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In this free clip from MySQL Query Optimization and Performance Tuning, Pinal Dave explains the best practices for keeping your queries optimized.
In this free clip from Git for Visual Studio Developers, Esteban Garcia explains what Git is, and how it differs from other version control systems.
In this free clip from Groovy Fundamentals, get a walkthrough of how to install Groovy on your machine.
This week’s new courses include a highly-anticipated PowerShell from Mark Minasi and part two of Abhishek Kumar’s series on advanced machine learning. And don’t forget, there’s still time to vote in our Titans of Tech Tournament, where you could win a year of free training and a custom Pluralsight sports jersey.
In this free clip from Clean Code: Writing Code for Humans, Cory House explains why you should avoid using one language to write another language or format via strings.
In this free clip from ASP.NET Security Secrets Revealed, learn about tracing, a handy feature for seeking out diagnostic information inside web applications.
In this free clip from ASP.NET MVC5 Fundamentals, learn about what the application function (AppFunc) does.
In this free clip from Implementing the Reactive Manifesto with Azure and AWS, get a demonstration of how to use Azure service bus topics.
In this free clip from Introduction to the Junos OS, Robert Juric shows you some helpful pipe commands to filter command output in Junos.
In this free clip from Cisco CCNA Data Center: Intro to Data Center Networking, get an overview of how repeaters receive, interpret, generate and transmit signals.
In this free clip from Developing a Killer Personal Brand, learn how to design a 12 month strategy, and build your personal brand step by step.
In this clip from Docker Fundamentals, learn about how containers have been used over time, and how Docker applies the container system to modern technology.
In this clip from CompTIA Storage+ Part 1: Storage Fundamentals, learn about disk drive sizes, and the difference between a disk drive’s physical size and its capacity.
In this free clip from Unit Testing with Python, get a comparison of two unit testing tools, Pytest and unittest. In the full course, learn how to utilize these tools to write good unit tests for your Python code.
In this clip from Building End-to-End Multi-Client Service Oriented Applications, find out what service-oriented architecture (SOA) and service-oriented applications are, and how this approach to applications can help your future projects.
In this clip from Get Involved!, Scott Hanselman and Rob Conery give you a preview of what you’ll find in the full-length course. Things such as blogging, Twitter, GitHub, StackOverflow, user groups and conferences can make you a happier, more productive developer and inspire you to take your career to the next level.
Learning Haskell may seem difficult, but it can be well worth the effort. In this clip from Haskell Fundamentals Part 1, get an overview of the history of Haskell, and find out why it’s something you should consider adding to your repertoire.
In this free clip from Optimizing and Managing Distributed Systems on AWS, you’ll get a sneak peak of materials found in the module on referencing the distribution from .NET code, including changing pointers from S3 to CloudFront, using versioned object names and including CloudFormation templates.
Python, a dynamic language popular for web development, big data, science and scripting. Learn how to import modules from the Python Standard Library in this free clip from Python Fundamentals.
Learn about what scientific notation is and how to write numbers using scientific notation in this free clip from Math For Programmers.