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Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Traditional data architecture patterns are severely limited. To use these patterns, you have to ETL data into each tool - a cost-prohibitive process for making warehouse features available to all of your data. The lack of flexibility with these patterns requires you to lock into a set of priority tools and formats, which creates data silos and data drift. This practical book shows you a

The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2023

Discover the true potential of Raspberry Pi with the new, official Handbook 2023. With over 200 pages of amazing projects, fun tutorials, practical guides, and clear reviews, it has everything you need to master Raspberry Pi! Inside The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2023 - QuickStart guide to setting up your Raspberry Pi computer - Make stuff with Raspberry Pi Pico W - Incredible projec

The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2024

The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2024 is packed with all the information beginners need to use their new Raspberry Pi computer. Inside, you'll also find the best projects from the past year for long-term Raspberry Pi enthusiasts. Discover 200 pages of makes with the new, official Handbook 2024. Packed with incredible projects, step-by-step tutorials, practical guides, and reviews of th

Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi, 3rd Edition

The 1980s and 1990s were a glorious era for gaming! In just twelve short years (1982-1994) we had the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST; NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, and Saturn right up to the Sony PlayStation. The pace of change from bitmapped graphics, through to sprite scaling and eventually 3D polygon graphics was breathtaking. We're stil

Accelerating AI with Synthetic Data

Recently, data scientists have found effective methods to generate high-quality synthetic data. That's good news for companies seeking large amounts of data to train and build artificial intelligence and machine learning models. This report provides an overview of synthetic data generation that not only focuses on business value and use cases but also provides some practical techniques f

Hacking the Xbox

This hands-on guide to hacking begins with step-by-step tutorials on hardware modifications that teach basic hacking techniques as well as essential reverse engineering skills. The book progresses into a discussion of the Xbox security mechanisms and other advanced hacking topics, with an emphasis on educating the readers on the important subjects of computer security and reverse enginee

Object-oriented Programming in C#

Object-oriented Programming in C# is a practical guide to OOP concepts using C#, designed for programmers with experience in imperative languages like C or Java. Originally created in 2006, it takes an "object-later" approach, first reinforcing foundational programming skills before introducing object-oriented principles. The material combines annotated slides with textbook-style explana

Build a Raspberry Pi Media Player

Power up your TV and music system with Raspberry Pi: build the ultimate media centre, smart music system, and create a home server. - Inside Build a Raspberry Pi Media Player. - Create the ultimate media centre. Gather your parts and build your Raspberry Pi media player. - Install media player software. How to use RetroPie software for playing games, and add Kodi for media and streaming.

Think Stats, 2nd Edition

If you know how to program, you have the skills to turn data into knowledge, using tools of probability and statistics. This concise introduction shows you how to perform statistical analysis computationally, rather than mathematically, with programs written in Python. By working with a single case study throughout this thoroughly revised book, you'll learn the entire process of explorat

From Containers to Kubernetes with Node.js

This book is designed as an introduction to containers and Kubernetes by way of Node.js. Containers are the basis for distributed, repeatable workflows with orchestrators such as Kubernetes, and they allow developers and operators to develop applications consistently across environments and deploy in a repeatable and predictable fashion. The examples in this book focus on Node.js, a Java