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With over 1.4 million computing jobs predicted by 2020, computer programming is one of the fastest-growing industries to date. Parents who want to keep their kids up-to-date and prepared for the futur

This full-color book will inspire you to start solving problems and creating cloud-based applications and games fast, even if you've never done it before. Not just friendly and easy, it's the first cloud development beginner's guide that puts you in control of your own learning, and empowers you to build unique programs to solve problems you care about. Microsoft and author Rob Miles have reinvented the introductory programmer's tutorial, reflecting deep research into how today's newcomers learn, and why other books fall short. This guide is packed with innovations, including its "Snaps" library of pre-built operations that are easy to combine your own unique programs, Cookie Cutter templates give you a flying start, and "Make Something Happen" projects help you build skills by creating your own programs. All example code is provided as a GitHub repository, and Miles's step by step instructions are replicated as screencast videos, hosted on YouTube and linked from the book's website. A

A novel approach for the classroom or self-study, Learn to Code with Games makes coding accessible to a broad audience. Structured as a series of challenges that help you learn to code by creating a v

Digital games are complex development efforts with many components. This book covers advanced game implementation and coding techniques. Whereas other similar books cover only the basic programming an

With this practical, applied approach to learning programming readers can easily grasp foundational programming concepts by solving practical, relevant problems in a game development context. The foun

Now in its third edition, this invaluable reference provides users all the information they need to avoid the most common building code violations — no matter the project. Using clear and concise lang

This easy-to-use guide identifies the significant changes to the minimum regulations for residential building systems that occurred between the 2004 and 2007 editions of the Florida Building Code, Res

Sir Alex Ferguson 選出人生中最難忘的21場足球賽，有些留下完整影像，有些只存在他的記憶裡，卻各自代表了人生與執教生涯的重要時刻。Games of My Life 從這21場比賽出發，回到他的少年時代、球員生涯，再一路走進 Manchester United 的更衣室與球場。書中談到重要球員與宿敵、勝利與挫折，也記錄不同年代足球世界的變化。故事從1956年延伸至2024年，橫跨近70年的足球歷史。全書收錄 Sir Alex Ferguson 私人檔案中未曾公開的照片與珍貴資料，並由他與 Sir Michael Moritz 共同撰寫，呈現新聞標題與比賽結果之外的生涯片段。　以21場比賽串聯 Sir Alex Ferguson 一生。 從球員、教練到退休後，橫跨近70年。 珍藏照片與私人資料首次公開。The major new memoir from Sir Alex Ferguson, filled with never-before-seen photographs and memorabilia from his private archives. Twenty-one games. One extraordinary life. Sir Alex Ferguson is widely regarded as the greatest soccer manager of all time. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, he tells the unique stories of twenty-one defining matches in his career, revealing fresh insights into his incredible journey from the shipyards of Govan to the summit of global soccer as manager of Manchester United. Reaching far beyond the trophy cabinet, Sir Alex relives seventy years of soccer history - from his first medal as a schoolboy