Principles of Data Science – Third Edition ($39.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
Principles of Data Science bridges mathematics, programming, and business analysis, empowering you to confidently pose and address complex data questions and construct effective machine learning pipelines. This book will equip you with the tools to transform abstract concepts and raw statistics into actionable insights. Starting with cleaning and preparation, you’ll explore effective data mining strategies and techniques before moving on to building a holistic picture of how every piece of the data science puzzle fits together. Throughout the book, you’ll discover statistical models with which you can control and navigate even the densest or the sparsest of datasets and learn how to create powerful visualizations that communicate the stories hidden in your data. With a focus on application, this edition covers advanced transfer learning and pre-trained models for NLP and vision tasks. You’ll get to grips with advanced techniques for mitigating algorithmic bias in data as well as models and addressing model and data drift. Finally, you’ll explore medium-level data governance, including data provenance, privacy, and deletion request handling. By the end of this data science book, you’ll have learned the fundamentals of computational mathematics and statistics, all while navigating the intricacies of modern ML and large pre-trained models like GPT and BERT.
Coding with AI For Dummies ($18.00 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence tools. Coding with AI For Dummiesintroduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you’re brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging, updating, and optimization. The time saved thanks to AI lets you focus on the core development tasks that make you even more valuable. Learn the secrets behind coding assistant platforms and get step-by-step instructions on how to implement them to make coding a smoother process. Thanks to AI and this Dummies guide, you’ll be coding faster and better in no time. Discover all the core coding tasks boosted by artificial intelligence. Meet the top AI coding assistance platforms currently on the market. Learn how to generate documentation with AI and use AI to keep your code up to date. Use predictive tools to help speed up the coding process and eliminate bugs. This is a great Dummies guide for new and experienced programmers alike. Get started with AI coding and expand your programming toolkit withCoding with AI For Dummies.
Modern DevOps Practices – Second Edition ($39.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
DevOps and the cloud have changed how we look at software development and operations like never before, leading to the rapid growth of various DevOps tools, techniques, and practices. This updated edition helps you pick up the right tools by providing you with everything you need to get started with your DevOps journey. The book begins by introducing you to modern cloud-native architecture, and then teaches you about the architectural concepts needed to implement the modern way of application development. The next set of chapters helps you get familiarized with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and other similar tools to enable you to build a base. As you advance, you’ll explore the core elements of cloud integration-AWS ECS, GKE, and other CaaS services. The chapters also discuss GitOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery-GitHub actions, Jenkins, and Argo CD-to help you understand the essence of modern app delivery. Later, you’ll operate your container app in production using a service mesh and apply AI in DevOps. Throughout the book, you’ll discover best practices for automating and managing your development lifecycle, infrastructure, containers, and more. By the end of this DevOps book, you’ll be well-equipped to develop and operate applications using modern tools and techniques.
Applied Machine Learning and AI for Engineers ($67.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
While many introductory guides to AI are calculus books in disguise, this one mostly eschews the math. Instead, author Jeff Prosise helps engineers and software developers build an intuitive understanding of AI to solve business problems. Need to create a system to detect the sounds of illegal logging in the rainforest, analyze text for sentiment, or predict early failures in rotating machinery? This practical book teaches you the skills necessary to put AI and machine learning to work at your company. Applied Machine Learning and AI for Engineersprovides examples and illustrations from the AI and ML course Prosise teaches at companies and research institutions worldwide. There’s no fluff and no scary equations-just a fast start for engineers and software developers, complete with hands-on examples. This book helps you: Learn what machine learning and deep learning are and what they can accomplish. Understand how popular learning algorithms work and when to apply them. Build machine learning models in Python with Scikit-Learn, and neural networks with Keras and TensorFlow. Train and score regression models and binary and multiclass classification models. Build facial recognition models and object detection models. Build language models that respond to natural-language queries and translate text to other languages. Use Cognitive Services to infuse AI into the apps that you write.
Millionaire Habits: How to Achieve Financial Independence, Retire Early, and Make a Difference by Focusing on Yourself First ($18.00 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
Transform your financial present and future so you can give back to the people you care about the most. InMillionaire Habits: How to Achieve Financial Independence, Retire Early, and Make a Difference by Focusing on Yourself First,popular personal finance educator Steve Adcock delivers a fun, insightful, and hands-on discussion of how to build financial security, retire early, and give back to the community. You’ll learn to focus on yourself and your family first, creating personal wealth for the purpose of giving back to others. In the book, the author explains that “saving money” isn’t a goal in and of itself, but rather the end product of the personal wealth equation: Wealth = Income + Investments – Lifestyle. You’ll discover how to pay yourself first with concrete guidance and practical advice drawn from people who built wealth on modest incomes. You’ll also find: Strategies for maintaining your physical and financial fitness so you can maximize the value of your assets. Ways to turn your existing wealth into even more valuable investments that generate continued, passive income. Methods to help you retire early and enjoy your financial independence at a young age. Perfect for young professionals, working families, self-employed people, and anyone else seeking to increase their net worth and get more out of life,Millionaire Habitsis the intuitive and engaging personal finance roadmap we’ve all been waiting for.
Quick Confidence: Be Authentic, Boost Connections, and Make Bold Bets on Yourself ($16.00 Value) FREE for a Limited Time
Hands-on, bite-sized strategies for improving your confidence. InQuick Confidence: Be Authentic, Create Connections and Make Bold Bets On Yourself, best-selling author and renowned leadership speaker Selena Rezvani delivers an effective and eye-opening new approach to building confidence and presence for professionals. In the book, the author walks you through-and helps you leap over-the 9 most common obstacles that stand in the way of building authentic confidence. She offers digestible actions, behaviors, and exercises you can use to change the way you think and the way you present yourself to others. Relying on sound, scientifically validated data, the book helps you zero in on one actionable method at a time, from making a memorable entrance to stoking confidence in those around you. You’ll also find: Mental, physical, and interpersonal routines that will lock in your new and confident persona for lasting change. Techniques for using silence strategically and refusing to overexplain to enhance your credibility and presence. Ways to overcome the intimidation factor that goes hand-in-hand with dealing with powerful people. A hands-on playbook for professionals at all stages looking for effective confidence-building advice that goes beyond “fake it ’til you make it,”Quick Confidenceis a fun and rewarding journey to a renewed self-image and enhanced well-being.
JCGs (Java Code Geeks) is an independent online community focused on creating the ultimate Java to Java developers resource center; targeted at the technical architect, technical team lead (senior developer), project manager and junior developers alike. JCGs serve the Java, SOA, Agile and Telecom communities with daily news written by domain experts, articles, tutorials, reviews, announcements, code snippets and open source projects.