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As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek -- an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions. With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling c [More..] | |
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This is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual on IT contracts. It's a clause-by-clause "how to" guide on software licenses and technology services agreements, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.This handbook is for both lawyers and businesspeople, including contract managers, procurement officers, corporate counsel, salespeople, and anyone else responsible for getting IT deals done. Perhaps most important, this book uses simple English, like a good contract.Topics covered include: Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing agreements Warranties Indemnities Open source software Service level agreements Nondisclosure agreemen [More..] | |
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Testing at Google Scale Hundreds of millions of lines of code distributed across millions of source files. Billions of build actions prompting millions of automated tests daily. Hundreds of thousands of browser instances daily. Apps released continuously into production for massive worldwide use. Ladies and gents, software testing doesn’t get any harder than this. To get it right, Google is pioneering the future of testing and automation. Pioneering the Future of Software Test Do you need to get it right, too? Then, learn from Google. Legendary Googletesting leader James Whittaker and two top Google experts reveal exactly how Google tests software, offering brand-new best practices you can use even if you’re not quite Google’s size [More..] | |
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What's Included in this Book:How to analyze what needs to be tested before starting to testHow to write a test scriptHow to effectively testExample and explanation of a testing status report, a test script, and a defect summary reportExamples of how to mitigate risk when testing time has been shortenedInformation to help testers effectively communicate with management [More..] | |
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Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible w [More..] | |
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A radical approach to getting IT projects done faster and cheaper than anyone thinks possibleSoftware in 30 Days summarizes the Agile and Scrum software development method, which allows creation of game-changing software, in just 30 days. Projects that use it are three times more successful than those that don't. Software in 30 Days is for the business manager, the entrepreneur, the product development manager, or IT manager who wants to develop software better and faster than they now believe possible. Learn how this unorthodox process works, how to get started, and how to succeed. Control risk, manage projects, and have your people succeed with simple but profound shifts in the thinking.The authors explain powerful concepts such as the ar [More..] | |
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Of all of the revolutionary technological innovations of the 20th century, none is as widely recognized, as celebrated, or as profoundly influential as the invention of the electronic digital computer. But like all great social and technological developments, the computer revolution of the twentieth century didn't just happen. It had to be made to happen, and made to happen by people, not impersonal processes. In The Computer Boys Take Over, Nathan Ensmenger describes the emergence of a new breed of technical specialists -- computer programmers, systems analysts, and data processing managers -- who built their careers around the powerful new technology of electronic computing. It was these largely anonymous specialists who built the sys [More..] | |
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This casebook contains 160 federal court of appeals decisions and five Supreme Court decisions that address many of the legal issues affecting software developers, end-users and those who design, deploy and use computer networks. The selection of court of appeals decisions spans from 2000 through 2011 and is organized by federal circuit. The decisions are listed in the order of frequency of citation. The most cited decisions appear higher in each section.While many of the cases involve intellectual property disputes, the cases raise and address a great variety of issues. Some address First Amendment rights. See, e.g., United States v. American Library Ass'n., Inc., 539 US 194 (2003). In a criminal case, the First Circuit addresses whether i [More..] | |
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"Computer programming is a powerful tool for children to 'learn learning,' that is, to learn the skills of thinking and problem-solving...Children who engage in programming transfer that kind of learning to other things."--Nicholas Negroponte, the man behind the One Laptop Per Child project that hopes to put a computer in the hands of every child on earth, January 2008Your computer won't respond when you yell at it. Why not learn to talk to your computer in its own language? Whether you want to write games, start a business, or you're just curious, learning to program is a great place to start. Plus, programming is fun!Hello World! provides a gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in language a 1 [More..] | |
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Decades of software testing experience condensed into the most important lessons learned.The world's leading software testing experts lend you their wisdom and years of experience to help you avoid the most common mistakes in testing software. Each lesson is an assertion related to software testing, followed by an explanation or example that shows you the how, when, and why of the testing lesson. More than just tips, tricks, and pitfalls to avoid, Lessons Learned in Software Testing speeds you through the critical testing phase of the software development project without the extensive trial and error it normally takes to do so. The ultimate resource for software testers and developers at every level of expertise, this guidebook features:* O [More..] | |
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