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PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice

by MATT ZANDSTRA ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Aided by three key elements: object fundamentals, design principles, and best practices, you'll learn how to develop elegant and rock solid systems using PHP.The 5th edition of this popular book has been fully updated for PHP 7, including replacing the PEAR package manager with Composer, and new material on Vagrant and PHP standards. It provides a solid grounding in PHP's support for objects, it ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

Aided by three key elements: object fundamentals, design principles, and best practices, you'll learn how to develop elegant and rock solid systems using PHP.The 5th edition of this popular book has been fully updated for PHP 7, including replacing the PEAR package manager with Composer, and new material on Vagrant and PHP standards. It provides a solid grounding in PHP's support for objects, it
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Beginning Xcode

Swift 3 Edition

by Matthew Knott ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Get up and running with Apple's latest version of Xcode, and see how to use Swift in Xcode to build a variety of projects.If you already have some programming experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C, but want a more in-depth tutorial on Xcode, especially Xcode with Apple’s new programming language, Swift, then Beginning Xcode: Swift Edition is for you.The book focuses on the new technologies, ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

Get up and running with Apple's latest version of Xcode, and see how to use Swift in Xcode to build a variety of projects.If you already have some programming experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C, but want a more in-depth tutorial on Xcode, especially Xcode with Apple’s new programming language, Swift, then Beginning Xcode: Swift Edition is for you.The book focuses on the new technologies,
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Basics Interactive Design: User Experience Design

Creating designs users really love

by Gavin Allanwood, Mr Peter Beare ...

Series series Basics Interactive Design
By putting people at the centre of interactive design, user experience (UX) techniques are now right at the heart of digital media design and development. As a designer, you need to create work that will impact positively on everyone who is exposed to it. Whether it's passive and immutable or interactive and dynamic, the success of your design will depend largely on how well the user experience is ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

By putting people at the centre of interactive design, user experience (UX) techniques are now right at the heart of digital media design and development. As a designer, you need to create work that will impact positively on everyone who is exposed to it. Whether it's passive and immutable or interactive and dynamic, the success of your design will depend largely on how well the user experience is
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Understanding Industrial Design

Principles for UX and Interaction Design

by Simon King, Kuen Chang ...

With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you’re among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.Two present and former design directors at IDEO, the
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Designing for Sustainability

A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services

by Tim Frick ...

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That’s because today’s average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users, and a lot of wasted energy. With this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy
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Python Data Science Handbook

Essential Tools for Working with Data

by Jake VanderPlas ...

Python is a first-class tool for many researchers, primarily because of its libraries for storing, manipulating, and gaining insight from data. Several resources exist for individual pieces of this data science stack, but only with the new edition of Python Data Science Handbook do you get them all--IPython, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, and other related tools.Working scientists and ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

Python is a first-class tool for many researchers, primarily because of its libraries for storing, manipulating, and gaining insight from data. Several resources exist for individual pieces of this data science stack, but only with the new edition of Python Data Science Handbook do you get them all--IPython, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, and other related tools.Working scientists and
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Essentials of Compilation

An Incremental Approach in Python

by Jeremy G. Siek ...

A hands-on approach to understanding and building compilers using the programming language Python.Compilers are notoriously difficult programs to teach and understand. Most books about compilers dedicate one chapter to each progressive stage, a structure that hides how language features motivate design choices. By contrast, this innovative textbook provides an incremental approach that allows ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

A hands-on approach to understanding and building compilers using the programming language Python.Compilers are notoriously difficult programs to teach and understand. Most books about compilers dedicate one chapter to each progressive stage, a structure that hides how language features motivate design choices. By contrast, this innovative textbook provides an incremental approach that allows
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PHP Arrays

Single, Multi-dimensional, Associative and Object Arrays in PHP 7

by Steve Prettyman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the
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Pro .NET Memory Management

For Better Code, Performance, and Scalability

by Konrad Kokosa ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. Pro .NET
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A Beginners Guide to Python 3 Programming

by John Hunt ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This textbook on Python 3 explains concepts such as variables and what they represent, how data is held in memory, how a for loop works and what a string is. It also introduces key concepts such as functions, modules and packages as well as object orientation and functional programming. Each section is prefaced with an introductory chapter, before continuing with how these ideas work in Python ... Read more

$57.69 CAD

This textbook on Python 3 explains concepts such as variables and what they represent, how data is held in memory, how a for loop works and what a string is. It also introduces key concepts such as functions, modules and packages as well as object orientation and functional programming. Each section is prefaced with an introductory chapter, before continuing with how these ideas work in Python
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VMware Workstation - No Experience Necessary

by Sander van Vugt ...

This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to creating and managing virtual machines using VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation: No Experience Necessary is for developers as well as system administrators who want to efficiently set up a test environment .You should have basic networking knowledge, and prior experience with Virtual Machines and VMware Player would be beneficial. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is a practical, step-by-step guide to creating and managing virtual machines using VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation: No Experience Necessary is for developers as well as system administrators who want to efficiently set up a test environment .You should have basic networking knowledge, and prior experience with Virtual Machines and VMware Player would be beneficial.
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Access Data Analysis Cookbook

Slicing and Dicing to Find the Results You Need

by Ken Bluttman, Wayne S. Freeze ...

If you have large quantities of data in a Microsoft Access database, and need to study that data in depth, this book is a data cruncher's dream. Access Data Analysis Cookbook offers practical recipes to solve a variety of common problems that users have with extracting Access data and performing calculations on it. Each recipe includes a discussion on how and why the solution works.Whether you use ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

If you have large quantities of data in a Microsoft Access database, and need to study that data in depth, this book is a data cruncher's dream. Access Data Analysis Cookbook offers practical recipes to solve a variety of common problems that users have with extracting Access data and performing calculations on it. Each recipe includes a discussion on how and why the solution works.Whether you use
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The Pocket Universal Principles of UX

100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology

by Irene Pereyra ...

Series series Rockport Universal
Pocket Universal Principles of UX features the concepts and guidelines included in the original version in an accessible condensed format.Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of UX pairs clear explanations of each concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. The book is organized into six broad categories:ConsiderEmpathizeDefineResearchDesign... ... Read more

$19.19 CAD

Pocket Universal Principles of UX features the concepts and guidelines included in the original version in an accessible condensed format.Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of UX pairs clear explanations of each concept with visual examples of the ideas applied in practice. The book is organized into six broad categories:ConsiderEmpathizeDefineResearchDesign...
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TinyML

Machine Learning with TensorFlow Lite on Arduino and Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers

by Pete Warden, Daniel Situnayake ...

Deep learning networks are getting smaller. Much smaller. The Google Assistant team can detect words with a model just 14 kilobytes in size—small enough to run on a microcontroller. With this practical book you’ll enter the field of TinyML, where deep learning and embedded systems combine to make astounding things possible with tiny devices.Pete Warden and Daniel Situnayake explain how you can ... Read more

$45.59 CAD

Deep learning networks are getting smaller. Much smaller. The Google Assistant team can detect words with a model just 14 kilobytes in size—small enough to run on a microcontroller. With this practical book you’ll enter the field of TinyML, where deep learning and embedded systems combine to make astounding things possible with tiny devices.Pete Warden and Daniel Situnayake explain how you can
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Getting Started with Couchbase Server

Extreme Scalability at Your Fingertips

by MC Brown ...

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Do you know what to do if your web application goes viral and usage suddenly explodes? This concise guide introduces you to Couchbase Server, an extremely fast NoSQL database that automatically distributes data across a cluster of commodity servers or virtual machines. You’ll learn hands-on how to build a Couchbase cluster without changing your application, and how to expand your database on the
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Real-World Next.js

Build scalable, high-performance, and modern web applications using Next.js, the React framework for production

by Michele Riva ...

Learn how to use Next.js for building web apps without compromising performance, user experience, and developer happiness Key Features • Develop scalable web applications using Next.js • Use Next.js as a frontend for existing backends and e-commerce websites and understand how to implement it with any headless CMS • Deploy Next.js on different platforms, such as Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS, or ... Read more

$39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to use Next.js for building web apps without compromising performance, user experience, and developer happiness Key Features • Develop scalable web applications using Next.js • Use Next.js as a frontend for existing backends and e-commerce websites and understand how to implement it with any headless CMS • Deploy Next.js on different platforms, such as Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS, or
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R: Data Analysis and Visualization

Agnes Tuza

by Tony Fischetti, Brett Lantz, Jaynal Abedin, Hrishi V. Mittal, Bater Makhabel, Edina Berlinger, Ferenc Illes, Milan Badics, Adam Banai, Gergely Daroczi ...

Master the art of building analytical models using RAbout This BookLoad, wrangle, and analyze your data using the world's most powerful statistical programming languageBuild and customize publication-quality visualizations of powerful and stunning R graphsDevelop key skills and techniques with R to create and customize data mining algorithmsUse R to optimize your trading strategy and build up your ... Read more

$65.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the art of building analytical models using RAbout This BookLoad, wrangle, and analyze your data using the world's most powerful statistical programming languageBuild and customize publication-quality visualizations of powerful and stunning R graphsDevelop key skills and techniques with R to create and customize data mining algorithmsUse R to optimize your trading strategy and build up your
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RESTful API Design

APIs your consumers will love

by Matthias Biehl ...

Series Book 3 - API-University Series
Looking for Best Practices in RESTful APIs?This book is for you! Why? Because this book is packed with best practices on many technical aspects of RESTful API Design, such as the correct use of resources, URIs, representations, content types, data formats, parameters, HTTP status codes and HTTP methods.You want to design and develop APIs like a Pro? Use API description languages to both design ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Looking for Best Practices in RESTful APIs?This book is for you! Why? Because this book is packed with best practices on many technical aspects of RESTful API Design, such as the correct use of resources, URIs, representations, content types, data formats, parameters, HTTP status codes and HTTP methods.You want to design and develop APIs like a Pro? Use API description languages to both design
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Learning SQL

Generate, Manipulate, and Retrieve Data

by Alan Beaulieu ...

As data floods into your company, you need to put it to work right away—and SQL is the best tool for the job. With the latest edition of this introductory guide, author Alan Beaulieu helps developers get up to speed with SQL fundamentals for writing database applications, performing administrative tasks, and generating reports. You’ll find new chapters on SQL and big data, analytic functions, and ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

As data floods into your company, you need to put it to work right away—and SQL is the best tool for the job. With the latest edition of this introductory guide, author Alan Beaulieu helps developers get up to speed with SQL fundamentals for writing database applications, performing administrative tasks, and generating reports. You’ll find new chapters on SQL and big data, analytic functions, and
... Read more
Integrating Excel and Access

Combining Applications to Solve Business Problems

by Michael Schmalz ...

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the
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HTML5 Graphing and Data Visualization Cookbook

Get a complete grounding in the exciting visual world of Canvas and HTML5 using this recipe-packed cookbook. Learn to create charts and graphs, draw complex shapes, add interactivity, work with Google maps, and much more.

by Ben Fhala ...

This cookbook is organized in a linear, progressive way allowing it to be read from start to finish, as well as to be used as a useful resource for specific tasks. The HTML5 examples and recipes will have you making dynamic, interactive, and animated charts and graphs in no time. You don't need to have a background in HTML5 or Canvas but you do need to have a basic understanding of how HTML works ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This cookbook is organized in a linear, progressive way allowing it to be read from start to finish, as well as to be used as a useful resource for specific tasks. The HTML5 examples and recipes will have you making dynamic, interactive, and animated charts and graphs in no time. You don't need to have a background in HTML5 or Canvas but you do need to have a basic understanding of how HTML works
... Read more
Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand format

by Siddhesh Kabe ...

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand formatKey Features\[\*\] Get to grips with the fundamentals of Force.com to pass the certification exam with flying colors\[\*\] Create Force.com applications, automate business processes, and manage data operations to be a successful Salesforce.com Certified Force.com app ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand formatKey Features\[\*\] Get to grips with the fundamentals of Force.com to pass the certification exam with flying colors\[\*\] Create Force.com applications, automate business processes, and manage data operations to be a successful Salesforce.com Certified Force.com app
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Design Beyond Devices

Creating Multimodal, Cross-Device Experiences

by Cheryl Platz ...

Your customer has five senses and a small universe of devices. Why aren't you designing for all of them? Go beyond screens, keyboards, and touchscreens by letting your customer's humanity drive the experience—not a specific device or input type. Learn the techniques you'll need to build fluid, adaptive experiences for multiple inputs, multiple outputs, and multiple devices. ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Your customer has five senses and a small universe of devices. Why aren't you designing for all of them? Go beyond screens, keyboards, and touchscreens by letting your customer's humanity drive the experience—not a specific device or input type. Learn the techniques you'll need to build fluid, adaptive experiences for multiple inputs, multiple outputs, and multiple devices.
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The Hackable City

Digital Media and Collaborative City-Making in the Network Society

Edited by Michiel de Lange, Martijn de Waal ...

This open access book presents a selection of the best contributions to the Digital Cities 9 Workshop held in Limerick in 2015, combining a number of the latest academic insights into new collaborative modes of city making that are firmly rooted in empirical findings about the actual practices of citizens, designers and policy makers. It explores the affordances of new media technologies for ... Read more

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This open access book presents a selection of the best contributions to the Digital Cities 9 Workshop held in Limerick in 2015, combining a number of the latest academic insights into new collaborative modes of city making that are firmly rooted in empirical findings about the actual practices of citizens, designers and policy makers. It explores the affordances of new media technologies for
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