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Wow! eBook: The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2 - 5 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2 - 5 new eBooks

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The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:14 AM PDT

The ThoughtWorks Anthology, Volume 2

Book Description

When you hit a rough spot in software , it’s nice to know that someone has been there before. The domain experts at ThoughtWorks share what they’ve learned in this anthology, bringing together the best field-tested insights in IT and software . You’ll benefit from their experience in areas from to information visualization, from object oriented to functional , from incremental to driving innovation in delivery. You’ll find yourself referring to this collection of solved problems whenever you need an expert’s insight.

This new collection of essays from the experts at ThoughtWorks offers practical insight and advice on a range of challenges faced daily by software developers and IT professionals. It covers a broad spectrum of software topics, from tuning methodologies to hard-core language geekery. This anthology captures the wide-ranging intellect and diversity of ThoughtWorks, reflected through practical and timely topics.

In it, you’ll find from-the-trenches advice on topics such as continuous integration, , and improving the software delivery process. See how people use functional techniques in languages, modern applications, and deal with current problems in development. Scan an overview of the most interesting programming languages today and the current state of information visualization. And it’s all field-tested insight, because it comes from the practical perspective of ThoughtWorks experts.

Each essay focuses on extending your skills and enlarging your toolkit. And each is drawn from practical experience gained in the field.

You’ll benefit from this book if you are involved in developing, deploying, or testing software, either as a manager or developer.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction

Part I: Languages
Chapter 2. The Most Interesting Languages
Chapter 3. Programming: Objects over Classes
Chapter 4. Functional Programming Techniques in Object-Oriented Languages

Part II: Testing
Chapter 5. Extreme Testing
Chapter 6. Take Your for a Test-Drive
Chapter 7. Building Better Acceptance Tests

Part III: Issues in Software Development
Chapter 8. Modern Applications
Chapter 9. Taming the Integration Problem
Chapter 10. Feature Toggles in Practice
Chapter 11. Driving Innovation into Delivery

Part IV: Data Visualization
Chapter 12. A Thousand Words

Book Details

  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (October 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1937785009
  • ISBN-13: 978-1937785000
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Practical Vim

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Practical Vim

Book Description

, a vast improvement over its classic ancestor vi, is a serious tool for programmers, developers, and sysadmins. No other text editor comes close to for speed and efficiency; it runs on almost every system imaginable and supports most coding and markup languages.

Learn how to edit text the " way": complete a series of repetitive changes with The Dot Formula, using one keystroke to strike the target, followed by one keystroke to execute the change. Automate complex tasks by recording your keystrokes as a macro. Run the same on a selection of lines, or a set of files.

Discover the "very magic" switch, which makes Vim's regular expression syntax more like 's. Build complex patterns by iterating on your search history. Search inside multiple files, then run Vim's substitute on the result set for a -wide search and replace. All without installing a single plugin!

You'll learn how to navigate text documents as fast as the eye moves—with only a few keystrokes. Jump from a method call to its definition with a single command. Use Vim's jumplist, so that you can always follow the breadcrumb trail back to the file you were working on before. Discover a multilingual spell-checker that does what it's told.

Practical Vim will show you new ways to work with Vim more efficiently, whether you're a beginner or an intermediate Vim user.

All this, without having to the mouse.

What You Need
Vim version 7

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Vim Way

Part I: Modes
Chapter 2. Normal Mode
Chapter 3. Insert Mode
Chapter 4. Visual Mode
Chapter 5. Command-Line Mode

Part II: Files
Chapter 6. Manage Multiple Files
Chapter 7. Open Files and Save Them to Disk

Part III: Getting Around Faster
Chapter 8. Navigate Inside Files with Motions
Chapter 9. Navigate Between Files with Jumps

Part IV: Registers
Chapter 10. Copy and Paste
Chapter 11. Macros

Part V: Patterns
Chapter 12. Matching Patterns and Literals
Chapter 13. Search
Chapter 14. Substitution
Chapter 15. Global Commands

Part VI: Tools
Chapter 16. Index and Navigate Source Code with ctags
Chapter 17. Compile Code and Navigate Errors with the Quickfix List
Chapter 18. Search -Wide with grep, vimgrep, and Others
Chapter 19. Dial X for Autocompletion
Chapter 20. Find and Fix Typos with Vim's Spell Checker
Chapter 21. Now What?

Book Details

  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934356980
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934356982
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Getting Good with PHP

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT

Getting Good with PHP

Book Description

Even if you don’t have any experience under your belt, this easy-to-read guide will get you started with in no time.

In Getting Good with , Andrew Burgess will teach you everything you need to know about the basics of PHP. Even if you don’t have any experience under your belt, this easy-to-read guide will get you started with PHP in no time.

This book isn’t meant to be the super extreme, all-encompassing  book which will make you become one with PHP. But if you know nothing at all about PHP and want to get comfy with it as quickly as possible, then I think this book is definitely for you. Although it won’t make you an expert, it will take you all the way to the advanced beginner state, getting you to a point where you’ll be comfortable writing PHP scripts for your own websites and ready to digest more advanced PHP topics.

Andrew Burgess has been a student of for eight years, and a teacher of it for three and a half years. He’s a staff writer at Nettuts+, and staff instructor at Tuts+ Premium. He’s also the author of two other Rockable books: Getting Good with Git, and Getting Good with .

What The Book Covers
Getting Up and Running
Before we actually start learning PHP, let’s figure out exactly what PHP is, and why you should use it. Of course, to learn PHP, you’ll need to have it installed on your , so we’ll also walk through the installation process on both and Mac.

The Nuts and Bolts of PHP
Next up, we’ll walk through the datatypes and operators of PHP. Datatypes and operators are the core of pretty much every programming language; having these under your belt will really make you feel like you’re beginning to PHP. We’ll also look at creating functions.

PHP’s Control Structures and Built-in Functions
 If datatypes and operators are the nuts and bolts, then control structures are the chassis of programming languages. `If` and `else`, `foreach` and `switch`, `return` and `require`: all of them play important roles in your understanding of PHP Fundamentals. Then, we’ll dive into PHP’s massive library of built-in functions: as you’ll see, there really is a function for pretty much anything you might want to do.

PHP Forms and Persistence
PHP is useful for dealing with user input, so that’s what we look at next. Of course, the doesn’t keep track of your website viewers, so PHP has several methods of preserving the visitor’s data. Then, of course, there are databases, which are great for storing user data for longer periods of time.

and Problem Solving
When you’re working with user input, you want to make sure that you don’t make place for hackers to exploit your site. While this isn’t quite “ 101,” you’ll learn some helpful tips to make sure that the input you get from your users is what you expect, and not what you dread. Then, we’ll wrap it up with a discussion on how to fix things when they go wrong.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Rockable Press (July 2012)
  • Language: English
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Finance for Freelancers

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:34 AM PDT

Finance for Freelancers

Book Description

Getting on top of your finances doesn’t have to be a headache. veteran Martha Retallick makes and concepts fun and friendly.

What The Book Covers
INTRODUCTION: Why does have such a bad name?
Truth be told, a lot of creative freelancers don’t like to deal with the financial side of their businesses. This can lead to bills stacking up. Checking accounts going unbalanced. Invoices not sent. Clients not paying. (How could they possibly pay you if they don’t know what they owe?) And, worst of all, when someone asks how your is doing, you have no idea. Does this sound like you? Well, Finance for Freelancers to the rescue!

1. Exactly what is finance for freelancers?
Learn exactly what’s involved in bookkeeping, , and funding. You’ll be very pleased to learn that your easily does the math for you. (Hey, they don’t call them computers for nothing!) And that it’s easy to train your brain to do the thinking and decision-making based on what your business numbers are telling you.

2. Bookkeeping Basics
Since creative freelancers are already quite used to dealing with computers, the notion of adding another software program or service to the mix isn’t terribly frightening. The trouble with a lot of  -based accounting software programs is that they’re way too bloated for us. This chapter shows you how to choose accounting apps that aren’t loaded with things we don’t need. It also walks you through key bookkeeping tasks like billing, making payments, and tracking time spent on projects.

3. Accounting Basics
It's important to find and work with a good accountant, and this chapter will show you how to do that. It also guides you through the key financial reports for your business – and how you can make decisions based on what the numbers are saying.

4. Business Funding Basics
If you’re thinking of starting a freelancing business, where are you going to find the money to do so? Will you start an "I Hate My Job" fund and save part of every paycheck? And, as your job hatred increases, so does the amount that you save? Or are you going to seek loans from family, friends, and commercial institutions like banks? This chapter will help you decide.

5. The Joys of Getting Paid Promptly
One of the easiest ways to run into freelancing trouble is when the money isn’t coming in fast enough. And, sad to say, the blame for some of this trouble lies with the freelancer. The solutions? They’re discussed in this chapter.

6. The Joy of Taxes
American Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is reported to have said that "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." The tax accountant’s corollary is "Don’t pay more than you absolutely have to." This chapter discusses how you can handle the ongoing joys of filing tax forms, what to bring to a meeting with your tax preparer, and setting aside money to pay taxes.

7. Banking Your Money
Since the goal of being in business is to , freelancers will need a place to put their money. This chapter will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of large banks and small banks, -only banks, non-bank institutions like credit unions, and payment processors.

8. The Budget Blues
For many creatives, "budget" is one of "Don't Go There" words. But we're going there, and I promise that it will be a worthwhile experience.

9. Saving and Investing for Freelancers
As a self-employed professional, you'll encounter quite a few sales pitches for investments. Some will be worth pursuing. Some aren't. This chapter explains the difference.

10. How will being financially literate help you?
Face it, freelancers aren’t known as numbers people. Becoming one of them, even if it’s just from the perspective of knowing your own business’ numbers – and how to act on them – can take you a lot of places. This chapter shows you some of those wonderful destinations, and I’m sure that you will create many more.

Other Resources
A collection of books, online communities, websites, and blogs that will help you become a freelancing financial ninja.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 104 pages
  • Publisher: Rockable Press (August 2012)
  • Language: English
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WordPress for Mere Mortals

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:29 AM PDT

WordPress for Mere Mortals

Book Description

Want to start using ? Then you’ve come to the right place! In this book you’ll be taken from the absolute basics up to a level where you'll be able to have a site for your cafe, arts centre, personal , or whatever you want to build a for.

If you know you want a site but just don’t know where or how to get started, then this book is for you! No matter how far you want to go, WordPress for Mere Mortals will get you started on your own WordPress journey, and for just 99 cents – you can’t beat it!

Who This Book Is For
WordPress for Mere Mortals is a book for people who are mere mortals – just starting out on your journey up Mount Olympus (learning WordPress). I'll take you from the absolute basics up to a level where you'll be able to have a site for your cafe, arts centre, packaging , or whatever you want to build a for.

If you feel like having a website for your is like reading The Odyssey in ancient Greek, this book is for you – a great way to start on your own journey with WordPress.

What The Book Covers
We'll start of with why WordPress is the tool for your . Did you know 60% of the is powered by the WordPress platform? Everything from your neighbor's blog about her dog Chuck to the Prime Minister of Great Britain's website! WordPress is very diverse and you can do anything you want with it.

Then we'll move on to some very practical guides about buying a domain name, finding a host and choosing a theme for your site before we take a look at what a post is and how that's different from a page.

We'll also go through the process of managing all of the content on your website, uploading pictures. Then we'll also cover stuff like how to embed from . Finally, we'll have a look at some that will help super charge your site.

Sounds good?
If you want to fly like a pegasus, fight like a trojan and sing like Orpheus, this book is for you. It's also for you if you'd like to use WordPress like a demi-god. Mostly the latter.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 70 pages
  • Publisher: Rockable Press (September 2012)
  • Language: English
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