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Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On

Apply modern RL methods to practical problems of chatbots, robotics, discrete optimization, web automation, and more

by Maxim Lapan ...

Revised and expanded to include multi-agent methods, discrete optimization, RL in robotics, advanced exploration techniques, and moreKey FeaturesSecond edition of the bestselling introduction to deep reinforcement learning, expanded with six new chaptersLearn advanced exploration techniques including noisy networks, pseudo-count, and network distillation methodsApply RL methods to cheap hardware ... Read more

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Revised and expanded to include multi-agent methods, discrete optimization, RL in robotics, advanced exploration techniques, and moreKey FeaturesSecond edition of the bestselling introduction to deep reinforcement learning, expanded with six new chaptersLearn advanced exploration techniques including noisy networks, pseudo-count, and network distillation methodsApply RL methods to cheap hardware
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Learning Robotics using Python

Bring robotics projects to life with Python! Discover how to harness everything from Blender to ROS and OpenCV with one of our most popular robotics books.

by Lentin Joseph ...

Key FeaturesDesign, simulate, build and program an interactive autonomous mobile robotProgram Robot Operating System using PythonGet a grip on the hands-on guide to robotics for learning various robotics concepts and build an advanced robot from scratchBook DescriptionIf you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesDesign, simulate, build and program an interactive autonomous mobile robotProgram Robot Operating System using PythonGet a grip on the hands-on guide to robotics for learning various robotics concepts and build an advanced robot from scratchBook DescriptionIf you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book
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Mastering Python Design Patterns

A guide to creating smart, efficient, and reusable software

by Kamon Ayeva, Sakis Kasampalis ...

Exploit various design patterns to master the art of solving problems using PythonKey FeaturesMaster the application design using the core design patterns and latest features of Python 3.7Learn tricks to solve common design and architectural challengesChoose the right plan to improve your programs and increase their productivityBook DescriptionPython is an object-oriented scripting language that ... Read more

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Exploit various design patterns to master the art of solving problems using PythonKey FeaturesMaster the application design using the core design patterns and latest features of Python 3.7Learn tricks to solve common design and architectural challengesChoose the right plan to improve your programs and increase their productivityBook DescriptionPython is an object-oriented scripting language that
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Mastering macOS Programming

Hands-on guide to macOS Sierra Application Development

by Stuart Grimshaw, Gregory Casamento ...

Take your macOS Sierra to the next level using the latest tools, designs, and best coding practices while developing with Swift 3.0Key Features\[\*\] Learn to harness the power of macOS with the elegance of the Swift programming language\[\*\] Become highly competent in building apps on the macOS platform\[\*\] Get the most in-depth guide with a hands-on approach on the latest version of macOSBook ... Read more

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Take your macOS Sierra to the next level using the latest tools, designs, and best coding practices while developing with Swift 3.0Key Features\[\*\] Learn to harness the power of macOS with the elegance of the Swift programming language\[\*\] Become highly competent in building apps on the macOS platform\[\*\] Get the most in-depth guide with a hands-on approach on the latest version of macOSBook
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Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting

One-stop guide to automating administrative tasks

by Chris Dent, Brenton J.W. Blawat ...

Master the art of automating and managing your environment using PowerShellKey Features\[\*\] Find quick solutions to automate your environment with ease\[\*\] Work with large amounts of data effortlessly with PowerShell data types and secure them\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples to automate and simplify the management of your Windows environmentBook DescriptionPowerShell scripts offer a ... Read more

$37.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the art of automating and managing your environment using PowerShellKey Features\[\*\] Find quick solutions to automate your environment with ease\[\*\] Work with large amounts of data effortlessly with PowerShell data types and secure them\[\*\] Packed with real-world examples to automate and simplify the management of your Windows environmentBook DescriptionPowerShell scripts offer a
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Java for Programmers

with Generative AI

by Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel ...

The professional programmer's Deitel® guide to Java with integrated generative AIWritten for programmers with a background in another high-level language, in Java for Programmers: with Generative AI, Fifth Edition, you'll learn modern Java development hands on using the latest Java idioms and features and genAIs.In the context of 200+ real-world code examples, you'll quickly master... ... Read more

$43.19 USD

The professional programmer's Deitel® guide to Java with integrated generative AIWritten for programmers with a background in another high-level language, in Java for Programmers: with Generative AI, Fifth Edition, you'll learn modern Java development hands on using the latest Java idioms and features and genAIs.In the context of 200+ real-world code examples, you'll quickly master...
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Data Structures & Algorithms in Python

by Robert Lafore, Alan Broder, John Canning ...

LEARN HOW TO USE DATA STRUCTURES IN WRITING HIGH PERFORMANCE PYTHON PROGRAMS AND ALGORITHMSThis practical introduction to data structures and algorithms can help every programmer who wants to write more efficient software. Building on Robert Lafore's legendary Java-based guide, this book helps you understand exactly how data structures and algorithms operate. You'll learn how to efficiently apply ... Read more

$59.39 USD

LEARN HOW TO USE DATA STRUCTURES IN WRITING HIGH PERFORMANCE PYTHON PROGRAMS AND ALGORITHMSThis practical introduction to data structures and algorithms can help every programmer who wants to write more efficient software. Building on Robert Lafore's legendary Java-based guide, this book helps you understand exactly how data structures and algorithms operate. You'll learn how to efficiently apply
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Captain Code

Unleash Your Coding Superpower with Python

by Ben Forta, Shmuel Forta ...

Becoming a coder is all fun and games!Everyone should learn to code. Much like drawing and sketching, playing an instrument, cooking, or taking pictures and shooting videos, coding is a creative endeavor, which means it's a way to actually create stuff, and creating stuff is incredibly rewarding and satisfying. Sure, it's fun to spend hours on your phone looking at what other people have created; ... Read more

$17.29 USD

Becoming a coder is all fun and games!Everyone should learn to code. Much like drawing and sketching, playing an instrument, cooking, or taking pictures and shooting videos, coding is a creative endeavor, which means it's a way to actually create stuff, and creating stuff is incredibly rewarding and satisfying. Sure, it's fun to spend hours on your phone looking at what other people have created;
... Read more
Ceph Architecture and Administration

Definitive Reference for Developers and Engineers

by Richard Johnson ...

"Ceph Architecture and Administration""Ceph Architecture and Administration" is an authoritative guide crafted for professionals seeking a comprehensive understanding of Ceph, one of the most advanced open-source distributed storage platforms. The book begins with fundamental concepts, tracing Ceph's origins, and situates it within the broader distributed storage landscape. Readers will unravel ... Read more

$9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Ceph Architecture and Administration""Ceph Architecture and Administration" is an authoritative guide crafted for professionals seeking a comprehensive understanding of Ceph, one of the most advanced open-source distributed storage platforms. The book begins with fundamental concepts, tracing Ceph's origins, and situates it within the broader distributed storage landscape. Readers will unravel
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Scratch Programming in easy steps

Covers Scratch 2.0 and Scratch 1.4

by Sean McManus ...

Series series In Easy Steps
Scratch Programming in easy steps introduces readers to Scratch, a programming language that is widely used on the Raspberry Pi and in UK schools. Using Scratch’s highly visual interface, you'll learn how to make games and animations. Along the way, you’ll learn about some important ideas that underpin most programming languages. The book includes examples of games and techniques that readers are ... Read more

$14.75 USD

Scratch Programming in easy steps introduces readers to Scratch, a programming language that is widely used on the Raspberry Pi and in UK schools. Using Scratch’s highly visual interface, you'll learn how to make games and animations. Along the way, you’ll learn about some important ideas that underpin most programming languages. The book includes examples of games and techniques that readers are
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VISUAL BASIC .NET AND DATABASE

PRACTICAL TUTORIALS

by Vivian Siahaan, Rismon Hasiholan Sianipar ...

This book aims to develop a MySQL-driven desktop application that readers can develop for their own purposes to implement library project using Visual Basic .NET.In Tutorial 1, you will build a Visual Basic interface for the database. This interface will used as the main terminal in accessing other forms. This tutorial will also discuss how to create login form and login table. You will create ... Read more

$12.00 USD

This book aims to develop a MySQL-driven desktop application that readers can develop for their own purposes to implement library project using Visual Basic .NET.In Tutorial 1, you will build a Visual Basic interface for the database. This interface will used as the main terminal in accessing other forms. This tutorial will also discuss how to create login form and login table. You will create
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP

Training from the Source

by David Powers ...

Series series Training from the Source
This Adobe-approved, project-based guide from one of the world's most popular web design authors, David Powers, will teach readers how to progress from designing static websites to building dynamic websites in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge acquired in each lesson, readers will learn about the new PHP features in Dreamweaver CS5, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

This Adobe-approved, project-based guide from one of the world's most popular web design authors, David Powers, will teach readers how to progress from designing static websites to building dynamic websites in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge acquired in each lesson, readers will learn about the new PHP features in Dreamweaver CS5,
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Web API Cookbook

Level Up Your JavaScript Applications

by Joe Attardi ...

JavaScript gives web developers great power to create rich interactive browser experiences, and much of that power is provided by the browser itself. Modern web APIs enable web-based applications to come to life like never before, supporting actions that once required browser plug-ins. Some are still in an experimental stage, but many are ready for use today.With this hands-on cookbook, author Joe ... Read more

$36.99 USD

JavaScript gives web developers great power to create rich interactive browser experiences, and much of that power is provided by the browser itself. Modern web APIs enable web-based applications to come to life like never before, supporting actions that once required browser plug-ins. Some are still in an experimental stage, but many are ready for use today.With this hands-on cookbook, author Joe
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Learn React with TypeScript 3

Beginner's guide to modern React web development with TypeScript 3

by Carl Rippon ...

Start developing modern day component based web apps using React 16, Redux and TypeScript 3 with this easy to follow guide filled with practical examples.Key FeaturesLearn the latest and core features of React such as components, React Router, and suspenseDive into TypeScript 3 and it\`s core components such as interfaces, types aliases, tuples, generics and much more.Build small-to-large scale ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Start developing modern day component based web apps using React 16, Redux and TypeScript 3 with this easy to follow guide filled with practical examples.Key FeaturesLearn the latest and core features of React such as components, React Router, and suspenseDive into TypeScript 3 and it\`s core components such as interfaces, types aliases, tuples, generics and much more.Build small-to-large scale
... Read more
Neo4j High Performance

Design, build, and administer scalable graph database systems for your applications using Neo4j

by Sonal Raj ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a professional or enthusiast who has a basic understanding of graphs or has basic knowledge of Neo4j operations, this is the book for you. Although it is targeted at an advanced user base, this book can be used by beginners as it touches upon the basics. So, if you are passionate about taming complex data with the help of graphs and building high performance ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a professional or enthusiast who has a basic understanding of graphs or has basic knowledge of Neo4j operations, this is the book for you. Although it is targeted at an advanced user base, this book can be used by beginners as it touches upon the basics. So, if you are passionate about taming complex data with the help of graphs and building high performance
... Read more
Liferay Beginner's Guide

Quick and easy techniques to build, deploy, and maintain your own Liferay portal with this book and ebook

by Sandeep Nair, Samir Bhatt, Xinsheng Robert Chen, Gaurav Barot, Mahipalsinh Rana ...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionPart of Packt’s Beginner’s Guide series, each chapter follows the creation of a fictional neighbourhood site to demonstrate an aspect of Liferay portal with practical examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions. All you need in order to benefit from the Liferay Beginner’s Guide is programming experience. No prior knowledge of Liferay is required, although ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionPart of Packt’s Beginner’s Guide series, each chapter follows the creation of a fictional neighbourhood site to demonstrate an aspect of Liferay portal with practical examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions. All you need in order to benefit from the Liferay Beginner’s Guide is programming experience. No prior knowledge of Liferay is required, although
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Introduction to PHP, Part 2, Second Edition

by Adam Majczak ...

This Second Edition is updated and improved. It is a continuation of the "Introduction to PHP, Part 1, Second Edition". This Part )2) describes PHP Arrays and PHP Functions, Intermixing with JavaScript. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This Second Edition is updated and improved. It is a continuation of the "Introduction to PHP, Part 1, Second Edition". This Part )2) describes PHP Arrays and PHP Functions, Intermixing with JavaScript.
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Qt 6 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook

Practical recipes for building cross-platform GUI applications, widgets, and animations with Qt 6

by Lee Zhi Eng ...

Use Qt 6 to design and build functional, appealing, and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for your applicationsKey FeaturesLearn to use Qt 6 to design and customize the look and feel of your applicationsImprove the visual quality of an application by using graphics rendering and animationUnderstand the balance of presentation and web content that will make an application appealing yet ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Use Qt 6 to design and build functional, appealing, and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for your applicationsKey FeaturesLearn to use Qt 6 to design and customize the look and feel of your applicationsImprove the visual quality of an application by using graphics rendering and animationUnderstand the balance of presentation and web content that will make an application appealing yet
... Read more
A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python

by Mark J. Johnson ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing
A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software in Python, with no prior programming experience required.The Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on classroom experience to incorporate:A spiral approach, starting with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth using ... Read more

$73.99 USD

A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software in Python, with no prior programming experience required.The Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on classroom experience to incorporate:A spiral approach, starting with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth using
... Read more
Quick Functional Programming

by David Matuszek ...

Series series Quick Programming
Why learn functional programming? Isn’t that some complicated ivory-tower technique used only in obscure languages like Haskell?In fact, functional programming is actually very simple. It’s also very powerful, as Haskell demonstrates by throwing away all the conventional programming tools and using only functional programming features. But it doesn’t have to be done that way.Functional programming ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Why learn functional programming? Isn’t that some complicated ivory-tower technique used only in obscure languages like Haskell?In fact, functional programming is actually very simple. It’s also very powerful, as Haskell demonstrates by throwing away all the conventional programming tools and using only functional programming features. But it doesn’t have to be done that way.Functional programming
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Linux System Programming Techniques

Become a proficient Linux system programmer using expert recipes and techniques

by Jack-Benny Persson ...

Find solutions to all your problems related to Linux system programming using practical recipes for developing your own system programsKey FeaturesDevelop a deeper understanding of how Linux system programming worksGain hands-on experience of working with different Linux projects with the help of practical examplesLearn how to develop your own programs for LinuxBook DescriptionLinux is the world's ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Find solutions to all your problems related to Linux system programming using practical recipes for developing your own system programsKey FeaturesDevelop a deeper understanding of how Linux system programming worksGain hands-on experience of working with different Linux projects with the help of practical examplesLearn how to develop your own programs for LinuxBook DescriptionLinux is the world's
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Learning OpenCV 4 Computer Vision with Python 3

Get to grips with tools, techniques, and algorithms for computer vision and machine learning

by Joseph Howse, Joe Minichino ...

Updated for OpenCV 4 and Python 3, this book covers the latest on depth cameras, 3D tracking, augmented reality, and deep neural networks, helping you solve real-world computer vision problems with practical codeKey FeaturesBuild powerful computer vision applications in concise code with OpenCV 4 and Python 3Learn the fundamental concepts of image processing, object classification, and 2D and 3D ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Updated for OpenCV 4 and Python 3, this book covers the latest on depth cameras, 3D tracking, augmented reality, and deep neural networks, helping you solve real-world computer vision problems with practical codeKey FeaturesBuild powerful computer vision applications in concise code with OpenCV 4 and Python 3Learn the fundamental concepts of image processing, object classification, and 2D and 3D
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The Java Tutorial

A Short Course on the Basics

by Sharon Biocca Zakhour, Sowmya Kannan, Raymond Gallardo ...

Series series Java Series
The Java® Tutorial, Fifth Edition, is based on Release 7 of the Java Platform Standard Edition. This revised and updated edition introduces the new features added to the platform, including a section on NIO.2, the new file I/O API, and information on migrating legacy code to the new API. The deployment coverage has also been expanded, with new chapters such as “Doing More with Rich Internet ... Read more

$43.19 USD

The Java® Tutorial, Fifth Edition, is based on Release 7 of the Java Platform Standard Edition. This revised and updated edition introduces the new features added to the platform, including a section on NIO.2, the new file I/O API, and information on migrating legacy code to the new API. The deployment coverage has also been expanded, with new chapters such as “Doing More with Rich Internet
... Read more
Pro Go

The Complete Guide to Programming Reliable and Efficient Software Using Golang

by Adam Freeman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from Go, starting from the basics and building up to the most advanced and sophisticated features. You will learn how Go builds on a simple and consistent type system to create a comprehensive and productive development experience that produces fast and robust applications that run across platforms.Go, also known as Golang, is the ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from Go, starting from the basics and building up to the most advanced and sophisticated features. You will learn how Go builds on a simple and consistent type system to create a comprehensive and productive development experience that produces fast and robust applications that run across platforms.Go, also known as Golang, is the
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