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Systems Thinking

• "The Fifth Discipline", by Peter Senge (http://amzn.to/H7R4fp)
• "Lean Thinking", by James Womack (http://amzn.to/H7R9zK)
• "The Logic of Failure", by Dietrich Dorner (http://amzn.to/HyheLM)
• "Drift Into Failure", by Sidney Dekker (http://amzn.to/HpB8Fe)

Software Architecture & Methods

• "Documenting Software Architecture", by Paul Clements (http://amzn.to/H7RtOP)

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To an aspiring coach:

• Sources of Power, by Gary Klein
• Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey Moore
• XP Explained, by Kent Beck
• XP Installed, by Ron Jeffries
• Manage Your Project Portfolio, by Johanna Rothman
• Lean Software Development, by Mary Poppendieck
• Peopleware, by Tom DeMarco
• The Goal, by Eliyahu Goldratt

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(ns planck-server-nio.common
  (:require (clojure.algo [monads :as m])))

(defn fail   [x] (fn [c] nil))

(defn attempt [[a t f]]
  (fn [c]
    (if-let [result (f)]
      result
      (c [(inc a) t f]))))

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core.clj - DEVS state machine implementation. This ns provides construction functions as well as the generic evolver. A state machine is simply data about the allowed states, allowed inputs, and actions to trigger on transitions.

core-test.clj - Tests for DEVS

echo.clj - A sample usage. Illustrates construction and application of the state machine.

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(ns rxjava-datomic.query
  (:require [datomic.api :as d])
  (:use     [clojure.repl :only [pst]])
  (:import  [rx Observable]
            datomic.Peer))

(defn query [qry & inputs]
  (Observable/toObservable
   (Peer/q qry (object-array inputs))))

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body {
  font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  background-color: white;
  padding: 30px;
  color: #333;
}

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RxJava master mn › ./gradlew clean build
The TaskContainer.add() method has been deprecated and is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 2.0. Please use the create() method instead.
:language-adaptors:clean
:rxjava-contrib:clean
:rxjava-core:clean
:language-adaptors:rxjava-clojure:clean UP-TO-DATE
:language-adaptors:rxjava-groovy:clean UP-TO-DATE
:language-adaptors:rxjava-scala:clean UP-TO-DATE
:rxjava-contrib:rxjava-android:clean UP-TO-DATE
:rxjava-contrib:rxjava-swing:clean UP-TO-DATE

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Reciprocal Needs in the Employment Relation

We can look at two sides of the management coin: What do the individuals get out of it? And what benefit does the whole system derive from it?

I will disregard any benefits that accrue to managers just by holding the position of managing. Those are just circular logic. Circular logic abounds in discussions of management and hierarchy. For example, consider status reports. It will be said that status reports are necessary so managers know what their employees are working on. It’s

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(ns sm)

(defn satisfied? 
  [machine input [txn-state txn-input guard & _]]
  (and (= (:state machine) txn-state) (= input txn-input) (if guard (guard machine input) true)))

(defn evolve
  [m i]
  (let [[_ _ _ next & actions] (first (filter #(satisfied? m i %) (:transitions m)))
        _ (println actions)

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