Technology Development

Written by an airline pilot and a clinical psychologist, this combination of practical explanation and self-help techniques is the definitive guide to help nervous passengers overcome their fear of flying. Lighthearted, unpatronising and informative.

Understanding iteration enables understanding generators and easily creating objects that can iterate. This guide will explain the theory behind iteration in Python and teach best practices for generator creation and use. Do not beware the yield; rather, embrace the power it provides.

Decorators are pretty common in modern Python. While not strictly necessary, they can reduce code size while enabling control of function input, invocation, and output. They also enable separation of responsibility and DRY. Many explanations of decorators are brief and leave the listener somewhat confused. This book is an attempt to remedy that. It is based on popular tutorials given at PyCon and in Python user groups.

Don't you want to learn Python in a day and master it well? No BS! No nonsense! Straight to point! Easy listening! Get your Python foundation right!

Is hacking what you want to learn? Always wondered how one becomes a hacker? Does it interest you how hackers never seem to get caught? Purchase Hacking to discover everything you need to know about hacking.

Making a presentation strikes fear into many hearts. It ranks alongside going to the dentist or being put into a cage with a hungry lion or two! Wherever it sits along the fear scale for you, this guide is designed to get through it if not actually reaching the point of enjoying giving a presentation. This guide includes: how to research and prepare a presentation; how to structure a presentation; how to manage information overload; how to use scripts, prompts, visual aids, and handouts; and more.

The dramatic increase in cyber compromises over the past five years, specifically of software supply chains, prompted intense scrutiny of measures to strengthen the resilience of supply chains for software used throughout government and critical infrastructure. Several policies and working groups at multiple levels within the U.S. Government focus on this need to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and trustworthiness of software products.

Unlock the secrets to creating high-quality, market-ready software products with "Striano's Software Success Framework." This indispensable guide provides a step-by-step framework designed to transform visionary ideas into successful digital solutions. Whether you are a seasoned technologist or a first-time software creator, this book offers practical strategies to navigate the complexities of software development.

One of the key aspects of smart parenting is striking a balance between technology and human connection. While AI can provide valuable educational resources and enhance learning experiences, it is essential to create boundaries and encourage face-to-face interactions. This audiobook delves into effective strategies to promote healthy technology usage, fostering open communication, and maintaining strong family bonds in the digital age.

In the dynamic landscape of the digital age, the role of software developers has evolved beyond mere code crafting. Today, armed with a keyboard and a vision, developers have the power to build not just programs, but thriving businesses. This book serves as your roadmap through this exciting journey. Whether you're a seasoned coder looking to break into entrepreneurship or a budding programmer curious about the business world, this guide is tailored to equip you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies necessary to navigate the realms of software development and entrepreneurship.

This book addresses the issues raised by people who are frustrated by the user experience with their laptop and desktop computers running recent versions of the Windows operating system. It seems as though the applications have not improved much in the way of features, while there is more pressure to register and buy subscriptions. Also, the software is largely proprietary and closed source, with tight restrictions on how it is used.

Artificial Intelligence isn't coming. A.I. is here now. This book explores A.I. from the inside out. From the early days of college bulletin boards (BBSes), and MOOS and MUDS to the ChatGPT of today that pumps out content to consume including entire books. This book is completely human-created. It may be the last of its kind on A.I. Learn the history, the present, and future of A.I. in an understandable way and how it will affect you.

Discover a unique fusion of modern technology and ancient wisdom in this transformative adaptation of the Tao Te Ching. Aimed at business leaders, solutions architects, product managers, and technical professionals, The Architect Way: Requirements for a Universal Framework offers a refreshing perspective on the challenges and complexities of application development and system architecture.

Modern society relies heavily on software-based automation, implicitly trusting developers to write software that operates in the expected way and cannot be compromised for malicious purposes. While developers often perform rigorous testing to prepare the logic in software for surprising conditions, exploitable software vulnerabilities are still frequently based on memory issues. Examples include overflowing a memory buffer and leveraging issues with how software allocates and de-allocates memory.

As a public good, open-source software is supported by diverse and wide-ranging communities—which are composed of individual maintainers, non-profit software foundations, and corporate stewards. CISA must integrate into and support these communities, with a particular focus on the critical OSS components that the federal government and critical infrastructure systems rely upon.

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, “Is this what is best for students?” is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand how damaging technology overuse and misuse has been to our kids. On a mission to educate and empower parents, they show how screen saturation at home and school has created a wide range of cognitive and social deficits in our young people.

We all get the calls. We all get the emails. But can you tell the difference between a legitimate call or email...and a scam? Scammers are working harder than ever before to take advantage of you, your identity, and your money. With some guidance and perspective, A Cure for the Common Scam will help walk you through steps you can take to protecting yourself against the common scams of today. Explained in nontechnical, straightforward, and practical terms. You do not have to fall victim to the schemes of scammers.

The year 2020 is one the world will never forget. Amongst many other revelations, the pandemic opened up to us the importance of numbers. Leading nations have used COVID-19 data to understand the behaviour and spread of the virus, helping them make better policies to control the spread and outbreak, which has proven fruitful. Without data experts, the world will not have answers to preventing the widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our planet is in need of more data analysts and scientists to study human and world patterns, help prevent pandemics, crisis, wars and become profitable.

In RNJesus They Trust: Game Design, Your Time & Your Luck is a witty, sharp-eyed exploration of randomness in modern gaming — and how it blesses, tests, or exploits the players who kneel before it. From the ecstatic thrill of a rare drop to the soul-crushing grind of gacha pulls, game developers have turned RNG (random number generation) into a design pillar that fuels excitement and monetization. But where does randomness stop being fun and start wasting your time — or draining your wallet?

Advances in generating, collecting, processing, and storing data have enabled innovation in AI, allowing this technology to become ubiquitous in modern life and touch nearly every facet of daily activities, directly or indirectly. Besides the AI-enabled applications in smartphones and personal computers, applications of AI have streamlined logistics, accelerated scientific discovery, enabled more efficient design and manufacturing, and aided in detecting financial fraud.