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These are the fundamental principles of greenkeeping, if one agrees that greenkeeping is all about the growth rate of the grass and modifying that rate to get the desired surface conditions. Here's what influences the growth rate, how turfgrass managers can think about those factors, and how they can be adjusted to achieve the desired growth rate.

Embedded security is an architecture problem, not a checklist.This book shows how to build a coherent security design for real devices: what embedded cybersecurity means, why it’s different in embedded systems (constraints, lifecycle, physical access, limited patching), and how to turn that into practical design decisions. You’ll learn threat modeling and trust boundaries, then the core mechanisms that must work together: secure boot and root of trust, key management, secure communication, and robust firmware updates. Early access: updated regularly as new chapters and examples are added. Purchasers receive updates.

The practice of Test-Driven Development has proven to be one of the major differentiators in writing quality software. Based on 15+ years of experience, this book is my attempt to teach about the heuristics that are involved when writing loosely coupled, maintainable and readable unit tests.

These three-volume book series cover a wide variety of topics in machine learning focusing on supervised and unsupervised learning, intended for data scientist and machine learning experts providing a very concise description of the scikit-learn library. The first volume covers the generalized linear models (linear & logistic regression).

Introducing Your Guide to Learning Python Illustrated Guide to Learning Python is designed to bring developers up to speed quickly. You will learn warts, gotchas, best practices and hints that have been gleaned through the years in days. You will hit the ground running and running in the right way.

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Unlock the potential of Agile and Scrum in manufacturing with 'Scrum for Hardware Explained - Achieving Industrial Agility.' This 'Ultimate Edition' is more than a book; it's a lifetime journey, offering future updates and exclusive access to pioneering insights.

Digital technology could help transform unsustainable healthcare systems, provide cheaper, faster, and more effective solutions for diseases – and could lead to healthier individuals living in healthier communities. In this book, we analyze the top 20 trends shaping the future of healthcare, and what they all look like in practice.

Strategy is the difference between making a wish and making it come true. To make your cloud journey a reality, and not just a wish, you’ll want to stay clear of buzzwords and product minutiae. Instead, focus on principles, decision models, and trade-offs that you can communicate broadly throughout your organization. This book tells you how. Paperback editionHardcover edition

As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of architects also changes. Rather than focus on software architecture alone, they must connect the penthouse, where the business strategy is set, and the engine room, where the enabling technology is implemented. Learn how to ride this Architect Elevator!

Learn about binary instrumentation using the Frida toolkit using practical examples. This book is not deeply focused in theory but practical use cases instead, from basic uses of the API to how to apply it in real-world scenarios. We will apply instrumentation under Linux, Windows and MacOS systems.

A complete foundation for Statistics, also serving as a foundation for Data Science, that introduces inference using randomization and simulation while covering traditional methods. Leanpub revenue supports OpenIntro, so we can provide free desk copies to teachers interested in using our books in the classroom. More resources: openintro.org.

Launch Big Without the Legal Headache, Business Credit, or Going Broke—This Is the Book Investors Wish You Read First. What if you could get customers, secure real funding, and grow your business—without needing an LLC, perfect credit, or startup capital?