“…Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio Sucker Punch Productions, teaches basic truths of programming by wrapping them in memorable aphorisms and driving them home with examples drawn from real code. …”

“…Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio Sucker Punch Productions, teaches basic truths of programming by wrapping them in memorable aphorisms and driving them home with examples drawn from real code. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Fable -- Shock -- Part One: The Manager -- Brian -- The Break -- JMJ -- Tremors -- Consolidation -- Done -- Band-Aid Removal -- Part Two: Retirement -- Sabbatical -- Brainstorm -- Immersion -- Injured Reserve -- Cabin Fever -- Furlough -- Going In -- First Sip -- Off The Wagon -- IT Pours -- Take In -- The Meeting -- Sanity Check -- Defense -- Part Three: The Experiment -- Cold Feet -- Past-Due Diligence -- Staff -- Opening Night -- Debrief -- Lip Biting -- Engagement -- Staff Meeting -- First Test -- The Rounds -- Cold Water -- Initial Results -- Blip -- Reality Check -- Round Two -- Glitch -- Confrontation -- Stand In -- Slap -- Consolation -- Friday Night Hoops -- Anniversary -- Immeasurement -- Irrelevance -- Anonymity -- Full Steam -- Results -- Money -- The Mat -- The Call -- The Bait -- Hook -- Patience -- Hand-Off -- Reorientation -- Part Four: Going Live -- Turnaround -- Recon -- Home Front -- Drive By -- The Report -- Teaching to Fish -- On Demand -- Trial -- One Fell Swoop -- Rollout -- Momentum -- Sucker Punch -- Déjà Vu -- Encore -- The Model -- The Miserable Job -- The Cost of Misery -- The Three Root Causes -- Anonymity -- Irrelevance -- Immeasurement -- The Benefits and Obstacles of Managing for Employee Engagement -- Benefits -- Increased Productivity -- Greater Retention and Lower Costs -- Sustainable Cultural Differentiation -- Obstacles -- Employee Obstacles -- Organizational Obstacles -- The Emotional Obstacle -- Exploring and Addressing the Causes of Job Misery -- Anonymity -- Irrelevance -- Who? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hepatic nerves -- Extrinsic nerve supply -- Intrinsic nerves -- Developmental aspects -- Vascular responses -- The hepatic artery -- Basal tone -- Reflex activation -- Neurovascular approach in vivo -- Blood flow distribution -- Venous resistance vessel responses to sympathetic nerve stimulation -- Presinusoidal or portal responses -- Hepatic venous resistance responses -- Hepatic blood volume -- Stressed and unstressed volume -- Responses to direct nerve stimulation -- Reflex control of hepatic capacitance -- Hepatic fluid exchange -- Noradrenaline overflow -- Neurotransmitters and neuromodulation -- Disease states -- Technical considerations (avoid the sucker punch) --…”