Books

This book is for anyone who wants to start developing with Electron.js; No prior knowledge of other JavaScript frameworks is required, although you should know basic Node.js development, as well as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

In 2010, Joshua McAdams and I updated Joseph Hall's seminal book Effective Perl Programming for v5.10. We also set up a website to continue that work, and in the next 10 years we posted hundreds more articles, many of which explained new features that showed up after v5.10. I've collected and updated the items explicating those new features.

For both beginning and experienced programmers! From the author of the multi-award-winning Thinking in C++ and Thinking in Java and a Kotlin team member comes a book that breaks concepts into small, easy-to-digest "atoms," along with exercises supported by hints and solutions directly inside IntelliJ IDEA! Full support at www.AtomicKotlin.com.

Most network automation books stop at "here is a playbook that configures a VLAN." This one keeps going — through data models that survive their second year, rollouts that stop at the first device instead of the four hundredth, and the discipline that turns a repository of clever playbooks into something your colleague can run while you are on holiday.

The first book that addresses engineering management specifically for the AI-native era. Classic EM books like The Manager's Path and An Elegant Puzzle predate agentic coding tools — this one starts where they left off. Every chapter produces a concrete artifact: a hiring rubric, a performance calibration guide, a budget template, a rollout plan. By the end, you have a complete management playbook for leading engineering teams where agents write most of the code.

Using AI to code is easy. Using it without losing control — not so much.By week three, your project stops moving. The agent forgets decisions it made ten days ago. A change in auth breaks the dashboard. You spend more time re-explaining context than writing features. The code works, but only you know why — and you're not even sure you remember all of it.That's vibe coding hitting its ceiling.Spec-Driven Development is the method that replaces the chaos with a spec the AI actually executes. Not a ceremonial document. A working artifact: PRD, issues, tests, code — all traceable, all connected, all in the right order.This book shows you:How to grill your own idea before writing a single promptHow to write a PRD the AI won't misinterpretThe 7 phases that turn an idea into working softwareHow to use GitHub SpecKit and openSpec (and when not to)How to work this way in a team without slowing downThe 5 anti-patterns that destroy every spec22,000 words. 13 chapters. 5 appendices with ready-to-copy templates.No theory dumps. No filler. Just the method.

Troubleshooting Linux systems can feel like solving a mystery—but the right strategies make all the difference. This ebook teaches practical techniques, tools, and real-world approaches that help you diagnose problems faster and fix them with confidence.

Now we have made it to the kernel. Let's assume you have a chip, any chip, from the suppliers we've just discussed. You might choose to manually load a kernel onto that chip, using a GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) to load (or strap) the kernel, and pass all permissions over to it. It is the animus in the machine. There are many different kernels, but they share one interesting characteristic to security: they run with the highest level of access, mediating interactions between user applications and the physical chips. A good kernel will handle low-level tasks like CPU scheduling, memory allocation, device input/output, and system calls. It is the bridge between software and hardware: if the kernel fails to load or crashes, the entire system will halt. To make this level of access a bit safer, the kernel is designed to be always resident in memory, and execute in a protected mode that is isolated from applications. This prevents damage to core system data...

Unlock the secrets of high-performing tech organizations with 'All Hands on Tech.' Drawing from 40+ years of experience across corporate giants and digital-native companies, this guide offers battle-tested strategies to transform your software development process, boost innovation, and deliver real business value at scale. Learn how to:• Align your tech strategy with business goals• Structure teams for maximum impact and innovation• Implement agile and DevOps practices at scale• Foster a culture that attracts and retains top talent• Deliver value consistently and rapidly Whether you're a CTO, engineering manager, or aspiring tech leader, you'll find actionable insights to transform your organization. This Minimum Viable Book (MVB) is a work in progress, inviting community input to shape its evolution into an indispensable resource for tech leadership.

An easy-to-use practical handbook to accelerate your technical documentation writing skills. Perfect for techies and technical writers alike, this book is your ticket to mastering the art of Docs as Code in a practical way. Get ready for a hands-on journey with tons of coding examples!

The second volume in a series on how to use flow metrics and analytics to get the predictability your customers crave.

Written for facilitators or coaches who need situational pointers in workplace settings,"The Visual Coach Handbook" is: A quick reference with a theme-based lookup system. It contains inspiring real-world examples where simple visuals are used to create more engaging workshops, meetings, and higher quality conversations. I’m pretty proud of this book you're about to hold in your hands. In these pages, I’m sharing some really personal stories of how I’ve used visuals to coach myself and my teams through tough spots. My hope is that it inspires you to grab a pen or an iPad and use simple visuals to help others, and even yourself, get from where you are to where you want to be. I get asked a lot for templates of the visuals I use. This book is more than a dictionary of templates. It’s got the building blocks of visual coaching that will help you be a better: • Note-taker• Communicator• Worker / Contributor • Manager• Coach• Facilitator • Consultant 

The definitive guide on Lean-Agile forecasting that gives you all the tools you need in order to answer your customers' most important question.

Explore the power of Rust with "Rust Projects: Write a Redis Clone". This hands-on guide takes you through building a Redis-inspired database from the ground up, introducing key programming concepts like TCP connections, the RESP protocol, and concurrency. Following the CodeCrafters challenge, this book gradually builds your skills, making complex topics accessible. Whether you're new to Rust or looking to deepen your understanding, this project-based journey offers practical, real-world insights into modern systems programming. The book contains 40% discount code for CodeCrafters.io!