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Hacker's Delight
Henry S. Warren
-- At long last, proven short-cuts to mastering difficult aspects of computer programming.-- Learn to program at a more advanced level than is generally taught in schools and training courses, and much more advanced than can be learned through indivi...
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas From the Computer Age
Paul Graham
"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. " --from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham We are living...
Hands-On Programming With R: Write Your Own Functions and Simulations
Garrett Grolemund
Learn how to program by diving into the R language, and then use your newfound skills to solve practical data science problems. With this book, you’ll learn how to load data, assemble and disassemble data objects, navigate R’s environment system, wr...
Head First Kotlin: A Brain-Friendly Guide
Dawn Griffiths and David Griffiths
What will you learn from this book? Head First Kotlin is a complete introduction to coding in Kotlin. This hands-on book helps you learn the Kotlin language with a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals and teaches you how to think...
High Performance Spark: Best Practices for Scaling and Optimizing Apache Spark
Holden Karau and Rachel Warren
Apache Spark is amazing when everything clicks. But if you haven’t seen the performance improvements you expected, or still don’t feel confident enough to use Spark in production, this practical book is for you. Authors Holden Karau and Rachel Warre...
The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
Blake J. Harris
The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of th...
How to Win an Indian Election: What Political Parties Don’t Want You to Know
Shivam Shankar Singh
What role do political consultants play in election campaigns? How are political parties using technological tools such as data analytics, surveys and alternative media to construct effective, micro-targeted campaigns? How does the use of money impa...
The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society
Norbert Wiener
This is one of the fundamental documents of our time, a period epitomized by the concepts of ‘information’ and ‘communications’. Norbert Wiener, a child prodigy and a great mathematician, coined the term ‘cybernetics’ to characterize a very general ...