Название: Creating Great Teams: How Self-Selection Lets People Excel, 2nd Edition
Автор: Sandy Mamoli, David Mole
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: March 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 242
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

People are happiest and most productive if they can choose what they work on and who they work with. Self-selecting teams give people that choice. Build well-designed and efficient teams to get the most out of your organization, with step-by-step instructions on how to set up teams quickly and efficiently. This new edition highlights ten years of additional insights, real-world case studies, and adaptations for remote and hybrid environments. Learn from the successes and challenges faced by organizations worldwide as they implemented self-selection, and discover a practical roadmap to unlocking team potential and fostering a culture of autonomy and engagement. Discover the transformative power of self-selection in building high-performing, motivated teams. Whether you're a manager seeking to revitalize your team, an HR professional looking to innovate recruitment, or a leader aiming to cultivate a more agile and responsive organization, this book offers the tools and insights necessary to create teams that excel.

Название: Guiding Star Okrs: A New Approach to Setting and Achieving Goals
Автор: Staffan Nöteberg
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: March 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 238
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub (true)
Размер: 11.4 MB

Tired of traditional OKRs that stifle innovation and demotivate teams? The Guiding Star OKR framework offers a refreshing new approach to goal setting, emphasizing purpose, unified direction, and adaptability. Bestselling author Staffan Nöteberg distills knowledge from diverse industries, teaching you to create a compelling “Guiding Star” vision that inspires, aligns, and empowers teams. Learn to foster intrinsic motivation, embrace continuous adaptation, and unlock strategic agility for sustainable success in today's ever-changing business world. Tired of goals that feel like a chore, only to be abandoned when things get tough? The Guiding Star OKR framework offers a refreshing new approach to goal setting, one that emphasizes purpose, unified direction, and the freedom to adapt when needed. Whether you're a leader looking to transform your company culture, or a team member seeking greater purpose in your work, the Guiding Star OKR framework offers a proven path to sustainable success.

Название: Business Success With Open Source: Strengthen Your Business With Free and Open Source Software
Автор: VM (Vicky) Brasseur
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: March 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 630
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub (true)
Размер: 10.9 MB

Free and open source software (FOSS) is everywhere and is the driving force behind nearly all software developed today. It doesn't matter what industry your company is in: Learning more about how to use, contribute to, and release FOSS can be the strategic edge that your company needs. With the proper knowledge and approach, open source can form the cornerstone of a digital transformation effort, increase developer retention, decrease recruiting cycles, ensure reliable security, and reinforce the company brand. All this and more, by shifting your company's FOSS strategy from accidental to intentional. Free and open source software (FOSS) is the whetstone of the cutting edge. Your company is almost certainly using FOSS right now, whether you know it or not. FOSS is already part of your company, so you need to know how to manage it effectively and strategically. If you're participating in a digital transformation effort, or reducing business risk, or building a product roadmap, or creating a company or team strategy, or if you need to round out your existing open source knowledge by filling in some gaps, this is the information you need.

Название: C# Brain Teasers: Exercise Your Mind
Автор: Steve Love
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: March 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 157
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub (true), mobi
Размер: 10.1 MB

C# is a deceptively easy language to learn, but you'll soon discover that its underlying complexity conceals many pitfalls for the unwary programmer. C# Brain Teasers exposes some of those perils in the form of puzzles to test and expand your knowledge of C#, and shows how to avoid or defeat them using simple and modern techniques. Whether you're fairly new to C# or an experienced veteran, this book is sure to improve your understanding of C#, and boost your productivity. Although C#'s designers have ensured that new features play nicely with long-standing mechanisms, C#'s complexity means it has many dark corners to explore. This book shines a light into a few of those places to help you write better C# programs and more deeply understand how to use its features safely and to your advantage. The puzzles in C# Brain Teasers cover a broad section of C# features. You'll work from common issues associated with loops, methods, and numbers, through more complex concepts such as exceptions and object lifetime.

Название: Cruising Along With Java: Modernize and Modularize With the Latest Features
Автор: Venkat Subramaniam
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: April 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 323
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

Java is on a fast-paced development schedule that brings with it improved design capabilities and enhancements for application security. Learn about the changes to Java, from version 9 to 19, and apply new features to build enterprise applications faster and with fewer errors. Get up to speed on how to make your code concise, expressive, and less error prone, and create better OO programs with the newest features. Modularize and create asynchronous applications with ease and proper error handling. This book contains twelve chapters that dive deep into the features, using plenty of examples for you to practice along with. Java is changing quickly - don't be left behind. This book will keep you up to date on the amazing capabilities of the Java language introduced between versions 9 and 19. Whether you are using Java 8 or one of the newer versions of Java, this book will serve as your practical guide to explore and apply the features in these versions of Java. Don't tolerate clumsy old Java code; instead, benefit from the significant changes to the language in versions 9 through 24. To make use of all the features in this book, you'll need at least Java 24.

Название: Agile Web Development With Rails 7.2
Автор: Sam Ruby
Издательство: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Год: April 2025 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 619
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

Rails 7.2 completely redefined what it means to produce fantastic user experiences and provides a way to achieve all the benefits of single-page applications - a fraction of the complexity. Rails 7.2 integrated the Hotwire frameworks of Stimulus and Turbo directly as the new defaults, together with that hot newness of import maps. The result is a toolkit so powerful that it allows a single individual to create modern applications upon which they can build a competitive business. The way it used to be. Ruby on Rails helps you produce high-quality, beautiful-looking web applications quickly - you concentrate on creating the application, and Rails takes care of the details. Rails 7.2 brings many improvements, and this edition is updated to cover the new features and changes in best practices. This book is for programmers looking to build and deploy web-based applications. This includes application programmers who are new to Rails (and perhaps even new to Ruby) as well as those who are familiar with the basics but want a more in-depth understanding of Rails. We presume some familiarity with HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and jаvascript—in other words, the ability to view source on web pages.

Название: Conceptual Variable Design for Scorecards: A Standardized Methodology for the Model-Building Process
Автор: Saul Rodrigo Alvarez Zapiain
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2025
Страниц: 713
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 35.1 MB

Embark on a journey through the intricate landscape of predictive modeling, where the fusion of conceptual clarity and robust statistical techniques creates powerful tools for decision-making. This book distills years of experience into a standardized methodology that empowers professionals across industries—from banking to telecommunications—to construct scorecards that predict outcomes with precision and confidence. This is your essential guide to mastering the art and science of model building. Whether you’re a seasoned data scientist or just starting your journey, Conceptual Variable Design for Scorecards will provide you with the knowledge and skills to thrive in an era where data-driven decisions are the key to competitive advantage. Join the ranks of forward-thinking professionals who are redefining the future of risk management and predictive analytics. For professionals engaged in the practical construction of models who seek to gain a comprehensive understanding of the model-building process.

Название: A Practical Guide to Generative AI Using Amazon Bedrock: Building, Deploying, and Securing Generative AI Applications
Автор: Avik Bhattacharjee
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2025
Страниц: 489
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 16.1 MB

This comprehensive guide gives you the knowledge and skills you need to excel in Generative AI. From understanding the fundamentals to mastering techniques, this book offers a step-by-step approach to leverage Amazon Bedrock to build, deploy, and secure Generative AI applications. The book presents structured chapters and practical examples to delve into key concepts such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and model evaluation. You will gain profound insights into the Amazon Bedrock platform. The book covers setup, life cycle management, and integration with Amazon SageMaker. The book emphasizes real-world applications, and provides use cases and best practices across industries on topics such as text summarization, image generation, and conversational AI bots. The book tackles vital topics including data privacy, security, responsible AI practices, and guidance on navigating governance and monitoring challenges while ensuring adherence to ethical standards and regulations. The book provides the tools and knowledge needed to excel in the rapidly evolving field of Generative AI. Whether you're a data scientist, AI engineer, or business professional, this book will empower you to harness the full potential of Generative AI and drive innovation in your organization.

Название: Манга. Полный курс по рисованию персонажей
Автор: Саманта Горел
Издательство: Колибри, Азбука-Аттикус
Год: 2024
Страниц: 178
Язык: русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 25.8 MB

Самый полный курс, обучающий рисованию в стиле манга! С помощью этой книги вы сможете научиться рисовать персонажей, одевать их и даже помещать в нужный вам интерьер. Вы узнаете, как выбрать подходящие карандаши, маркеры, акварель или акрил. Автор открывает все секреты своего мастерства и все тайны стиля манга. Также она дает очень подробные объяснения не только как рисовать, но и чем. В книге приведены все необходимые инструменты, бумага, а также возможности компьютерной обработки рисунков.

Название: Learn Functional Programming The Fast Way!: A former Java/OOP instructor teaches FP in the fastest way he knows
Автор: Alvin Alexander
Издательство: Independently published
Год: March 12, 2023 (Version 1.1)
Страниц: 251
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Learn functional programming (FP) the fast way in this small, easy-to-read book by Alvin Alexander. While Alvin has written over 1,000 pages about FP, he recently discovered this new, simpler technique to help OOP developers learn FP fast — in less than 250 pages! If you’re an OOP developer who uses programming languages like Java or Kotlin, Alvin understands your background. He’s a former Java/OOP instructor and mentor, and uses Kotlin for Android apps, and started creating the Kotlin Quick Reference booklet. A great thing about this book is its simplicity. What you’ll find in this book are just code examples that build up step-by-step, until you’re writing FP code. This simple little book has an audacious goal: To help OOP developers who use languages like Java, Kotlin, Python, Swift, and C++ learn the concepts that take you to the cusp of using Scala’s two main FP libraries: Cats Effect and ZIO. Furthermore, I’ve written the book especially for people with a background in object-oriented programming (OOP). I taught Java and OOP courses for many years, and still write mostly-OOP code for iPhone and Android apps (using Flutter/Dart and Kotlin, respectively), so I’m very familiar with OOP, and what OOP developers need to know to learn FP. Having worked with Java, Kotlin, Swift, Python, C++, Dart, and Ruby, I believe this book will be helpful to developers who use those languages, and are interested in learning FP.