by Peter Cohan
This book offers a comprehensive model for explaining the success and failure of cities in nurturing startups, presents detailed case studies of how participants in that model help or hinder startup activity, and shows how to apply these lessons to boost local startup activity.Startup Cities explains the factors that determine local startup success based on a detailed comparison of regional startup cities -...
Price: $22.49 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol, Massimo Nardone
Learn to use the Java Persistence API (JPA) and other related APIs as found in the Java EE 8 platform from the perspective of one of the specification creators. A one-of-a-kind resource, this in-depth book provides both theoretical and practical coverage of JPA usage for experienced Java developers.Authors Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol and Massimo Nardone take a hands-on approach, based on their wealth of...
Price: $34.49 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Advanced Data Analytics Using Python
by Sayan Mukhopadhyay
Gain a broad foundation of advanced data analytics concepts and discover the recent revolution in databases such as Neo4j, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB. This book discusses how to implement ETL techniques including topical crawling, which is applied in domains such as high-frequency algorithmic trading and goal-oriented dialog systems. You'll also see examples of machine learning concepts such as semi-su...
Price: $29.01 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Deep Learning with Applications Using Python 
by Navin Kumar Manaswi
Build deep learning applications, such as computer vision, speech recognition, and chatbots, using frameworks such as TensorFlow and Keras. This book helps you to ramp up your practical know-how in a short period of time and focuses you on the domain, models, and algorithms required for deep learning applications. Deep Learning with Applications Using Python covers topics such as chatbots, natural language ...
Price: $39.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Vishnu Pendyala
Examine the problem of maintaining the quality of big data and discover novel solutions. You will learn the four V's of big data, including veracity, and study the problem from various angles. The solutions discussed are drawn from diverse areas of engineering and math, including machine learning, statistics, formal methods, and the Blockchain technology. Veracity of Big Data serves as an introduction ...
Price: $32.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Jeffrey Scheaffer, Aruna Ravichandran, Alex Martins
An airline is supposed to make the experience of booking a flight easy, trouble free, and reliable. But when scheduling software breaks down and flights get canceled, customers will walk, and heads will roll. That's what Leigh Freemark faces the day she and her team launch a software upgrade that fails spectacularly and hits the media immediately. As Senior Director of Quality Assurance, her job is to ...
Price: $21.54 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Ilya Shpigor
Develop and use bots in video gaming to automate game processes and see possible ways to avoid this kind of automation. This book explains how bots can be very helpful in games such as multiplayer online games, both for training your character and for automating repetitious game processes in order to start a competition with human opponents much faster.Some players might use bots for cheating or avoiding ga...
Price: $34.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming, 2nd Edition
by Daniel Kusswurm
Gain the fundamentals of x86 64-bit assembly language programming and focus on the updated aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. This book covers topics including x86 64-bit programming and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) programming.The focus in this second edition is exclusively on 64-bit base programming architecture and AVX programming. Modern X8...
Price: $24.27 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Chris Northwood
Understand the technical foundations, as well as the non-programming skills needed to be a successful full stack web developer. This book reveals the reasons why a truly successful full stack developer does more than write code. You will learn the principles of the topics needed to help a developer new to agile or full stack working - UX, project management, QA, product management, and more - all from the p...
Price: $29.50 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Learning Web Design, 5th Edition
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
With the release of HTML5 and browsers that constantly update, HTML is experiencing a renaissance. CSS3 and the recent upgrades to JavaScript have also helped change the way we build striking and useful sites today. If you're new to web design, the thoroughly updated 5th edition of this no-nonsense guide provides everything you need to know to create professional websites.Ideal for beginners seeking a ...
Price: $34.98 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2018