by Gabriel Ford, Sadie Ford, Melissa Ford
Can 8-year-olds write computer programs? You bet they can! In Scratch, young coders use colorful blocks and a rich graphical environment to create programs. They can easily explore ideas like input and output, looping, branching, and conditionals. Scratch is a kid-friendly language created by MIT that is a safe and fun way to begin thinking like a programmer, without the complexity of a traditional programm...
Price: $19.50 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2017
by Francois Chollet
Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples.Machine learning has made remarkable progress in recent years. We went from near-unusable speech and image recognition, to near-h...
Price: $10.50 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2017
FREE EBOOK - Exploring .NET Core with Microservices, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core 
by Dustin Metzgar
Windows developers have always enjoyed the productivity boost you get with the .NET platform, tools like Entity Framework and ASP.NET, and the amazingly-powerful C# language. Now, .NET Core extends those same benefits to Linux-based systems, offering a true cross-platform solution for enterprise application development. The .NET Core tools, including Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Core, are lightweight a...
Publisher: Manning | Release: 2017
Effective Testing with RSpec 3
by Myron Marston, Ian Dees
RSpec has been downloaded more than 100 million times and has inspired countless test frameworks in other languages. Use this influential Ruby testing framework to iteratively develop a project with the confidence that comes from well-tested code. This book guides you through creating a Ruby project with RSpec, and explores the individual components in detail.Start by learning the basics of installing and u...
Price: $17.69 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2017
by Brian Okken
For Python-based projects, pytest is the undeniable choice to test your code if you're looking for a full-featured, API-independent, flexible, and extensible testing framework. With a full-bodied fixture model that is unmatched in any other tool, the pytest framework gives you powerful features such as assert rewriting and plug-in capability - with no boilerplate code.With simple step-by-step instructi...
Price: $30.54 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2017
Manage Your Project Portfolio, 2nd Edition
by Johanna Rothman
All your projects and programs make up your portfolio. But how much time do you actually spend on your projects, and how much time do you spend on emergency fire drills or waste through multitasking? This book gives you insightful ways to rank all the projects you're working on and figure out the right staffing and schedule so projects get finished faster.The trick is adopting lean and agile approaches...
Price: $21.00 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2016
by Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron
3D Printed Science Projects describes how to create 3D printable models that can help students from kindergarten through grad school learn math, physics, botany, chemistry, engineering and more. Each of the eight topics is designed to be customized by the reader to create a wide range of projects suitable for science fairs, extra credit, or classroom demonstrations. Science fair project suggestions and exte...
Price: $28.94 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016
by John C. Shovic
This book is designed for entry-through-intermediate-level device designers who want to build their own Internet of Things (IoT) projects for prototyping and proof-of-concept purposes. Expert makers may also find interesting new approaches. Raspberry Pi IoT Projects contains the tools needed to build a prototype of your design, sense the environment, communicate with the Internet (over the Internet and Mach...
Price: $22.35 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016
SAP Project Management Pitfalls
by Jayaraman Kalaimani
Master the SAP product ecosystem, the client environment, and the feasibility of implementing critical business process with the required technical and functional configuration. SAP Project Management Pitfalls is the first book to provide you with real examples of the pitfalls that you can avoid, providing you with a road-map to a successful implementation.Jay Kay, a SAP Program Manager for Capgemini, first...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016
by James Strickland
We all hate to throw electronics away. Use your 5 volt Arduino and have fun with them instead! Raid your electronics junk box to build the Cestino (Arduino compatible) board and nine other electronics projects, from a logic probe to a microprocessor explorer, and learn some advanced, old-school techniques along the way. Don't have a well-stocked junk box? No problem. Nearly all the components used in t...
Price: $38.77 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2016