Название: Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials
Автор: Christopher Coutinho
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2023
Страниц: 346
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 10.1 MB

Embark on a transformative journey through the exciting world of Roblox Lua scripting with this comprehensive hands-on guide. Tailored to game developers, both seasoned and new, this book serves as your roadmap to mastering the art and science of Lua scripting within the dynamic Roblox Studio environment. You'll explore a wide spectrum of foundational concepts, including variables, functions, loops, tables, arrays, and more. Delve into advanced topics like raycasting, object-oriented programming with humanoids, and intricate leaderboard systems. Each chapter is crafted with real-world examples and step-by-step tutorials, empowering you to create engaging and interactive gameplay experiences. You'll gain profound insights into modularization, efficient coding practices, and techniques to optimize your scripts, paving the way to elevate your game development to an entirely new plane of creativity and complexity. You'll also discover sophisticated scripting concepts, such as custom events, and client-server communication. Invest in your future as a Roblox developer today, and let this book be your guide to crafting extraordinary gaming experiences. Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials provides the insight, tools, and guidance needed to shape your unique path in this thrilling domain of game development. This book is meticulously crafted to serve a diverse array of readers, ranging from complete beginners to intermediate developers.

Название: Learning C++ (MEAP v8)
Автор: Michael Haephrati, Ruth Haephrati
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2023
Страниц: 1310
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 188.5 MB

C++ is a serious programming language for important software. This friendly book makes it easy (and FUN!) to get started as a C++ programmer! Start here, and you’ll quickly be writing code, solving problems, and building real projects. Written for readers with only a beginning knowledge of computer programming, Learning C++ is the perfect way to get started with C++, including the new features of C++20. This engaging book eases the steep learning curve of C++ by using graphics, visual aids, and real-life analogies. Nothing is assumed. Authors Ruth and Michael Haephrati set a gentle pace perfect for easy learning. You’ll discover universal computer science principles that other learning resources often skip over. Start from the absolute basics, and you’ll steadily build strong programming skills step by step. Learning C++ teaches you how to program in C++ with confidence. You’ll begin your journey with the absolute basics, steadily building up your skills with the help of illustrations, flow charts, and lots of reusable code snippets. Michael Haephrati and Ruth Haephrati have over fifty years of experience between them, and have filled this hands-on guide with the kind of tips and tricks you learn from decades of professional programming. As you go, you’ll even get a glimpse beyond the basics with an introduction to next-step topics like multithreading and object-oriented design. For anyone new to C++. Some experience with programming basics is helpful.

Название: Job-Ready React (MEAP v1)
Автор: Morten Barklund
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2023
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Put React to work with this must-have professional collection of advanced React libraries, techniques, and tools. The React framework boasts a huge ecosystem of libraries and tools that can help you deliver incredible results efficiently. This guide explores exactly what React pros need to know to get the most out of React, from optimizing performance to even creating full-stack web applications. You’ll learn how to put NextJS, Remix, TypeScript, and more in your React toolbox. Job-Ready React sets you up with industry-standard React skills to build efficient and scalable applications. If you know the basics, this book will guide you through advanced component patterns, optimization techniques, and developer tooling. Each new skill is introduced and explained with hands-on examples, from a weather app to a Wordle clone. Learn to use TypeScript to confidently refactor your codebase, unlock reusable styles with CSS styled-components and other CSS-in-JS libraries, and work with cutting-edge technologies like NextJS and Remix. You’ll soon have the job-ready skills to tackle React projects like a pro!

Название: Tao of Node: Get from Beginner to Intermediate Node.js Development by Learning About Architecture, Tooling, Testing and Performance (2023 edition)
Автор: Alex Kondov
Издательство: Independently published
Год: June 11, 2022
Страниц: 200
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 67.6 MB

Tao of Node: Your Bridge from Beginner to Intermediate Node.js Development. Are you a beginner in Node.js, having grasped the fundamentals and now wondering where to go next? "Tao of Node" is crafted precisely for you, guiding you to the intermediate level by helping you understand the core principles of software design. This book doesn't teach Node.js from scratch; instead, it builds on the foundational knowledge you already have, steering you to form the right principles to excel in Node.js development. For beginners in Node.js who are eager to advance to the intermediate level. Developers who have a basic understanding of a router like Express and experience with any kind of database. Individuals who have undertaken a personal project and are looking to enhance it with the best practices in Node.js development.

Название: Applied Generative AI for Beginners: Practical Knowledge on Diffusion Models, ChatGPT, and Other LLMs
Автор: Akshay Kulkarni, Adarsha Shivananda, Anoosh Kulkarni, Dilip Gudivada
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2023
Страниц: 221
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 10.9 MB

This book provides a deep dive into the world of generative AI, covering everything from the basics of neural networks to the intricacies of large language models like ChatGPT and Google Bard. It serves as a one-stop resource for anyone interested in understanding and applying this transformative technology and is particularly aimed at those just getting started with generative AI. Applied Generative AI for Beginners is structured around detailed chapters that will guide you from foundational knowledge to practical implementation. It starts with an introduction to generative AI and its current landscape, followed by an exploration of how the evolution of neural networks led to the development of large language models. The book then delves into specific architectures like ChatGPT and Google Bard, offering hands-on demonstrations for implementation using tools like Sklearn. You’ll also gain insight into the strategic aspects of implementing generative AI in an enterprise setting, with the authors covering crucial topics such as LLMOps, technology stack selection, and in-context learning. The latter part of the book explores generative AI for images and provides industry-specific use cases, making it a comprehensive guide for practical application in various domains. For data scientists, AI practitioners, researchers and software engineers interested in generative AI and LLMs.

Название: Designing Microservices (MEAP v5)
Автор: S. Ramesh
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2023
Страниц: 251
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Start your microservices projects right! Choosing the best design patterns, tools, deployment strategies, and team structure will maximize innovation, agility, time to market, and reliability. Microservices designs allow individual components to be built and deployed as independent, single-purpose applications, each with its own data store. This approach can deliver business agility and software reliability, or it can easily flop without careful attention to APIs, communication, and cross-service concerns like transactions, state, and long-term maintenance. Designing Microservices teaches a reliable and repeatable design process to ensure you’re always getting the results you want from microservices. It introduces a lightweight DDD-inspired design tool that simplifies the modeling of your architecture that will be instantly familiar to anyone who’s worked with UML and responsibility mapping. You’ll learn to handle multi-faced commits across microservices, to refactor and deploy legacy apps without service downtime, and how to manage service patterns like consumer driven contracts. Easy-to-grok illustrations and explanations cut through the buzzwords and offer clear solutions for analytics, monitoring, testing, and more. For software architects, managers, analysts, and developers of all skill levels. No previous experience building microservices required.

Название: Unsupervised Learning with Generative AI (MEAP v7)
Автор: Vaibhav Verdhan
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2023
Страниц: 374
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Discover all-practical implementations of the key algorithms and models for handling unlabeled data. Full of case studies demonstrating how to apply each technique to real-world problems. Unsupervised Learning with Generative AI introduces mathematical techniques, key algorithms, and Python implementations that will help you build machine learning models for unannotated data. You’ll discover hands-off and unsupervised machine learning approaches that can still untangle raw, real-world datasets and support sound strategic decisions for your business. Don’t get bogged down in theory—the book bridges the gap between complex math and practical Python implementations, covering end-to-end model development all the way through to production deployment. You’ll discover the business use cases for machine learning and unsupervised learning, and access insightful research papers to complete your knowledge. Unsupervised Learning with Generative AI teaches you to apply a full spectrum of machine learning algorithms to raw data. You’ll master everything from kmeans and hierarchical clustering, to advanced neural networks like GANs and Restricted Boltzmann Machines. Each new algorithm is introduced with a case study for retail, aviation, banking, and more—and you’ll develop a Python solution to fix each of these real-world problems. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find quizzes, practice datasets, and links to research papers to help you lock in what you’ve learned and expand your knowledge. For developers and data scientists. Basic Python experience required.

Название: Чистый Python. Тонкости программирования для профи
Автор: Дэн Бейдер
Издательство: Питер
Год: 2024
Страниц: 288
Язык: русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 14.0 MB

Цель этой книги в том, чтобы сделать вас лучшим — более эффективным, более осведомленным, более практичным — разработчиком на языке Python. Вы, вероятно, задаетесь вопросом: а как чтение этой книги поможет мне всего этого достигнуть? «Чистый Python» — это не пошаговое учебное пособие по Python. И это не курс языка Python начального уровня. Если вы находитесь на начальных стадиях изучения этого языка, то в одиночку эта книга не превратит вас в профессионального разработчика на Python. Ее чтение, безусловно, окажет на вас благотворное влияние, но при этом вам обязательно нужно поработать с другими ресурсами, которые сформируют ваши основополагающие навыки программирования на Python. Вы извлечете из этой книги максимальную пользу, если в той или иной степени владеете языком Python и хотите перейти на следующий уровень. Она прекрасно поможет, если вы уже некоторое время программируете на Python и готовы пойти дальше, чтобы придать своим познаниям законченный вид и сделать свой программный код более питоновским. Чтение книги «Чистый Python. Тонкости программирования для профи» также окажет бесценную помощь, если у вас уже имеется опыт работы с другими языками программирования и вы надеетесь поскорее разобраться в тонкостях языка Python.

Название: Distributed Machine Learning Patterns (Final Release)
Автор: Yuan Tang
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2024
Страниц: 248
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

Practical patterns for scaling Machine Learning from your laptop to a distributed cluster. Distributed Machine Learning Patterns teaches you how to scale Machine Learning models from your laptop to large distributed clusters. In it, you’ll learn how to apply established distributed systems patterns to Machine Learning projects, and explore new ML-specific patterns as well. Firmly rooted in the real world, this book demonstrates how to apply patterns using examples based in TensorFlow, Kubernetes, Kubeflow, and Argo Workflows. Real-world scenarios, hands-on projects, and clear, practical DevOps techniques let you easily launch, manage, and monitor cloud-native distributed Machine Learning pipelines. For data analysts, data scientists, and software engineers who know the basics of Machine Learning algorithms and running Machine Learning in production. Readers should be familiar with the basics of Bash, Python, and Docker.

Название: Ruby on Rails Background Jobs with Sidekiq: Run Code Later without Complicating Your App
Автор: David Bryant Copeland
Издательство: The Pragmatic Programmers
Год: October 2023 (Version: P1.0)
Страниц: 106
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Размер: 10.2 MB

Sidekiq is a reliable, well-supported, high-performing way to run code in the background of any Rails app. This book will give you a solid, practical foundation for creating resilient, well-tested, self-healing code that uses background jobs. You'll be able to simulate real-world failure modes and learn how to write idempotent code that can be safely run with Sidekiq. Whether you need to offload slow code out of a controller action, or make a flaky API call more fault tolerant, Sidekiq is the way to do that. One of the best ways to improve your Rails app's performance is to use background jobs with Sidekiq. While Sidekiq is easy to get set up, you need to do more than just move code around to reap the benefits. In this book, you'll get solutions to what sort of code should go into a Sidekiq job and how to manage those jobs. Even though you just need a few lines of code to run a Sidekiq job, there is quite a bit of complexity hiding in the shadows. A Rails app with Sidekiq jobs is really a distributed system. It has all the same challenges as a massive microservices-based architecture.