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Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering
Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, includes chapters covering definitions and core concepts related to productivity, guidelines for measuring productivity in specific contexts, best practices and pitfalls, and theories and open questions on productivity. You'll benefit from the many short chapters, each offering a focused discussion on one aspect of productivity in software engineering.
Recycled Aggregate Concrete : Technology and Properties
Presents principles of RAC, including theories and experiments ; Describes advanced behavior and properties ; Covers specifications and codes ; Highlights best practices ; Summarizes the use of RAC in sustainable concrete construction ; Features scientific findings, citations of reliable sources, conclusions, and recommendations that ensure the book is accessible to various levels of expertise
Raven : Scripting Java™ Builds with Ruby
Raven is a Ruby-based build system that leverages Ruby tools (namely Rake and Gems) to help you effectively and easily manage your Java projects, providing a way to handle dependencies and specific tasks for Java. Raven: Scripting Java Builds with Ruby covers the most productive and flexible Java build tool around with the following approach : Uses practical examples and concise explanations to show you how to effectively use Raven / Summarizes best practices and delves into coverage of the more complex scenarios you will inevitably encounter when using Raven / Empowers you to set up a complete build environment in no time
Quality control and regulatory aspects for biologicals : Regulations and best practices
Serves as a comprehensive guide on quality control and regulatory aspects for biological products. It covers a wide range of topics, including regulatory requirements, quality control strategies, analytical methods, and risk management. It delves into the advantages and limitations of in vivo tests and discusses alternative methods that can be employed. The book explores the use of animal-based testing methods in quality control and examines viable alternatives.
Project Governance : Implementing Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations
Based on a case study the author unveils a gap in the governance of development projects, a gap between implementation and governance, ultimately hindering effective, transparent and accountable usage of resources.Illustrated with entertaining examples the author, himself a senior manager in development and business, develops a Project Governance model. Overcoming shortcomings of the theories of corporate governance and business ethics, of best practices in development and project management, the Project Governance Model is a concrete model for practitioners and academics.
Product-Focused Software Process Improvement ; 9th International Conference, PROFES 2008 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy, June 23-25, 2008 Proceedings
The papers address different development modes, roles in the value chain, stakeholders’ viewpoints, collaborative development, as well as economic and quality aspects. The papers are organized in topical sections on quality and measurement, cost estimation, capability and maturity models, systems and software quality, software process improvement, lessons learned and best practices, and agile software development.
Pro TBB : C++ Parallel Programming with Threading Building Blocks
This book is a modern guide for all C++ programmers to learn Intel Threading Building Blocks (TBB).this book reflects their collective decades of experience in developing and teaching parallel programming with TBB, offering their insights in an approachable manner. Throughout the book the authors present numerous examples and best practices to help you become an effective TBB programmer and leverage the power of parallel systems.It starts with the basics, explaining parallel algorithms and C++'s built-in standard template library for parallelism. You'll learn the key concepts of managing memory, working with data structures and how to handle typical issues with synchronization. Later chapters apply these ideas to complex systems to explain performance tradeoffs, mapping common parallel patterns, controlling threads and overhead, and extending TBB to program heterogeneous systems or system-on-chips.
Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in a SQL Server environment. Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation covers everything from design logic that business users will understand, all the way to the physical implementation of the design in a SQL Server database. Grounded in best practices and a solid understanding of the underlying theory, authors Louis Davidson, Kevin Kline, Scott Klein, and Kurt Windisch show how to 'get it right' in SQL Server database design and lay a solid groundwork for the future use of valuable business data. Solid foundation in best practices and relational theory. Maximize SQL Server features to enhance security, performance, scalability. Thorough treatment from conceptual design to an effective, physical implementation
Pro SQL Server 2005 Service Broker
Rich with practical examples, this is the most complete and incisive book on this important new technology—an invaluable resource for all serious database and web developers. Focused on best practices, it explains in detail how Service Broker supports and enhances database and web applications. This book not only covers Service Broker fundamentals, but also addresses current crucial topics like service-oriented architecture (SOA) and service-oriented data architecture (SODA).
Pro Spring 2.5
The move from so–called heavyweight architectures, such as Enterprise JavaBeans, toward lightweight frameworks, like Spring, has not stopped since Pro Spring was published by Rob Harrop and Jan Machacek in 2005; in fact, it's picked up pace. The Spring Framework remains the leader in this move and provides a platform on which you can build your own applications and services. Pro Spring 2.5 covers the new features of Spring 2.5, but moreover, it is focused on the best practices and core standards of contemporary Spring development. As members of the Spring development team at Cake Solutions, the author team brings extensive practical experience gained from working with Spring since version 1.0 and delivering successful systems on top of it.
Pro Java™ EE Spring Patterns : Best Practices and Design Strategies Implementing Java™ EE Patterns with the Spring Framework
“The Java™ landscape is littered with libraries, tools, and specifications. What’s been lacking is the expertise to fuse them into solutions to real–world problems. These patterns are the intellectual mortar for J2EE software construction.” —John Vlissides, coauthor of Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object–Oriented Software Pro Java™ EE Spring Patterns focuses on enterprise patterns, best practices, design strategies, and proven solutions using key Java EE technologies including JavaServer Pages™, Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans™, and Java Message Service APIs.
Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
As a web developer, you'll already know that JavaScript is a powerful language, allowing you to add an impressive array of dynamic functionality to otherwise static web sites. But there is more power waiting to be unlocked—JavaScript is capable of full object–oriented capabilities, and by applying object-oriented principles, best practices, and design patterns to your code, you can make it more powerful, more efficient, and easier to work with alone or as part of a team. With Pro JavaScript Design Patterns, you'll start with the basics of object–oriented programming in JavaScript applicable to design patterns, including making JavaScript more expressive, inheritance, encapsulation, information hiding, and more. With that covered, you can kick–start your JavaScript development in the second part of the book, where you'll find detail on how to implement and take advantage of several design patterns in JavaScript, including composites, decorators, façades, adapters, and many more.
Pro Hibernate 3
Pro Hibernate 3 is the first book to offer complete coverage of the open source lightweight Hibernate 3 and its features. Authors Dave Minter and Jeff Linwood discuss the persistence layer and share design tips and best practices. And the duo goes beyond just explaining how to use parts of Hibernate; they probe well beneath the surface, and teach you how to step back and solve problems thoroughly. If you have experience using Java with databases, but lack experience with Hibernate, then this book is ideal for you. Similarly, if you have some familiarity with Hibernate 2 and now want to learn the nuances of version 3, then this book is a wise addition to your library.
Principles of marketing
Introduces to the fundamental concepts and principles of marketing. also discusses the importance of marketing in today’s business world and how businesses must understand their target market, develop effective marketing strategies, and create value for their customers.dealing with the history and evolution of marketing, the book highlights the key developments and milestones in the field. also it helps the reader understand the fundamental principles and best practices of marketing, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
Practical Machine Learning for Streaming Data with Python : Design, Develop, and Validate Online Learning Models
A quick start guide for data scientists and machine learning engineers looking to implement machine learning models for streaming data with Python to generate real-time insights. You'll start with an introduction to streaming data, the various challenges associated with it, some of its real-world business applications, and various windowing techniques. You'll then examine incremental and online learning algorithms, and the concept of model evaluation with streaming data and get introduced to the Scikit-Multiflow framework in Python. This is followed by a review of the various change detection/concept drift detection algorithms and the implementation of various datasets using Scikit-Multiflow. Introduction to the various supervised and unsupervised algorithms for streaming data, and their implementation on various datasets using Python are also covered. You will: Understand machine learning with streaming data concepts / Review incremental and online learning / Develop models for detecting concept drift / Explore techniques for classification, regression, and ensemble learning in streaming data contexts / Apply best practices for debugging and validating machine learning models in streaming data context / Get introduced to other open-source frameworks for handling streaming data.
Practical API Design : Confessions of a Java Framework Architect
You might think more than enough design books exist in the programming world already. In fact, there are so many that it makes sense to ask why you would read yet another. Is there really a need for yet another design book? In fact, there is a greater need than ever before, and Practical API Design: Confessions of a Java Framework Architect fills that need! Teaches you how to write an API that will stand the test of time. Written by the designer of the NetBeans API at Sun Technologies. Based on best practices, scalability, and API design patterns
PHP 8 Solutions : Dynamic Web Design and Development Made Easy
Design and build dynamic PHP-based web sites and applications / Get started right away through practical examples that you can reuse / Incorporate PHP 8 elements including named attributes, constructor property promotion, and union types / Understand the subtle, but important differences between switch and match / Work with the latest PHP 8 techniques, innovations, and best practices
Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling ; ER 2005 Workshop AOIS, BP-UML, CoMoGIS, eCOMO, and QoIS, Klagenfurt, Austria, October 24-28, 2005, Proceedings
The objective of these workshops was to extend the spectrum of the main conference by giving participants an opportunity to present and discuss emerging hot topics related to conceptual modeling and to add new perspectives to this key mechanism for understanding and representing organizations, including the new “virtual” e-environments and the information systems that support them. To meet this objective, we selected 5 workshops: – AOIS 2005: 7th International Bi-conference Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems – BP-UML 2005: 1st International Workshop on Best Practices of UML – CoMoGIS 2005: 2nd International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling for Geographic Information Systems – eCOMO 2005: 6th International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling - proaches for E-business – QoIS 2005: 1st International Workshop on Quality of Information Systems These 5 workshops attracted 18, 27, 31, 9, and 17 papers, respectively. Following the ER workshop philosophy, program committees selected contributions on the basis of strong peer reviews in order to maintain a high standard for accepted papers.
Pattern Language for Game Design
Builds on the revolutionary work of architect Christopher Alexander to show students, teachers, and game development professionals how to derive best practices in all aspects of game design. Using a series of practical, rigorous exercises, designers can observe and analyze the failures and successes of the games they know and love to find the deep patterns that underlie good design. From an in-depth look at Alexander's work, to a critique of pattern theory in various fields, to a new approach that will challenge your knowledge and put it to work, this book seeks to transform how we look at building the interactive experiences that shape us
Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Represents a major advance with each chapter thoroughly revised and updated and relevant new topics added, such as robotics, laser resurfacing and face transplantation. Once again, the editors have selected renowned experts from around the world to author the chapters, ensuring that the book continues to reflect international best practices.
