Technology Development

In an age of artificial intelligence, speed is everywhere. Clarity is not. Mastering Self-Leadership in the Age of AI is a reflective and practical audiobook for leaders, professionals, and growth-minded listeners who want to stay grounded, emotionally clear, and human in a world moving faster than ever. Written and narrated by Mike Stamos, this audiobook explores how AI can become a mirror—not a master.

The Secret Science of Games is an accessible and entertaining guide to the hidden role of science in making games more fun. User experience (UX) research is a vital part of the story of how video games have become a cultural juggernaut, but game developers generally don’t speak publicly about how data shapes game design and game development.

Discover the full power of modern C programming, with an inside look at the new C23 standard. For programs that need to be small, fast, and reliable, C is the gold standard. Whether you’re writing embedded code, low-level system routines, or high-performance applications, C is up to the challenge. This unique book by Jens Gustedt, a member of the ISO C standards committee, gets you up to speed with C23.

Du brauchst nichts von außen - alles Wissen ist in dir. Horst Babinsky erzählt die Geschichte eines Lebens, das von kreativer Bodenständigkeit und dem beharrlichen Wunsch geprägt ist, Dinge besser zu machen. Als Kind aus dem Sudetenland vertrieben, ohne Startkapital und ohne Netzwerk, wurde er zu einem international anerkannten Erfinder mit über 40 Patenten; Entwicklungen wie der ASB SquashCourt und der ASB GlassFloor haben Sportstätten weltweit verändert und führen bis heute ihre Märkte an.

Fascinated by AI but unsure where to start? Feel like the AI revolution is racing ahead without you? You haven't missed your chance—the path to AI mastery is clearer than you imagine. AI Fundamentals makes AI accessible and exciting.

Lerne Python beim Autofahren, in der Bahn, beim Sport oder bei der Hausarbeit – Programmieren lernen war noch nie so flexibel. Python ist die perfekte Programmiersprache für Einsteiger: leicht zu lernen, unglaublich vielseitig und eine der meistgenutzten Sprachen der Welt. In diesem Hörbuch startest du bei null. Du lernst die Grundlagen – Datentypen, Variablen, Schleifen und Funktionen – und arbeitest dich vor zu Listen, Dictionaries und objektorientierter Programmierung.

Bloomsbury presents The Future of Language by Philip Seargeant, read by Esh Alladi. Will language as we know it cease to exist? What could this mean for the way we live our lives? Shining a light on the technology currently being developed to revolutionise communication, The Future of Language...

Python is one of the easiest coding languages to master because it bases itself on the English language. Intuitive and simple, anyone can get started with programming in Python, almost overnight! It can even jumpstart your hobby or career in tech, taking you places you never thought you could go. And this is where this book comes into play… it’s your launchpad into the phenomenal world of Python programming.

Letting go of negative thoughts is one of the most important steps to living a successful, fulfilling life, but also often the most difficult. In this practical, research-based guide, best-selling authors Brian Tracy and psychotherapist Christina Stein present their "Psychology of Achievement" program to help you identify and overcome detrimental patterns and ideas preventing you from achieving your goals or feeling happy and satisfied in your life.

Lerne Java beim Autofahren, in der Bahn, beim Sport oder bei der Hausarbeit. Programmieren lernen war noch nie so flexibel. Java ist eine der meistgenutzten Programmiersprachen der Welt – und der perfekte Einstieg in die objektorientierte Programmierung. Dieses Hörbuch macht den Start so einfach wie nie. Du beginnst bei null: Was ist Programmieren, was sind Variablen, Schleifen und Methoden?

Leverage the “serverless mindset” to build and deploy software faster, better, and with less expense. In this definitive guide, Joseph Emison shows how to leverage “serverless” for maximum customer value. He reveals why mindset is crucial to modern IT strategy and explains why and how to move toward a truly serverless mindset. Many organizations are falling short when it comes to leveraging the cloud. Drawing on his experience as a pioneering CTO across multiple industries, Emison shows why and how you can gain immense business value from the cloud.

Natural Language Processing in Action is your guide to building machines that can read and interpret human language. In it, you'll use readily available Python packages to capture the meaning in text and react accordingly. The book expands traditional NLP approaches to include neural networks, modern deep learning algorithms, and generative techniques as you tackle real-world problems like extracting dates and names, composing text, and answering free-form questions.

Are you frustrated or disenchanted by the results of your Agile approach? Does Agile sound like a good idea, but you're not sure how to explain it beyond roles, practices, and meetings? Is your team going through the motions, but it's still business as usual? The missing piece is the Agile mindset - the thinking that makes Agile processes work.

Mastering Professional Scrum is for anyone who wants to deliver increased value by using Scrum more effectively. Leading Scrum practitioners Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl draw on years of Scrum training and coaching to help you return to first principles and apply Scrum with the professionalism required to achieve its transformative potential. The authors aim to help you focus on proven Scrum approaches for improving quality, getting and using fast feedback, and becoming more adaptable, instead of “going through the motions” and settling for only modest improvements.

Today's tech unicorns develop software differently. They've developed a way of working that lets them scale like an enterprise while working like a startup. These techniques can be learned. This book takes you behind the scenes and shows you how companies like Google, Facebook, and Spotify do it. Leverage their insights, so your teams can work better together, ship higher-quality product faster, innovate more quickly, and compete with the unicorns.

Big Data teaches you to build big data systems using an architecture designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. This book presents the Lambda Architecture, a scalable, easy-to-understand approach that can be built and run by a small team. You'll explore the theory of big data systems and how to implement them in practice. In addition to discovering a general framework for processing big data, you'll learn specific technologies like Hadoop, Storm, and NoSQL databases.

A USA Today New and Noteworthy Title “You’ll tell me if it ever starts getting genuinely insane, right?”—Elon Musk, TED interview Hamish McKenzie tells how a Silicon Valley start-up's wild dream came true. Tesla is a car company that stood up against not only the might of the...

Welcome to the exciting world of AI-powered trading bots for executing options trades. In this subchapter, we will explore the fundamentals of AI and option trading, providing you with a solid foundation to begin your journey into the world of trading stocks and options. Whether you are a novice trader looking to learn the basics or an experienced investor seeking to leverage the power of AI technology in your trading strategies, this subchapter is designed to help you understand the key concepts and principles that drive success in the world of option trading.

Launch your ERP the right way. The concept of an ERP system—where all of your company’s software talks with each other—is pretty amazing. But sometimes, launching one into your ecosystem can be treacherous. And why wouldn’t it be? You only update your ERP once every ten to fifteen years, so there’s often nobody at your organization that’s been through one, much less two, who could show you the way. Mistakes are bound to happen, but the benefits are manifold. How do you cross that chasm? First, you get the experience you need, and in this case it’s through Evan Schwartz.

Welcome to the audiobook version of Perspectives on Technology Skill Development, a collection of articles by leaders who recognize their organization’s success depends on their ability to consistently and predictably build tech skills. The speed of technological change and pressure to deliver innovations to the market means the old ways of “training” teams aren’t cutting it anymore.