Data science, wyzwania i rozwiązania. Jak zostać ekspertem analizy danych

Daniel Vaughan

Uczenie się i praktykowanie danologii nie należy do najłatwiejszych zadań. Edukacja w tej dziedzinie zazwyczaj dotyczy programowania i uczenia maszynowego, a przecież świetny analityk danych musi się znać na wielu innych zagadnieniach. Może się ich nauczyć w pracy, ale w tym celu konieczne jest znalezienie mentora. A to niestety nie zawsze jest możliwe. Ten podręcznik zaczyna się tam, gdzie większość książek się kończy - od rzeczywistych procesów decyzyjnych opartych na wnioskach wynikających z danych. Brett Holleman, niezależny danolog Dzięki tej książce przyswoisz różne techniki, które pomogą Ci stać się bardziej produktywnym analitykiem danych. Najpierw zapoznasz się z tematami związanymi z rozumieniem danych i umiejętnościami miękkimi, które okazują się konieczne w pracy dobrego danologa. Dopiero potem skupisz się na kluczowych aspektach uczenia maszynowego. W ten sposób stopniowo przejdziesz ścieżkę od przeciętnego kandydata do wyjątkowego specjalisty data science. Umiejętności opisane w tym przewodniku przez wiele lat były rozpoznawane, katalogowane, analizowane i stosowane do generowania wartości i szkolenia danologów w różnych firmach i branżach. Z książki dowiesz się: jak sprawić, by procesy oparte na analizie danych generowały wartość jak zaprojektować przydatne wskaźniki jak zdobywać poparcie interesariuszy jak się upewnić, że algorytm uczenia maszynowego nadaje się do rozwiązania danego zadania jak zapanować nad wyciekami danych Oto brakujący podręcznik pozwalający odnieść sukces komercyjny dzięki data science! Adri Purkayastha, dyrektor do spraw zagrożeń związanych z AI, BNP Paribas

Data Structures and Algorithms with the C++ STL. A guide for modern C++ practitioners

John Farrier

While the Standard Template Library (STL) offers a rich set of tools for data structures and algorithms, navigating its intricacies can be daunting for intermediate C++ developers without expert guidance. This book offers a thorough exploration of the STL’s components, covering fundamental data structures, advanced algorithms, and concurrency features.Starting with an in-depth analysis of the std::vector, this book highlights its pivotal role in the STL, progressing toward building your proficiency in utilizing vectors, managing memory, and leveraging iterators. The book then advances to STL’s data structures, including sequence containers, associative containers, and unordered containers, simplifying the concepts of container adaptors and views to enhance your knowledge of modern STL programming. Shifting the focus to STL algorithms, you’ll get to grips with sorting, searching, and transformations and develop the skills to implement and modify algorithms with best practices. Advanced sections cover extending the STL with custom types and algorithms, as well as concurrency features, exception safety, and parallel algorithms.By the end of this book, you’ll have transformed into a proficient STL practitioner ready to tackle real-world challenges and build efficient and scalable C++ applications.

Data Structures and Program Design Using C++. A Self-Teaching Introduction to Data Structures and C++

Mercury Learning and Information, D. Malhotra, N. Malhotra

This book introduces the fundamentals of data structures using C++ in a self-teaching format. It covers managing large amounts of information, SEO, and creating Internet/Web indexing services. Practical analogies with real-world applications help explain technical concepts. The book includes end-of-chapter exercises such as programming tasks, theoretical questions, and multiple-choice quizzes.The course starts with an introduction to data structures and the C++ language, progressing through arrays, linked lists, queues, searching and sorting, stacks, trees, multi-way search trees, hashing, files, and graphs. Each chapter builds on the previous one, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of data structures.Understanding these concepts is crucial for managing large databases and optimizing web services. This book guides readers from basic to advanced data structure techniques, blending theoretical knowledge with practical skills. Companion files with source code and data sets enhance the learning experience, making this book an essential resource for mastering data structures with C++.

Data Structures and Program Design Using Java. A Self-Teaching Introduction to Data Structures and Java

Mercury Learning and Information, D. Malhotra, N. Malhotra

This book introduces the fundamentals of data structures using Java in a self-teaching format. It covers managing large databases, effective SEO, and creating web indexing services. Real-world analogies help explain technical concepts. Each chapter includes programming tasks, theoretical questions, and multiple-choice quizzes.The course begins with an introduction to data structures and Java, moving through arrays, linked lists, queues, searching and sorting, stacks, trees, multi-way search trees, hashing, files, and graphs. Each chapter builds on the previous one, ensuring a thorough understanding of data structures.Understanding these concepts is crucial for managing information and optimizing web services. This book guides readers from basic to advanced techniques, blending theory with practical skills. It is an essential resource for mastering data structures with Java, enhanced by end-of-chapter exercises and real-world examples.

Data Structures and Program Design Using Python. A Self-Teaching Introduction to Data Structures and Python

Mercury Learning and Information, D. Malhotra, N. Malhotra

This book, part of the Pocket Primer series, introduces the basic concepts of data science using Python 3 and other applications. It offers a fast-paced introduction to data analytics, statistics, data visualization, linear algebra, and regular expressions. The book features numerous code samples using Python, NumPy, R, SQL, NoSQL, and Pandas. Companion files with source code and color figures are available.Understanding data science is crucial in today's data-driven world. This book provides a comprehensive introduction, covering key areas such as Python 3, data visualization, and statistical concepts. The practical code samples and hands-on approach make it ideal for beginners and those looking to enhance their skills.The journey begins with working with data, followed by an introduction to probability, statistics, and linear algebra. It then delves into Python, NumPy, Pandas, R, regular expressions, and SQL/NoSQL, concluding with data visualization techniques. This structured approach ensures a solid foundation in data science.

Data Wrangling on AWS. Clean and organize complex data for analysis

Navnit Shukla, Sankar M, Sampat Palani

Data wrangling is the process of cleaning, transforming, and organizing raw, messy, or unstructured data into a structured format. It involves processes such as data cleaning, data integration, data transformation, and data enrichment to ensure that the data is accurate, consistent, and suitable for analysis. Data Wrangling on AWS equips you with the knowledge to reap the full potential of AWS data wrangling tools.First, you’ll be introduced to data wrangling on AWS and will be familiarized with data wrangling services available in AWS. You’ll understand how to work with AWS Glue DataBrew, AWS data wrangler, and AWS Sagemaker. Next, you’ll discover other AWS services like Amazon S3, Redshift, Athena, and Quicksight. Additionally, you’ll explore advanced topics such as performing Pandas data operation with AWS data wrangler, optimizing ML data with AWS SageMaker, building the data warehouse with Glue DataBrew, along with security and monitoring aspects.By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to perform data wrangling using AWS services.

Data Wrangling with Python. Creating actionable data from raw sources

Dr. Tirthajyoti Sarkar, Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

For data to be useful and meaningful, it must be curated and refined. Data Wrangling with Python teaches you the core ideas behind these processes and equips you with knowledge of the most popular tools and techniques in the domain.The book starts with the absolute basics of Python, focusing mainly on data structures. It then delves into the fundamental tools of data wrangling like NumPy and Pandas libraries. You'll explore useful insights into why you should stay away from traditional ways of data cleaning, as done in other languages, and take advantage of the specialized pre-built routines in Python. This combination of Python tips and tricks will also demonstrate how to use the same Python backend and extract/transform data from an array of sources including the Internet, large database vaults, and Excel financial tables. To help you prepare for more challenging scenarios, you'll cover how to handle missing or wrong data, and reformat it based on the requirements from the downstream analytics tool. The book will further help you grasp concepts through real-world examples and datasets.By the end of this book, you will be confident in using a diverse array of sources to extract, clean, transform, and format your data efficiently.

Data Wrangling with SQL. A hands-on guide to manipulating, wrangling, and engineering data using SQL

Raghav Kandarpa, Shivangi Saxena

The amount of data generated continues to grow rapidly, making it increasingly important for businesses to be able to wrangle this data and understand it quickly and efficiently. Although data wrangling can be challenging, with the right tools and techniques you can efficiently handle enormous amounts of unstructured data.The book starts by introducing you to the basics of SQL, focusing on the core principles and techniques of data wrangling. You’ll then explore advanced SQL concepts like aggregate functions, window functions, CTEs, and subqueries that are very popular in the business world. The next set of chapters will walk you through different functions within SQL query that cause delays in data transformation and help you figure out the difference between a good query and bad one. You’ll also learn how data wrangling and data science go hand in hand. The book is filled with datasets and practical examples to help you understand the concepts thoroughly, along with best practices to guide you at every stage of data wrangling.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with essential techniques and best practices for data wrangling, and will predominantly learn how to use clean and standardized data models to make informed decisions, helping businesses avoid costly mistakes.

Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python. The ultimate guide to getting certified in Apache Spark using practical examples with Python

Saba Shah, Rod Waltermann

Spark has become a de facto standard for big data processing. Migrating data processing to Spark saves resources, streamlines your business focus, and modernizes workloads, creating new business opportunities through Spark’s advanced capabilities. Written by a senior solutions architect at Databricks, with experience in leading data science and data engineering teams in Fortune 500s as well as startups, this book is your exhaustive guide to achieving the Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark certification on your first attempt.You’ll explore the core components of Apache Spark, its architecture, and its optimization, while familiarizing yourself with the Spark DataFrame API and its components needed for data manipulation. You’ll also find out what Spark streaming is and why it’s important for modern data stacks, before learning about machine learning in Spark and its different use cases. What’s more, you’ll discover sample questions at the end of each section along with two mock exams to help you prepare for the certification exam.By the end of this book, you’ll know what to expect in the exam and gain enough understanding of Spark and its tools to pass the exam. You’ll also be able to apply this knowledge in a real-world setting and take your skillset to the next level.

Data-Centric Applications with Vaadin 8. Develop and maintain high-quality web applications using Vaadin

Alejandro Duarte

Vaadin is an open-source Java framework used to build modern user interfaces. Vaadin 8 simplifies application development and improves user experience. The book begins with an overview of the architecture of Vaadin applications and the way you can organize your code in modules.Then it moves to the more advanced topics about advanced topics such as internationalization, authentication, authorization, and database connectivity. The book also teaches you how to implement CRUD views, how to generate printable reports, and how to manage data with lazy loading.By the end of this book you will be able to architect, implement, and deploy stunning Vaadin applications, and have the knowledge to master web development with Vaadin.

Datadog Cloud Monitoring Quick Start Guide. Proactively create dashboards, write scripts, manage alerts, and monitor containers using Datadog

Thomas Kurian Theakanath

Datadog is an essential cloud monitoring and operational analytics tool which enables the monitoring of servers, virtual machines, containers, databases, third-party tools, and application services. IT and DevOps teams can easily leverage Datadog to monitor infrastructure and cloud services, and this book will show you how.The book starts by describing basic monitoring concepts and types of monitoring that are rolled out in a large-scale IT production engineering environment. Moving on, the book covers how standard monitoring features are implemented on the Datadog platform and how they can be rolled out in a real-world production environment. As you advance, you'll discover how Datadog is integrated with popular software components that are used to build cloud platforms. The book also provides details on how to use monitoring standards such as Java Management Extensions (JMX) and StatsD to extend the Datadog platform. Finally, you'll get to grips with monitoring fundamentals, learn how monitoring can be rolled out using Datadog proactively, and find out how to extend and customize the Datadog platform.By the end of this Datadog book, you will have gained the skills needed to monitor your cloud infrastructure and the software applications running on it using Datadog.

DDD. Kompendium wiedzy

Vaughn Vernon

DDD w pigułce Modelowanie oprogramowania jest kojarzone z pojęciem programowania dziedzinowego, w skrócie zwanego DDD. Jest to dość nowatorskie podejście do tworzenia architektury oprogramowania, a jego największą zaletą jest wysoka pewność uzyskiwania bardzo dobrych rezultatów. Programiści często błyskawicznie dostrzegają zalety DDD i korzyści płynące ze stosowania odpowiednich narzędzi, stąd technika ta cieszy się coraz większym uznaniem. Dopiero jednak pełne zrozumienie zasad stosowania wzorców projektowych DDD przez wszystkich zaangażowanych w projekt pozwala na osiągnięcie imponujących wyników przy projektowaniu skomplikowanych systemów oprogramowania. Ten zwięzły i czytelnie napisany podręcznik jest przeznaczony dla programistów, ekspertów dziedzinowych, menedżerów, analityków biznesowych, architektów informacji i testerów. Koncentruje się na praktycznej wiedzy niezbędnej do uzyskania pożądanych rezultatów. Wyjaśniono, jak segregować modele dziedzin za pomocą wzorca kontekstu ograniczonego, jak rozwinąć język wszechobecny, a także w jaki sposób zintegrować wiele kontekstów ograniczonych poprzez wykorzystanie relacji zespołowych i mechanizmów technicznych. Co najważniejsze, dowiesz się, jak podejście DDD działa w rzeczywistości i co zrobić, aby jak najszybciej cieszyć się jego zaletami. W książce przedstawiono następujące zagadnienia: wprowadzenie do DDD i zalety tego podejścia do projektowania projektowanie strategiczne DDD integrowanie istniejących systemów w ramach tworzenia nowych aplikacji modelowanie taktyczne - agregaty i zdarzenia dziedziny narzędzia do zarządzania projektami i przyśpieszania prac Narzędzia DDD - ciesz się udanym wdrożeniem!

Debugging Teams. Przez współpracę do lepszej produktywności

Brian W. Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman

Debugging Teams. Przez współpracę do lepszej produktywności Programiści i inżynierowie oprogramowania spędzają mnóstwo czasu na zgłębianiu tajników algorytmów, kodu czy technik budowy aplikacji. Bardzo mało uwagi poświęcają jednak takim zagadnieniom, jak komunikacja, skuteczna praca w zespole czy prowadzenie wspólnych projektów. Tymczasem programowanie jest jednym z zadań, które realizuje się w grupie. Oznacza to, że sposób pracy zespołu ma bezpośredni i znaczący wpływ na produktywność i zadowolenie jego członków. Zaniedbanie tej kwestii stało się przyczyną niepowodzenia wielu obiecujących projektów. Niniejsza książka, choć pozornie adresowana do liderów zespołów programistów, tak naprawdę przyda się każdemu, kto bierze udział w dowolnym twórczym grupowym przedsięwzięciu: począwszy od studenckiego klubu, na korporacji architektów skończywszy. Znalazły się tu bardzo praktyczne wskazówki dotyczące efektywnego kierowania zespołem, poruszania się w ramach organizacji oraz budowania zdrowych relacji z użytkownikami. Nie zabrakło porad dotyczących różnych sposobów komunikowania się i skutecznego wpływania na drugiego człowieka, a także metod radzenia sobie z trudnymi ludźmi. Jest to znakomita lektura dla każdego twórczego człowieka! W tej książce: wzorce komunikacyjne a kultura zespołu przywództwo: wzorce i antywzorce skuteczne strategie współpracy z innymi zespołami w ramach organizacji identyfikacja i zażegnywanie zagrożeń związanych z komunikacją zarządzanie opinią publiczną Mniej czasu na kłótnie, więcej na współpracę! Brian Fitzpatrick przez kilka lat prowadził duże projekty inżynieryjne dla firmy Google, takie jak Data Liberation Front i Transparency Engineering. Przed przejściem do Google Fitzpatrick pracował m.in. w Apple i CollabNet. Jest autorem wielu artykułów. Mieszka w Chicago. Ben Collins-Sussman tworzył system kontroli wersji Subversion. Od lat pracuje dla firmy Google, zainicjował projekt Google Code, zajmował się technologią wyświetlania reklam oraz infrastrukturą wyszukiwarki. W wolnych chwilach gra na banjo i komponuje musicale. Mieszka w Chicago z żoną, dziećmi i kotami.

Debunking C++ Myths. Embark on an insightful journey to uncover the truths behind popular C++ myths and misconceptions

Alexandru Bolboacă, Ferenc-Lajos Deák

Think you know C++? Think again.For decades, C++ has been clouded by myths and misunderstandings—from its early design decisions to misconceptions that still linger today. Claims like C++ is too hard to learn or C++ is obsolete are often rooted in some truth, but they are outdated and fail to capture the language’s ongoing evolution and modern capabilities.Written by industry veterans with over 40 years of combined experience, this book uncovers the myths, exploring their origins and relevance in the context of today’s C++ landscape. It equips you with a deeper understanding of advanced features and best practices to elevate your projects. Each chapter tackles a specific misconception, shedding light on C++'s modern features, such as smart pointers, lambdas, and concurrency. You’ll learn practical strategies to navigate common challenges like code portability and compiler compatibility, as well as how to incorporate modern best practices into your C++ codebase to optimize performance and future-proof your projects. By the end of this book, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of C++'s evolution, equipping you to make informed decisions and harness its powerful features to enhance your skills, coding practices, and projects.

Deciphering Object-Oriented Programming with C++. A practical, in-depth guide to implementing object-oriented design principles to create robust code

Dorothy R. Kirk

Even though object-oriented software design enables more easily maintainable code, companies choose C++ as an OO language for its speed. Object-oriented programming in C++ is not automatic – it is crucial to understand OO concepts and how they map to both C++ language features and OOP techniques. Distinguishing your code by utilizing well-tested, creative solutions, which can be found in popular design patterns, is crucial in today’s marketplace. This book will help you to harness OOP in C++ to write better code.Starting with the essential C++ features, which serve as building blocks for the key chapters, this book focuses on explaining fundamental object-oriented concepts and shows you how to implement them in C++. With the help of practical code examples and diagrams, you’ll learn how and why things work. The book’s coverage furthers your C++ repertoire by including templates, exceptions, operator overloading, STL, and OO component testing. You’ll discover popular design patterns with in-depth examples and understand how to use them as effective programming solutions to solve recurring OOP problems.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to employ essential and advanced OOP concepts to create enduring and robust software.

Deep Learning and AI Superhero. An in-depth guide to mastering TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, and advanced AI techniques

Cuantum Technologies LLC

Dive into the world of deep learning with this comprehensive guide that bridges theory and practice. From foundational neural networks to advanced architectures like CNNs, RNNs, and Transformers, this book equips you with the tools to build, train, and optimize AI models using TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch. Clear explanations of key concepts such as gradient descent, loss functions, and backpropagation are combined with hands-on exercises to ensure practical understanding.Explore cutting-edge AI frameworks, including generative adversarial networks (GANs) and autoencoders, while mastering real-world applications like image classification, text generation, and natural language processing. Detailed chapters cover transfer learning, fine-tuning pretrained models, and deployment strategies for cloud and edge computing. Practical exercises and projects further solidify your skills as you implement AI solutions for diverse challenges.Whether you're deploying AI models on cloud platforms like AWS or optimizing them for edge devices with TensorFlow Lite, this book provides step-by-step guidance. Designed for developers, AI enthusiasts, and data scientists, it balances theoretical depth with actionable insights, making it the ultimate resource for mastering modern deep learning frameworks and advancing your career in AI