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Learning Groovy 3

Java-Based Dynamic Scripting

by Adam L. Davis ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Start building powerful apps that take advantage of the dynamic scripting capabilities of the Groovy language, including what's new in Groovy version 3.0. This book covers Groovy fundamentals, such as installing Groovy, using Groovy tools, and working with the Groovy Development Kit (GDK). You'll also learn more advanced aspects of Groovy, such as using Groovy design patterns, writing DSLs in ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Start building powerful apps that take advantage of the dynamic scripting capabilities of the Groovy language, including what's new in Groovy version 3.0. This book covers Groovy fundamentals, such as installing Groovy, using Groovy tools, and working with the Groovy Development Kit (GDK). You'll also learn more advanced aspects of Groovy, such as using Groovy design patterns, writing DSLs in
... Read more
Snowflake Data Engineering

by Maja Ferle ...

A practical introduction to data engineering on the powerful Snowflake cloud data platform.Data engineers create the pipelines that ingest raw data, transform it, and funnel it to the analysts and professionals who need it. The Snowflake cloud data platform provides a suite of productivity-focused tools and features that simplify building and maintaining data pipelines. In Snowflake Data ... Read more

$49.99 USD

A practical introduction to data engineering on the powerful Snowflake cloud data platform.Data engineers create the pipelines that ingest raw data, transform it, and funnel it to the analysts and professionals who need it. The Snowflake cloud data platform provides a suite of productivity-focused tools and features that simplify building and maintaining data pipelines. In Snowflake Data
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Secrets of VBA for Modelers!

Developing Decision Support Systems with Microsoft Office Excel

by Andrei Besedin ...

Secrets of VBA for Modelers: Developing Decision Support Systems with Microsoft Office ExcelVisual Basic Application (VBA) is one of the powerful tools that Microsoft Office Excel can offer you. It is the best when you master both basic and advanced skills of VBA. So you can become a skilled modeler we have made available an incredible short book titled “SECRETS OF VBA FOR MODELERS: DEVELOPING ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Secrets of VBA for Modelers: Developing Decision Support Systems with Microsoft Office ExcelVisual Basic Application (VBA) is one of the powerful tools that Microsoft Office Excel can offer you. It is the best when you master both basic and advanced skills of VBA. So you can become a skilled modeler we have made available an incredible short book titled “SECRETS OF VBA FOR MODELERS: DEVELOPING
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Advanced SDL Game Engineering: Expert Techniques for Professional Developers

by Kameron Hussain, Frahaan Hussain ...

"Advanced SDL Game Engineering: Expert Techniques for Professional Developers" is an essential guide for seasoned game developers and engineers looking to master the complexities of game development using Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL). This comprehensive resource delves deep into advanced techniques and strategies that are crucial for creating professional-grade games.With a focus on the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Advanced SDL Game Engineering: Expert Techniques for Professional Developers" is an essential guide for seasoned game developers and engineers looking to master the complexities of game development using Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL). This comprehensive resource delves deep into advanced techniques and strategies that are crucial for creating professional-grade games.With a focus on the
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Designing AI Interfaces

Design Principles for Creative and Autonomous AI

by Louise Macfadyen ...

Designing AI Interfaces is a practical, design-first guide for product teams building with large language models and autonomous systems.As artificial intelligence becomes central to modern product design, UX professionals must adapt their toolkits to meet new demands. In Designing AI Interfaces, senior product designer Louise Macfadyen offers a timely, practice-oriented guide for building ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Designing AI Interfaces is a practical, design-first guide for product teams building with large language models and autonomous systems.As artificial intelligence becomes central to modern product design, UX professionals must adapt their toolkits to meet new demands. In Designing AI Interfaces, senior product designer Louise Macfadyen offers a timely, practice-oriented guide for building
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Innovative Tableau

100 More Tips, Tutorials, and Strategies

by Ryan Sleeper ...

Level up with Tableau to build eye-catching, easy-to-interpret data visualizations. In this follow-up guide to Practical Tableau, author Ryan Sleeper takes you through a collection of unique tips and tutorials for using this popular software. Beginning to advanced Tableau users will learn how to go beyond Show Me to make better charts and learn dozens of tricks to improve both the author and user ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Level up with Tableau to build eye-catching, easy-to-interpret data visualizations. In this follow-up guide to Practical Tableau, author Ryan Sleeper takes you through a collection of unique tips and tutorials for using this popular software. Beginning to advanced Tableau users will learn how to go beyond Show Me to make better charts and learn dozens of tricks to improve both the author and user
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Design Leadership

How Top Design Leaders Build and Grow Successful Organizations

by Richard Banfield ...

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top ... Read more

$24.99 USD

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they’re forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a design group, or want to understand the people who do, this insightful book explores behind-the-scenes strategies and tactics from leaders of top
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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

$10.99 USD

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
How to Speak Tech

The Non-Techie’s Guide to Key Technology Concepts

by Vinay Trivedi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Things you’ve done online: ordered a pizza, checked the weather, booked a hotel, and reconnected with long-lost friends. Now it’s time to find out how these things work. Vinay Trivedi peels back the mystery of the Internet, explains it all in the simplest terms, and gives you the knowledge you need to speak confidently when the subject turns to technology.This revised second edition of How to ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Things you’ve done online: ordered a pizza, checked the weather, booked a hotel, and reconnected with long-lost friends. Now it’s time to find out how these things work. Vinay Trivedi peels back the mystery of the Internet, explains it all in the simplest terms, and gives you the knowledge you need to speak confidently when the subject turns to technology.This revised second edition of How to
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Data Engineering with dbt

A practical guide to building a cloud-based, pragmatic, and dependable data platform with SQL

by Roberto Zagni ...

Use easy-to-apply patterns in SQL and Python to adopt modern analytics engineering to build agile platforms with dbt that are well-tested and simple to extend and run Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesBuild a solid dbt base and learn data modeling and the modern data stack to become an analytics engineerBuild automated and reliable pipelines to deploy, test, ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use easy-to-apply patterns in SQL and Python to adopt modern analytics engineering to build agile platforms with dbt that are well-tested and simple to extend and run Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesBuild a solid dbt base and learn data modeling and the modern data stack to become an analytics engineerBuild automated and reliable pipelines to deploy, test,
... Read more
Beyond UX Design: Master Your Craft Beyond Pixels and Prototypes

by Jeremy miller ...

They don't teach this stuff in school!Become a successful designer by uncovering everything they left off the syllabus.Lots of UX Designers think all they need to know is how to use Figma. Unfortunately, there is a lot more to being a solid UX designer than mastering whatever the tool du jour is and cranking out beautiful wireframes.Does this sound familiar?Even seasoned pros hit career plateaus ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

They don't teach this stuff in school!Become a successful designer by uncovering everything they left off the syllabus.Lots of UX Designers think all they need to know is how to use Figma. Unfortunately, there is a lot more to being a solid UX designer than mastering whatever the tool du jour is and cranking out beautiful wireframes.Does this sound familiar?Even seasoned pros hit career plateaus
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Pro Spring Boot 3

An Authoritative Guide with Best Practices

by Felipe Gutierrez ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book will teach you how to build complex Spring applications and microservices out of the box, with minimal concern over things like configurations. Pro Spring Boot 3 will show you how to fully leverage Spring Boot 3's robust features and how to apply them to create enterprise-ready applications, microservices, and web/cloud applications that just work.Special focus is given to what's been ... Read more

$34.19 USD

This book will teach you how to build complex Spring applications and microservices out of the box, with minimal concern over things like configurations. Pro Spring Boot 3 will show you how to fully leverage Spring Boot 3's robust features and how to apply them to create enterprise-ready applications, microservices, and web/cloud applications that just work.Special focus is given to what's been
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Google Gemini For Dummies

by Bonaventura Di Bello ...

Tap into the power of AI right where you already workWith AI tools popping up everywhere, finding the right one for your workflow can be a little intimidating. Google Gemini For Dummies makes it easy by showing you how to use AI directly from the apps you already rely on every day. Discover how to craft effective prompts, summarize long email threads, generate presentation content, and draft ideas ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Tap into the power of AI right where you already workWith AI tools popping up everywhere, finding the right one for your workflow can be a little intimidating. Google Gemini For Dummies makes it easy by showing you how to use AI directly from the apps you already rely on every day. Discover how to craft effective prompts, summarize long email threads, generate presentation content, and draft ideas
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UX for AI

A Framework for Designing AI-Driven Products

by Greg Nudelman ...

Learn to research, plan, design, and test the UX of AI-powered productsUnlock the future of design with UX for AI—your indispensable guide to not only surviving but thriving in a world powered by artificial intelligence. Whether you're a seasoned UX designer or a budding design student, this book offers a lifeline for navigating the new normal, ensuring you stay relevant, valuable, and ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Learn to research, plan, design, and test the UX of AI-powered productsUnlock the future of design with UX for AI—your indispensable guide to not only surviving but thriving in a world powered by artificial intelligence. Whether you're a seasoned UX designer or a budding design student, this book offers a lifeline for navigating the new normal, ensuring you stay relevant, valuable, and
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Practical Rust Web Projects

Building Cloud and Web-Based Applications

by Shing Lyu ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Go beyond the basics of Rust and build web and serverless cloud applications. The applications explained in this practical book include web sites, RESTful APIs, a real-time web chat application, and frontend application with WebAssembly. Each chapter is organized in the following format: what this kind of application looks like; requirements for the example program; an introduction to the Rust ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Go beyond the basics of Rust and build web and serverless cloud applications. The applications explained in this practical book include web sites, RESTful APIs, a real-time web chat application, and frontend application with WebAssembly. Each chapter is organized in the following format: what this kind of application looks like; requirements for the example program; an introduction to the Rust
... Read more
Strategic Writing for UX

Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word

by Torrey Podmajersky ...

When you depend on users to perform specific actions—like buying tickets, playing a game, or riding public transit—well-placed words are most effective. But how do you choose the right words? And how do you know if they work? With this practical book, you'll learn how to write strategically for UX, using tools to build foundational pieces for UI text and UX voice strategy.This second edition by ... Read more

$33.99 USD

When you depend on users to perform specific actions—like buying tickets, playing a game, or riding public transit—well-placed words are most effective. But how do you choose the right words? And how do you know if they work? With this practical book, you'll learn how to write strategically for UX, using tools to build foundational pieces for UI text and UX voice strategy.This second edition by
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AI Agents for Beginners: Understanding Intelligent Assistants in the Age of Automation

by Daniel Fankhauser ...

Unlock the true meaning of AI agents and discover how they're reshaping the future of work, creativity, and human collaboration, one interaction at a time.AI Agents for Beginners: Understanding Intelligent Assistants in the Age of Automation is a comprehensive and deeply human guide to the world of AI agents, those quietly powerful digital collaborators embedded in our calendars, inboxes, ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the true meaning of AI agents and discover how they're reshaping the future of work, creativity, and human collaboration, one interaction at a time.AI Agents for Beginners: Understanding Intelligent Assistants in the Age of Automation is a comprehensive and deeply human guide to the world of AI agents, those quietly powerful digital collaborators embedded in our calendars, inboxes,
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Musical Haptics

Edited by Stefano Papetti, Charalampos Saitis ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book offers an original interdisciplinary overview of the role of haptic feedback in musical interaction. Divided into two parts, part I examines the tactile aspects of music performance and perception, discussing how they affect user experience and performance in terms of usability, functionality and perceived quality of musical instruments. Part II presents engineering, ... Read more

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This open access book offers an original interdisciplinary overview of the role of haptic feedback in musical interaction. Divided into two parts, part I examines the tactile aspects of music performance and perception, discussing how they affect user experience and performance in terms of usability, functionality and perceived quality of musical instruments. Part II presents engineering,
... Read more
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Study Guide

by Derar Alhussein ...

Data engineers proficient in Databricks are currently in high demand. As organizations gather more data than ever before, skilled data engineers on platforms like Databricks become critical to business success. The Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification is proof that you have a complete understanding of the Databricks platform and its capabilities, as well as the essential skills to ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Data engineers proficient in Databricks are currently in high demand. As organizations gather more data than ever before, skilled data engineers on platforms like Databricks become critical to business success. The Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification is proof that you have a complete understanding of the Databricks platform and its capabilities, as well as the essential skills to
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Vulkan 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook

Implement expert-level techniques for high-performance graphics with Vulkan

by Sergey Kosarevsky, Alexey Medvedev, Viktor Latypov ...

Master Vulkan 1.3 with practical recipes for building, rendering, and optimizing stunning 3D graphics, guided by AR and rendering experts Sergey Kosarevsky and Alexey Medvedev Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLearn to harness Vulkan 1.3 for building high-performance applicationsIntegrate cutting-edge rendering techniques into a real-time 3D ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master Vulkan 1.3 with practical recipes for building, rendering, and optimizing stunning 3D graphics, guided by AR and rendering experts Sergey Kosarevsky and Alexey Medvedev Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesLearn to harness Vulkan 1.3 for building high-performance applicationsIntegrate cutting-edge rendering techniques into a real-time 3D
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Regression Analysis with R

Design and develop statistical nodes to identify unique relationships within data at scale

by Giuseppe Ciaburro, Pierre Paquay, Manoj Kumar, Shaikh Salamatullah ...

Build effective regression models in R to extract valuable insights from real dataKey FeaturesImplement different regression analysis techniques to solve common problems in data science - from data exploration to dealing with missing valuesFrom Simple Linear Regression to Logistic Regression - this book covers all regression techniques and their implementation in RA complete guide to building ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build effective regression models in R to extract valuable insights from real dataKey FeaturesImplement different regression analysis techniques to solve common problems in data science - from data exploration to dealing with missing valuesFrom Simple Linear Regression to Logistic Regression - this book covers all regression techniques and their implementation in RA complete guide to building
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The Systems Thinker - Mental Models

The Systems Thinker Series, #3

by Albert Rutherford ...

Series Book 3 - The Systems Thinker Series
Regain focus. Select relevant information. Make quick and clear decisions.We are dealing with too many options, too much information, conflicting advice on general choices like what diet to choose, or who to choose as a mate. It's hard to maintain focus and be confident in our decisions under such conditions.The Systems Thinker –Mental Models helps you make decisions based on your relevant thought ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Regain focus. Select relevant information. Make quick and clear decisions.We are dealing with too many options, too much information, conflicting advice on general choices like what diet to choose, or who to choose as a mate. It's hard to maintain focus and be confident in our decisions under such conditions.The Systems Thinker –Mental Models helps you make decisions based on your relevant thought
... Read more
100 More Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk, Guthrie Weinschenk ...

Series series 100 Things
Thousands of designers, marketers, and product managers have come to rely on Susan Weinschenk's original 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People as a "go to" for practical advice on how to use the latest findings in psychology and neuroscience to directly inform and improve their designs, brands, and products. Research hasn't stopped since the book was written, and new design ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Thousands of designers, marketers, and product managers have come to rely on Susan Weinschenk's original 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People as a "go to" for practical advice on how to use the latest findings in psychology and neuroscience to directly inform and improve their designs, brands, and products. Research hasn't stopped since the book was written, and new design
... Read more
Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, (Revised) Third Edition

Distributed Data at Web Scale

by Jeff Carpenter, Eben Hewitt ...

Imagine what you could do if scalability wasn't a problem. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how the Cassandra database management system handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers. This revised third edition--updated for Cassandra 4.0 and new developments in the Cassandra ecosystem, including deployments in Kubernetes with K8ssandra- ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Imagine what you could do if scalability wasn't a problem. With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how the Cassandra database management system handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers. This revised third edition--updated for Cassandra 4.0 and new developments in the Cassandra ecosystem, including deployments in Kubernetes with K8ssandra-
... Read more

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