Books

Your query planner doesn't know how many rows will match. It guesses. This book shows you exactly how — and why it's sometimes wrong.

当 AI 能替你写代码，真正的危险不是它写错，而是你以为它不会错。

Start with no experience and build the skills to write modern C++ with confidence. From your first program to advanced C++26 features and professional software design, this guide explains every step with clear examples and practical insights. Learn it once, keep it as a reference for years.

Build MCP servers that are ready for real production. This hands on guide shows you how to design, secure, deploy and operate stateless Model Context Protocol servers that scale with confidence. Packed with practical examples and proven patterns, it gives you the skills to build reliable AI infrastructure from the ground up.

Build distributed systems that keep working when things go wrong. This hands-on guide shows you how to design reliable messaging architectures with Python and RabbitMQ, from core concepts to production-ready patterns. Follow real projects, write practical code and learn how to build scalable services that recover gracefully under load.

Build fast, reliable web applications with Crystal from the ground up. This hands on guide walks you from the basics to advanced techniques through practical examples and real world projects. Learn to create scalable, secure services that are easy to maintain and ready for production.

Discover how to build fast, elegant and reliable software with Julia. Starting from the basics, this book guides you through real-world projects, performance optimization and production-ready techniques. Whether you work in data science, engineering or research, you'll gain the skills to write Julia code with confidence.

Whether you're opening R for the first time or ready to tackle real data projects, this book helps you build practical skills that stick. Follow clear lessons, hands-on examples and complete code as you progress from the basics to data visualization, machine learning, web apps and professional R workflows.

Hack combines the speed and flexibility of PHP with the safety of modern static typing, making it a powerful choice for building reliable applications. This book takes you from the basics to advanced concepts with practical examples, clear explanations and real-world techniques that help you write clean, maintainable Hack code with confidence.

Learn to build fast, scalable asynchronous applications in C with libuv, the cross-platform library behind Node.js. Through practical examples and clear explanations, you'll master event-driven programming and write high-performance software that runs efficiently across Linux, macOS and Windows.

Whether you're new to programming or expanding your .NET skills, this book will help you master F# from the ground up. Through practical examples and real projects, you'll learn to write clean, reliable code, embrace functional programming and build modern applications with confidence.

Your software is only as secure as the path it takes to production. This book walks you through protecting every stage of the software supply chain, from dependencies and builds to deployment and runtime. Learn practical techniques, proven tools and the mindset needed to stop modern supply chain attacks before they spread.

Frameworks make it easy to get started, but they often hide the fundamentals. This book takes you back to the core ideas behind reliable software, showing how to build fast, maintainable systems with fewer dependencies and better engineering decisions. Write software you truly understand and control.

Turn AI-generated code into production software. Use observable requirements, architectural boundaries, TDD, review, release gates, security, payment, delivery, and operations to ship maintainable AI-assisted systems.

Build fast, reliable Windows desktop applications the right way. This book takes you from your first Win32 window to modern, production ready software using C23, the latest Windows SDK and Visual Studio 2026. Along the way you will learn practical techniques for performance, security and deep Windows integration.