This is a practical, hands-on approach to programming 3D video games in C++. Modeled on Sanjay Madhav’s game programming courses at USC, it aims to be fun, easy, practical, hands-on, and complete.  The book shows how to use C++ in all facets of real-world game programming, including 2D and 3D graphics, physics, AI, audio, and user interfaces and has practical exercises and start-to-finish projects that grow in complexity. Throughout, Madhav pays special attention to demystifying the math that all professional game developers need to know.

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This book teaches JavaScript developers the most important additions from both ES6 and ES7. Author J. D. Isaacks introduces JavaScript's newest features via lots of short easy-to-digest chapters and exercises to help you master each new concept. Modern browsers, Node, and major libraries have already started to adopt the next generation JavaScript features introduced in this book.

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This book is designed to be a companion for anyone learning to write clean Java code. Authors Dr. Simon Harrer, Dr. Jörg Lenhard and Linus Dietz introduce you to the fundamentals by comparing pieces of problematic code with an improved version, to help you to develop a sense for clean code. This before-and-after approach teaches you to create clean Java code. Hands-on advice aims to improve your coding style through small and understandable examples that compare flawed code to an improved solution. Discover handy tips and tricks, as well as common bugs an experienced Java programmer needs to know.

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This guide to programming with Swift, the open source programming language developed by Apple is aimed at programmers with little or no knowledge of Apple development. Authors Tim Nugent, Jonathon Manning and Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison show how to code with the latest version of Swift by developing a working iOS app from start to finish. The book starts from Swift programming basics, including how to work with Xcode and its built-in Interface Builder, and works through to building and customizing a basic app for taking, editing, and deleting selfies, and tuning and testing the app for performance and manage its presence in the App Store.

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This beginner-friendly collection of electronics projects on Toys, Tools, Gadgets, and More is aimed at for kids, parents, educators, and hobbyists looking to level up their hardware skills. After a crash course to get you set up with your Raspberry Pi, authors Rui Santos and Sara Santos show how to build interactive projects like a digital drum set; a WiFi controlled robot ; a Pong game; an intruder alarm that sends email notifications; a gas leak detector; a weather forecaster; and IoT gadgets that control electronics around the house. 

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With the subtitle "An Idiomatic Approach" I Programmer's Ian Elliot takes a radical look at JavaScript that takes account of the way it is object based. Understand JavaScript for what it really is -  a very different language that should not be compared to Java or dismissed as simply a scripting language. Elliot looks at the ideas that originally motivated the JavaScript approach and also at the additions over time that have produced modern JavaScript/ECMAScript. After reading it, you will have an understanding how and why JavaScript is unique and the way in which you can exploit its strengths.

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This book in the Sams 24 Hours series shows how to create 2D and 3D games for any platform with the 100% free Godot 3.0 game engine. Ariel Manzur, co-creator of Godot, and George Marques, the game engine's main contributor,guide you from basic scenes, graphics, and game flow through advanced shaders, environments, particle rendering, and networked games and walk you through building three complete games, offering advanced techniques you won’t find anywhere else.

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Whether you have some experience with Tableau software or are just getting started, this book goes beyond the basics to help you build compelling, interactive data visualization applications. Author Ryan Sleeper, one of the world’s most qualified Tableau consultants, gives a firm understanding of how to use Tableau to find valuable insights in data.

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This book is a tutorial on writing effective queries with the latest SQL standards and database applications. It shows how to create reliable queries for current SQL-based databases, from simple data selection and filtering to joining multiple tables and modifying sets of data. In this new edition author John L. Viescas has updated this hands-on classic with more advanced techniques. In two brand-new chapters, he shows how to perform complex calculations on groups for sophisticated reporting, and how to partition data into windows for more flexible aggregation.

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This book gets you up to speed on server-side programming with Node.js 8, as you develop programs that are small, fast, low-profile, and useful. Author Jim R. Wilson  shows how to take JavaScript beyond the browser, explore dynamic language features, and embrace evented programming. This expanded and updated second edition showcases the latest ECMAScript features, current best practices, and modern development techniques

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This book will familiarize you with the latest new features released in PostgreSQL 10, and get you up and running with building efficient PostgreSQL database solutions from scratch. Author Salahaldin Juba gives a thorough introduction to PostgreSQL and the new features introduced in PostgreSQL 10. Data Definition Language (DDL) is covered with an emphasis on PostgreSQL, as is Data Manipulation Language (DML) and PostgreSQL server-side programming capabilities using PL/pgSQL. The book also explores the NoSQL capabilities of PostgreSQL.

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This revised 4th Edition of a popular title updates and improves all the HTML and CSS content in the book, and adds coverage of Flexible Box and Grid Layout, two new CSS3 ways to implement page layouts. Authors Zak Ruvalcaba and Anne Boehm begin with an 8-chapter hands-on course that teaches you HTML and CSS from scratch, including the latest HTML5 and CSS3 features.

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