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"Introducing Josh Riedel's adrenaline-packed debut novel about a dating app employee who discovers a glitch that transports him to other worlds Once you sign an NDA it's good for life. Meaning legally, I shouldn't tell you this story. But I have to. A college grad with the six-figure debt to prove it, Ethan Block views San Francisco as the place to be. Yet his job at hot new dating app DateDate is a far cry from what he envisioned. Instead of making...

"Mack McAllister has a $600 million dollar idea. His mindfulness app, TakeOff, is already the hottest thing in tech and he's about to launch a new and improved version that promises to bring investors running and may turn his brainchild into a $1 billion dollar business--in startup parlance, an elusive unicorn. Katya Pasternack is hungry for a scoop that will drive traffic. An ambitious young journalist at a gossipy tech blog, Katya knows that she...

This book provides an overview of "apps," computer applications that allow you to access information quickly at the touch of a button, and describes the steps necessary to build and market your own app.

Fans of Emma Lord, Rachel Lynn Solomon, and Alex Light will love this clever, charming, and poignant debut novel with a masterful slow-burn romance at its core about a girl who must decide whether to pursue her dreams or preserve her relationships, including a budding romance with her ex-best friend, when an app she created goes viral. Ro Devereux can predict your future. Or, at least, the app she built for her senior project can. Working with her...

A whip-smart, funny, affecting novel about a young woman who takes a job at a tech company looking to break into the “happiness market”&#٬٢٠١٤؛even as her own happiness feels more unknowable than ever Four years into writing her still-unfinished philosophy dissertation, and anticipating a marriage proposal from her long-term boyfriend, Evelyn Kominsky Kumamoto is wrestling with big questions about life: How can she do meaningful work in...

"One woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure. A woman with high standards. A rival coworker. And the promotion that stands between them . . . Coder Marina Spicer has no time to waste when it comes to love, hence her long list of dealbreakers. Frustrated by the online dating world, she created Dealbreakers, an anonymous app where women review how men stack up to their internet profiles. Her high standards have served her well at work, so why...

"Beatrice know[s] she doesn't have many followers. Nobody wants to watch her living her ordinary life. But then she stumbles across a new app, Dark(room). Some users say it's super cool. Others say it's super dangerous. Beatrice downloads it and discoversthat it allows her to see ghosts everywhere around her"-- "Beatrice know she doesn't have many followers. Nobody wants to watch her living her ordinary life. But then she stumbles across a new app,...

High school junior Gigi Wong strives to be the best. After all, that’s what everyone expects of her—her parents, friends, and even potential colleges. Thankfully, her best friend, Kyle, is always there to listen with a smile and a delicious bowl of ramen. Still, with her future—and her dreams—on the line, how is she to stand out when her classmates seem so perfect too? Her answer comes in the form of an app writing contest....

This book looks at the social implications of having all of one's technology in a single device and the notion of being plugged into information and socially available all the time. Steve jobs introduced the original iPhone as a combination of (just) "three revolutionary products" : an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard less handheld computer. But with the introduction of the App Store, it has quickly evolved into a tool capable of more than 300,000...

The questions in this first review cover essential knowledge of information systems and applications software and development. When you complete this review, you'll get a diagnostic score report and a detailed answer explanation for each question.