Tag: business

Agile Metrics in Action: A good how-to guide to getting better performance measurements – #programming #bookreview

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Agile Metrics in Action Christopher W. H. Davis Manning – paperback In the rapidly changing world of software development, metrics “represent the data you can get from your application lifecycle as it applies to the performance of software development teams,” Christopher W. H. Davis writes in his well-written, well-structured new book, Agile Metrics in Action. … Continue reading Agile Metrics in Action: A good how-to guide to getting better performance measurements – #programming #bookreview

Advanced Software Testing, Vol. 2, 2nd Edition – Study guide for ISTQB Advanced Test Manager – #bookreview

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Advanced Software Testing, Volume 2, 2nd Edition Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager Rex Black (Rocky Nook – paperback)   Software testing is a complex and constantly evolving field. And having some well-recognized certifications is a good way to help encourage  your continued employability as a software tester and manager … Continue reading Advanced Software Testing, Vol. 2, 2nd Edition – Study guide for ISTQB Advanced Test Manager – #bookreview

Java 8 in Action – Ready for lambdas, streams and functional-style programming? #bookreview

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  Java 8 in Action Lambdas, streams, and functional-style programming Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Mario Fusco, Alan Mycroft (Manning – paperback)  Java 8, we were sometimes assured, would just be Java 7 with a few slick new (or past-due) features added. Actually, now that it’s here, Java 8 represents “the biggest change to Java in the 18 years since Java … Continue reading Java 8 in Action – Ready for lambdas, streams and functional-style programming? #bookreview

Cloudera Administration Handbook – How to become an effective Big Data administrator of large Hadoop clusters – #bookreview

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    Cloudera Administration Handbook  Rohit Menon Packt Publishing – Kindle, paperback   The explosive growth and use of Big Data in business, government, science and other arenas has fueled a strong demand for new Hadoop administrators. The administrators’ key duty is to set up and maintain Hadoop clusters that help process and analyze massive amounts of … Continue reading Cloudera Administration Handbook – How to become an effective Big Data administrator of large Hadoop clusters – #bookreview

Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

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Learning Dart Learn how to program applications with Dart 1.0, a language specifically designed to produce better-structured, high performance applications  Ivo Balbaert and Dzenan Ridjanovic (Packt – Kindle, paperback)   The programming language Dart was introduced in late 2011 by Google as a potential replacement for aging JavaScript. But JavaScript, of course, has continued to … Continue reading Learning Dart – A solid guide to basic development using Google’s Dart #programming language – #bookreview

Mastering Gamification – A 30-day strategy to enhance customer engagement – #business #bookreview

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  Mastering Gamification Customer Engagement in 30 Days Scot Harris and Kevin O’Gorman (Impackt Publishing – Kindle, paperback)  Gamification is now a popular buzz word in many parts of the business world. This book wisely does not try to cover every angle, but stays focused on one application: “Marketing and sales people are using gamification … Continue reading Mastering Gamification – A 30-day strategy to enhance customer engagement – #business #bookreview

Mule in Action, 2nd Edition – Want to be an integration developer? Here’s a good start – #bookreview

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  Mule in Action, Second Edition David Dossot, John D’Emic, Victor Romero (Manning – paperback)   An enterprise service bus (ESB) can help you link together many different types of platforms and applications–old and new–and keep them communicating and passing data between each other. “Mule,” this book’s authors note, “is a lightweight, event-driven enterprise service … Continue reading Mule in Action, 2nd Edition – Want to be an integration developer? Here’s a good start – #bookreview

Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition – Updated study guide for Certified Tester Exam – #bookreview

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Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam Andreas Spillner, Tilo Linz, Hans Schaefer (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle   Worldwide, more than 300,000 software testers now have certifications recognized by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB). “The ISTQB Certified Tester qualification scheme has three steps,” the authors note. “The … Continue reading Software Testing Foundations, 4th Edition – Updated study guide for Certified Tester Exam – #bookreview

Play for Java – Good intro to the Play 2 Java web framework – #programming #bookreview

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Play for Java Nicolas Leroux and Sietse de Kaper (Manning, paperback)   “There are,” co-author Nicolas Leroux writes, ” many Java web frameworks, but most of them have a key flaw: they try to hide the web behind an abstraction layer, rather than embracing it. That is the most important difference between Play and most other Java … Continue reading Play for Java – Good intro to the Play 2 Java web framework – #programming #bookreview

The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook – Good mentoring advice from performers who have succeeded – #bookreview

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The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook What Seasoned Actors Wish They Had Known Molly Cheek and Debbie Zipp (Betty Youngs Books – Kindle) This is not–repeat, not–just another book on how to create a good headshot and resume to wave around so you can attempt to attract a Hollywood or New York talent agent. The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook offers … Continue reading The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook – Good mentoring advice from performers who have succeeded – #bookreview