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Clean Architecture is an essential book for every current or aspiring software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager - and for every programmer who must execute someone else’s designs.

Listen to hilarious stories with serious lessons that Michael Lopp extracts from his varied and sometimes bizarre experiences as a manager at Apple, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, Symantec, Slack, and Borland. Many of the stories first appeared in primitive form in Lopp’s perennially popular blog, Rands in Repose. The third edition of Managing Humans contains a whole new season of episodes from the ongoing saga of Lopp's adventures in Silicon Valley, together with classic episodes remastered for high fidelity and freshness.

User story mapping is a valuable tool for software development, once you understand why and how to use it. This insightful book examines how this often misunderstood technique can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features. Author Jeff Patton shows you how changeable story maps enable your team to hold better conversations about the project throughout the development process. Your team will learn to come away with a shared understanding of what you’re attempting to build and why.

UPDATED FOR 2025 WITH NEW CONTENT AND WINDOWS 11 24H2 FEATURES. A Foundation in Computers & Software That's Easy to Understand. Computers Made Easy is designed to take your overall computer skills from a beginner to the next level, and beyond. This book will give you a top level understanding of how to use your PC without a needing a background in computers. This easy to use, step by step guide will help you navigate your way to becoming proficient with computers, operating systems (Windows 10 & 11), hardware and software. Introduction Chapter 1 – What is a Computer? Chapter 2 – ...

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks.

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.

Software design principles are guidelines and best practices that help software developers create high-quality, maintainable, and efficient software. Understanding these principles will give you the tools to create reusable components, saving time and effort in future development projects. This helps promote clean, well-structured code, making it easier for developers to maintain and improve the software over time. This reduces the likelihood of bugs being introduced during maintenance. Through a rich tapestry of real-world examples and case studies, you'll gain a deep understanding of ...

Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new edition now adds more value for leaders and managers of projects everywhere.

A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation; eventually, every field had a computational branch: computational physics, computational biology, computational sociology. More recently, "computational thinking" has become part of the K-12 curriculum. But what is computational thinking? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible overview.

A Step-by-Step Master Class in Indie Game Development, from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter Nights™ Honors for Don Daglow's From Dream to Delivery books: Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 Finalist, 2020 Top Shelf Book Awards Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Book Excellence Awards "Don Daglow has survived 40+ years creating games and always retained his positive attitude. Learn from the master." – Jeff Braun, ...

QBO Rock Star Alicia Katz Pollock’s QuickBooks® Online book has been the go-to training manual for SBA SCORE courses, independent instructors holding one- and two-day QBO classes, and vocational programs, all the way back to 2015! Now her bootcamp-in-a-book is available to small business owners and bookkeepers to teach themselves QuickBooks Online! Alicia’s book stands out amidst a sea of QuickBooks guides. Crafted by a member of Intuit’s Trainer/Writer Network with a Master of Arts in Teaching, this book delivers practical knowledge in an accessible format. Understand not just the ...

2025 3rd Edition Master Cybersecurity, Protect Your Data, and Advance Your Career—Now with AI-Powered Support 📈 Do traditional cybersecurity books overwhelm you with dry theory and complex jargon? Looking for a clear, streamlined guide that helps you build real-world skills—fast? Prefer learning through practical strategies, hands-on labs, and expert-driven tools? Now, with the powerful addition of AI Mentor Pro, you'll have a 24/7 digital mentor by your side to explain concepts, answer questions, and coach you through every challenge on your path to success. Why Choose This Guide? ...

The Concise Reads Management Series gives us some of the important tools in the management tool belt including problem solving, communicating, and building a team. The guides are concise on purpose and should take you no more than an hour or so to read but the principles within them take weeks and months to master. These are essential principles to find success as a manager or leader and therefore it is important that you absorb them and turn them into habits. Agile Software Development: It wasn't until 2001 when seventeen software developers met at the Snowbird resort in Utah and put ...

Nearly 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was first presented, the legendary Robert C. Martin (“Uncle Bob”) reintroduces Agile values and principles for a new generation - programmers and nonprogrammers alike. Martin, author of Clean Code and other highly influential software development guides, was there at Agile’s founding. Now, in Clean Agile: Back to Basics, he strips away misunderstandings and distractions that over the years have made it harder to use Agile than was originally intended.

How well does your organization respond to changing market conditions, customer needs, and emerging technologies when building software-based products? This practical guide presents Lean and Agile principles and patterns to help you move fast at scale - and demonstrates why and how to apply these methodologies throughout your organization. Through case studies, you'll learn how successful enterprises have rethought everything from governance and financial management to systems architecture and organizational culture in the pursuit of radically improved performance.

Are you intrigued by the world of AI and data engineering? Do you find yourself captivated by the potential of these technologies to transform businesses and industries? If so, Data Engineering and AI for Beginners is the introductory guide you've been searching for. In today’s fast evolving digital landscape where data is lifeblood, those who harness its flow hold the keys to game-changing insights. This book addresses the very challenges and questions that have been on your mind: What is Data Engineering? How Does AI Fit into the Picture? Is This for Me, a Beginner? What Tools and ...

This is a must-read book for anyone who wants to learn algorithms and data structures from scratch. Written for beginners and intermediate programmers, this book provides a step-by-step guide to understanding the basics of algorithms and data structures and how they can be used to build efficient and scalable software applications. The book begins with an introduction to algorithms and data structures, explaining their importance in software development, and then moves on to cover basic terminology and concepts related to algorithms and data structures. The book provides an overview of ...

Whether you’ve ever wondered if you might be somewhere on the autism spectrum or find yourself in the company of those who do, this book is for you. It’s a companion for the curious, the ones who wonder whether the quirks and qualities they carry are threads in the larger tapestry of the spectrum. It's everything I know about living your best life on the autism spectrum!

A story in which little is as it seems. Someone murdered Morgan Djai’s brilliant but estranged brother. When they killed him, he had a $10,000 chunk of platinum in the pocket of his jeans. Morgan has problems of his own. His company’s been bought out, he’s been laid off, and his wife’s having an affair. Better yet, she’s planning to take everything he has in a divorce. As Morgan tries to assume his duties as guardian for his brother’s teenage children he’s confronted with the mystery of why his brother died carrying a piece of platinum. Morgan’s fifteen year old niece is ...

Are you looking to write the great novel of your dreams? Or are you a professional author who needs assistance to stay ahead of the game? Either way, this book will equip you with all the tools and knowledge you need for success. Learn how to craft stories faster and more efficiently with AI technology; from story generation, character-building, editing, and proofreading, authors will benefit from increased efficiency gains throughout their writing process. Discover how the latest AI-based storytelling tools can help bring your ideas to life without sacrificing creative control. Consider ...