Books

Good software is not about following rules. It is about knowing when they apply. This book explores the judgment behind building software that lasts, from choosing simplicity over cleverness to balancing today’s needs with tomorrow’s costs. Practical, thoughtful and focused on decisions, not dogma.

A practical implementation framework covering 22 essential data center operational domains. Assess gaps, establish priorities and build a controlled improvement roadmap.

From the Linux basics to advanced development workflows, this practical guide shows you how to turn Linux into a powerful software development environment. Learn the command line, work with popular programming languages, use containers and CI/CD, debug and profile applications and build skills you can use every day.

What if your browser could run AI without sending your data to a server? AI in the Browser shows you how to build fast, private and fully local AI applications using WebGPU, WebAssembly and on-device LLMs. From GPU compute to a complete local chat interface, you’ll build everything yourself with practical code.

Build a strong foundation in Gleam and learn how to turn its simplicity into reliable, concurrent systems. From language basics and the BEAM to OTP, web development and deployment, this practical guide uses clear explanations and runnable examples to help you build software that is safe, scalable and ready for production.

Build real machine learning applications with TensorFlow.js, from your first model to production-ready systems. Learn how to train and deploy models in the browser and Node.js, tackle real-world challenges and explore modern techniques with practical JavaScript and TypeScript examples you can run and adapt.

Build real-world systems software with Tcl/Tk, from your first installation to production-ready deployment. Learn to create command-line tools, desktop apps, network services and automation frameworks that run across Windows, macOS and Linux. Practical code and clear explanations take you from foundation to confident deployment.

Java is entering a new era of faster releases, modern JVMs and evolving enterprise demands. This practical guide helps architects, platform engineers and senior developers navigate LTS upgrades, modernization, migration, performance, security and cloud deployment with clear strategies and production-ready guidance.

Scraping is getting harder to control as bots become more sophisticated. This practical guide shows security engineers, SREs and platform architects how to build anti-scraping defenses that work at scale, from traffic analysis and behavioral detection to rate limiting, challenges, observability and continuous adaptation.

Build more than web apps. Learn how Elixir and Phoenix work under the hood, from BEAM fundamentals and concurrency to LiveView, fault tolerance, testing and production deployment. With practical examples that grow into realistic systems, this book shows you how to build web applications that stay fast, resilient and ready to scale.

A hands-on guide for engineers and architects to build, optimize, and deploy scalable production-grade AI systems and LLM infrastructure.

My pitch was that rules written in CLAUDE.md get skipped, so you need enforcement. Then I measured it. In 22 trials with the ban written in, the banned command was never attempted. In 17 without it, 17 out of 17. This is the whole record: the instrument, every trial, the limits, and the harness so you can check me.

How do complex phase-separation processes become solvable mathematical models?The Cahn–Hilliard equations lie at the heart of modern phase-field modeling—but their nonlinear, higher-order nature makes them notoriously challenging to solve.Solutions of the Cahn–Hilliard Equations explores analytical, approximate, and numerical approaches for tackling these equations, bringing together mathematical insight and practical solution techniques.A concise reference for researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students working in applied mathematics, computational science, materials modeling, and phase-field methods.Understand the equations. Explore the methods. Solve the problem.Rahul Basu

A Technical Engineering Reference on Decentralized, Resilient, and Autonomous Mesh Communication InfrastructureWhat happens when a network can no longer depend on centralized infrastructure?Engineering Sovereign Dark Mesh Networks examines the architecture, protocols, cryptographic foundations, routing systems, hardware and resilience strategies behind decentralized communication networks designed to operate across unreliable, disconnected, and infrastructure-constrained environments.