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Domain Driven Design
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I want to thank you for checking out the audiobook Domain Driven Design: How to Easily Implement Domain Driven Design - A Quick & Simple Guide. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how you can implement the domain-driven design approach in your projects to bring out better results. Through the domain-driven design approach, you and your project team will better understand the domain that you aim to serve and communicate in a common language that can ensure harmony and team work with your group. You will be able to finish the whole design and development process focused on what is truly essential. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy it!
©2014 Yap Kee Chong (P)2014 Yap Kee Chong
Python Crash Course
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Would you like to learn Python quickly?
This is the ideal course for you.
Python is currently a widely used programming language. It is increasing day-to-day in popularity. Like the use of Python in professional work, it is also increasing in demand in the academic sector. In Coursera, various online courses, like the programming languages, use of Python is a great tool. Python comes with Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows operating systems.
Python is one of Google's official programming languages. This course will introduce people who know the rough programming to Python. The course is not suitable for those who are new to programming. Those who want to use Python in the fancy project or professional project they can start learning Python with this course. And those who are preparing for higher education can also get acquainted with python by taking this course.
Those who are new to the programming will have trouble understanding this course, but those who are already familiar with Python will not have much benefit from the course. The course is mainly for university-level students who have finished well at least one programming course. Must be proficient in programming basics.
The book contains:
Before starting
First Python Program
Variable, datatype, data input
Operator
Comment
String manipulation
List
Tuple
Set
Dictionary
Conditional logic
Comprehension
File
Error handling
Inheritance
Iterator and generator
Magic method
Module and package
Decorator
Regular expression
Unit testing
Docstring
Debugging and logging
Data structure and algorithm
GUI programming
Conclusion
©2019 Erick Myers (P)2019 Erick Myers
The Emperor's New Mind
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For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do? In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". Penrose examines what physics and mathematics can tell us about how the mind works, what they can't, and what we need to know to understand the physical processes of consciousness. He is among a growing number of physicists who think Einstein wasn't being stubborn when he said his "little finger" told him that quantum mechanics is incomplete, and he concludes that laws even deeper than quantum mechanics are essential for the operation of a mind. To support this contention, Penrose takes the listener on a dazzling tour that covers such topics as complex numbers, Turing machines, complexity theory, quantum mechanics, formal systems, Godel undecidability, phase spaces, Hilbert spaces, black holes, white holes, Hawking radiation, entropy, quasicrystals, and the structure of the brain.
©1989 Oxford University Press; Preface copyright 1999, 2016 by Roger Penrose (P)2019 Tantor
Surviving AI: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial intelligence is our most powerful technology and, in the coming decades, it'll change everything in our lives. If we get it right, it'll make humans almost godlike. If we get it wrong...well, extinction is not the worst possible outcome. Surviving AI is a concise, easy guide to what's coming, taking you through technological unemployment (the economic singularity) and the possible creation of a superintelligence (the technological singularity).
©2015 Calum Chace (P)2015 Calum Chace
The Nature of Technology
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"More than any thing else technology creates our world. It creates our wealth, our economy, our very way of being," says W. Brian Arthur. Yet until now, the major questions of technology have gone unanswered. Where do new technologies come from -- how exactly does invention work? What constitutes innovation, and how is it achieved? Why are certain regions -- Cambridge, England, in the 1920s and Silicon Valley today -- hotbeds of innovation, while others languish? Does technology, like biological life, evolve? How do new industries, and the economy itself, emerge from technologies? In this groundbreaking work, pioneering technology thinker and economist W. Brian Arthur sets forth a boldly original way of thinking about technology that gives answers to these questions.The Nature of Technology is an elegant and powerful theory of technology's origins and evolution. It achieves for the progress of technology what Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions did for scientific progress. Arthur explains how transformative new technologies arise and how innovation really works.Conventional thinking ascribes the invention of technologies to "thinking outside the box", or vaguely to genius or creativity, but Arthur shows that such explanations are inadequate. Rather, technologies are put together from pieces - themselves technologies - that already exist. Technologies therefore share common ancestries and combine, morph, and combine again to create further technologies. Technology evolves much as a coral reef builds itself from activities of small organisms -- it creates itself from itself; all technologies are descended from earlier technologies.Drawing on a wealth of examples, from historical inventions to the high-tech wonders of today, and writing in wonderfully engaging and clear prose, Arthur takes us on a mind-opening journey that will change the way we think about technology and how it structures our lives.
©2009 W. Brian Arthur (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
Cypherpunks
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Cypherpunks are activists who advocate the widespread use of strong cryptography (writing in code) as a route to progressive change. Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of and visionary behind WikiLeaks, has been a leading voice in the cypherpunk movement since its inception in the 1980s. Now, Assange brings together a small group of cutting-edge thinkers and activists from the front line of the battle for cyber-space to discuss whether electronic communications will emancipate or enslave us. Among the topics addressed are: Do Facebook and Google constitute "the greatest surveillance machine that ever existed", perpetually tracking our location, our contacts and our lives? Far from being victims of that surveillance, are most of us willing collaborators? Are there legitimate forms of surveillance, for instance in relation to the "Four Horsemen of the Infopocalypse" (money laundering, drugs, terrorism, and pornography)? And do we have the ability, through conscious action and technological savvy, to resist this tide and secure a world where freedom is something which the Internet helps bring about? The harassment of WikiLeaks and other Internet activists, together with attempts to introduce anti-file sharing legislation such as SOPA and ACTA, indicate that the politics of the Internet have reached a crossroads. In one direction lies a future that guarantees, in the watchwords of the cypherpunks, "privacy for the weak and transparency for the powerful"; in the other lies an Internet that allows government and large corporations to discover ever more about internet users while hiding their own activities. Assange and his co-discussants unpick the complex issues surrounding this crucial choice with clarity and engaging enthusiasm.
©2012 Julian Assange (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
The Weather Machine
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From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It’s a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever constructed - a triumph of science, technology, and global cooperation. But what is this "weather machine" and who created it? In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes listeners on a fascinating journey through an everyday miracle. In a quest to understand how the forecast works, he visits old weather stations and watches new satellites blast off. He follows the dogged efforts of scientists to create a supercomputer model of the atmosphere, and traces the surprising history of the algorithms that power their work. He discovers that we have quietly entered a golden age of meteorology - our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, and yet we haven’t learned to trust them, nor can we guarantee the fragile international alliances that allow our modern weather machine to exist. Written with the sharp wit and infectious curiosity Andrew Blum is known for, The Weather Machine pulls back the curtain on a universal part of our everyday lives, illuminating our relationships with technology, the planet, and the global community.
©2019 Andrew Blum (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
Taking Control of Your Personal Data
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We have never before in human history been able to share so much about ourselves so quickly. Neither have we ever been so exposed to forces that want to take advantage of that capability. Taking Control of Your Personal Data will open your eyes to the surprising extent of that exposure and will discuss your options for keeping your personal data as safe as possible. Your instructor, Professor Jennifer Golbeck of the College of Information Studies at University of Maryland, College Park, will show you what really goes on behind the scenes with the data you knowingly and unknowingly share all day long. You’ll be surprised to find out how much of your personal data is being manipulated perfectly legally - data you never intended for another person to see, data you didn’t even know was out there. This course doesn’t offer a one-size-fits-all solution because no such solution exists. But this course will help you determine your personal privacy profile, decide whether or not to try the dark web and its Tor browser, and understand the current US laws and proposed state laws regarding privacy. Privacy issues are not going away; the technology that collects, analyzes, and derives insights from our data continues to grow at break-neck speed. As a society, we have not yet figured out how to apply appropriate ethics, values, and protections in parts of this domain. As individuals, we need exactly the type of information and direction provided by Taking Control of Your Personal Data. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 The Great Courses (P)2020 The Teaching Company, LLC
Tor and the Dark Art of Anonymity: How to Be Invisible from NSA Spying
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The NSA hates Tor. So does the FBI. Even Google wants it gone, as do Facebook and Yahoo and every other soul-draining, identity-tracking vampiric media cartel that scans your emails and spies on your private browsing sessions to better target you. But there's hope. This manual will give you the incognito tools that'll make you a master of anonymity! Other books tell you to install Tor and then encrypt your hard drive...and leave it at that. I go much deeper, delving into the very engine of ultimate network security, taking it to an art form where you'll grow a new darknet persona - how to be anonymous online without looking like you're trying to be anonymous online. Covered in Tor and the Dark Art of Anonymity: Browse the Internet Anonymously Darkcoins, Darknet Marketplaces, and Opsec Requirements Tor Hidden Servers How to Not Get Caught Counterforensics the FBI Doesn't Want You to Know About Windows vs. Linux - Which Offers Stronger Network Security? Cryptocurrency (Real Bitcoin Anonymity) Supercookies and Encryption Preventing Marketers and Debt Collectors from Finding You How to Protect Your Assets How to Hide Anything
©2015 Lance Henderson (P)2015 Lance Henderson
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Los innovadores: Los genios que inventaron el futuro [The Innovators: The Geniuses Who Invented the Future]
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En una era que busca fomentar la innovación, la creatividad y el trabajo en equipo, Los innovadores es la obra que mejor muestra cómo se producen. Tras su extraordinaria biografía de Steve Jobs, el nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson cuenta la fascinante historia de las personas que inventaron el ordenador e internet; Los innovadores está destinado a convertirse en la historia definitiva de la revolución digital y en una guía indispensable para entender cómo sucede realmente la innovación. ¿Qué talentos y habilidades permitieron a algunos inventores y empresarios convertir sus ideas visionarias en realidades disruptivas? ¿De dónde vinieron esos saltos creativos? ¿Por qué algunos triunfaron y otros fracasaron? En esta magistral saga, Isaacson arranca con Ada Lovelace, la hija de lord Byron, una pionera de la programación informática en la década de 1840. Además, presenta a las extraordinarias personas que crearon la revolución digital que nos rodea, gente como Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee o Larry Page. Esta es la historia de cómo funcionan sus cerebros y por qué han sido tan inventivos, pero también de cómo su capacidad para colaborar y dominar el arte del trabajo en equipo les hizo aún más creativos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2014 Walter Isaacson (P)2016 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U.
Software Developer Life
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We've made a dent into the 21st century, and software has been eating the world. Suspenseful tech dramas play out in the news, boot camps churn out entry-level developers in a matter of months, and there's even an HBO show dedicated to Silicon Valley.
In the midst of these trends lies a severe lack of attention to the daily life of the developer - the day-to-day reality that surrounds each line of code. There are plenty of resources available to help the budding developer learn how to code, but what about everything else?
Who should listen to this audiobook?
This audiobook is for anyone interested in getting a sneak peek inside the world of software!
The new graduates about to jump into their first jobs
The veterans who want a dose of nostalgia and a good chuckle
The product managers looking to empathize more with their coding counterparts
The disgruntled developers contemplating the meaning of life
The high school students thinking about jumping on the computer-science bandwagon
The budding programmers looking to become more effective and gain more leverage at work
What's inside the audiobook?
This audiobook is a highlight reel of content revolving around the software developer's life.
Inside, you will find 40 concise chapters covering five broad topics:
Career
Learning
Coding
Daily life
Stories
Everyone has something unique to share. This audiobook gathers together various perspectives and unique stories to give a well-rounded view of modern software development.
This is not a technical audiobook. This is everything else.
©2018 David Xiang (P)2018 David Xiang
Video Game Storytelling
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Unlock your game's narrative potential! With increasingly sophisticated video games being consumed by an enthusiastic and expanding audience, the pressure is on game developers like never before to deliver exciting stories and engaging characters. 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. This clear, concise reference pairs relevant examples from top games and other media with a breakdown of the key roles in game development, showing how a team’s shared understanding and application of core storytelling principles can deepen the player experience. Understanding story and why it matters is no longer just for writers or narrative designers. From team leadership to game design and beyond, Skolnick reveals how each member of the development team can do his or her part to help produce gripping, truly memorable narratives that will enhance gameplay and bring today’s savvy gamers back time and time again.
©2014 Evan Skolnick (P)2021 Random House Audio
The Human Side of Agile
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Does your Agile team experience the following common problems? Members use established Agile practices and tools, yet with little motivation or buy-in. Even though the team is cross-functional, members don’t collaborate effectively or leverage everyone’s abilities. Rather than act empowered, they wait for permission and approval. Improvement has stalled - the team performs okay, but it can do so much better. You can’t solve these problems with more practices, rules, and tools. These are people problems. If you’re a ScrumMaster, project manager, delivery lead, or manager - or you aspire to be - you can make all the difference to your Agile team. Not by being a taskmaster, administrator, or process enforcer, but by leading your team to greatness. Listen to this audiobook on your Agile leadership journey, and it will help you to: Build and cultivate an engaged team that can handle almost any challenge Catalyze team communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement Establish yourself as a confident and capable leader who adds value Reap the full benefits of Agile in the real world with real people "I’ve rarely seen so much useful, concrete advice packaged in such a simple and accessible way." (Henrik Kniberg, Agile coach and author, Lean from the Trenches) "I just found the next must-read book for our entire leadership team." (Tricia Broderick, Director of Development, TechSmith) "Agile teams need effective leaders who ‘get’ the people stuff. Without that you’re merely going through the Agile motions." (Scott W. Ambler, co-creator of Disciplined Agile Delivery)
©2012 Gil Broza (P)2017 Gil Broza
Machine Learning: The New AI
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Today, machine learning underlies a range of applications we use every day, from product recommendations to voice recognition - as well as some we don't yet use every day, including driverless cars. It is the basis of the new approach in computing where we do not write programs but collect data; the idea is to learn the algorithms for the tasks automatically from data. As computing devices grow more ubiquitous, a larger part of our lives and work is recorded digitally, and as "Big Data" has gotten bigger, the theory of machine learning - the foundation of efforts to process that data into knowledge - has also advanced. In this audiobook, machine learning expert Ethem Alpaydin offers a concise overview of the subject for the general listener, describing its evolution, explaining important learning algorithms, and presenting example applications. Alpaydin offers an account of how digital technology advanced from number-crunching mainframes to mobile devices, putting today's machine learning boom in context. He describes the basics of machine learning and some applications; the use of machine learning algorithms for pattern recognition; artificial neural networks inspired by the human brain; algorithms that learn associations between instances, with such applications as customer segmentation and learning recommendations; and reinforcement learning, when an autonomous agent learns act so as to maximize reward and minimize penalty. Alpaydin then considers some future directions for machine learning and the new field of "data science," and discusses the ethical and legal implications for data privacy and security.
©2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (P)2016 Gildan Media LLC
Deep Learning for Beginners
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If you are looking for a complete beginners guide to learn deep learning with examples in just a few hours, then you need to continue reading. This book delves into the basics of deep learning for those who are enthusiasts concerning all things machine learning and artificial intelligence. For those who have seen movies which show computer systems taking over the world like Terminator, or benevolent systems that watch over the population, like Person of Interest, this should be right up your alley. This book will give you the basics of what deep learning entails. That means frameworks used by coders and significant components and tools used in deep learning that enable facial recognition, speech recognition, and virtual assistance. Yes, deep learning provides the tools through which systems like Siri became possible. Discover: Deep learning utilizes frameworks which allow people to develop tools which are able to offer better abstraction, along with simplification of hard programming issues. TensorFlow is the most popular tool and is used by corporate giants such as Airbus, Twitter, and even Google. The book illustrates TensorFlow and Caffe2 as the prime frameworks that are used for development by Google and Facebook. Facebook illustrates Caffe2 as one of the lightweight and modular deep learning frameworks, though TensorFlow is the most popular one, considering it has a lot of popularity, and thus, a big forum, which allows for assistance on main problems. The book considers several components and tools of deep learning such as the neural networks, CNNs, RNNs, GANs, and auto-encoders. These algorithms create the building blocks which propel deep learning and advance it. The book also considers several applications, including chatbots and virtual assistants, which have become the main focus for deep learning into the future, as they represent the next frontier in information gathering and connectivity. The Internet of Things is also represented here, as deep learning allows for integration of various systems via an artificial intelligence system, which is already being used for the home and car functions. And much more This book is probably one of the best books for beginners. It's a step-by-step guide for any person who wants to start learning deep learning and artificial intelligence from scratch. If you want to get started on deep learning and the concepts that run artificial technologies, don’t wait any longer. Download to get started today!
©2018 Steven Cooper (P)2018 Steven Cooper
Cybersecurity Essentials
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An accessible introduction to cybersecurity concepts and practices. Cybersecurity Essentials provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, with expert coverage of essential topics required for entry-level cybersecurity certifications. An effective defense consists of four distinct challenges: securing the infrastructure, securing devices, securing local networks, and securing the perimeter. Overcoming these challenges requires a detailed understanding of the concepts and practices within each realm. This book covers each challenge individually for greater depth of information, with real-world scenarios that show what vulnerabilities look like in everyday computing scenarios. Each part concludes with a summary of key concepts, review questions, and hands-on exercises, allowing you to test your understanding while exercising your new critical skills. Cybersecurity jobs range from basic configuration to advanced systems analysis and defense assessment. This book provides the foundational information you need to understand the basics of the field, identify your place within it, and start down the security certification path. Learn security and surveillance fundamentals Secure and protect remote access and devices Understand network topologies, protocols, and strategies Identify threats and mount an effective defense Cybersecurity Essentials gives you the building blocks for an entry level security certification and provides a foundation of cybersecurity knowledge. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Computer Programming for Beginners
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Learning to program can be a very daunting and intimidating task. I know, I was once in your shoes trying to figure out how the heck I was going to do this crazy thing called code! I remember asking myself questions like where to start, what computer to buy, what language to learn, what books to get, and everything else that went with it. I know the struggle, and that's why I wrote this book to streamline the process and answer all those questions for those individuals just like me. In this book, you will learn: What programming is How programming is used How to debug different errors The different types of languages Which languages work best for different tasks Understanding the basics of programming How much math is really involved in programming The properties of a well-written program Tips and tricks to write code efficiently Get Computer Programming for Beginners: Learn How to Code Step by Step and join the world of programming today!
©2017 K. Connors (P)2017 K. Connors
A Deadly Wandering
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An ordinary Utah college student named Reggie Shaw fatally strikes two rocket scientists while texting and driving. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Matt Richtel follows Reggie from the moment of the tragedy, through the police investigation, the state's groundbreaking prosecution, and ultimately, Reggie's wrenching admission of responsibility. Richtel parallels Reggie's journey with leading-edge scientific findings regarding human attention and the impact of technology on our brains. Remarkably, today Reggie is a leading advocate who has helped spark a national effort targeting distracted driving, and the arc of his story provides a window through which Richtel pursues actionable solutions to help manage this crisis individually and as a society. A propulsive listen filled with fascinating scientific detail, riveting narrative tension, and rare emotional depth, A Deadly Wandering is an audiobook that can change - and save - lives.
©2014 Matthew Richtel (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
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A ground shaking exposé on the failure of popular cyber risk management methods. How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk exposes the shortcomings of current "risk management" practices, and offers a series of improvement techniques that help you fill the holes and ramp up security. In his best-selling book How to Measure Anything, author Douglas W. Hubbard opened the business world's eyes to the critical need for better measurement. This book expands upon that premise and draws from The Failure of Risk Management to sound the alarm in the cybersecurity realm. Some of the field's premier risk management approaches actually create more risk than they mitigate, and questionable methods have been duplicated across industries and embedded in the products accepted as gospel. This book sheds light on these blatant risks and provides alternate techniques that can help improve your current situation. You'll also learn which approaches are too risky to save and are actually more damaging than a total lack of any security. Dangerous risk management methods abound; there is no industry more critically in need of solutions than cybersecurity. This book provides solutions where they exist, and advises when to change tracks entirely. Discover the shortcomings of cybersecurity's "best practices" Learn which risk management approaches actually create risk Improve your current practices with practical alterations Learn which methods are beyond saving, and worse than doing nothing Insightful and enlightening, this book will inspire a closer examination of your company's own risk management practices in the context of cybersecurity. The end goal is airtight data protection, so finding cracks in the vault is a positive thing - as long as you get there before the bad guys do. How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk is your guide to more robust protection through better quantitative processes, approaches, and techniques. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
Programming for Beginners: 6 Books in 1 - Swift+PHP+Java+Javascript+Html+CSS: Basic Fundamental Guide for Beginners
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Are you looking forward to learning computer programming? No matter your skill level, this powerful blueprint six books in one will get the ball rolling to help you begin and start up with this basic fundamental guide for beginners.
SWIFT is designed to help new starters learn Swift programming and build a strong foundation in fundamentals of using Swift. In this book, you will get a practical experience of how to code in Swift language, techniques, tools, and concepts to help you obtain the basic skills Swift.
PHP is a fast-paced book perfect for PHP beginners who want to master the art of writing quality PHP code. Have a close look at the loops, decisions, functions, and a whole lot more. You will also discover the basic syntax that’s applied when writing PHP applications. Are you curious to learn how PHP works? Fortunately, this book is designed for beginners like you.
JAVA: You will develop knowledge about object-oriented programming, data types, and how to use control statements in Java. You will learn more than what you need to code in Java.
JAVASCRIPT: It’s an extremely popular language that’s used in most web applications. JavaScript is one of the best possible things you can learn in the age of the modern Internet, and you’re inevitably going to end up using the knowledge constantly.
HTML: Using the Internet would be a vastly different experience, so it’s no wonder that so many people opt to learn the markup language. Whether you decide to explore HTML as a hobby or for use in a more professional setting, you’ll soon gain a deep appreciation for the language and its applications.
CSS: Whether you’re exploring CSS to complement a hobby or to advance your career, this book will allow you to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for its applications.
So buy this audiobook today, so you can finally polish your programming skills.
©2018 MG Martin (P)2018 MGC Publishing