if you use Oracle SQL on a regular basis, you want much more. You want to access the full power of SQL to write queries in an
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Web Style Guide, 4th Edition

Foundations of User Experience Design

by Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton ...

A classic reference book on user interface design and graphic design for web sites, updated to reflect a rapidly changing marketConsistently praised as the best volume on classic elements of web site design, Web Style Guide has sold many thousands of copies and has been published around the world. This new revised edition confirms Web Style Guide as the go-to authority in a rapidly changing market ... Read more

$28.69 USD

A classic reference book on user interface design and graphic design for web sites, updated to reflect a rapidly changing marketConsistently praised as the best volume on classic elements of web site design, Web Style Guide has sold many thousands of copies and has been published around the world. This new revised edition confirms Web Style Guide as the go-to authority in a rapidly changing market
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Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam 1Z0-809: A Comprehensive OCPJP 8 Certification Guide

A Comprehensive OCPJP 8 Certification Guide

by Hari Kiran Kumar, Tushar Sharma, SG Ganesh ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.The book starts by ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.The book starts by
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Redis Cookbook

Practical Techniques for Fast Data Manipulation

by Tiago Macedo, Fred Oliveira ...

Two years since its initial release, Redis already has an impressive list of adopters, including Engine Yard, GitHub, Craigslist, and Digg. This open source data structure server is built for speed and flexibility, making it ideal for many applications. If you're using Redis, or considering it, this concise cookbook provides recipes for a variety of issues you're likely to face.Each recipe solves ... Read more

$12.39 USD

Two years since its initial release, Redis already has an impressive list of adopters, including Engine Yard, GitHub, Craigslist, and Digg. This open source data structure server is built for speed and flexibility, making it ideal for many applications. If you're using Redis, or considering it, this concise cookbook provides recipes for a variety of issues you're likely to face.Each recipe solves
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Creating a Data-Driven Organization

Practical Advice from the Trenches

by Carl Anderson ...

What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of unicorn data scientists, it requires establishing an effective, deeply-ingrained data culture. This practical book shows you how true data-drivenness involves processes that require genuine buy-in across your company, from analysts and management to the C-Suite and the board.Through interviews ... Read more

$28.09 USD

What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of unicorn data scientists, it requires establishing an effective, deeply-ingrained data culture. This practical book shows you how true data-drivenness involves processes that require genuine buy-in across your company, from analysts and management to the C-Suite and the board.Through interviews
... Read more
Security and Usability

Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use

by Lorrie Faith Cranor, Simson Garfinkel ...

Human factors and usability issues have traditionally played a limited role in security research and secure systems development. Security experts have largely ignored usability issues--both because they often failed to recognize the importance of human factors and because they lacked the expertise to address them.But there is a growing recognition that today's security problems can be solved only ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Human factors and usability issues have traditionally played a limited role in security research and secure systems development. Security experts have largely ignored usability issues--both because they often failed to recognize the importance of human factors and because they lacked the expertise to address them.But there is a growing recognition that today's security problems can be solved only
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Information Visualization

Perception for Design

by Colin Ware ...

Series series Interactive Technologies
Information Visualization: Perception for Design, Fourth Edition explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Based on the science of perception and vision, the author presents the key principles at work for a wide range of applications--resulting in visualization of improved clarity, utility and persuasiveness. This new edition has been revised and updated to include the ... Read more

$56.69 USD

Information Visualization: Perception for Design, Fourth Edition explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Based on the science of perception and vision, the author presents the key principles at work for a wide range of applications--resulting in visualization of improved clarity, utility and persuasiveness. This new edition has been revised and updated to include the
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The Modern Vulkan Cookbook

A practical guide to 3D graphics and advanced real-time rendering techniques in Vulkan

by Preetish Kakkar, Mauricio Maurer ...

Discover essential real-time rendering techniques, curated by industry-leading computer graphics professionals, with over 60 recipes for extending or applying them directly to existing or new rendering engines focusing on VulkanKey FeaturesExplore a wide range of advanced 3D graphics programming techniques to leverage the full potential of Vulkan APILearn tips, tricks, and solutions to boost your ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover essential real-time rendering techniques, curated by industry-leading computer graphics professionals, with over 60 recipes for extending or applying them directly to existing or new rendering engines focusing on VulkanKey FeaturesExplore a wide range of advanced 3D graphics programming techniques to leverage the full potential of Vulkan APILearn tips, tricks, and solutions to boost your
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臺灣數據百閱—100個重要議題，從圖表開啟對話、培養公民思辨力

by Re-lab團隊 ...

Series series Hello Design
★★ 公部門數據大改造！讓你一眼看懂臺灣社會的變化 ★★★★知名資訊圖表設計公司Re-lab****全新著作 ★★由年輕人發起的實驗性計畫歷時一年蒐集彙整公部門與國際組織報告用數據力與設計力，讓臺灣變得更好—▍****在圖表中，尋找改變的力量！ ▍數據不只是數字，折線的背後，是我們生活的高低起伏『這二十年來，你過得好... ... Read more

$10.64 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

★★ 公部門數據大改造！讓你一眼看懂臺灣社會的變化 ★★★★知名資訊圖表設計公司Re-lab****全新著作 ★★由年輕人發起的實驗性計畫歷時一年蒐集彙整公部門與國際組織報告用數據力與設計力，讓臺灣變得更好—▍****在圖表中，尋找改變的力量！ ▍數據不只是數字，折線的背後，是我們生活的高低起伏『這二十年來，你過得好...
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Learn LLVM 12

A beginner's guide to learning LLVM compiler tools and core libraries with C++

by Kai Nacke ...

Learn how to build and use all parts of real-world compilers, including the frontend, optimization pipeline, and a new backend by leveraging the power of LLVM core librariesKey FeaturesGet to grips with effectively using LLVM libraries step-by-stepUnderstand LLVM compiler high-level design and apply the same principles to your own compilerUse compiler-based tools to improve the quality of code in ... Read more

$41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to build and use all parts of real-world compilers, including the frontend, optimization pipeline, and a new backend by leveraging the power of LLVM core librariesKey FeaturesGet to grips with effectively using LLVM libraries step-by-stepUnderstand LLVM compiler high-level design and apply the same principles to your own compilerUse compiler-based tools to improve the quality of code in
... Read more
Principles of Package Design

Creating Reusable Software Components

by Matthias Noback ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Apply design principles to your classes, preparing them for reuse. You will use package design principles to create packages that are just right in terms of cohesion and coupling, and are user- and maintainer-friendly at the same time.The first part of this book walks you through the five SOLID principles that will help you improve the design of your classes. The second part introduces you to the ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Apply design principles to your classes, preparing them for reuse. You will use package design principles to create packages that are just right in terms of cohesion and coupling, and are user- and maintainer-friendly at the same time.The first part of this book walks you through the five SOLID principles that will help you improve the design of your classes. The second part introduces you to the
... Read more
Learning Blazor

Build Single-Page Apps with WebAssembly and C#

by David Pine ...

Take advantage of your C# skills to build UI components and client-side experiences with .NET. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to use Blazor WebAssembly to develop next-generation web experiences. Built on top of ASP.NET Core, Blazor represents the future of .NET single-page application investments.Author David Pine, who focuses on .NET and Azure content development at Microsoft, ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Take advantage of your C# skills to build UI components and client-side experiences with .NET. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to use Blazor WebAssembly to develop next-generation web experiences. Built on top of ASP.NET Core, Blazor represents the future of .NET single-page application investments.Author David Pine, who focuses on .NET and Azure content development at Microsoft,
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