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  1. Debugging & Flaky Tests using Playwright
    Debugging & Flaky Tests using Playwright
    Zero → Advanced Guide for Stable Test Automation
    Priyanka Bhopale

    Struggling with Playwright tests that pass locally but fail in CI?You are not alone.Flaky tests are the #1 reason automation suites fail in real companies. This book is your complete practical guide to debugging and stabilizing Playwright tests used in production environments.This is not a theory book. This is a real-world, hands-on guide focused on the skills companies actually hire for.In this book you will learn:• What flaky tests really are and why they happen • The 5 real causes of unstable automation tests • How to use Playwright UI Mode, Headed Mode and PWDEBUG • How to use Trace Viewer — the most powerful debugging tool in Playwright • How to capture screenshots, videos and logs in CI pipelines • The correct waiting strategies that eliminate timing issues • How to handle network delays, loaders and dynamic UI • How to prevent test data conflicts in parallel execution • How to configure retries, timeouts and stability settings • How to debug failures in GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines • How companies detect and fix flaky tests at scale • Real Playwright interview questions and answersIf you are: • A Selenium tester moving to Playwright • A QA engineer struggling with CI failures • A developer writing end-to-end tests • Preparing for Playwright automation interviewsThen this book will give you a strong real-world advantage.Stop guessing why tests fail. Start debugging like a professional.Become the automation engineer every team needs.

  2. Mammalian Cognitive Architecture for Robotics
    Mammalian Cognitive Architecture for Robotics
    Modeling Advanced Neural Systems for Sophisticated Autonomous Agents
    gareth thomas

    If you value precision, depth, and professional-grade explanations—you’ll find this book indispensable.What if the secret to building truly intelligent robots has been right in front of us all along—hidden in the brains of mammals?For decades, robotics has stumbled on the same problem: machines that can perform tasks, but fail when the world shifts, bends, or surprises them. The solution isn’t another narrow algorithm. It’s a complete rethinking of cognition—modeled on the very systems that evolution has refined for survival, learning, and adaptability.

  3. Game Engine Foundations With C++
    Game Engine Foundations With C++
    A Practical Guide for Modern C++ Developers
    gareth thomas

    Game Engine Foundations With C++: Build Professional-Grade Game Engines from ScratchIf you’re an experienced C++ developer looking to design, build, and optimize your own high-performance game engine, this is your blueprint.Most books waste your time with beginner fluff. This one gets straight to the engineering. You’ll learn how to create your own modular, scalable, production-ready game engine—step-by-step—without filler or irrelevant toy examples.

  4. Large Scale Edge Computing Systems Engineering
    Large Scale Edge Computing Systems Engineering
    Design Optimization, and Operation of Edge Systems at Scale
    gareth thomas

    If You’re Designing Edge Systems the Way Blog Posts Describe Them…You’re Already Behind.Most edge computing material sounds impressive—until you try to deploy it at scale.Then the failures show up: Latency explodes. State breaks. Control planes collapse. Security assumptions fail. Operations become unmanageable.That’s because edge computing is not a product category. It’s a large-scale distributed systems problem—with harsher constraints than the cloud.This book is written for people who actually have to make those systems work.

  5. Reptilian Cognitive Architecture for Robotics
    Reptilian Cognitive Architecture for Robotics
    Modeling Primitive Neural Systems for Robust Autonomous Machines
    gareth thomas

    If you value precision, depth, and professional-grade explanations—you’ll find this book indispensable.What if the key to building more robust autonomous machines lies not in imitating the complexity of the human brain, but in revisiting the ancient simplicity of reptilian cognition?Reptilian Cognitive Architecture for Robotics explores the evolutionary roots of intelligence and translates them into practical frameworks for robotic design.

  6. Planet of the Robots
    Planet of the Robots
    The Emergence of a Robotic Civilization
    gareth thomas

    Not science fiction but a serious scientific exploration of our near future.What happens when robots transcend their roles as tools and assistants to become independent entities, collaborating and thriving in their own societies? Planet of the Robots offers an in-depth, scientific analysis of how robotic civilizations could emerge and evolve, shaping the course of humanity and our world.

  7. Robotic Factory Design
    Robotic Factory Design
    Volume II Smart Factory Applications: AI, IIoT, Safety, Cybersecurity, Commissioning and Case Studies
    gareth thomas

    Transform your factory from automated to intelligent.The factories that will dominate the next decade aren’t just automated — they’re aware. Machines learn. Robots collaborate. Systems adapt before failure ever happens. This is the evolution of manufacturing intelligence, and this book is your blueprint to master it.

  8. Humanoid Robot Deployment Volume One
    Humanoid Robot Deployment Volume One
    Scaling to Production Systems and Real World Environments
    gareth thomas

    Most books about humanoid robots are written to impress.This one is written for people who have to make them work.There is no hype here. No futurist pep talk. No glossy promises. This is a deployment manual — intentionally dry — because deployment punishes optimism and rewards discipline.Humanoid robots are moving out of demos and into real environments right now: factories, warehouses, logistics sites, healthcare, and service operations. That transition is happening without mature standards, settled regulations, or stable vendor stacks.Organizations are deploying anyway.That is the problem this book solves.This Is a Deployment Book, Not a Robotics Book

  9. Integrating Data Fusion and Cognitive Architectures
    Integrating Data Fusion and Cognitive Architectures
    Volume 1 Foundations and Mechanisms
    gareth thomas

    If machines are ever going to think, they have to do more than process data — they have to understand it.Integrating Data Fusion and Cognitive Architectures: Volume I – Foundations and Mechanisms is the blueprint for that transformation. It bridges two worlds that have lived apart for decades: the hard mathematics of sensor fusion and the structured reasoning of cognitive science. The result? A unified system that can perceive, reason, and adapt — not someday, but now.

  10. AI and Medical Liability
    AI and Medical Liability
    Legal Frameworks in the age of Robotic Healthcare
    gareth thomas

    AI and Medical LiabilityLegal Frameworks in the Age of Robotic HealthcareWhen the robot kills… who pays?A patient lies on the operating table. The surgeon is calm, the robot arms glide into action… and then it happens. A split-second glitch. A faulty data feed. A shadow in the algorithm. The incision goes wrong. The patient doesn’t walk out alive.

  11. Humanoid Robotics
    Humanoid Robotics
    Standards Innovation, and the Path to a Modular Future
    gareth thomas

    What if the future of robotics wasn’t locked behind proprietary walls—but open, modular, and limitless?Right now, humanoid robotics is at the same stage the personal computer industry was before IBM cracked it wide open with standards. Back then, modularity and interoperability created billion-dollar markets, entire ecosystems of suppliers, and a tidal wave of innovation. The same transformation is about to hit robotics—and those who understand it early will own the future.This book is not theory. It’s a roadmap.

  12. Modern API Testing with Playwright for QA Engineers
    Modern API Testing with Playwright for QA Engineers
    A Practical TypeScript Guide from Basics to Real-World Automation
    Priyanka Bhopale

    Become a Job-Ready API Automation Engineer Using PlaywrightAPI testing is now a must-have skill for modern QA engineers. Companies expect testers to validate backend systems, automate workflows, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.This practical guide teaches you how to master API Testing using Playwright and TypeScript from scratch — even if you are transitioning from manual testing.In this book, you will learn how to:✔ Understand APIs, HTTP, and JSON from a tester’s perspective ✔ Write real API automation tests using Playwright ✔ Handle authentication, dynamic data, and environments ✔ Design a scalable API test automation framework ✔ Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines ✔ Combine API and UI testing for faster automation ✔ Prepare for API testing and Playwright interviewsBy the end of this book, you will have the knowledge and confidence to build professional API automation frameworks and advance your QA career.Perfect for: QA Engineers, Manual Testers, Automation Testers, SDET Aspirants

  13. Mindful Brain
    Mindful Brain
    Mindful Brain: A Relaxing Journey Through Mandalas, Puzzles and Mindful Meditation
    Tashi Nova

    Relax your mind. Sharpen your focus. Discover inner calm. Color soothing mandalas, solve engaging sudoku puzzles and explore simple meditation practices for a balanced mind.

  14. Playwright Automation Projects
    Playwright Automation Projects
    Real-World End-to-End Testing with TypeScript
    Priyanka Bhopale

    Master Playwright by building real-world automation frameworks from scratch.This hands-on guide is designed for QA engineers, testers, and developers who want to become job-ready Playwright automation engineers.Instead of theory, this book focuses on real projects used in modern companies.Inside this book you will learn how to build:• A complete E-Commerce automation framework • Hybrid API + UI testing architecture • Enterprise SaaS dashboard automation • CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions • Dockerized and cloud-parallel test executionYou will also learn advanced topics like: • Network mocking for payment testing • Visual regression testing • Multi-user role-based automation • Handling flaky tests in production • Interview and resume preparationBy the end of this book, you will have multiple portfolio-ready Playwright projects and the confidence to crack automation interviews.Perfect for: QA engineers • Manual testers • SDETs • Developers

  15. The Java and Spring Boot Interview Compendium
    The Java and Spring Boot Interview Compendium
    Interview Questions and Answers for Java and Spring Boot Developers
    Yohan Rodriguez

    A practical backend interview reference covering modern Java and Spring Boot development (1497 manuscript pages).