Software Architecture for Busy Developers. Talk and act like a software architect in one weekend

Stéphane Eyskens

Are you a seasoned developer who likes to add value to a project beyond just writing code? Have you realized that good development practices are not enough to make a project successful, and you now want to embrace the bigger picture in the IT landscape? If so, you're ready to become a software architect; someone who can deal with any IT stakeholder as well as add value to the numerous dimensions of software development.The sheer volume of content on software architecture can be overwhelming. However, Software Architecture for Busy Developers is here to help. Written by Stéphane Eyskens, author of The Azure Cloud Native Mapbook, this audiobook guides you through your software architecture journey in a pragmatic way using real-world scenarios. By drawing on over 20 years of consulting experience, Stéphane will help you understand the role of a software architect, without the fluff or unnecessarily complex theory.You'll begin by understanding what non-functional requirements mean and how they concretely impact target architecture. The audiobook then covers different frameworks used across the entire enterprise landscape with the help of use cases and examples. Finally, you'll discover ways in which the cloud is becoming a game changer in the world of software architecture.By the end of this audiobook, you'll have gained a holistic understanding of the architectural landscape, as well as more specific software architecture skills. You'll also be ready to pursue your software architecture journey on your own - and in just one weekend!

.NET MAUI Cookbook. Build a full-featured app swiftly with MVVM, CRUD, AI, authentication, real-time updates, and more

Alexander Russkov

Think about how much time you usually spend building an app in a technology you're still mastering—grasping new concepts, navigating roadblocks, and even rewriting entire modules as you learn. This book saves you that time, helping you create a modern .NET MAUI application like a pro.The chapters address a wide range of tasks and concepts essential for real-world apps, including UI best practices and advanced tips, MVVM, dependency injection, performance, and memory profiling. Since real-world applications often go beyond frontend development, this book also explores integration with backend services for authentication, data processing, synchronization, and real-time updates. Additionally, you’ll learn to implement multiple AI integration strategies, all without any prior machine learning experience.Mastery comes with practice, so the book is organized with step-by-step recipes, each tackling a specific task. Each recipe includes detailed explanations to help you apply what you're learning to your own unique projects.By the end of this book, you'll have developed the skills to build high-performance, interactive cross-platform applications with .NET MAUI, saving valuable time on your future projects.

MuleSoft for Salesforce Developers. A complete guide for achieving Mulesoft certification readiness and building AI-driven API solutions - Second Edition

Akshata Sawant, Arul Christhuraj Alphonse

Salesforce developers often need help with complex integrations to manage multi-cloud environments, data mapping, data security, API scalability, and real-time integration issues. Written by industry veterans with 20+ years of experience, this revised edition will help you overcome these challenges and unlock data with MuleSoft.In this second edition, you’ll learn about MuleSoft’s newest IDE (aka Anypoint Code Builder) and its tools and capabilities. The chapters will show you how to use AI-enabled APIs to maximize productivity, integration of Data Cloud with MuleSoft, Mule APIs with AI agents, and Mule AI Chain connectors. You’ll grasp the fundamentals of APIs and integration and confidently design your APIs, while also utilizing a no-code visual editor for API design to build your Mule applications using MuleSoft’s Anypoint Code Builder. The chapters will teach you about data transformation, API management, deployment models, and MuleSoft’s security features. Progressively, you’ll leverage MuleSoft connectors to integrate with Salesforce, Data Cloud, and other systems. You’ll explore AI-driven integrations and automation, and get practical tips to ace MuleSoft interviews and achieve MCD Level 1 certification.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to implement the entire API lifecycle and manage complex integrations with MuleSoft like a pro.

Modern Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core. A project-based guide to building web applications with ASP.NET Core 9 and JavaScript frameworks

Alexandre Malavasi

In the ASP.NET Core ecosystem, choosing the right JavaScript framework is key to addressing diverse project requirements. Witten by a four-time Microsoft MVP with 16 years of software development experience, this book is your comprehensive guide to mastering full-stack development, combining ASP.NET Core’s robust backend capabilities with the dynamic frontend power of Vue.js, Angular, and React.This book uses ASP.NET Core to teach you best practices for integrating modern JavaScript frameworks, and creating responsive, high-performance applications that deliver seamless client–server interactions and scalable RESTful APIs. In addition to building expertise in ASP.NET Core’s core strengths, such as API security, architecture principles, and performance optimization, the chapters will help you develop the essential frontend skills needed for full-stack development. Sections on Blazor take a C#-based approach to creating interactive UIs, showcasing ASP.NET Core’s flexibility in handling both server and client-side needs.By the end of this book, you will have a complete toolkit for designing, deploying, and maintaining complex full-stack applications, along with practical knowledge of both backend and frontend development.

The Kaggle Book. Data analysis and machine learning for competitive data science

Konrad Banachewicz, Luca Massaron, Anthony Goldbloom

Millions of data enthusiasts from around the world compete on Kaggle, the most famous data science competition platform of them all. Participating in Kaggle competitions is a surefire way to improve your data analysis skills, network with an amazing community of data scientists, and gain valuable experience to help grow your career.The first audiobook of its kind, The Kaggle Book assembles in one place the techniques and skills you'll need for success in competitions, data science projects, and beyond. Two Kaggle Grandmasters walk you through modeling strategies you won't easily find elsewhere, and the knowledge they've accumulated along the way. As well as Kaggle-specific tips, you'll learn more general techniques for approaching tasks based on image, tabular, textual data, and reinforcement learning. You'll design better validation schemes and work more comfortably with different evaluation metrics.Whether you want to climb the ranks of Kaggle, build some more data science skills, or improve the accuracy of your existing models, this audiobook is for you.

Data Literacy in Practice. A complete guide to data literacy and making smarter decisions with data through intelligent actions

Angelika Klidas, Kevin Hanegan

Data is more than a mere commodity in our digital world. It is the ebb and flow of our modern existence. Individuals, teams, and enterprises working with data can unlock a new realm of possibilities. And the resultant agility, growth, and inevitable success have one origin—data literacy.This comprehensive guide is written by two data literacy pioneers, each with a thorough footprint within the data and analytics commercial world and lectures at top universities in the US and the Netherlands. Complete with best practices, practical models, and real-world examples, Data Literacy in Practice will help you start making your data work for you by building your understanding of data literacy basics and accelerating your journey to independently uncovering insights.You’ll learn the four-pillar model that underpins all data and analytics and explore concepts such as measuring data quality, setting up a pragmatic data management environment, choosing the right graphs for your readers, and questioning your insights.By the end of the book, you'll be equipped with a combination of skills and mindset as well as with tools and frameworks that will allow you to find insights and meaning within your data for data-informed decision making.

Learn Python Programming. A comprehensive, up-to-date, and definitive guide to learning Python - Fourth Edition

Fabrizio Romano, Heinrich Kruger

Learn Python Programming, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to Python programming, covering fundamental concepts and practical applications. This edition has been meticulously updated to include the latest features from Python versions 3.9 to 3.12, new chapters on type hinting and CLI applications, and updated examples reflecting modern Python web development practices. This Python book empowers you to take ownership of writing your software and become independent in fetching the resources you need. By the end of this book, you will have a clear idea of where to go and how to build on what you have learned from the book.Through examples, the book explores a wide range of applications and concludes by building real-world Python projects based on the concepts you have learned. This Python book offers a clear and practical guide to mastering Python and applying it effectively in various domains, such as data science, web development, and automation.

Artificial Intelligence Engines. A Tutorial Introduction to the Mathematics of Deep Learning

James V Stone

This book is a comprehensive guide to the mathematics behind artificial intelligence engines, taking readers from foundational concepts to advanced applications. It begins with an introduction to artificial neural networks, exploring topics like perceptrons, linear associative networks, and gradient descent. Practical examples accompany each chapter, making complex mathematical principles accessible, even for those with limited prior knowledge.The book's detailed structure covers key algorithms like backpropagation, Hopfield networks, and Boltzmann machines, advancing to deep restricted Boltzmann machines, variational autoencoders, and convolutional neural networks. Modern topics such as generative adversarial networks, reinforcement learning, and capsule networks are explored in depth. Each section connects theory to real-world AI applications, helping readers understand how these techniques are used in practice.Ideal for students, researchers, and AI enthusiasts, the book balances theoretical depth with practical insights. Basic mathematical knowledge or foundation is recommended, allowing readers to fully engage with the content. This book serves as an accessible yet thorough resource for anyone eager to dive deeper into artificial intelligence and machine learning.

AI-Powered Commerce. Building the products and services of the future with Commerce.AI

Andy Pandharikar, Frederik Bussler

Commerce.AI is a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, trained on over a trillion data points, to help businesses build next-gen products and services. If you want to be the best business on the block, using AI is a must.Developers and analysts working with AI will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide. You'll begin by learning the core themes of new product and service innovation, including how to identify market opportunities, come up with ideas, and predict trends. With plenty of use cases as reference, you'll learn how to apply AI for innovation, both programmatically and with Commerce.AI. You'll also find out how to analyze product and service data with tools such as GPT-J, Python pandas, Prophet, and TextBlob. As you progress, you'll explore the evolution of commerce in AI, including how top businesses today are using AI. You'll learn how Commerce.AI merges machine learning, product expertise, and big data to help businesses make more accurate decisions. Finally, you'll use the Commerce.AI suite for product ideation and analyzing market trends.By the end of this artificial intelligence audiobook, you'll be able to strategize new product opportunities by using AI, and also have an understanding of how to use Commerce.AI for product ideation, trend analysis, and predictions.

Building Modern Data Applications Using Databricks Lakehouse. Develop, optimize, and monitor data pipelines on Databricks

Will Girten

With so many tools to choose from in today’s data engineering development stack as well as operational complexity, this often overwhelms data engineers, causing them to spend less time gleaning value from their data and more time maintaining complex data pipelines. Guided by a lead specialist solutions architect at Databricks with 10+ years of experience in data and AI, this book shows you how the Delta Live Tables framework simplifies data pipeline development by allowing you to focus on defining input data sources, transformation logic, and output table destinations.This book gives you an overview of the Delta Lake format, the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, and the Delta Live Tables framework. It teaches you how to apply data transformations by implementing the Databricks medallion architecture and continuously monitor the data quality of your pipelines. You’ll learn how to handle incoming data using the Databricks Auto Loader feature and automate real-time data processing using Databricks workflows. You’ll master how to recover from runtime errors automatically.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build a real-time data pipeline from scratch using Delta Live Tables, leverage CI/CD tools to deploy data pipeline changes automatically across deployment environments, and monitor, control, and optimize cloud costs.

Learn SOLIDWORKS 2025. Gain the skills and knowledge you need to become a certified SOLIDWORKS Associate or Professional - Third Edition

Tayseer Almattar

Discover what makes SOLIDWORKS 2025 the leading choice for 3D engineering and product design applications across industries such as aviation, automobile, and consumer product design. Drawing from his experience of teaching over 100,000 global learners and expertise in design thinking, Tayseer Almattar brings a uniquely practical and learner-focused approach to mastering SOLIDWORKS.Starting with the fundamentals, this new edition walks you through the software interface and introduces you to working with 3D files. Through easy-to-follow exercises and hands-on examples, you’ll master essential skills such as sketching, building complex 3D models, generating dynamic and static assemblies, and generating 2D engineering drawings. Each concept will build upon the last to prepare you to take on any design project with confidence. To reinforce your understanding of SOLIDWORKS, the book includes downloadable resources and real-world 3D modeling projects inspired by everyday objects.By the end of this book, you'll have the expertise to create professional 3D mechanical models using SOLIDWORKS and be well-prepared for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) and Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) exams.

Practical Cybersecurity Architecture. A guide to creating and implementing robust designs for cybersecurity architects

Ed Moyle, Diana Kelley

Cybersecurity architects work with others to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business' requirements. They work with stakeholders to plan designs that are implementable, goal-based, and in keeping with the governance strategy of the organization.With this audiobook, you'll explore the fundamentals of cybersecurity architecture: addressing and mitigating risks, designing secure solutions, and communicating with others about security designs. The book outlines strategies that will help you work with execution teams to make your vision a concrete reality, along with covering ways to keep designs relevant over time through ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement. As you progress, you'll also learn about recognized frameworks for building robust designs as well as strategies that you can adopt to create your own designs.By the end of this audiobook, you will have the skills you need to be able to architect solutions with robust security components for your organization, whether they are infrastructure solutions, application solutions, or others.

Mastering Embedded Linux Development. Craft fast and reliable embedded solutions with Linux 6.6 and The Yocto Project 5.0 (Scarthgap) - Fourth Edition

Frank Vasquez, Chris Simmonds

Mastering Embedded Linux Development is designed to be both a learning resource and a reference for your embedded Linux projects.In this fourth edition, you'll learn the fundamental elements that underpin all embedded Linux projects: the toolchain, the bootloader, the kernel, and the root filesystem. First, you will download and install a pre-built toolchain. After that, you will cross-compile each of the remaining three elements from scratch and learn to automate the process using Buildroot and the Yocto Project. The book progresses with coverage of over-the-air software updates and rapid prototyping with add-on boards. Two new chapters tackle modern development practices, including Python packaging and deploying containerized applications. These are followed by a chapter on writing multithreaded code and another on techniques to manage memory efficiently. The final chapters demonstrate how to debug your code, whether it resides in user space or in the Linux kernel itself. In addition to GNU debugger (GDB), the book also covers the different tracers and profilers that are available for Linux so that you can quickly pinpoint any performance bottlenecks in your system.By the end of this book, you will be able to create efficient and secure embedded devices with Linux that will delight your users.

Cloud Observability with Azure Monitor. A practical guide to monitoring your Azure infrastructure and applications using industry best practices

José Ángel Fernández, Manuel Lázaro Ramírez

Cloud observability is complex and costly due to the use of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure as well as various Azure tools, hampering IT teams’ ability to monitor and analyze issues. The authors distill their years of experience with Microsoft to share the strategic insights and practical skills needed to optimize performance, ensure reliability, and navigate the dynamic landscape of observability on Azure.You’ll get an in-depth understanding of cloud observability and Azure Monitor basics, before getting to grips with the configuration and optimization of data sources and pipelines for effective monitoring. You’ll learn about advanced data analysis techniques using metrics and the Kusto Query Language (KQL) for your logs, design proactive incident response strategies with automated alerts, and visualize reports via dashboards. Using hands-on examples and best practices, you’ll explore the integration of Azure Monitor with Azure Arc and third-party tools, such as Datadog, Elastic Stack, or Dynatrace. You’ll also implement artificial intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) and secure monitoring for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, aligned with emerging trends.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to develop robust and cost-optimized observability solutions for monitoring your Azure infrastructure and apps using Azure Monitor.

Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook. Build user-friendly apps, troubleshoot challenges, and navigate the evolving Power Apps landscape - Third Edition

Eickhel Mendoza

In the rapidly evolving world of low-code development, Microsoft Power Apps stands out as a powerful platform for building custom business solutions. Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook, 3rd Edition, is your hands-on guide to mastering this platform. Through a collection of step-by-step recipes, this updated edition helps you navigate the latest features, such as AI-powered Microsoft Copilot and custom UI elements while empowering you to build efficient and scalable apps.This book emphasizes practical solutions, guiding app makers through building everything from canvas apps to complex data integrations. You will learn how to streamline repetitive tasks using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and explore how to create external-facing websites using Microsoft Power Pages while handling data management with Dataverse and extending app functionality with the Power Apps Component Framework.Whether you're extending your app's capabilities with custom components or integrating advanced AI features, Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook equips you with the knowledge and skills to take your app development to the next level.

Data Science with .NET and Polyglot Notebooks. Programmer's guide to data science using ML.NET, OpenAI, and Semantic Kernel

Matt Eland

As the fields of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence rapidly evolve, .NET developers are eager to leverage their expertise to dive into these exciting domains but are often unsure of how to do so. Data Science in .NET with Polyglot Notebooks is the practical guide you need to seamlessly bring your .NET skills into the world of analytics and AI. With Microsoft’s .NET platform now robustly supporting machine learning and AI tasks, the introduction of tools such as .NET Interactive kernels and Polyglot Notebooks has opened up a world of possibilities for .NET developers. This book empowers you to harness the full potential of these cutting-edge technologies, guiding you through hands-on experiments that illustrate key concepts and principles. Through a series of interactive notebooks, you’ll not only master technical processes but also discover how to integrate these new skills into your current role or pivot to exciting opportunities in the data science field. By the end of the book, you’ll have acquired the necessary knowledge and confidence to apply cutting-edge data science techniques and deliver impactful solutions within the .NET ecosystem.