Computers

You know your dog is the cutest but does everyone else know it too?In this book, Loni Edwards, the human behind the world's most influential pets, breaks down the path to fame. Discover insights into the success of social media's top pups and follow the...

HTML5 is already transforming web development, though it's still under construction in some areas. HTML5 Hacks shows you how to use the latest tools to make your sites and applications more interactive, more functional, and more capable of competing with...

Python is fast becoming the programming language of choice for hackers, reverse engineers, and software testers because it's easy to write quickly, and it has the low-level support and libraries that make hackers happy. But until now, there has been no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913151072Author Kevin WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Elluminet PressPublisher Elluminet PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

The study of networks, including computer networks, social networks, and biological networks, has attracted enormous interest in the last few years. The rise of the Internet and the wide availability of inexpensive computers have made it possible to...

Discover the power that functional programming brings to your Scala code. This international bestseller has been revised with new exercises, annotations, and full coverage of Scala 3. In Functional Programming in Scala, Second Edition you will...

For any software developer who has spent days in "integration hell," cobbling together myriad software components, Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk illustrates how to transform integration from a necessary evil into an...

Smarter, faster prep for the SSCP exam The (ISC)(2) SSCP Official Practice Tests, 2nd Edition is the only (ISC)(2)-endorsed set of practice questions for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP). This book's first seven chapters cover each of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262043793Author Ethem AlpaydinFormat HardbackPage Count 712Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 37mm

Adobe After Effects: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features is your guide to editing and enhancing videos in Adobe After Effects. Whether you re animating text or objects, changing a scene s setting, or creating a 3D scene, After Effects is the...

In Data Sketches, Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu document the deeply creative process behind 24 unique data visualization projects, and they combine this with powerful technical insights which reveal the mindset behind coding creatively. Exploring 12...

An all-encompassing guide to securing your database and applications against costly cyberattacks!   In a time when the average cyberattack costs a company $9.48 million, organizations are desperate for qualified database administrators and software...

Improve your programming through a solid understanding of C pointers and memory management. With this practical book, you'll learn how pointers provide the mechanism to dynamically manipulate memory, enhance support for data structures, and enable access...

Join the photographers who turn to the For Dummies series for useful guidance Nikon D780 For Dummies provides Nikon D780 users and owners with in-depth knowledge and practical advice about how to get great shots with their powerful camera. Written by...

What will you learn from this book? It's no secret the world around you is becoming more connected, more configurable, more programmable, more computational. You can remain a passive participant, or you can learn to code. With Head First Learn to...

Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research aims to bridge the gap between what digital companies think they know about their users and the actual user experience. Individuals engaged in digital product and service development...

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...

There is a companion web site asssociated with the book (http://vsicomputer.wordpress.com/). It contains chapter summaries, links to relevant material and posts about items of news relevant to the book's contents. Computers have changed so much since...

The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of the...

Excel tips to skyrocket white-collar productivity. Originally designed for Bill Jelen's live Power Excel seminars, the target audience already uses Excel 40 hours a week. These tips are the "aha" tips that uncover secret methods in Excel. The book covers...

In the 1960s, when computers were regarded as giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communication device. With Defence Department funds, he and a band of computer whizzes began work on a nationwide network of computers. This...

Talk. Sketch. Prototype. Repeat.You know right away when you see an effective chart or graphic. It hits you with an immediate sense of its meaning and impact. But what actually makes it clearer, sharper, and more effective? If you're ready to create your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839340697Author Jess ChildsFormat PaperbackPage Count 33Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

The popularity of REST in recent years has led to tremendous growth in almost-RESTful APIs that don't include many of the architecture's benefits. With this practical guide, you'll learn what it takes to design usable REST APIs that evolve over time. By...

As more companies move toward microservices and other distributed technologies, the complexity of these systems increases. You can't remove the complexity, but through Chaos Engineering you can discover vulnerabilities and prevent outages before they...

“Essential reading for all who have a vested interest in the rise of AI.” —Daryl Li, AI & Society “Thought-provoking…Explores how we can best try to ensure that robots work for us, rather than against us, and proposes a new set of laws to provide a...

Level design connects the player to the game through challenges, experiences, and emotions. This book is an invaluable introduction to the evolving practices of Level Designers across the games industry. The increasingly complex role of the Level...

Every website today is vulnerable to attack and a compromised website can ruin a company's reputation. Web Security Basics for Developers covers everything a web developer needs to know about web security. Readers will learn who attackers are and what...

A thrilling deep dive into the creation of the revered PlayStation RPG. Comprising over thirty interwoven voices, this beautifully produced book offers unprecedented insight into the craft and ambition behind the revered PlayStation RPG. An extended...

Game Audio Implementation offers a unique practical approach to learning all about game audio. If you've always wanted to hear your sound or music in a real game then this is the book for you. Each chapter is accompanied by its own game level where you...

Take the guesswork out using regular expressions to search and manipulate text. With this updated cookbook, you have access to hundreds of proven recipes for today's most popular programming languages - including C#, Java, JavaScript (including XRegExp),...

Can computers change what you think and do? Can they motivate you to stop smoking, persuade you to buy insurance, or convince you to join the Army? "Yes, they can," says Dr. B.J. Fogg, director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University...

The official, Guidance Software-approved book on the newest EnCE exam! The EnCE exam tests that computer forensic analysts and examiners have thoroughly mastered computer investigation methodologies, as well as the use of Guidance Software's EnCase...

A practical guide to making good decisions in a world of missing dataIn the era of big data, it is easy to imagine that we have all the information we need to make good decisions. But in fact the data we have are never complete, and may be only the tip...

From beginner to Jedi, this cookbook has a recipe for everyone, whether you're just learning how to create data visualizations or have already used Tableau for years. Author Lorna Brown provides more than 100 practical recipes to enhance the way you...

Working with unbounded and fast-moving data streams has historically been difficult. But with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB, building stream processing applications is easy and fun. This practical guide shows data engineers how to use these tools to build...

The definitive study guide for the new CCNA and CCNP certifications CCNA Certification Practice Test: Exam 200-301 is the definitive practice guide for professionals preparing for the new CCNA or CCNP certifications, and for those looking to master the...

In modern computing a program is usually distributed among several processes. The fundamental challenge when developing reliable and secure distributed programs is to support the cooperation of processes required to execute a common task, even when some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680454482Author Charles PlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Make Community, LLCPublisher O'Reilly MediaWeight(grams) 120gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046428Author Simon BenningaFormat HardbackPage Count 992Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd