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High Impact Data Visualization with Power View, Power Map, and Power BI

Apress, 2014

High Impact Data Visualization with Power View, Power Map, and Power BI helps you take business intelligence delivery to a new level that is interactive, engaging, even fun, all while driving commercial success through sound decision-making. Learn to harness the power of Microsoft’s flagship, self-service business intelligence...

Introducing Elixir: Getting Started in Functional Programming

O'Reilly, 2014

Elixir is an excellent language if you want to learn about functional programming, and with this hands-on introduction, you’ll discover just how powerful and fun Elixir can be. This language combines the robust functional programming of Erlang with a syntax similar to Ruby, and includes powerful features for...

On the Way to Fun: An Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design

CRC Press, 2010

How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? In On the Way to Fun, the author proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to the roots of gaming and showing how...

Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies

For Dummies, 2018

Help for grown-ups new to coding

Getting a jump on learning how coding makes technology work is essential to prepare kids for the future. Unfortunately, many parents, teachers, and mentors didn't learn the unique logic and language of coding in school. Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies comes to the...

Hacking Knoppix (ExtremeTech)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Knoppix is so cool. It's easy to use, ultra-portable, and doesn't care what platform you're using. It camps on your system without canceling out your regular installation or messing with your files. And it's really fun to play with. Here are all kinds of ways to customize Knoppix for your particular needs, plus the scoop on various Knoppix distros....

SQL For Dummies

For Dummies, 2010

Learn SQL the fun and easy way – no programming experience needed!

SQL For Dummies, 7th Edition, shows programmers and web developers how to use SQL to build relational databases and get valuable information from them. This book covers the core features of the SQL language. Topics covered include how to use SQL to...

Getting Started with Processing

Make Books, 2010

Learn computer programming the easy way with Processing, a simple language that lets you use code to create drawings, animation, and interactive graphics. Programming courses usually start with theory, but this book lets you jump right into creative and fun projects. It's ideal for anyone who wants to learn basic programming, and...

Investing in Shares For Dummies

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Houses, gold, tulips . . . our idea of what constitutes a good ‘investment’ has changed dramatically over time but one precious, valuable idea still holds true: that shares over the long term have been a great investment and have without doubt made their intrepid ‘holders’ returns of between 5 and 7 per...

Getting Started with p5.js: Making Interactive Graphics in JavaScript and Processing (Make)

Maker Media, Inc, 2015

With p5.js, you can think of your entire Web browser as your canvas for sketching with code!

Learn programming the fun way--by sketching with interactive computer graphics! Getting Started with p5.js contains techniques that can be applied to creating games, animations, and interfaces. p5.js is a new interpretation of...

Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies

For Dummies, 2010

Put the power of Excel formulas and functions to work for you!

Excel is a complex program. Mastering the use of formulas and functions lets you use Excel to compute useful day-to-day information, such as calculating the true cost of credit card purchases or comparing 15-year and 30-year mortgage costs. This fun and friendly...

Ruby Developer's Guide

Syngress Publishing, 2002

"Ruby Developer's Guide" discusses the role of Ruby in real-world applications, including the use of databases and XML, the coding of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) by means of different toolkits, communicating with other languages over SOAP/XML-RPC or sockets, and the programming of concurrent and distributed applications. Using...

Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino: Building Simple Devices to Collect Data About the Environment

Make Books, 2012

We as a species are probably a little bit smarter than fish: at least we know that we spend our lives “swimming” at the bottom of an ocean of air. About 4/5th of that ocean is the relatively harmless gas nitrogen. Around another 1/5 of it is the highly reactive and slightly toxic gas oxygen. The...

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