Category: Computers & Technology

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What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.
Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who’s ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines.
It’s a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story—and along the way, you’ll discover you’ve gained a real context for understanding today’s world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you—and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0735611319
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Press; 1st edition (October 11, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780735611313
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735611313
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 8.9 inches

Price: $20.38
(as of Apr 19, 2024 22:09:21 UTC – Details)

Ace technical interviews with smart preparation

Programming Interviews Exposed is the programmer’s ideal first choice for technical interview preparation. Updated to reflect changing techniques and trends, this new fourth edition provides insider guidance on the unique interview process that today’s programmers face. Online coding contests are being used to screen candidate pools of thousands, take-home projects have become commonplace, and employers are even evaluating a candidate’s public code repositories at GitHub―and with competition becoming increasingly fierce, programmers need to shape themselves into the ideal candidate well in advance of the interview. This book doesn’t just give you a collection of questions and answers, it walks you through the process of coming up with the solution so you learn the skills and techniques to shine on whatever problems you’re given.

This edition combines a thoroughly revised basis in classic questions involving fundamental data structures and algorithms with problems and step-by-step procedures for new topics including probability, data science, statistics, and machine learning which will help you fully prepare for whatever comes your way.

Learn what the interviewer needs to hear to move you forward in the processAdopt an effective approach to phone screens with non-technical recruitersExamine common interview problems and tests with expert explanationsBe ready to demonstrate your skills verbally, in contests, on GitHub, and more

Technical jobs require the skillset, but you won’t get hired unless you are able to effectively and efficiently demonstrate that skillset under pressure, in competition with hundreds of others with the same background. Programming Interviews Exposed teaches you the interview skills you need to stand out as the best applicant to help you get the job you want.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wrox; 4th edition (April 17, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 111941847X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119418474
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches

Price: $62.84
(as of Apr 19, 2024 11:49:29 UTC – Details)

One month. One hour a day. That’s all it takes to start writing Rust code!

Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches teaches you to write super fast and super safe Rust code through lessons you can fit in your lunch break. Crystal-clear explanations and focused, relevant examples make it accessible to anyone—even if you’re learning Rust as your first programming language.

By the time you’re done reading Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches you’ll be able to:

Build real software in RustUnderstand messages from the compiler and Clippy, Rust’s coding coachMake informed decisions on the right types to use in any contextMake sense of the Rust standard library and its commonly used itemsUse external Rust “crates” (libraries) for common tasksComment and build documentation for your Rust codeWork with crates that use async RustWrite simple declarative macrosExplore test driven development in Rust
Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches is full of 24 easy-to-digest lessons that ease you into real Rust programming. You’ll learn essential Rust skills you can use for everything from system programming, to web applications, and games. By the time you’re done learning, you’ll know exactly what makes Rust unique—and be one of the thousands of developers who say it’s their best loved language!

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology

Learn how to create fast powerful programs in Rust in just 24 short lessons! Rust gives you modern features like a top-notch compiler, a rich ecosystem of pre-built libraries, and the same low-level performance you get with a language like C, but without the awkward syntax, complex memory management, and code safety concerns. This book guides you step by step from your first line of code.

About the book

Learn Rust in a Month of Lunches breaks down the Rust language into concise hands-on lessons designed to be completed in an hour or less. The examples are fun and easy to follow, so you’ll quickly progress from zero Rust knowledge to handling async and writing your own macros. You won’t even need to install Rust—the book’s code samples run in the browser-based Rust Playground. There’s no easier way to get started!

What’s inside

Build working Rust softwareUnderstand messages from the compiler and ClippyUse external Rust “crates” (libraries) for common tasksExplore test driven development in Rust

About the reader

No previous experience with Rust required.

About the author

Dave MacLeod was an educator, Korean-English translator, project controller, and copywriter before becoming a full-time Rust developer. The technical editor on this book was Jerry Kuch.

Table of Contents
1 Some basics
2 Memory, variables, and ownership
3 More complex types
4 Building your own types
5 Generics, option, and result
6 More collections, more error handling
7 Traits: Making different types do the same thing
8 Iterators and closures
9 Iterators and closures again!
10 Lifetimes and interior mutability
11 Multiple threads and a lot more
12 More on closures, generics, and threads
13 Box and Rust documentation
14 Testing and building your code from tests
15 Default, the builder pattern, and Deref
16 Const, “unsafe” Rust, and external crates
17 Rust’s most popular crates
18 Rust on your computer
19 More crates and async Rust
20 A tour of the standard library
21 Continuing the tour
22 Writing your own macros
23 Unfinished projects: Projects for you to finish
24 Unfinished projects, continued

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manning (March 26, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 568 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633438236
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633438231
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 1.3 x 9.25 inches