Software Programming

In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.

From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson comes a brilliant anthropological reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers, in a book that interrogates who they are, how they think, what qualifies as greatness in their world, and what should give us pause. They are the most quietly influential people on the planet, and Coders shines a light on their culture.

Written by an expert who has created systems ranging from DNA scanners to children's toys, this book is ideal for intermediate and experienced programmers, no matter what platform you use. This expanded second edition includes new chapters on IoT and networked sensors, motors and movement, debugging, data handling strategies, and more.

Abyssal Archive features the most comprehensive fan analysis of the Dark Souls mythos ever undertaken. We set out to pay tribute to Miyazaki's legendary game by crafting something that embodies the same care and attention to detail that makes Dark Souls itself such a peerless work of art.

Know what's causing application development waste so you can turn the tide. This is the audiobook your systems integrator and your application software vendor don't want you to hear. Enterprise IT (information technology) is a $3.8 trillion-per-year industry worldwide. Most of it is waste. However, the waste is hard to see, after being so marbled through all the products, processes, and guiding principles. That is what this audiobook is about. We must see, understand, and agree about the problem before we can take coordinated action to address it.

Most companies developing software employ something they call "Agile." But there's widespread misunderstanding of what Agile is and how to use it. If you want to improve your software development team's agility, this comprehensive guidebook's clear, concrete, and detailed guidance explains what to do and why, and when to make trade-offs.

Every SaaS company on earth is careening towards its next revenue plateau. It’s called a Growth Ceiling—a moment in time where growth stops, and you’re losing just as many customers as you’re bringing in. It’s not an opinion—it’s just how recurring revenue businesses work.

Success isn’t a clear road for software developers. There’s too much information, and it can feel overwhelming. Many developers get stuck and have no idea what to do next. Soft Skills aims to solve this. To give you a clear path with actionable steps for your career (and life). So you can get back to what you enjoy doing...solving unique puzzles and fun problems.

Looking to learn Python? Python has gone to be one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and you will be one of the few people left out if you don’t add this knowledge to your arsenal. This audiobook makes learning Python simple, fast, and easy, taking away the confusion from learning a new language. It will teach you all the basics of Python, and even some of the more advanced Python concepts, taking you from beginner to intermediate Python programmer.

Becoming a solutions architect requires a hands-on approach, and this edition of the Solutions Architect's Handbook brings exactly that. This audiobook will teach you how to create robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions and next-generation architecture designs in a cloud environment. It will also help you build effective product strategies for your business and implement them from start to finish.

Veteran software developer and GitHub community hero Kurt Dowswell delivers an insightful and hands-on exploration of GitHub's powerful, new AI coding assistant, Copilot. In the book, you'll discover how to use the tool's capabilities to push the boundaries of what you thought was possible in programming. Even if you've used autocomplete tools-like VS Code's TabNine extension—before, you'll be floored by GitHub Copilot's potential to transform the way you code.

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BUILDING AN APP-BASED BUSINESS Do you have a great app idea but no coding skills? ‘How to Make an App Business’ contains no get-rich-quick talk, but just exactly what you need to go from idea to app business. ‘How to Make an App Business’ guides you all the way from idea to launching your app and making a business out of it. The book covers proven and essential steps to build a killer app, get your app off the ramp with solid marketing, and make a viable business. From this book you will learn how to: Build and test early prototypes before starting programming ...

Are you thinking of transitioning into a career as a software developer? Have you always been interested in programming languages and tinkering with technology? Do you wish there was a straightforward way to gain all the skills and knowledge you need to write your own programs? Discover how to become a six-figure developer without going back to school.

Terraform has become a key player in the DevOps world for defining, launching, and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) across a variety of cloud and virtualization platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and more. This hands-on third edition, expanded and thoroughly updated for version 1.0 and beyond, shows you the fastest way to get up and running with Terraform.

Learning to program can be a very daunting and intimidating task. I know, I was once in your shoes trying to figure out how the heck I was going to do this crazy thing called code! I remember asking myself questions like where to start, what computer to buy, what language to learn, what books to get, and everything else that went with it. I know the struggle, and that's why I wrote this book to streamline the process and answer all those questions for those individuals just like me.

Microsoft Power Platform for Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to get started with Microsoft Power Platform, the suite of business intelligence applications designed to make your enterprise work smarter and more efficiently.

Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era - the Golden Age of Apple. Ken Kocienda offers an inside look at Apple’s creative process. For 15 years, he was on the ground floor of the company as a specialist, directly responsible for experimenting with novel user interface concepts and writing powerful, easy-to-use software for products including the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser.

How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter - that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods.

Python encabeza algunas listas como el lenguaje de programación de computadoras más popular del mundo. Este libro es una introducción a la codificación, utilizando Python, para personas sin conocimientos técnicos o experiencia previa.Aquí tienes algunas preguntas:• ¿Estás interesado en ver cómo es la codificación?• ¿Te gustaría saber si la programación de computadoras es algo que te gusta hacer?• ¿Estás pensando en trabajar en la industria tecnológica?Si tu respuesta es “sí” a cualquiera de estas preguntas, entonces este libro fue escrito para ti.Puedes completar ...

Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into manageable sections. In this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you might apply tidyings to improve your code while keeping the overall structure of the system in mind. Instead of trying to master tidying all at once, this book lets you try out a few examples that make sense for your problem. If you have a big function containing many lines of code, you'll learn how to logically divide it into smaller chunks.