Object Oriented Data Analysis
Object Oriented Data Analysis is a framework that facilitates inter-disciplinary research through new terminology for discussing the often many possible approaches to the analysis of complex data. Such data are naturally arising in a wide variety of areas. This book aims to provide ways of thinking that enable the making of sensible choices.The main points are illustrated with many real data examples, based on the authors' personal experiences, which have motivated the invention of a wide array of analytic methods.While the mathematics go far beyond the usual in statistics (including differential geometry and even topology), the book is aimed at accessibility by graduate students. There is deliberate focus on ideas over mathematical formulas.
Structural Information and Communication Complexity
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 28th International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity, SIROCCO 2021, held in Wroclaw, Poland, in June 2021. Due to COVID-19, the conference will be held online. The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers are solicited from all areas of study of local structural knowledge and global communication and computational complexities. Among the typical areas are distributed computing, communication networks, game theory, parallel computing, social networks, mobile computing
Business Understanding and Agility
Do you fully understand your business? Do you fully understand the competition in the business niche where you operate? Do you fully understand the dynamic nature of society today, with the current pandemic, raging wildfires, violent storms, changing economy and politics, and climate change? Is your business operation as effective and efficient as it could be? Is your business agile enough to adapt to constant change, be successful, and survive?Most public and private sector organizations are not. They face a huge and increasing disparity in the understanding and operation of their business. That disparity results in decreased business understanding, increased uncertainty, decreased agility, and the increased possibility of less-than-successful business operation. Many organizations are going out of business, or suffering limited business because of that disparity.An organization's business understanding and operation is contained in its data resource and processes resources. However, those two resources are typically managed separately, by a variety of different organization units, outside of any formal processes managing those resources. The result is the rampant disparity seen today.Business Understanding and Agility takes a fresh look at how an organization can achieve and maintain a thorough business understanding, remain agile, and be successful. The integrated management of all data and processes, within a single organization-wide data architecture and a single organization-wide processes architecture, provides a base for thorough business understanding, agility, and success. Formally managing data and processes as a critical resource of the organization is the only way an organization can thoroughly understand its business, remain agile, and be successful.The book presents a new paradigm with an overarching architecture construct and an underlying foundation for business understanding and agility. The paradigm consists of data and processes resource management supported by a data and processes resource culture. The paradigm emphasizes computer support of routine tasks, leaving the real hard-thinking, decision-making tasks to people.Mr. Brackett brings together the knowledge and experience from his long professional venture into a capstone book about the formal management of a combined data and processes resource as the critical resource of an organization.
Pro Azure Administration and Automation
Learn best practices and the proper use of Azure management tools, such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM templates, which are time-saving tools that support daily administration tasks such as monitoring, alerting, backups, security, and more. This book explores common Azure services, including Azure networking, virtual machines, app services, backup, monitoring, and other tools of the trade that IT professionals use on a regular basis. And you will come away with a strong understanding of these services and how to use them.While Microsoft Azure is no longer "the new cloud on the block," it continues to be one of the fastest-growing platforms with regard to features, integrations, and capabilities. Over the last decade, it has undergone significant changes and amassed a large following, but many of its users, especially those who transitioned from traditional admin tasks to modern cloud computing, are not reaping its full benefits.Management inthe cloud, while seemingly simpler in some ways, is not without its own set of complexities and headaches. Admins want to streamline it where it makes sense and allocate the right resources to the right job in order to keeps cost in check, but where does one begin? Pro Azure Administration and Automation is a comprehensive guide that is chock full of time-saving recipes and scripts you can rely on to learn about day-to-day Azure administration and automation. What You Will Learn Attain theoretical and practical knowledge on deploying and managing AzureGain an understanding of services, their relationship with other services, and their configuration parametersAdopt a modern mindset, transitioning from a traditional IT admin mindset to a cloud admin proUnderstand how everything in the cloud is billable and learn how to factor it into choicesApply in-chapter PowerShell scripts andARM templates which can be re-purposedKnow when it makes sense to be more involved in tasks (for example, automation and scripting) Who This Book Is For IT professionals who are responsible for the day-to-day tasks in Azure as well as cloud management and planning
Software Architecture
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2021, held in Sweden, in September 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held virtually. For the Research Track, 11 full papers, presented together with 5 short papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections as follows: architectures for reconfigurable and self-adaptive systems; machine learning for software architecture; architectural knowledge, decisions, and rationale; architecting for quality attributes; architecture-centric source code analysis; and experiences and learnings from industrial case studies.
IOS 15 Programming Fundamentals with Swift
Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode 13 IDE, Cocoa Touch, and the latest version of Apple's acclaimed programming language, Swift 5.5. With this thoroughly updated guide, you'll learn the Swift language, understand Apple's Xcode development tools, and discover the Cocoa framework. Explore Swift's object-oriented concepts Become familiar with built-in Swift types Dive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and generics Tour the life cycle of an Xcode project Learn how nibs are loaded Understand Cocoa's event-driven design Communicate with C and Objective-C In this edition, catch up on the latest iOS programming features: Structured concurrency: async/await, tasks, and actors Swift native formatters and attributed strings Lazy locals and throwing getters Enhanced collections with the Swift Algorithms and Collections packages Xcode tweaks: column breakpoints, package collections, and Info.plist build settings Improvements in Git integration, localization, unit testing, documentation, and distribution And more!
C# Programming for Absolute Beginners
Get started using the C# programming language. Based on the author's 15 years of experience teaching beginners, this book provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the principles of programming, or rather, how to think like a programmer. The task-solution approach will get you immersed, with minimum theory and maximum action.What You Will LearnUnderstand what programming is all aboutWrite simple, but non-trivial, programsBecome familiar with basic programming constructs such as statements, types, variables, conditions, and loopsThink like a programmer and combine these programming constructs in new waysGet to know C# as a modern, mainstream programming language, and Visual Studio as one of the world's most popular programming toolsWho This Book Is ForThose with very little orno experience in computer programming, who know how to use a computer, install a program, and navigate the web
Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2021, held in Sochi, Russia, in September 2021. The 24 full papers presented together with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The papers cover theoretical computer algebra and its applications in scientific computing.
Learning Algorithms
When it comes to writing efficient code, every software professional needs to have an effective working knowledge of algorithms. In this practical book, author George Heineman (Algorithms in a Nutshell) provides concise and informative descriptions of key algorithms that improve coding. Software developers, testers, and maintainers will discover how algorithms solve computational problems creatively. Each chapter builds on earlier chapters through eye-catching visuals and a steady rollout of essential concepts, including an algorithm analysis to classify the performance of every algorithm presented in the book. At the end of each chapter, you'll get to apply what you've learned to a novel challenge problem -- simulating the experience you might find in a technical code interview. With this book, you will: Examine fundamental algorithms central to computer science and software engineering Learn common strategies for efficient problem solving -- such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy approaches Analyze code to evaluate time complexity using big O notation Use existing Python libraries and data structures to solve problems using algorithms Understand the main steps of important algorithms
Theoretical Aspects of Computing - Ictac 2021
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing, ICTAC 2021, organized by the Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The event was supposed to take place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, but due to COVID-19 pandemic is was held virtually. The 15 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The book also contains one invited talk in full paper length. The book deals with challenges in both theoretical aspects of computing and the exploitation of theory through methods and tools for system development. The 20 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers cover a wide variety of topics, including: getting the best price for selling your personal data; attacking Bitcoin; optimizing various forms of model checking; synthesizing and learning algorithms; formalizing and verifying contracts, languages, and compilers; analyzing the correctness and complexity of programs and distributed systems; and finding connections from proofs in propositional logic to quantum programming languages.
Hands-On Azure Functions with C#
Build serverless solutions using Azure Functions. This book provides you with a deep understanding of Azure Functions so you can build highly scalable and reliable serverless applications.The book starts with an introduction to Azure Functions and demonstrates triggers and bindings with use cases. The process to build an OTP mailer with Queue Storage Trigger and SendGrid output binding is presented, and timer triggers and blob storage binding are covered. Creating custom binding for Azure Functions and building a serverless API using Azure Functions and Azure SQL are discussed. You will know how to build a serverless API using Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB, and you will go over enabling application insights and Azure Monitor. Storing function secrets in Azure Key Vault is discussed as well as authentication and authorization using Azure Active Directory. You will learn how to secure your serverless apps using API Management and deploy your Azure Functions using IDEs.Deploying your Azure Functions using CI/CD pipelines is demonstrated along with running Azure Functions in containers. You will learn how to leverage Azure Cognitive Services to build intelligent serverless apps. And the authors introduce you to Azure Durable functions and teach you how to integrate Azure Functions in the logic app workflow. They also discuss best practices and pitfalls to avoid while designing Azure Functions.After reading this book, you will be able to design and deploy Azure Functions and implement solutions to real-world business problems through serverless applications. What Will You LearnMonitor and secure Azure FunctionsBuild and deploy Azure FunctionsEnable continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) DevOps strategies for Azure FunctionsRun Azure Functions on Azure Kubernetes Cluster Who This Book Is ForExperienced developers, cloud architects, and tech enthusiasts in Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for Solutions Architects
Develop enterprise architect skills by building secure, highly available, and cost-effective solutions with Oracle Functions, Terraform, and the Oracle Cloud VMware SolutionKey Features: Explore Oracle's Gen 2.0 Cloud infrastructure and its high-performance computing capabilitiesUnderstand hybrid cloud capabilities and learn to migrate apps from on-premises VMware clusters to OCILearn to create Kubernetes clusters and run containerized applications on Oracle's Container EngineBook Description: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a set of complementary cloud services that enables you to build and run a wide range of applications and services in a highly available hosted environment. This book is a fast-paced practical guide that will help you develop the capabilities to leverage OCI services and effectively manage your cloud infrastructure.Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for Solutions Architects begins by helping you get to grips with the fundamentals of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and moves on to cover the building blocks of the layers of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), compute, storage, network, and database. As you advance, you'll delve into the development aspects of OCI, where you'll learn to build cloud-native applications and perform operations on OCI resources as well as use the CLI, API, and SDK. Finally, you'll explore the capabilities of building an Oracle hybrid cloud infrastructure.By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to leverage the OCI and gained a solid understanding of the persona of an architect as well as a developer's perspective.What You Will Learn: Become well-versed with the building blocks of OCI Gen 2.0 CloudControl access to your cloud resources using IAM componentsManage and operate various compute instancesTune and configure various storage options for your appsDevelop applications on OCI using OCI Registry (OCIR), Cloud Shell, OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE), and Service MeshDiscover ways to use object-relational mapping (ORM) to create infrastructure blocks using Terraform codeWho this book is for: This book is for cloud architects, cloud developers, and DevSecOps engineers who want to learn how to architect and develop on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by leveraging a wide range of OCI IAAS capabilities. Working knowledge of Linux, exposure to basic programming, and a basic understanding of networking concepts are needed to get the most out of this book.
Go Brain Teasers
This book contains 25 short programs that will challenge your understanding of Go. Like any big project, the Go developers had to make some design decisions that at times seem surprising. This book uses those quirks as a teaching opportunity. By understanding the gaps in your knowledge, you'll become better at what you do. Some of the teasers are from the author's experience shipping bugs to production, and some from others doing the same. Teasers and puzzles are fun, and learning how to solve them can teach you to avoid programming mistakes and maybe even impress your colleagues and future employers. Programmers love the Go (golang) programming language because of its efficiency and simple tooling. But that doesn't mean programming in Go is without challenges, like hidden dependencies that trip up the compiler and interesting string type conversions that differ from languages like Python. Work your way through 25 short brain teasers, and learn the nuances of Go in one of the most fun and creative ways around. Challenge yourself and challenge your assumptions to gain a more in-depth understanding of integers, strings, Unicode, compiler behavior, and a variety of subtle programming gotchas that might otherwise trip you up. Just read a short program written in Go, try to guess the output, run the code yourself, and then go to the next page for an explanation of the solution. By working through these brain teasers, you'll tighten up your Go programming skills and have lots of fun at the same time. Taken from real-world, programming problems, conference talks, and meetup quizzes, these brain teasers provide an effective learning tool that's as enjoyable as it is educational. What You Need: This book assumes you know Go at some level and have experience programming with it. *NOTE: * We use Go version 1.14.1 to run the code; the output might change in future versions. You will need a working Go environment, you can download it from https: //golang.org/dl. You will probably want a good IDE for Go, two of the most popular ones are Visual Studio Code and GoLand.
Beginner’s Guide to Code Algorithms
Do you have creative ideas that you wish you could transform into code? Do you want to boost your problem solving and logic skills? Do you want to enhance your career by adopting an algorithmic mindset? In our increasingly digital world, coding is an essential skill. Communicating an algorithm to a machine to perform a set of tasks is vital. Beginner's Guide to Code Algorithms: Experiments to Enhance Productivity and Solve Problems written by Deepankar Maitra teaches you how to think like a programmer. The author unravels the secret behind writing code - building a good algorithm. Algorithmic thinking leads to asking the right question and enables a shift from issue resolution to value creation. Having this mindset will make you more marketable to employers. This book takes you on a problem-solving journey to expand your mind and increase your willingness to experiment with code. You will: Learn the art of building an algorithm through hands-on exercises Understand how to develop code for inspiring productivity concepts Build a mentality of developing algorithms to solve problems Develop, test, review, and improve code through guided experimentation This book is designed to develop a culture of logical thinking through intellectual stimulation. It will benefit students and teachers of programming, business professionals, as well as experienced users of Microsoft Excel who wish to become proficient with macros.
TypeScript 4 Design Patterns and Best Practices
A detailed and easy-to-follow guide to help you improve your TypeScript development skills and enable you to solve application design problems using modern practicesKey Features: Identify common gotchas and antipatterns when developing TypeScript applications and understand how to avoid themDiscover expert techniques and best practices in developing large-scale TypeScript applicationsExplore advanced design patterns taken from functional programming and reactive programmingBook Description: Design patterns are critical armor for every developer to build maintainable apps. TypeScript 4 Design Patterns and Best Practices is a one-stop guide to help you learn design patterns and practices to develop scalable TypeScript applications. It will also serve as handy documentation for future maintainers.This book takes a hands-on approach to help you get up and running with the implementation of TypeScript design patterns and associated methodologies for writing testable code. You'll start by exploring the practical aspects of TypeScript 4 and its new features. The book will then take you through the traditional gang of four (GOF) design patterns in their classic and alternative form and show you how to use them in real-world development projects. Once you've got to grips with traditional design patterns, you'll advance to learning about their functional programming and reactive programming counterparts and how to couple them to deliver better and more idiomatic TypeScript code.By the end of this TypeScript book, you'll be able to efficiently recognize when and how to use the right design patterns in any practical use case and gain the confidence to work on scalable and maintainable TypeScript projects of any size.What You Will Learn: Understand the role of design patterns and their significanceExplore all significant design patterns within the context of TypeScriptAnalyze, and develop classical design patterns in TypeScriptFind out how design patterns differ from design conceptsUnderstand how to put the principles of design patterns into practiceDiscover additional patterns that stem from functional and reactive programmingWho this book is for: If you're a TypeScript developer looking to learn how to apply established design patterns to solve common programming problems instead of reinventing solutions, you'll find this book useful. You're not expected to have prior knowledge of design patterns. Basic TypeScript knowledge is all you need to get started with this book.
The TypeScript Workshop
Broaden your skill set by learning TypeScript and applying your knowledge to build real-world applicationsKey Features: Quickly get started writing TypeScript code with hands-on exercises and activitiesDevelop new skills that can be applied at work or in your own side projectsBuild your understanding, boost your confidence, and advance your programming careerBook Description: By learning TypeScript, you can start writing cleaner, more readable code that's easier to understand and less likely to contain bugs. What's not to like?It's certainly an appealing prospect, but learning a new language can be challenging, and it's not always easy to know where to begin. This book is the perfect place to start. It provides the ideal platform for JavaScript programmers to practice writing eloquent, productive TypeScript code.Unlike many theory-heavy books, The TypeScript Workshop balances clear explanations with opportunities for hands-on practice. You'll quickly be up and running building functional websites, without having to wade through pages and pages of history and dull, dry fluff. Guided exercises clearly demonstrate how key concepts are used in the real world, and each chapter is rounded off with an activity that challenges you to apply your new knowledge in the context of a realistic scenario.Whether you're a hobbyist eager to get cracking on your next project, or a professional developer looking to unlock your next promotion, pick up a copy and make a start! Whatever your motivation, by the end of this book, you'll have the confidence and understanding to make it happen with TypeScript.What You Will Learn: Configure a professional TypeScript development environmentExplore how to use primitive and complex data typesIncorporate types into popular npm (Node package manager) librariesDesign systems that use asynchronous behaviorImplement object-oriented programming to model real-world scenariosGet to grips with modern UI design by combining React with TypeScriptWho this book is for: The TypeScript Workshop is for software developers who want to broaden their skill set by learning the TypeScript programming language. To get the most from this TypeScript book, you should have basic knowledge of JavaScript or experience using another similar programming language.
The Definitive Guide to Azure Data Engineering
Build efficient and scalable batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines, DevOps continuous integration and deployment pipelines, and advanced analytics solutions on the Azure Data Platform. This book teaches you to design and implement robust data engineering solutions using Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Azure SQL database, Stream Analytics, Cosmos database, and Data Lake Storage Gen2. You will learn how to engineer your use of these Azure Data Platform components for optimal performance and scalability. You will also learn to design self-service capabilities to maintain and drive the pipelines and your workloads. The approach in this book is to guide you through a hands-on, scenario-based learning process that will empower you to promote digital innovation best practices while you work through your organization's projects, challenges, and needs. The clear examples enable you to use this book as a reference and guide for building data engineering solutions in Azure. After reading this book, you will have a far stronger skill set and confidence level in getting hands on with the Azure Data Platform. What You Will LearnBuild dynamic, parameterized ELT data ingestion orchestration pipelines in Azure Data FactoryCreate data ingestion pipelines that integrate control tables for self-service ELTImplement a reusable logging framework that can be applied to multiple pipelinesIntegrate Azure Data Factory pipelines with a variety of Azure data sources and toolsTransform data with Mapping Data Flows in Azure Data FactoryApply Azure DevOps continuous integration and deployment practices to your Azure Data Factory pipelines and development SQL databasesDesign and implement real-time streaming and advanced analytics solutions using Databricks, Stream Analytics, and Synapse AnalyticsGet started with a variety of Azure data services through hands-on examplesWho This Book Is ForData engineers and data architects who are interested in learning architectural and engineering best practices around ELT and ETL on the Azure Data Platform, those who are creating complex Azure data engineering projects and are searching for patterns of success, and aspiring cloud and data professionals involved in data engineering, data governance, continuous integration and deployment of DevOps practices, and advanced analytics who want a full understanding of the many different tools and technologies that Azure Data Platform provides
Einf羹hrung in die agile Business-Analyse
Die Business-Analyse ist eine zentrale Aufgabe bei der Entwicklung von Produkten oder Dienstleistungen. Diese Aufgabe wird in vielen Vorgehensmodellen durch die Rolle eines Business-Analysten oder Requirements Engineers wahrgenommen. Doch gerade im Kontext agiler Methoden und Frameworks verschiebt sich sowohl die Aufgabenstellung als auch die Anforderung an die Person(en), welche die Anforderungen an das zu erstellende Produkt erheben. Nicht nur ver瓣ndern sich Anforderungen im Projektverlauf; es kommen neue hinzu, manche fallen weg oder werden ver瓣ndert. Zunehmend wird auch mit Ans瓣tzen gearbeitet, welche scheinbar nicht mehr mit der Idee eines Einzelnen oder einer kleinen Gruppe von Experten zu vereinen sind. Ans瓣tze wie Design Thinking, Lean UX, Lego (R) Serious Play (R) oder Design Sprint werden immer h瓣ufiger eingesetzt, wenn es darum geht, Anforderungen zu erarbeiten und festzuhalten. In diesem Buch beschreibt der Autor, der seit Jahren selbst als Berater im Kontext agiler Business-Analyse t瓣tig ist, die Herausforderungen, Vorgehensmodelle und eine m繹gliche Zukunft f羹r die Rolle des Business-Analysten in einer sich zunehmend ver瓣ndernden Welt.
Fundamentos De Programaci籀n
La presente obra cubre la totalidad del Programa de Estudio de la Asignatura de "FUNDAMENTOS DE PROGRAMACI?N" que se imparte en la mayor穩a de las carreras de Ingenier穩a del Instituto Polit矇cnico Nacional, de acuerdo a los Planes y Programas de Estudio vigentes. El Lenguaje de Programaci籀n que se utiliza para la ense簽anza de la Programaci籀n de Computadoras, para el curso, es el C ANSI; utilizando el IDE (entorno de desarrollo integrado) DEV C, que es un software de dise簽o, programaci籀n y desarrollo de aplicaciones que combina herramientas comunes para desarrolladores en una sola interfaz de usuario gr獺fica (GUI).
Fundamentos De Programaci籀n
La presente obra cubre la totalidad del Programa de Estudio de la Asignatura de "FUNDAMENTOS DE PROGRAMACI?N" que se imparte en la mayor穩a de las carreras de Ingenier穩a del Instituto Polit矇cnico Nacional, de acuerdo a los Planes y Programas de Estudio vigentes. El Lenguaje de Programaci籀n que se utiliza para la ense簽anza de la Programaci籀n de Computadoras, para el curso, es el C ANSI; utilizando el IDE (entorno de desarrollo integrado) DEV C, que es un software de dise簽o, programaci籀n y desarrollo de aplicaciones que combina herramientas comunes para desarrolladores en una sola interfaz de usuario gr獺fica (GUI).
Software Quality Assurance
Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit focuses on the importance of software quality and security. It defines various types of testing, recognizes factors that propose value to software quality, and provides theoretical and real-world scenarios that offer value and contribute quality to projects and applications. The practical synopsis on common testing tools helps readers who are in testing jobs or those interested in pursuing careers as testers. It also helps test leaders, test managers, and others who are involved in planning, estimating, executing, and maintaining software. The book is divided into four sections: The first section addresses the basic concepts of software quality, validation and verification, and audits. It covers the major areas of software management, software life cycle, and life cycle processes. The second section is about testing. It discusses test plans and strategy and introduces a step-by-step test design process along with a sample test case. It also examines what a tester or test lead needs to do before and during test execution and how to report after completing the test execution. The third section deals with security breaches and defects that may occur. It discusses documentation and classification of incidences as well as how to handle an occurrence. The fourth and final section provides examples of security issues along with a security policy document and addresses the planning aspects of an information audit. This section also discusses the definition, measurement, and metrics of reliability based on standards and quality metrics methodology CMM models. It discusses the ISO 15504 standard, CMMs, PSP, and TSP and includes an appendix containing a software process improvement sample document.
Design in Object Technology
Experience the raw, unannotated version of the original course, Design In Object Technology, created by Dr. Alistair Cockburn. In the 1990s, Dr. Cockburn was one of the leading methodologists in the new area of object-oriented design. Hired by the IBM Consulting Group to create their methodology for object-technology projects, he taught the entire design team on a live project all they would need to know to run the project they were embarking on. This book is that course. Offering a rare glimpse into a moment in time where the standards and practices of object technology were being chartered by the leaders of the day, this book gives an unfiltered look into the approach and techniques used to educate practitioners. Now, in 2021, that course has historical significance. It was at the time a tour-de-force of complete project education, from project management tips to requirements gathering to software design. It set the stage for modern "agile" development techniques. Old-timers will enjoy seeing the presentation of these core topics. Newcomers can learn subtleties of techniques they may only have heard of. Everyone will enjoy the depth and liveliness of what might otherwise be a boring Powerpoint deck.
Driving DevOps with Value Stream Management
A practical guide to implementing Value Stream Management to guide your strategic investments in DevOps capabilities and deliver customer-centric value quickly and economicallyKey Features: Address DevOps implementation issues, including culture, toolchain costs, improving work and information flows, and product team alignmentImplement proven VSM methodology to improve IT value stream flowsLeverage VSM platforms to view, analyze, and improve end-to-end value deliveryBook Description: Value Stream Management (VSM) opens the door to maximizing your DevOps pipeline investments by improving flows and eliminating waste. VSM and DevOps together deliver value stream improvements across enterprises for a competitive advantage in the digital world. Driving DevOps with Value Stream Management provides a comprehensive review and analysis of industry-proven VSM methods and tools to integrate, streamline, and orchestrate activities within a DevOps-oriented value stream.You'll start with an introduction to the concepts of delivering value and understand how VSM methods and tools support improved value delivery from a Lean production perspective. The book covers the complexities of implementing modern CI/CD and DevOps pipelines and then guides you through an eight-step VSM methodology with the help of a use case showing an Agile team's efforts to install a CI/CD pipeline. Free from marketing hype or vendor bias, this book presents the current VSM tool vendors and customer use cases that showcase their products' strengths. As you advance through the book, you'll learn four approaches to implementing a DevOps pipeline and get guidance on choosing the best fit.By the end of this VSM book, you'll be ready to develop and execute a plan to streamline your software delivery pipelines and improve your organization's value stream delivery.What You Will Learn: Integrate Agile, systems thinking, and lean development to deliver customer-centric valueFind out how to choose the most appropriate value stream for your initial and follow-on VSM projectsEstablish better flows with integrated, automated, and orchestrated DevOps and CI/CD pipelinesApply a proven eight-step VSM methodology to drive lean IT value stream improvementsDiscover the key strengths of modern VSM tools and their customer use case scenariosUnderstand how VSM drives DevOps pipeline improvements and value delivery transformations across enterprisesWho this book is for: This book will help corporate executives, managers, IT team members, and other stakeholders involved in digital business transformations to improve the flow of customer value through their IT-based value streams. It will provide you with the practical guidance you need while adopting Lean-Agile, Value Stream Management, and DevOps capabilities on an enterprise scale to enable business agility. A basic understanding of how CI/CD and DevOps pipelines improve software delivery capabilities via integrated and automated toolchains will help you to make the most of the book.
Implicit and Explicit Semantics Integration in Proof-Based Developments of Discrete Systems
Chapter 1: Modelling an e-voting domain for the formal development of a Software Product Line.- Chapter 2: Domain-specific Developments using Rodin Theories.- Chapter 3: Integrating Domain Knowledge in Formal Requirements Engineering.- Chapter 4: Operations over Lightweight Ontologies and their Implementation.- Chapter 5: Formal Ontological Analysis for Medical Protocol.- Chapter 6: Deriving Implicit Security Requirements in Safety-Explicit Formal Development of Control Systems.- Chapter 7: Towards an Integration of Probabilistic and Knowledge-Based Data Analysis Using Probabilistic Knowledge Patterns.- Chapter 8: An Explicit Semantics for Event-B Refinements.- Chapter 9: Contextual Dependency in State-based Modelling.- Chapter 10: Configuration of complex systems.- Chapter 11: Towards Making Safety Case Arguments Explicit, Precise, and Well Founded.- Chapter 12: The Indefeasibility Criterion for Assurance Cases.- Chapter 13: An Event-B development process for the distributed BIP framework.- Chapter 14: Explicit Exploration of Refinement Design in Proof-based Approach.- Chapter 15: Constructing Rigorous Sketches for Refinement-based Formal Development.
40 Best Machine Code Routines for the Commodore 64
First published in 1983, this easy-to-follow guide to the Commodore 64 teaches users forty machine code routines for use in their own programs, enabling them to extend their skills well beyond the limits of BASIC. Not only is this remastered version perfect for hobbyists and collectors, it is also a highly useful resource for those interested in programming retro games and utilities.The programs in the book include everything from graphics routines such as pixel scrollers to memory management and sound production tools. Written by C64 expert Mark Greenshields, this piece of retro computing history helped many aspiring programmers on their way to mastering their craft.***Acorn Books is proud to present its Retro Reproductions series, a collection of classic computing works from the 80s and 90s given a new lease of life in the 21st century. From standards of programming reference no self-respecting microcomputer coder would be without, to obscure works unavailable for many years, these modern re-prints are perfect for any connoisseur of retro computing.
Easy Learning Data Structures & Algorithms Javascript
Understand data structures and the associated algorithms, as well as the context in which they are used. Master existing JavaScript data structures such as array, set and map and learn how to implement new ones such as stacks, linked lists, trees and graphs. All concepts are explained in an easy way, followed by examples.You will gain an knowledge of how hash tables and set data structure functions, as well as how trees and hash maps This book is an accessible route graphic into JavaScript data structures and algorithms. The complexity of life, because they do not understand to simplify the complex, simple is the beginning of wisdom. this book to briefly explain the concept and vividly cultivate programming interest, you will learn it easy and fast.
Software Technologies
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2020, which was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 12 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 95 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics: business process modelling; IT service management; interoperability and service-oriented architecture; project management software; scheduling and estimating; software metrics; requirements elicitation and specification; software and systems integration among others.
Musica Elettronica e Sound Design - Teoria e Pratica con Max 8 - volume 3
Questo 癡 il terzo volume di un sistema didattico organico sulla sintesi e l'elaborazione digitale del suono con Max 8, comprendente una corposa sezione online composta da centinaia di esempi sonori e interattivi o video, glossari di teoria e di pratica, test, programmi scritti in Max, una libreria di oggetti Max espressamente creata per questi volumi e numerose attivit? pratiche anche con Gen e Jitter. Argomenti trattati: Riverbero e usi creativi del riverbero - Spazializzazione a due o pi羅 canali - AM, RM, SSB, FM, e PM - Distorsione non lineare - Wave terrain synthesis - Split synthesis - Sintesi granulare e particellare - Granulazione e segmentazione di suoni campionati - Vocoder - Analisi e risintesi - Cross-synthesis - Convoluzione - Jitter per l'audio - Programmazione con GEN "Non mancano, al mondo, libri che cercano di mostrare l'erudizione di chi li scrive. Pi羅 rari, invece, sono quei libri che si preoccupano di chi li legge, di accompagnare i lettori in un viaggio che li lascer? cambiati. I testi scritti da Cipriani e Giri fanno parte di questa rara categoria: sono testi che spiegano. (...) Il terzo volume di Musica elettronica e sound design 癡 un caleidoscopico catalogo di idee e applicazioni per analizzare, sintetizzare e trasformare i segnali ad ampio raggio. (...) Cipriani e Giri riescono a parlare a tutti senza indebolire il costrutto teorico e senza inutili specializzazioni. Un magistrale equilibrio tra comprensibilit?, funzionalit? ed ampiezza." (dalla prefazione di Carmine-Emanuele Cella, Assistant Professor in Music and Technology, CNMAT - University of California, Berkeley).
Usare App Inventor 2
App Inventor, progetto del MIT, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), ambiente di sviluppo rivolto al sistema operativo Android, diffuso su cellulari e tablet. Aperto a tutti, consente di sviluppare applicazioni utilizzando un browser web collegato direttamente sui server del MIT. (O.S. Windows, Mac, Linux). Pur essendo su piattaforma Java, non serve conoscerne il linguaggio. App Inventor lo scrive per noi quando, tramite interfacce grafiche, assembliamo componenti e blocchi di codice. I componenti (Pulsanti, Sprite, Sensori ecc.) hanno propriet?, eventi e metodi preconfezionati da App Inventor. Il programmatore deve solo scegliere i componenti e dare loro i "comportamenti" voluti. Questi "comportamenti" vengono assegnati con blocchi di codice. Anche questi sono predisposti e calibrati per propriet?, eventi e metodi di ciascun componente in modo dei minimizzare la possibilit? d'errore. Per testare le applicazioni 癡 possibile usare un telefono o tablet con S.O. Android, oppure l'Emulatore fornito da App Inventor. Il software scritto pu簷 essere usato per uso personale ed anche distribuito sul Play Store di Google. Le App del libro possono essere scaricate all'indirizzo menzionato nella presentazione interna.
Euro-Par 2021: Parallel Processing
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Euro-Par 2021, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 2021. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 38 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 136 submissions. They deal with parallel and distributed computing in general, focusing on compilers, tools and environments; performance and power modeling, prediction and evaluation; scheduling and load balancing; data management, analytics and machine learning; cluster, cloud and edge computing; theory and algorithms for parallel and distributed processing; parallel and distributed programming, interfaces, and languages; parallel numerical methods and applications; and high performance architecture and accelerators.
Computer Aided Verification
This open access two-volume set LNCS 12759 and 12760 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2021, held virtually in July 2021.The 63 full papers presented together with 16 tool papers and 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: invited papers; AI verification; concurrency and blockchain; hybrid and cyber-physical systems; security; and synthesis. Part II: complexity and termination; decision procedures and solvers; hardware and model checking; logical foundations; and software verification.
Software Engineering
Software Engineering: A Methodical Approach (Second Edition) provides a comprehensive, but concise introduction to software engineering. It adopts a methodical approach to solving software engineering problems, proven over several years of teaching, with outstanding results. The book covers concepts, principles, design, construction, implementation, and management issues of software engineering. Each chapter is organized systematically into brief, reader-friendly sections, with itemization of the important points to be remembered. Diagrams and illustrations also sum up the salient points to enhance learning. Additionally, the book includes the author's original methodologies that add clarity and creativity to the software engineering experience.New in the Second Edition are chapters on software engineering projects, management support systems, software engineering frameworks and patterns as a significant building block for the design and construction of contemporary software systems, and emerging software engineering frontiers. The text starts with an introduction of software engineering and the role of the software engineer. The following chapters examine in-depth software analysis, design, development, implementation, and management. Covering object-oriented methodologies and the principles of object-oriented information engineering, the book reinforces an object-oriented approach to the early phases of the software development life cycle. It covers various diagramming techniques and emphasizes object classification and object behavior. The text features comprehensive treatments of: Project management aids that are commonly used in software engineering An overview of the software design phase, including a discussion of the software design process, design strategies, architectural design, interface design, database design, and design and development standards User interface design Operations design Design considerations including system catalog, product documentation, user message management, design for real-time software, design for reuse, system security, and the agile effect Human resource management from a software engineering perspective Software economics Software implementation issues that range from operating environments to the marketing of software Software maintenance, legacy systems, and re-engineering This textbook can be used as a one-semester or two-semester course in software engineering, augmented with an appropriate CASE or RAD tool. It emphasizes a practical, methodical approach to software engineering, avoiding an overkill of theoretical calculations where possible. The primary objective is to help students gain a solid grasp of the activities in the software development life cycle to be confident about taking on new software engineering projects.
Computer Aided Verification
This open access two-volume set LNCS 12759 and 12760 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2021, held virtually in July 2021. The 63 full papers presented together with 16 tool papers and 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 290 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: invited papers; AI verification; concurrency and blockchain; hybrid and cyber-physical systems; security; and synthesis. Part II: complexity and termination; decision procedures and solvers; hardware and model checking; logical foundations; and software verification.This is an open access book.
Software Engineering for Robotics
The topics covered in this book range from modeling and programming languages and environments, via approaches for design and verification, to issues of ethics and regulation. In terms of techniques, there are results on model-based engineering, product lines, mission specification, component-based development, simulation, testing, and proof. Applications range from manufacturing to service robots, to autonomous vehicles, and even robots than evolve in the real world. A final chapter summarizes issues on ethics and regulation based on discussions from a panel of experts. The origin of this book is a two-day event, entitled RoboSoft, that took place in November 2019, in London. Organized with the generous support of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the University of York, UK, RoboSoft brought together more than 100 scientists, engineers and practitioners from all over the world, representing 70 international institutions. Theintended readership includes researchers and practitioners with all levels of experience interested in working in the area of robotics, and software engineering more generally. The chapters are all self-contained, include explanations of the core concepts, and finish with a discussion of directions for further work.Chapters 'Towards Autonomous Robot Evolution', 'Composition, Separation of Roles and Model-Driven Approaches as Enabler of a Robotics Software Ecosystem' and 'Verifiable Autonomy and Responsible Robotics' are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
App-Entwicklung Mit Dart Und Flutter 2
Ende 2018 ver繹ffentlichte Google Flutter, ein neues Framework zur Programmierung von Apps f羹r Android und iOS.Das Buch gibt eine Einf羹hrung in die Programmiersprache Dart, der Sprache, in der f羹r Flutter programmiert wird.Danach werden die Grundlagen der App-Programmierung mit Flutter in der Version 2 beschrieben. Anhand von Praxisbeispielen wie einer Spiele-App, einer Chat-App und einer Zeichen-App werden wichtige Aspekte wie der Umgang mit Mediendateien oder die Anbindung von Cloud-Diensten erkl瓣rt.Sowohl die Programmierung von mobilen als auch von Desktop-Anwendungen wird besprochen. Neue wichtige Funktionen von Dart 2.12 und Flutter 2 werden beschrieben: - Nullsicherheit- Desktop-Anwendungen Zielgruppe sind Personen mit Vorkenntnissen in der Programmierung, z. B. Studenten oder Entwickler. - Einf羹hrung in die Grundlagen der Sprache Dart und der Programmierung mit Flutter 2- Fortgeschrittene Konzepte werden anhand eines gr繹?eren Beispiels in Form eines Spiels erkl瓣rt Die Beispiel-Projekte aus dem Buch sind auf folgendem GitHub-Repository zum Download verf羹gbar: https: //github.com/meillermedia Im Verlauf der Zeit k繹nnten weitere Branches hinzukommen. Die Standard-Branches sind allerdings die, die den Stand im Buch entsprechen.
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News
"It's a joy to read a book by a mathematician who knows how to write. [...] There is no better guide to the strategies and stakes of this battle for the future."---Paul Romer, Nobel Laureate, University Professor in Economics at NYU, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank. "By explaining the flaws and foibles of everything from Google search to QAnon--and by providing level-headed evaluations of efforts to fix them--Noah Giansiracusa offers the perfect starting point for anyone entering the maze of modern digital media."--Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute and contributing editor of The AtlanticFrom deepfakes to GPT-3, deep learning is now powering a new assault on our ability to tell what's real and what's not, bringing a whole new algorithmic side to fake news. On the other hand, remarkable methods are being developed to help automate fact-checking and the detection of fake news and doctored media. Success in the modern business world requires you to understand these algorithmic currents, and to recognize the strengths, limits, and impacts of deep learning---especially when it comes to discerning the truth and differentiating fact from fiction. This book tells the stories of this algorithmic battle for the truth and how it impacts individuals and society at large. In doing so, it weaves together the human stories and what's at stake here, a simplified technical background on how these algorithms work, and an accessible survey of the research literature exploring these various topics. How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News is an accessible, broad account of the various ways that data-driven algorithms have been distorting reality and rendering the truth harder to grasp. From news aggregators to Google searches to YouTube recommendations to Facebook news feeds, the way we obtain information todayis filtered through the lens of tech giant algorithms. The way data is collected, labelled, and stored has a big impact on the machine learning algorithms that are trained on it, and this is a main source of algorithmic bias -- which gets amplified in harmful data feedback loops. Don't be afraid: with this book you'll see the remedies and technical solutions that are being applied to oppose these harmful trends. There is hope.What You Will LearnThe ways that data labeling and storage impact machine learning and how feedback loops can occurThe history and inner-workings of YouTube's recommendation algorithmThe state-of-the-art capabilities of AI-powered text generation (GPT-3) and video synthesis/doctoring (deepfakes) and how these technologies have been used so farThe algorithmic tools available to help with automated fact-checking and truth-detectionWho This Book is ForPeople who don't have a technical background (in data, computers, etc.) but who would like to learn how algorithms impact society; business leaders who want to know the powers and perils of relying on artificial intelligence. A secondary audience is people with a technical background who want to explore the larger social and societal impact of their work.
Probabilistic Extensions of Various Logical Systems
The contributions in this book survey results on combinations of probabilistic and various other classical, temporal and justification logical systems. Formal languages of these logics are extended with probabilistic operators. The aim is to provide a systematic overview and an accessible presentation of mathematical techniques used to obtain results on formalization, completeness, compactness and decidability. The book will be of value to researchers in logic and it can be used as a supplementary text in graduate courses on non-classical logics.
Julia - Bit by Bit
The main goal of this book is to teach fundamental programming principles to beginners using Julia, one of the fastest growing programming languages today. Julia can be classified as a "modern" language, possessing many features not available in more popular languages like C and Java. The book is organized in 10 chapters. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the programming process. It shows how to write a first Julia program and introduces some of the basic building blocks needed to write programs. Chapter 2 is all about numbers--integers, floating-point, operators, expressions--how to work with them and how to print them. Chapter 3 shows how to write programs which can make decisions. It explains how to use if and if...else statements. Chapter 4 explains the notion of 'looping', implemented using for and while statements. It also explains how to read data from a file and write results to a file. Chapter 5 formally treats with functions, enabling a (large) program to be broken up into smaller manageable units which work together to solve a given problem. Chapter 6 is devoted to characters and strings. In Julia, we can work with them as seamlessly as we do with numbers. Chapter 7 tackles array processing, which is significantly easier in Julia than other languages. Chapter 8 is about sorting and searching techniques. Sorting puts data in an order that can be searched more quickly/easily, and makes it more palatable for human consumption. Chapter 9 introduces structures, enabling us to group data in a form that can be manipulated more easily as a unit. Chapter 10 deals with two useful data structures--dictionaries and sets. These enable us to solve certain kinds of problems more easily and conveniently than we can without them. This book is intended for anyone who is learning programming for the first time. The presentation is based on the fact that many students (though not all) have difficulties in learning programming. To overcome this, the book uses an approach which provides clear examples, detailed explanations of very basic concepts and numerous interesting problems (not just artificial exercises whose only purpose is to illustrate some language feature).
Quality of Information and Communications Technology
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2021, held in Algarve, Portugal*, in September 2021.The 30 full papers and 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: ICT verification and validation; software evolution; process modeling, improvement and assessment; quality aspects in quantum computing; safety, security, and privacy; quality aspects in machine learning, AI and data analytics; evidence-based software quality engineering; quality in cyber-physical systems; software quality education and training.*The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Variable Domain-Specific Software Languages with Djdsl
This book details the conceptual foundations, design and implementation of the domain-specific language (DSL) development system DjDSL. DjDSL facilitates design-decision-making on and implementation of reusable DSL and DSL-product lines, and represents the state-of-the-art in language-based and composition-based DSL development. As such, it unites elements at the crossroads between software-language engineering, model-driven software engineering, and feature-oriented software engineering. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 ("DSL as Variable Software") explains the notion of DSL as variable software in greater detail and introduces readers to the idea of software-product line engineering for DSL-based software systems. Chapter 2 ("Variability Support in DSL Development") sheds light on a number of interrelated dimensions of DSL variability: variable development processes, variable design-decisions, and variability-implementation techniques for DSL. The three subsequent chapters are devoted to the key conceptual and technical contributions of DjDSL: Chapter 3 ("Variable Language Models") explains how to design and implement the abstract syntax of a DSL in a variable manner. Chapter 4 ("Variable Context Conditions") then provides the means to refine an abstract syntax (language model) by using composable context conditions (invariants). Next, Chapter 5 ("Variable Textual Syntaxes") details solutions to implementing variable textual syntaxes for different types of DSL. In closing, Chapter 6 ("A Story of a DSL Family") shows how to develop a mixed DSL in a step-by-step manner, demonstrating how the previously introduced techniques can be employed in an advanced example of developing a DSL family. The book is intended for readers interested in language-oriented as well as model-driven software development, including software-engineering researchers and advanced software developers alike. An understanding of software-engineering basics (architecture, design, implementation, testing) and software patterns is essential. Readers should especially be familiar with the basics of object-oriented modelling (UML, MOF, Ecore) and programming (e.g., Java).
ASP.NET Core and Vue.js
A guide to building enterprise, cloud-ready full-stack web applications using TypeScript, Vue.js 3, and ASP.NET Core 5 for busy developersKey Features: Learn how to implement clean architecture in the latest ASP.NET Core 5 Web APIDevelop Vue.js 3 single-page applications (SPAs) using TypeScript or JavaScript programming and Vuex state managementSecure, test, and deploy your full-stack web application to Azure CloudBook Description: Vue.js 3 is faster and smaller than the previous version, and TypeScript's full support out of the box makes it a more maintainable and easier-to-use version of Vue.js. Then, there's ASP.NET Core 5, which is the fastest .NET web framework today. Together, Vue.js for the frontend and ASP.NET Core 5 for the backend make a powerful combination. This book follows a hands-on approach to implementing practical methodologies for building robust applications using ASP.NET Core 5 and Vue.js 3. The topics here are not deep dive and the book is intended for busy .NET developers who have limited time and want a quick implementation of a clean architecture with popular libraries.You'll start by setting up your web app's backend, guided by clean architecture, command query responsibility segregation (CQRS), mediator pattern, and Entity Framework Core 5. The book then shows you how to build the frontend application using best practices, state management with Vuex, Vuetify UI component libraries, Vuelidate for input validations, lazy loading with Vue Router, and JWT authentication. Later, you'll focus on testing and deployment. All the tutorials in this book support Windows 10, macOS, and Linux users.By the end of this book, you'll be able to build an enterprise full-stack web app, use the most common npm packages for Vue.js and NuGet packages for ASP.NET Core, and deploy Vue.js and ASP.NET Core to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions.What You Will Learn: Discover CQRS and mediator pattern in the ASP.NET Core 5 Web APIUse Serilog, MediatR, FluentValidation, and Redis in ASP.NETExplore common Vue.js packages such as Vuelidate, Vuetify, and VuexManage complex app states using the Vuex state management libraryWrite integration tests in ASP.NET Core using xUnit and FluentAssertionsDeploy your app to Microsoft Azure using the new GitHub Actions for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)Who this book is for: This app development book is for .NET developers who want to get started with Vue.js and build full-stack real-world enterprise web applications. Developers looking to build a proof-of-concept application quickly and pragmatically using their existing knowledge of ASP.NET Core as well as developers who want to write readable and maintainable code using TypeScript and the C# programming language will also find this book useful. The book assumes intermediate-level .NET knowledge along with an understanding of C# programming, JavaScript, and ECMAScript.
Basic Concepts in Algorithms
This book is the result of several decades of teaching experience in data structures and algorithms. It is self-contained but does assume some prior knowledge of data structures, and a grasp of basic programming and mathematics tools. Basic Concepts in Algorithms focuses on more advanced paradigms and methods combining basic programming constructs as building blocks and their usefulness in the derivation of algorithms. Its coverage includes the algorithms' design process and an analysis of their performance. It is primarily intended as a textbook for the teaching of Algorithms for second year undergraduate students in study fields related to computers and programming.Klein reproduces his oral teaching style in writing, with one topic leading to another, related one. Most of the classical and some more advanced subjects in the theory of algorithms are covered, though not in a comprehensive manner. The topics include Divide and Conquer, Dynamic Programming, Graph algorithms, probabilistic algorithms, data compression, numerical algorithms and intractability. Each chapter comes with its own set of exercises, and solutions to most of them are appended.Related Link(s)
Basic Concepts in Algorithms
This book is the result of several decades of teaching experience in data structures and algorithms. It is self-contained but does assume some prior knowledge of data structures, and a grasp of basic programming and mathematics tools. Basic Concepts in Algorithms focuses on more advanced paradigms and methods combining basic programming constructs as building blocks and their usefulness in the derivation of algorithms. Its coverage includes the algorithms' design process and an analysis of their performance. It is primarily intended as a textbook for the teaching of Algorithms for second year undergraduate students in study fields related to computers and programming.Klein reproduces his oral teaching style in writing, with one topic leading to another, related one. Most of the classical and some more advanced subjects in the theory of algorithms are covered, though not in a comprehensive manner. The topics include Divide and Conquer, Dynamic Programming, Graph algorithms, probabilistic algorithms, data compression, numerical algorithms and intractability. Each chapter comes with its own set of exercises, and solutions to most of them are appended.Related Link(s)
Empowering Organizations with Power Virtual Agents
Unleash the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents to provide actionable insights to your customers and employees using automated chatbot solutionsKey Features: Provide instant customer support on your webpages using Power Virtual AgentsDiscover tips and techniques for the governance, administration, and deployment of chatbotsBuild conversational solutions for your web apps, public portals, and Teams environmentBook Description: Power Virtual Agents is a set of technologies released under the Power Platform umbrella by Microsoft. It allows non-developers to create solutions to automate customer interactions and provide services using a conversational interface, thus relieving the pressure on front-line staff providing this kind of support.Empowering Organizations with Power Virtual Agents is a guide to building chatbots that can be deployed to handle front desk services without having to write code. The book takes a scenario-based approach to implementing bot services and automation to serve employees in the organization and external customers. You will uncover the features available in Power Virtual Agents for creating bots that can be integrated into an organization's public site as well as specific web pages. Next, you will understand how to build bots and integrate them within the Teams environment for internal users. As you progress, you will explore complete examples for implementing automated agents (bots) that can be deployed on sites for interacting with external customers.By the end of this Power Virtual Agents chatbot book, you will have implemented several scenarios to serve external client requests for information, created scenarios to help internal users retrieve relevant information, and processed these in an automated conversational manner.What You Will Learn: Get to grips with Power Virtual Agents and understand the license requirement for using itDeploy bots on public websites or web pagesCreate conversational solutions for your organization using Microsoft TeamsExplore best practices for governance that are essential for implementing Power Virtual AgentsExplore different business scenarios for implementing Power Virtual AgentsUnderstand the integration between Power Virtual Agents and Microsoft Power PlatformWho this book is for: This book is for organization representatives looking to automate processes, relieve the first-contact workload of their front-line agents, and provide actionable results to employees and customers. Business professionals, citizen developers, and functional consultants will also find this book helpful. Familiarity with the Modern Workplace and the Dynamics 365 family of products will be useful. Beginner-level knowledge of Power Platform and its main modules will assist with understanding the concepts covered in the book more effectively.
Apple Software Protection Digest
Welcome to the Apple Software Protection Digest - dedicated to the subject of protection and how it relates to software for the Apple II series of computers. You will learn how to protect, unprotect and backup your software. Inside this collection are Jules H. Gilder's six issues published between 1985 and 1986. Too often, purchasers of programs get stuck. They buy a program only to discover that it can't be used with a particular accessory board or disk drive. And, because the program is protected, it can't be modified. Apple II owners need a place where they can get more information about software protection. They need to know what software protection is, how it's implemented, what are the consequences of it, how it can be overcome if necessary and if there are any comparable unprotected alternatives to particular protected software packages. Apple Software Protection Digest will provide you with this information and more. It will show you new ways to protect, unprotect and backup your programs. It will teach you how to prevent others from accessing your programs and it will show you how to make them more difficult to copy. In addition, you'll learn how to overcome these and other protection schemes that are in use. You'll learn how to use the powerful, but complicated nibble copy programs. You'll also learn how to crack or remove protection entirely from many programs. With the programs that are included in each issue of the Digest, you'll build a valuable library of utility software that will make the job of protecting, unprotecting and backing up software easier. And, tutorials will keep you up-to-date on both simple and sophisticated protection techniques. In addition to all this, you will get reviews of hardware, software and books that are of particular importance to the software protection field. Programmers work long, hard hours to get their software working and they deserve to be compensated fairly for it. On the other hand, the honest consumer should not be penalized and limited in their application of a particular program simply because the publisher decided to protect it. You may have a legitimate need to backup a program and we hope to supply you with the knowledge you need to do that. Alternatively, you may wish to protect a program that you've written so that others can't copy it. We'll show you how to do that too.
Macos Daemonology
Take advantage of the full power of Swift through XPC. Development for macOS differs from iOS and web-based development because of multicomponent applications. Besides the usual GUI-based applications and app extensions, there are a wide range of daemons--processes that run in the background--to worry about. These include system monitoring, event listening, notification agents, and many-many more.First, you'll take a tour around different types of daemons: user agents, privileged helpers, login items, XPC services, and System Extensions. Knowing key specifics of the daemons will open a wide range of possibilities from non-trivial application development to system development. You'll find lots of examples, working code samples, and even ready-to-use utilities. The book will guide you step-by-step through preparation, registration, and management of all kinds of daemons.System Extensions are brand new for macOS and open additional powerful features for developers. You'll explore installation, user flow, and communication with System Extensions, too, with examples, of course. XPC provides an object-oriented way of communication. There's no need for custom byte/text-based protocols. A good macOS developer has to know not only programming interfaces, but also design patterns related to technology. XPC communication has a few patterns of its own, and we'll go through them all, including uni- and bi-directional communication, passing objects by-value and by-proxy, handling connection invalidation, named and anonymous connections, and many more.What You'll LearnUse multiples types of daemons in your applications Deal with System Extensions - the new type of system daemons Get acquainted with Swift bridging patterns for XPC communicationWho This Book Is ForSoftware developers and solution architects with at least a working knowledge of macOS and Swift programming. As overview, may be interested for software/solution architects.
Test-Driven Development in Swift
Leverage Swift to practice effective and efficient test-driven development (TDD) methodology. Software testing and TDD are evergreen programming concepts--yet Swift developers haven't widely adopted them. What's needed is a clear roadmap to learn and adopt TDD in the Swift world. Over the past years, Apple has invested in XCTest and Xcode's testing infrastructure, making testing a new top priority in their ecosystem. Open-source libraries such as Quick and Nimble have also reached maturity. The tools are there. This book will show you how to wield them. TDD has much more to offer than catching bugs. With this book, you'll learn a philosophy for building software. TDD enables engineers to solve problems incrementally, writing only as much code as necessary. By decomposing big problems into small steps, you can move along at a fast pace, always making visible progress. Participate in the test-driven development journey by building a real iOS application and incorporating new concepts through each chapter. The book's concepts will emerge as you figure out ways to use tests to drive the solutions to the problems of each chapter. Through the TDD of a single application, you'll be introduced to all the staples and advanced concepts of the craft, understand the trade offs each technique offers, and review an iterative process of software development. Test-Driven Development in Swift provides the path for a highly efficient way to make amazing apps.What You'll LearnWrite tests that are easy to maintainLook after an ever-growing test suiteBuild a testing vocabulary that can be applied outside the Swift worldSee how Swift programming enhances the TDD flow seen in dynamic languages Discover how compiler errors can provide the same helpful guidance as failing tests doWho This Book Is ForMid-level developers keen to write higher quality code and improve their workflows. Also, developers that have already been writing tests but feel they are not getting the most out of them.
Model Checking Software
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Model Checking Software, SPIN 2021, held virtually in July 2021.The 3 full papers, 4 tool papers, and 1 case study presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. Topics covered include formal verification techniques for automated analysis of software; formal analysis for modeling languages, such as UML/state charts; formal specification languages, temporal logic, design-by-contract; model checking, automated theorem proving, including SAT and SMT; verifying compilers; abstraction and symbolic execution techniques; and much more.
