
LLM Engineer's Handbook
October 2024 | 522 pages
Understanding the LLM Twin Concept and Architecture
Tooling and Installation
Data Engineering
RAG Feature Pipeline
Supervised Fine-Tuning
Fine-Tuning with Preference Alignment
Evaluating LLMs
Inference Optimization
RAG Inference Pipeline
Inference Pipeline Deployment
MLOps and LLMOps
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Generative AI with Python and PyTorch
December 2024 | 500 pages
Generative AI with Python and PyTorch, Second Edition: Hands-on projects and cutting-edge techniques using generative adversarial networks and LLMs
1 Introduction to Generative AI: “Drawing” Data from Models
2 Building Blocks of Deep Neural Networks
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Learn Python Programming
November 2024 | 616 pages
A Gentle Introduction to Python
Built-In Data Types
Conditionals and Iteration
Functions, the Building Blocks of Code
Comprehensions and Generators
OOP, Decorators, and Iterators
Exceptions and Context Managers
Files and Data Persistence
Cryptography and Tokens
Testing
Debugging and Profiling
Introduction to Type Hinting
Data Science in Brief
Introduction to API Development
CLI Applications
Packaging Python Applications
Programming Challenges
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Practical Generative AI with ChatGPT
February 2025 | 0 pages
Fundamentals of Generative AI and OpenAI
Introduction to Generative AI
OpenAI and ChatGPT: Beyond the Market Hype
ChatGPT in Action
Understanding Prompt Engineering
Boosting Day-to-Day Productivity with ChatGPT
Developing the Future with ChatGPT
Mastering Marketing with ChatGPT
Research Reinvented with ChatGPT
Unleashing Creativity Visually with ChatGPT
Exploring GPTs
OpenAI for Enterprises
Leveraging OpenAI’s Models for Enterprise-Scale Applications
Epilogue and Final Thoughts
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C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals
November 2024 | 828 pages
Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!
Speaking C#
Controlling Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exceptions
Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions
Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming
Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes
Packaging and Distributing .NET Types
Working with Common .NET Types
Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization
Working with Data Using Entity Framework Core
Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ
Introducing Modern Web Development Using .NET
Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core
Building Interactive Web Components Using Blazor
Building and Consuming Web Services
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React Key Concepts
November 2024 | 0 pages
React Key Concepts, Second Edition: An in-depth guide to React’s core features
React – What and Why
Understanding React Components and JSX
Components and Props
Working with Events and State
Rendering Lists and Conditional Content
Styling React Apps
Portals and Refs
Handling Side Effects
Behind the Scenes of React and Optimization Opportunities
Working with Complex State
Building Custom React Hooks
Multipage Apps with React Router
Managing Data with React Router
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Python Machine Learning By Example
July 2024 | 518 pages
Getting Started with Machine Learning and Python
Building a Movie Recommendation Engine with Naïve Bayes
Predicting Online Ad Click-Through with Tree-Based Algorithms
Predicting Online Ad Click-Through with Logistic Regression
Predicting Stock Prices with Regression Algorithms
Predicting Stock Prices with Artificial Neural Networks
Mining the 20 Newsgroups Dataset with Text Analysis Techniques
Discovering Underlying Topics in the Newsgroups Dataset with Clustering and Topic Modeling
Recognizing Faces with Support Vector Machine
Machine Learning Best Practices
Categorizing Images of Clothing with Convolutional Neural Networks
Making Predictions with Sequences Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Advancing Language Understanding and Generation with the Transformer Models
Building an Image Search Engine Using CLIP: a Multimodal Approach
Making Decisions in Complex Environments with Reinforcement Learning
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The Ultimate Linux Shell Scripting Guide
October 2024 | 696 pages
Getting Started with the Shell
Interpreting Commands
Understanding Variables and Pipelines
Understanding Input/Output Redirection
Customizing the Environment
Text-Stream Filters – Part 1
Text Stream Filters – Part 2
Basic Shell Script Construction
Filtering Text with grep, sed, and Regular Expressions
Understanding Functions
Performing Mathematical Operations
Automating Scripts with here Documents and expect
Scripting with ImageMagick
Using awk – Part 1
Using awk – Part 2
Creating User Interfaces with yad, dialog, and xdialog
Using Shell Script Options with getops
Shell Scripting for Security Professionals
Shell Script Portability
Shell Script Security
Debugging Shell Scripts
Introduction to Z Shell Scripting
Using PowerShell on Linux
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Solutions Architect's Handbook
March 2024 | 578 pages
Solutions Architects in Organizations
Principles of Solution Architecture Design
Cloud Migration and Cloud Architecture Design
Solution Architecture Design Patterns
Cloud-Native Architecture Design Patterns
Performance Considerations
Security Considerations
Architectural Reliability Considerations
Operational Excellence Considerations
Cost Considerations
DevOps and Solution Architecture Framework
Data Engineering for Solution Architecture
Machine Learning Architecture
Generative AI Architecture
Rearchitecting Legacy Systems
Solution Architecture Document
Learning Soft Skills to Become a Better Solutions Architect
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Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn
February 2022 | 774 pages
Giving Computers the Ability to Learn from Data
Training Simple Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification
A Tour of Machine Learning Classifiers Using Scikit-Learn
Building Good Training Datasets – Data Preprocessing
Compressing Data via Dimensionality Reduction
Learning Best Practices for Model Evaluation and Hyperparameter Tuning
Combining Different Models for Ensemble Learning
Applying Machine Learning to Sentiment Analysis
Predicting Continuous Target Variables with Regression Analysis
Working with Unlabeled Data – Clustering Analysis
Implementing a Multilayer Artificial Neural Network from Scratch
Parallelizing Neural Network Training with PyTorch
Going Deeper – The Mechanics of PyTorch
Classifying Images with Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Modeling Sequential Data Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Transformers – Improving Natural Language Processing with Attention Mechanisms
Generative Adversarial Networks for Synthesizing New Data
Graph Neural Networks for Capturing Dependencies in Graph Structured Data
Reinforcement Learning for Decision Making in Complex Environments
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Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide
August 2024 | 682 pages
Docker and Container Essentials
Deploying Kubernetes Using KinD
Kubernetes Bootcamp
Services, Load Balancing, and Network Policies
External DNS and Global Load Balancing
Integrating Authentication into Your Cluster
RBAC Policies and Auditing
Managing Secrets
Building Multitenant Clusters with vClusters
Deploying a Secured Kubernetes Dashboard
Extending Security Using Open Policy Agent
Node Security with Gatekeeper
KubeArmor Securing Your Runtime
Backing Up Workloads
Monitoring Clusters and Workloads
An Introduction to Istio
Building and Deploying Applications on Istio
Provisioning a Multitenant Platform
Building a Developer Portal
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