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Realm of Racket

2013-06-18T14:18:15-08:10

In Realm of Racket you'll learn to wield Racket's mighty yet mind-bending power by reading comics and programming games.

Analyzing the Analyzers

2013-06-18T14:18:15-08:11

There has been intense excitement in recent years around activities labeled "data science," "big data," and "analytics." However, the lack of clarity around these terms and, particularly, around the skill sets and capabilities of their practitioners has led to inefficient communication between "data scientists" and the organizations requiring their services. This lack of clarity has frequently led to missed opportunities. To address this issue, we surveyed several hundred practitioners via the Web to explore the varieties of skills, experiences, and viewpoints in the emerging data science community.

We used dimensionality reduction techniques to divide potential data scientists into five categories based on their self-ranked skill sets (Statistics, Math/Operations Research, Business, Programming, and Machine Learning/Big Data), and four categories based on their self-identification (Data Researchers, Data Businesspeople, Data Engineers, and Data Creatives). Further examining the respondents based on their division into these categories provided additional insights into the types of professional activities, educational background, and even scale of data used by different types of Data Scientists.

In this report, we combine our results with insights and data from others to provide a better understanding of the diversity of practitioners, and to argue for the value of clearer communication around roles, teams, and careers.

Raspberry Pi Cookbook

2013-06-18T02:18:05-08:12

Prolific hacker and successful author Simon Monk helps you solve specific issues for using Raspberry Pi, the $35 system on a chip that’s taking the computer and electronics world by storm. This cookbook covers a wide range of topics from Linux and Python to sensors and displays.

Juniper SRX Series

2013-06-17T13:17:47-08:13

This complete field guide, authorized by Juniper Networks, is the perfect hands-on reference for deploying, configuring, and operating Juniper’s SRX Series networking device. Authors Brad Woodberg and Rob Cameron provide field-tested best practices for getting the most out of SRX deployments, based on their extensive field experience.

General Operations 101

2013-06-17T13:17:47-08:14

Whether you're looking to switch careers or simply find tools to help you manage the chaos that being an operations professional brings, this series of videos will help you continue on your career path. Etsy engineers talk about monitoring, outages, productivity, and more.

Unix Fundamentals 101

2013-06-16T01:17:51-08:15

Know the basics of Unix but looking for more? This set of hands-on, interactive tutorials will give you a foundational overview of the Unix operating system. Pull out your computer and follow along as industry experts walk you through how your computer starts up, how to use Shell and Proc, the basics of file systems and package management, and more.

Web Operations 101

2013-06-16T01:17:51-08:16

Web operations is defined as "a domain of expertise within IT systems management that involves the deployment, operation, maintenance, tuning, and repair of web-based applications." Sounds straight-forward and relatively simple, right? But once you start digging into the intricacies of web operations you realize it's not quite so clear-cut. Luckily, these seasoned professionals are here to help. From DNS to MySQL, networking to service failures, they walk you through the basics and give you the resources you need to keep going.

Heroku: Up and Running

2013-06-14T13:17:32-08:17

Build, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud with Heroku, one of the first PaaS platforms to offer sophisticated hosting and development services. You’ll learn how to use Heroku’s Cedar runtime stack, a polyglot platform with native support for several languages and frameworks.

Fluent Conference 2013: JavaScript & Beyond Complete Video Compilation

2013-06-13T01:18:02-08:18

If you missed the Fluent Conference 2013 in San Francisco this past May, you can still catch every workshop, session, and keynote with this complete video compilation of the event. Catch up with this year’s lineup of speakers—seasoned pros as well as notable newcomers—as they share their expertise with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and related technologies that power the Web.

Designing for Behavior Change

2013-06-12T01:18:02-08:19

This book provides step-by-step instruction for designers and product managers in Behavioral Design: the use of behavioral economics and psychology within products to help people change their daily routines and behavior.

The problem that many designers and product managers face is how to put their new knowledge of psychology to work in an actual product, especially when the behavioral goals of that product extend beyond having the user click on a particular link. Instead of another list of cognitive biases or another model of behavior, they need practical guidance. This book fills that gap: by providing step-by-step instructions on how to conceptualize, design, build, test, and refine products that help people change their behavior in beneficial ways.

Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out

2013-06-12T13:17:34-08:20

You’re beyond the basics the basics, so dive right in and really put Office 365 to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts manage Office 365—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

PMP Rapid Review

2013-06-12T13:17:34-08:21

Assess your readiness for the 2011 PMP Exam—and quickly identify where you need to focus and practice. This practical, streamlined guide provides objective overviews, exam tips, "need-to-know" checklists, review questions, and a list of valuable resources—all designed to help evaluate and reinforce your preparation.

CompTIA Security+ Training Kit (Exam SY0-301)

2013-06-12T13:17:34-08:22

Ace your preparation for CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 with this 2-in-1 Training Kit from Microsoft Press®. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and practical exercises, and then assess your skills with the online practice test—featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs.

F# for C# Developers

2013-06-12T13:17:34-08:23

Extend your C# skills to F#—and create analytical, data-rich computational and parallel software components faster. Topics include F# for OOP, functional, and imperative programming; F# and C# data structures; design patterns; real-world apps.

Introducing Elixir

2013-06-11T13:17:35-08:24

Elixir is smooth, powerful, and small, an excellent place for newcomers to learn about functional programming. Elixir combines the robust functional programming of Erlang with an approach that looks more like Ruby. Going well beyond simplifying some of Erlang's odder corners, Elixir reaches toward metaprogramming with poweful macro features.