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Effective Typescript Summary
Effective Typescript
62 Specific Ways to Improve Your TypeScript
by Dan Vanderkam 2019 250 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies Summary
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies
by John Paul Mueller 2018 368 pages
3.41
242 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Learning Android Summary
Learning Android
by Marko Gargenta 2011 284 pages
3.68
213 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computers
How Linux Works Summary
How Linux Works
What Every Superuser Should Know
by Brian Ward 2004 368 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technology
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort Summary
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort
by Mark Myers 2013 254 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Programming
Coding
Computer Science
SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1 Summary
SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming
by Bill Karwin 2010 380 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Coaching Agile Teams Summary
Coaching Agile Teams
A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
by Lyssa Adkins 2010 341 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Data Smart Summary
Data Smart
Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight
by John W. Foreman 2013 409 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Practical Time Series Analysis Summary
Practical Time Series Analysis
Prediction with Statistics and Machine Learning
by Aileen Nielsen 2019 497 pages
3.77
64 ratings
Programming
Technical
Artificial Intelligence
Effective Python Summary
Effective Python
59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python
by Brett Slatkin 2015 227 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Time Management for System Administrators Summary
Time Management for System Administrators
Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
by Thomas A. Limoncelli 2005 226 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Technology
Business
Reference
Storytelling with Data Summary
Storytelling with Data
Let's Practice!
by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2019 448 pages
4.47
179 ratings
Business
Design
Technical
Two Scoops of Django Summary
Two Scoops of Django
Best Practices For Django 1.5
by Daniel Roy Greenfeld 2013 312 pages
4.22
260 ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
Data Analytics Made Accessible Summary
Data Analytics Made Accessible
by Anil Maheshwari 2014 454 pages
3.76
323 ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python Summary
Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python
Best Practices for Writing Clean Code
by Al Sweigart 2020 384 pages
4.27
239 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Pro Git Summary
Pro Git
by Scott Chacon 2009 290 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Working in Public Summary
Working in Public
The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
by Nadia Eghbal 2020 252 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Computer Networking Summary
Computer Networking
A Top-Down Approach
by James F. Kurose 2000 880 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technology
Coders at Work Summary
Coders at Work
Reflections on the Craft of Programming
by Peter Seibel 2009 634 pages
3.95
5k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Practical Packet Analysis Summary
Practical Packet Analysis
Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems
by Chris Sanders 2007 192 pages
4.10
431 ratings
Technology
Reference
Technical
Debugging Summary
Debugging
The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems
by David J. Agans 2002 192 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Kubernetes in Action Summary
Kubernetes in Action
Deploying and managing containers and cloud-native applications
by Marko Luksa 2017 624 pages
4.59
500+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Technical
Build a Large Language Model Summary
Build a Large Language Model
by Sebastian Raschka 2025 400 pages
4.60
327 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Technology
Refactoring to Patterns Summary
Refactoring to Patterns
by Joshua Kerievsky 2004 367 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Software Engineering at Google Summary
Software Engineering at Google
Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time
by Titus Winters 2020 602 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Fundamentals of Database Systems Summary
Fundamentals of Database Systems
by Shamkant B. Navathe 1989 1139 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Technical
Computers
Java Performance Summary
Java Performance
The Definitive Guide: Getting the Most Out of Your Code
by Scott Oaks 2014 423 pages
4.39
319 ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
JavaScript Summary
JavaScript
The Good Parts
by Douglas Crockford 2008 153 pages
4.23
8k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Java 8 in Action Summary
Java 8 in Action
by Raoul-Gabriel Urma 2014 394 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Building Evolutionary Architectures Summary
Building Evolutionary Architectures
Support Constant Change
by Neal Ford 2022 190 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Technology
Architecture
Programming
The Professional Product Owner Summary
The Professional Product Owner
Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage
by Don McGreal 2018 384 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Technical
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors
by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages
4.34
186 ratings
Reference
Engineering
Technology
Head First SQL Summary
Head First SQL
by Lynn Beighley 2007 607 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Reference
Computer Systems Summary
Computer Systems
A Programmer's Perspective
by Randal E. Bryant 2002 978 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technology
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Summary
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
by Evi Nemeth 2010 1327 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Technology
Computer Science
Programming
Dependency Injection in .NET Summary
Dependency Injection in .NET
by Mark Seemann 2011 584 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
REST API Design Rulebook Summary
REST API Design Rulebook
by Mark Masse 2011 112 pages
3.34
294 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Functional JavaScript Summary
Functional JavaScript
Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js
by Michael Fogus 2013 258 pages
4.07
429 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Penetration Testing Summary
Penetration Testing
A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
by Georgia Weidman 2014 528 pages
4.18
398 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
Data And Computer Communications Summary
Data And Computer Communications
by William Stallings 1985 878 pages
3.90
292 ratings
Computer Science
Textbooks
Computers
Landing Page Optimization Summary
Landing Page Optimization
The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions
by Tim Ash 2008 496 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Business
Web
Design
High Performance JavaScript Summary
High Performance JavaScript
Build Faster Web Application Interfaces
by Nicholas C. Zakas 2010 232 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
User Stories Applied Summary
User Stories Applied
For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series
by Mike Cohn 2004 296 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Programming
Business
Software
The Programmer's Brain Summary
The Programmer's Brain
by Felienne Hermans 2021 256 pages
3.85
416 ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
The Algorithm Design Manual Summary
The Algorithm Design Manual
by Steven S. Skiena 1997 486 pages
4.34
2k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Algorithms
Usability Engineering Summary
Usability Engineering
by Jakob Nielsen 1993 384 pages
3.97
277 ratings
Design
Usability
Technology
Apprenticeship Patterns Summary
Apprenticeship Patterns
Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
by Dave Hoover 2009 165 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
Functional Programming in Java Summary
Functional Programming in Java
Harnessing the Power Of Java 8 Lambda Expressions
by Venkat Subramaniam 2013 196 pages
4.17
226 ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics Summary
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
Algorithms, Worked Examples, and Case Studies
by John D. Kelleher 2015 867 pages
4.35
105 ratings
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technical
Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes Summary
Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes
by Ben Forta 1999 256 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Programming
Reference
Computer Science
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