Book Watch Archive


Raspberry Pi 5 IoT In C (I/O Press)
Wednesday, 05 March 2025

This book demonstrates how to interact with the hardware using Linux drivers and via Gpio5, a new open source IoT library created by Harry Fairhead that provides direct access to the Pi 5’s hardware. As the Pi 5 uses the RP1 chip to implement its peripherals, it does not work with the usual IoT libraries such as Wiring Pi, bcm2835, pigpio and so on. Gpio5, is designed to replace them and provide direct access to GPIO, PWM, I2C, SPI and more. This makes the Pi 5 much more capable of IoT applications.

<ASIN:1871962943>

 
Outlier Detection in Python (Manning)
Monday, 03 March 2025

This book is a practical guide to spotting the parts of a dataset that deviate from the norm, even when they're hidden or intertwined among the expected data points. Brett Kennedy explains how outlier detection is a vital tool for modern business, whether it's discovering new products, expanding markets, or flagging fraud and other suspicious activities. This guide presents the core tools for outlier detection, as well as techniques utilizing the Python data stack familiar to data scientists.

<ASIN:1633436470 >

 
Chasing Shadows (Simon & Schuster)
Friday, 28 February 2025

In this book, subtitled "Cyber Espionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy", cyber security expert Ronald Deibert details the unseemly marketplace for high-tech surveillance, professional disinformation, and computerized malfeasance. He reveals how his team of digital sleuths at the Citizen Lab have lifted the lid on dozens of covert operations targeting innocent citizens everywhere. Deibert recounts how the Lab exposed the world’s pre-eminent cyber-mercenary firm, NSO Group—the creators of the phone-hacking marvel Pegasus—in a series of human rights abuses.

<ASIN:1668014041 >

 
Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 7 (Addison-Wesley)
Wednesday, 26 February 2025

The Art of Computer Programming is a multivolume work on the analysis of algorithms with volumes 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 4B published so far. To continue the set, and to update parts of the existing volumes, Donald Knuth has created a series of small books called fascicles, which are published at regular intervals.  Volume 4, Fascicle 7 forms the first third of what will eventually become hardcover Volume 4C.

<ASIN:0135328241>

 
Real-World Java (Wiley)
Monday, 24 February 2025

This book aims to improve the understanding of Java developers for the ecosystem of tools and frameworks for collaboration, testing and building. Jeanne Boyarsky and Victor Grazi look at the frameworks, tools, and techniques used in enterprise Java development shops. The book has background and examples with guidance on annotations, logging frameworks, observability, performance tuning, testing tools, and collaboration, including Spring, Git, Prometheus, and Project Lombok.

<ASIN: 1394275722>

 
Wearable Electronics, 2nd Ed (Make)
Friday, 21 February 2025

This book shows how to make wearable electronics, where tech and fashion combine. Social Body Lab Founding Director and OCAD University Associate Professor Kate Hartman teaches the concepts and techniques behind wearables electronics, from choosing the right materials for a project to explaining how components can be combined to create dynamic costumes and couture.

<ASIN:1680457209 >

 
Modern Angular (Manning)
Wednesday, 19 February 2025

This book, which also covers signals, standalone, SSR, and zoneless use, is designed to bring readers up to speed with Angular’s latest innovations. Armen Vardanyan demonstrates new ways of working with components, dependency injection, RxJS and Signals, all through building a complete enterprise-grade HR management system. The book also looks at upgrading the performance of apps with server-side rendering, and has detailed migration guides demonstrate ways to update existing apps to modern patterns.

<ASIN: 1633436926>

 
Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding (Wiley)
Monday, 17 February 2025

With a refreshing approach, the book offers analogies, stories of the characters Alice and Bob, real-life examples, technical explanations and diagrams to break down intricate security concepts into digestible insights that you can apply right away. Tanya Janca explores secure coding in languages including Python, Java and JavaScript, while covering safeguarding frameworks such as Angular, .NET, and React. Uncover the secrets to combatting vulnerabilities by securing your code from the ground up.

<ASIN: 1394171706>

 
Bandwidth (Amplify Publishing)
Friday, 14 February 2025

This book looks at how key events - the breakup of AT&T, the birth of the Internet, and the establishment of mobile communications and fiber optic networks - changed how humankind worked, played, educated, and entertained. Dan Caruso draws on his years at communications companies including Ameritech and WorldCom to provide a memoir that celebrates the pioneers who invented the Internet's early backbones, the renegades who lit the fiber revolution, the antics that caused it to all come crashing down, and the new wave of entrepreneurs who raised the industry back from its ashes.

<ASIN:B0DK7XBHSY >

 
Java For Dummies 9th Ed (For Dummies)
Wednesday, 12 February 2025

This book shows how to write practical, reusable Java code with straightforward tutorials and tips. This updated 9th edition starts from the basics of Java and looks at how to reuse existing code, create new objects, troubleshoot when things go wrong, and build working programs from the ground up. Dr. Barry Burd provides a step-by-step guide to getting started with Java, for beginners and experienced coders alike.

<ASIN:1394289243 >

 
Signals and Systems: Theory and Practical Explorations with Python (Wiley)
Monday, 10 February 2025

This is an introductory course textbook on signals and systems with numerous examples and code snippets implemented in Python. Fatoş Tunay Yarman Vural and Emre Akbaş provide a complete introductory course in systems and signals, enabling readers to run Python programs for convolution, discrete time Fourier transforms and series, sampling, and interpolation for a wide range of functions. Readers are guided step-by-step through basic differential equations, basic linear algebra, and calculus to ensure full comprehension of the exercises.

<ASIN:1394215754>

 
"Looks Good To Me" (Manning)
Friday, 07 February 2025

This book subtitled "Constructive Code Reviews" offers a different approach to delivering meaningful code reviews that goes beyond superficial checklists and tense, critical, conversations. Instead, Adrienne Braganza shows how to improve both applications and team dynamics. The book has comprehensive coverage of every part of the code review process, from choosing a system to keeping reviews manageable for everyone involved. With this mix of tools, processes, common sense, and compassion, Braganza says developers can run a highly effective review process from first commit to final deployment.

<ASIN: 1633438120>

 
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