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Computers Book Summaries

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

by John MacCormick • 2012

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

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📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

by John MacCormick 2012 219 pages

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📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure 💻 How Computers Work 🕰️ Computer Science History

The Pentester BluePrint

by Phillip L. Wylie • 2020

A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.

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🔓 Penetration Testing 💼 Cybersecurity Careers 🗺️ Career Roadmaps 📜 Certification Guides 🧪 Home Labs

The Pentester BluePrint

A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.

by Phillip L. Wylie 2020 192 pages

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226 ratings

🔓 Penetration Testing 💼 Cybersecurity Careers 🗺️ Career Roadmaps 📜 Certification Guides 🧪 Home Labs

Networking for Dummies

by Doug Lowe • 2000

The jargon-free guide to building, securing, and fixing networks, from a single office to the cloud.

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💻 Computer Networking 🔒 Network Security 📶 Wireless Networking ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔧 Network Troubleshooting

Networking for Dummies

The jargon-free guide to building, securing, and fixing networks, from a single office to the cloud.

by Doug Lowe 2000 436 pages

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204 ratings

💻 Computer Networking 🔒 Network Security 📶 Wireless Networking ☁️ Cloud Computing 🔧 Network Troubleshooting

Head First Python

by Paul Barry • 2010

A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.

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🐍 Python Programming 🏛️ Social Control 🎭 Mass Persuasion 🧠 Perception Management 🧐 Critical Thinking

Head First Python

A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.

by Paul Barry 2010 491 pages

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🐍 Python Programming 🏛️ Social Control 🎭 Mass Persuasion 🧠 Perception Management 🧐 Critical Thinking

How Linux Works

by Brian Ward • 2004

Linux hides nothing. Its internals are legible, learnable, and waiting for you to take control.

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🐧 Linux Internals 💻 Operating Systems 🖥️ Command Line 📜 Shell Scripting 🔧 System Administration

How Linux Works

Linux hides nothing. Its internals are legible, learnable, and waiting for you to take control.

by Brian Ward 2004 368 pages

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🐧 Linux Internals 💻 Operating Systems 🖥️ Command Line 📜 Shell Scripting 🔧 System Administration

Learning Android

by Marko Gargenta • 2011

Android apps are built from four core components and a threading rule preventing sluggish UIs.

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🤖 Android Programming 🏛️ App Architecture 📱 Mobile Ui Design ⏳ Asynchronous Programming 🗄️ Data Persistence

Learning Android

Android apps are built from four core components and a threading rule preventing sluggish UIs.

by Marko Gargenta 2011 284 pages

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🤖 Android Programming 🏛️ App Architecture 📱 Mobile Ui Design ⏳ Asynchronous Programming 🗄️ Data Persistence

Quantum Computing for Everyone

by Chris Bernhardt • 2019

A guide that starts with a single qubit and ends with breaking RSA encryption.

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🧑‍💻 Quantum Computing ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🤖 Quantum Algorithms 🔐 Cryptography 🕸️ Entanglement

Quantum Computing for Everyone

A guide that starts with a single qubit and ends with breaking RSA encryption.

by Chris Bernhardt 2019 216 pages

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🧑‍💻 Quantum Computing ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🤖 Quantum Algorithms 🔐 Cryptography 🕸️ Entanglement

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk

by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2016

Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.

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🔐 Cybersecurity Risk 📊 Quantitative Risk Analysis 🧠 Decision Science 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📈 Risk Modeling

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk

Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.

by Douglas W. Hubbard 2016 342 pages

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🔐 Cybersecurity Risk 📊 Quantitative Risk Analysis 🧠 Decision Science 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📈 Risk Modeling

The C++ Programming Language

by Bjarne Stroustrup • 1986

Low-level speed meets high-level design. The definitive manual from C++'s creator.

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🖥️ Systems Programming 📖 Language Reference ♻️ Resource Management 🔧 Generic Programming 🧱 Object Oriented Design

The C++ Programming Language

Low-level speed meets high-level design. The definitive manual from C++'s creator.

by Bjarne Stroustrup 1986 1030 pages

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🖥️ Systems Programming 📖 Language Reference ♻️ Resource Management 🔧 Generic Programming 🧱 Object Oriented Design

Community Building on the Web

by Amy Jo Kim • 1999

Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.

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🏘️ Community Management 🎨 Community Design 🔄 Membership Models 🌱 User Onboarding 🎉 Community Rituals

Community Building on the Web

Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.

by Amy Jo Kim 1999 380 pages

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🏘️ Community Management 🎨 Community Design 🔄 Membership Models 🌱 User Onboarding 🎉 Community Rituals

Artificial Intelligence

by Harvard Business Review • 2019

Thirteen trillion dollars in AI-driven growth by 2030. The strategy for capturing it.

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♟️ Ai Strategy 🤖 Machine Learning 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration 🚀 Ai Adoption 👥 Workforce Transformation

Artificial Intelligence

Thirteen trillion dollars in AI-driven growth by 2030. The strategy for capturing it.

by Harvard Business Review 2019 182 pages

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♟️ Ai Strategy 🤖 Machine Learning 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration 🚀 Ai Adoption 👥 Workforce Transformation

Kingpin

by Kevin Poulsen • 2011

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

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🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Kingpin

Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.

by Kevin Poulsen 2011 288 pages

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🖥️ Cybercrime 💻 Computer Hacking 🕵️ Hacker Biography 🌐 Dark Web 🕵️‍♂️ Undercover Operations

Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies

by Kevin Beaver • 2004

Think like an attacker, test every entry point from Wi-Fi to the server room.

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🔐 Ethical Hacking 🛠️ Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Vulnerability Assessment

Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies

Think like an attacker, test every entry point from Wi-Fi to the server room.

by Kevin Beaver 2004 416 pages

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🔐 Ethical Hacking 🛠️ Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Vulnerability Assessment

Computer Systems

by Randal E. Bryant • 2002

Hardware and OS abstractions beneath your code: caching, concurrency, and the full systems stack.

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🏛️ Computer Architecture ⚙️ Systems Programming 🖥️ Operating Systems 🔢 Data Representation 🏎️ Performance Tuning

Computer Systems

Hardware and OS abstractions beneath your code: caching, concurrency, and the full systems stack.

by Randal E. Bryant 2002 978 pages

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🏛️ Computer Architecture ⚙️ Systems Programming 🖥️ Operating Systems 🔢 Data Representation 🏎️ Performance Tuning

Practical Packet Analysis

by Chris Sanders • 2007

Slow network, DNS failures, intruders: Wireshark finds the cause when dashboards cannot.

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📦 Packet Analysis 🔧 Network Troubleshooting 🦈 Wireshark 🔎 Network Forensics 🌐 TCP/IP

Practical Packet Analysis

Slow network, DNS failures, intruders: Wireshark finds the cause when dashboards cannot.

by Chris Sanders 2007 192 pages

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📦 Packet Analysis 🔧 Network Troubleshooting 🦈 Wireshark 🔎 Network Forensics 🌐 TCP/IP

Functional JavaScript

by Michael Fogus • 2013

Replace loops, mutable state, and nested callbacks with a functional style that composes cleanly.

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🧑‍💻 Functional Programming 📜 Javascript 🔒 Immutability 🔗 Function Composition 🔁 Recursion

Functional JavaScript

Replace loops, mutable state, and nested callbacks with a functional style that composes cleanly.

by Michael Fogus 2013 258 pages

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🧑‍💻 Functional Programming 📜 Javascript 🔒 Immutability 🔗 Function Composition 🔁 Recursion

The Zen of Social Media Marketing

by Shama Hyder • 2010

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

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📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

The Zen of Social Media Marketing

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

by Shama Hyder 2010 200 pages

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📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

Penetration Testing

by Georgia Weidman • 2014

Adopt an attacker's mindset and execute a full penetration test from recon to reporting, hands-on.

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🔐 Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🐧 Kali Linux 💣 Exploit Development 🎭 Social Engineering

Penetration Testing

Adopt an attacker's mindset and execute a full penetration test from recon to reporting, hands-on.

by Georgia Weidman 2014 528 pages

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🔐 Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🐧 Kali Linux 💣 Exploit Development 🎭 Social Engineering

We Are Anonymous

by Parmy Olson • 2012

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

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🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

We Are Anonymous

The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.

by Parmy Olson 2012 512 pages

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🏴 Hacktivist History 🌐 Digital Insurgency 🎭 Online Anonymity ✊ Networked Protest 🕵️ Undercover Operations

Java 8 in Action

by Raoul-Gabriel Urma • 2014

Replace anonymous inner classes with lambdas, iterate with streams, and fix broken dates.

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☕ Java Programming 🧠 Functional Programming 📈 Language Evolution 🔌 Api Design ⚡ Parallelism

Java 8 in Action

Replace anonymous inner classes with lambdas, iterate with streams, and fix broken dates.

by Raoul-Gabriel Urma 2014 394 pages

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☕ Java Programming 🧠 Functional Programming 📈 Language Evolution 🔌 Api Design ⚡ Parallelism

Fundamentals of Database Systems

by Shamkant B. Navathe • 1989

Before the database, there was a file. The conceptual leap that organizes the world's information.

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🗄️ Database Systems 📊 Data Modeling 🗃️ Relational Databases ⌨️ Query Languages 🧱 Database Architecture

Fundamentals of Database Systems

Before the database, there was a file. The conceptual leap that organizes the world's information.

by Shamkant B. Navathe 1989 1139 pages

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🗄️ Database Systems 📊 Data Modeling 🗃️ Relational Databases ⌨️ Query Languages 🧱 Database Architecture

Beautiful Architecture

by Diomidis Spinellis • 2008

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design 📜 Lisp 🔧 Unix Philosophy

Beautiful Architecture

Software guards its internals. Emacs shipped a Lisp interpreter and let users rewrite everything.

by Diomidis Spinellis 2008 426 pages

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🖥️ Emacs 📐 Software Design 📜 Lisp 🔧 Unix Philosophy

Management Information Systems

by Kenneth C. Laudon • 1996

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

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💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

Management Information Systems

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

by Kenneth C. Laudon 1996 736 pages

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💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

Building Evolutionary Architectures

by Neal Ford • 2017

F1's smallest team chose to lose for a year. Then its Russian money became radioactive overnight.

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🏎️ Formula One 🏆 Sports Leadership 📉 Underdog Strategy 🚨 Crisis Management 📋 Accountability Culture

Building Evolutionary Architectures

F1's smallest team chose to lose for a year. Then its Russian money became radioactive overnight.

by Neal Ford 2017 190 pages

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🏎️ Formula One 🏆 Sports Leadership 📉 Underdog Strategy 🚨 Crisis Management 📋 Accountability Culture

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth • 2010

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

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🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

by Evi Nemeth 2010 1327 pages

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🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes

by Ben Forta • 1999

Quick-start SQL: from data retrieval to secure virtual tables, all in ten-minute lessons.

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🧱 Database Management 🛢️ Sql For Beginners 🔨 Practical Sql 🔎 Data Retrieval 🔗 Relational Databases

Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes

Quick-start SQL: from data retrieval to secure virtual tables, all in ten-minute lessons.

by Ben Forta 1999 256 pages

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🧱 Database Management 🛢️ Sql For Beginners 🔨 Practical Sql 🔎 Data Retrieval 🔗 Relational Databases

Functional Programming in Java

by Venkat Subramaniam • 2013

Cleaner code, less boilerplate, effortless parallelism: the Java 8 lambda and streams playbook.

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🧱 Java Development 🔧 Functional Programming ☕ Modern Java 📖 Code Readability 🎨 Design Patterns

Functional Programming in Java

Cleaner code, less boilerplate, effortless parallelism: the Java 8 lambda and streams playbook.

by Venkat Subramaniam 2013 196 pages

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🧱 Java Development 🔧 Functional Programming ☕ Modern Java 📖 Code Readability 🎨 Design Patterns

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

by Oliver Theobald • 2017

How machine learning algorithms think, from regression to neural networks, no math required.

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🧠 Machine Learning 🧹 Data Preparation ⚖️ Model Evaluation 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🌳 Decision Trees

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

How machine learning algorithms think, from regression to neural networks, no math required.

by Oliver Theobald 2017 168 pages

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🧠 Machine Learning 🧹 Data Preparation ⚖️ Model Evaluation 🏷️ Supervised Learning 🌳 Decision Trees

Data And Computer Communications

by William Stallings • 1985

How signals become packets, and packets become the Internet: the classic text.

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🌐 Computer Networking 📡 Data Communications 📜 Protocol Architecture 🔗 Internet Protocols 🗂️ TCP/IP Model

Data And Computer Communications

How signals become packets, and packets become the Internet: the classic text.

by William Stallings 1985 878 pages

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🌐 Computer Networking 📡 Data Communications 📜 Protocol Architecture 🔗 Internet Protocols 🗂️ TCP/IP Model

Network Security Essentials

by William Stallings • 1999

The structured approach to network security: from cryptographic foundations to firewall perimeters.

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🔒 Network Security 🛡️ Information Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🎯 Threat Modeling 🧱 Perimeter Defense

Network Security Essentials

The structured approach to network security: from cryptographic foundations to firewall perimeters.

by William Stallings 1999 411 pages

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🔒 Network Security 🛡️ Information Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🎯 Threat Modeling 🧱 Perimeter Defense

Network Warrior

by Gary A. Donahue • 2007

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

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🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

Network Warrior

Spanning tree, auto-negotiation, EtherChannel: the real networking knowledge certification skipped.

by Gary A. Donahue 2007 576 pages

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🖥️ Computer Networking 🔄 Routing And Switching ⚙️ Network Administration 🌐 Real World Networking 🏢 Cisco Networking

How Computers Really Work

by Matthew Justice • 2020

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

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🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

How Computers Really Work

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

by Matthew Justice 2020 392 pages

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🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers 💻 Computing Fundamentals 🔧 How Things Work

Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross • 2023

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

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🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Hypermedia Systems

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

by Carson Gross 2023 548 pages

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🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design 🖥️ Server-Side Rendering 📋 Declarative UIs

Python for Kids

by Jason R. Briggs • 2012

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

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🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Python for Kids

Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.

by Jason R. Briggs 2012 345 pages

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🐍 Python Programming 🧒 Coding For Children 🐢 Turtle Graphics 🎮 Game Development 💻 Young Programmers

Violent Python

by T.J. O'Connor • 2012

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

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🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

Violent Python

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

by T.J. O'Connor 2012 288 pages

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🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

iCon

by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

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🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

iCon

Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.

by Jeffrey S. Young 2005 368 pages

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🚀 Startup Stories 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Design Thinking 👁️ Product Vision 💡 Innovation Culture

Machine Learning

by Ethem Alpaydin • 2016

From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.

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🧠 Machine Learning 🕸️ Neural Networks 🔬 Deep Learning 🎮 Reinforcement Learning 📈 Statistical Learning

Machine Learning

From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.

by Ethem Alpaydin 2016 230 pages

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🧠 Machine Learning 🕸️ Neural Networks 🔬 Deep Learning 🎮 Reinforcement Learning 📈 Statistical Learning

Understanding and Using C Pointers

by Richard Reese • 2013

Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.

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🖥️ C Programming 👉 Pointers In C 🧠 Memory Management ⚙️ System Programming 🗄️ Data Structures In C

Understanding and Using C Pointers

Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.

by Richard Reese 2013 223 pages

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🖥️ C Programming 👉 Pointers In C 🧠 Memory Management ⚙️ System Programming 🗄️ Data Structures In C

Deep Learning

by John D. Kelleher • 2019

Deep learning isn't clever math. It's simple neurons, wired at scale, learning from their mistakes.

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🔬 Deep Learning 🧠 Neural Networks 🤖 Machine Learning 📘 Ai Fundamentals 🔗 Connectionism

Deep Learning

Deep learning isn't clever math. It's simple neurons, wired at scale, learning from their mistakes.

by John D. Kelleher 2019 296 pages

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🔬 Deep Learning 🧠 Neural Networks 🤖 Machine Learning 📘 Ai Fundamentals 🔗 Connectionism

PHP and MySQL Web Development

by Luke Welling • 2003

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

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🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases 🗃️ Database Management 🖥️ Lamp Stack

PHP and MySQL Web Development

Build a database-backed site with PHP and MySQL: setup, queries, security, and path to production.

by Luke Welling 2003

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🔧 Backend Development 🐘 Php And Mysql 📊 Relational Databases 🗃️ Database Management 🖥️ Lamp Stack

The Second Coming of Steve Jobs

by Alan Deutschman • 2000

Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.

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🔄 Tech Turnarounds 🌉 Silicon Valley 🎭 Second Acts 🎨 Product Design ✨ Creative Perfectionism

The Second Coming of Steve Jobs

Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.

by Alan Deutschman 2000 352 pages

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🔄 Tech Turnarounds 🌉 Silicon Valley 🎭 Second Acts 🎨 Product Design ✨ Creative Perfectionism

The Art of SQL

by Stephane Faroult • 2006

SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.

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🗄️ Database Design 🚀 Query Optimization 🏭 Data Warehousing 📐 Relational Theory 🔍 Indexing Strategies

The Art of SQL

SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.

by Stephane Faroult 2006 370 pages

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🗄️ Database Design 🚀 Query Optimization 🏭 Data Warehousing 📐 Relational Theory 🔍 Indexing Strategies

More Joel on Software

by Joel Spolsky • 2008

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

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🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

More Joel on Software

Ship on schedule, hire developers who skip the job boards, and know when fixing beats rewriting.

by Joel Spolsky 2008 320 pages

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500+ ratings

🖥️ Software Development 👔 Engineering Management 🤝 Developer Culture 🛠️ Pragmatic Programming 🧹 Legacy Code

Cloud Architecture Patterns

by Bill Wilder • 2012

Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.

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☁️ Cloud Architecture 🔗 Distributed Systems ↔️ Horizontal Scaling 🧩 Stateless Design 🛡️ Fault Tolerance

Cloud Architecture Patterns

Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.

by Bill Wilder 2012 182 pages

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☁️ Cloud Architecture 🔗 Distributed Systems ↔️ Horizontal Scaling 🧩 Stateless Design 🛡️ Fault Tolerance

Linux for Beginners

by Jason Cannon • 2014

The Linux terminal from zero: what to type, how to connect, what never to delete.

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🐧 Linux Operating Systems 🔧 System Administration 💻 Command Line Basics 🛠️ Hands-On Guides 🌐 Remote Access

Linux for Beginners

The Linux terminal from zero: what to type, how to connect, what never to delete.

by Jason Cannon 2014 147 pages

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🐧 Linux Operating Systems 🔧 System Administration 💻 Command Line Basics 🛠️ Hands-On Guides 🌐 Remote Access

Programming C#

by Jesse Liberty • 2001

C# from the ground up: objects, events, Windows interfaces, and the database that drives them.

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🖥️ C# Programming 📦 .Net Framework 🧱 Object Orientation 📖 Language Reference 🪟 Desktop Development

Programming C#

C# from the ground up: objects, events, Windows interfaces, and the database that drives them.

by Jesse Liberty 2001 688 pages

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🖥️ C# Programming 📦 .Net Framework 🧱 Object Orientation 📖 Language Reference 🪟 Desktop Development

Machine Learning for Dummies

by John Paul Mueller • 2016

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

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🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Machine Learning for Dummies

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

by John Paul Mueller 2016 410 pages

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139 ratings

🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Computational Thinking

by Peter J. Denning • 2019

It is a 4,500-year-old practice that built modern science, yet most confuse it with just coding.

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💭 Computational Thinking 🕰️ History Of Computing 🎨 Design Thinking ⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

Computational Thinking

It is a 4,500-year-old practice that built modern science, yet most confuse it with just coding.

by Peter J. Denning 2019 246 pages

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💭 Computational Thinking 🕰️ History Of Computing 🎨 Design Thinking ⚙️ Software Engineering 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

Writing Secure Code

by Michael Howard • 2001

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

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🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

Writing Secure Code

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

by Michael Howard 2001 768 pages

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🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

Programming Elixir

by Dave Thomas • 2013

Master a language where the equals sign matches instead of assigns, and processes outnumber objects.

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🧑‍💻 Functional Programming ⚡ Concurrent Programming 🎭 Actor Model 🧊 Immutable Data 🎯 Pattern Matching

Programming Elixir

Master a language where the equals sign matches instead of assigns, and processes outnumber objects.

by Dave Thomas 2013 287 pages

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500+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Functional Programming ⚡ Concurrent Programming 🎭 Actor Model 🧊 Immutable Data 🎯 Pattern Matching

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