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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Corporate and commercial software-development teams all want solutions for one important problemhow to get their high-pressure development schedules under control. In RAPID DEVELOPMENT, author Steve McConnell addresses that concern head-on with overall strategies, specific best practices, and valuable tips that help shrink and control development schedules and keep projects moving. Inside, youll find: A rapid-development strategy that can be applied to any project and the best practices to make that strategy work Candid discussions of great and not-so-great rapid-development practicesestimation, prototyping, forced overtime, motivation, teamwork, rapid-development languages, risk management, and many others A list of classic mistakes to avoid for rapid-development projects, including creeping requirements, shortchanged quality, and silver-bullet syndrome Case studies that vividly illustrate what can go wrong, what can go right, and how to tell which direction your project is going RAPID DEVELOPMENT is the real-world guide to more efficient applications development. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The rules and practices for Scruma simple process for managing complex projectsare few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrums simplicity itselfits lack of prescriptioncan be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating series of case studies, Scrum co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessonsthe successes and failuresculled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project management. Through them, youll understand how to use Scrum to solve complex problems and drive better resultsdelivering more valuable software faster. Gain the foundation in Scrum theoryand practiceyou need to: Rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects Effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements Simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams Receive clearer specificationsand feedbackfrom customers Greatly reduce project planning time and required tools Buildand releaseproducts in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier Avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects Support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations Maximize return on investment! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Advance your everyday proficiency with Excel 2016. And earn the credential that proves it! Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Excel! Designed to help you practice and prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Excel 2016 Core certification, this official Study Guide delivers: In-depth preparation for each MOS objectiveDetailed procedures to help build the skills measured by the examHands-on tasks to practice what youve learnedPractice files and sample solutions Sharpen the skills measured by these objectives: Create and manage worksheets and workbooksManage data cells and rangesCreate tablesPerform operations with formulas and functionsCreate charts and objects About MOS A Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification validates your proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, demonstrating that you can meet globally recognized performance standards. Hands-on experience with the technology is required to successfully pass Microsoft Certification exams. . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Heres WHAT Youll Learn Easily navigate the new user interface Ceate formulas and functions Use charts and diagrams to display information visually Enhance your spreadsheet with graphic effects Reuse data from other Microsoft Office documents Team up and share spreadsheets with colleagues Heres HOW Youll Learn It Jump in wherever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! Exercises help you apply what you learn right away. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Gain a solid understanding of T-SQLand write better queries Master the fundamentals of Transact-SQLand develop your own code for querying and modifying data in Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Led by a SQL Server expert, youll learn the concepts behind T-SQL querying and programming, and then apply your knowledge with exercises in each chapter. Once you understand the logic behind T-SQL, youll quickly learn how to write effective codewhether youre a programmer or database administrator. Discover how to: Work with programming practices unique to T-SQL Create database tables and define data integrity Query multiple tables using joins and subqueries Simplify code and improve maintainability with table expressions Implement insert, update, delete, and merge data modification strategies Tackle advanced techniques such as window functions, pivoting and grouping sets Control data consistency using isolation levels, and mitigate deadlocks and blocking Take T-SQL to the next level with programmable objects . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Quick Course books offer you streamlined instruction in the form of no-nonsense, to-the-point tutorials and learning exercises. The core of each book is a logical sequence of straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions for building useful business skillsthe same skills that you use on the job. QUICK COURSE IN MICROSOFT EXCEL 2000 offers fast-paced tutorials to help you quickly grasp spreadsheet basics and build proficiency. Offering powerful new features, Microsoft Excel 2000 is a Web-ready spreadsheet program that lets users access, analyze, and take advantage of the wealth of data on intranets and the Internet. Topics covered by QUICK COURSE IN MICROSOFT EXCEL 2000 include: Entering text, numbers, values, dates, and times; using menus and toolbars Editing and formatting worksheets Calculationstotaling and averaging values, using formulas, linking worksheets with formulas, and printing and publishing worksheets on intranets and the Web Graphing worksheet data Extracting data from a listsorting and summarizing data; finding, adding, deleting, and filtering records Advanced calculationssupporting tables, estimate worksheets, what-if analysis, and variables. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Master the foundations of T-SQL with the right balance of conceptual and practical content. Get hands-on guidanceincluding exercises and code samplesthat show you how to develop code to query and modify data. Youll gain a solid understanding of the T-SQL language and good programming practices, and learn to write more efficient and powerful queries. Discover how to: Apply T-SQL fundamentals, create tables, and define data integrity Understand logical query processing Query multiple tables using joins and subqueries Simplify code and improve maintainability with table expressions Explore pivoting techniques and how to handle grouping sets Write code that modifies data Isolate inconsistent data and address deadlock and blocking scenarios. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Outlook 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to manage your email and schedule appointments, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll learn how to stay productive and in touch with all of your personal and business networks. Here's WHAT you'll learn: Send and receive messages, files, and photos Set up e-mail filters to weed out the junk Manage your contacts and stay in touch Keep track of your calendar and manage your tasks Read RSS feeds right from your inbox Jot down e-notes and keep a journal Here's HOW you'll learn it: Jump in whenever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This information-packed STEP BY STEP coursebased on the best-selling first editionis the easiest, fastest way to teach yourself how to write 32-bit Microsoft Windowsbased programs with Visual Basic. Work through every lesson to complete the full course, or do just the lessons you want to learn exactly the skills you need. Either way, you receive professional Visual Basic 6.0 training at your own pace, with real-world examples and practice files to help you master core programming skills. Topics covered include: Getting Started with Visual Basic: Opening and running a Visual Basic program, writing your first program, and working with controls, menus, and dialog boxes Programming fundamentals: Working with Visual Basic variables and operators and using decision structures, loops, and timers Creating the perfect user interface: Working with forms, printers, and error handlers and adding artwork and special effects Managing corporate data: Using modules and procedures, exploring text files and processing strings, managing Microsoft Access databases, and connecting to Microsoft Office Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition tools and techniques: Word processing with the Rich TextBox control, displaying progress and status information, using the Multimedia MCI control, and using the Windows API Web programming fundamentals: Downloading files with the Internet Transfer control, displaying HTML documents with Internet Explorer, designing Dynamic HTML (DHTML) pages, and adding Toolbox elements and ActiveX Controls to DHTML pages Advanced database programming: Managing data with the FlexGrid control and exploring ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Upgrade notes: Whats new and improved in Visual Basic .NET and how to plan an upgrade. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Microsoft Windows NT is the foundation of the 32-bit next generation operating system, designed to support powerful workstation and server systems. This detailed technical overview of the design goals and architecture of Windows NT (New Technology), highlights key topics: system object management, process and threads, protected subsystems, virtual memory, the kernel, the I/O system and networking. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Advance your everyday proficiency with Word 2016. And earn the credential that proves it! Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Word! Designed to help you practice and prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Word 2016 Core certification, this official Study Guide delivers: In-depth preparation for each MOS objective Detailed procedures to help build the skills measured by the exam Hands-on tasks to practice what youve learned Practice files and sample solutions Sharpen the skills measured by these objectives: Create and manage documents Format text, paragraphs, and sections Create tables and lists Create and manage references Insert and format graphic elements About MOS A Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification validates your proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, demonstrating that you can meet globally recognized performance standards. Hands-on experience with the technology is required to successfully pass Microsoft Certification exams. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Equip yourself with SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE. It's for everyone with a stake in the outcome of a development project--and especially for those without formal software project management training. That includes top managers, executives, clients, investors, end-user representatives, project managers, and technical leads. Here you'll find guidance from the acclaimed author of the classics CODE COMPLETE and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Steve McConnell draws on solid research and a career's worth of hard-won experience to map the surest path to your goal--what he calls "one specific approach to software development that works pretty well most of the time for most projects." Nineteen chapters in four sections cover the concepts and strategies you need for mastering the development process, including planning, design, management, quality assurance, testing, and archiving. For newcomers and seasoned project managers alike, SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE draws on a vast store of techniques to create an elegantly simplified and reliable framework for project management success. So don't worry about wandering among complex sets of project management techniques that require years to sort out and master. SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE goes straight to the heart of the matter to help your projects succeed. And that makes it a required addition to every professional's bookshelf. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Experience learning made easy-and quickly teach yourself how to create impressive documents with Word 2010. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace-building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Topics include using styles and themes; sharing, printing, and publishing documents; editing images from within Word; using SmartArt diagrams and charts; creating references, footnotes, indexes, and tables of contents; collaborating with multiple people at the same time on the same document; and turning your ideas into blogs, Web pages, and more. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Shows developers just how critical and accessible COM can be. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The quick way to learn Microsoft Project 2016! This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Project 2016. Jump in wherever you need answersbrisk lessons and colorful screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Quickly start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources Share your plan and track your progress Capture and fine-tune work and cost details Use Gantt charts and other views and reports to visualize project schedules Share resources across multiple plans and consolidate projects Master project management best practices while you learn Project Look up just the tasks and lessons you need. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Take a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQLand unveil the power of set-based queryingwith comprehensive reference and advice from the experts. Database developers and administrators get best practices, sample databases, and code to master the intricacies of the programming languagesolving complex problems with real-world solutions. Discover how to: Understand logical and physical query processing Apply a methodology to optimize query tuning Solve relational division problems Use CTEs and ranking functions to simplify and optimize solutions Aggregate data with various techniques, including tiebreakers, pivoting, histograms, and grouping factors Use the TOP option in a query to modify data Query specialized data structures with recursive logic, materialized path, or nested sets solutions PLUSImprove your logic and get to the heart of querying problems with logic puzzles Get code and database samples on the Web. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This is a guide to MS-DOS 6.2 which draws on feedback from MS-DOS 6 end users. The MS-DOS 6.2 upgrade adds significant safety and speed features such as DoubleSpace and defragmentation. It is intended to complement the product documentation that comes with the upgrade. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnells original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading-edge practicesand hundreds of new code samplesillustrating the art and science of software construction. Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance. No matter what your experience level, development environment, or project size, this book will inform and stimulate your thinkingand help you build the highest quality code. Discover the timeless techniques and strategies that help you: Design for minimum complexity and maximum creativity Reap the benefits of collaborative development Apply defensive programming techniques to reduce and flush out errors Exploit opportunities to refactoror evolvecode, and do it safely Use construction practices that are right-weight for your project Debug problems quickly and effectively Resolve critical construction issues early and correctly Build quality into the beginning, middle, and end of your project . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Light bumps and shelf wear.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 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 whos ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines. Its a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible storyand along the way, youll discover youve gained a real context for understanding todays world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm youand perhaps even awaken the technophile within. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Explains to advanced users how to set-up, configure, and install and modify hardware, and includes timesaving tips, troubleshooting techniques, workarounds, and ways to integrate devices, applications, and Web services. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. 3rd Revised ed. Trade paperback (US). 272 p. Winning Chess. Audience: General/trade.

1st Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 288 pages; 24 cm. Contents: pt. 1. Survival mind-set -- pt. 2. Survival preparations -- pt. 3. Succeeding by stages -- pt. 4. Mission accomplished. Welcome to Software Project Survival Training -- Software Project Survival Test -- Survival Concepts -- Survival Skills -- The Successful Project at a Glance -- Hitting a Moving Target -- Preliminary Planning -- Requirements Development -- Quality Assurance -- Architecture -- Final Preparations -- Beginning-of-Stage Planning -- Detailed Design -- Construction -- System Testing -- Software Release -- End-of-Stage Wrap-Up -- Project History -- Survival Crib Notes. Subjects: Computer software Development Management. Software engineering Management. Computers. IT. 1 Kg. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Delve inside Windows architecture and internalsand see how core components work behind the scenes. Led by three renowned internals experts, this classic guide is fully updated for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2and now presents its coverage in two volumes. As always, you get critical insider perspectives on how Windows operates. And through hands-on experiments, youll experience its internal behavior firsthandknowledge you can apply to improve application design, debugging, system performance, and support. In Part 1, you will: Understand how core system and management mechanisms workincluding the object manager, synchronization, Wow64, Hyper-V, and the registry Examine the data structures and activities behind processes, threads, and jobs Go inside the Windows security model to see how it manages access, auditing, and authorization Explore the Windows networking stack from top to bottomincluding APIs, BranchCache, protocol and NDIS drivers, and layered services Dig into internals hands-on using the kernel debugger, performance monitor, and other tools . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…