Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- BEST PRACTICE #10: Build and embrace a truly multigenerational team on your board, taking advantage of having both rookies and veterans. -- Next Steps -- APPENDIX B: Best Practices for Families -- Introduction -- BEST PRACTICE #1: Start early. …”

“…Yet the number of women leaders remains very low and is truly unacceptable. Results at the Top is extremely valuable in providing new paradigms and actions to close this gap…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgment -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Procedural Generation -- Procedural generation versus random generation -- Procedural generation -- Random generation -- Introducing randomness -- Pseudorandom number generation -- Why computers can't generate truly random numbers -- Generating random numbers in C++ -- Generating random numbers within a range -- Seeds -- Defining seeds -- Using seeds -- Generating random seeds during the runtime -- Controlled randomness is the key to generating random numbers -- The use of procedural generation in games -- Saving space -- Map generation -- Texture creation -- Animation -- Sound -- Benefits of procedural generation -- Larger games can be created -- Procedural generation can be used to lower budgets -- An increase in gameplay variety -- An increase in replayability -- The drawbacks of procedural generation -- More taxing on the hardware -- Worlds can feel repetitive -- You sacrifice quality control -- You may generate an unplayable world -- It is hard to script set game events -- A brief history of rogue-like games -- How we'll implement procedural generation -- Populating environments -- Creating unique game objects -- Creating unique art -- Audio manipulation -- Behavior and mechanics -- Dungeon generation -- Component-based design -- The complete game -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Project Setup and Breakdown -- Choosing an IDE -- Microsoft Visual Studio -- Code::Blocks -- Other IDEs -- Build systems -- Breaking down the game template -- Download templates -- The class diagram -- The object hierarchy -- Level data -- Collision -- Input -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) -- Defining SFML -- Why we'll be using SFML -- Learning SFML -- Alternatives…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…DAC members' bilateral development finance institutions -- Notes -- 9 In my view: Reinventing official development assistance: From an Arlequin tapestry to a more inspiring Kandinsky-Kasse moment -- References -- Notes -- 10 In focus: Aid effectiveness in Afghanistan, Mali and South Sudan -- Key messages -- Aid did not make extremely fragile contexts more stable, capable or better governed -- Donors overestimate capacity and underestimate resistance by entrenched elites -- Development co-operation providers must mind the opportunity costs -- Rethink, reset and be realistic about what aid can truly achieve in fragile settings -- Note -- 11 In my view: Funding more proximately is not risky but not doing so is -- In ignoring local resources, the aid system disempowers the very communities it targets -- References -- Notes -- 12 In focus: Enablers of locally led development -- Key messages -- Stronger evidence on the benefits and challenges of locally led development is needed -- Long-term core funding is more likely to foster sustainable outcomes and local ownership -- Localisation also calls for support for diverse partnerships tailored to local conditions -- Providers need to reframe risks, shift institutional culture and build internal capacities -- Some providers are starting to progressively redress power imbalances -- Anticipating how localisation may shift local political and economic dynamics can help avoid common pitfalls…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preparing Team Members for Change -- Change management in a traditional environment -- Change management in an agile environment -- Chapter 5 Understanding What Requirements Truly Entail -- Defining Needs -- Business needs -- Stakeholder needs -- Defining Requirements -- Business requirements -- Stakeholder requirements -- Using stakeholder analysis to identify stakeholder requirements -- When requirements collide: Addressing conflict between stakeholder requirements -- Solution requirements -- Using a vision statement to define the solution -- Breaking your solution requirements into categories -- Transition requirements -- Technology requirements -- Technology (technical) requirements for the solution -- Technology requirements for the business -- Making Your Requirements Excellent -- Complete -- Correct -- Unambiguous -- Verifiable -- Necessary -- Feasible -- Prioritized -- Focusing on the Four Core Components -- Data -- Entities -- Attributes -- Relationships -- Process (use cases) -- External agents and actors -- Business rules -- Facing the special challenges of discovering business rules -- Considering cardinality for business rules -- Chapter 6 Hunting for the Right Information, Part 1: The Process -- Elicit, Don't Gather: Developing the Right Questions -- Identifying the type of question you want to ask -- "What" questions -- "Who" questions -- "Why" questions -- "Where" questions -- "When" questions -- "How" questions -- Identifying appropriate sources of information -- Choosing an Approach -- Using Clear, Consistent Language -- Choosing terms consistently -- Using language that's consistent with the company's language -- Framing questions that clearly reveal core needs -- Planning Your Elicitation Sessions -- Elicitation in an Agile Team -- Chapter 7 Hunting for the Right Information, Part 2: The Techniques…”

“…Today truly useful and interactive graphics are available on affordable computers. …”

“…Right about now (with the growth of interest in casual games) game companies are truly realizing that usability matters, particularly to mainstream audiences. …”

“…Key Features Explore different models and patterns required to develop progressive web applications Create applications requiring shorter runtime for attracting more users Study different projects to understand the fundamentals of progressive web applications Book Description Are you a developer that wants to create truly cross-platform user experiences with a minimal footprint, free of store restrictions and features customers want? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…New Leadership Sets an Audacious Vision-and Offers a Framework for Action -- Organizing Human Resources as If People Matter -- The Need for New Thinking -- Part III Building Pro-Black Institutions: Philanthropy and Evaluation -- The Emergence of Black Funds -- Reimagining Philanthropy to Build a Culture of Repair -- A New Philanthropic Model -- Rooting the New Model in Repair -- A Journey-Not a Destination -- Toward a Liberated Future -- How Philanthropy Can Truly Support Land Justice for Black Communities -- Self-Determination and Land Justice -- Our Freedom Dream -- What Does Black Feminist Evaluation Look Like? …”

“…Now that you've built a few Arduino projects, and reused some pre-written sketches, it's time to move on to the next step and explore the world of embedded programming. To truly up-skill, you'll need to understand how your code works, and that's where this book comes in. …”

“…You'll also discover why and how you need to alter your approach to management and spot the common pitfalls that litter the way to a truly distributed business. This important book includes: Valuable case studies of businesses that embraced the reality of remote working during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and cautionary tales of unexpected challenges that arose during the transition. …”

“…Unlike some operating systems, Linux doesn't try to hide the important bits from you-it gives you full control of your computer. But to truly master Linux, you need to understand its internals, like how the system boots, how networking works, and what the kernel actually does.In this completely revised second edition of the perennial best seller How Linux Works, author Brian Ward makes the concepts behind Linux internals accessible to anyone curious about the inner workings of the operating system. …”

“…This is not just a rote overview of metaprogramming. You will truly understand difficult topics like static assertions, how to write metafunctions, overload resolution, lambda expressions, and many others. …”

“…However, moving beyond representation towards a truly inclusive organizational culture that produces real performance and equity has been elusive. …”

“…For nearly a decade, hundreds of thousands of web developers have turned to HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide to master standards-based web development. Truly a definitive guide, the book…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- A Startup Executive's Schedule: A Week in the Life, at A Glance -- Other Differences Between Non-executive and Executive Roles -- Accountability at The Highest Business Levels -- Owning The "Why" of the Work -- Departmental Understanding Beyond One Narrow Area -- Responsibility for building and Leading A high-Performing Team -- Simply Put: It's a Bigger Commitment -- Less Companionship and Camaraderie with Other Non-executive Startup Employees -- Executives Have the Most Context of Anyone in the Department -- Who's Qualified to be A startup Executive? -- No One is Truly Qualified to Be a Startup Executive Before They've Done It Before -- What Qualifications and Skills are Essential on the Job as a Startup Leader -- Many Scaling Startups Bring in Leaders from Big Companies -- Executive Coach and Former Microsoft North America CFO John Rex: Advice for Scaling Startup Leaders -- Scaling is Hard in Both Directions -- Learn To Delegate with Capable Talent as you Scale -- Early-Stage Startup Vs. …”

“…You'll discover what separates merely average digital service organizations from the truly outstanding, as well as how moving to the cloud will enable your business to deliver your services faster, better, and more efficiently. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Examining a typical day in the life of a web developer -- The duties of a web developer -- A typical day -- Understanding the one truly invaluable skill: logical thinking -- Problem-solving -- Scalability -- Team collaboration -- User experience -- Error handling -- Security -- Testing -- Data flow -- Resource management -- Debugging -- Documentation -- Adaptability -- Decision-making -- Communication -- That's all great, but can logical thinking be learned? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Is automatic inhibition truly automatic? -- 5. Stimulus-control learning in task switching -- 6. …”

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