Software Fundamentals

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...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top ten best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the...

This box includes 3 amazing books in 1 book: Computer Programming: Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners Hacking: Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners Computer Networking: Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners Below is a preview of what you’ll learn from each book: Computer Programming: Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners The importance of learning computer programming Program structure Variable declaration Looping structures Programming syntax Algorithms in programming Data structures Hierarchy of programming languages Characteristics of programming languages Web programming Factors to ...

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks.

The primary goal of this book is to help existing or future QA analysts, testers and leads to build a solid foundation in Quality Assurance and Testing in order to excel in their job or be able to successfully pass the interview and secure the QA job. The structure of this course is very simple yet comprehensive and powerful and covers all the knowledge necessary and topics for Testing and Quality Assurance. This book covers the following topics: Software Development Lifecycle, testing methodologies, testing methods, types of software testing, manual versus automated testing as well as ...

2025 3rd Edition Master Cybersecurity, Protect Your Data, and Advance Your Career—Now with AI-Powered Support 📈 Do traditional cybersecurity books overwhelm you with dry theory and complex jargon? Looking for a clear, streamlined guide that helps you build real-world skills—fast? Prefer learning through practical strategies, hands-on labs, and expert-driven tools? Now, with the powerful addition of AI Mentor Pro, you'll have a 24/7 digital mentor by your side to explain concepts, answer questions, and coach you through every challenge on your path to success. Why Choose This Guide? ...

Every SaaS company on earth is careening towards its next revenue plateau. It’s called a Growth Ceiling—a moment in time where growth stops, and you’re losing just as many customers as you’re bringing in. It’s not an opinion—it’s just how recurring revenue businesses work.

Tech+ for Busy People is designed for learners preparing for the CompTIA Tech+ exam who need a clear, practical way to understand technology fundamentals without getting buried in unnecessary detail. Whether you are entering IT, changing careers, supporting users, or strengthening your technical foundation, this book helps you focus on what the concepts mean, how they connect, and how they appear in real exam-style scenarios. The book covers the core areas Tech+ candidates are expected to understand, including hardware, software, operating systems, storage, networking, wireless technology, ...

DevOps is more than a collection of tools. It is a practical approach to helping teams deliver software faster, more reliably, and with greater confidence. A Quick Guide to DevOps for IT Professionals explains the essential practices, culture, security principles, and measurements behind modern software delivery—without overwhelming you with unnecessary complexity. Written for developers, system administrators, infrastructure professionals, QA engineers, technology leaders, and anyone working alongside a DevOps team, this accessible guide connects the technical and organizational sides of...

Revit Fundamentals: Building Your Skills from the Ground Up – The Ultimate Edition is a comprehensive learning guide for mastering Autodesk Revit, one of the leading tools for Building Information Modeling (BIM). This edition combines the full content of Book One and Book Two into a single, structured resource that supports progressive learning from foundational concepts to advanced workflows. Designed for beginners, students, and working professionals, the book provides a practical, step-by-step approach to understanding how Revit is used in real-world architectural, engineering, and ...

Do you have a large number of photographs in your personal image bank? How about organizing and editing them practically and productively with advanced research and selection resources? This technical book, belonging to the “Editing and Management of Photographs” series, will allow you to discover and use the number one software for these tasks - the Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Classic software, better known as Lightroom - the modern digital “developer” of photographs! If you are a professional photographer, or passionate about photography, this e-book will help you discover the...

Introducing "Project Management Fundamentals," an exciting addition to your library that guarantees to fundamentally transform the way you approach project management. This compelling eBook delves deep into the dynamics of project management, from initiation to execution, control to closure, exploring critical topics such as risk management, stakeholder relations, and many more. Get ready to immerse yourself in 15 enriching chapters, each one catering to a distinctive aspect of project management. The book initiates its insight with an introductory chapter that delineates the essence and ...

New technologies, patterns, and frameworks are being developed every year so it's hard to stay up-to-date. This audiobook is intended to help to bridge that gap. The book does not provide secret recipes or uncover new patterns. The goal was to create a guide that provides a conventional overview of key .NET software development topics and helps formalize definitions of concepts such as the .NET Framework, Object-Oriented Programming, and design patterns.

Somewhere right now, a coffee shop is running its rewards app on a server it doesn't own, in a building it has never seen, managed by people it will never meet. The shop owner didn't hire an IT department. She didn't buy a single piece of hardware. She opened a laptop, clicked a few buttons, and rented exactly the computing power she needed. That is the reality of cloud computing, and Microsoft Azure is where it happens at the largest scale. Most explanations of Azure are written by people who already understand it, for people who already understand it. They pack their sentences with ...

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In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart. 

Technical knowledge alone isn't enough - increase your software development income by leveling up your soft skills Early in his software developer career, John Sonmez discovered that technical knowledge alone isn't enough to break through to the next income level - developers need "soft skills" like the ability to learn new technologies just in time, communicate clearly with management and consulting clients, negotiate a fair hourly rate, and unite teammates and coworkers in working toward a common goal.

Are you new to software development and looking for an easy-to-follow guide that demystifies the Agile methodology? Do you want to understand how Agile can transform the way teams build software—without getting lost in technical jargon or complex frameworks? Look no further! Agile Software Development: Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners is your clear, engaging, and practical introduction to the world of Agile. Whether you're a budding developer, a project manager exploring Agile for the first time, or simply someone curious about modern software practices, this book breaks down Agile ...

Python or JavaScript? Java or C? Stop comparing and start coding. Most beginners get stuck before they write a single line, lost in a menu of programming languages and contradictory advice. Mastering Code gets you past that wall. It gives you a clear map of the languages that run the world, and the real, hands-on skills to start using them. You’ll learn the core ideas of programming once, in Python, the language beginners find easiest to read, and see the same ideas in JavaScript as you go. Then you’ll tour Java, C, C++, SQL and other popular languages, and discover that a new language ...

Modern infrastructure runs on Linux — and increasingly, it runs with AI assistance. From cloud-native platforms and container orchestration systems to production clusters and intelligent automation pipelines, Linux remains the deterministic substrate of modern computing. Yet many engineers learn Linux as a collection of commands rather than as a coherent architectural system. Linux Systems Architecture in the AI Era reframes Linux as it truly is: a layered, enforceable, observable, and governable system architecture. This book connects kernel-level mechanics to cloud-scale infrastructure ...