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Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts, but most of us have suffered through at least one retrospective that was a waste of time, or worse. Now, leading agile coach Aino Vonge Corry identifies 24 reasons that retrospectives fail and shows how to overcome each of them. Using the familiar patterns approach, Retrospectives Antipatterns introduces antipatterns related to structure, planning, people, distributed teams, and more. Corry shares traps shes encountered and mistakes shes made over more than a decade of leading retrospectives and then presents proven solutions. With her insights and guidance, you can run enjoyable retrospectives that deliver concrete improvements and real value--or at the very least recognise when you are making the same mistake as the author! Create a common language, actionable solutions, and proven plans for solving the retrospective problems youll encounter most often Recognise symptoms, assess tradeoffs, and refactor your current situation into something better Plan more effectively: decide who should attend and facilitate, when to schedule your retrospective, and how much time to set aside Handle people problems: deal with negativity, silence, distrust, disillusionment, loudmouths, and cultural differences Facilitate better virtual retrospectives, with tips for online retrospectives included in each antipattern

Professional Coaching for Agilists is for all agile practitioners who want to add Professional Coaching to their toolkits. Leading Agile coaches Damon Poole and Gillian Lee address all aspects of professional agile coaching, from coaching agreements through accountability. Their methodology-independent guidance can help you succeed as a coach in any environment, at all levels: individual, team, and organizational.

For the beginning developer or those looking to bring their games to the Roblox platform, look no further than Roblox Game Development in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, youll deepen your understanding of virtually every facet of Roblox game development. Each short and easy lesson builds upon everything thats come before, helping you take full advantage of this remarkable platform. By the time youre finished, youll be a true Roblox game development expert. Step-by-step instructions walk you through common questions, issues, and tasksQ&As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledgeDid You Know? tips offer insider advice and shortcutsWatch Out! alerts help you avoid pitfallsRoblox Game Development in 24 Hours covers all this and much more:The Roblox engine, Studio dev tools, Lua programming language, and development lifecyclePhysics, rendering, terrain, lighting, atmosphere, effects, and soundImporting assets, models, meshparts, and texturesStructuring your gameCoding game mechanics, animations, camera movement, and GUIsNetworking and mobile developmentMonetization: consumables, one-time purchases, premium versions, attracting players, and advertising

In this book, bestselling author Williams expands her focus to explain the four fundamental principles of good presentation design and the logic behind those principles. She also guides the fledgling speaker through the entire process of creating a presentation from choosing the right software to organizing ideas.

Includes examples that are easy to understand and adapt. Even those who don't adopt the entire procedure can profit from the parts.

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For introductory and advanced courses in Photography. Why is this the #1 photography text year after year? Because no other source teaches students the skills they need to use the medium confidently and effectively, emphasizing both technique and visual awareness.

Students seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe InDesign choose Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book (2020 release) from Adobe Press. The project-based step-by-step lessons show users the key techniques for working in InDesign. Students will build a strong foundation of typographic, color, page layout, and document-construction skills that will enable them to produce a broad range of print and digital publications—from a simple postcard to an interactive Adobe PDF with form fields. The real-world tasks in this comprehensive book are presented in easy-to-follow lessons and are designed to train beginning Adobe InDesign users in the program—from fundamental features to powerful layout and output skills. The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each lesson. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: A Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes.

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop choose Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book from Adobe Press. The project-based lessons show key step-by-step techniques for working in Photoshop, including how to correct, enhance, and distort digital images, create image composites, and prepare images for print and the web.

Step by step instructions, in an easy to follow layout that get you up to speed on the Google Chromebook, Chrome Browser, Google Drive and Google Apps Practical, approachable coverage completely flattens the Google Chrome OS slim learning curve for every new user Full-color, task-based approach that makes learning easy Covers the Chromebook's most powerful web, media, and application features Google Chromebook, 4th Edition is the one-stop guide to Chrome OS and Google Chromebooks. It covers how to operate the Chromebook hardware, how to use the Chrome OS, and how to find and use cloud-based apps on a Chromebook. New and updated coverage in this 4th edition includes:• Coverage of touch screen models and touch operations• Coverage of 2-in-1 (notebook + tablet) models• Coverage of significantly updated Chrome OS desktop interface and functionality• How to run Android apps on compatible Chromebooks• New texting (Android Messages for Web) and video chatting (Google Duo) options• Use of Chromebooks in education• "End of life" issues for older Chromebooks• Updated coverage of all apps and services used by Chromebook users

Use window functions to optimize your T-SQL queries for greater simplicity, elegance, and performance Discover the surprising power of window functions, and learn how to use them far more widely The most advanced coverage of T-SQL window functions — including new techniques invented by author Itzik Ben-Gan, one of the world's top T-SQL experts Covers T-SQL for all recent versions of Microsoft SQL Server (including 2019) and Microsoft Azure SQL Database — including important new window function optimizations Ideal for DBAs, developers, and anyone who uses T-SQL to solve business problems Most T-SQL developers recognize the value of window functions for data analysis calculation. But window functions can do far more than that, and optimizations in recent versions of SQL Server have made them more powerful than ever. In T-SQL Window Functions: For Data Analysis and Beyond, renowned T-SQL expert Itzik Ben-Gan introduces breakthrough techniques for using window functions to handle many common T-SQL querying tasks with unprecedented elegance and power.Ben-Gan first explains why window functions can often be a far better solution than traditional predicate-based approaches. Next, using extensive code examples, he guides you through each type of window function: Aggregate, Ranking, Distribution and Offset. You'll find detailed coverage of ordered set functions (including SQL Server 2017's STRING_AGG); plus an extensive section on optimization. The book concludes with roughly 100 pages of real T-SQL solutions using window function approaches — including techniques invented by the author and available in no other book.

The only compact, portable Linux reference covering all commands needed to pass the CompTIA Linux+ exam! Summarizes all commands, keywords, command arguments, and associated prompts Presents configuration examples to show exactly how these commands are used The perfect take-anywhere single-source resource for both exam study and day-to-day Linux administration: no need for thick books or even Web access!For each exam objective, the key commands and configuration files will be detailed. The CompTIA Linux+ Portable Command Guide provides a single point of reference while studying for the certification exams as well as a valuable resource after the candidate has successfully passed the exams. The guide summarizes all commands, keywords, command arguments, and associated prompts. Configuration examples are provided throughout the book to give a better understanding of how these commands are used. This guide is not meant to replace any existing learning materials but rather serve as a supplementary guide to assist readers in the proper use of the many different commands to use on a regular basis and that are required to successfully pass the exams. Changes in the new version of the Linux Portable Command Guide:Focus only on the new CompTIA exam (there is a single exam now, not two) and will not cover the LPIC-1 objectives. Some topics have been removed from the original exams while new topics have been added, such as SELinux, AppArmor, Orchestration and Git.

In just a few years, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) systems such as DeepMinds DQN have yielded remarkable results. This hybrid approach to machine learning shares many similarities with human learning: its unsupervised self-learning, self-discovery of strategies, usage of memory, balance of exploration and exploitation, and its exceptional flexibility. Exciting in its own right, DRL may presage even more remarkable advances in general artificial intelligence. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Python: A Hands-On Introduction is the fastest and most accessible way to get started with DRL. The authors teach through practical hands-on examples presented with their advanced OpenAI Lab framework. While providing a solid theoretical overview, they emphasize building intuition for the theory, rather than a deep mathematical treatment of results. Coverage includes: Components of an RL system, including environment and agents Value-based algorithms: SARSA, Q-learning and extensions, offline learning Policy-based algorithms: REINFORCE and extensions; comparisons with value-based techniques Combined methods: Actor-Critic and extensions; scalability through async methods Agent evaluation Advanced and experimental techniques, and more How to achieve breakthrough machine learning performance by combining deep neural networks with reinforcement learning Reduces the learning curve by relying on the authors' OpenAI Lab framework: requires less upfront theory, math, and programming expertise Provides well-designed, modularized, and tested code examples with complete experimental data sets to illuminate the underlying algorithms Includes case studies, practical tips, definitions, and other aids to learning and mastery Prepares readers for exciting future advances in artificial general intelligenceThe accessible, hands-on, full-color tutorial for building practical deep reinforcement learning solutions How to achieve breakthrough machine learning performance by combining deep neural networks with reinforcement learning Reduces the learning curve by relying on the authors' OpenAI Lab framework: requires less upfront theory, math, and programming expertise Provides well-designed, modularized, and tested code examples with complete experimental data sets to illuminate the underlying algorithms Includes case studies, practical tips, definitions, and other aids to learning and mastery Prepares readers for exciting future advances in artificial general intelligence

Cheryl Schmidt's Complete CompTIA A+ Guide to IT Hardware and Software Lab Manual brings together 150 hands-on labs that offer comprehensive practice for the CompTIA A+ exam. Students will practice managing and troubleshooting multiple devices in authentic IT scenarios, gaining crucial knowledge about installation, configuration, maintenance, networking, security and more. Cheryl Schmidt addresses all CompTIA A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exam objectives, including the exam's coverage of Linux, Mac, mobile, and cloud services, as well as its expanded focus on troubleshooting and security. Reflecting her extensive experience teaching PC repair and related topics, Schmidt offers a building-block approach that gives readers a solid foundation in the basics before continuing on to more advanced concepts. This lab manual is ideal accompaniment to any A+ preparation guide -- especially Schmidt's The Complete A+ Guide to IT Hardware and Software, Eighth Edition.

If you lead in organizations that have adopted agile methods, you know it's crucial to create the right environment for your agile teams. Traditional tools such as Gantt charts, detailed plans, and internal KPIs aren't adequate for complex and fast-changing markets, but merely trusting participants and teams to self-manage isn't sufficient, either. In Agile Leadership Toolkit, long-time agile leader Peter Koning provides an invaluable steering wheel for agile leaders and their teams. Drawing on his extensive experience helping leaders drive more value from agile, Koning offers a comprehensive toolkit for continuously improving your environment, including structures, metrics, meeting techniques, and governance for creating thriving teams that build disruptive products and services. Koning thoughtfully explains how to lead agile teams at the large scale, and how team members fit into both the team and the wider organization. You'll learn how to: Provide the inspiring direction agile teams need to work smarter and explore better solutions Facilitate ownership, building "can-do” teams that continually look to improve Accelerate learning by integrating users into a fast learning loop Design and improve habits that support your agile cultureRefined through implementation experience at multiple enterprises, Agile Leadership Toolkit is the only guide to agile leadership that's connected with Scrum.org's authoritative leadership programs. Ideas and solutions agile leaders can start using right away, from the creator of Scrum.org's own leadership materials New metrics to measure team agility and effectiveness of teams Practical workshops and overviews to facilitate improvements Tools to change culture and environment, and make team self-management work betterConcrete tools and practical mindsets for leading and enabling high-functioning agile teams Ideas and solutions agile leaders can start using right away, from the creator of Scrum.org's own leadership materials New metrics to measure team agility and effectiveness of teams Practical workshops and overviews to facilitate improvements Tools to change culture and environment, and make team self-management work better

Network Programmability with YANG gives you complete and reliable guidance for unlocking the full power of network automation using model-driven APIs and protocols.Authored by three YANG pioneers, this plain-spoken book guides you through successfully applying software practices based on YANG data models. The authors focus on the network operations layer, emphasizing model-driven APIs, and underlying transports.This guide can help you dramatically improve value, agility, and manageability throughout your network. Discover the value of implementing YANG and Data Model-Driven Management in your network Explore the layers and components of a complete working solution Build a business case where value increases as your solution grows Drill down into transport protocols: NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI/gRPC See how telemetry can establish a valuable automated feedback loop Find data models you can build on, and evaluate models with similar functionality Understand models, metadata, and tools from several viewpoints: architect, operator, module author, and application developer Walk through a complete automation journey: business case, service model, service implementation, device integration, and operation Leverage the authors' experience to design successful YANG models and avoid pitfalls Accelerate service delivery and minimize network lifecycle costs by unlocking the power of YANG-based network automation An easy to understand overview of YANG, packed with practical implementation examples Focuses on the network management aspects of network programmability By authors at the forefront of the YANG development effort and the YANG modeling revolution For wide audiences of network professionals called upon to improve value, agility, and manageability in large-scale networks

This systematic exploration of real-world stress analysis has been completely updated to reflect state-of-the-art methods and applications now used in aeronautical, civil, and mechanical engineering, and engineering mechanics. Distinguished by its exceptional visual interpretations of solutions, Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity offers in-depth coverage for both students and engineers. The authors carefully balance comprehensive treatments of solid mechanics, elasticity, and computer-oriented numerical methods—preparing readers for both advanced study and professional practice in design and analysis.

This book is the solution is to master the discipline of simplicity -- with humor, powerful examples, practical advice, and up-to-date case studies. Readers will learn how to strip away complexity by organizing, removing, hiding, and displacing -- creating focused, elegant user experiences that people will love. Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design, Second Edition is unique: it contains simple, practical advice, presented elegantly, in a "one-page at a time" format that's both enjoyable and inspiring. This edition has been extensively updated to reflect new technologies and best practices, and to serve the needs of everyone who understands the value of user experience -- including growing numbers of product managers.

A solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript -- and how they work together -- is vital to any kind of contemporary web development. And these core technologies are only growing in importance as contemporary web development moves away from a reliance on proprietary technologies like Flash for rich interface and mobile applications. Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One combines these three fundamental web development technologies into one clearly written, carefully organised, step-by-step tutorial that expertly guides the beginner through these three interconnected technologies. By the end of this book the reader will understand how these technologies work, and more importantly, how they work together to create modern web pages and sites. After completing the book's lessons the reader will be able to confidently create basic but professional-looking interactive web sites. Coverage of the HTML5, CSS3, and ECMAScript 6 standards is thoughtfully integrated into every chapter of the book, mentioning new features or tools within context of the task or topic at hand.

In just 24 hours, readers will learn how to get started developing games with Unity. The approach is hands-on and modular. Each chapter covers an essential component of the game development process. Topics are illustrated with sample projects. The book also concludes with a complete game project. This book's straightforward, step-by-step approach teaches you everything from the absolute basics through sophisticated game physics, animation, and mobile device deployment techniques. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

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The world's most populous nation and soon-to-be largest economy is rapidly turning into the planet's most efficient assassin. Unscrupulous Chinese entrepreneurs are flooding world markets with lethal products. China's perverse form of capitalism combines illegal mercantilist and protectionist weapons to pick off American industries, job by job. China's emboldened military is racing towards head-on confrontation with the U.S. Meanwhile, America's executives, politicians, and even academics remain silent about the looming threat. Now, best-selling author and noted economist Peter Navarro meticulously exposes every form of "Death by China," drawing on the latest trends and events to show a relationship spiraling out of control. Navarro reveals: How thousands of Chinese cyber dissidents are being imprisoned in "Google Gulags"; how Chinese hackers are escalating coordinated cyberattacks on U.S. defense and America's key businesses; how China's undervalued currency is damaging the U.S., Europe, and the global recovery; why American companies are discovering that the risks of operating in China are even worse than they imagined; how China is promoting nuclear proliferation in its pursuit of oil; and how the media distorts the China story--including a "Hall of Shame" of America's worst China apologists. This book doesn't just catalogue China's abuses: It presents a call to action and a survival guide for a critical juncture in America's history--and the world's.