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The Computers That Made Britain

The home computer boom of the 1980s brought with it now iconic machines such as the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Commodore 64. Those machines would inspire a generation. Written by Tim Danton. The Computers That Made Britain (300 pages, hardback) tells the story of 19 of those computers - and what happened behind the scenes. With dozens of new inter

Data Science at the Command Line, 2nd Edition

Unix

This thoroughly revised guide demonstrates how the flexibility of the command line can help you become a more efficient and productive data scientist. You'll learn how to combine small yet powerful command-line tools to quickly obtain, scrub, explore, and model your data. To get you started, author Jeroen Janssens provides a Docker image packed wit

Data Parallel C++, 2nd Edition

C / C++

Learn how to accelerate C++ programs using data parallelism and SYCL. This open access book enables C++ programmers to be at the forefront of this exciting and important development that is helping to push computing to new levels. This updated second edition is full of practical advice, detailed explanations, and code examples to illustrate key top

Large Language Models in Cybersecurity

This open access book provides cybersecurity practitioners with the knowledge needed to understand the risks of the increased availability of powerful large language models (LLMs) and how they can be mitigated. It attempts to outrun the malicious attackers by anticipating what they could do. It also alerts LLM developers to understand their work's

A Treatise on Systems (volume 1)

Network and System Administration usually refers only to the traditional skills and recipes for keeping computers and networks running properly. But, in truth, this view omits the most important part of the system: humans. The skill needed to comprehend and tame systems comprising both humans and machines is that of managing complexity. In this boo

Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

Digital accessibility skills are in high demand, as the world becomes more aware of barriers in digital content that prevent some people from participating in a digital society. These are essential skills for web developers, and essential knowledge for organizations that want to ensure their web content is reaching the broadest audience possible. T

Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms

Cloud

Cloud native security isn't a game for individual players. It requires team collaboration with a platform that can help cloud security engineers, developers, and operations people do their best work. That's what the cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) delivers. With this practical guide, you'll learn how CNAPPs can help you consoli

Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals

Windows

Get a head start evaluating Windows 10-with technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin deployment planning now. The goal of this book is to help you sort out what's new in Windows 10,

Reintroducing React

React JavaScript

In this book, unlike any readers may have come across before, the author delivers funny, unfeigned, and dead serious comic strips about every React update since v16+. It's designed to be hilarious, easy for beginners as well as professionals, and highly informative as a whole. From the new lifecycle methods to advanced hooks patterns in React, the

Achieving Real Business Outcomes from Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is already changing industry landscapes, with early adopters reporting benefits in high-value business cases such as fraud detection, preventative maintenance, and recommendation engines. Yet working on an AI initiative is demanding for many enterprises, whether you're in the middle of the process or just getting started. Th