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Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are not the Point

Results Are not the Point

by Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Beck)
Building on their breakthrough bestsellers Lean Software Development and Implementing Lean Software Development, Mary and Tom Poppendieck’s latest book shows software leaders and team members exactly how to drive high-value change throughout a software organization—and make it stick. They go far beyond generic implementation guidelines, demonstrating exactly how to make lean work in real projects, ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Building on their breakthrough bestsellers Lean Software Development and Implementing Lean Software Development, Mary and Tom Poppendieck’s latest book shows software leaders and team members exactly how to drive high-value change throughout a software organization—and make it stick. They go far beyond generic implementation guidelines, demonstrating exactly how to make lean work in real projects,
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The Missing README

A Guide for the New Software Engineer

by Dmitriy Ryaboy, Chris Riccomini ...

Key concepts and best practices for new software engineers — stuff critical to your workplace success that you weren’t taught in school.For new software engineers, knowing how to program is only half the battle. You’ll quickly find that many of the skills and processes key to your success are not taught in any school or bootcamp. The Missing README fills in that gap—a distillation of workplace ... Read more

$25.59 CAD

Key concepts and best practices for new software engineers — stuff critical to your workplace success that you weren’t taught in school.For new software engineers, knowing how to program is only half the battle. You’ll quickly find that many of the skills and processes key to your success are not taught in any school or bootcamp. The Missing README fills in that gap—a distillation of workplace
... Read more
Test Driven Development

By Example

by Kent Beck ...

Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately
... Read more
Le Livre du Langage C

Les bases du langage C par un étudiant en programmation

by M.F ...

Series Book 1 - Programmation
Etant étudiant en programmation et ayant énormément étudié le langage C. Je vous propose ce petit livre pour vous aider à assimiler les mécanismes les plus importants de ce langage. Avec celui-ci vous aurez de très bonnes bases pour vous auto-former et coder en C vous-même de petits programmes.Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les curieux d'apprendre ce langage "historique" qui à mon sens permet d ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Etant étudiant en programmation et ayant énormément étudié le langage C. Je vous propose ce petit livre pour vous aider à assimiler les mécanismes les plus importants de ce langage. Avec celui-ci vous aurez de très bonnes bases pour vous auto-former et coder en C vous-même de petits programmes.Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les curieux d'apprendre ce langage "historique" qui à mon sens permet d
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Beginning COBOL for Programmers

by Michael Coughlan ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise
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Agile Retrospectives, Second Edition

A Practical Guide for Catalyzing Team Learning and Improvement

by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, David Horowitz ...

In an uncertain and complex world, learning is more important than ever before. In fact, it can be a competitive advantage. Teams and organizations that learn rapidly deliver greater IPSer value faster and more reliably. Furthermore, those teams are more engaged, more productive, and more satisfied. The most effective way to enable teams to learn is by holding regular retrospectives. Unfortunately ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

In an uncertain and complex world, learning is more important than ever before. In fact, it can be a competitive advantage. Teams and organizations that learn rapidly deliver greater IPSer value faster and more reliably. Furthermore, those teams are more engaged, more productive, and more satisfied. The most effective way to enable teams to learn is by holding regular retrospectives. Unfortunately
... Read more
Angular: Up and Running

Learning Angular, Step by Step

by Shyam Seshadri ...

This book will demystify Angular as a framework, as well as provide clear instructions and examples on how to get started with writing scalable Angular applications.Angular: Up & Running covers most of the major pieces of Angular, but in a structured manner that is generally used in hands-on training. Each chapter takes one concept, and use examples to cover how it works. Problems to work on (with ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

This book will demystify Angular as a framework, as well as provide clear instructions and examples on how to get started with writing scalable Angular applications.Angular: Up & Running covers most of the major pieces of Angular, but in a structured manner that is generally used in hands-on training. Each chapter takes one concept, and use examples to cover how it works. Problems to work on (with
... Read more
Agile Testing

How to Succeed in an Extreme Testing Environment

by John Watkins ...

In an IT world in which there are differently sized projects, with different applications, differently skilled practitioners, and on-site, off-site, and off-shored development teams, it is impossible for there to be a one-size-fits-all agile development and testing approach. This book provides practical guidance for professionals, practitioners, and researchers faced with creating and rolling out ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

In an IT world in which there are differently sized projects, with different applications, differently skilled practitioners, and on-site, off-site, and off-shored development teams, it is impossible for there to be a one-size-fits-all agile development and testing approach. This book provides practical guidance for professionals, practitioners, and researchers faced with creating and rolling out
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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

$59.99 CAD

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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Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace

by Darrin Perez ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace takes you through the process of using the RPG Maker VX Ace game development engine to create your very own role playing game. The book has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. Tutorials and exercises will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project.Game design can ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace takes you through the process of using the RPG Maker VX Ace game development engine to create your very own role playing game. The book has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. Tutorials and exercises will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project.Game design can
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Are You Sure You Can Manage?: Software Engineering Management from the Software Engineers' Perspective

by Marcus Tomlinson ...

As an engineer, ever found yourself asking the question: "What the heck is my manager doing?!". I have, many times. Perhaps you're on your way to becoming a manager yourself, in which case you might be asking: "What the heck am I getting myself into?!". Of course, if you're a manager already, chances are you've asked yourself at least once: "What the heck am I doing wrong?!".No matter how you put ... Read more

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As an engineer, ever found yourself asking the question: "What the heck is my manager doing?!". I have, many times. Perhaps you're on your way to becoming a manager yourself, in which case you might be asking: "What the heck am I getting myself into?!". Of course, if you're a manager already, chances are you've asked yourself at least once: "What the heck am I doing wrong?!".No matter how you put
... Read more
Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms Preview Edition 2

by Charles Petzold ...

Series series Developer Reference
This second Preview Edition ebook, now with 16 chapters, is about writing applications for Xamarin.Forms, the new mobile development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones unveiled by Xamarin in May 2014. Xamarin.Forms lets you write shared user-interface code in C# and XAML that maps to native controls on these three platforms. ... Read more

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This second Preview Edition ebook, now with 16 chapters, is about writing applications for Xamarin.Forms, the new mobile development platform for iOS, Android, and Windows phones unveiled by Xamarin in May 2014. Xamarin.Forms lets you write shared user-interface code in C# and XAML that maps to native controls on these three platforms.
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Designing for Performance

Weighing Aesthetics and Speed

by Lara Callender Hogan ...

As a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Good content, layout, images, and interactivity are essential for engaging your audience, and each of these elements have an enormous impact on page load time and the end-user experience. In this practical book, Lara Hogan helps you approach projects with page speed in mind, showing you how to test ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

As a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Good content, layout, images, and interactivity are essential for engaging your audience, and each of these elements have an enormous impact on page load time and the end-user experience. In this practical book, Lara Hogan helps you approach projects with page speed in mind, showing you how to test
... Read more
Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2, 2nd Edition

Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager

by Rex Black ...

This book teaches test managers what they need to know to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. Readers will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested.This hands-on, exercise-rich book provides experience with planning, scheduling, and tracking these tasks. You'll be able to describe and ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

This book teaches test managers what they need to know to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. Readers will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested.This hands-on, exercise-rich book provides experience with planning, scheduling, and tracking these tasks. You'll be able to describe and
... Read more
Mastering Unix Shell Scripting

Bash, Bourne, and Korn Shell Scripting for Programmers, System Administrators, and UNIX Gurus

by Randal K. Michael ...

UNIX expert Randal K. Michael guides you through every detail of writing shell scripts to automate specific tasks. Each chapter begins with a typical, everyday UNIX challenge, then shows you how to take basic syntax and turn it into a shell scripting solution. Covering Bash, Bourne, and Korn shell scripting, this updated edition provides complete shell scripts plus detailed descriptions of each ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

UNIX expert Randal K. Michael guides you through every detail of writing shell scripts to automate specific tasks. Each chapter begins with a typical, everyday UNIX challenge, then shows you how to take basic syntax and turn it into a shell scripting solution. Covering Bash, Bourne, and Korn shell scripting, this updated edition provides complete shell scripts plus detailed descriptions of each
... Read more
Implementing Service Level Objectives

by Alex Hidalgo ...

Although service-level objectives (SLOs) continue to grow in importance, there’s a distinct lack of information about how to implement them. Practical advice that does exist usually assumes that your team already has the infrastructure, tooling, and culture in place. In this book, recognized SLO expert Alex Hidalgo explains how to build an SLO culture from the ground up.Ideal as a primer and daily ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Although service-level objectives (SLOs) continue to grow in importance, there’s a distinct lack of information about how to implement them. Practical advice that does exist usually assumes that your team already has the infrastructure, tooling, and culture in place. In this book, recognized SLO expert Alex Hidalgo explains how to build an SLO culture from the ground up.Ideal as a primer and daily
... Read more
Microservices Patterns

With examples in Java

by Chris Richardson ...

"A comprehensive overview of the challenges teams face when moving to microservices, with industry-tested solutions to these problems." - Tim Moore, Lightbend44 reusable patterns to develop and deploy reliable production-quality microservices-based applications, with worked examples in Java****Key Features44 design patterns for building and deploying microservices applicationsDrawing on decades of ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

"A comprehensive overview of the challenges teams face when moving to microservices, with industry-tested solutions to these problems." - Tim Moore, Lightbend44 reusable patterns to develop and deploy reliable production-quality microservices-based applications, with worked examples in Java****Key Features44 design patterns for building and deploying microservices applicationsDrawing on decades of
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Python GUI Programming with Tkinter

Design and build functional and user-friendly GUI applications, 2nd Edition

by Alan D. Moore ...

Transform your evolving user requirements into feature-rich Tkinter applicationsKey FeaturesExtensively revised with new content on RESTful networking, classes in Tkinter, and the Notebook widgetTake advantage of Tkinter's lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use featuresBuild better-organized code and learn to manage an evolving codebaseBook DescriptionTkinter is widely used to build GUIs in Python ... Read more

$43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Transform your evolving user requirements into feature-rich Tkinter applicationsKey FeaturesExtensively revised with new content on RESTful networking, classes in Tkinter, and the Notebook widgetTake advantage of Tkinter's lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use featuresBuild better-organized code and learn to manage an evolving codebaseBook DescriptionTkinter is widely used to build GUIs in Python
... Read more
Regular Expression Pocket Reference

Regular Expressions for Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, C, Java and .NET

by Tony Stubblebine ...

This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming 1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and the PCRE regular
... Read more
Software Systems Architecture

Working with Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives

by Nick Rozanski, Eóin Woods ...

***Software Systems Architecture, Second Edition***is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices.With this book you will learn how toDesign and communicate an architecture that reflects ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

***Software Systems Architecture, Second Edition***is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices.With this book you will learn how toDesign and communicate an architecture that reflects
... Read more
100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

by Teiva Harsanyi ...

Spot errors in your Go code you didn’t even know you were making and boost your productivity by avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them shows you how to:Dodge the most common mistakes made by Go developersStructure and organize your Go applicationHandle data and control structures efficientlyDeal with errors in an idiomatic mannerImprove your concurrency ... Read more

$77.99 CAD

Spot errors in your Go code you didn’t even know you were making and boost your productivity by avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls.100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them shows you how to:Dodge the most common mistakes made by Go developersStructure and organize your Go applicationHandle data and control structures efficientlyDeal with errors in an idiomatic mannerImprove your concurrency
... Read more
Mastering Software Project Management

Best Practices, Tools and Techniques

by Murali Chemuturi, Thomas M. Cagley Jr. ...

This unique guide explains software project management from the standpoint of a software project manager working in a professional software development organization. It covers the subject of software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management, such as general ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

This unique guide explains software project management from the standpoint of a software project manager working in a professional software development organization. It covers the subject of software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management, such as general
... Read more
Lean Architecture

for Agile Software Development

by Gertrud Bjørnvig, James O. Coplien ...

More and more Agile projects are seeking architectural roots as they struggle with complexity and scale - and they're seeking lightweight ways to do itStill seeking? In this book the authors help you to find your own pathTaking cues from Lean development, they can help steer your project toward practices with longstanding track recordsUp-front architecture? Sure. You can deliver an architecture as ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

More and more Agile projects are seeking architectural roots as they struggle with complexity and scale - and they're seeking lightweight ways to do itStill seeking? In this book the authors help you to find your own pathTaking cues from Lean development, they can help steer your project toward practices with longstanding track recordsUp-front architecture? Sure. You can deliver an architecture as
... Read more
Learning PHP and MySQL

by Michele E. Davis, Jon A. Phillips ...

The PHP scripting language and MySQL open source database are quite effective independently, but together they make a simply unbeatable team. When working hand-in-hand, they serve as the standard for the rapid development of dynamic, database-driven websites. This combination is so popular, in fact, that it's attracting many programming newbies who come from a web or graphic design background and ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

The PHP scripting language and MySQL open source database are quite effective independently, but together they make a simply unbeatable team. When working hand-in-hand, they serve as the standard for the rapid development of dynamic, database-driven websites. This combination is so popular, in fact, that it's attracting many programming newbies who come from a web or graphic design background and
... Read more

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