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Total Journalism: Models, Techniques and Challenges (Studies in Big Data #97)
by Xosé López-García Jorge Vázquez-Herrero Alba Silva-Rodríguez Carlos Toural-Bran María-Cruz Negreira-ReyThis book aims to explore the diverse landscape of journalism in the third decade of the twenty-first century, constantly changing and still dealing with the consequences of a global pandemic. ‘Total journalism’ is the concept that refers to the renewed and current journalism that employs all available techniques, technologies, and platforms.Authors discuss the innovative nature of journalism, the influence of big data and information disorders, models, professionals and audiences, as well as the challenges of artificial intelligence. The book gives an up-to-date overview of these perspectives on journalistic production and distribution. The effects of misinformation and the challenge of artificial intelligence are of specific relevance in this book.Readers can enjoy with contributions from prestigious experts and researchers who make this book an interesting resource for media professionals and researchers in media and communication studies.
Dialog Systems: A Perspective from Language, Logic and Computation (Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning #22)
by Teresa Lopez-SotoThis book focuses on dialog from a varied combination of fields: Linguistics, Philosophy of Language and Computation. It builds on the hypothesis that meaning in human communication arises at the discourse level rather than at the word level. The book offers a complex analytical framework and integration of the central areas of research around human communication. The content revolves around meaning but it also gives evidence of the connection among different points of view. Besides discussing issues of general interest to the field, the book triggers theoretical argumentation that is currently under scientific discussion. It examines such topics as immanent reasoning joined with Recanati's lekta and free enrichment, challenges of internet conversation, inner dialogs, cognition and language, and the relation between assertion and denial. It proposes a dialogical framework for intra-negotiation and gives a geolinguistic perspective on spoken discourse. Finally, it examines dialog and abduction and sheds light on a generation of dialog contexts by means of multimodal logic applied to speech acts.
The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well
by Michael LoppMany people think leadership is a higher calling that resides exclusively with a select few who practice and preach big, complex leadership philosophies. But as this practical book reveals, what’s most important for leadership is principled consistency. Time and again, small things done well build trust and respect within a team.Using stories from his time at Netscape, Apple, and Slack, Michael Lopp presents a series of small but compelling practices to help you build leadership skills. You’ll learn how to create teams that are highly productive, highly respected, and highly trusted. Lopp has been speaking and writing about this topic for over a decade and now maintains a Slack leadership channel with over 13,000 members.The essays in this book examine the practical skills Lopp learned from exceptional leaders—as a manager at Netscape, a senior manager and director at Apple, and an executive at Slack. You’ll learn how to apply these lessons to your own experience.
Being Geek: The Software Developer's Career Handbook
by Michael LoppAs a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he's a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek -- an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions. With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling circumstances you may encounter throughout your career. Decide what you're worth with the chapter on "The Business" Determine the nature of the miracle your CEO wants with "The Impossible" Give effective presentations with "How Not to Throw Up" Handle liars and people with devious agendas with "Managing Werewolves" Realize when you should be looking for a new gig with "The Itch"
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
by Michael LoppRead hilarious stories with serious lessons that Michael Lopp extracts from his varied and sometimes bizarre experiences as a manager at Apple, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, Symantec, Slack, and Borland. Many of the stories first appeared in primitive form in Lopp’s perennially popular blog, Rands in Repose. The Third Edition of Managing Humans contains a whole new season of episodes from the ongoing saga of Lopp's adventures in Silicon Valley, together with classic episodes remastered for high fidelity and freshness.Whether you're an aspiring manager, a current manager, or just wondering what the heck a manager does all day, there is a story in this book that will speak to you—and help you survive and prosper amid the general craziness of dysfunctional bright people caught up in the chase of riches and power. Scattered in repose among these manic misfits are managers, an even stranger breed of people who, through a mystical organizational ritual, have been given power over the futures and the bank accounts of many others.Lopp's straight-from-the-hip style is unlike that of any other writer on management and leadership. He pulls no punches and tells stories he probably shouldn't. But they are magically instructive and yield Lopp’s trenchant insights on leadership that cut to the heart of the matter—whether it's dealing with your boss, handling a slacker, hiring top guns, or seeing a knotty project through to completion.Writing code is easy. Managing humans is not. You need a book to help you do it, and this is it.What You'll LearnLead engineersHandle conflictHire wellMotivate employeesManage your bossDiscover how to say noUnderstand different engineering personalitiesBuild effective teamsRun a meeting wellScale teamsWho This Book Is ForManagers and would-be managers staring at the role of a manager wondering why they would ever leave the safe world of bits and bytes for the messy world of managing humans. The book covers handling conflict, managing wildly differing personality types, infusing innovation into insane product schedules, and figuring out how to build a lasting and useful engineering culture.
The Software Developer's Career Handbook
by Michael LoppAt some point in your career, you'll realize there's more to being a software engineer than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Or join a startup? In this insightful and entertaining book, Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Slack, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, and Symantec to help you make better, more mindful career decisions.With more than 40 stand-alone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to move on. You'll learn how to handle baffling circumstances in your job, understand what you want from your career, and discover how to thrive in your workplace.Learn how to navigate areas of your job that don't involve writing codeIdentify how the aspects you enjoy will affect your next career stepsBuild and maintain key relationships and interactions within your communityMake choices that will help you have a "deliberate career"Recognize what's important to your manager and work on things that matter
IT-Einkauf kompakt: Wie Man Informationstechnik Effizient Und Kostenoptimiert Beschafft (It Kompakt Ser.)
by Volker LoppIn Zeiten der Digitalisierung, in denen große Datenmengen schnell und effizient verarbeitet werden müssen, steht das IT-Management oft vor einer großen Herausforderung. Um die Kosten gering und effizient zu halten, empfiehlt es sich, bei den Basics anzusetzen. Viele Unternehmen unterschätzen immer noch das Potential eines professionellen und standardisierten IT-Einkaufs. Jedes Unternehmen kann davon enorm profitieren, ganz gleich, ob sie nur im Einzelfall ein größeres Projekt strukturierter angehen wollen oder aber umfangreiche oder ungewöhnliche viele Ausschreibungen zu bewältigen haben. Ein grundsätzliches Überprüfen der bisherigen Verfahren ist immer dann ratsam, wenn die Prozesse verbessert oder die Beschaffungsstrategie überarbeitet werden sollen, wenn die externen Kosten gesenkt werden müssen oder aber ein Unternehmen die Qualität seiner IT-Beratungen und damit das Firmenimage verbessern möchte.Dieses Buch für den IT-Einkauf geht detailliert auf die speziellen Anforderungen für die Beschaffung von Hardware, Software, Dienstleistungen und Cloud-Services ein. Der Autor fasst die wichtigsten Gründe, aus denen ein IT-Einkauf benötigt wird, kompakt zusammen und zeigt, wie sich der IT-Markt aus Sicht des Einkäufers gestaltet. Neben einem ausführlichen Überblick über die Zusammenarbeit mit der IT-Abteilung und der besonderen Bedeutung des Lieferantenmanagements bei den großen Abhängigkeiten in der Informationstechnologie, erläutert der Autor die Wichtigkeit der Stammdaten und wie man ihre Qualität erhöhen kann. Ein Exkurs über das Vertrags- und Lizenzmanagement rundet dieses kompakte Buch ab.Damit ist es der ideale Ratgeber für Einkaufsleiter, IT-Leiter, IT-Einkäufer und die Konzernrevision, da es vom Hard- und Software-Einkauf, über das Mangement von Verträgen, Lizenzen und Lieferanten bis hin zu den eigentliche IT-Ausschreibungen alle wesentlichen Themengebiete des strategischen Einkaufs abdeckt.
Semantics in Adaptive and Personalised Systems: Methods, Tools and Applications
by Pasquale Lops Cataldo Musto Fedelucio Narducci Giovanni SemeraroThis monograph gives a complete overview of the techniques and the methods for semantics-aware content representation and shows how to apply such techniques in various use cases, such as recommender systems, user profiling and social media analysis. Throughout the book, the authors provide an extensive analysis of the techniques currently proposed in the literature and cover all the available tools and libraries to implement and exploit such methodologies in real-world scenarios. The book first introduces the problem of information overload and the reasons why content-based information needs to be taken into account. Next, the basics of Natural Language Processing are provided, by describing operations such as tokenization, stopword removal, lemmatization, stemming, part-of-speech tagging, along with the main problems and issues. Finally, the book describes the different approaches for semantics-aware content representation: such approaches are split into ‘exogenous’ and ‘endogenous’ ones, depending on whether external knowledge sources as DBpedia or geometrical models and distributional semantics are used, respectively. To conclude, several successful use cases and an extensive list of available tools and resources to implement the approaches are shown. Semantics in Adaptive and Personalised Systems definitely fills the gap between the extensive literature on content-based recommender systems, natural language processing, and the different types of semantics-aware representations.
Web Design For Dummies
by Lisa LopuckGet up to speed on the newest technologies, tools, and possibilities in web designHave a great idea for a web site but don't know where or how to begin? Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an ideal starting point! Fully updated to cover the latest and the greatest in the world of web design, this fun-but-straightforward guide gets you caught up with everything you need to know to organize your ideas, create a template, start development, test to make sure everything is working properly, and launch your finished site. Packed with invaluable advice on incorporating social media aspects, linking content with social sites, and designing for mobile devices, this book will have you web designing like a pro in no time.Highlights the many significant changes in the world of web design since the previous edition, including the introduction of HTML5, new technologies for sharing media, mobile web design, and moreZeroes in on effectively using color, text, and navigationReveals helpful advice for avoiding common pitfallsDetails ways to connect with social sites like Twitter and Facebook Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Edition goes beyond just making a basic web site and instead encourages you to create a site that is appealing, practical, and useful.
Symmetry and Pattern in Projective Geometry
by Eric LordSymmetry and Pattern in Projective Geometry is a self-contained study of projective geometry which compares and contrasts the analytic and axiomatic methods. The analytic approach is based on homogeneous coordinates, and brief introductions to Plücker coordinates and Grassmann coordinates are presented. This book looks carefully at linear, quadratic, cubic and quartic figures in two, three and higher dimensions. It deals at length with the extensions and consequences of basic theorems such as those of Pappus and Desargues. The emphasis throughout is on special configurations that have particularly interesting symmetry properties. The intricate and novel ideas of 'Donald' Coxeter, who is considered one of the great geometers of the twentieth century, are also discussed throughout the text. The book concludes with a useful analysis of finite geometries and a description of some of the remarkable configurations discovered by Coxeter. This book will be appreciated by mathematics students and those wishing to learn more about the subject of geometry. It makes accessible subjects and theorems which are often considered quite complicated and presents them in an easy-to-read and enjoyable manner.
Building CI/CD Systems Using Tekton: Develop flexible and powerful CI/CD pipelines using Tekton Pipelines and Triggers
by Joel LordAutomate the delivery of applications using Tekton Pipelines and Triggers to deploy new releases quickly and more efficientlyKey FeaturesLearn how to create powerful pipelines using CI/CD toolsUnderstand how to run, deploy and test applications directly in a cloud-native environmentExplore the new Tekton Pipelines 2021 featuresBook DescriptionTekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open source framework for creating continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems. It enables you to build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premise systems.Building CI/CD Systems Using Tekton covers everything you need to know to start building your pipeline and automating application delivery in a cloud-native environment. Using a hands-on approach, you will learn about the basic building blocks, such as tasks, pipelines, and workspaces, which you can use to compose your CI/CD pipelines. As you progress, you will understand how to use these Tekton objects in conjunction with Tekton Triggers to automate the delivery of your application in a Kubernetes cluster.By the end of this book, you will have learned how to compose Tekton Pipelines and use them with Tekton Triggers to build powerful CI/CD systems.What you will learnUnderstand the basic principles behind CI/CDExplore what tasks are and how they can be made reusable and flexibleFocus on how to use Tekton objects to compose a robust pipelineShare data across a pipeline using volumes and workspacesDiscover more advanced topics such as WhenExpressions and Secrets to build complex pipelinesUnderstand what Tekton Triggers are and how they can be used to automate CI/CD pipelinesBuild a full CI/CD pipeline that automatically deploys an application to a Kubernetes cluster when an update is done to a code repositoryWho this book is forThis continuous integration and continuous delivery book is for anyone who wants to learn about one of the most powerful Kubernetes-native CI/CD systems - Tekton. Software developers who want to leverage the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) in Kubernetes and use Tekton to run pipeline tasks in order to build and own application delivery pipelines will also find this book particularly helpful. Beginner-level knowledge of software development concepts and Kubernetes is required to get the most out of this book.
Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience: A hands-on introduction to quantum computing and writing your own quantum programs with Python
by Robert LoredoA step-by-step guide to learning the implementation and associated methodologies in quantum computing with the help of the IBM Quantum Experience, Qiskit, and Python that will have you up and running and productive in no time Key Features Determine the difference between classical computers and quantum computers Understand the quantum computational principles such as superposition and entanglement and how they are leveraged on IBM Quantum Experience systems Run your own quantum experiments and applications by integrating with Qiskit Book Description IBM Quantum Experience is a platform that enables developers to learn the basics of quantum computing by allowing them to run experiments on a quantum computing simulator and a real quantum computer. This book will explain the basic principles of quantum mechanics, the principles involved in quantum computing, and the implementation of quantum algorithms and experiments on IBM's quantum processors. You will start working with simple programs that illustrate quantum computing principles and slowly work your way up to more complex programs and algorithms that leverage quantum computing. As you build on your knowledge, you'll understand the functionality of IBM Quantum Experience and the various resources it offers. Furthermore, you'll not only learn the differences between the various quantum computers but also the various simulators available. Later, you'll explore the basics of quantum computing, quantum volume, and a few basic algorithms, all while optimally using the resources available on IBM Quantum Experience. By the end of this book, you'll learn how to build quantum programs on your own and have gained practical quantum computing skills that you can apply to your business. What you will learn Explore quantum computational principles such as superposition and quantum entanglement Become familiar with the contents and layout of the IBM Quantum Experience Understand quantum gates and how they operate on qubits Discover the quantum information science kit and its elements such as Terra and Aer Get to grips with quantum algorithms such as Bell State, Deutsch-Jozsa, Grover's algorithm, and Shor's algorithm How to create and visualize a quantum circuit Who this book is for This book is for Python developers who are looking to learn quantum computing and put their knowledge to use in practical situations with the help of IBM Quantum Experience. Some background in computer science and high-school-level physics and math is required.
The U.S. Combat Aircraft Industry, 1909-2000
by Mark A. LorellDrawing on primary and secondary sources on the aircraft industry, this report provides a brief survey of industry structure, innovation, and competition in the U.S. fixed-wing combat aircraft industry from its earliest days to the present. It supports a much larger research effort examining the future of the structure, innovation, and competition of the U.S. military aircraft industrial base that responds to congressional concerns about that future.
Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
by Cristina Nicolàs Lorente Laura Nicolàs LorenteThis book is step-by-step guide to implementing Dynamics NAV from start to finish.If you are new to Dynamics NAV or have been implementing it for a while, the book will lead you from start to finish, teaching you how to deploy valuable implementations. This book is also for Dynamics NAV implementation consultants, project managers, and developers that want to get a deep view of what Dynamics NAV 2013 can offer, as well as NAV developers that want to learn more about the whole application. IT managers considering the implementation of Dynamics NAV 2013 in their organizations will fully understand what to expect and how to accomplish it upon reading this book
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Financial Management
by Cristina Nicolas Lorente Laura Nicolas LorenteThis book is an in-depth, practical tutorial demonstrating both the essential basic concepts and the more advanced concepts of financial management in Dynamics NAV.This book is for financers and accountants who are using Dynamics NAV as their ERP and financial management system. It will also help Dynamics NAV consultants and project managers of organizations who use the system for their daily work. Additionally, the book helps Dynamics NAV developers to understand the use of standard applications in organizations and helps them to develop improved features that are better integrated with existing ones.
Digitales Recruiting entlang der Candidate Journey: Maßnahmen und Best Practices für erfolgreiches Employer Branding (essentials)
by Michael Lorenz Frank NientiedtEmployer Branding und Social Recruiting werden in Zeiten des Fachkräftemangels zu einem zentralen Bestandteil der HR-Arbeit eines jeden Unternehmens. In diesem Essential stellen die Autoren Michael Lorenz und Frank Nientiedt relevante Kanäle und Maßnahmen für die ersten drei Candidate-Journey-Phasen (Anziehung, Information und Bewerbung) vor. Zahlreiche Praxistipps und sechs aktuelle Best Practices aus unterschiedlichen Branchen geben Anregungen für eine einfache Umsetzung im eigenen Unternehmen. Es zeigt sich: Eine positive Candidate Experience wird durch authentische Inhalte und mutige Ideen erzeugt, angepasst an die jeweiligen Zielgruppen. Gerade die jüngere Zielgruppe wird durch Kanäle wie TikTok, WhatsApp und Instagram erreicht. Zum Abschluss gibt HR-Experte Tim Verhoeven anhand von fünf Thesen einen Ausblick auf künftige Trends und die Auswirkungen des Arbeitskräftemangels und Beschleunigung der Digitalisierung.
Software Technologies
by Pascal Lorenz Jorge Cardoso Leszek A. Maciaszek Marten Van SinderenThis bookconstitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International JointConference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2015, held in Colmar, France, inJuly 2015. The 23revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117submissions. The papers are organized around the following conference tracks:enterprise software technologies; software project management; softwareengineering methods and techniques; distributed and mobile software systems.
Reinforcement Learning: Aktuelle Ansätze verstehen - mit Beispielen in Java und Greenfoot
by Uwe LorenzIn uralten Spielen wie Schach oder Go können sich die brillantesten Spieler verbessern, indem sie die von einer Maschine produzierten Strategien studieren. Robotische Systeme üben ihre Bewegungen selbst. In Arcade Games erreichen lernfähige Agenten innerhalb weniger Stunden übermenschliches Niveau. Wie funktionieren diese spektakulären Algorithmen des bestärkenden Lernens? Mit gut verständlichen Erklärungen und übersichtlichen Beispielen in Java und Greenfoot können Sie sich die Prinzipien des bestärkenden Lernens aneignen und in eigenen intelligenten Agenten anwenden. Greenfoot (M.Kölling, King’s College London) und das Hamster-Modell (D.Bohles, Universität Oldenburg) sind einfache aber auch mächtige didaktische Werkzeuge, die entwickelt wurden, um Grundkonzepte der Programmierung zu vermitteln. Wir werden Figuren wie den Java-Hamster zu lernfähigen Agenten machen, die eigenständig ihre Umgebung erkunden.
Reinforcement Learning: Aktuelle Ansätze verstehen – mit Beispielen in Java und Greenfoot
by Uwe LorenzIn uralten Spielen wie Schach oder Go können sich die brillantesten Spieler verbessern, indem sie die von einer Maschine produzierten Strategien studieren. Robotische Systeme üben ihre Bewegungen selbst. In Arcade Games erreichen lernfähige Agenten innerhalb weniger Stunden übermenschliches Niveau. Wie funktionieren diese spektakulären Algorithmen des bestärkenden Lernens? Mit gut verständlichen Erklärungen und übersichtlichen Beispielen in Java und Greenfoot können Sie sich die Prinzipien des bestärkenden Lernens aneignen und in eigenen intelligenten Agenten anwenden. Greenfoot (M.Kölling, King’s College London) und das Hamster-Modell (D.Bohles, Universität Oldenburg) sind einfache, aber auch mächtige didaktische Werkzeuge, die entwickelt wurden, um Grundkonzepte der Programmierung zu vermitteln. Wir werden Figuren wie den Java-Hamster zu lernfähigen Agenten machen, die eigenständig ihre Umgebung erkunden. Die zweite Auflage enthält neue Themen wie "Genetische Algorithmen" und "Künstliche Neugier" sowie Korrekturen und Überarbeitungen.
Reinforcement Learning From Scratch: Understanding Current Approaches - with Examples in Java and Greenfoot
by Uwe LorenzIn ancient games such as chess or go, the most brilliant players can improve by studying the strategies produced by a machine. Robotic systems practice their own movements. In arcade games, agents capable of learning reach superhuman levels within a few hours. How do these spectacular reinforcement learning algorithms work? With easy-to-understand explanations and clear examples in Java and Greenfoot, you can acquire the principles of reinforcement learning and apply them in your own intelligent agents. Greenfoot (M.Kölling, King's College London) and the hamster model (D. Bohles, University of Oldenburg) are simple but also powerful didactic tools that were developed to convey basic programming concepts. The result is an accessible introduction into machine learning that concentrates on reinforcement learning. Taking the reader through the steps of developing intelligent agents, from the very basics to advanced aspects, touching on a variety of machine learning algorithms along the way, one is allowed to play along, experiment, and add their own ideas and experiments.
Career Planning and Job Searching in the Information Age
by Elizabeth A. LorenzenCareer Planning and Job Searching in the Information Age answers key questions for today?s providers of career-planning and job-searching information. Librarians and career development professionals’concerns--such as cost-effective use of the Internet, the reliability and integrity of electronic resources, and successful search strategies--are addressed in this comprehensive collection. In this follow-up to Library Services for Career Planning, Job Searching and Employment Opportunities (1992), real-life methods used by information providers to reduce costs and improve quality of service through a better understanding of today?s technology and audience needs and expectations are shown. Readers learn about:issues and ethics in the electronic environmentjob searches conducted on the World Wide Weba university placement office?s gopher site for 24-hour access to job informationa university library and career service department?s collaboration on job search seminarshow a public library fit electronic job searching into its missionan alumnae network?s evolution into a national career development organizationCareer Planning and Job Searching in the Information Age presents a broad base of knowledge from which readers are launched into tightly focused case studies offering details on how to deal with the issues of technology and service. This book makes it clear that in the ever-changing world of information technology, there is little room for the status quo. Professionals who don&’t learn about electronic resources risk missing out on a wealth of up-to-the-minute information that is infinitely useful to patrons planning a career or searching for a job. Library professionals just beginning to address these issues, professionals already possessing a general knowledge of these issues, and students of library science and career development will all benefit from this collection.
Instant OpenLayers Starter
by Alessio Di Lorenzo Giovanni AllegriGet to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks.A quick and simple Starter to working with the OpenLayers JavaScript library architecture, helping you become productive with it in a very short time.Instant OpenLayers Starter is a book for web designers or GIS specialists with a basic knowledge of JavaScript, for learning how to create simple, embedded, and basic maps, or to build complex data analysis and data management RIAs.
The Long Conversation
by Oswaldo LorenzoFor many years companies have been investing in enterprise systems and IT initiatives butthey are now struggling to achieve the desired results. It takes a long time to make the best of your enterprise systems so businesses must stop looking for the next technology 'silver bullet' and instead maximize the value of existing IT investments. "
Empower English Language Learners With Tools From the Web
by Lori Langer de RamirezDiscover how Web 2.0 tools can advance English language learning! Today’s interactive Web tools offer teachers of English language learners a wealth of opportunities to inspire and motivate their students. Aligned with national TESOL standards, this user-friendly, research-based guide shows how Web 2.0 tools can improve English language proficiency and build 21st-century skills. Readers will find: Relevant descriptions of a wide range of Web tools, from blogs and podcasts to social networking and more Classroom-ready projects and tips for elementary, middle, and high school students Guidelines to support safe and appropriate Internet use
Programmieren lernen für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Daniel LorigHaben Sie auch schon mal den Wunsch verspürt, programmieren zu können? Oder wenigstens zu verstehen, wie Computer ticken, die unser Leben bestimmen? Dieses Buch führt in die Denkweise von Programmierern und die Funktionsweise von Programmen ein und zeigt Ihnen, worauf Sie beim Programmieren achten müssen: Geben Sie eindeutige Anweisungen, sichern Sie sich immer gegen alle Eventualitäten ab und kommen Sie mit den gegebenen, beschränkten Mitteln aus. Gut, dass der Computer wenigstens nicht murrt, wenn er monotone Tätigkeiten ausführen muss! Am Ende des Buches angelangt, haben Sie einen wichtigen Ausschnitt unserer Welt besser kennen gelernt und Einblicke in allgemeine Programmierkonzepte und zwei Programmiersprachen erhalten. Dann sind Sie in der Lage, fundiert zu entscheiden, ob und wie Sie Ihr Wissen weiter vertiefen wollen.