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  1. The Software Trust Chain
    The Software Trust Chain
    Securing Code, Dependencies, Builds, and Deployments in the AI Era
    Steve Publications

    Software supply chains are now a critical attack surface. The Software Trust Chain explores how to secure code, dependencies, builds, CI/CD, containers and deployments in the age of generative AI and autonomous coding agents, focusing on practical engineering principles that remain useful as tools and platforms change.

  2. The New Generation of Programming Languages
    The New Generation of Programming Languages
    Vale, Valen, Bend, Revo, and the Future of Systems Programming
    Steve Publications

    Programming languages are entering a new era. This book explores Vale, Valen, Bend and Revo, showing how they approach memory safety, concurrency, type systems and verification. With runnable examples and clear technical analysis, it offers experienced programmers a grounded look at where systems programming may be headed.

  3. The Beginner's Guide to AI
    The Beginner's Guide to AI
    Understanding Artificial Intelligence, How LLMs Work, What They Can Do, Their Limitations, and How to Use Them Effectively
    Steve Publications

    AI is changing how we work, learn and live, but understanding it does not have to be complicated. This practical guide explains how modern AI and LLMs work, what they can do, where they fall short and how to use them effectively without the hype.

  4. Building a Rust Language Server
    Building a Rust Language Server
    A Complete Guide to Implementing LSP in Rust
    Steve Publications

    Build a real language server from the ground up in Rust. Learn how LSP works, then turn parsing, analysis and async Rust into autocomplete, diagnostics, go-to-definition, refactoring and more. By the end, you’ll have a production-ready server that works with VS Code, Neovim and other modern editors.

  5. CODER'S SLANG
    CODER'S SLANG
    The Developer’s Dictionary of Real-World Code Language
    Marko M. Dabović

    Heisenbugs, rubber ducks, spaghetti code, and everything in between. Explore 158 developer terms across 15 chapters in a visual field guide to the language behind the code. Created with AI assistance using scrolloom™.

  6. Writing GPU Kernels with CUDA Rust
    Writing GPU Kernels with CUDA Rust
    A Practical Guide to High-Performance GPU Computing from Rust
    Steve Publications

    Unlock NVIDIA GPU performance from Rust. This practical guide takes you from GPU architecture and memory hierarchies to writing and optimizing real CUDA Rust kernels. Explore both official Rust CUDA approaches with runnable examples and learn how to build fast, production-ready GPU code without giving up Rust’s safety and clarity.

  7. Modern Java - The Mindset Shift
    Modern Java - The Mindset Shift
    Pradeep Kumar Laxminarayana

    Modern Java is more than a collection of new language features—it is a shift from implementing mechanics to expressing intent. Learn how records, sealed types, pattern matching, streams, modules, virtual threads, and other modern capabilities help you build Java software that is clearer, safer, and easier to evolve.

  8. The Operational State Control Plane
    The Operational State Control Plane
    The Missing Architectural Layer for Customer-Facing Application Operations
    Sandeep Kumar

    When critical infrastructure degrades, customer-facing applications continue blindly routing users into broken flows because modern architectures lack a dedicated layer for runtime coordination. This book introduces the Operational State Control Plane (OSCP)-formalizing the contracts, distribution mechanics, and zero-network resilience required to govern multi-surface application behavior during active incidents. A practical blueprint for platform architects, principal engineers, and SRE leaders running distributed production estates.

  9. High-Performance .NET: From JIT to Hardware
    High-Performance .NET: From JIT to Hardware
    A Systems-Level Guide to Writing Fast .NET Applications
    Steve Publications

    Go beyond writing code that works. Learn what really happens inside .NET, from C# and the JIT to memory, CPU execution and the operating system. This practical guide shows experienced developers how to measure performance, find real bottlenecks and make targeted improvements that hold up in production.

  10. Build Your Own DevOps Lab
    Build Your Own DevOps Lab
    Zero-Cost Infrastructure Guide
    Osomudeya Zudonu

    Learn real DevOps by building a production-style environment on your laptop. No cloud bills or subscriptions. Just systems you control end-to-end.

  11. Engineering Autonomous AI Agents
    Engineering Autonomous AI Agents
    Architecture, Tool Use, Security and Operations
    Steve Publications

    Build AI agents that actually hold up in production. This practical guide covers agent architecture, tool use, multi-agent systems, security, reliability, observability and operations, with working code throughout. Learn how to build agents that are dependable, cost-aware and ready for the real world.

  12. The Art of Concurrent Programming
    The Art of Concurrent Programming
    Locks, Atomics, Lock-Free Systems and High-Performance Concurrent Software
    Steve Publications

    Concurrency is where small mistakes become serious problems. This practical guide takes you from hardware and memory models to locks, atomics and lock-free algorithms, with a focus on building fast, reliable systems that hold up under real production workloads.

  13. Production-Grade Python, LangChain & LangGraph
    Production-Grade Python, LangChain & LangGraph
    A deployment-first handbook for developers who know Python syntax but have not shipped Python
    Fiodar Sazanavets

    AI engineering is becoming one of the most valuable and in-demand areas of software development, and Python, LangChain, and LangGraph are core skills for building the systems behind it. Learn how to turn basic Python knowledge into production-grade backend and agentic AI applications—and move toward an engineering niche centered on building and controlling AI rather than competing with it.

  14. Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Engineering
    Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Engineering
    Building, Deploying, and Operating Production-Grade Systems
    AhmedAdawy

    ​A system-first engineering guide to building, deploying, operating, and securing production-grade Kubernetes clusters, cloud-native platforms, and AI inference workloads.

  15. Timeless Software Development Methodology in AI Era and Beyond

    Rapid-development frameworks across Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, Python, and .NET revolutionized how quickly we can ship software. But what happens when your business domain grows complex? Relying on Active Record and heavy ORM patterns tightly couples your database to your business logic. As your product matures, this coupling creates brittle, difficult-to-maintain codebases that resist change and slow down your team. The solution is the Domain Model Pattern (the foundation of Domain-Driven Design). It isolates business rules from infrastructure, creating a pure, scalable architecture. Historically, however, this pattern required a massive amount of effort and boilerplate, making it too slow for fast-paced development. That changes today. We are at an AI inflection point. Modern AI coding assistants excel at generating boilerplate and wiring infrastructure, effectively eliminating the traditional drawbacks of DDD. AI finally bridges the gap between the rapid speed of framework scaffolding and the architectural purity of a Domain Model. But to harness AI reliably, you cannot simply let it generate code unguided. You need a structured methodology to guide the machine. In this book, you will learn:How to build reliable, maintainable software using a strict, AI-assisted pipeline: Use Cases → Gherkin → Event Storming → Strategic & Tactical DDD.How to create implementation-agnostic class diagrams that serve as universal blueprints, allowing you to generate code in OOP languages (Java, C#, PHP, Python) or Functional languages (Elixir, Clojure, F#).How to future-proof your systems with a timeless methodology that prioritizes the longevity of business logic over the ephemeral nature of web frameworks.How to scale your architecture gracefully from a Majestic Monolith to Microservices without a complete rewrite. The methodology is language agnostics but in this edition all codes samples are in TypeScript. Whether you want to accelerate your development velocity, improve your system's resilience, or simply reclaim your craft by building beautiful, majestic systems, this book provides the blueprint.Discover how to combine the timeless principles of DDD with the power of AI.