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The DSC Book

The DSC Book is a comprehensive and continually evolving guide to Microsoft's Desired State Configuration (DSC) technology. Authored by Don Jones and Steve Murawski, this mini book demystifies the powerful declarative platform designed for automating the configuration and management of infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. It co

React in patterns

React JavaScript

React in Patterns is a comprehensive guide to building scalable and maintainable user interfaces with React. Authored by Krasimir Tsonev, this book explores common design patterns and advanced techniques used in modern React development. Readers will learn how to leverage React's powerful composition model, manage data flow effectively, use context

Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals

Windows

Get a head start evaluating Windows 10-with technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin deployment planning now. The goal of this book is to help you sort out what's new in Windows 10,

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016

SQL

Build your database management knowledge with the technical open book, Introducing SQL Server 2016. Get an overview of the SQL Server 2016 features - from in-memory performance and enhanced security to end-to-end mobile business intelligence and advanced analytics. - Learn about faster queries, improved security, higher availability, and state-of-t

AI at the Edge

Linux

Edge AI is transforming the way computers interact with the real world, allowing IoT devices to make decisions using the 99% of sensor data that was previously discarded due to cost, bandwidth, or power limitations. With techniques like embedded machine learning, developers can capture human intuition and deploy it to any target-from ultra-low powe

Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms

Cloud

Cloud native security isn't a game for individual players. It requires team collaboration with a platform that can help cloud security engineers, developers, and operations people do their best work. That's what the cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers. With this practical guide, you'll learn how CNAPPs can help you consoli

Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

Digital accessibility skills are in high demand, as the world becomes more aware of barriers in digital content that prevent some people from participating in a digital society. These are essential skills for web developers, and essential knowledge for organizations that want to ensure their web content is reaching the broadest audience possible. T

The Little ASP.NET Core Book

ASP.NET

If you're new to programming, this book will introduce you to thepatterns and concepts used to build modern web applications. You'lllearn how to build a web app (and how the big pieces fit together) by building something from scratch! While this little book won't be able tocover absolutely everything you need to know about programming, it'llgive yo

Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition

JavaScript

JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps like Twitter to browser-based game frameworks like Phaser and Babylon. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to build full-scale applications. This much anticipated and thoroughly revised

High-Performance Caching with Nginx and Nginx Plus

Nginx

One of its most important capabilities is content caching, which is a highly effective method for improving a website's performance. In this ebook, the authors describe how NGINX caches content, how to implement caching and cache clustering, and some of the ways to improve performance. The text provides a deep dive into how content caching truly wo