Books

Want to get started with competitive programming? Tired of reading cryptic code? Tired of not knowing which problems to solve next to improve? Not learning much from problems that you solve? ("Every problem looks so different :( ") We've got your back! This book is your jump-start guide into competitive programming!

What if you could communicate about the work your team does, as fast as the work itself happens? What if you could make busy people pay attention to the progress your team is making, without overloading them with too much detail? What if organisations could communicate more like humans do? This book has the answers.

Dive into NLP, deep learning, knowledge representation, and semantic web technologies. All of my Leanpub books, including this book, can be read for FREE on my web site: https://markwatson.com/

Get started with Test-Driven Development (write tests before the code), Build Automation (make the overall process of compilation and testing automatic with Maven), and Continuous Integration (commit changes and a server will perform the whole build of your code). Using Java, Eclipse, and their ecosystems.

Learn how to host your own eSports tournament from scratch!

Uncover the fundamentals of GPU architecture and assembly programming with Advanced GPU Assembly Programming, a resource designed for enthusiasts and professionals who want to explore the intricate workings of modern GPUs. This book is not a step-by-step manual but a gateway to understanding GPU architecture and assembly programming at a foundational level. It’s ideal for readers who are ready to invest their own effort to experiment and grow their expertise.

GPU Parallel Computing: From Basics to Breakthroughs — A Technical Guide to GPU Programming If you want to understand how modern GPUs work and how to use them effectively for high-performance workloads, this book provides the technical foundation required.This book assumes no prior exposure to GPU internals; however, a working knowledge of electronics and general computer architecture is recommended. It is written for students, engineers, researchers, and data scientists who are new to GPU architecture and parallel programming and want a rigorous introduction before progressing into optimization and large-scale GPU systems.

In a time when narratives move faster than facts and politics unfolds across screens, networks, and data streams, Codex Politica serves as a clear, non-partisan guide to understanding modern power. This resource manual teaches readers how to research politics with discipline—how to evaluate sources, verify information, interpret law and policy, track global events, and recognize influence campaigns and digital propaganda.

Practical, safe AI for people who actually run networks.

Gestalten Sie den Umgang mit den Dokumenten in Ihrem Projekt. Dokumente per E-Mail zu versenden ist ineffizient: Es füllt unsere Postfächer, verursacht Wartezeiten und Fehler. Lesen Sie in diesem Leitfaden, wie Sie für verschiedenen Projekttypen eine gemeinsame Ablage einrichten.

This book is a valuable resource for beginners and experienced Python developers, emphasizing that magic methods are not just syntactic sugar, but powerful tools that can significantly improve the functionality and performance of Python code when used correctly.

Unlock the full potential of modern Angular with Signals ... now stable in Angular v22. Angular's reactivity model is going through its biggest shift yet, and Signals are at the heart of it: simpler, faster, more predictable apps. This fully updated guide takes you from the fundamentals to advanced mastery ... the core signal, computed, and effect, the new linkedSignal, resource/httpResource, and Signal Forms ... plus a practical path for migrating off Zone.js and RxJS.

What the compiler is really doing

This book collects three essays I wrote in 2022 about the NetBSD operating system about binary formats and upgrades by building from source.