Author: Greg Pak
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996307710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A put-upon coding monkey teams up with a seething, lovelorn super-villain to fight robots, office worker zombies, and maybe even each other as they struggle to impress the amazing women for whom they fruitlessly long. Based on the songs of internet superstar musician Jonathan Coulton.
Code Monkey Save World
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996307710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A put-upon coding monkey teams up with a seething, lovelorn super-villain to fight robots, office worker zombies, and maybe even each other as they struggle to impress the amazing women for whom they fruitlessly long. Based on the songs of internet superstar musician Jonathan Coulton.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996307710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A put-upon coding monkey teams up with a seething, lovelorn super-villain to fight robots, office worker zombies, and maybe even each other as they struggle to impress the amazing women for whom they fruitlessly long. Based on the songs of internet superstar musician Jonathan Coulton.
Programming Beyond Practices
Author: Gregory T Brown
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1491943904
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Writing code is the easy part of your work as a software developer. This practical book lets you explore the other 90%—everything from requirements discovery and rapid prototyping to business analysis and designing for maintainability. Instead of providing neatly packaged advice from on high, author Gregory Brown presents detailed examples of the many problems developers encounter, including the thought process it takes to solve them. He does this in an unusual and entertaining fashion by making you the main character in a series of chapter-length stories. As these stories progress, the examples become more complex, and your responsibilities increase. Together, these stories take you on a journey that will make you question and refine the way you think about, and work on, software projects. Steps in this unique journey include: Using prototypes to explore project ideas Spotting hidden dependencies in incremental changes Identifying the pain points of service integrations Developing a rigorous approach towards problem-solving Designing software from the bottom up Data modeling in an imperfect world Gradual process improvement as an antidote for over-commitment The future of software development
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1491943904
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Writing code is the easy part of your work as a software developer. This practical book lets you explore the other 90%—everything from requirements discovery and rapid prototyping to business analysis and designing for maintainability. Instead of providing neatly packaged advice from on high, author Gregory Brown presents detailed examples of the many problems developers encounter, including the thought process it takes to solve them. He does this in an unusual and entertaining fashion by making you the main character in a series of chapter-length stories. As these stories progress, the examples become more complex, and your responsibilities increase. Together, these stories take you on a journey that will make you question and refine the way you think about, and work on, software projects. Steps in this unique journey include: Using prototypes to explore project ideas Spotting hidden dependencies in incremental changes Identifying the pain points of service integrations Developing a rigorous approach towards problem-solving Designing software from the bottom up Data modeling in an imperfect world Gradual process improvement as an antidote for over-commitment The future of software development
Confessions of A Coding Monkey
Author: Michael A. Wirth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780757541360
Category : Computer programming
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780757541360
Category : Computer programming
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
X-Men
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302377507
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Collects X-Men: Magneto Testament #1-5.Today, the whole world knows him as Magneto, the most radical champion of mutant rights that mankind has ever seen. But in 1935, he was just another schoolboy - who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl - and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302377507
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Collects X-Men: Magneto Testament #1-5.Today, the whole world knows him as Magneto, the most radical champion of mutant rights that mankind has ever seen. But in 1935, he was just another schoolboy - who happened to be Jewish in Nazi Germany. The definitive origin story of one of Marvel's greatest icons begins with a silver chain and a crush on a girl - and quickly turns into a harrowing struggle for survival against the inexorable machinery of Hitler's Final Solution.
X-Men
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 0785171479
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The mysterious and powerful Phoenix Force is life incarnate, and yet it consumes whole worlds in a moment. Its long history with the X-Men is fraught with tragedy... especially concerning one of the most beloved of their number, Jean Grey. What will happen when the Phoenix returns to Earth in search of the one mortal who could ever contain its power... only to find her dead? Collects X-Men: Phoenix Endsong (2005) #1-5.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 0785171479
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The mysterious and powerful Phoenix Force is life incarnate, and yet it consumes whole worlds in a moment. Its long history with the X-Men is fraught with tragedy... especially concerning one of the most beloved of their number, Jean Grey. What will happen when the Phoenix returns to Earth in search of the one mortal who could ever contain its power... only to find her dead? Collects X-Men: Phoenix Endsong (2005) #1-5.
Make Comics Like the Pros
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0385344511
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
A step-by-step guide to all aspects of comic book creation--from conceptualization to early drafts to marketing and promotion--written by two of the industry's most seasoned and successful pros. Discover the Secrets of Your Favorite Comic Book Creators Do you want to break into the comics industry? There are many creative roles available—writer, penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and more. Each creator serves a vital function in the production of sequential art at companies such as DC, Marvel, Image, and Valiant. In Make Comics Like the Pros, veteran comics creators Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente team up with a who’s who of the modern comic book scene to lead you step-by-step through the development of a comic. With these two fan-favorite writers as your guides, you’ll learn everything from script formatting to the importance of artistic collaboration to the best strategies for promoting and selling your own sequential art masterpiece. Pak and Van Lente even put their lessons into practice inside the pages of the book—pairing with Eisner Award–winning cartoonist Colleen Coover (Bandette) to produce the swashbuckling, adventure comic Swordmaids, and giving you front row seats to their creative process. Make Comics Like the Pros provides all the answers you’ve been seeking to take your comic book–making dreams all the way to professional-level reality.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 0385344511
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
A step-by-step guide to all aspects of comic book creation--from conceptualization to early drafts to marketing and promotion--written by two of the industry's most seasoned and successful pros. Discover the Secrets of Your Favorite Comic Book Creators Do you want to break into the comics industry? There are many creative roles available—writer, penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and more. Each creator serves a vital function in the production of sequential art at companies such as DC, Marvel, Image, and Valiant. In Make Comics Like the Pros, veteran comics creators Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente team up with a who’s who of the modern comic book scene to lead you step-by-step through the development of a comic. With these two fan-favorite writers as your guides, you’ll learn everything from script formatting to the importance of artistic collaboration to the best strategies for promoting and selling your own sequential art masterpiece. Pak and Van Lente even put their lessons into practice inside the pages of the book—pairing with Eisner Award–winning cartoonist Colleen Coover (Bandette) to produce the swashbuckling, adventure comic Swordmaids, and giving you front row seats to their creative process. Make Comics Like the Pros provides all the answers you’ve been seeking to take your comic book–making dreams all the way to professional-level reality.
Ronin Island #1
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Boom! Studios
ISBN: 1641445947
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society. Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean peasants, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an army invades the island with shocking news: there is a new Shogun and the Island is expected to pay fealty in exchange for protection from a new enemy...a mutated horde that threatens to wipe out all humanity. Award-winning writer Greg Pak (Firefly, Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) present a story that examines how we move forward when our past divides, set against the backdrop of a post-disaster 19th century Japan.
Publisher: Boom! Studios
ISBN: 1641445947
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society. Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean peasants, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an army invades the island with shocking news: there is a new Shogun and the Island is expected to pay fealty in exchange for protection from a new enemy...a mutated horde that threatens to wipe out all humanity. Award-winning writer Greg Pak (Firefly, Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) present a story that examines how we move forward when our past divides, set against the backdrop of a post-disaster 19th century Japan.
The Great Monkey Rescue
Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
ISBN: 1467792241
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct. To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lion tamarins reproducing in zoos? If scientists reintroduced zoo-raised tamarins to the wild, would those monkeys survive? And how could scientists give tamarins enough forest area for the population to grow? Find out how scientists and concerned citizens worked together to give golden lion tamarins a hopeful future.
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
ISBN: 1467792241
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct. To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lion tamarins reproducing in zoos? If scientists reintroduced zoo-raised tamarins to the wild, would those monkeys survive? And how could scientists give tamarins enough forest area for the population to grow? Find out how scientists and concerned citizens worked together to give golden lion tamarins a hopeful future.
John Wick Vol. 1
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 1524106836
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
When a young John Wick embarks upon an epic vendetta, he comes up against a strange, powerful community of assassins and must learn how to master the rules that guide their lethal business. What are the Three Bills? Who is Calamity? And why is John Wick seeking vengeance?
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN: 1524106836
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
When a young John Wick embarks upon an epic vendetta, he comes up against a strange, powerful community of assassins and must learn how to master the rules that guide their lethal business. What are the Three Bills? Who is Calamity? And why is John Wick seeking vengeance?
Warsong
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
ISBN: 9780785119302
Category : Heroes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Phoenix is back! Or is it? Something's not quite right with the Stepford Cuckoos, and the X-Men better figure out what it is ... and fast! Also, what does Weapon Plus have to do with all this?"--Dustjacket
Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
ISBN: 9780785119302
Category : Heroes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Phoenix is back! Or is it? Something's not quite right with the Stepford Cuckoos, and the X-Men better figure out what it is ... and fast! Also, what does Weapon Plus have to do with all this?"--Dustjacket