Computer Programming and Software Development books

The Rust Programming Language is the official book on Rust, an open-source, community-developed systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. This is the undisputed go-to guide to Rust, written by two members of the Rust core team, with feedback and contributions from 42 members of the community. The book assumes that you've written code...

R for Data Analysis in easy steps is written using a proven easy-to-follow style for maximum appeal. It will be useful to anyone who wants to begin programming in R, with minimum fuss.

This book is a straightforward guide to the Python programming language and programming techniques. It covers all of the practical programming skills that may be required up to GCSE level. It is suitable for both experienced programmers, students or individuals with very little or no programming experience in other languages.

A fully updated guide to quickly and easily programming Arduino.

A discussion of the history and future of coding theory celebrates the ingenuity of language systems and their uses from Braille and Morse code through binary codes to 32-bit operating systems.

Provides information and examples on writing JavaScript code, covering such topics as syntax, control, data, regular expressions, modules, scripting, and object-oriented and functional programming techniques.

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As seen in Wired and Time  A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms  Run a Google search for "black girls"?what will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in "white girls," the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and...

This book is the introduction to Elixir for experienced programmers, completely updated for Elixir 1.6 and beyond. Explore functional programming without the academic overtones (tell me about monads just one more time). Create concurrent applications, but get them right without all the locking and consistency headaches.

SQL is the de facto standard for database retrieval, and if you need to access, update, or utilize data in a modern database management system, you may need SQL to do it. This title teaches scores of advanced techniques that can be used with any product, in any SQL environment.

Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft 70-761 Querying Data with Transact-SQL certification exam, the first of two exams required for MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development certification....

Microsoft Exam 70-741 is for IT Pros interested in enhancing their skills for the latest version of Windows Server. This exam validates skills and knowledge for configuring advanced tasks required to deploy, manage, and maintain a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure, such as fault tolerance, certificate services, and identity federation. Passing this exam along with two other exams is required for...

Offers ideas for agile and iterative software delivery through discussions between the delivery team and business stakeholders, including creating a user story map, measuring alignment using feedback exercises, and checking outcomes with real users.

A full-color introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS from the publishers of Wrox! Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS.

A highly interactive, multi-sensory learning experience that lets new programmers pick up the fundamentals of the Java language quickly. Through mind-stretching exercises, memorable analogies, humorous pictures, and casual language, it encourages readers to think like a Java programmer. This revised second edition focuses on Java 5.0.

A new edition of a bestseller covers the latest advances in web development! HTML5 and CSS3 are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and boast updates and enhanced features that can make your websites even more effective and unique.

Are you an entrepreneur about to create a new web application? If you want to maximize your chances of building something customers want, this book demonstrates ways to apply and test techniques for customer development, Lean Startup, and bootstrapping.

Java in easy steps, 6th edition instructs you how to easily create your own exciting Java programs. Updated for Java 9, which was released September 2017, it contains separate chapters on the major features of the Java language. Complete example programs with colorized code illustrate each important aspect of Java programming - all in easy steps....

When you need answers for programming with C# 7.0, this practical and tightly focused book tells you exactly what you need to know-without long introductions or bloated samples.

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world.