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Building Data Streaming Applications with Apache Kafka

Design, develop and streamline applications using Apache Kafka, Storm, Heron and Spark

by Manish Kumar, Chanchal Singh, Manisha Sethi, Anshul Joshi ...

Design and administer fast, reliable enterprise messaging systems with Apache KafkaKey Features\[\*\]Build efficient real-time streaming applications in Apache Kafka to process data streams of data\[\*\]Master the core Kafka APIs to set up Apache Kafka clusters and start writing message producers and consumers\[\*\]A comprehensive guide to help you get a solid grasp of the Apache Kafka concepts in ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Design and administer fast, reliable enterprise messaging systems with Apache KafkaKey Features\[\*\]Build efficient real-time streaming applications in Apache Kafka to process data streams of data\[\*\]Master the core Kafka APIs to set up Apache Kafka clusters and start writing message producers and consumers\[\*\]A comprehensive guide to help you get a solid grasp of the Apache Kafka concepts in
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Designing for the Digital Age

How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services

by Kim Goodwin ...

Whether you’re designing consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise Web apps, or new ways to check out at the supermarket, today’s digitally-enabled products and services provide both great opportunities to deliver compelling user experiences and great risks of driving your customers crazy with complicated, confusing technology.Designing successful products and services in the digital age ... Read more

$56.00 USD

Whether you’re designing consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise Web apps, or new ways to check out at the supermarket, today’s digitally-enabled products and services provide both great opportunities to deliver compelling user experiences and great risks of driving your customers crazy with complicated, confusing technology.Designing successful products and services in the digital age
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Designing AI Interfaces

Design Principles for Creative and Autonomous AI

by Louise Macfadyen ...

Designing AI Interfaces is a practical, design-first guide for product teams building with large language models and autonomous systems.As artificial intelligence becomes central to modern product design, UX professionals must adapt their toolkits to meet new demands. In Designing AI Interfaces, senior product designer Louise Macfadyen offers a timely, practice-oriented guide for building ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Designing AI Interfaces is a practical, design-first guide for product teams building with large language models and autonomous systems.As artificial intelligence becomes central to modern product design, UX professionals must adapt their toolkits to meet new demands. In Designing AI Interfaces, senior product designer Louise Macfadyen offers a timely, practice-oriented guide for building
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DAX Patterns

Second Edition

by Marco Russo, Alberto Ferrari ...

A pattern is a general, reusable solution to a frequent or common challenge. This book is the second edition of the most comprehensive collection of ready-to-use solutions in DAX, that you can use in Microsoft Power BI, Analysis Services Tabular, and Power Pivot for Excel.The book includes the following patterns: Time-related calculations, Standard time-related calculations, Month-related ... Read more

$28.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A pattern is a general, reusable solution to a frequent or common challenge. This book is the second edition of the most comprehensive collection of ready-to-use solutions in DAX, that you can use in Microsoft Power BI, Analysis Services Tabular, and Power Pivot for Excel.The book includes the following patterns: Time-related calculations, Standard time-related calculations, Month-related
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Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn

Develop machine learning and deep learning models with Python

by Sebastian Raschka, Yuxi (Hayden) Liu, Vahid Mirjalili ...

This book of the bestselling and widely acclaimed Python Machine Learning series is a comprehensive guide to machine and deep learning using PyTorch s simple to code framework. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn applied machine learning with a solid foundation in theoryClear, intuitive explanations take you deep into the theory and practice ... Read more

$39.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book of the bestselling and widely acclaimed Python Machine Learning series is a comprehensive guide to machine and deep learning using PyTorch s simple to code framework. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.Key FeaturesLearn applied machine learning with a solid foundation in theoryClear, intuitive explanations take you deep into the theory and practice
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Introducing Markdown and Pandoc

Using Markup Language and Document Converter

by Thomas Mailund ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover how to write manuscripts in Markdown and translate them with Pandoc into different output formats. You’ll use Markdown to annotate text formatting information with a strong focus on semantic information: you can annotate your text with information about where chapters and sections start, but not how chapter and heading captions should be formatted. As a result, you’ll decouple the ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Discover how to write manuscripts in Markdown and translate them with Pandoc into different output formats. You’ll use Markdown to annotate text formatting information with a strong focus on semantic information: you can annotate your text with information about where chapters and sections start, but not how chapter and heading captions should be formatted. As a result, you’ll decouple the
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Beginning Bazel

Building and Testing for Java, Go, and More

by P.J. McNerney ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Discover Bazel, a new build and software test set of tools for today's programmers and developers. This book shows you how to speed up your builds and tests, and how to use Bazel in the context of your favorite programming language. You'll see that the languages and SDKs supported include Java, Android, iOS, and Go.What You Will LearnUse Bazel as a build toolTest software with BazelWork with Java, ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Discover Bazel, a new build and software test set of tools for today's programmers and developers. This book shows you how to speed up your builds and tests, and how to use Bazel in the context of your favorite programming language. You'll see that the languages and SDKs supported include Java, Android, iOS, and Go.What You Will LearnUse Bazel as a build toolTest software with BazelWork with Java,
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Learning TensorFlow.js

by Gant Laborde ...

Given the demand for AI and the ubiquity of JavaScript, TensorFlow.js was inevitable. With this Google framework, seasoned AI veterans and web developers alike can help propel the future of AI-driven websites. In this guide, author Gant Laborde (Google Developer Expert in machine learning and the web) provides a hands-on end-to-end approach to TensorFlow.js fundamentals for a broad technical ... Read more

$34.59 USD

Given the demand for AI and the ubiquity of JavaScript, TensorFlow.js was inevitable. With this Google framework, seasoned AI veterans and web developers alike can help propel the future of AI-driven websites. In this guide, author Gant Laborde (Google Developer Expert in machine learning and the web) provides a hands-on end-to-end approach to TensorFlow.js fundamentals for a broad technical
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Better Onboarding

Effective Strategies for Guiding New Users

by Krystal Higgins ...

When users try your product or service for the first time, what encourages them to come back? Onboarding can make the difference between abandoned accounts and devoted use-if we design it as a holistic, ongoing process.Krystal Higgins demonstrates how the best onboarding experiences guide people as they interact, helping them follow their own path to success. Gain practical strategies and ... Read more

$14.29 USD

When users try your product or service for the first time, what encourages them to come back? Onboarding can make the difference between abandoned accounts and devoted use-if we design it as a holistic, ongoing process.Krystal Higgins demonstrates how the best onboarding experiences guide people as they interact, helping them follow their own path to success. Gain practical strategies and
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Feedback Control for Computer Systems

Introducing Control Theory to Enterprise Programmers

by Philipp K. Janert ...

How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you’ll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more ... Read more

$24.49 USD

How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you’ll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more
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For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes - Book 1: A quick start guide to run R

For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes

by Cy Tek ...

Series Book 1 - For Beginners: Step into R world in 60 minutes
As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management ... Read more

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As AI, deep learning and data science have become the hot topics in I.T. industry, learning some powerful data manipulating tools would be essential for your technical skill building, career development and also your interest.R is a programming language and environment commonly used in statistical computing, data analysts and scientific research.Do you want to understand more about data management
... Read more
Computation and the Humanities

Towards an Oral History of Digital Humanities

by Julianne Nyhan, Andrew Flinn ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book addresses the application of computing to cultural heritage and the discipline of Digital Humanities that formed around it. Digital Humanities research is transforming how the Human record can be transmitted, shaped, understood, questioned and imagined and it has been ongoing for more than 70 years. However, we have no comprehensive histories of its research trajectory or its ... Read more

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This book addresses the application of computing to cultural heritage and the discipline of Digital Humanities that formed around it. Digital Humanities research is transforming how the Human record can be transmitted, shaped, understood, questioned and imagined and it has been ongoing for more than 70 years. However, we have no comprehensive histories of its research trajectory or its
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AI Mastery for Finance Professionals

Foundations, Techniques, and Applications

by Glenn Hopper ...

Are you ready to harness the transformative power of AI in finance?AI Mastery for Finance Professionals is the definitive guide for navigating the AI revolution that is reshaping the financial landscape. This book demystifies complex concepts and equips you with the knowledge and tools to leverage AI for smarter decision-making, improved risk management, and unparalleled innovation. As AI removes ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Are you ready to harness the transformative power of AI in finance?AI Mastery for Finance Professionals is the definitive guide for navigating the AI revolution that is reshaping the financial landscape. This book demystifies complex concepts and equips you with the knowledge and tools to leverage AI for smarter decision-making, improved risk management, and unparalleled innovation. As AI removes
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Beginning COBOL for Programmers

by Michael Coughlan ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise ... Read more

$80.09 USD

Beginning COBOL for Programmers is a comprehensive, sophisticated tutorial and modular skills reference on the COBOL programming language for established programmers. This book is for you if you are a developer who would like to—or must—add COBOL to your repertoire. Perhaps you recognize the opportunities presented by the current COBOL skills crisis, or are working in a mission critical enterprise
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Deciphering Data Architectures

Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh

by James Serra ...

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they're also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion. This practical book provides a guided tour of these architectures to help data professionals understand the pros and cons of each.James Serra, big data and data ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Data fabric, data lakehouse, and data mesh have recently appeared as viable alternatives to the modern data warehouse. These new architectures have solid benefits, but they're also surrounded by a lot of hyperbole and confusion. This practical book provides a guided tour of these architectures to help data professionals understand the pros and cons of each.James Serra, big data and data
... Read more
The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts: How to Design, Present, and Communicate Data Insights with Clarity and Impact

Data Analytics, #6

by SM Hanif ...

Series Book 6 - Data Analytics
Unlock the ability to turn raw data into meaningful, visually compelling stories that capture attention and drive smarter decisions. "The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts" is your complete guide to mastering the skills today's data-driven world demands—clear communication, powerful storytelling, and visuals that transform complex analysis into actionable insight.Whether you're an ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the ability to turn raw data into meaningful, visually compelling stories that capture attention and drive smarter decisions. "The Art of Data Visualization for Data Analysts" is your complete guide to mastering the skills today's data-driven world demands—clear communication, powerful storytelling, and visuals that transform complex analysis into actionable insight.Whether you're an
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Practical Fraud Prevention

Fraud and AML Analytics for Fintech and eCommerce, Using SQL and Python

by Gilit Saporta, Shoshana Maraney ...

Over the past two decades, the booming ecommerce and fintech industries have become a breeding ground for fraud. Organizations that conduct business online are constantly engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with these invaders. In this practical book, Gilit Saporta and Shoshana Maraney draw on their fraud-fighting experience to provide best practices, methodologies, and tools to help you detect and ... Read more

$41.09 USD

Over the past two decades, the booming ecommerce and fintech industries have become a breeding ground for fraud. Organizations that conduct business online are constantly engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with these invaders. In this practical book, Gilit Saporta and Shoshana Maraney draw on their fraud-fighting experience to provide best practices, methodologies, and tools to help you detect and
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The Enterprise Big Data Lake

Delivering the Promise of Big Data and Data Science

by Alex Gorelik ...

The data lake is a daring new approach for harnessing the power of big data technology and providing convenient self-service capabilities. But is it right for your company? This book is based on discussions with practitioners and executives from more than a hundred organizations, ranging from data-driven companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook, to governments and traditional corporate ... Read more

$48.99 USD

The data lake is a daring new approach for harnessing the power of big data technology and providing convenient self-service capabilities. But is it right for your company? This book is based on discussions with practitioners and executives from more than a hundred organizations, ranging from data-driven companies such as Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook, to governments and traditional corporate
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Building Cross-Platform GUI Applications with Fyne

Create beautiful, platform-agnostic graphical applications using Fyne and the Go programming language

by Andrew Williams ...

Understand how to use the Fyne toolkit to build exciting apps for a range of devices and deploy them effectivelyKey FeaturesLearn how to use standard widgets, dialogs, and layouts as well as how to build your ownUnderstand how to develop an app and package and distribute it to different operating systems and app storesExplore the design principles and vision of the Fyne toolkit and how that may ... Read more

$27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Understand how to use the Fyne toolkit to build exciting apps for a range of devices and deploy them effectivelyKey FeaturesLearn how to use standard widgets, dialogs, and layouts as well as how to build your ownUnderstand how to develop an app and package and distribute it to different operating systems and app storesExplore the design principles and vision of the Fyne toolkit and how that may
... Read more
Designing Data Visualizations

Representing Informational Relationships

by Noah Iliinsky, Julie Steele ...

Data visualization is an efficient and effective medium for communicating large amounts of information, but the design process can often seem like an unexplainable creative endeavor. This concise book aims to demystify the design process by showing you how to use a linear decision-making process to encode your information visually.Delve into different kinds of visualization, including infographics ... Read more

$10.69 USD

Data visualization is an efficient and effective medium for communicating large amounts of information, but the design process can often seem like an unexplainable creative endeavor. This concise book aims to demystify the design process by showing you how to use a linear decision-making process to encode your information visually.Delve into different kinds of visualization, including infographics
... Read more
Designing Agentive Technology

AI That Works for People

by Christopher Noessel ...

Advances in narrow artificial intelligence make possible agentive systems that do things directly for their users (like, say, an automatic pet feeder). They deliver on the promise of user-centered design, but present fresh challenges in understanding their unique promises and pitfalls. Designing Agentive Technology provides both a conceptual grounding and practical advice to unlock agentive ... Read more

$30.59 USD

Advances in narrow artificial intelligence make possible agentive systems that do things directly for their users (like, say, an automatic pet feeder). They deliver on the promise of user-centered design, but present fresh challenges in understanding their unique promises and pitfalls. Designing Agentive Technology provides both a conceptual grounding and practical advice to unlock agentive
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OS X Mavericks: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue ...

What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad? OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Its 200 new features include Mac versions of iPad goodies like Maps, iBooks, and iTunes Radio—but not a single page of instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the expertise and humor that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for over 11 years straight.The important stuff you need to know:Big-ticket changes. ... Read more

$24.49 USD

What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad? OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Its 200 new features include Mac versions of iPad goodies like Maps, iBooks, and iTunes Radio—but not a single page of instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the expertise and humor that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for over 11 years straight.The important stuff you need to know:Big-ticket changes.
... Read more
The 10-Second Customer Journey

The CXO’s playbook for growing and retaining customers in a digital world

by Todd Unger ...

You've Got 10 seconds to Win or Lose a Customer. This is the Ultimate Guide to Rapid Conversion in Digital Marketing.The customer landscape has transformed, and marketers, advertisers, and business owners must adapt to a world where buying decisions are made in seconds, not months or days. The biggest obstacle? FRICTION. Those who can minimize friction and guide potential buyers swiftly through ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You've Got 10 seconds to Win or Lose a Customer. This is the Ultimate Guide to Rapid Conversion in Digital Marketing.The customer landscape has transformed, and marketers, advertisers, and business owners must adapt to a world where buying decisions are made in seconds, not months or days. The biggest obstacle? FRICTION. Those who can minimize friction and guide potential buyers swiftly through
... Read more
Real-World Next.js

Build scalable, high-performance, and modern web applications using Next.js, the React framework for production

by Michele Riva ...

Learn how to use Next.js for building web apps without compromising performance, user experience, and developer happiness Key Features • Develop scalable web applications using Next.js • Use Next.js as a frontend for existing backends and e-commerce websites and understand how to implement it with any headless CMS • Deploy Next.js on different platforms, such as Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS, or ... Read more

$32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to use Next.js for building web apps without compromising performance, user experience, and developer happiness Key Features • Develop scalable web applications using Next.js • Use Next.js as a frontend for existing backends and e-commerce websites and understand how to implement it with any headless CMS • Deploy Next.js on different platforms, such as Vercel, DigitalOcean, and AWS, or
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