Books

Too many teams feel stuck in fake agility, with a years-long backlog, rampant multitasking, and little chance to do great work. That's waterfall masquerading as an agile approach. Instead, assess your risks and culture to design your lifecycle. Based on your risks, decide how and when to iterate over features and when to deliver value—real agility.

Real software architectures, documented with the arc42 template. Helps you jumpstart your own documentation.

The is more to AI than Large Language models. Here we explore Symbolic AI with the Prolog language.

I was trying to inspire people to play chessMy plans were good, but the execution was a messIf people don't know how to startThen they will never know that chess is art I decided to write my own chess bookWith large pictures for people to take a lookThe new player needs some motivationBefore they even know chess notation I never give up because I am a nerdI put my heart into every single wordI want my readers to understandThe vision of chess that I have planned Because chess is not hard to learnAs long as you do not rush your turnIt's not a game for the strong or fastBut for the patient who can outlast With every piece that you takeYou question if you made a mistakeThe book I write will not misleadBut you need the patience to read If there is something I should showThen message me and let me knowThe game of chess should always be freeIf you take the time, I know you will agree

Hands on Labs to prepare you for a career in Linux or system engineering. Built by the Professional Linux User's Group to focus on exactly what the professional needs in the enterprise.

Unlock the power of YAML with this comprehensive guide! Whether you're just starting or looking to enhance your skills, From Zero to YAML offers step-by-step instructions, practical examples, and real-world applications to help you master this essential tool for DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and configuration management. Learn how to write, structure, and manipulate YAML files with ease, and apply it to modern technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and more. Ready to streamline your workflows and optimize your configurations? Dive into the world of YAML and transform the way you work with data!

When your database outgrows simple optimizations, it's time to think bigger. Lift the Elephant goes beyond query tuning to reveal actionable strategies for scaling PostgreSQL, from partitioning to high-availability architectures. Built on lessons from scaling Hubstaff, this is your playbook for navigating the challenges of database growth.

Need a quick introduction to running an effective EventStorming session? This book is a handy quick start guide for anyone wanting to learn how to facilitate an EventStorming session.

This book aims to be the comprehensive manual for type-level programming. It's about getting you from here to there---from a competent Haskell programmer to one who convinces the compiler to do their work for them.

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Learn CUDA programming from the ground up by understanding how GPUs really execute code. This book shows you how to write efficient kernels, optimize performance, and build high-performance applications for AI, scientific computing, image processing, and other demanding workloads on modern NVIDIA GPUs, including Blackwell.

Read a book, do some labs and take the exam!

Enjoy puzzles or have a passing interest in programming or know someone who does? This book is designed to be fun and entertaining while also introducing you to core computer science concepts.

The book provides a modern look at introductory Biostatistical concepts and the associated computational tools using the latest developments in computation and visualization in the R language environment. The book includes practical data analysis based on datasets that can be downloaded here: https://github.com/muschellij2/biostatmethods.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is the most widely used technique for investigating the living, functioning human brain as people perform tasks and experience mental states. This book covers the design, acquisition, and analysis of fMRI data.