Book Watch Archive


Broad Band (Portfolio)
Wednesday, 14 March 2018

With the subtitle "The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet"  this book looks at the women who have been involved in important waves in technology described byt author Claire L. Evans as unsung female heroes. Women in the book include Grace Hopper, the tenacious mathematician who led the charge for machine-independent programming languages after World War II, Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler, the one-woman Google who kept the earliest version of the Internet online, and Stacy Horn, who ran one of the first-ever social networks on a shoestring out of her New York City apartment in the 1980s.

<ASIN:0735211752>

 
Cloud Native Programming with Golang (Packt)
Monday, 12 March 2018

The book looks at microservices and cloud computing using Go. Authors Mina Andrawos and Martin Helmich start by covering the software architectural patterns of cloud applications, as well as practical concepts regarding how to scale, distribute, and deploy those applications. The book also shows how to build a JavaScript-based front-end for your application, using TypeScript and React.  AWS is also covered to show how commercial cloud offerings work.

<ASIN:178712598X>

 
Machine Learning and Security (O'Reilly)
Thursday, 08 March 2018

This book provides a framework for discussing the interaction of two concepts: machine learning and security. Authors Clarence Chio and David Freeman examine a broad range of topics in the security space, and provide examples of how machine learning can be applied to augment or replace rule-based or heuristic solutions to problems like intrusion detection, malware classification, or network analysis. In addition to exploring the core machine learning algorithms and techniques, the authors focus on the challenges of building maintainable, reliable, and scalable data mining systems in the security space.

<ASIN:1491979909>

 
Murach's PHP and MySQL 3rd Ed (Murach)
Tuesday, 06 March 2018

This is the third edition of Murach's guide to the skills you need to develop database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Joel Murach shows how to use the latest versions of PHP, MySQL (or MariaDB), and the Apache web server to build PHP applications. This edition covers PHP 7 enhancements like scalar data type declarations and improved error handling, as well as new operators and functions.

<ASIN:1943872384>

 
Deep Learning with R (Manning)
Monday, 05 March 2018

Deep Learning with R introduces the world of deep learning using the Keras library and its R language interface. Initially written for Python as Deep Learning with Python by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet and adapted for R by RStudio founder J. J. Allaire, this book builds your understanding of deep learning through intuitive explanations and practical examples

<ASIN:161729554X>

 
Learn Electronics with Arduino (Maker Media)
Thursday, 01 March 2018

This book is introduces physical computing with the Arduino microcontroller platform. No prior experience is required, not even an understanding of basic electronics. Authors Jody Culkin and Eric Hagan combine color illustrations, easy-to-follow explanations, and step-by-step instructions, the book takes the beginner from building simple circuits on a breadboard to setting up the Arduino IDE and downloading and writing sketches to run on the Arduino.

<ASIN:1680453742>

 
Node.js, MongoDB and Angular Web Development 2nd Ed (Addison-Wesley)
Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Updated for Angular 2, Angular 4, and subsequent versions, this new edition of Node.js, MongoDB and Angular Web Development shows you how to integrate these three technologies into complete working solutions. Authors Brad Dayley, Brendan Dayley and Caleb Dayley begin with concise tutorials on each technology and then quickly move on to building common web applications. You’ll learn how to use Node.js 

<ASIN:0134655532>

 
Bash Cookbook 2nd Ed (O'Reilly)
Monday, 26 February 2018

This cookbook provides more than 300 practical recipes for using Bash, the Unix shell that enables you to harness and customize the power of any Unix or Linux system. Authors Carl Albing and JP Vossen have updated this second edition to include recipes for a wide range of problems.  You’ll learn ways to handle input/output, file manipulation, program execution, administrative tasks, and many other challenges. Each recipe includes one or more scripting examples and a discussion of why the solution works.

<ASIN:1491975334>

 
Oracle JET for Developers (Packt)
Thursday, 22 February 2018

This book is a practical guide to the Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit (JET) and how you can use it to develop efficient client-side applications. Author Raja Malleswara Rao Pattamsetti starts with individual libraries, such as jQuery, Cordova, and Require.js, before moving on to the JavaScript libraries created by Oracle for cloud developers. Examples show how to use these tools to create a working backend application with these libraries.

<ASIN:1787284743>

 
D3.js in Action 2nd Ed (Manning)
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Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Subtitled "Data visualization with JavaScript", this guide to the D3 JavaScript library that shows how the API can be used for data visualization over HTML, CSS, and SVG has been completely updated. Author Elijah Meeks shows how to start with a structure, dataset, or algorithm; mix in D3; then programmatically generate static, animated, or interactive images that scale to any screen or browser.

<ASIN:1617294489>

 
Data Science on the Google Cloud Platform (O'Reilly)
Monday, 19 February 2018

This book shows how to apply sophisticated statistical and machine learning methods to real-world problems when building on top of the Google Cloud Platform. Author Valliappa Lakshmanan shows developers entering the data science field how to implement an end-to-end data pipeline, using statistical and machine learning methods and tools on the Google Cloud Platform. Throughout the book you’ll work through a sample business decision by employing a variety of data science approaches.

<ASIN:1491974567>

 
mBot for Makers (Make)
Thursday, 15 February 2018

With the subtitle "Conceive, Construct, and Code Your Own Robots at Home or in the Classroom" Andrew Carle and Rick Schertle have written this book for parents, kids and teachers who want to start with a robust robotics platform and then take it to the next level. The mBot robotics platform is a hugely popular kit because of the quality of components and price. At its heart is mCorea powerful Arduino-based microcontroller that can do many things without soldering or breadboarding.

<ASIN:1680452967>

 
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