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Professional Git

By: Brent Laster

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Leverage the power of Git to smooth out the development cycle Professional Git takes a professional approach to learning this massively popular software development tool, and provides an up-to-date guide for new users. More than just a development manual, this book helps you get into the Git mindset—extensive discussion of corollaries to traditional systems as well as considerations unique to Git help you draw upon existing skills while looking out—and planning for—the differences. Connected labs and exercises are interspersed at key points to reinforce important concepts and deepen your understanding, and a focus on the practical goes beyond technical tutorials to help you integrate the Git model into your real-world workflow. Git greatly simplifies the software development cycle, enabling users to create, use, and switch between versions as easily as you switch between files. This book shows you how to harness that power and flexibility to streamline your development cycle. Understand the basic Git model and overall workflow Learn the Git versions of common source management concepts and commands Track changes, work with branches, and take advantage of Git's full functionality Avoid trip-ups and missteps common to new users Git works with the most popular software development tools and is used by almost all of the major technology companies. More than 40 percent of software developers use it as their primary source control tool, and that number continues to grow; the ability to work effectively with Git is rapidly approaching must-have status, and Professional Git is the comprehensive guide you need to get up to speed quickly.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111928497X

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Learning GitHub Actions

By: Brent Laster

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Learning GitHub Actions

By: Brent Laster

Automate your software development processes with GitHub Actions, the continuous integration and continuous delivery platform that integrates seamlessly with GitHub. With this practical book, open source author, trainer, and DevOps director Brent Laster explains everything you need to know about using and getting value from GitHub Actions. You'll learn what actions and workflows are and how they can be used, created, and incorporated into your processes to simplify, standardize, and automate your work in GitHub. This book explains the platform, components, use cases, implementation, and integration points of actions, so you can leverage them to provide the functionality and features needed in today's complex pipelines and software development processes. You'll learn how to design and implement automated workflows that respond to common events like pushes, pull requests, and review updates. You'll understand how to use the components of the GitHub Actions platform to gain maximum automation and benefit. With this book, you will: Learn what GitHub Actions are, the various use cases for them, and how to incorporate them into your processes Understand GitHub Actions' structure, syntax, and semantics Automate processes and implement functionality Create your own custom actions with Docker, JavaScript, or shell approachesTroubleshoot and debug workflows that use actions Combine actions with GitHub APIs and other integration options Identify ways to securely implement workflows with GitHub Actions Understand how GitHub Actions compares to other options

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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1098131045

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9781098131043

Professional Git

By: Brent Laster

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Professional Git

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Learning GitHub Actions

By: Brent Laster

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1098131037

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9781098131036

Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Evolve Your Deployment Pipeline for Next Generation Automation

By: Brent Laster

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Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Evolve Your Deployment Pipeline for Next Generation Automation

By: Brent Laster

Design, implement, and execute continuous delivery pipelines with a level of flexibility, control, and ease of maintenance that was not possible with Jenkins before. With this practical book, build administrators, developers, testers, and other professionals will learn how the features in Jenkins 2 let you define pipelines as code, leverage integration with other key technologies, and create automated, reliable pipelines to simplify and accelerate your DevOps environments. Author Brent Laster shows you how Jenkins 2 is significantly different from the more traditional, web-only versions of this popular open source automation platform. If you’re familiar with Jenkins and want to take advantage of the new technologies to transform your legacy pipelines or build new modern, automated continuous delivery environments, this is your book. Create continuous delivery pipelines as code with the Jenkins domain-specific language Get practical guidance on how to migrate existing jobs and pipelines Harness best practices and new methods for controlling access and security Explore the structure, implementation, and use of shared pipeline libraries Learn the differences between declarative syntax and scripted syntax Leverage new and existing project types in Jenkins Understand and use the new Blue Ocean graphical interface Take advantage of the capabilities of the underlying OS in your pipeline Integrate analysis tools, artifact management, and containers

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611

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1491979542

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9781491979549

Terrorism in America

Pipe Bombs and Pipe Dreams

By: Brent L. Smith

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Terrorism in America

Pipe Bombs and Pipe Dreams

By: Brent L. Smith

Using extensive records from federal district courts, national archives, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, Brent Smith examines the activities of persons investigated for acts of terrorism during the 1980s. He traces the lives of the men and women who turned to terrorism in America, the goals that motivated their behavior, and the crimes they committed. In addition, the book provides detailed information regarding how shifts in federal priorities led to the capture and subsequent conviction of most of these offenders, as well as the severity with which these men and women were punished.

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SUNY Press

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079141759X

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9780791417591

The Old Rose Advisor, Volume I

Updated, Enlarged, and Revised Second Edition

By: Brent C. Dickerson

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The Old Rose Advisor, Volume I

Updated, Enlarged, and Revised Second Edition

By: Brent C. Dickerson

This is the improved, enlarged Second Edition of the breakthrough classic work on reblooming old roses, known internationally in its First Edition for its fresh research and accuracy. It provides the most complete listing of all of the existing or otherwise important or interesting varieties of those opulent reblooming old roses, with chapters on Bourbons, Hybrid Perpetuals, Damask Perpetuals, Chinas, and Teas. The author has obtained the most complete and varied collection of descriptions ever, often providing the original descriptions by the actual breeder! This Second Edition has been augmented with many more listings and many more descriptions, and has been re-formatted to increase the ease of use by the reader. This improved edition of a modern classic will be a welcome addition to the reference collection of any lover of roses, horticulture, or horticultural history!

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686

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iUniverse

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1469768720

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Forensic Victimology

Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts

By: Brent E. Turvey

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Forensic Victimology

Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts

By: Brent E. Turvey

Forensic Victimology: Examining Violent Crimes in Investigative and Legal Contexts, Third Edition introduces criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The book continues the legacy of the first two editions with both theoretical and applied coverage of the subject of victimology. The specific applications discussed remain investigative and provide legal venues designed to assist investigators and forensic examiners with the task of performing victimological assessments. Sections delve into the areas of femicide and mass shootings, which are global problems that further emphasize related casework and research. - Provides context and scope for both the investigative and forensic aspects of case examination and evidence interpretation - Approaches the study of victimology from a realistic standpoint, moving away from stereotypes and archetypes - Includes case examples to demonstrate the application of forensic victimology

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Academic Press

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0128217693

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9780128217696

2024 Minor League Analyst

By: Brent Hershey

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2024 Minor League Analyst

By: Brent Hershey

The best resource for projecting future performance of minor league athletes— essential for fantasy league baseball players The first book of its kind to fully integrate sabermetrics and scouting, the 2024 Minor League Baseball Analyst provides a distinctive brand of analysis for more than 1,000 minor league baseball players. Features include scouting reports for all players, batter skills ratings, pitch repertoires, performance trends, major league equivalents, and expected major league debuts. A complete sabermetric glossary is also included.This one-of-a-kind reference is ideally suited for baseball analysts and those who play in fantasy leagues with farm systems.

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Triumph Books

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163727324X

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Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Evolve Your Deployment Pipeline for Next Generation Automation

By: Brent Laster

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Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Evolve Your Deployment Pipeline for Next Generation Automation

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Learning GitHub Actions

By: Brent Laster

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Learning GitHub Actions

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Professional Git

Professional Git

Learning GitHub Actions

Learning GitHub Actions

Professional Git

Professional Git

Learning GitHub Actions

Learning GitHub Actions

Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Terrorism in America

Terrorism in America

The Old Rose Advisor, Volume I

The Old Rose Advisor, Volume I

Forensic Victimology

Forensic Victimology

2024 Minor League Analyst

2024 Minor League Analyst

Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Jenkins 2: Up and Running

Learning GitHub Actions

Learning GitHub Actions

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