Books

A Developer’s Practical Guide to AI-Driven Productivity

I've written this book with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI practitioners in mind. If you're looking for ways to make your workflows faster, more efficient, and less prone to errors, this book is a great resource to have on hand. Together, we'll figure out how to use JAX, fix any problems that come up, and see what's possible with advanced machine learning.

There are more than 100 recipes that are meant to help you solve problems in the real world. With this book, you can learn everything from how to set up your Ansible environment to advanced playbook techniques, cloud integration, CI/CD pipelines, and fixing problems. Each recipe is designed to give you useful solutions, which makes it easy to use Ansible and get the most out of it.

Learn how to create effective REST clients on Android with Retrofit. Boost your productivity and enjoy working with complex APIs.

Unlock the full power of Ableton Live with Max for Live.This comprehensive guide teaches you how to create your own instruments, effects, generators, and interfaces, while diving into the rich Max environment. Learn to take full control of Live through the Live Object Model (LOM), and build your Live MIDI Tools to design your own creative workflow. A unique springboard to push your creative boundaries and transform Live into a fully customized sonic laboratory.(Version française disponible)

Interested in Node-RED and Modbus? This book is for you. We cover the node-red-contrib-modbus package, Modbus protocol usage in Node-RED, and even future packages like node-red-contrib-modbus-flex-server. A must-read for Node-RED enthusiasts!

This edition includes a deeper exploration of machine learning and natural language processing, which I am excited to share. I have added new chapters on nonlinear models, multivariate techniques, and text analysis. You will find implementations of algorithms like Support Vector Machines, Neural Networks, and Principal Component Analysis, all using Rust's powerful crates such as smartcore, linfa, and tch. These examples prove that Rust is the ideal tool for complex data analysis tasks.

The idea behind CompTIA Linux+ Last Minute Revision is simple, but it's also ambitious. It's to help you go from not knowing to feeling confident, and it does this by focusing on the most important stuff instead of going over every single topic. We made this book because we've had loads of conversations with professionals who balance complex projects, tight deadlines, and the pressure of staying current in a constantly evolving ecosystem. Each chapter has been designed with real-world needs in mind. Every section is based around the main exam subjects and is designed to help you get ready for the real thing. Instead of just listing features, it challenges you to figure out how to fix things, automate them and keep them secure, and to understand why each step is important.

Embark on an exciting journey to create your very own Multi-Player Rogue-like RPG adventure with the detailed 'Ruins of Able-Wyvern'™ template. This immersive course offers a treasure trove of step-by-step game recipes tailored for both workshop participants and instructors, compatible with either version of Construct Gaming Framework. Dive into the art of crafting this enthralling quest and unlock innovative methods that can be used in a variety of formats and themes—whether as a captivating stand-alone single-page web application (SWPA) or as an engaging 'In-Game Module' (IGM) for your epic fantasy adventures. Join us and unleash your creativity!

Discover how modern web scraping goes beyond simple scripts. Learn to extract, automate, and transform data from dynamic websites using Python, Playwright, undetected-chromedriver, Chrome DevTools MCP, and AI tools. Packed with hands-on examples and expert tips, this book shows you how to build ethical, scalable, and intelligent scraping workflows that turn raw web content into actionable insights.

This second edition is for Python programmers who want to get into networking but don't want to feel overwhelmed. My goal is to make you comfortable with reading code and using it to solve real-world networking problems. A lot of people wrote to me saying that it helped them automate tasks that they had been doing manually for years, while others shared how it gave them the confidence to switch careers or take on more advanced responsibilities in their roles.

Documentation isn’t just a chore—it’s a craft. And with AI tools at your side, it’s finally scalable, smart, and developer-friendly. Document Like a Developer: Technical Writing with AI Tools is your blueprint for building docs that ship with your code, evolve with your product, and speak your users’ language. Learn how to enforce style guides, automate glossary checks, run documentation sprints, and measure impact with precision. Whether you're a solo dev, a startup team, or scaling across an enterprise, this book gives you the workflows, templates, and mindset to treat documentation like a first-class citizen. Stop writing throwaway manuals. Start building living systems of clarity. The future of technical writing is here—and it’s automated, collaborative, and built for velocity.

Master Python’s powerful GUI toolkit Tkinter through hands-on projects, real-world examples, and professional deployment strategies — even if you're starting from scratch.

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I wrote this cookbook to save you time troubleshooting and more time discovering insights. These recipes tackle the literal problems you'll face—mismatched keys, shape errors, memory leaks, rate limits—so that each step builds toward a smooth, automated workflow.