This is a book on the functional paradigm in general. Brian Lonsdorf will use the world's most popular functional programming language: JavaScript. He acknowledges that some may feel this is a poor choice as it's against the grain of the current culture which, at the moment, feels predominately imperative. However, Lonsdorf believes it is the best way to learn FP for several reasons: He

It took me a pretty long time to really get Git. As I've continued to use Git more and more where I work, I've found myself trying to teach people what it is and why we use it over and over again, and the reality is that Git generally has a pretty steep learning curve compared to many other systems. I've seen case after case of developers who love Git after they finally understand it, bu

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, with a special emphasis on features that

This online book is intended for those looking to gain an introduction into the world of user experience (UX) design or to freshen up their knowledge of the field. The author notes that the sheer number of topics covered in UX design is mind-boggling, citing interaction design, design thinking, and usability as just a few examples, which is what makes the field so fascinating. The book i

This book, The Crystal Ball Instruction Manual: Volume Two, Foundations for Data Science, continues the series. The author, Stephen Davies, explains that the first volume was titled "Introduction to Data Science" because it provided an initial, broad tour of the field. He notes that the reader's continued interest indicates a readiness to explore the next level. In Foundations, the text

AI may be the greatest opportunity of our time, with the potential to add nearly $16 trillion to the global economy over the next decade. But so far adoption has been much slower than anticipated. With this practical report, business leaders will discover where they are in their AI journey and learn the steps they still need to take to implement an AI solution in their organization. Auth

R is one of the most popular, powerful data analytics languages and environments in use by data scientists. Actionable business data is often stored in Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), and one of the most widely used RDBMS is Microsoft SQL Server. Much more than a database server, it's a rich ecostructure with advanced analytic capabilities. Microsoft SQL Server R Services

This book originated as approximately 30 pages of notes intended for students in the author's introductory programming class at Mount St. Mary's University. Recognizing that most of these students had no prior programming experience, the author tailored his approach accordingly. He consciously omits many technical details and occasionally oversimplifies concepts. While some of these deta

With the rise of the cloud, every aspect of IT has been shaken to its core. The fundamentals for building systems are changing, and although many of the principles that underpin security still ring true, their implementation has become unrecognizable. This practical book provides recipes for AWS, Azure, and GCP to help you enhance the security of your own cloud native systems. Based on h

In this open book, the authors aim to study the fundamental concepts in programming languages, rather than teaching a range of specific languages. They posit that while languages are easy to learn, the concepts behind them are difficult. The basic features they examine in turn include higher-order functions, data structures in the form of records and variants, mutable state, exceptions,