"After the end of World War II, top-secret research continued across the United States as engineers and programmers rushed to complete their confidential assignments. Among them were six pioneering women, tasked with figuring out how to program the world's first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer - a machine built to calculate a single ballistic trajectory in twenty seconds rather than forty hours by human hand - even though there...

If you're passionate about programming and want to get better at it, you've come to the right source. Code Craft author Pete Goodliffe presents a collection of useful techniques and approaches to the art and craft of programming that will help boost your career and your well-being. Goodliffe presents sound advice that he's learned in 15 years of professional programming. The book's standalone chapters span the range of a software developer's life--dealing...

A beautiful woman. A savage betrayal. The perfect payback. But is revenge enough? Ollie Benson's computer program, Moviemaker.com, explodes onto the market, thrusting him into a world of glamour, fame, and fortune. He's extravagantly rich. But he's still obese and desperately miserable---until he meets a woman who loves him for who he is. Or so it seems. When the two people Ollie trusts the most betray him in brutal fashion, he constructs an

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"In this course, You will learn how to start your journey towards becoming a software architect. You will understand what architecture is all about and what your goal as an architect should be. You will understand the thought process of successful software architects. You will learn about the fundamental pillars of sofware architecture: technology skill, domain knowledge, and soft skills. You will understand the importance of enterprise and application...

"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences."--Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul GrahamWe are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who are these people, what motivates them, and why should...

A-list Programmers Reveal How to Develop Breakout Skills Find out what it takes to push your programming chops to the next level and design killer software by getting inside the minds of today's rock star programmers: {u2022} Rod Johnson, Inventor of the Spring Framework {u2022} Adrian Colyer, Pioneer of Aspect Oriented Programming Tools, Project Lead of AspectJ {u2022} Java Posse--Tor Norbye, Joe Nuxoll, Carl Quinn, and Dick Wall {u2022} Chris Wilson,...

Coder Marina Spicer has no time to waste when it comes to love, hence her long list of dealbreakers. Frustrated by the online dating world, she created Dealbreakers, an anonymous app where women review how men stack up to their internet profiles. Her high standards have served her well at work, so why not in love? Enter Lucas Kennedy. A charming Irish content writer, he's the only one standing between Marina and her long-deserved promotion. Much to...