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SQL Essentials for Dummies is your quick reference to all the core concepts of SQL—a valuable common standard language used in relational databases. This useful guide is straightforward—with no excess review, wordy explanations, or fluff—so you get what you need, fast. Great for a brush-up on the basics or as an everyday desk reference, this book is one you can rely on.

The way we think about service delivery is broken and obsolete. This book discusses a new framework for the c-suite to improve service quality, performance, and the value for customers. This is a short, easy-to-read book that will reshape how you think about service delivery. It is focused on minimizing outages and improving service quality, performance, and experience.

Are you a coder or part of a development team? If so, you've likely heard of Agile principles, SCRUM, and Kanban. But what do these terms really mean? In this book, Agile, SCRUM and Kanban Foundations, we will delve into each of these topics. We'll discuss how they can improve your productivity as a software developer, and we'll also talk about avoiding costly mistakes organizations make when adopting Agile principles. Now, if you expect to find terms and definitions that you'll quickly forget, you won't find them here. My goal is to help you understand the core values behind agility in a ...

The Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook gets you started writing applications with Elixir and OTP. You'll begin with the immediately comfortable Elixir language syntax, along with just enough functional programming to use it effectively. Then, you'll dive straight into several lighthearted examples that teach you to take advantage of the incredible functionality built into the OTP library.

Microsoft commands the high ground of the information superhighway by owning the operating systems and basic applications programs that run on hundreds of millions of computers around the world. Beyond the unquestioned genius and vision of Bill Gates, what accounts for Microsoft's astounding success? Drawing on almost two years of on-site observation at Microsoft headquarters, eminent scientists Michael A. Cusumano and Richard W. Selby reveal many of Microsoft's innermost secrets.

"Awesome idea, our industry needs this book! You’re def the person to write this and make sure it’s full of goodies." Vito Peleg If you’re a developer who’s creating plugins, what’s stopping you from selling them? We will hit every area of marketing, step-by-step to raise your brand awareness, affinity, and sales. This is the must-have framework for the solo-developer plugin shop to successfully market their plugin in the current WordPress ecosystem. Bridget Willard has been marketing WordPress plugins since 2015. She gives you the framework on how to market your plugin over the ...

Browser-based software can quickly become complex and difficult to maintain, especially when it's implemented as a large single-page application. By adopting the micro frontends approach and designing your web apps as systems of features, you can deliver faster feature development, easier upgrades, and pick and choose the technology you use in your stack. Micro Frontends in Action is your guide to simplifying unwieldy frontends by composing them from small, well-defined units.

"Kotlin Compact" is for all Java professionals who want to get into Kotlin development with minimal time and effort. In compact chapters, concentrating on the essentials, you'll get to know Kotlin within a few afternoons or some subway rides, and you'll soon be able to use it to write your own programs and apps. As the title suggests, "Kotlin Compact" is not explicitly an all-encompassing work on Kotlin. Rather, it focuses on the necessary foundations and best features Kotlin has to offer, and which are most valuable when getting started with Kotlin development. About the author My name is ...

For CEOs, executives, and investors in small to midsize B2B technology companies, this book provides a clear blueprint for transforming your marketing and GTM approach to unleash hidden value, especially leading up to a transaction or exit event. The AI-fueled wave of business transformation is digital-first, customer obsessed, infinitely scalable. B2B technology companies that don't get the modern growth engine right, will be left behind by those that do.

Unaware of the battle… …the secret enemy destroys careers. Do you know the biggest threat to your job? Fiodar is a lead software engineer, technical author, and mentor to coders. He knows the struggle and has compiled take the lessons learned from mixed martial arts and endurance sports in this book. The mentees he’s worked with have 10x their careers. Would you like to know how? Modern society is addicted to dopamine. It comes from us at every turn. The likes, loves, comments, and shares of social media are a drug that quietly ruins our focus. Dopamine leads to procrastination ...

To ensure that applications are reliable and always available, more businesses today are moving applications to AWS. But many companies still struggle to design and build these cloud applications effectively. With this practical guide, software, DevOps, and cloud engineers will learn how to implement resilient designs and configurations in the cloud using hands-on independent labs.

Tired of wrestling with Word documents? Unleash your writing potential with "Microsoft Word 2007: Master the Essentials"! This powerful guide isn't just for students and teachers. Whether you're a writer, pastor, or simply seeking to level up your typing, "Microsoft Word 2007" will equip you with the skills and confidence to create impactful documents with ease. Unlock hidden gems: Master core features: Understand every tab, ribbon, and shortcut with clear explanations and practical examples. Boost your productivity: Learn proven time-saving techniques and document structuring tricks to ...

Amazon Web Services in Action introduces you to computing, storing, and networking in the AWS cloud. The audiobook will teach you about the most important services on AWS. You will also learn about best practices regarding security, high availability, and scalability.

Cloud Native Patterns is your guide to developing strong applications that thrive in the dynamic, distributed, virtual world of the cloud. This audiobook presents a mental model for cloud-native applications, along with the patterns, practices, and tooling that set them apart. Cloud platforms promise the holy grail: Near-zero downtime, infinite scalability, short feedback cycles, fault-tolerance, and cost control. But how do you get there? Learn these fundamental patterns and practices, and you’ll be ready to thrive in the dynamic, distributed, virtual world of the cloud.

Blazor in Action is a practical guide to building stunning UIs and client-side applications using C# and .NET. You’ll use the Blazor frontend framework to create a fun and exciting web application for plotting hiking routes. As you build up your new application, you’ll master the key features of Blazor, such as routing, forms and validation, and dynamic and reusable components. By the time you're done, you'll be ready to develop beautiful sites and apps that seamlessly execute your C# code natively in the browser.

If you’re building software today, mastering agile development is no longer optional. With 80 percent of software companies using some form of agility, collaborating on agile teams is an essential skill for high-performing engineers and tech entrepreneurs. Agile Discovery & Delivery walks listeners through the key concepts of agility from start to finish. From how agile teams figure out what to build to how they collaborate to build it. It’s the perfect agile development overview for anyone new to the industry.

Believe it or not, there is a striking similarity between medieval castle design and how we protect networks and data in the 21st century. By examining how our ancestors fought off invading armies, it becomes much easier to understand the latest strategies for keeping hackers at-bay.

Programming jobs are on the rise, and the field is predicted to keep growing, fast. Landing one of these lucrative and rewarding jobs requires more than just being a good programmer. Programming Interviews for Dummies explains the skills and knowledge you need to ace the programming interview. Interviews for software development jobs and other programming positions are unique. Not only must candidates demonstrate technical savvy, they must also show that they're equipped to be a productive member of programming teams and ready to start solving problems from day one.

Welcome to the world of 3D printing, where fantasy becomes a tangible reality! "Building The Future" invites you on an immersive journey to explore this groundbreaking technology. This cutting-edge eBook elucidates the ins and outs of 3D printing, bringing each concept to life through engaging text for the tech enthusiasts, dreamers and innovators. Our introductory chapter ensures you grasp the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, laying the groundwork. Next, we plunge into the riveting depths of 3D technology, exploring its underlying science and various types with ease and clarity. Our ...

Dave Tucker is a veteran of 26 years in the green industry. In this book, he combines his own knowledge and experience with that of his network of over 12,000 lawn companies to reveal one of the "biggest keys of success" in the green industry - piecework.