Book Watch Archive


The Nvidia Way (W. W. Norton & Company)
Friday, 27 December 2024

This book is a deeply reported business history of the chip-designer Nvidia, from its founding in 1993 to its recent emergence as one of the most valuable corporations in the world, explaining how the company’s culture, overseen by cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang, has powered its incredible success. Author Tae Kim draws on more than one hundred interviews, including Jensen and his cofounders, the two original venture capital investors, early former employees, and current senior executives to show how Nvidia played the longest of long games, repeatedly creating new markets and outmaneuvering competitors, including the original semiconductor giant, Intel, which now finds itself well behind the upstart. 

<ASIN:‎1324086718 >

 
Tech the Halls: 25 AI-Powered Projects for Your Most Creative Christmas Ever (Moxie.ai)
Monday, 23 December 2024

This is a guide to creative projects, from crafting one-of-a-kind holiday gifts to designing heartwarming home decor. Sarah Browne sets out to make AI accessible and fun for everyone — especially women. Whether you love tech, are curious about AI, or just want fresh holiday ideas, these projects bring a modern twist to classic festivities. The book has easy, step-by-step guidance — from prompts to specific apps to holiday hacks — that turn AI into your personal Santa's helper.

<ASIN:1068562102>

 
Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer (MIT Press)
Friday, 20 December 2024

According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the Commodore 64 (C64) is officially the best-selling desktop computer model of all time. but is strangely overlooked in many computer histories. In this book Jesper Juul argues that the C64 was so popular because it was so versatile, a machine developers and users would reinvent again and again over the course of 40 years.

<ASIN:0262549514 >

 
Programming the ESP32 In C Using the Arduino Library (I/O Press)
Wednesday, 18 December 2024

This book reveals what you can do with the ESP32's GPIO lines together with widely used sensors, servos and motors and ADCs. After covering the GPIO, outputs and inputs, events and interrupts, Harry Fairhead gives you hands-on experience of PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), the SPI bus, the I2C bus and the 1-Wire bus, the UARTs and, of course, WiFi. To round out, Harry covers direct access to the hardware, adding an SD Card reader, sleep states to save power, the RTC, RMT and touch sensors. He also devotes a chapter to FreeRTOS which takes us into the realm of asynchronous processing.

<ASIN:1871962927 >

 
Pandas Cookbook 3rd Ed (Packt)
Monday, 16 December 2024

This book guides the reader, as if looking over the shoulder of an expert, through situations that are likely to arise in data analysis projects. Will Ayd and Matt Harrison cover topics ranging from fundamental data manipulation tasks to advanced techniques for handling big data, and visualization. This latest edition covers pandas 2.x onwards. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced data analyst, this book offers a wealth of practical recipes to help you excel in your data analysis projects.

<ASIN:1836205872 >

 
We, Programmers: A Chronicle of Coders from Ada to AI (Addison-Wesley Professional)
Friday, 13 December 2024

This book dives deep into the world of programming, exploring the lives of the groundbreaking pioneers who built the foundation of modern computing. From Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, and Dennis Ritchie, Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) shines a light on the figures whose brilliance and perseverance changed the world. The book provides a rich human history filled with technical insights for developers, examining the coding breakthroughs that shaped computing at the bit and byte level.

<ASIN:0135344263 >

 
Graph Algorithms the Fun Way (No Starch Press)
Wednesday, 11 December 2024

This book offers a refreshing approach to complex concepts by blending humor, imaginative examples, and practical Python implementations to reveal the power and versatility of graph based problem-solving in the real world. Through clear diagrams, engaging examples, and Python code, Jeremy Kubica builds a solid foundation for addressing graph problems in your own projects.

<ASIN:1718503865>

 
Jetpack Compose 1.7 Essentials (Payload Media)
Monday, 09 December 2024

This all-in-one guide shows how to build modern Android applications using tools like Android Studio, Material Design 3, and Kotlin. Neil Smyth looks at each phase of app creation,  from mastering Android Studio basics to publishing on the Google Play Store. Beyond the basics, Smyth explores state management, navigation, modifiers, and custom components, along with features like biometric authentication, Google Maps integration, and in-app billing for monetization, and data storage using Room databases, ViewModels, and LiveData.

<ASIN:1965764045>

 
The Game Boy Encyclopedia (White Owl)
Friday, 06 December 2024

Subtitled "Every Game Released for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color", this is the sixth book in Chris Scullion’s critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias, looking at everything from huge early successes like the iconic Tetris and Super Mario Land to the Gameboy's revival years later with the groundbreaking Pokémon games.

<ASIN:139909677X >

 
Coding for Beginners, 3rd Ed (In Easy Steps)
Wednesday, 04 December 2024

This book is written to appeal to anyone who wants to begin coding computer programs. Mike McGrath shows how to quickly create a programming environment on your computer, then, in easy steps, learn the essentials of coding. All features are illustrated using Python color-coding convention, and all code is available to download free. The book includes comparison examples in C, C++ and Java to give you a rounded view of computer coding. This third edition is updated for the latest version of Python, Python 3.13.

<ASIN:1787910199>

 
Elm Programming (HiTeX Press)
Monday, 02 December 2024

This guide is designed to introduce developers to the Elm functional programming language. Robert Johnson explores Elm’s approach to managing application architecture and state through a clean, predictable model, using the language's robust type system to eliminate runtime errors.

<ASIN:B0DMR73XQS>

 
Minecraft Festive Ideas (DK Children)
Friday, 29 November 2024

This book is a collection of Minecraft building ideas, ideal as a stocking-stuffer, featuring more than 50 festive building ideas, games, and activities. Julia March and Christian Glücklich have inspirational ideas and tips for Minecraft holiday builds.

<ASIN:0593843894>

 
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