Rakuten Kobo

Product Research Rules

by C. Todd Lombardo, Aras Bilgen, Michael Connors ...

Digital product research doesn't have to be difficult, take a long time, or cost a lot of money. Nor should it be a job solely for scientists or expert researchers. In this practical book, Aras Bilgen, C. Todd Lombardo, and Michael Connors demonstrate how your entire team can conduct effective product research within a couple of weeks--easily, cheaply, and without compromising quality.Drawing from ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Digital product research doesn't have to be difficult, take a long time, or cost a lot of money. Nor should it be a job solely for scientists or expert researchers. In this practical book, Aras Bilgen, C. Todd Lombardo, and Michael Connors demonstrate how your entire team can conduct effective product research within a couple of weeks--easily, cheaply, and without compromising quality.Drawing from
... Read more
Foundational Java

Key Elements and Practical Programming

by David Parsons ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Java is now well-established as one of the world’s major programming languages, used in everything from desktop applications to web-hosted applications, enterprise systems and mobile devices. Java applications cover cloud-based services, the Internet of Things, self-driving cars, animation, game development, big data analysis and many more domains.The second edition of Foundational Java: Key ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Java is now well-established as one of the world’s major programming languages, used in everything from desktop applications to web-hosted applications, enterprise systems and mobile devices. Java applications cover cloud-based services, the Internet of Things, self-driving cars, animation, game development, big data analysis and many more domains.The second edition of Foundational Java: Key
... Read more
C++17 Quick Syntax Reference

A Pocket Guide to the Language, APIs and Library

by Mikael Olsson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This quick C++17 guide is a condensed code and syntax reference to the popular programming language, fully updated for C++17. It presents the essential C++ syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.In the C++17 Quick Syntax Reference, you will find short, simple, and focused code examples. This book includes a well laid out table of contents and a comprehensive index ... Read more

$23.99 USD

This quick C++17 guide is a condensed code and syntax reference to the popular programming language, fully updated for C++17. It presents the essential C++ syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a handy reference.In the C++17 Quick Syntax Reference, you will find short, simple, and focused code examples. This book includes a well laid out table of contents and a comprehensive index
... Read more
Blockchain for Decision Makers

A systematic guide to using blockchain for improving your business

by Romain Tormen ...

Understand how blockchain works and explore a variety of strategies to implement it in your organization effectivelyKey FeaturesBecome familiar with business challenges faced by companies when using blockchainDiscover how companies implement blockchain to monetize and secure their dataStudy real-world examples to understand blockchain and its use in organizationsBook DescriptionIn addition to ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand how blockchain works and explore a variety of strategies to implement it in your organization effectivelyKey FeaturesBecome familiar with business challenges faced by companies when using blockchainDiscover how companies implement blockchain to monetize and secure their dataStudy real-world examples to understand blockchain and its use in organizationsBook DescriptionIn addition to
... Read more
Stream Processing with Apache Spark

Mastering Structured Streaming and Spark Streaming

by Gerard Maas, Francois Garillot ...

Before you can build analytics tools to gain quick insights, you first need to know how to process data in real time. With this practical guide, developers familiar with Apache Spark will learn how to put this in-memory framework to use for streaming data. You’ll discover how Spark enables you to write streaming jobs in almost the same way you write batch jobs.Authors Gerard Maas and François ... Read more

$43.99 USD

Before you can build analytics tools to gain quick insights, you first need to know how to process data in real time. With this practical guide, developers familiar with Apache Spark will learn how to put this in-memory framework to use for streaming data. You’ll discover how Spark enables you to write streaming jobs in almost the same way you write batch jobs.Authors Gerard Maas and François
... Read more
Personas - User Focused Design

by Lene Nielsen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
People relate to other people, not to simplified types or segments. This is the concept that underpins this book. Personas, a user centered design methodology, covers topics from interaction design within IT, through to issues surrounding product design, communication, and marketing.Project developers need to understand how users approach their products from the product’s infancy, and regardless ... Read more

$134.99 USD

People relate to other people, not to simplified types or segments. This is the concept that underpins this book. Personas, a user centered design methodology, covers topics from interaction design within IT, through to issues surrounding product design, communication, and marketing.Project developers need to understand how users approach their products from the product’s infancy, and regardless
... Read more
Python Unit Test Automation

Practical Techniques for Python Developers and Testers

by Ashwin Pajankar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Quickly learn how to automate unit testing of Python 3 code with Python 3 automation libraries, such as doctest, unittest, nose, nose2, and pytest.This book explores the important concepts in software testing and their implementation in Python 3 and shows you how to automate, organize, and execute unit tests for this language. This knowledge is often acquired by reading source code, manuals, and ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Quickly learn how to automate unit testing of Python 3 code with Python 3 automation libraries, such as doctest, unittest, nose, nose2, and pytest.This book explores the important concepts in software testing and their implementation in Python 3 and shows you how to automate, organize, and execute unit tests for this language. This knowledge is often acquired by reading source code, manuals, and
... Read more
Machine Learning with scikit-learn Quick Start Guide

Classification, regression, and clustering techniques in Python

by Kevin Jolly ...

Deploy supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms using scikit-learn to perform classification, regression, and clustering.Key FeaturesBuild your first machine learning model using scikit-learnTrain supervised and unsupervised models using popular techniques such as classification, regression and clusteringUnderstand how scikit-learn can be applied to different types of machine ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Deploy supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms using scikit-learn to perform classification, regression, and clustering.Key FeaturesBuild your first machine learning model using scikit-learnTrain supervised and unsupervised models using popular techniques such as classification, regression and clusteringUnderstand how scikit-learn can be applied to different types of machine
... Read more
Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

by Paula Boddington ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and ... Read more

$62.99 USD

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and
... Read more
ggplot2 Essentials

Explore the full range of ggplot2 plotting capabilities to create meaningful and spectacular graphs

by Donato Teutonico ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is perfect for R programmers who are interested in learning to use ggplot2 for data visualization, from the basics up to using more advanced applications, such as faceting and grouping. Since this book will not cover the basics of R commands and objects, you should have a basic understanding of the R language.What you will learnFamiliarize yourself with some ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is perfect for R programmers who are interested in learning to use ggplot2 for data visualization, from the basics up to using more advanced applications, such as faceting and grouping. Since this book will not cover the basics of R commands and objects, you should have a basic understanding of the R language.What you will learnFamiliarize yourself with some
... Read more
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business - Strategies for Digital Transformation

by Moises Urbina ...

The book "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business: Strategies for Digital Transformation" offers a comprehensive and practical vision of how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is revolutionizing the business world. Throughout nine chapters, the author explores the fundamentals of GAI, its applications in various sectors, implementation strategies, and associated ethical and practical ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The book "Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business: Strategies for Digital Transformation" offers a comprehensive and practical vision of how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is revolutionizing the business world. Throughout nine chapters, the author explores the fundamentals of GAI, its applications in various sectors, implementation strategies, and associated ethical and practical
... Read more
HCI International 2025 – Late Breaking Papers

27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, Proceedings, Part XVI

Edited by June Wei, George Margetis, Helmut Degen, Stavroula Ntoa ...

Series Book 16 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The 16-volume set LNCS 16331–16346 constitutes late breaking papers from the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.439 papers and 104 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work”.The papers were organized in topical sections as ... Read more

$98.99 USD

The 16-volume set LNCS 16331–16346 constitutes late breaking papers from the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22-27, 2025.439 papers and 104 posters were included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work”.The papers were organized in topical sections as
... Read more
Semantic Technology

9th Joint International Conference, JIST 2019, Hangzhou, China, November 25–27, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Xin Wang, Francesca A. Lisi, Guohui Xiao, Elena Botoeva ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2019, held in Hangzhou, China, in November 2019.The 12 full papers and 12 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers present applications of semantic technologies, theoretical results, new algorithms and tools to facilitate ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th Joint International Semantic Technology Conference, JIST 2019, held in Hangzhou, China, in November 2019.The 12 full papers and 12 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers present applications of semantic technologies, theoretical results, new algorithms and tools to facilitate
... Read more
Applications and Usability of Interactive TV

7th Iberoamerican Conference, jAUTI 2018, Bernal, Argentina, October 16–18, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by María José Abásolo, Telmo Silva, Nestor D. González ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2018, in Bernal, Argentina, in October 2018.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Contexts of application of the IDTV; Design and Implementation ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2018, in Bernal, Argentina, in October 2018.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Contexts of application of the IDTV; Design and Implementation
... Read more
Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques

13th International Conference, SoMeT 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 22-24, 2014. Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Hamido Fujita, Ali Selamat ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the best papers selection from the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques, SoMeT 2014, held in Langkawi, Malaysia, in September 2014. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed, thoroughly revised or enlarged, and selected as best papers from the 79 published proceedings papers, which had
... Read more
Guide to Assembly Language

A Concise Introduction

by James T. Streib ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This concise guide is designed to enable the reader to learn how to program in assembly language as quickly as possible. Through a hands-on programming approach, readers will also learn about the architecture of the Intel processor, and the relationship between high-level and low-level languages.This updated second edition has been expanded with additional exercises, and enhanced with new material ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This concise guide is designed to enable the reader to learn how to program in assembly language as quickly as possible. Through a hands-on programming approach, readers will also learn about the architecture of the Intel processor, and the relationship between high-level and low-level languages.This updated second edition has been expanded with additional exercises, and enhanced with new material
... Read more
Trends in Functional Programming

19th International Symposium, TFP 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 11–13, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michał Pałka, Magnus Myreen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed revised selected papers of the 19th International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2018, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2018. The 7 revised full papers were selected from 13 submissions and present papers in all aspects of functional programming, taking a broad view of current and future trends in the area. It aspires to be a
... Read more
From CSCW to Web 2.0: European Developments in Collaborative Design

Selected Papers from COOP08

Edited by David Randall, Pascal Salembier ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Many challenges were identified in CSCW some thirty years ago, and some of these remain problematic today. However they are being progressively transformed and this edited volume contains contributions that demonstrate how these new challenges are being dealt with in a variety of ways, reflecting the balance of rigour and creativity that has always characterised the field.Originally presented at ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Many challenges were identified in CSCW some thirty years ago, and some of these remain problematic today. However they are being progressively transformed and this edited volume contains contributions that demonstrate how these new challenges are being dealt with in a variety of ways, reflecting the balance of rigour and creativity that has always characterised the field.Originally presented at
... Read more
Usability Testing Essentials

Ready, Set...Test

by Carol M. Barnum ...

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Do you love your mobile phone? Your MP3 player? Your e-book reader? You laptop or tablet PC? There’s a reason for that. Usability.When usability testing is part of the design and development of products, the results are better products that users want and like. You may be doing testing now or want to help your company get started, but you may not have all the tools to know how to properly prepare,
... Read more
Being Agile

Your Roadmap to Successful Adoption of Agile

by Mario E. Moreira ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Being Agile is your roadmap to successfully transforming your organization to an Agile culture. Veteran agile coach Mario Moreira teaches new adopters how to implement a robust Agile framework to derive from it the maximum business benefit in terms of customer value, revenue, and employee engagement.Agile is a ubiquitous watchword in the corporate world, but only a minority of companies understand
... Read more
Guide to Scientific Computing in C++

by Joe Pitt-Francis, Jonathan Whiteley ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This easy-to-read textbook/reference presents an essential guide to object-oriented C++ programming for scientific computing. With a practical focus on learning by example, the theory is supported by numerous exercises.Features: provides a specific focus on the application of C++ to scientific computing, including parallel computing using MPI; stresses the importance of a clear programming style ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This easy-to-read textbook/reference presents an essential guide to object-oriented C++ programming for scientific computing. With a practical focus on learning by example, the theory is supported by numerous exercises.Features: provides a specific focus on the application of C++ to scientific computing, including parallel computing using MPI; stresses the importance of a clear programming style
... Read more
Essential Dynamic HTML fast

by Aladdin Ayesh ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Essential Dynamic HTML fast provides a step-by-step approach to discovering DHTML and its techniques - everything you need to know from standard HTML tags to Layers and DOM (Document Object Model). You'll learn everything you need to know to build a dynamic web site - starting from choosing which font to use, to using dynamic positioning and contents, and how to incorporate audio, video and ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Essential Dynamic HTML fast provides a step-by-step approach to discovering DHTML and its techniques - everything you need to know from standard HTML tags to Layers and DOM (Document Object Model). You'll learn everything you need to know to build a dynamic web site - starting from choosing which font to use, to using dynamic positioning and contents, and how to incorporate audio, video and
... Read more
Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition

by Dia AbuZeina, Moustafa Elshafei ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Cross-Word Modeling for Arabic Speech Recognition utilizes phonological rules in order to model the cross-word problem, a merging of adjacent words in speech caused by continuous speech, to enhance the performance of continuous speech recognition systems. The author aims to provide an understanding of the cross-word problem and how it can be avoided, specifically focusing on Arabic phonology using
... Read more
Intelligent Vehicles

Third CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, Hangzhou, China, August 16–18, 2025, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Huiyun Li, Zhongli Wang, Shuai Zhao, Peng Sun, Michael Herrmann, Xi Zheng, Yuling Liu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of 3rd CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during August 16–18, 2025.The 30 full papers were presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. This conference address challenging issues in autonomous driving, lidar, radar, camera, LLM, battery, motor, electronic control, charging ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This volume constitutes the revised selected papers of 3rd CCF Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, CIVS 2025, in Hangzhou, China, during August 16–18, 2025.The 30 full papers were presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. This conference address challenging issues in autonomous driving, lidar, radar, camera, LLM, battery, motor, electronic control, charging
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Programming eBooks

Show: