Book Watch Archive


Deep Learning with JavaScript (Manning)
Wednesday, 04 March 2020

Written by the main authors of the TensorFlow library, Shanqing Cai, Stan Bileschi and Eric Nielsen, this book, subtitled "Neural networks in TensorFlow.js" shows what the library might be used for along with in-depth instruction for deep learning apps in JavaScript. The authors show how to use TensorFlow.js to build deep learning models that run directly in the browser. Examples featuring text analysis, speech processing, image recognition, and self-learning game AI, are used to illustrate the basics of deep learning along with more advanced concepts, like retraining existing models for transfer learning and image generation.

<ASIN:1617296171>

 
Practical C Programming (Packt)
Monday, 02 March 2020

This book shows how to get hands-on with various tasks, covering fundamental as well as complex C programming concepts for making real-life applications. Author B. M. Harwani starts with recipes for arrays, strings, user-defined functions, and pre-processing directives. The book then moves on to learning pointers, file handling, concurrency, networking, and inter-process communication (IPC).

<ASIN:1838641106>

 
SQL Database Programming 5th Ed (Questing Vole Press)
Friday, 28 February 2020

This best-selling guide will get you up and running with SQL. Author Chris Fehily introduces general concepts, practical answers, and clear explanations of what the various SQL statements can do. Formatted SQL code listings help you see the elements and structure of the language.

<ASIN:1937842479>

 
gRPC: Up and Running (O'Reilly)
Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Subtitled "Building Cloud Native Applications with Go and Java for Docker and Kubernetes", this book shows how the gRPC interprocess communication protocol is capable of connecting polyglot services in microservices architecture, while providing a rich framework for defining service contracts and data types. Authors Kasun Indrasiri and Danesh Kuruppu discuss the importance of gRPC in the context of microservices development complete with hands-on examples written in Go, Java, Node, and Python and cover essential techniques and best practices to use gRPC in production systems.

<ASIN:1492058335>

 
Introduction to Static Analysis (MIT Press)
Monday, 24 February 2020

This book, subtitled "An Abstract Interpretation Perspective", offers a self-contained introduction to static analysis, covering the basics of both theoretical foundations and practical considerations in the use of static analysis tools. Authors Xavier Rival and Kwangkeun Yi offer a quick and comprehensive introduction for nonspecialists.The text covers the mathematical foundations of static analysis, including semantics, semantic abstraction, and computation of program invariants. It also covers more advanced notions and techniques, including techniques for enhancing the cost-accuracy balance of analysis and abstractions for advanced programming features.

<ASIN:0262043416>

 
Modern Systems Programming with Scala Native (Pragmatic Programmer)
Friday, 21 February 2020

Subtitled "Write Lean, High-Performance Code without the JVM", this book shows how to carry out bare-metal systems programming with Scala Native, an ahead-of-time Scala compiler. Author Richard Whaling uses a series of projects to introduce the fundamental and powerful techniques of systems programming, one by one. The book starts from the foundations of systems programming, including pointers, arrays, strings, and memory management. Projects include using the UNIX socket API to write network client and server programs without the sort of frameworks higher-level languages rely on, and designing and implementing a modern, asynchronous microservice-style HTTP framework from scratch.

<ASIN:1680506226

 
Pro T-SQL 2019 (Apress)
Wednesday, 19 February 2020

This book, subtitled "Toward Speed, Scalability, and Standardization for SQL Server Developers" shows how to write T-SQL that performs fast and is easy to maintain. Author Elizabeth Noble also shows how to implement version control, testing, and deployment strategies. Hands-on examples show modern T-SQL practices and provide straightforward explanations. Attention is given to selecting the right data types and objects when designing T-SQL solutions.

<ASIN:1484255895>

 
Mastering Python Networking (Packt)
Monday, 17 February 2020

This updated edition of a guide to Python networking has been updated to cover Python 3 and including the latest on network data analysis, Cloud Networking, Ansible 2.8, and new libraries. Author Eric Chou shows how to use Python to interact with both legacy and API-enabled network devices. The books includes how to use high-level Python packages and frameworks to perform network automation tasks, monitoring, management, and enhanced network security followed by Azure and AWS Cloud networking. It ends with a look at using Jenkins for continuous integration as well as network testing tools.

<ASIN:1839214678>

 
Interactive Web-Based Data Visualization (Chapman & Hall)
Friday, 14 February 2020

This richly illustrated book that covers R, plotly, and shiny focuses on the process of programming interactive web graphics for multidimensional data analysis. Carson Sievert writes for the data analyst who wants to leverage the capabilities of interactive web graphics without having to learn web programming. Many R code examples illustrate how to tap the extensive functionality of these tools to enhance the presentation and exploration of data, and how to use these concepts and tools to generate more informative, engaging, and reproducible interactive graphics using free and open source software.

<ASIN:1138331457>

 
Programming in Scala 4th Ed (Artima Press)
Wednesday, 12 February 2020

This is the definitive book on Scala, the language for the Java platform that blends object-oriented and functional programming concepts. Co-authored by Martin Odersky, the designer of the Scala language, this book will teach you the Scala language and the ideas behind it. This fourth edition brings the entire book up to date, adding new material to cover changes in Scala 2.13, in particular the overhaul of collections, which it covers detail.

<ASIN:098153161X>

 
Black Hat Go (No Starch Press)
Monday, 10 February 2020

This book, subtitled "Go Programming For Hackers and Pentesters" explores the darker side of  Golang. Authors Tom Steele, Dan Kottmann, and Chris Patten show how a collection of short scripts will help you test your systems, build and automate tools to fit your needs, and improve your offensive security skillset. The book begins with a basic overview of Go's syntax and philosophy then move on to explore examples that you can use for tool development, including common network protocols like HTTP, DNS, and SMB.

<ASIN:1593278659>

 
Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days 8th Ed (Sams)
Friday, 07 February 2020

Completely updated for Java 11 and 12, this book teaches you about the Java language and how to use it to create applications for any computing environment. Author Rogers Cadenhead covers the knowledge and skills necessary to develop applications on your computer, web servers, and mobile devices. By the time you have finished the book, you’ll have well-rounded knowledge of Java and the Java class libraries

<ASIN:0672337959>

 
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