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Pragmatic Programmer, The

Pragmatic Programmer, The Your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition by David Thomas & Andrew Hunt

“One of the most significant books in my life.” –Obie Fernandez, Author, The Rails Way “Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. This new edition could do the same for yours.” –Mike Cohn, Author of Succeeding with Agile , Agile Estimating and Planning , and User Stories Applied “. . . filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come.” –Andrea Goulet, CEO, Corgibytes, Founder, LegacyCode.Rocks “. . . lightning does strike twice, and this book is proof.” –VM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy, Juniper Networks The Pragmatic Programmer is one of those rare tech books you’ll read, re-read, and read again over the years. Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you’ll come away with fresh insights each and every time. Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development, independent of any particular language, framework, or methodology, and the Pragmatic philosophy has spawned hundreds of books, screencasts, and audio books, as well as thousands of careers and success stories. Now, twenty years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you’ll learn how to: Fight software rot Learn continuously Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge Write flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code Harness the power of basic tools Avoid programming by coincidence Learn real requirements Solve the underlying problems of concurrent code Guard against security vulnerabilities Build teams of Pragmatic Programmers Take responsibility for your work and career Test ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing Implement the Pragmatic Starter Kit Delight your users Written as a series of self-contained sections and filled with classic and fresh anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer illustrates the best approaches and major pitfalls of many different aspects of software development. Whether you’re a new coder, an experienced programmer, or a manager responsible for software projects, use these lessons daily, and you’ll quickly see improvements in personal productivity, accuracy, and job satisfaction. You’ll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long-term success in your career. You’ll become a Pragmatic Programmer. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

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Beautiful Code

Beautiful Code Leading Programmers Explain How They Think by Andy Oram & Greg Wilson

How do the experts solve difficult problems in software development? In this unique and insightful book, leading computer scientists offer case studies that reveal how they found unusual, carefully designed solutions to high-profile projects. You will be able to look over the shoulder of major coding and design experts to see problems through their eyes. This is not simply another design patterns book, or another software engineering treatise on the right and wrong way to do things. The authors think aloud as they work through their project's architecture, the tradeoffs made in its construction, and when it was important to break rules. This book contains 33 chapters contributed by Brian Kernighan, KarlFogel, Jon Bentley, Tim Bray, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Michael Feathers,Alberto Savoia, Charles Petzold, Douglas Crockford, Henry S. Warren,Jr., Ashish Gulhati, Lincoln Stein, Jim Kent, Jack Dongarra and PiotrLuszczek, Adam Kolawa, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Diomidis Spinellis, AndrewKuchling, Travis E. Oliphant, Ronald Mak, Rogerio Atem de Carvalho andRafael Monnerat, Bryan Cantrill, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat, SimonPeyton Jones, Kent Dybvig, William Otte and Douglas C. Schmidt, AndrewPatzer, Andreas Zeller, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Arun Mehta, TV Raman,Laura Wingerd and Christopher Seiwald, and Brian Hayes. Beautiful Code is an opportunity for master coders to tell their story. All author royalties will be donated to Amnesty International.

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Excel Power Pivot & Power Query For Dummies

Excel Power Pivot & Power Query For Dummies
by Michael Alexander

Learn to crunch huge amounts of data with PowerPivot and Power Query Do you have a ton of data you need to make sense of? Microsoft’s Excel program can handle amazingly large data sets, but you’ll need to get familiar with PowerPivot and Power Query to get started. And that’s where Dummies comes in. With step-by-step instructions—accompanied by ample screenshots— Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies will teach you how to save time, simplify your processes, and enhance your data analysis and reporting. Use Power Query to discover, connect to, and import your organization’s data. Then use PowerPivot to model it in Excel. You’ll also learn to: Make use of databases to store large amounts of data Use custom functions to extend and enhance Power Query Add the functionality of formulas to PowerPivot and publish data to SharePoint If you’re expected to wrangle, interpret, and report on large amounts of data, Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies gives you the tools you need to get up to speed quickly.

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Adobe Photoshop, 2nd Edition

Adobe Photoshop, 2nd Edition A Complete Course and Compendium of Features by Stephen Laskevitch

Adobe Photoshop: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features  is your guide to creating, editing, and enhancing images and designs in Adobe Photoshop. Whether you’re retouching a photograph, generating designs for social media, or combining images into composite creations, Photoshop is the tool for you—and this book will teach you what you need to know. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to cover the newest features of Photoshop. First, in a complete Course that includes a new set of projects and lessons from the curriculum of Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch, you'll learn the procedures needed to use Photoshop effectively and professionally. As you work your way through dozens of step-by-step lessons, you’ll be exposed to Photoshop’s rich feature set in practical contexts and learn best practices for optimal workflows. We’ll supply lesson documents and their assets to download, and you can use your course creations as starting points for your own projects. The updated Compendium provides even greater depth of knowledge and serves as an in-depth reference you can rely on long after the course is done. Its eight easy-to-access sections help you uncover more of the “how” and “why” of Photoshop. With extensive cross references between the Course and Compendium, the two parts of the book complement each other perfectly. Learn step by step how to: •  Set up an ideal workspace •  Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) features •  Know what to do when AI fails •  Master selections and masks •  Work with design features and presets like gradients, patterns, brushes, and text •  Combine images seamlessly •  Use Smart Objects for powerful workflows •  Become more efficient and effective with actions and scripts •  And much more!

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ChatGPT:相見恨晚的人工智慧利器 - Gamer Computer Cover Art

ChatGPT:相見恨晚的人工智慧利器

ChatGPT:相見恨晚的人工智慧利器 by Gamer Computer

當今數位化的時代,ChatGPT 是人工智慧最令人興奮的應用之一。它可以透過自然語言處理來了解人類的語言,進而生成自然流暢的回應,甚至能夠創造出全新的文本。現在,你有機會以最豐富、最全面的方式,從本書中開始深入了解 ChatGPT,進而學會使用這個強大的工具。 無論你是職場新秀還是經驗豐富的專業人士,本書都可以讓你更加全面地了解 ChatGPT,以及如何在實戰中最好地利用 ChatGPT,成為 ChatGPT 的佼佼者。

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Beginning Software Engineering

Beginning Software Engineering
by Rod Stephens

Discover the foundations of software engineering with this easy and intuitive guide In the newly updated second edition of Beginning Software Engineering , expert programmer and tech educator Rod Stephens delivers an instructive and intuitive introduction to the fundamentals of software engineering. In the book, you’ll learn to create well-constructed software applications that meet the needs of users while developing the practical, hands-on skills needed to build robust, efficient, and reliable software. The author skips the unnecessary jargon and sticks to simple and straightforward English to help you understand the concepts and ideas discussed within. He also offers you real-world tested methods you can apply to any programming language. You’ll also get: Practical tips for preparing for programming job interviews, which often include questions about software engineering practices A no-nonsense guide to requirements gathering, system modeling, design, implementation, testing, and debugging Brand-new coverage of user interface design, algorithms, and programming language choices Beginning Software Engineering doesn’t assume any experience with programming, development, or management. It’s plentiful figures and graphics help to explain the foundational concepts and every chapter offers several case examples, Try It Out , and How It Works explanatory sections. For anyone interested in a new career in software development, or simply curious about the software engineering process, Beginning Software Engineering, Second Edition is the handbook you’ve been waiting for.

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Convolutional Neural Networks in Python: Beginner's Guide to Convolutional Neural Networks in Python - Frank Millstein Cover Art

Convolutional Neural Networks in Python: Beginner's Guide to Convolutional Neural Networks in Python

Convolutional Neural Networks in Python: Beginner's Guide to Convolutional Neural Networks in Python by Frank Millstein

This book covers the basics behind Convolutional Neural Networks by introducing you to this complex world of deep learning and artificial neural networks in a simple and easy to understand way. It is perfect for any beginner out there looking forward to learning more about this machine learning field.This book is all about how to use convolutional neural networks for various image, object and other common classification problems in Python. Here, we also take a deeper look into various Keras layer used for building CNNs we take a look at different activation functions and much more, which will eventually lead you to creating highly accurate models able of performing great task results on various image classification, object classification and other problems.Therefore, at the end of the book, you will have a better insight into this world, thus you will be more than prepared to deal with more complex and challenging tasks on your own. Here Is a Preview of What You'll Learn In This Book… Convolutional neural networks structureHow convolutional neural networks actually workConvolutional neural networks applicationsThe importance of convolution operatorDifferent convolutional neural networks layers and their importanceArrangement of spatial parametersHow and when to use stride and zero-paddingMethod of parameter sharingMatrix multiplication and its importancePooling and dense layersIntroducing non-linearity relu activation functionHow to train your convolutional neural network models using backpropagationHow and why to apply dropoutCNN model training processHow to build a convolutional neural networkGenerating predictions and calculating loss functionsHow to train and evaluate your MNIST classifierHow to build a simple image classification CNNAnd much, much more! Get this book NOW and learn more about Convolutional Neural Networks in Python!

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Beginning Ruby

Beginning Ruby From Novice to Professional by Kenneth Cooper

Beginning Ruby is a thoroughly contemporary guide to this powerful language. It features recent changes and is informed by developments such as Ruby on Rails. It is aimed at both the novice programmer as well as experienced developers who are new to Ruby.

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The Ghidra Book

The Ghidra Book The Definitive Guide by Chris Eagle & Kara Nance

A guide to using the Ghidra software reverse engineering tool suite. The result of more than a decade of research and development within the NSA, the Ghidra platform was developed to address some of the agency's most challenging reverse-engineering problems. With the open-source release of this formerly restricted tool suite, one of the world's most capable disassemblers and intuitive decompilers is now in the hands of cybersecurity defenders everywhere -- and The Ghidra Book is the one and only guide you need to master it. In addition to discussing RE techniques useful in analyzing software and malware of all kinds, the book thoroughly introduces Ghidra's components, features, and unique capacity for group collaboration. You'll learn how to: Navigate a disassembly Use Ghidra's built-in decompiler to expedite analysisAnalyze obfuscated binariesExtend Ghidra to recognize new data typesBuild new Ghidra analyzers and loadersAdd support for new processors and instruction setsScript Ghidra tasks to automate workflowsSet up and use a collaborative reverse engineering environment Designed for beginner and advanced users alike, The Ghidra Book will effectively prepare you to meet the needs and challenges of RE, so you can analyze files like a pro.

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AWS For Developers For Dummies

AWS For Developers For Dummies
by John Paul Mueller

Everything you need to get running with IaaS for Amazon Web Services Modern businesses rely on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)—a setup in which someone else foots the bill to create application environments—and developers are expected to know how to write both platform-specific and IaaS-supported applications. If you're a developer who writes desktop and web applications but have little-to-no experience with cloud development, this book is an essential tool in getting started in the IaaS environment with Amazon Web Services. In Amazon Web Services For Developers For Dummies, you'll quickly and easily get up to speed on which language or platform will work best to meet a specific need, how to work with management consoles, ways you'll interact with services at the command line, how to create applications with the AWS API, and so much more. Assess development options to produce the kind of result that's actually needed Use the simplest approach to accomplish any given task Automate tasks using something as simple as the batch processing features offered by most platforms Create example applications using JavaScript, Python, and R Discover how to use the XML files that appear in the management console to fine tune your configuration Making sense of Amazon Web Services doesn't have to be as difficult as it seems—and this book shows you how.

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Excel Macros For Dummies

Excel Macros For Dummies by Dick Kusleika

Save time and become an Excel wizard with the world’s leading Excel macro guide Do you love Excel and all the things you can do with it, but wish you could just work…faster? Excel macros—automated workflows that save you time and energy—might be just what you need. In Excel Macros For Dummies , you’ll learn over 70 of the most productive, time-saving macros in less time than it takes to back up the files on your computer! Every chapter in the book gives you practical info and exercises you can put to work immediately, alongside step-by-step instructions and guidance on how to customize Excel to fit your every need. Inside, you’ll find: Automations that take your Excel productivity to the next level, and beyond Fully updated macros compatible with the newest version of Excel included in Microsoft 365 Careful explanations of the basics as well as tips for the advanced user With something for everyone, Excel Macros For Dummies is the productivity supercharger you’ve been waiting for. Grab a copy today!

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Windows 11 for Beginners

Windows 11 for Beginners The Complete Step-by-Step User Guide to Learn and Take Full Use of Windows 11 (A Windows 11 Manual with Useful Tips & Tricks) by Kyle A. Veltri

<h4>Are You Interested in Mastering Windows 11 and Strengthening Your User Skills?<br>Would You Like to Find a Simple and Comprehensive Guide to Help You Learn Windows 11 Even Though It's Your First Time Using it?<br>Are You Considering Purchasing a New Computer and Want to Know What Features Windows 11 as well as its Novelties Need to Function at Their Highest Potential?</h4><p>Keep reading if you said "YES" to any of those, as this book is perfect for you.</p><p>This is a detailed reference book made to help new users in navigating the most recent operating system from Microsoft. It is perfect for those getting ready to use Windows 11 for the first time and seeking to grasp the fundamentals of the platform's operations as well as those looking to delve further into the finer details.</p><p>This book is where you can find the solutions needed for optimizing Windows 11 management in one simple to use and inexpensive guidebook. It provides thorough information to get the best results whether you are a beginner or an expert, along with other important information. It also offers accurate and direct responses on the administration of Windows 11.</p><p><b>What you'll find inside:</b></p><ul><li>A Comprehensive, Simple Guide To Understanding The Fundamentals Of Windows 11<br></li><li>The Most Important Things to Consider Before Installing Windows 11&nbsp;<br></li><li>A Detailed Explanation of How to Update Windows 11<br></li><li>Simple Step-by-Step Tutorials for Launching Applications, Managing Your Files, Finding Folders, and Using Apps<br></li><li>The Major Changes Between Windows 10 and Windows 11<br></li><li>An In-depth Explanation of the Windows 11 Interface (Including Configuration and Customization)<br></li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p>All in all, "Windows 11 for Beginners" is a simple-to-read book that gives new Windows 11 users all the information they need to get started with the new operating system. This book will assist you in quickly and efficiently getting up and running on Windows 11, whether you're a new computer user or an experienced user moving to it.</p><p><b>Scroll Up and Click on "Buy now" to Start Enjoying the New Windows 11 TODAY!<br></b><br></p>  

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Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Designing Data-Intensive Applications The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems by Martin Kleppmann

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectivelyMake informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different toolsNavigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexityUnderstand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are builtPeek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures

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Practical Vim

Practical Vim Edit Text at the Speed of Thought by Drew Neil

Vim is a fast and efficient text editor that will make you a faster and more efficient developer. It's available on almost every OS, and if you master the techniques in this book, you'll never need another text editor. In more than 120 Vim tips, you'll quickly learn the editor's core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks. This beloved bestseller has been revised and updated to Vim 7.4 and includes three brand-new tips and five fully revised tips. A highly configurable, cross-platform text editor, Vim is a serious tool for programmers, web developers, and sysadmins who want to raise their game. No other text editor comes close to Vim for speed and efficiency; it runs on almost every system imaginable and supports most coding and markup languages. Learn how to edit text the "Vim way": complete a series of repetitive changes with The Dot Formula using one keystroke to strike the target, followed by one keystroke to execute the change. Automate complex tasks by recording your keystrokes as a macro. Discover the "very magic" switch that makes Vim's regular expression syntax more like Perl's. Build complex patterns by iterating on your search history. Search inside multiple files, then run Vim's substitute command on the result set for a project-wide search and replace. All without installing a single plugin! Three new tips explain how to run multiple ex commands as a batch, autocomplete sequences of words, and operate on a complete search match. Practical Vim, Second Edition will show you new ways to work with Vim 7.4 more efficiently, whether you're a beginner or an intermediate Vim user. All this, without having to touch the mouse. What You Need: Vim version 7.4

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Using SQLite

Using SQLite Small. Fast. Reliable. Choose Any Three. by Jay A. Kreibich

Application developers, take note: databases aren't just for the IS group any more. You can build database-backed applications for the desktop, Web, embedded systems, or operating systems without linking to heavy-duty client-server databases such as Oracle and MySQL. This book shows you how to use SQLite, a small and lightweight relational database engine that you can build directly into your application. With SQLite, you'll discover how to develop a database-backed application that remains manageable in size and complexity. This book guides you every step of the way. You'll get a crash course in data modeling, become familiar with SQLite's dialect of the SQL database language, and much more. Learn how to maintain localized storage in a single file that requires no configurationBuild your own SQLite library or use a precompiled distribution in your applicationGet a primer on SQL, and learn how to use several language functions and extensionsWork with SQLite using a scripting language or a C-based language such as C# or Objective-CUnderstand the basics of database design, and learn how to transfer what you already know to SQLiteTake advantage of virtual tables and modules "Complex SQL concepts explained clearly." --D. Richard Hipp, creator of SQLite

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Write Great Code, Volume 1, 2nd Edition

Write Great Code, Volume 1, 2nd Edition Understanding the Machine by Randall Hyde

Understanding the Machine , the first volume in the landmark Write Great Code series by Randall Hyde, explains the underlying mechanics of how a computer works. This, the first volume in Randall Hyde's Write Great Code series, dives into machine organization without the extra overhead of learning assembly language programming. Written for high-level language programmers, Understanding the Machine fills in the low-level details of machine organization that are often left out of computer science and engineering courses. Learn: How the machine represents numbers, strings, and high-level data structures, so you'll know the inherent cost of using them.How to organize your data, so the machine can access it efficiently.How the CPU operates, so you can write code that works the way the machine does.How I/O devices operate, so you can maximize your application's performance when accessing those devices.How to best use the memory hierarchy to produce the fastest possible programs. Great code is efficient code. But before you can write truly efficient code, you must understand how computer systems execute programs and how abstractions in programming languages map to the machine's low-level hardware. After all, compilers don't write the best machine code; programmers do. This book gives you the foundation upon which all great software is built. NEW IN THIS EDITION, COVERAGE OF: Programming languages like Swift and JavaCode generation on modern 64-bit CPUsARM processors on mobile phones and tabletsNewer peripheral devicesLarger memory systems and large-scale SSDs

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Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2023 release)

Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2023 release) by Conrad Chavez

Learn to create and edit images using Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2023 release) uses real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. For beginners and experienced users alike, you can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to: Correct and improve digital images Seamlessly remove backgrounds, repair images, and replace skies Explore advanced filters that use machine learning and cloud processing Select subjects with complex outlines, including hair, quickly and precisely Composite multiple images and combine with typography Edit video, including transitions and motion effects Edit camera raw images Automate tasks Save as a Photoshop cloud document to easily edit across desktop and mobile devices Export your work for web, mobile devices, and print Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe Photoshop (2023 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.) Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe Photoshop software. This book covers Photoshop on desktop only. It does not address Photoshop on the iPad.

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Learn Software Testing in 24 Hours

Learn Software Testing in 24 Hours by Alex Nordeen

Software testing is the verifying your software product against business requirements and the enduring the Application Under Test is defect free. Contrary to popular belief, testing is not an adhoc activity but is This book is designed for beginners with little or no prior Software Testing experience. Here is what you will learn: Table Of Content Section 1- Introduction What is Software Testing? Why is it Important? 7 Software Testing Principles What is V Model Software Testing Life Cycle - STLC explained Test Plan What is Manual testing? What is Automation Testing? Section 2- Creating Test What is Test Scenario? How to Write Test Case Software Testing Techniques How to Create Requirements Traceability Matrix Testing Review Test Environment Test Data What is Defect? Defect Life Cycle Section 3- Testing Types 100+ Types of Software Testing White Box Testing Black Box Testing Unit Testing INTEGRATION Testing System Testing Regression Testing Sanity Testing & Smoke Testing Performance Testing Load Testing Accessibility Testing STRESS Testing User Acceptance Testing Backend Testing Protocol Testing Web Service Testing API Testing Section 4- Agile Testing Agile Testing Scrum Testing Beginners Section 5- Testing Different Domains Banking Domain Application Testing Ecommerce Applications Insurance Application Testing Payment Gateway Testing Retail POS Testing Telecom Domain Testing Data Warehouse Testing Database Testing

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How To Be An Agile Business Analyst

How To Be An Agile Business Analyst by Kent J McDonald

How To Be An Agile Business Analyst is about applying your business analysis skills in an agile manner. You’ll still see the term agile business analyst, but the agile here describes how you approach business analysis. This book helps business analysts be an effective member of a team working in an agile fashion. It explains how to add value to your team and how to apply your business analysis skills. It will help you understand how you can use your business analysis skills to make sure your team builds the right thing. Read the book to discover the five characteristics of an agile business analyst and how to adopt those characteristics: You are an agile business analyst when you consider your context so that you use appropriate techniques. You are an agile business analyst when you help your team focus on outcomes over outputs and use that outcome to define success and measure progress. You are an agile business analyst when you use tried and true business analysis techniques to build and maintain a shared understanding of the problem your team is trying to solve. You are an agile business analyst when you make sure decisions get made, whether you have the responsibility for deciding or not. You are an agile business analyst when you use short feedback cycles to learn about your users needs and adjust your product accordingly. How To Be An Agile Business Analyst also explains the roles and responsibilities you may experiences and explores the impact an agile approach has on a common business analysis process. How To Be An Agile Business Analyst helps you demonstrate to teams in your organization why they should have you on their team. At the end of the day, isn’t that really what matters?

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Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release - Brian Wood Cover Art

Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release

Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release by Brian Wood

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release contains 17 lessons that use real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. For beginners and experienced users alike, you can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to: Create artwork, from precise drawings to stylistic paintings Explore Generative AI to create vector artwork Make logos, illustrations, posters, podcast covers, flyers, and more Explore selections, text, shapes, and color Progress to freeform gradients and layers Work with dynamic symbols, brushes, and creative effects Create product mockups Efficiently export assets and share for review Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe Illustrator 2024 Release software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.

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Microsoft Excel Pivot Table Data Crunching (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365) - Bill Jelen Cover Art

Microsoft Excel Pivot Table Data Crunching (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Excel Pivot Table Data Crunching (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365) by Bill Jelen

Use Microsoft 365 Excel and Excel 2021 pivot tables and pivot charts to produce powerful, dynamic reports in minutes: take control of your data and your business! Even if you've never created a pivot table before, this book will help you leverage all their flexibility and analytical power— including important recent improvements in Microsoft 365 Excel. Drawing on more than 30 years of cutting-edge Excel experience, MVP Bill Jelen (“MrExcel”) shares practical “recipes” for solving real business problems, expert insights for avoiding mistakes, and advanced tips and tricks you'll find nowhere else. By reading this book, you will: Master easy, powerful ways to create, customize, change, and control pivot tables Transform huge datasets into clear summary reports Instantly highlight your most profitable customers, products, or regions Use the data model and Power Query to quickly analyze disparate data sources Create powerful crosstab reports with new dynamic arrays and Power Query Build geographical pivot tables with 3D Maps Construct and share state-of-the-art dynamic dashboards Revamp analyses on the fly by dragging and dropping fi elds Build dynamic self-service reporting systems Share your pivot tables with colleagues Create data mashups using the full Power Pivot capabilities in modern Excel versions Generate pivot tables using either VBA on the Desktop or Typescript in Excel Online Save time and avoid formatting problems by adapting reports with GetPivotData Unpivot source data so it's easier to work with Use new Analyze Data artificial intelligence to create pivot tables

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Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365) by Bill Jelen & Tracy Syrstad

Renowned Excel experts Bill Jelen (MrExcel) and Tracy Syrstad help you automate Excel tasks to get more done, faster than ever.   Use this guide to automate virtually any routine Excel task: save yourself hours, days, maybe even weeks. Make Excel do things you thought were impossible, discover macro techniques you won't find anywhere else, and create automated reports that are amazingly powerful. Bill Jelen and Tracy Syrstad help you instantly visualize information to make it actionable; capture data from anywhere, and use it anywhere; and automate the best new features in Microsoft Excel. You'll find simple, step-by-step instructions, real-world case studies, and 50 workbooks packed with examples and complete, easy-to-adapt solutions.   By reading this book, you will: Quickly master Excel macro development Work more efficiently with ranges, cells, and formulas Generate automated reports and quickly adapt them for new requirements Learn to automate PivotTables to summarize, analyze, explore, and present data Leverage more of Excel VBA's power with classes, collections, and Advanced Filter Make the most of User-Defined Functions (UDFs), including new LAMBDA functions Build sophisticated UserForm custom dialogs to collect data from other Excel users Integrate data from the Internet, Access and SQL Server databases, and other sources Automatically generate charts, visualizations, sparklines, and Word documents Extend Excel's power by controlling other Office programs and Windows itself Create Office Add-ins to expand worksheet functionality or streamline retrieval of external information Get started creating brand-new TypeScript applications for Excel Online   About This Book • For everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less time • For business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data

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Microsoft Excel Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Excel Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365) by Joan Lambert & Curtis Frye

The quick way to learn Microsoft Excel! This is learning made easy. Get more done, more quickly, with Microsoft Excel. Jump in wherever you need answers—brisk lessons and detailed screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Quickly set up workbooks, enter data, and format it for effective visual impact Perform calculations and find and correct errors Manage, filter, summarize, validate, reorder, and combine data Identify trends, illustrate processes and relationships, and dynamically analyze data Build sophisticated forecasts, key performance indicators (KPIs), and timelines Visualize data with customized charts, 3D maps, and other powerful tools Import, process, summarize, and analyze huge data sets with PowerPivot and Power Query Use powerful Excel Data Models for advanced business intelligence

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iBooks Author: The Definitive Guide

iBooks Author: The Definitive Guide by Trailer Park Inc.

Unlock the full power and potential of iBooks Author with our #1 Bestselling interactive manual! Built using iBooks Author by experienced designers and developers, our book will get you up and running in no time. Through interactive galleries, video demonstrations, and invaluable professional tips and tricks, "iBooks Author: The Definitive Guide" gives you everything needed to quickly learn and master this innovative digital publishing application. Topics Include: • Template Overview • Creating Table of Contents and Glossary • Adding Text, Images and Interactive Content • Working with HTML5 Widgets and 3D Objects • Previewing and Publishing • Professional Tips & Tricks

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Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies

Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies by Greg Harvey

A comprehensive, up-to-date, user-friendly guide to Excel 2010 Excel is the standard for spreadsheet applications and is used worldwide, but it's not always user-friendly. That makes it a perfect For Dummies topic, and this handy all-in-one guide covers all the essentials, the new features, how to analyze data with Excel, and much more. Eight minibooks address Excel basics, worksheet design, formulas and functions, worksheet collaboration and review, charts and graphics, data management, data analysis, and Excel and VBA. Excel is the leading spreadsheet/data analysis software and is used throughout the world; the newest revision includes upgraded tools and a redesigned interface For Dummies books are the bestselling guides to Excel, with more than three million copies sold Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies covers the changes in the newest version as well as familiar tasks, such as creating and editing worksheets, setting up formulas, and performing statistical functions Eight self-contained minibooks cover the basics, worksheet design, formulas and functions, worksheet collaboration, presenting data in charts and graphics, data management, data analysis, and creating macros with VBA. Newcomers to Excel as well as veterans who just want to learn the latest version will find Excel 2010 All-in-One For Dummies has everything they need to know.

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Numbers for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides)

Numbers for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) by Sean Kells

A newer edition of this book is available: "Numbers for iPad & iPad Pro (Vole Guides)" by Sean Kells. This handy guide covers all of Numbers for iOS, Apple's chart-topping spreadsheet app tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. If you're coming from Numbers for Mac or Microsoft Excel, you'll find all the steps needed to transfer your spreadsheets and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag. • Use just your fingers to create spreadsheets with tables, charts, graphics, and media. • Create spreadsheets based on Apple's professionally designed templates or your own custom templates. • Store spreadsheets in iCloud or third-party cloud locations such as Dropbox or Google Drive. • Use Handoff to pass spreadsheets seamlessly between your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. • Organize your spreadsheets into folders. • Restrict access to your spreadsheets by password-protecting them. • Add multiple sheets and tables to your spreadsheets. • Print spreadsheets wirelessly from an AirPrint-capable printer. • Edit and format cells and use the built-in editing tools. • Enter data with sliders, steppers, pop-up menus, checkboxes, star ratings, and intelligent keyboards. • Add comments and highlights to your work. • Cut, copy, paste, merge, fill, and sort cells. • Use forms to edit lists easily. • Enter, copy, move, and troubleshoot formulas. • Choose from more than 250 built-in functions and operators to build formulas. • Chart your data to reveal trends and relationships. • Embellish your spreadsheets with photos, videos, text boxes, arrows, lines, and shapes. • Export Numbers, Excel, PDF, or CSV files. • Import Numbers, Excel, or CSV files. • Send copies of spreadsheets via email, Messages, or AirDrop. • Transfer spreadsheets via remote server. • Use iCloud to store, share, sync, or collaborate on spreadsheets online. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and timesavers. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Getting Started with Numbers 2. Spreadsheet Basics 3. Entering Data 4. Formulas and Functions 5. Charts 6. Media, Text Boxes, and Shapes 7. Sharing and Converting Spreadsheets About the Author Sean Kells is a human-interface designer based in Seattle, Washington. When he's not pushing pixels, Sean paints foreboding seascapes, plays backgammon for blood, and takes his dog surfing. Sean has written guides to Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and iBooks.

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How To Setup Find My iPhone

How To Setup Find My iPhone Animated Audiobook by Mobility

How to Setup Find my iPhone animated audiobook by Mobility shows you how to setup the feature Find My iPhone through a simple and easy to follow sequence of 06 animated audio steps. You do not need to read any manual or setup guide anymore. "How to setup find my iPhone" uses JavaScript to synchronize the animation and audio to present the material in a way that is easy to learn and execute the instructions.

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iPad 3 & iOS 6

iPad 3 & iOS 6 Tech 102 by Chris Kennedy

Perfect for new and experienced users, this no-fluff guide to the Apple iPad is packed with details on settings, apps, documents, and iCloud. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for dictating, networking, sharing, troubleshooting, going online, and using Siri. New features covered include Siri, Maps, Privacy, Shared Photo Streams, Do Not Disturb, Facebook integration, Clock, Guided Access, Safari and Mail improvements, and remodeled stores. • Master the Home screen and multitouch gestures. • Secure your data from thieves, snoops, and rogue apps. • Work with onscreen or wireless keyboards. • Get instant search results for documents, pictures, music, mail, apps, contacts, and more. • Ask Siri to find nearby businesses, set alarms, search the web, and more. • Dictate anywhere that you can type. • Connect to wireless networks with a couple of taps. • Set up cellular, Bluetooth, and VPN connections. • Mirror your iPad's screen to your TV wirelessly via AirPlay. • Back up your data to iCloud or iTunes. • Use iCloud to store and access the latest versions of your documents online. • Sync your documents, mail, contacts, appointments, reminders, notes, and messages wirelessly across your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac. • See all your notifications in one place. • Browse the web with Safari. • Send, receive, and manage your email with Mail. • Chat with family and friends with Messages or FaceTime. • Post to Twitter or Facebook right from the app you're using. • Manage your day-to-day life with Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Reminders, and Clock. • Find your way with Maps. • Download and install apps and updates from the App Store. • Read books, magazines, and newspapers with iBooks and Newsstand. • Play games on Game Center, Apple's online multiplayer social gaming network. • Play music, movies, TV shows, and other media downloaded from the iTunes Store. • Capture, edit, and share photos and videos with Camera, Photos, and Photo Booth. • Care for your iPad and troubleshoot problems. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and workarounds. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Getting Started with Your iPad 2. Touring Your iPad 3. Securing Your iPad 4. Typing, Editing & Searching 5. Dictation & Siri 6. Wireless & Network Connections 7. iCloud, iTunes & Notifications 8. Browsing the Web 9. Email, Messaging & Video Calls 10. Organizing Your Life 11. Shopping in the App Store 12. Reading Books, Newspapers & Magazines 13. Playing Games 14. Downloading and Playing Music & Videos 15. Shooting, Viewing & Managing Photos 16. iPad Care & Troubleshooting About the Author Chris Kennedy is a technical writer based in Boulder, Colorado. When he's not planting power-user tips on blogs, Chris climbs rocks, revises his screenplays, and reads the journals of polar explorers.

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FileMaker Pro 11: The Missing Manual

FileMaker Pro 11: The Missing Manual by Susan Prosser & Stuart Gripman

This hands-on, friendly guide shows you how to harness FileMaker's power to make your information work for you. With a few mouse clicks, the FileMaker Pro 11 database helps you create and print corporate reports, manage a mailing list, or run your entire business. FileMaker Pro 11: The Missing Manual helps you get started, build your database, and produce results, whether you're running a business, pursuing a hobby, or planning your retirement. It's a thorough, accessible guide for new, non-technical users, as well as those with more experience. Start up: Get your first database up and running in minutes Catalog your data: Organize contacts, to-do items, and product information with speedy data-entry and sorting tools Create professional documents: Publish reports, invoices, and more, with ease Add visual power and clarity: Create colorful charts to illustrate and summarize your data Harness processing power: Crunch numbers and search text with dozens of built-in formulas Learn advanced topics: Explore the high-level features of FileMaker Pro Advanced and FileMaker Server

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iBooks for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides)

iBooks for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) by Sean Kells

A newer edition of this book is available: "iBooks for iPad & iPad Pro (Vole Guides)" by Sean Kells. This handy guide covers all of iBooks, Apple's chart-topping ebook reader tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac. If you're coming from the Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook, you'll find the steps needed to make a smooth transition to iBooks. • Use just your fingers to page through books, read PDF files, interact with multimedia textbooks, create bookmarks, and highlight and annotate passages. • Use built-in search and navigation features to find words or phrases anywhere in a book and quickly jump to specific pages. • Share quotes from books via Mail, Messages, Twitter, or Facebook. • Adjust screen brightness for ambient light and change a book's text size, font, and layout to suit your eyesight and reading speed. • Stock and organize your library by buying books from the iBooks Store, downloading free (and DRM-free) books from the internet, and converting books to EPUB format. • Sync your library across all your iOS devices automatically. • Subscribe to magazines and newspapers or buy single issues. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and timesavers. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Getting Started with iBooks 2. Stocking Your Library 3. Organizing Your Library 4. Reading Books 5. Reading PDFs 6. Newsstand 7. Interactive Textbooks About the Author Sean Kells is a human-interface designer based in Seattle, Washington. When he's not pushing pixels, Sean paints foreboding seascapes, plays backgammon for blood, and takes his dog surfing. Sean has written guides to Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and iBooks.

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Pages for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) - Sean Kells Cover Art

Pages for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides)

Pages for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) by Sean Kells

A newer edition of this book is available: "Pages for iPad & iPad Pro (Vole Guides)" by Sean Kells. This handy guide covers all of Pages for iOS, Apple's chart-topping word processor tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. If you're coming from Pages for Mac or Microsoft Word, you'll find all the steps needed to transfer your documents and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag. • Use just your fingers to create documents with text, lists, footnotes, tables, charts, graphics, and media. • Create documents based on Apple's professionally designed templates or your own custom templates. • Store documents in iCloud or third-party cloud locations such as Dropbox or Google Drive. • Use Handoff to pass documents seamlessly between your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. • Organize your documents into folders. • Restrict access to your documents by password-protecting them. • Set the paper size and adjust page margins. • Insert repeating headers and footers. • Number pages automatically. • Use watermarks to stamp your documents with a logo or mark them as confidential. • Print documents wirelessly from an AirPrint-capable printer. • Edit and format text and use the built-in editing tools. • Add comments and highlights to your work. • Track changes in your documents. • Use paragraph and character styles to maintain a consistent look. • Create bulleted, lettered, or numbered lists. • Flow text into multiple columns. • Change the line spacing and alignment of paragraphs. • Set paragraph margins and first-line indents. • Use tab stops to align columns of text or numbers. • Insert manual page, column, or line breaks. • Insert footnotes or endnotes. • Embellish your documents with photos, videos, text boxes, arrows, lines, and shapes. • Wrap text around objects. • Organize, format, and sort text or numbers in tables. • Chart your data to show trends and relationships. • Export Pages, Word, PDF, or ePub files. • Import Pages, Word, or text files. • Send copies of documents via email, Messages, or AirDrop. • Transfer documents via remote server. • Use iCloud to store, share, sync, or collaborate on documents online. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and timesavers. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Getting Started with Pages 2. Document Basics 3. Editing Text 4. Formatting Text 5. Media, Text Boxes, and Shapes 6. Tables 7. Charts 8. Sharing and Converting Documents About the Author Sean Kells is a human-interface designer based in Seattle, Washington. When he's not pushing pixels, Sean paints foreboding seascapes, plays backgammon for blood, and takes his dog surfing. Sean has written guides to Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and iBooks.

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Essential Scrum

Essential Scrum A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process by Kenneth Rubin

A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process The Single-Source, Comprehensive Guide to Scrum for All Team Members, Managers, and Executives If you want to use Scrum to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers, Essential Scrum is the complete, single-source reference you’ve been searching for. Leading Scrum coach and trainer Kenny Rubin illuminates the values, principles, and practices of Scrum, and describes flexible, proven approaches that can help you implement it far more effectively. Whether you are new to Scrum or years into your use, this book will introduce, clarify, and deepen your Scrum knowledge at the team, product, and portfolio levels. Drawing from Rubin’s experience helping hundreds of organizations succeed with Scrum, this book provides easy-to-digest descriptions enhanced by more than two hundred illustrations based on an entirely new visual icon language for describing Scrum’s roles, artifacts, and activities. Essential Scrum will provide every team member, manager, and executive with a common understanding of Scrum, a shared vocabulary they can use in applying it, and practical knowledge for deriving maximum value from it.

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User Story Mapping

User Story Mapping Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product by Jeff Patton & Peter Economy

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features. Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better conversations about the project throughout the development process. Your team will learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attempting to build and why. Get a high-level view of story mapping, with an exercise to learn key concepts quicklyUnderstand how stories really work, and how they come to life in Agile and Lean projectsDive into a story’s lifecycle, starting with opportunities and moving deeper into discoveryPrepare your stories, pay attention while they’re built, and learn from those you convert to working software

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Excel 2010 Pivot Tables

Excel 2010 Pivot Tables Tech 102 by Tim Hill

The jargon associated with Microsoft Excel's pivot tables ("n-dimensional cross tabulations") makes them look complex, but they're really no more than an easy way to build concise, flexible summaries of long lists of raw values. If you're working with hundreds (or hundreds of thousands) of rows, then pivot tables are the best way to look at the same information in different ways, summarize data on the fly, and spot trends and relationships. This handy guide teaches you how to use Excel's most powerful feature to crunch large amounts of data, without having to write new formulas, copy and paste cells, or reorganize rows and columns. You can download the sample workbook to follow along with the author's examples. • Create pivot tables from worksheet databases. • Rearrange pivot tables by dragging, swapping, and nesting fields. • Customize pivot tables with styles, layouts, totals, and subtotals. • Combine numbers, dates, times, or text values into custom groups. • Calculate common statistics or create custom formulas. • Filter data that you don't want to see. • Create and customize pivot charts. • Unlink a pivot table from its source data. • Control references to pivot table cells. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and timesavers. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Pivot Table Basics 2. Nesting Fields 3. Grouping Items 4. Calculations and Custom Formulas 5. Filtering Data 6. Charting Pivot Tables 7. Tricks with Pivot Tables About the Author Tim Hill is a statistician living in Boulder, Colorado. He holds degrees in mathematics and statistics from Stanford University and the University of Colorado. Tim has written self-teaching guides for Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Precalculus, Advanced Precalculus, Permutations & Combinations, Mathematics of Money, Excel Loan & Mortgage Formulas, and Excel Pivot Tables. When he's not crunching numbers, Tim climbs rocks, hikes canyons, and avoids malls.

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Python For Dummies

Python For Dummies by Stef Maruch & Aahz Maruch

Python is one of the most powerful, easy-to-read programming languages around, but it does have its limitations. This general purpose, high-level language that can be extended and embedded is a smart option for many programming problems, but a poor solution to others. Python For Dummies is the quick-and-easy guide to getting the most out of this robust program. This hands-on book will show you everything you need to know about building programs, debugging code, and simplifying development, as well as defining what actions it can perform. You’ll wrap yourself around all of its advanced features and become an expert Python user in no time. This guide gives you the tools you need to: Master basic elements and syntax Document, design, and debug programs Work with strings like a pro Direct a program with control structures Integrate integers, complex numbers, and modules Build lists, stacks, and queues Create an organized dictionary Handle functions, data, and namespace Construct applications with modules and packages Call, create, extend, and override classes Access the Internet to enhance your library Understand the new features of Python 2.5 Packed with critical idioms and great resources to maximize your productivity, Python For Dummies is the ultimate one-stop information guide. In a matter of minutes you’ll be familiar with Python’s building blocks, strings, dictionaries, and sets; and be on your way to writing the program that you’ve dreamed about!

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Clean Architecture

Clean Architecture A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design by Robert Martin

Practical Software Architecture Solutions from the Legendary Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”) By applying universal rules of software architecture, you can dramatically improve developer productivity throughout the life of any software system. Now, building upon the success of his best-selling books Clean Code and The Clean Coder, legendary software craftsman Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”) reveals those rules and helps you apply them. Martin’s Clean Architecture doesn’t merely present options. Drawing on over a half-century of experience in software environments of every imaginable type, Martin tells you what choices to make and why they are critical to your success. As you’ve come to expect from Uncle Bob, this book is packed with direct, no-nonsense solutions for the real challenges you’ll face–the ones that will make or break your projects. Learn what software architects need to achieve–and core disciplines and practices for achieving it Master essential software design principles for addressing function, component separation, and data management See how programming paradigms impose discipline by restricting what developers can do Understand what’s critically important and what’s merely a “detail” Implement optimal, high-level structures for web, database, thick-client, console, and embedded applications Define appropriate boundaries and layers, and organize components and services See why designs and architectures go wrong, and how to prevent (or fix) these failures Clean Architecture is essential reading for every current or aspiring software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager–and for every programmer who must execute someone else’s designs. Register your product for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.

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Excel 2019 All-in-One For Dummies

Excel 2019 All-in-One For Dummies by Greg Harvey

Make Excel work for you   Excel 2019 All-In-One For Dummies offers eight books in one!! It is completely updated to reflect the major changes Microsoft is making to Office with the 2019 release. From basic Excel functions, such as creating and editing worksheets, to sharing and reviewing worksheets, to editing macros with Visual Basic, it provides you with a broad scope of the most common Excel applications and functions—including formatting worksheets, setting up formulas, protecting worksheets, importing data, charting data, and performing statistical functions.     The book covers importing data, building and editing worksheets, creating formulas, generating pivot tables, and performing financial functions, what-if scenarios, database functions, and Web queries. More advanced topics include worksheet sharing and auditing, performing error trapping, building and running macros, charting data, and using Excel in conjunction with Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence) to analyze, model, and visualize vast quantities of data from a variety of local and online sources.   Get familiar with Worksheet design Find out how to work with charts and graphics Use Excel for data management, analysis, modeling, and visualization Make sense of macros and VBA If you’re a new or inexperienced user looking to spend more time on your projects than trying to figure out how to make Excel work for you, this all-encompassing book makes it easy!

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Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation by Jez Humble & David Farley

Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award ! Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process. This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Through automation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration between developers, testers, and operations, delivery teams can get changes released in a matter of hours— sometimes even minutes–no matter what the size of a project or the complexity of its code base. Jez Humble and David Farley begin by presenting the foundations of a rapid, reliable, low-risk delivery process. Next, they introduce the “deployment pipeline,” an automated process for managing all changes, from check-in to release. Finally, they discuss the “ecosystem” needed to support continuous delivery, from infrastructure, data and configuration management to governance. The authors introduce state-of-the-art techniques, including automated infrastructure management and data migration, and the use of virtualization. For each, they review key issues, identify best practices, and demonstrate how to mitigate risks. Coverage includes • Automating all facets of building, integrating, testing, and deploying software • Implementing deployment pipelines at team and organizational levels • Improving collaboration between developers, testers, and operations • Developing features incrementally on large and distributed teams • Implementing an effective configuration management strategy • Automating acceptance testing, from analysis to implementation • Testing capacity and other non-functional requirements • Implementing continuous deployment and zero-downtime releases • Managing infrastructure, data, components and dependencies • Navigating risk management, compliance, and auditing Whether you’re a developer, systems administrator, tester, or manager, this book will help your organization move from idea to release faster than ever—so you can deliver value to your business rapidly and reliably.

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Excel 2010 Bible

Excel 2010 Bible by John Walkenbach

A comprehensive reference to the newest version of the world’s most popular spreadsheet application: Excel 2010 John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topics. Known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," Walkenbach shows you how to maximize the power of all the new features of Excel 2010. An authoritative reference, this perennial bestseller proves itself indispensable no matter your level of skill, from Excel beginners and intermediate users to power users and potential power users everywhere. Fully updated for the new release, this latest edition provides comprehensive, soup-to-nuts coverage, delivering over 900 pages of Excel tips, tricks, and techniques you won’t find anywhere else. Excel guru and bestselling author John Walkenbach ("Mr. Spreadsheet") guides you through every aspect of Excel Delivers essential coverage of all the newest features of Excel 2010 Presents material in a clear, concise, logical format that is ideal for all levels of Excel experience Includes a CD that contains all the templates and worksheets used in the book plus John Walkenbach's award-winning Power Utility Pak Excel 2010 Bible serves as an excellent resource on all things Excel! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Agile Product Management with Scrum

Agile Product Management with Scrum Creating Products that Customers Love by Roman Pichler

The First Guide to Scrum-Based Agile Product Management In Agile Product Management with Scrum, leading Scrum consultant Roman Pichler uses real-world examples to demonstrate how product owners can create successful products with Scrum. He describes a broad range of agile product management practices, including making agile product discovery work, taking advantage of emergent requirements, creating the minimal marketable product, leveraging early customer feedback, and working closely with the development team. Benefitting from Pichler’s extensive experience, you’ll learn how Scrum product ownership differs from traditional product management and how to avoid and overcome the common challenges that Scrum product owners face. Coverage includes Understanding the product owner’s role: what product owners do, how they do it, and the surprising implications Envisioning the product: creating a compelling product vision to galvanize and guide the team and stakeholders Grooming the product backlog: managing the product backlog effectively even for the most complex products Planning the release: bringing clarity to scheduling, budgeting, and functionality decisions Collaborating in sprint meetings: understanding the product owner’s role in sprint meetings, including the dos and don’ts Transitioning into product ownership: succeeding as a product owner and establishing the role in the enterprise This book is an indispensable resource for anyone who works as a product owner, or expects to do so, as well as executives and coaches interested in establishing agile product management.

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Photoshop Compositing Secrets

Photoshop Compositing Secrets Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites by Matt Kloskowski

Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites Compositing is one of the hottest trends in Photoshop and photography today for portrait photographers, designers of all walks of life, and even retouchers. Everywhere you look, from group photos, to school graduation or sports portraits, to magazines, movie posters, and DVD covers, chances are, you’ve seen compositing. In Photoshop Compositing Secrets , Matt Kloskowski takes you through the entire process behind creating convincing, well-executed, and captivating composites. You’ll see how to create images that run the gamut from real-world portraits for corporate, graduation, or group photos to sports portraits, templates, and collages, and even the surreal, dramatic composites that clients clamor for. You'll learn: One of the most important secrets to compositing: how to master selections in Photoshop (yes, even wispy hair), What background color, and camera and lighting setups work best for compositing, How to move a subject from one background to another, and the Photoshop lighting and shadowing techniques to make it look real, And all the Photoshop tips, tricks, and special effects you need to pull off a convincing, professional composite. No matter if you're a professional, an aspiring professional, or a hobbyist, Photoshop Compositing Secrets will sharpen your skills and open up a whole new avenue of photographic expression in an easy-to-understand way that will have you creating your own composites in no time.

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FileMaker Pro 14: The Missing Manual

FileMaker Pro 14: The Missing Manual by Susan Prosser & Stuart Gripman

You don’t need a technical background to build powerful databases with FileMaker Pro 14. This crystal-clear, objective guide shows you how to create a database that lets you do almost anything with your data so you can quickly achieve your goals. Whether you’re creating catalogs, managing inventory and billing, or planning a wedding, you’ll learn how to customize your database to run on a PC, Mac, web browser, or iOS device. The important stuff you need to know: Dive into relational data. Solve problems quickly by connecting and combining data from different tables. Create professional documents. Publish reports, charts, invoices, catalogs, and other documents with ease. Access data anywhere. Use FileMaker Go on your iPad or iPhone—or share data on the Web. Harness processing power. Use new calculation and scripting tools to crunch numbers, search text, and automate tasks. Run your database on a secure server. Learn the high-level features of FileMaker Pro Advanced. Keep your data safe. Set privileges and allow data sharing with FileMaker’s streamlined security features.

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Tapworthy

Tapworthy Designing Great iPhone Apps by Josh Clark

So you've got an idea for an iPhone app -- along with everyone else on the planet. Set your app apart with elegant design, efficient usability, and a healthy dose of personality. This accessible, well-written guide shows you how to design exceptional user experiences for the iPhone and iPod Touch through practical principles and a rich collection of visual examples. Whether you're a designer, programmer, manager, or marketer, Tapworthy teaches you to "think iPhone" and helps you ask the right questions -- and get the right answers -- throughout the design process. You'll explore how considerations of design, psychology, culture, ergonomics, and usability combine to create a tapworthy app. Along the way, you'll get behind-the-scenes insights from the designers of apps like Facebook, USA Today , Twitterrific, and many others. Develop your ideas from initial concept to finished designBuild an effortless user experience that rewards every tapExplore the secrets of designing for touchDiscover how and why people really use iPhone appsLearn to use iPhone controls the Apple wayCreate your own personality-packed visuals

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The Algorithm Design Manual

The Algorithm Design Manual Second Edition by Steven S. Skiena

....The most comprehensive guide to designing practical and efficient algorithms!.... The Algorithm Design Manual, Second Edition "...the book is an algorithm-implementation treasure trove, and putting all of these implementations in one place was no small feat. The list of implementations [and] extensive bibliography make the book an invaluable resource for everyone interested in the subject." --ACM Computing Reviews "It has all the right ingredients: rich contents, friendly, personal language, subtle humor, the right references, and a plethora of pointers to resources."  -- P. Takis Metaxas, Wellesley College "This is the most approachable book on algorithms I have." -- Megan Squire, Elon University, USA This newly expanded and updated second edition of the best-selling classic continues to take the "mystery" out of designing algorithms, and analyzing their efficacy and efficiency. Expanding on the first edition, the book now serves as the primary textbook of choice for algorithm design courses while maintaining its status as the premier practical reference guide to algorithms for programmers, researchers, and students. The reader-friendly Algorithm Design Manual provides straightforward access to combinatorial algorithms technology, stressing design over analysis. The first part, Techniques , provides accessible instruction on methods for designing and analyzing computer algorithms. The second part, Resources , is intended for browsing and reference, and comprises the catalog of algorithmic resources, implementations and an extensive bibliography. NEW to the second edition: • Doubles the tutorial material and exercises over the first edition • Provides full online support for lecturers, and a completely updated and improved website component with lecture slides, audio and video • Contains a unique catalog identifying the 75 algorithmic problems that arise most often in practice, leading the reader down the right path to solve them • Includes several NEW "war stories" relating experiences from real-world applications • Provides up-to-date links leading to the very best algorithm implementations available in C, C++, and Java ADDITIONAL Learning Tools: • Exercises include "job interview problems" from major software companies • Highlighted take-home lesson boxes emphasize essential concepts • Provides comprehensive references to both survey articles and the primary literature • Exercises point to relevant programming contest challenge problems • Many algorithms presented with actual code (written in C) as well as pseudo-code • A full set of lecture slides and additional material available at www.algorist.com Written by a well-known algorithms researcher who received the IEEE Computer Science and Engineering Teaching Award, this new edition of The Algorithm Design Manual is an essential learning tool for students needing a solid grounding in algorithms, as well as a special text/reference for professionals who need an authoritative and insightful guide. Professor Skiena is also author of the popular Springer text, Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual .

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Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection, The - Robert C. Martin Cover Art

Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection, The

Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection, The by Robert C. Martin

The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection consists of two bestselling eBooks: Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftmanship by Robert C. Martin The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers by Robert C. Martin In Clean Code , legendary software expert Robert C. Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly" into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer—but only if you work at it. You will be challenged to think about what's right about that code and what's wrong with it. More important, you will be challenged to reassess your professional values and your commitment to your craft. In The Clean Coder , Martin introduces the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices of true software craftsmanship. This book is packed with practical advice—about everything from estimating and coding to refactoring and testing. It covers much more than technique: It is about attitude. Martin shows how to approach software development with honor, self-respect, and pride; work well and work clean; communicate and estimate faithfully; face difficult decisions with clarity and honesty; and understand that deep knowledge comes with a responsibility to act. Readers of this collection will come away understanding How to tell the difference between good and bad codeHow to write good code and how to transform bad code into good codeHow to create good names, good functions, good objects, and good classesHow to format code for maximum readabilityHow to implement complete error handling without obscuring code logicHow to unit test and practice test-driven developmentWhat it means to behave as a true software craftsmanHow to deal with conflict, tight schedules, and unreasonable managersHow to get into the flow of coding and get past writer’s blockHow to handle unrelenting pressure and avoid burnoutHow to combine enduring attitudes with new development paradigmsHow to manage your time and avoid blind alleys, marshes, bogs, and swampsHow to foster environments where programmers and teams can thriveWhen to say "No"—and how to say itWhen to say "Yes"—and what yes really means

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Excel 2010 For Dummies

Excel 2010 For Dummies by Greg Harvey

Crunch numbers, create spreadsheets, and get up to speed on Excel 2010! This friendly book gets you started with the basics of Excel 2010, such as creating a spreadsheet from scratch, selecting commands from the Ribbon, customizing the Quick Access toolbar, creating simple formulas, moving and copying data with drag and drop, using the AutoCorrect and AutoFill features, and more. Navigate effectively — see how the Ribbon interface and the Backstage View give you access to all the tools you need for every task Be a mover and a shaker — move and copy data with cut, copy, and paste or drag and drop Summing up — total columns and rows of numbers with the AutoSum button Making it pretty — format data tables, adjust column widths and row heights, hide columns and rows, and format with Styles or the Format Painter Safety net — save your work and recover spreadsheets after a computer crash Open the book and find: What's new in Excel 2010 How to surf an Excel 2010 worksheet and workbook Instructions for entering data in a worksheet Tips for keeping your data secure How to enter and edit formulas with built-in functions Tips for undoing or deleting data entry mistakes Learn to: Get comfortable with Excel 2010 and Backstage View Create and edit spreadsheets Format cells, create formulas, and fix data entry errors Copy, cut, move, paste, or delete data

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User Stories Applied

User Stories Applied For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn

Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software. The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users. In User Stories Applied , Mike Cohn provides you with a front-to-back blueprint for writing these user stories and weaving them into your development lifecycle. You'll learn what makes a great user story, and what makes a bad one. You'll discover practical ways to gather user stories, even when you can't speak with your users. Then, once you've compiled your user stories, Cohn shows how to organize them, prioritize them, and use them for planning, management, and testing. User role modeling: understanding what users have in common, and where they differ Gathering stories: user interviewing, questionnaires, observation, and workshops Working with managers, trainers, salespeople and other "proxies" Writing user stories for acceptance testing Using stories to prioritize, set schedules, and estimate release costs Includes end-of-chapter practice questions and exercises User Stories Applied will be invaluable to every software developer, tester, analyst, and manager working with any agile method: XP, Scrum... or even your own home-grown approach.

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Keynote for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) - Sean Kells Cover Art

Keynote for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides)

Keynote for iPad (2015 Edition) (Vole Guides) by Sean Kells

A newer edition of this book is available: "Keynote for iPad & iPad Pro (Vole Guides)" by Sean Kells. This handy guide covers all of Keynote for iOS, Apple's chart-topping presentation app tuned to work with your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. If you're coming from Keynote for Mac or Microsoft PowerPoint, you'll find all the steps needed to transfer your presentations and make a painless transition from point-and-click to tap-and-drag. • Use just your fingers to create presentations with text, lists, tables, charts, graphics, and media. • Create presentations and slides based on Apple's professionally designed themes or your own custom themes. • Store presentations in iCloud or third-party cloud locations such as Dropbox or Google Drive. • Use Handoff to pass presentations seamlessly between your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. • Organize your presentations into folders. • Restrict access to your presentations by password-protecting them. • Use the slide navigator to skim through your presentation and manage slides. • Reorder slides individually or in groups. • Show or hide slide numbers. • Skip slides that you don't want to show. • Zoom slides for detail work. • Print presentations wirelessly from an AirPrint-capable printer. • Edit and format text and use the built-in editing tools. • Add comments and highlights to your work. • Use paragraph and character styles to maintain a consistent look. • Create bulleted, lettered, or numbered lists. • Embellish your presentations with photos, videos, text boxes, arrows, lines, and shapes. • Add a soundtrack to your presentation. • Organize, format, and sort text or numbers in tables. • Chart your data to show trends and relationships. • Enliven your presentations with animations and special effects. • Play a presentation on your iPad or stream it to an external display or projector. • Drag your finger to simulate a laser pointer. • Use Keynote Remote to control presentation playback from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. • Add presenter notes to any slide to remind you what to say. • Create autoplay slideshows and viewer-guided slideshows for kiosks. • Export Keynote, PowerPoint, or PDF files. • Import Keynote or PowerPoint files. • Send copies of presentations via email, Messages, or AirDrop. • Transfer presentations via remote server. • Use iCloud to store, share, sync, or collaborate on presentations online. • Plenty of tips, tricks, and timesavers. • Fully cross-referenced, linked, and searchable. Contents 1. Getting Started with Keynote 2. Presentation and Slide Basics 3. Editing Text 4. Formatting Text 5. Media, Text Boxes, and Shapes 6. Tables 7. Charts 8. Animating Presentations 9. Playing Presentations 10. Sharing and Converting Presentations About the Author Sean Kells is a human-interface designer based in Seattle, Washington. When he's not pushing pixels, Sean paints foreboding seascapes, plays backgammon for blood, and takes his dog surfing. Sean has written guides to Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and iBooks.

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Amazon Web Services For Dummies

Amazon Web Services For Dummies by Bernard Golden

Create dynamic cloud-based websites with Amazon Web Services and this friendly guide! As the largest cloud computing platform in the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides one of the most popular web services options available. This easy-to-understand guide is the perfect introduction to the Amazon Web Services platform and all it can do for you. You'll learn about the Amazon Web Services tool set; how different web services (including S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon Flexible Payments) and Glacier work; and how you can implement AWS in your organization. Explains how to use Amazon Web Services to store objects, take payments, manage large quantities of data, send e-mails, deploy push notifications, and more from your website Details how AWS can reduce costs, improve efficiency, increase productivity, and cut down on expensive hardware investments - and administrative headaches - in your organization Includes practical examples and helpful step-by-step lists to help you experiment with different AWS features and create a robust website that meets your needs Amazon Web Services For Dummies is exactly what you need to get your head in the cloud with Amazon Web Services!

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Coaching Agile Teams

Coaching Agile Teams A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition by Lyssa Adkins

The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile Teams As an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence. More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. But it’s a challenging role. It requires new skills—as well as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back. Migrating from “command and control” to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set. In Coaching Agile Teams, Lyssa Adkins gives agile coaches the insights they need to adopt this new mind-set and to guide teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized work environment. You’ll gain a deep view into the role of the agile coach, discover what works and what doesn’t, and learn how to adapt powerful skills from many allied disciplines, including the fields of professional coaching and mentoring. Coverage includes Understanding what it takes to be a great agile coach Mastering all of the agile coach’s roles: teacher, mentor, problem solver, conflict navigator, and performance coach Creating an environment where self-organized, high-performance teams can emerge Coaching teams past cooperation and into full collaboration Evolving your leadership style as your team grows and changes Staying actively engaged without dominating your team and stunting its growth Recognizing failure, recovery, and success modes in your coaching Getting the most out of your own personal agile coaching journey Whether you’re an agile coach, leader, trainer, mentor, facilitator, ScrumMaster, project manager, product owner, or team member, this book will help you become skilled at helping others become truly great. What could possibly be more rewarding?

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