Craft The Practice of Writing Excellent Code - No Starch Press Code

Many programmers know how to write correct code - code that works. But not all know how to craft great code - code that is well written and easy to understand. Code Craft teaches programmers how to move beyond writing correct code to writing great code. The book covers code writing concerns, including code presentation style, variable naming, error handling, and security; and the wider issues of programming in the real world, such as good teamwork, development processes, and documentation. Code Craft presents language-agnostic advice that is relevant to all developers, from an author with loads of practical experience. A Q&A section at the end of each chapter helps readers to review the material and makes the book suited for academic use as well.

Say It Right The First Time

Loretta Malandro arms readers with more than 200 power words and phrases designed to help readers become better managers, leaders, and coaches. She also reveals communication secrets such as emotional triggers, victim versus ownership language, escape phrases, as well as language for "softening the edges," reframing, accountability, and recovering from communication gaffes.

How to Feed Friends and Influence People

Full of insightful wisdom, hilarious anecdotes, and tasty recipes, How to Feed Friends and Influence People tells the savory story of the Carnegie Deli, home of the world-famous gargantuan sandwich. Revealing the core business principles that have made the deli such a success, the book explains why and how the Carnegie became the delicatessen of choice for presidents, celebrities, at least one sultan, and millions of other (extremely) hungry diners from around the world. More than just a delightful and delicious tale of business success, this fascinating and funny book covers the delis history, shows you how to make a real Brooklyn egg cream, and piles up loads of New York history. So get cooking!

BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting

BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting presents information about how to develop and customize reports of progressive complexity using BIRT Report Designer. This tool was designed from the ground up for Web applications and uses a Web page-oriented design metaphor in contrast to older banded report writers that were developed before the advent of the Internet. This unique approach to report creation makes BIRT an approachable and effective tool for developers of all levels.

A Practical Guide to Linux(R) Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming

To be a true Linux expert, you still must understand the command line and Linux shells. Now Mark Sobell has compiled all that knowledge into one superb book. Part tutorial, part reference, this book focuses on the commands, utilities, and techniques needed by every serious Linux user.

What's in here? A tabbed reference to more than 80 key utilities (aspell, chmod, dd, ftp, gzip, ls, make, ssh, sort, tar, and scores more). Clear introductions to the Linux programming environment; to vi and emacs; to gawk and sed; to Linux shells (programming them and leveraging them from the command line).

In this guide, the author of many Linux and UNIX books explains how to work with all recent versions of the Linux operating system from the command line. Introductory chapters introduce this open source software alternative to Microsoft Windows. For experienced users, Sobell offers practical examples, tutorials, tips, and resources on Linux tools. He includes a glossary and appended material on regular expressions used by various utilities, troubleshooting, and ways to keep the system updated. Web site support is available.