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Principles of Programming Languages
In this open book, the authors aim to study the fundamental concepts in programming languages, rather than teaching a range of specific languages. They posit that while languages are easy to learn, the concepts behind them are difficult. The basic features they examine in turn include higher-order functions, data structures in the form of records a
Cloud-Based Benchmarking of Medical Image Analysis
This book presents the VISCERAL project benchmarks for analysis and retrieval of 3D medical images (CT and MRI) on a large scale, which used an innovative cloud-based evaluation approach where the image data were stored centrally on a cloud infrastructure and participants placed their programs in virtual machines on the cloud. The book presents the
TCP/IP Guide
It is highly likely that a reader of this guide will have encountered the term "TCP/IP" before beginning, even without knowing its specific meaning. The reason for this is simple: TCP/IP is ubiquitous. It is the most widely used Internetworking protocol suite today, a prominence gained largely through its fundamental role in operating the global In
3D Game Development with LWJGL 3
This open access book will introduce the main concepts required to write a 3D game using the LWJGL 3 library. LWJGL is a Java library that provides access to native APIs used in the development of graphics (OpenGL), audio (OpenAL) and parallel computing (OpenCL) applications. This library leverages the high performance of native OpenGL applications
Continuous Delivery in the Wild
Software delivery practices are constantly improving as companies apply the philosophy of continuous delivery to deploy and release changes quickly, safely, and predictably. Most teams, however, hit roadblocks in the process. This report examines 10 organizations that have implemented continuous delivery in the real world. These case studies demons
Statistical Analysis of Networks
This open book is a general introduction to the statistical analysis of networks, and can serve both as a research monograph and as a textbook. Numerous fundamental tools and concepts needed for the analysis of networks are presented, such as network modeling, community detection, graph-based semi-supervised learning and sampling in networks. The d
IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Python is one of the leading open source platforms for data science and numerical computing. IPython and the associated Jupyter Notebook offer efficient interfaces to Python for data analysis and interactive visualization, and they constitute an ideal gateway to the platform. IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook, 2nd Edition con
Blown to Bits
For thousands of years, people have claimed that the world is changing and will never be the same again. Yet the profound transformations occurring today are fundamentally different, as they stem from a specific technological advancement. It is now possible, in principle, to preserve everything anyone says, writes, sings, draws, or photographs - ev
An Introduction to C & GUI Programming, 2nd Edition
Freshly updated for GTK3, the 2nd edition of An Introduction to C & GUI Programming will teach you all you need to know to write simple programs in C and start creating GUIs, even if you're an absolute beginner. The first half of the book is an introduction to C, and covers the basics of writing simple command-line programs. The second half shows h
Think Stats, 2nd Edition
If you know how to program, you have the skills to turn data into knowledge, using tools of probability and statistics. This concise introduction shows you how to perform statistical analysis computationally, rather than mathematically, with programs written in Python. By working with a single case study throughout this thoroughly revised book, you