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In today's environment of partial attention and isolating remote work, few things are more satisfying than group experiences that produce powerful, meaningful connections and output. But this kind of enlivening, collective work doesn't happen by chance. It must be consciously designed and purposefully activated—in a team, an organization, and a culture. The good news is that making space for this kind of work doesn't have to be hard. There's a technique available to everyone, with no special certification required: gamestorming.

Data analysis is a must-have skill that becomes more essential as the world becomes more data-driven. And one of the most effective ways to dive into data analysis is by learning a programming language. Python is a great place to start. This book explains everything you need to know to start using Python for data analysis.

'Like an episode of Black Mirror written by Stephen King' John Marrs, bestselling author of The One 'Immersive, claustrophobic . . . addictive' Guardian Win and All Your Dreams Come True! ;) Charlie and his friends have entered the God Game. Tasks are delivered through their phones. When they...

One key responsibility of product designers and UX practitioners is to conduct formal and informal research to clarify design decisions and business needs. But there’s often mystery around product research, with the feeling that you need to be a research Zen master to gather anything useful. But anyone can conduct product research. With this quick reference guide, you’ll learn a common language and set of tools to help you carry out research in an informed and productive manner. 

In the ten years since the much-praised first edition, coaching has become a core requirement for leadership. It's a core part of business school programs, it's the norm on all leadership development programs, and all leaders and managers now have to be able to coach. The FT Guide to Business Coaching is the book on which many leaders rely, and this updated edition will give listeners a comprehensive introduction to coaching.

You probably don’t need a collection of specialty databases. Just use Postgres instead! Written for application developers and database pros, “Just Use Postgres!” shows you how to get the most out of the powerful Postgres database.

A lot of Engineering Managers and leaders studied for years and years to become the best Engineer they possibly could be... and then they were promoted. It can be very tough for those of us who didn't go into Engineering with the distinct concept that we would become managers, but still want to do our best to support our teams. I wrote this book because there's so much no one told me about management that I wished I would have known. There's a lot to be purposeful about that many of us learn on the job, and worse: learn on people.

To score a job in data science, machine learning, computer graphics, and cryptography, you need to bring strong math skills to the party. Math for Programmers teaches the math you need for these hot careers, concentrating on what you need to know as a developer. Filled with lots of helpful graphics and more than 200 exercises and mini-projects, this book unlocks the door to interesting - and lucrative! - careers in some of today’s hottest programming fields about the technology.

Run a Google search for “black girls” - what will you find? “Big Booty” and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in “white girls”, the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and un-moderated discussions about “why black women are so sassy” or “why black women are so angry” presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities.

La inteligencia artificial generativa ha llegado. Y con ella la inevitable confusión que conlleva intentar saber cómo afectará a nuestra vida laboral y personal y, también, al futuro de la humanidad.

Written by an expert who has created systems ranging from DNA scanners to children's toys, this book is ideal for intermediate and experienced programmers, no matter what platform you use. This expanded second edition includes new chapters on IoT and networked sensors, motors and movement, debugging, data handling strategies, and more.

Struggling to connect the dots in software and enterprise architecture? In a world where specialization creates silos, many professionals find themselves experts in one area but disconnected from the bigger picture. A Holistic View of Software and Enterprise Architecture breaks down these barriers, offering a clear, structured approach to understanding how software, data, and enterprise systems work together. This book provides an accessible framework for mastering software methodologies, lifecycles, and key architectural models such as monolithic, microservices, Data Fabric, and Data Mesh.

The profession of Agile Coaching is, in a word, confusing. Bob Galen has written Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching to help alleviate the confusion. The book centers on the Agile Coaching Growth Wheel as the competency and skill maturity model to baseline your agile coaching skills against. Its core goal is to “raise the bar” as to what true excellence looks like and to help you establish a personal development and growth plan. Consider this book that maps to coaching badassery, personal growth, and client service.

ChatGPT has captivated the public imagination as a digital conversationalist—able to discuss philosophy, crack jokes, write poems, and explain quantum physics on demand. But to stop at conversation is to miss its deeper value. This revolutionary technology is not just a chatbot—it’s a multifunctional tool that can supercharge productivity, creativity, learning, and innovation across countless domains.

In Scholar’s Codex, academics from around the world have come together to explore the themes, lore and ruined majesty of classics like Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Elden Ring. These are games that are defined by their depth and mystery. The result is a book that’s engaging and accessible to readers outside of academia, while travelling straight to the heart of the richest imaginative territory in all of video games. Scholar’s Codex asks questions like: What does it mean to be human in Dark Souls? How do games like Demon’s Souls explore and ultimately subvert failure?

Lean UX is synonymous with modern product design and development. In the third edition of this award-winning book, authors Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden help you focus on the product experience rather than deliverables. You'll learn tactics for integrating user experience design, product discovery, agile methods, and product management. And you'll discover how to drive your design in short, iterative cycles to assess what works best for businesses and users. Lean UX guides you through this change - for the better.

Video game preservationist and historian Kelsey Lewin tells the story of how a mundane-sounding game full of bug-catching, letter-writing, and furniture-collecting became one of Nintendo's best-loved franchises, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons eclipsing Super Mario Bros. for all-time sales in Japan, unlocking gaming’s massive potential to tap into our desire to plant trees, find friends, and make the world a better place.

What do you need to know to be a successful software engineer? Undergraduate curricula and bootcamps may teach the fundamentals of algorithms and writing code, but they rarely cover topics vital to your career advancement. With this practical book, you'll learn the skills you need to succeed and...

Expert guidance on deploying secure, standardized AI integrations in any development context MCP For Dummies is the essential guide to getting started with the open-source standard that's transforming how businesses deploy AI. With Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can connect AI to real-world...

Roblox is a gaming platform that not only introduces kids to the metaverse of games but also a creator-friendly hub that offers developers the opportunity to showcase and improve their talents. But the real question is, can you really create your own game even without a programming background? Yes! This is precisely why this book is here—to equip you with the basics, solidify your fundamentals, and walk you through the whole coding process without getting overwhelmed by a plethora of codes on the black screen.