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Become a Great Engineering Leader

Build Effective Skills to Lead and Grow

by Dr. James Stanier ...

As you step into senior engineering leadership roles, you need to make an impact, and you need to make it fast. This book will uncover the secrets of what it means to be a successful director of engineering, VP of engineering, or CTO. With a hands-on, practical approach, it will help you understand and develop the skills that you need, ranging from how to manage other managers, to how to define ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

As you step into senior engineering leadership roles, you need to make an impact, and you need to make it fast. This book will uncover the secrets of what it means to be a successful director of engineering, VP of engineering, or CTO. With a hands-on, practical approach, it will help you understand and develop the skills that you need, ranging from how to manage other managers, to how to define
... Read more
Hacking Kubernetes

Threat-Driven Analysis and Defense

by Andrew Martin, Michael Hausenblas ...

Want to run your Kubernetes workloads safely and securely? This practical book provides a threat-based guide to Kubernetes security. Each chapter examines a particular component's architecture and potential default settings and then reviews existing high-profile attacks and historical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Authors Andrew Martin and Michael Hausenblas share best-practice ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Want to run your Kubernetes workloads safely and securely? This practical book provides a threat-based guide to Kubernetes security. Each chapter examines a particular component's architecture and potential default settings and then reviews existing high-profile attacks and historical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Authors Andrew Martin and Michael Hausenblas share best-practice
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ASP.NET Web API 2: Building a REST Service from Start to Finish

by Jamie Kurtz, Brian Wortman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
The ASP.NET MVC Framework has always been a good platform on which to implement REST-based services, but the introduction of the ASP.NET Web API Framework raised the bar to a whole new level.Now in release version 2.1, the Web API Framework has evolved into a powerful and refreshingly usable platform. This concise book provides technical background and guidance that will enable you to best use the ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

The ASP.NET MVC Framework has always been a good platform on which to implement REST-based services, but the introduction of the ASP.NET Web API Framework raised the bar to a whole new level.Now in release version 2.1, the Web API Framework has evolved into a powerful and refreshingly usable platform. This concise book provides technical background and guidance that will enable you to best use the
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Semantic Software Design

A New Theory and Practical Guide for Modern Architects

by Eben Hewitt ...

With this practical book, architects, CTOs, and CIOs will learn a set of patterns for the practice of architecture, including analysis, documentation, and communication. Author Eben Hewitt shows you how to create holistic and thoughtful technology plans, communicate them clearly, lead people toward the vision, and become a great architect or Chief Architect.This book covers each key aspect of ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

With this practical book, architects, CTOs, and CIOs will learn a set of patterns for the practice of architecture, including analysis, documentation, and communication. Author Eben Hewitt shows you how to create holistic and thoughtful technology plans, communicate them clearly, lead people toward the vision, and become a great architect or Chief Architect.This book covers each key aspect of
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ActionScript Developer's Guide to Robotlegs

Building Flexible Rich Internet Applications

by Joel Hooks, Stray (Lindsey Fallow) ...

Robotlegs is a standout among the ActionScript 3 development frameworks available today. With it, Flash, Flex, and AIR developers can create well-architected, testable, and flexible Rich Internet Applications—fast. This concise guide shows you how the light footprint and focused scope of this open source framework not only solves your immediate coding problems, it helps you gain insight into AS3 ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Robotlegs is a standout among the ActionScript 3 development frameworks available today. With it, Flash, Flex, and AIR developers can create well-architected, testable, and flexible Rich Internet Applications—fast. This concise guide shows you how the light footprint and focused scope of this open source framework not only solves your immediate coding problems, it helps you gain insight into AS3
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Mastering Mobile Test Automation

Master the full range of mobile automation and testing techniques to develop customized mobile automation solutions

by Gaurav Gupta ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you want a complete understanding of mobile automation testing and its practical implementation, then this book is for you. Familiarity with the basics of VB Script and Java along with knowledge of basic testing concepts is essential.What you will learnExplore and configure the various types of mobile application packages for mobile test automationAutomate mobile web ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you want a complete understanding of mobile automation testing and its practical implementation, then this book is for you. Familiarity with the basics of VB Script and Java along with knowledge of basic testing concepts is essential.What you will learnExplore and configure the various types of mobile application packages for mobile test automationAutomate mobile web
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Effective Akka

Patterns and Best Practices

by Jamie Allen ...

Avoid common mistakes when building distributed, asynchronous, high-performance software with the Akka toolkit and runtime. With this concise guide, author Jamie Allen provides a collection of best practices based on several years of using the actor model. The book also includes examples of actor application types and two primary patterns of actor usage, the Extra Pattern and Cameo Pattern.Allen, ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Avoid common mistakes when building distributed, asynchronous, high-performance software with the Akka toolkit and runtime. With this concise guide, author Jamie Allen provides a collection of best practices based on several years of using the actor model. The book also includes examples of actor application types and two primary patterns of actor usage, the Extra Pattern and Cameo Pattern.Allen,
... Read more
The Persona Lifecycle

Keeping People in Mind Throughout Product Design

by John Pruitt, Tamara Adlin ...

Series series Interactive Technologies
If you design and develop products for people, this book is for you. The Persona Lifecycle addresses the “how? of creating effective personas and using those personas to design products that people love. It doesn’t just describe the value of personas; it offers detailed techniques and tools related to planning, creating, communicating, and using personas to create great product designs. Moreover, ... Read more

$76.99 CAD

If you design and develop products for people, this book is for you. The Persona Lifecycle addresses the “how? of creating effective personas and using those personas to design products that people love. It doesn’t just describe the value of personas; it offers detailed techniques and tools related to planning, creating, communicating, and using personas to create great product designs. Moreover,
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Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Paul Raines, Jeff Tranter ...

The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for custom applications. The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries.One of the attractive features of Tcl/Tk is the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for custom applications. The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries.One of the attractive features of Tcl/Tk is the
... Read more
Continuous Delivery with Docker and Jenkins

Create secure applications by building complete CI/CD pipelines

by Rafał Leszko ...

Create a complete Continuous Delivery process using modern DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker Hub, Ansible, GitHub and many more. Key FeaturesBuild reliable and secure applications using Docker containers.Create a highly available environment to scale a Docker servers using KubernetesImplement advance continuous delivery process by parallelizing the pipeline tasksBook ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Create a complete Continuous Delivery process using modern DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker Hub, Ansible, GitHub and many more. Key FeaturesBuild reliable and secure applications using Docker containers.Create a highly available environment to scale a Docker servers using KubernetesImplement advance continuous delivery process by parallelizing the pipeline tasksBook
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Professional Product Owner, The

Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage

by Don McGreal, Ralph Jocham ...

Series series The Professional Scrum Series
The Professional Product Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum“This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.”—Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.orgThe role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it’s about much more than mechanics: it’s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

The Professional Product Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum“This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.”—Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.orgThe role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it’s about much more than mechanics: it’s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the
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CMake Cookbook

Building, testing, and packaging modular software with modern CMake

by Radovan Bast, Roberto Di Remigio ...

Learn CMake through a series of task-based recipes that provide you with practical, simple, and ready-to-use CMake solutions for your codeKey FeaturesLearn to configure, build, test, and package software written in C, C++, and FortranProgress from simple to advanced tasks with examples tested on Linux, macOS, and WindowsManage code complexity and library dependencies with reusable CMake building ... Read more

$51.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn CMake through a series of task-based recipes that provide you with practical, simple, and ready-to-use CMake solutions for your codeKey FeaturesLearn to configure, build, test, and package software written in C, C++, and FortranProgress from simple to advanced tasks with examples tested on Linux, macOS, and WindowsManage code complexity and library dependencies with reusable CMake building
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Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Frameworks and Applications

by Sebastian Bergmann, Stefan Priebsch ...

Learn to develop high-quality applications and frameworks in PHPPacked with in-depth information and step-by-step guidance, this book escorts you through the process of creating, maintaining and extending sustainable software of high quality with PHP. World-renowned PHP experts present real-world case studies for developing high-quality applications and frameworks in PHP that can easily be adapted ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Learn to develop high-quality applications and frameworks in PHPPacked with in-depth information and step-by-step guidance, this book escorts you through the process of creating, maintaining and extending sustainable software of high quality with PHP. World-renowned PHP experts present real-world case studies for developing high-quality applications and frameworks in PHP that can easily be adapted
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Pro ASP.NET MVC 5 Platform

by Adam Freeman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
The power of ASP.NET MVC 5 stems from the underlying ASP.NET platform. To make your ASP.NET MVC applications the best they can be, you need to fully understand the platform features and know how they can be used to build effective and elegant MVC framework applications.The ASP.NET platform provides ASP.NET MVC applications with a rich suite of services including vital every-day features like ... Read more

$101.99 CAD

The power of ASP.NET MVC 5 stems from the underlying ASP.NET platform. To make your ASP.NET MVC applications the best they can be, you need to fully understand the platform features and know how they can be used to build effective and elegant MVC framework applications.The ASP.NET platform provides ASP.NET MVC applications with a rich suite of services including vital every-day features like
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C Programming

by Sudip Majumder ...

C is a computer programming language. That means that you can use C to create lists of instructions for a computer to follow. C is one of thousands of programming languages currently in use. C has been around for several decades and has won widespread acceptance because it gives programmers maximum control and efficiency. C is an easy language to learn. It is a bit more cryptic in its style than ... Read more

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C is a computer programming language. That means that you can use C to create lists of instructions for a computer to follow. C is one of thousands of programming languages currently in use. C has been around for several decades and has won widespread acceptance because it gives programmers maximum control and efficiency. C is an easy language to learn. It is a bit more cryptic in its style than
... Read more
Essays in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Gerry Stahl's eLibrary, #9

by Gerry Stahl ...

Series Book 9 - Gerry Stahl's eLibrary
"Essays in CSCL" reports on the author's research in computer-supported collaborative learning, covering a broad range of topics. It begins with general reflections on the importance of CSCL as a research field, situating Stahl's work on the Virtual Math Teams Project and his theory of group cognition within the field of CSCL. It describes the VMT research project, including its research approach, ... Read more

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"Essays in CSCL" reports on the author's research in computer-supported collaborative learning, covering a broad range of topics. It begins with general reflections on the importance of CSCL as a research field, situating Stahl's work on the Virtual Math Teams Project and his theory of group cognition within the field of CSCL. It describes the VMT research project, including its research approach,
... Read more
Learn Raspberry Pi 2 with Linux and Windows 10

by Peter Membrey, David Hows ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn Raspberry Pi 2 with Linux and Windows 10 will tell you everything you need to know about working with Raspberry Pi 2 so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi 2 with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and how to install both Linux and Windows on your new Pi 2.Linux has always been a great fit for the Pi, but it can be a steep learning curve if ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Learn Raspberry Pi 2 with Linux and Windows 10 will tell you everything you need to know about working with Raspberry Pi 2 so you can get started doing amazing things. You'll learn how to set up your new Raspberry Pi 2 with a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and how to install both Linux and Windows on your new Pi 2.Linux has always been a great fit for the Pi, but it can be a steep learning curve if
... Read more
Pro .NET Benchmarking

The Art of Performance Measurement

by Andrey Akinshin ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use this in-depth guide to correctly design benchmarks, measure key performance metrics of .NET applications, and analyze results. This book presents dozens of case studies to help you understand complicated benchmarking topics. You will avoid common pitfalls, control the accuracy of your measurements, and improve performance of your software.Author Andrey Akinshin has maintained BenchmarkDotNet ... Read more

$80.99 CAD

Use this in-depth guide to correctly design benchmarks, measure key performance metrics of .NET applications, and analyze results. This book presents dozens of case studies to help you understand complicated benchmarking topics. You will avoid common pitfalls, control the accuracy of your measurements, and improve performance of your software.Author Andrey Akinshin has maintained BenchmarkDotNet
... Read more
Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

by Robert Glass ...

The practice of building software is a “new kid on the block” technology. Though it may not seem this way for those who have been in the field for most of their careers, in the overall scheme of professions, software builders are relative “newbies.”In the short history of the software field, a lot of facts have been identified, and a lot of fallacies promulgated. Those facts and fallacies are what ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

The practice of building software is a “new kid on the block” technology. Though it may not seem this way for those who have been in the field for most of their careers, in the overall scheme of professions, software builders are relative “newbies.”In the short history of the software field, a lot of facts have been identified, and a lot of fallacies promulgated. Those facts and fallacies are what
... Read more
Domain-Driven Design with Golang

Use Golang to create simple, maintainable systems to solve complex business problems

by Matthew Boyle ...

Understand the concept of Domain-driven design and build two DDD systems from scratch that can be showcased as part of your portfolioKey FeaturesExplore Domain-driven design as a timeless concept and learn how to apply it with GoBuild a domain-driven monolithic application and a microservice from scratchLeverage patterns to make systems scalable, resilient, and maintainableBook DescriptionDomain ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand the concept of Domain-driven design and build two DDD systems from scratch that can be showcased as part of your portfolioKey FeaturesExplore Domain-driven design as a timeless concept and learn how to apply it with GoBuild a domain-driven monolithic application and a microservice from scratchLeverage patterns to make systems scalable, resilient, and maintainableBook DescriptionDomain
... Read more
Principles of Web API Design

Delivering Value with APIs and Microservices

by James Higginbotham ...

The Full-Lifecycle Guide to API DesignPrinciples of Web API Design brings together principles and processes to help you succeed across the entire API design lifecycle. Drawing on extensive in-the-trenches experience, leading consultant James Higginbotham helps you align every stakeholder on specific outcomes, design APIs that deliver value, and scale the design process from small teams to the ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

The Full-Lifecycle Guide to API DesignPrinciples of Web API Design brings together principles and processes to help you succeed across the entire API design lifecycle. Drawing on extensive in-the-trenches experience, leading consultant James Higginbotham helps you align every stakeholder on specific outcomes, design APIs that deliver value, and scale the design process from small teams to the
... Read more
Strategic Monoliths and Microservices

Driving Innovation Using Purposeful Architecture

by Vaughn Vernon, Tomasz Jaskula ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon)
Make Software Architecture Choices That Maximize Value and Innovation"[Vernon and Jaskuła] provide insights, tools, proven best practices, and architecture styles both from the business and engineering viewpoint. . . . This book deserves to become a must-read for practicing software engineers, executives as well as senior managers."--Michael Stal, Certified Senior Software Architect, Siemens ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Make Software Architecture Choices That Maximize Value and Innovation"[Vernon and Jaskuła] provide insights, tools, proven best practices, and architecture styles both from the business and engineering viewpoint. . . . This book deserves to become a must-read for practicing software engineers, executives as well as senior managers."--Michael Stal, Certified Senior Software Architect, Siemens
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Platform Engineering on Kubernetes

by Mauricio Salatino ...

Empower your team with platforms built on top of Kubernetes using open source tools.Adopting Kubernetes is complex—especially when you’re working in an organization with multiple teams, deploying to multiple cloud providers, and working with different stacks. Platform Engineering on Kubernetes shows you how to solve these common cloud native problems with open-source tools and emerging best ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

Empower your team with platforms built on top of Kubernetes using open source tools.Adopting Kubernetes is complex—especially when you’re working in an organization with multiple teams, deploying to multiple cloud providers, and working with different stacks. Platform Engineering on Kubernetes shows you how to solve these common cloud native problems with open-source tools and emerging best
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Programming Amazon Web Services

S3, EC2, SQS, FPS, and SimpleDB

by James Murty ...

Building on the success of its storefront and fulfillment services, Amazon now allows businesses to "rent" computing power, data storage and bandwidth on its vast network platform. This book demonstrates how developers working with small- to mid-sized companies can take advantage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as the Simple Storage Service (S3), Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Simple Queue Service ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Building on the success of its storefront and fulfillment services, Amazon now allows businesses to "rent" computing power, data storage and bandwidth on its vast network platform. This book demonstrates how developers working with small- to mid-sized companies can take advantage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) such as the Simple Storage Service (S3), Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Simple Queue Service
... Read more

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