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Bottlenecks

Aligning UX Design with User Psychology

by David C. Evans ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Learn the psychological constrictions of attention, perception, memory, disposition, motivation, and social influence that determine whether customers will be receptive to your digital innovations.Bottlenecks: Aligning UX Design with User Psychology fills a need for entrepreneurs, designers, and marketing professionals in the application of foundational psychology to user-experience design. The ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Learn the psychological constrictions of attention, perception, memory, disposition, motivation, and social influence that determine whether customers will be receptive to your digital innovations.Bottlenecks: Aligning UX Design with User Psychology fills a need for entrepreneurs, designers, and marketing professionals in the application of foundational psychology to user-experience design. The
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Fundamentals of Active Inference

Principles, Algorithms, and Applications of the Free Energy Principle for Engineers

by Sanjeev V. Namjoshi ...

A comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to active inference and the free energy principle for an engineering-focused audience.This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the foundational material needed to understand the interdisciplinary, fast-moving field of active inference from first principles. Using a simple, conversational style free of proofs, lemmas, and theorems, Sanjeev Namjoshi ... Read more

$119.99 USD

A comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to active inference and the free energy principle for an engineering-focused audience.This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the foundational material needed to understand the interdisciplinary, fast-moving field of active inference from first principles. Using a simple, conversational style free of proofs, lemmas, and theorems, Sanjeev Namjoshi
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Programming Hive

Data Warehouse and Query Language for Hadoop

by Edward Capriolo, Dean Wampler, Jason Rutherglen ...

Need to move a relational database application to Hadoop? This comprehensive guide introduces you to Apache Hive, Hadoop’s data warehouse infrastructure. You’ll quickly learn how to use Hive’s SQL dialect—HiveQL—to summarize, query, and analyze large datasets stored in Hadoop’s distributed filesystem.This example-driven guide shows you how to set up and configure Hive in your environment, provides ... Read more

$24.49 USD

Need to move a relational database application to Hadoop? This comprehensive guide introduces you to Apache Hive, Hadoop’s data warehouse infrastructure. You’ll quickly learn how to use Hive’s SQL dialect—HiveQL—to summarize, query, and analyze large datasets stored in Hadoop’s distributed filesystem.This example-driven guide shows you how to set up and configure Hive in your environment, provides
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Build Your Own Programming Language

A programmer's guide to designing compilers, interpreters, and DSLs for solving modern computing problems

by Clinton L. Jeffery ...

Written by the creator of the Unicon programming language, this book will show you how to implement programming languages to reduce the time and cost of creating applications for new or specialized areas of computingKey FeaturesReduce development time and solve pain points in your application domain by building a custom programming languageLearn how to create parsers, code generators, file readers ... Read more

$71.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written by the creator of the Unicon programming language, this book will show you how to implement programming languages to reduce the time and cost of creating applications for new or specialized areas of computingKey FeaturesReduce development time and solve pain points in your application domain by building a custom programming languageLearn how to create parsers, code generators, file readers
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Designing with the Mind in Mind

Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines

by Jeff Johnson ...

User interface (UI) design rules and guidelines, developed by early HCI gurus and recognized throughout the field, were based on cognitive psychology (study of mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language), and early practitioners were well informed of its tenets. But today practitioners with backgrounds in cognitive psychology are a minority, as user interface designers and ... Read more

$38.69 USD

User interface (UI) design rules and guidelines, developed by early HCI gurus and recognized throughout the field, were based on cognitive psychology (study of mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language), and early practitioners were well informed of its tenets. But today practitioners with backgrounds in cognitive psychology are a minority, as user interface designers and
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Search Patterns

Design for Discovery

by Peter Morville, Jeffery Callender ...

What people are saying about Search Patterns"Search Patterns is a delight to read -- very thoughtful and thought provoking. It's the most comprehensive survey of designing effective search experiences I've seen." --Irene Au, Director of User Experience, Google"I love this book! Thanks to Peter and Jeffery, I now know that search (yes, boring old yucky who cares search) is one of the coolest ways ... Read more

$23.09 USD

What people are saying about Search Patterns"Search Patterns is a delight to read -- very thoughtful and thought provoking. It's the most comprehensive survey of designing effective search experiences I've seen." --Irene Au, Director of User Experience, Google"I love this book! Thanks to Peter and Jeffery, I now know that search (yes, boring old yucky who cares search) is one of the coolest ways
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Effective Computation in Physics

Field Guide to Research with Python

by Anthony Scopatz, Kathryn D. Huff ...

More physicists today are taking on the role of software developer as part of their research, but software development isnâ??t always easy or obvious, even for physicists. This practical book teaches essential software development skills to help you automate and accomplish nearly any aspect of research in a physics-based field.Written by two PhDs in nuclear engineering, this book includes ... Read more

$33.89 USD

More physicists today are taking on the role of software developer as part of their research, but software development isnâ??t always easy or obvious, even for physicists. This practical book teaches essential software development skills to help you automate and accomplish nearly any aspect of research in a physics-based field.Written by two PhDs in nuclear engineering, this book includes
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Writing a C Compiler

Build a Real Programming Language from Scratch

by Nora Sandler ...

A fun, hands-on guide to writing your own compiler for a real-world programming language.Compilers are at the heart of everything programmers do, yet even experienced developers find them intimidating. For those eager to truly grasp how compilers work, Writing a C Compiler dispels the mystery. This book guides you through a fun and engaging project where you’ll learn what it takes to compile a ... Read more

$43.99 USD

A fun, hands-on guide to writing your own compiler for a real-world programming language.Compilers are at the heart of everything programmers do, yet even experienced developers find them intimidating. For those eager to truly grasp how compilers work, Writing a C Compiler dispels the mystery. This book guides you through a fun and engaging project where you’ll learn what it takes to compile a
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Graph Databases

New Opportunities for Connected Data

by Ian Robinson, Jim Webber, Emil Eifrem ...

Discover how graph databases can help you manage and query highly connected data. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design and implement a graph database that brings the power of graphs to bear on a broad range of problem domains. Whether you want to speed up your response to user queries or build a database that can adapt as your business evolves, this book shows you how to apply the ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Discover how graph databases can help you manage and query highly connected data. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design and implement a graph database that brings the power of graphs to bear on a broad range of problem domains. Whether you want to speed up your response to user queries or build a database that can adapt as your business evolves, this book shows you how to apply the
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Research Practice

Perspectives From UX Researchers In a Changing Field

by Gregg Bernstein ...

While other research books offer standard operating procedures, this book provides something more durable in the real world. It’s a practical field guide that will give you the encouragement to get started, no matter what your background.—Aarron WalterThis book is not an argument for doing user research. Nor is it a tutorial or toolkit for common methodologies. It won’t show you how to run a ... Read more

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While other research books offer standard operating procedures, this book provides something more durable in the real world. It’s a practical field guide that will give you the encouragement to get started, no matter what your background.—Aarron WalterThis book is not an argument for doing user research. Nor is it a tutorial or toolkit for common methodologies. It won’t show you how to run a
... Read more
Outnumbered

From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles – The Algorithms That Control Our Lives

by David Sumpter ...

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we ... Read more

$15.49 USD

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we
... Read more
Why

A Guide to Finding and Using Causes

by Samantha Kleinberg ...

Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? Causal questions like these arise on a regular basis, but most people likely have not thought deeply about how to answer them.This book helps you think about causality in a structured way: What is a cause, what are causes good for, and what is compelling evidence of causality? Author Samantha ... Read more

$18.79 USD

Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? Causal questions like these arise on a regular basis, but most people likely have not thought deeply about how to answer them.This book helps you think about causality in a structured way: What is a cause, what are causes good for, and what is compelling evidence of causality? Author Samantha
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SQL in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Kevin Kline, Regina O. Obe, Leo S. Hsu ...

For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, this Nutshell guide is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new fourth edition clearly documents SQL commands according to the latest ANSI/ISO standard and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c, as well as in the MySQL 8, MariaDB 10.5 ... Read more

$48.99 USD

For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, this Nutshell guide is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new fourth edition clearly documents SQL commands according to the latest ANSI/ISO standard and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c, as well as in the MySQL 8, MariaDB 10.5
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Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist

Effective Modeling for Linked Data, RDFS, and OWL

by James Hendler, Fabien Gandon, Dean Allemang ...

Series series ACM Books
Enterprises have made amazing advances by taking advantage of data about their business to provide predictions and understanding of their customers, markets, and products. But as the world of business becomes more interconnected and global, enterprise data is no long a monolith; it is just a part of a vast web of data. Managing data on a world-wide scale is a key capability for any business today ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Enterprises have made amazing advances by taking advantage of data about their business to provide predictions and understanding of their customers, markets, and products. But as the world of business becomes more interconnected and global, enterprise data is no long a monolith; it is just a part of a vast web of data. Managing data on a world-wide scale is a key capability for any business today
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"Artificial Intelligence: How Does It Work? And How to Use It?"

by Sabry Fattah ...

In a world increasingly driven by technological advancements, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer, transforming industries and revolutionizing the way we live and work. This book is a must-read guide that takes you on an exhilarating journey into the realm of AI, unraveling its inner workings and empowering you to leverage its potential.This book is meticulously crafted to ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In a world increasingly driven by technological advancements, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer, transforming industries and revolutionizing the way we live and work. This book is a must-read guide that takes you on an exhilarating journey into the realm of AI, unraveling its inner workings and empowering you to leverage its potential.This book is meticulously crafted to
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Business Value in an Ocean of Data

Data Mining from a User Perspective

by Bulcsú Fajszi, László Cser, Tamás Fehér ...

"[...] This is a great book about how to find the value creating opportunities and how to utilize them. Reading it is a must for managers who understand that data became an extremely important source of competitive advantage in today's business." György Bőgel - CEU Business School (Hungary) "This book provides an excellent overview over business intelligence applications. [...] Real-life examples ... Read more

$9.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"[...] This is a great book about how to find the value creating opportunities and how to utilize them. Reading it is a must for managers who understand that data became an extremely important source of competitive advantage in today's business." György Bőgel - CEU Business School (Hungary) "This book provides an excellent overview over business intelligence applications. [...] Real-life examples
... Read more
Managing Mission - Critical Domains and DNS

Demystifying nameservers, DNS, and domain names

by Mark E.Jeftovic ...

This book will give you an all encompassing view of the domain name ecosystem combined with a comprehensive set of operations strategies. Key FeaturesManage infrastructure, risk, and management of DNS name servers. Get hands-on with factors like types of name servers, DNS queries and and so on.Practical guide for system administrators to manage mission-critical serversBased on real-world ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book will give you an all encompassing view of the domain name ecosystem combined with a comprehensive set of operations strategies. Key FeaturesManage infrastructure, risk, and management of DNS name servers. Get hands-on with factors like types of name servers, DNS queries and and so on.Practical guide for system administrators to manage mission-critical serversBased on real-world
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Integrating Excel and Access

Combining Applications to Solve Business Problems

by Michael Schmalz ...

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the ... Read more

$23.09 USD

In a corporate setting, the Microsoft Office Suite is an invaluable set of applications. One of Offices' biggest advantages is that its applications can work together to share information, produce reports, and so on. The problem is, there isn't much documentation on their cross-usage. Until now.Introducing Integrating Excel and Access, the unique reference that shows you how to combine the
... Read more
AI-Assisted SDD: Spec-Driven Development with Gemini, Claude, and ai-sdd

by LEONARDO SAMPAIO ...

THE UNIVERSAL METHODOLOGY FOR AI-ASSISTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTAre you using AI assistants like Claude or Gemini to build software 10x faster—but STILL rebuilding features, firefighting bugs, and realizing "that's not what we asked for"?Here's why: AI without structure just amplifies chaos. You're building the wrong thing 10x faster.This book introduces a universal, future-proof methodology for ... Read more

$9.99 USD

THE UNIVERSAL METHODOLOGY FOR AI-ASSISTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTAre you using AI assistants like Claude or Gemini to build software 10x faster—but STILL rebuilding features, firefighting bugs, and realizing "that's not what we asked for"?Here's why: AI without structure just amplifies chaos. You're building the wrong thing 10x faster.This book introduces a universal, future-proof methodology for
... Read more
Windows Command Prompt A-N

by Prometheus MMS ...

This book will save your time of search and get help.It contains all windows command prompt commands. Command Prompt is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems. Command Prompt is officially called Windows Command Processor but is also sometimes called the command shell or by its file name cmd.exe. Note: Command Prompt is sometimes incorrectly referred to ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book will save your time of search and get help.It contains all windows command prompt commands. Command Prompt is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems. Command Prompt is officially called Windows Command Processor but is also sometimes called the command shell or by its file name cmd.exe. Note: Command Prompt is sometimes incorrectly referred to
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50 Tips and Tricks for MongoDB Developers

Get the Most Out of Your Database

by Kristina Chodorow ...

Getting started with MongoDB is easy, but once you begin building applications with it, you'll face some complex issues. What are the tradeoffs between normalized and denormalized data? How do you handle replica set failure and failover? This collection of MongoDB tips, tricks, and hacks helps you resolve issues with everything from application design and implementation to data safety and ... Read more

$13.09 USD

Getting started with MongoDB is easy, but once you begin building applications with it, you'll face some complex issues. What are the tradeoffs between normalized and denormalized data? How do you handle replica set failure and failover? This collection of MongoDB tips, tricks, and hacks helps you resolve issues with everything from application design and implementation to data safety and
... Read more
Mastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan

Develop a modern rendering engine from first principles to state-of-the-art techniques

by Marco Castorina, Gabriel Sassone ...

Develop a rendering framework in this part-color guide by implementing next-generation 3D graphics, leveraging advanced Vulkan features, and getting familiar with efficient real-time ray tracing techniques uncovered by leading industry veterans, Marco Castorina and Gabriel SassoneKey FeaturesUse a pre-built "Raptor" engine to abstract tedious aspects like file systems, memory allocation, and ... Read more

$34.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Develop a rendering framework in this part-color guide by implementing next-generation 3D graphics, leveraging advanced Vulkan features, and getting familiar with efficient real-time ray tracing techniques uncovered by leading industry veterans, Marco Castorina and Gabriel SassoneKey FeaturesUse a pre-built "Raptor" engine to abstract tedious aspects like file systems, memory allocation, and
... Read more
Engineering Ontologies and Ontologies for Engineering

by João Paulo A. Almeida, Giancarlo Guizzardi ...

This volume celebrates the career of Prof. Ricardo de Almeida Falbo on the occasion of his formal retirement. The volume includes reflections from collaborators and former students, casting light on his academic work and contributions.The chapters show how Falbo's original contributions have influenced a number of developments in the application of Software Engineering practices to Ontology ... Read more

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This volume celebrates the career of Prof. Ricardo de Almeida Falbo on the occasion of his formal retirement. The volume includes reflections from collaborators and former students, casting light on his academic work and contributions.The chapters show how Falbo's original contributions have influenced a number of developments in the application of Software Engineering practices to Ontology
... Read more
Supercharge Power BI

Power BI is Better When You Learn To Write DAX

by Matt Allington ...

Supercharge your Power BI skills with DAX! This guide empowers Power BI users to master Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), enhancing their Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities in Power BI, Power Pivot, and Excel. Updated for the new Power BI Ribbon interface, this third edition bridges the gap for users seeking to leverage DAX for effective data modeling and analysis.Learn to write DAX formulas, ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Supercharge your Power BI skills with DAX! This guide empowers Power BI users to master Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), enhancing their Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities in Power BI, Power Pivot, and Excel. Updated for the new Power BI Ribbon interface, this third edition bridges the gap for users seeking to leverage DAX for effective data modeling and analysis.Learn to write DAX formulas,
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