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Fundamentals of Software Architecture

A Modern Engineering Approach

by Mark Richards, Neal Ford ...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the latest insights from the field. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications

The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann, Chris Riccomini ...

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What
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Claude AI for Complete Beginners: Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding

by Abdelhalim Rekab ...

Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start
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UX for Beginners

A Crash Course in 100 Short Lessons

by Joel Marsh ...

Apps! Websites! Rubber Ducks! Naked Ninjas! This book has everything. If you want to get started in user experience design (UX), you've come to the right place: 100 self-contained lessons that cover the whole spectrum of fundamentals.Forget dry, technical material. This bookÃ¢??based on the wildly popular UX Crash Course from Joel MarshÃ¢??s blog The Hipper ElementÃ¢??is laced with the author's ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Apps! Websites! Rubber Ducks! Naked Ninjas! This book has everything. If you want to get started in user experience design (UX), you've come to the right place: 100 self-contained lessons that cover the whole spectrum of fundamentals.Forget dry, technical material. This bookÃ¢??based on the wildly popular UX Crash Course from Joel MarshÃ¢??s blog The Hipper ElementÃ¢??is laced with the author's
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Adventures in Rule-Based Programming

A CLIPS Tutorial

by Gary Riley ...

Adventures in Rule-Based Programming is a fun introduction to writing applications using CLIPS, a popular rule-based programming language written in C. Originally developed at NASA, CLIPS has been in use for over thirty-five years. CLIPS and the CLIPS source code are available for free.In this tutorial you'll learn the basic concepts of rule-based programming, where rules are used to specify the ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Adventures in Rule-Based Programming is a fun introduction to writing applications using CLIPS, a popular rule-based programming language written in C. Originally developed at NASA, CLIPS has been in use for over thirty-five years. CLIPS and the CLIPS source code are available for free.In this tutorial you'll learn the basic concepts of rule-based programming, where rules are used to specify the
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Beyond Vibe Coding

From Coder to AI-Era Developer

by Addy Osmani ...

AI is transforming software development, shifting programmers from writing code to collaborating with AI in an intent-driven workflow. Vibe coding—a prompt-first, exploratory approach where you describe what you want in natural language and let a large language model fill in the blanks—represents a radical shift in the developer's role from writing code todirecting it. However, vibe coding comes ... Read more

$43.19 USD

AI is transforming software development, shifting programmers from writing code to collaborating with AI in an intent-driven workflow. Vibe coding—a prompt-first, exploratory approach where you describe what you want in natural language and let a large language model fill in the blanks—represents a radical shift in the developer's role from writing code todirecting it. However, vibe coding comes
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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite Edition

by David Pogue ...

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.The important ... Read more

$18.79 USD

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.The important
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Make Your Own Python Text Adventure

A Guide to Learning Programming

by Phillip Johnson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn programming with Python by creating a text adventure. This book will teach you the fundamentals of programming, how to organize code, and some coding best practices. By the end of the book, you will have a working game that you can play or show off to friends. You will also be able to change the game and make it your own by writing a different story line, including new items, creating new ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Learn programming with Python by creating a text adventure. This book will teach you the fundamentals of programming, how to organize code, and some coding best practices. By the end of the book, you will have a working game that you can play or show off to friends. You will also be able to change the game and make it your own by writing a different story line, including new items, creating new
... Read more
The Art of Game Design

A Book of Lenses, Third Edition

by Jesse Schell ...

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many ... Read more

$79.99 USD

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many
... Read more
Web Form Design

Filling in the Blanks

by Luke Wroblewski ...

Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry. In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his considerable experience at Yahoo! and eBay, and the perspectives of many of the field's leading designers to show you everything you need to know ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Forms make or break the most crucial online interactions: checkout (commerce), registration (community), data input (participation and sharing), and any task requiring information entry. In Web Form Design, Luke Wroblewski draws on original research, his considerable experience at Yahoo! and eBay, and the perspectives of many of the field's leading designers to show you everything you need to know
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Prototyping for Designers

Developing the Best Digital and Physical Products

by Kathryn McElroy ...

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

$18.79 USD

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

by Laura Tateosian ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book introduces Python scripting for geographic information science (GIS) workflow optimization using ArcGIS. It builds essential programming skills for automating GIS analysis. Over 200 sample Python scripts and 175 classroom-tested exercises reinforce the learning objectives. Readers will learn to: • Write and run Python in the ArcGIS Python Window, the PythonWin IDE, and the PyScripter IDE ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book introduces Python scripting for geographic information science (GIS) workflow optimization using ArcGIS. It builds essential programming skills for automating GIS analysis. Over 200 sample Python scripts and 175 classroom-tested exercises reinforce the learning objectives. Readers will learn to: • Write and run Python in the ArcGIS Python Window, the PythonWin IDE, and the PyScripter IDE
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Turing's Mistake

Escaping the Yoke of Unintelligent Machines

by Peter J. Denning ...

AI is sweeping away familiar cultures and we have no idea where it is taking us. The older generation tends to stick up for humanity and the younger generation for post-humanity. It is a serious tension. Everywhere there is a mood of unsettlement at not knowing where the unstoppable momentum of AI will go and whether we will like the outcome. For the first time in the history of humanity, we do ... Read more

$31.99 USD

AI is sweeping away familiar cultures and we have no idea where it is taking us. The older generation tends to stick up for humanity and the younger generation for post-humanity. It is a serious tension. Everywhere there is a mood of unsettlement at not knowing where the unstoppable momentum of AI will go and whether we will like the outcome. For the first time in the history of humanity, we do
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Practical Domain-Driven Design in Enterprise Java

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

by Vijay Nair ...

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

$40.49 USD

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

by Heli Helskyaho ...

Design Databases with Oracle SQL Developer Data ModelerIn this practical guide, Oracle ACE Director Heli Helskyaho explains the process of database design using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler—the powerful, free tool that flawlessly supports Oracle and other database environments, including Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2. Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery covers ... Read more

$49.69 USD

Design Databases with Oracle SQL Developer Data ModelerIn this practical guide, Oracle ACE Director Heli Helskyaho explains the process of database design using Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler—the powerful, free tool that flawlessly supports Oracle and other database environments, including Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2. Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery covers
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Pro RESTful APIs

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

by Sanjay Patni ...

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

$40.99 USD

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

On Numbers, Sets, Structures, and Symmetry

by Roman Kossak ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book, presented in two parts, offers a slow introduction to mathematical logic, and several basic concepts of model theory, such as first-order definability, types, symmetries, and elementary extensions.Its first part, Logic Sets, and Numbers, shows how mathematical logic is used to develop the number structures of classical mathematics. The exposition does not assume any prerequisites; it is ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book, presented in two parts, offers a slow introduction to mathematical logic, and several basic concepts of model theory, such as first-order definability, types, symmetries, and elementary extensions.Its first part, Logic Sets, and Numbers, shows how mathematical logic is used to develop the number structures of classical mathematics. The exposition does not assume any prerequisites; it is
... Read more
Designing Information Architecture

A practical guide to structuring digital content for findability and easy navigability

by Pabini Gabriel-Petit ...

"A fresh, updated perspective on Information Architecture (IA), blending foundational principles with modern insights to help you design intuitive, structured, and human-centered digital experiences." - Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist at Mural. Get your hands on a well-structured, easy-reference handbook filled with IA best practices for organizing digital information spaces Free with your book: DRM ... Read more

$32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"A fresh, updated perspective on Information Architecture (IA), blending foundational principles with modern insights to help you design intuitive, structured, and human-centered digital experiences." - Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist at Mural. Get your hands on a well-structured, easy-reference handbook filled with IA best practices for organizing digital information spaces Free with your book: DRM
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Machine Learning For Dummies

by Luca Massaron, John Paul Mueller ...

The most human-friendly book on machine learningSomewhere buried in all the systems that drive artificial intelligence, you'll find machine learning—the process that allows technology to build knowledge based on data and patterns. Machine Learning For Dummies is an excellent starting point for anyone who wants deeper insight into how all this learning actually happens. This book offers an overview ... Read more

$21.00 USD

The most human-friendly book on machine learningSomewhere buried in all the systems that drive artificial intelligence, you'll find machine learning—the process that allows technology to build knowledge based on data and patterns. Machine Learning For Dummies is an excellent starting point for anyone who wants deeper insight into how all this learning actually happens. This book offers an overview
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Study Guide

In-Depth Exam Prep and Practice

by Tom Taulli ...

AI is transforming industries, and cloud-based AI expertise is in high demand. This study guide is your essential resource for mastering foundational AI concepts and AWS tools while preparing for the AIF-C01 certification exam. Author Tom Taulli breaks down complex topics into practical, easy-to-understand lessons that will enhance the test-readiness of IT professionals, developers, or data ... Read more

$36.79 USD

AI is transforming industries, and cloud-based AI expertise is in high demand. This study guide is your essential resource for mastering foundational AI concepts and AWS tools while preparing for the AIF-C01 certification exam. Author Tom Taulli breaks down complex topics into practical, easy-to-understand lessons that will enhance the test-readiness of IT professionals, developers, or data
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Modern C

by Jens Gustedt ...

SummaryModern C focuses on the new and unique features of modern C programming. The book is based on the latest C standards and offers an up-to-date perspective on this tried-and-true language.About the technologyC is extraordinarily modern for a 50-year-old programming language. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the ... Read more

$43.99 USD

SummaryModern C focuses on the new and unique features of modern C programming. The book is based on the latest C standards and offers an up-to-date perspective on this tried-and-true language.About the technologyC is extraordinarily modern for a 50-year-old programming language. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the
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Mastering Windows 11: A Comprehensive Guide to Over 150 Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts

by Delaney ...

Are you tired of:Slow, repetitive mouse clicks?Digging through endless menus?Feeling like you're not getting the most out of Windows 11?Wasting precious time on simple tasks?It's a fast-paced world! Efficiency is key. Every second counts, and struggling with your computer's interface can be incredibly frustrating.Imagine being able to:... ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you tired of:Slow, repetitive mouse clicks?Digging through endless menus?Feeling like you're not getting the most out of Windows 11?Wasting precious time on simple tasks?It's a fast-paced world! Efficiency is key. Every second counts, and struggling with your computer's interface can be incredibly frustrating.Imagine being able to:...
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Learnability Isn’t Enough: How to Design Apps That Are Easy to Use in the Long Run, Not Just the First Run

by Hans van de Bruggen ...

Some UX problems are temporary**. Others are** permanent**.**This book provides a unique framework to proactively find and fix permanent sources of UI effort. This helps you create apps that are both easy to learn and efficient in long-term use.Whether you're a seasoned product & UX professional or just starting out, this book is your guide to elevating the everyday user experience, with practical ... Read more

$24.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Some UX problems are temporary**. Others are** permanent**.**This book provides a unique framework to proactively find and fix permanent sources of UI effort. This helps you create apps that are both easy to learn and efficient in long-term use.Whether you're a seasoned product & UX professional or just starting out, this book is your guide to elevating the everyday user experience, with practical
... Read more
C++ for Lazy Programmers

Quick, Easy, and Fun C++ for Beginners

by Will Briggs ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn C++ the quick, easy, and “lazy” way. This book is an introductory programming text that uses humor and fun to make you actually willing to read, and eager to do the projects -- with the popular C++ language.C++ for Lazy Programmers is a genuinely fun learning experience that will show you how to create programs in the C++ language. This book helps you learn the C++ language with a unique ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Learn C++ the quick, easy, and “lazy” way. This book is an introductory programming text that uses humor and fun to make you actually willing to read, and eager to do the projects -- with the popular C++ language.C++ for Lazy Programmers is a genuinely fun learning experience that will show you how to create programs in the C++ language. This book helps you learn the C++ language with a unique
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