Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.

Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly...

Wat maakt dat de ene ouder zich bijna vanzelfsprekend lijkt te ontwikkelen tot een goede opvoeder en dat bij een andere ouder het groeiproces stagneert of vastloopt? Als antwoord op deze vraag ontwikkelde Alice van der Pas het buffermodel. Ouderschapsgroei wordt gestut door vier bufferprocessen: een solidaire samenleving, taakverdeling, meta-positie en 'goede ouder'-ervaringen. Ouderschapsgroei en bufferprocessen bundelt klassiekers uit de themareeks van het tijdschrift Ouderschapskennis waar...

How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church's true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two.

Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts--people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit--but rather than focusing on theological abstractions or worldly cynicism, he carefully evaluates the church in its scriptural, historical, theological, ...

Now in its fourth edition, Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification is the essential guide to software testing and to the ISTQB Foundation qualification. Completely updated to comprehensively reflect the most recent changes to the 2018 ISTQB Foundation Syllabus, the book adopts a practical, hands-on approach, covering the fundamental topics that every system and software tester should know. The authors are themselves developers of the ISTQB syllabus and are highly respected intern...

Explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers.

Fully revised, updated and extended to include the momentous developments of 2020, this fourth edition of Peter Rietbergen's highly acclaimed Europe: A Cultural History is a major and original contribution to the study of Europe. The book examines the structures of culture in this part of Eurasia from the beginnings of human settlement on to the genesis of agricultural society, of greater polities, of urban systems, and the slow transitions that resulted in a (post-)industrial society and the...

In Nederland worden cliënten en patiënten in de gesloten psychiatrische zorg en TBS, die vaak een bedreiging voor zichzelf en anderen vormen, of ernstige delicten hebben gepleegd, behandeld op leefgroepen, begeleid door hbo-opgeleide sociotherapeuten (groepswerkers). Zij hebben de moeilijke taak om dagelijks een balans te vinden tussen flexibiliteit in therapeutisch handelen, nodig voor herstel en controle, nodig om chaos en agressie op de groep te voorkomen.

Met hun vakkennis en ervaring z...

Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth's comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details the Child-Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child's world and perspective. This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist and client to fully connect.

Professors who have taught a course based on the previous edition will be pleased to fi...

The philosophy at the heart of Bob de Wit's landmark text Strategy is that an understanding of the topic can only be gained by exposure to the many opposite perspectives in the field. Recognizing that there is no simple answer to the question of 'what is strategy', the author navigates readers through contrasting viewpoint readings to encourage discussion and debate, and illustrative cases to acknowledge the importance of strategy in the world of business. Placing the student at the centre of...

In this accessible book, Anthony Thiselton introduces the apostle Paul, sometimes described as the founder of Christianity, to students and the general reader.