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The origins of the word problem are in group theory,
decidability and complexity. But through the vision of M. Gromov
and the language of filling functions, the topic now impacts the
world of large-scale geometry. This book contains accounts of many
recent developments in Geometric Group Theory and shows the
interaction between the word problem and geometry continues to be a
central theme. It contains many figures, numerous exercises and
open questions.
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Beautiful Testing (Paperback)
Tim Riley; Contributions by Adam Goucher
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R1,224
R880
Discovery Miles 8 800
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Successful software depends as much on scrupulous testing as it
does on solid architecture or elegant code. But testing is not a
routine process, it's a constant exploration of methods and an
evolution of good ideas. Beautiful Testing offers 23 essays from 27
leading testers and developers that illustrate the qualities and
techniques that make testing an art. Through personal anecdotes,
you'll learn how each of these professionals developed beautiful
ways of testing a wide range of products -- valuable knowledge that
you can apply to your own projects.Here's a sample of what you'll
find inside: Microsoft's Alan Page knows a lot about large-scale
test automation, and shares some of his secrets on how to make it
beautifulScott Barber explains why performance testing needs to be
a collaborative process, rather than simply an exercise in
measuring speedKaren Johnson describes how her professional
experience intersected her personal life while testing medical
softwareRex Black reveals how satisfying stakeholders for 25 years
is a beautiful thingMathematician John D. Cook applies a classic
definition of beauty, based on complexity and unity, to testing
random number generators
All author royalties will be donated to the Nothing But Nets
campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a disease that kills
millions of children in Africa each year.This book includes
contributions from: Adam GoucherLinda WilkinsonRex BlackMartin
SchroderClint TalbertScott BarberKamran KhanEmily ChenBrian
NitzRemko TronconAlan PageNeal NorwitzMichelle LevesqueJeffrey
YasskinJohn D. CookMurali NandigamaKaren N. JohnsonChris
McMahonJennitta AndreaLisa CrispinMatt HeusserAndreas ZellerDavid
SchulerTomasz KojmAdam ChristianTim RileyIsaac Clerencia
In "Fever," music critic Tim Riley argues that while political and
athletic role models have let us down, rock and roll has provided
enduring role models for men and women. From Elvis Presley to Tina
Turner to Bruce Springsteen to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Riley
makes a persuasive case that rock and roll, far from the corrosive
force that conservative critics make it out to be, has instead been
a positive influence in people's lives, laying out gender-defying
role models far more enduringly than movies, TV, or "real
life."
A unique combination of musical analysis and cultural history, Tell
Me Why stands alone among Beatles books with its single-minded
focus on the most important aspect of the band: its music. Riley
offers a new, deeper understanding of the Beatles by closely
considering each song and album they recorded in an exploration as
rigorous as it is soulful. He tirelessly sifts through the Beatles
discography, making clear that the legendary four were more than
mere teen idols: They were brilliant innovators who mastered an
extremely detailed art. Since the first publication of Tell Me Why
in 1988, much new primary source material has appeared,Paul
McCartney's authorized biography, the Anthology CDs and videos, the
complete Parlophone-sequenced albums on CD, the Live at the BBC
sessions, and the global smash 1 . Riley incorporates all the new
material in an update that makes this a crucial book for Beatles
fans.
Ranging over 30 years of albums and outtakes, bootleg recordings,
films, and live concerts, Riley delivers fresh analyses of Bob
Dylan's songs, charts the mercurial shifts in the Dylan persona,
assesses the singer's debt to earlier musicians, and reveals the
shadow he casts on the work of Springsteen and others.
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