Books

A long pull of functions, combinators, & decorators, written in modern JavaScript.

Sourcegraph is a code search engine that shows you documentation and real-world usage examples for hundreds of thousands of libraries written in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, and Go.

Trailblazer introduces several new abstraction layers into Rails. It gives developers structure and architectural guidance and finally answers the question of "Where do I put this kind of code?" in Rails. This book walks you through a realistic development of a Rails application with Trailblazer and discusses every bloody aspect of it.

A practical guide for Go programming newbies. You will learn the mechanics of creating a package in Go.

¿A que dedica el tiempo el programador? Parece una pregunta para el capitán obvio. El programador dedicará la mayor parte de su tiempo a programar, ¿no? En cierta medida esa afirmación es cierta. De hecho, si no dedicara tiempo a programar no sería un programador. Sería otra cosa. Pero ...

Presentation and control of interactive maps for traditional Internet and mobile platforms is now in your hands using leaflet.js. This book is aimed at helping people get started with this awesome JavaScript library. You can download for free or donate if you feel like contributing to further development :-).

Production Go is the book about creating and maintaining modern production applications written in Go. It assumes prior programming knowledge, and is recommended for professional programmers.

This is the latest edition of my Java AI book. I am the author of 20+ books on programming and artificial intelligence - this is my most widely read and most popular book.

This book explains the philosophy behind Leanpub, from its origin in "a book is a startup" to the present form. Lean Publishing is the act of publishing an in-progress book using lightweight tools and many iterations to get reader feedback, pivot until you have the right book and build traction once you do.

London was supposed to hold the answers. Instead, it becomes a trap.When Arka and Maya arrive in the capital, their escort is captured, mechanical hounds stalk the streets, and invisible threads bind innocent people to the will of the Order of the Black Raven.Their only unexpected ally is Lady Vespera—the woman who nearly destroyed their home.Beneath the River Thames waits the Meridian Engine, a machine designed to turn an entire city into obedient puppets. It has remained silent for twelve years. Now its master has found the one person who can awaken it.Arka.To rescue their friend and uncover the truth about his family, Arka and Maya must enter the Order’s hidden stronghold. But unlocking the past could cost Arka his future—and Maya refuses to let her best friend become a machine’s sacrifice.Arka and the Meridian Engine brings The Gaslight Mysteries trilogy to its conclusion with dangerous inventions, difficult loyalties, and one final illusion that could give London back its freedom.An illustrated Victorian fantasy mystery about friendship, courage, and the right to choose your own path.English-language ebook · Book Three · 65-page PDF · Seven chapters · Seven interior illustrations Best read after Books One and Two.

A mysterious train. A stolen secret. An enemy who knows his name.Mistvale is finally warm again. For twelve-year-old Arka, life in the clock tower promises something unfamiliar: a home.Then a witness dies inside a locked cell, and a night train arrives carrying Lady Vespera—a mysterious aristocrat with a mechanical raven on her arm.She claims she has come to protect the town. But the Order of the Black Raven is hunting an ancient instrument that only Arka can awaken: the Obsidian Lens.Together with Maya, a brilliant young mechanic, and Inspector Vance, Arka must navigate abandoned railway tunnels, uncover a hidden betrayal, and defend the clock tower from an enemy who turns shadows into blades.The Lens can reveal invisible connections. It cannot tell him whom to trust.And the most dangerous secret may be the one his grandfather kept about him.Arka and the Shadow of the Black Raven is the second illustrated adventure in The Gaslight Mysteries, following Arka and the Stolen Heart of Mistvale. Enter a world of clockwork creatures, hidden magic, and friendships tested by secrets.