Books

Dive Deep into the Peak of .NET Performance. To truly optimize, you must understand the hardware and the runtime. From benchmarking basics to low-level mastery—reshape the way you write C#.

Non sei un computer difettoso. Sei un essere umano che ha solo bisogno di ritrovare la sua Luce.

Discover the complete world of Scala programming in one comprehensive encyclopedia. SCALAPEDIA takes you from language fundamentals to advanced functional programming, covering Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO, design patterns, architectural patterns, and performance optimization. With over 85 chapters spanning 10 major parts, this is the definitive guide for mastering Scala and building enterprise-grade applications. Whether you're starting your Scala journey or looking to deepen your expertise, SCALAPEDIA is your complete reference for modern functional programming in Scala.

Every .map(), .filter(), and .collect() you write is built on a single method: next(). This book shows you what's underneath — and what you can build on top.

Learn to create native Android apps with Jetpack Compose and Kotlin. This practical guide takes you from scratch to building a complete app with navigation and animations.

Brain exhausted by an infinite loop of thoughts? Learn the ancient art of a "Total System Reset."

A Unified Theory of Influence—From Ancient Persuaders to AI Futures Influence is everywhere: in the parent teaching a child, the advertiser crafting a message, the algorithm curating a feed, the state deploying propaganda. Yet we lack a comprehensive framework for understanding influence across these domains. This book provides one. Influencers and the Influenced integrates memetic theory—the study of cultural replicators—with persuasion psychology and network science to explain how ideas, beliefs, and behaviors spread through populations. The analysis spans from humanity’s earliest influencers (parents, priests, teachers) through the contemporary landscape of social media creators to speculative futures involving artificial intelligence and post-human cognition.

A practical, real-world guide to gathering software requirements with clarity, confidence, and precision. Learn proven techniques to eliminate ambiguity, reduce rework, and communicate effectively with clients and teams. Upgrade your skills now and stand out at work before poor requirements keep holding you back.

Throughout the book, we use a car-search platform as a unifying example. From ingestingdata about car listings to enriching, it with analytics and providing real-time search results, thisplatform showcases the challenges and opportunities of modern data platforms. By followingits journey, you will gain actionable insights that can be applied to a wide range of domains.Building the software platforms is not just about technology; it’s about solving real-worldproblems with creativity within the given guardrails both financial or engineering. This bookwill be guiding you through every phase of design, implementation, and evolution. Let’s buildthe future of data platforms together.

A beginner-friendly introduction to TypeScript for no-code and AI-assisted developers. Learn the fundamentals properly and build confidence beyond copy-paste code.

Aprende a crear apps nativas para Android con Jetpack Compose y Kotlin. Esta guía práctica te lleva desde cero hasta construir una aplicación completa con navegación y animaciones.

Modern tools are powerful.Our thinking is not always prepared for them.Automation reduces effort, but often replaces judgment.Speed creates relief, but not clarity.Systems solve tasks while quietly shaping decisions we never examine.Tools Beyond Limits is not a guide to using technology better.It is a guide to understanding where tools should stop—and where responsibility must remain human.This book explores why many digital products feel impressive yet leave users confused, dependent, or unsure. It examines AI, software, learning platforms, and automation through one lens: how tools influence thinking before outcomes appear.If you use modern tools daily and sense that something important is being lost beneath efficiency, this book is written for you.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with Java and Spring Boot allow you to standardize how your applications connect to AI assistants and LLMs by exposing internal data and functions as structured, tool-based endpoints. By leveraging the Spring AI framework, you can easily implement MCP protocols to securely bridge your business logic with intelligent agents. This approach simplifies integration, enabling your services to be dynamically discoverable and actionable within an AI-driven ecosystem.