Programming & Software Development

Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development....

This book is for programmers who want to learn JavaScript and for web developers who want to take their understanding and mastery to the next level....

Early in his software developer career, John Sonmez discovered that technical knowledge alone isn't enough to break through to the next income level - developers need "soft skills" like the ability to learn new technologies....

Bitcoin did not appear out of nowhere. For decades prior to Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention, a diverse group of computer scientists, privacy activists, and heterodox economists tried to create a digital form of money that could operate independently of government control.

From a New York Times bestselling author and gaming investigative journalist comes an examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and downfall.

In Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues....

As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months....

The most successful programs of the last 30 years were developed in C++. From Microsoft Word to Facebook to Adobe Photoshop, C++ is at the heart of the most lucrative technologies in today’s world....

This best seller has been updated and revised to cover all the latest changes to C++ 14 and 17! C++ Concurrency in Action, Second Edition teaches you everything you need to write robust and elegant multithreaded applications in C++17....

Staff Engineer is your guide to building your career towards a staff engineering role, receiving the title, and succeeding within the role....

Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods. This book presents both the findings and the science behind that research....

The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult)....

As a companion to Sam Newman’s extremely popular Building Microservices, this new book details a proven method for transitioning an existing monolithic system to a microservice architecture....

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects.

Becoming a solutions architect requires a hands-on approach, and this edition of the Solutions Architect's Handbook brings exactly that. This audiobook will teach you how to create robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions and next-generation architecture designs....

Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering....

From the best-selling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart - and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next....

This book is a must for any developer, software engineer, project manager, team lead, or systems analyst with an interest in producing better code....

Become a Python programming expert with ease! Python is a simple yet powerful programming language that can enable you to start thinking like a programmer right from the beginning....

Anyone can conduct product research. With this quick reference guide, you’ll learn a common language and set of tools to help you carry out research in an informed and productive manner.

Doom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game history....

This book consists of 6 titles.

Untrapping Product Teams guides you to simplify what gets unintentionally complicated and equips you to overcome dangerous traps while steadily driving customer and business value.

With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and producer Evan Skolnick provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to storytelling basics and how they can be applied at every stage of the development process - by all members of the team....

Writing computer programs in Python just got a lot easier! Use AI-assisted coding tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to turn your ideas into applications faster than ever.

Unlock the power of Python and transform your coding skills with this comprehensive beginner's guide! Whether you're a complete novice or looking to sharpen your programming expertise, this book is your ultimate resource for mastering Python — the most versatile and in-demand language in tech today.

In this audiobook, award-winning international accessibility thought-leader Jonathan Hassell shows you how to transform your organisation to consistently and cost-efficiently create websites, mobile apps and other digital products that are usable for all of your customers. Inclusive Design for Organisations gives you a clear, strategic business-aligned framework how to embed accessibility policies and processes consistently throughout your organisation, and how to measure the return on your investment.

¿Alguna vez has soñado con ser un desarrollador profesional de Java y obtener ingresos masivos trabajando desde cualquier lugar del mundo? "Aprende Programación Java: De Principiante a Profesional" es tu guía completa para dominar uno de los lenguajes de programación más demandados del mercado. Este libro ha sido diseñado para transformar a los principiantes en expertos, llevándote paso a paso a través de conceptos fundamentales hasta proyectos avanzados.

Unlock the Future: The Complete AI Advantage CollectionAre you ready to harness the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world? The Complete AI Advantage Collection combines three essential guides—The Essential Beginner’s Guide to AI, The AI in Business Advantage, and Master ChatGPT Effortlessly—to give you the tools, strategies, and confidence to navigate and thrive in the age of AI.

How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to the effect those changes will have on the day-to-day lives of developers.