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  1. Building Small, Fast, Private AI Inference Systems
    Building Small, Fast, Private AI Inference Systems
    Architecture, Engineering, Optimization and Production Deployment
    Steve Publications

    Build AI inference systems that run fast, use less memory and keep your data where it belongs. This hands-on guide walks you through model deployment, performance tuning, security and production engineering with practical code and real benchmarks. No cloud dependency, no surprise bills, just efficient AI systems you control.

  2. Running LLMs on Tiny Hardware
    Running LLMs on Tiny Hardware
    A Systems Engineer's Guide to Edge Inference on Resource-Constrained Devices
    Steve Publications

    What does it take to run an LLM on hardware that barely has enough memory to breathe? This practical guide takes you from transformer math and model compression to inference runtimes, benchmarking and real-world deployment, with hands-on case studies for building fully offline LLM systems on tiny devices.

  3. Adaptive Organisations
    Adaptive Organisations
    Thriving in Complexity
    Society for Adaptive Organisations

    The organisations that win are not the biggest or the fastest. They are the ones that learn faster than their environment changes.

  4. AI-Native Systems Engineering: Building, Running, and Securing Autonomous Software on Linux
    AI-Native Systems Engineering: Building, Running, and Securing Autonomous Software on Linux
    A Production-Focused Handbook for Designing Useful, Controllable, Observable, Reliable, Maintainable, Secure, and Production-Ready Autonomous Systems
    Steve Publications

    Build AI systems that do more than demo well. This hands-on guide shows you how to engineer autonomous software on Linux that is secure, observable, reliable and ready for production. From agents and memory to threat modeling, OpenTelemetry and Kubernetes, you’ll build a real system while learning what it takes to run AI you can actually trust.

  5. C++26 Complete Guide
    C++26 Complete Guide
    The Complete Journey from Beginner to Professional Developer
    Steve Publications

    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.

  6. Recursive DNS in Zig
    Recursive DNS in Zig
    Building a High-Performance DNS Resolver from First Principles
    Steve Publications

    Here's a shorter version:Go beyond DNS lookups and build a high-performance recursive DNS resolver in Zig from the ground up. Through a hands-on implementation, you will master the protocols, algorithms, and systems programming techniques that power one of the internet's most essential services.

  7. Local Intelligence
    Local Intelligence
    Running Large Language Models on Your MacBook with Apple Silicon
    Steve Publications

    Local Intelligence shows you how to run large language models entirely on your Mac with Apple Silicon. Learn to use tools like Ollama, MLX, and llama.cpp, understand quantization, and build real local AI applications with open-source code.

  8. Building Large Language Models from Scratch
    Building Large Language Models from Scratch
    A Practical Guide to Training Your Own Transformer-Based AI in Python
    Steve Publications

    Learn how large language models work instead of relying on black-box APIs. Building Large Language Models from Scratch takes you through training a Transformer model in PyTorch, from raw text to a working inference API, covering tokenization, attention, distributed training, and alignment along the way.

  9. PydanticAI: Building Production-Grade AI Agents
    PydanticAI: Building Production-Grade AI Agents
    From Fundamentals to Advanced Agent Workflows with Python's Type-Safe Framework
    Steve Publications

    Learn how to build reliable AI agents with PydanticAI, from simple chatbots to production-ready multi-agent systems. With practical examples, clear explanations, and hands-on projects, this book helps you write AI applications that are structured, testable, and easy to maintain.

  10. Building Local AI Systems in 2026
    Building Local AI Systems in 2026
    A Complete Guide To LLMs, RAG, Agents, Vector Databases and Production-Grade Inference Infrastructure
    Steve Publications

    This book is a practical guide to building and running local AI systems in 2026. Learn how to choose hardware, run modern LLMs, build RAG pipelines and AI agents, and deploy secure, efficient infrastructure while keeping full control of your models and data.

  11. Production Ready Data Science
    Production Ready Data Science
    From Prototyping to Production with Python
    Khuyen Tran

    Are you a data scientist or analyst struggling to take your Jupyter Notebook prototypes to the next level? Have you encountered challenges with code organization, reproducibility, or collaboration as your data science projects grow in complexity? This book is the solution you’ve been seeking. This comprehensive guide bridges the gap between data analysis and software engineering, providing you with the essential tools and best practices to transform your data science projects into scalable, maintainable, and collaborative solutions.

  12. Software Architecture for Developers
    Software Architecture for Developers
    Technical leadership and the balance with agility
    Simon Brown

    A developer-friendly, practical and pragmatic guide to lightweight software architecture, technical leadership and the balance with agility.

  13. Your Proxmox Home Server
    Your Proxmox Home Server
    Build a Personal Cloud with VMs, Docker, Pi-hole, Jellyfin, and Home Assistant on Any Mini PC
    Nova X Lab

    Stop paying monthly fees for things you can run yourself. This hands-on guide walks you through building a 15-service home server: DNS, media, passwords, smart home, backups, and remote access, all on one affordable mini PC.

  14. Building Mobile Apps with Claude Code in 2026
    Building Mobile Apps with Claude Code in 2026
    A Complete Guide for Vibe-Coders: From Zero to App Store
    Muhammad Sohaib Roomi

    Build four real mobile apps from scratch — no coding experience required. Claude Code handles the code. You handle the idea.

  15. Migrating Oracle Databases to Azure Cloud
    Migrating Oracle Databases to Azure Cloud
    A typed, signed-deliverable playbook for the enterprise-scale Oracle 19c → Azure migration
    KinetiStack Engineering Team

    A typed, signed-deliverable playbook for the enterprise-scale Oracle 19c → Azure migration. Across fifteen chapters, thirteen signed JSON deliverables chain end-to-end from Migration Assessment Bundle to Decommissioning Readiness Report. Defensible at a code review. Sign-off-ready for a director.