Programming & Software Development

Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eye-opening guide that clearly explains the why and how behind the most important activity in sales and business development—prospecting. Step by step, Jeb Blount outlines his innovative approach...

Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development....

You're spending hours wrestling with Claude—rewriting prompts, copying outputs, watching tutorials that were outdated before you finished them—and you still can't figure out how to make AI do anything that actually matters for your bottom line.

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal - especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned...

The greatest professional disruption since the internet is happening right now—and most leaders are responding with the one strategy guaranteed to fail: random experimentation.

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card, and athletic games also...

Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods. This book presents both the findings and the science behind that research....

GenAI is fundamentally changing the world of software development like nothing since the internet. Vibe Coding is a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking book that shows developers how to embrace this new frontier. Science fiction is now reality. Programmers no longer need to toil over code and syntax.

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top ten best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This updated edition provides a comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects, with five new chapters covering the...

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But treating management as the default path for an engineer with leadership ability doesn't serve the industry well—or the engineer. The staff engineer's path allows engineers to contribute at a high...

This award-winning and best-selling business handbook for digital transformation is now fully updated and expanded with the latest research and new case studies....

This audiobook is a summary of the advice I’ve given to software engineers over the years–and then some more.

From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry: a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall—"A fast paced thrill ride, perfect for anyone who has ever played a video game" (Ben...

Staff Engineer is your guide to building your career towards a staff engineering role, receiving the title, and succeeding within the role....

The inspiring autobiography of video game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero Doom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game...

Generative AI has revolutionized how organizations tackle problems, accelerating the journey from concept to prototype to solution. As the models become increasingly capable, we have witnessed a new design pattern emerge: AI agents. By combining tools, knowledge, memory, and learning with...

Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero....

Do you love gaming? Do you have ideas for games of your own and want to learn how to produce them professionally? Longtime game designer Justin Gary has the answers you seek. After 20 years in the gaming industry, creating such games as Solforge, Ascension....

Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new edition now adds more value for...

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects.

There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts—difficult problems or issues with no best practices—that force you to choose among various compromises. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed...

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners. Created by renowned data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and...

Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a...

Looking to learn Python? Python has gone to be one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and you will be one of the few people left out if you don’t add this knowledge to your arsenal....

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners. Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering...

Are you tired of hearing about digital marketing but still not knowing where to start? You see people talking about ChatGPT, AI tools, social media, SEO, email marketing, funnels, leads, sales, and online business. But when you try to put it all together, it can feel confusing, scattered, and overwhelming.

Kubernetes is easy to demonstrate—and much harder to operate well. Kubernetes Production Architecture: Design Scalable Cloud Native Systems is a reasoning-first guide for engineers who want to move beyond copying YAML and start understanding how Kubernetes behaves as a production platform. Rather than treating Kubernetes as a collection of commands, this book develops a practical mental model of declarative APIs, controllers, schedulers, nodes, networking, storage, security, observability, scaling, upgrades, and operational ownership. Through the fictional Northstar Commerce platform, you...

"Software Engineering for AI" is a comprehensive, meticulously structured manual designed to bridge the chasm between artificial intelligence concepts and production-grade software engineering. As the tech industry evolves, the ability to merely train an AI model is no longer sufficient. Companies demand end-to-end solutions: applications that are designed, built, deployed, and maintained with rigorous engineering standards. This book provides a clear, practical, and highly detailed roadmap for developing AI applications from scratch to final production. Philosophy The core philosophy of ...

Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Web Designers A Safe, Practical, and Future-Ready Guide to Using AI for Website Planning, UX Design, Layouts, Content Support, Accessibility, Client Communication, Visual Direction, Productivity, and Responsible Web Design Practice Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the modern web designer’s toolkit—but using AI effectively requires more than simply generating layouts, text, or ideas. Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Web Designers is a practical, accessible guide for web designers, UX/UI professionals, freelancers, ...

Build agents that are dependable, testable, and ready for real work. This practical guide presents AI agent engineering as a disciplined software practice, connecting model behavior with tools, data, state, security, and measurable outcomes. Rather than treating an agent as a single prompt, the book shows how to design a complete system that can interpret intent, make controlled decisions, use external capabilities, recover from failure, and verify its results. Clear explanations are paired with implementation patterns and practical examples, so readers can move from concepts to production-...

"Agentic Programming" is a definitive, comprehensive book written specifically for the modern software developer and systems architect. As artificial intelligence transitions from conversational interfaces to autonomous, action-taking systems, the technology industry requires a new breed of developers capable of building these sophisticated applications. This book is a direct response to the current and future industry demands for engineers who can design, build, set up, deploy, implement, and maintain autonomous agents in live production environments. Philosophy Agentic systems are viewed ...

AI agents are easy to demonstrate. Reliable agents are engineered. Generative AI agents can retrieve knowledge, call tools, coordinate workflows, and take action across real business systems. But once an agent moves beyond a controlled demonstration, probabilistic behavior, unsafe tool use, prompt injection, hidden state, rising costs, and silent failures become engineering problems—not merely prompting problems. Building Reliable Generative AI Agents gives developers, software architects, engineering leaders, and technical decision-makers a practical, framework-neutral blueprint for ...

Google Antigravity For Beginners is your complete, step-by-step blueprint to mastering Google’s revolutionary agent-first development platform powered by Gemini 3. Written specifically for non-programmers who have never opened a code editor, this practical guide proves that you don't need to know how to code—you just need to know how to ask. Unlike basic AI autocomplete tools, Google Antigravity flips the traditional workflow. You describe your goal in natural language, and the autonomous AI agent plans the project architecture, writes the files directly on your computer, opens a real ...

Everyone is mapping what AI can do. Almost no one is mapping what it can't — and that boundary is where the real strategic edge lives. The Intelligence Ceiling is a field guide for leaders who have to make consequential bets on AI while the ground keeps shifting: founders, executives, investors, and the operators everyone turns to when a new model drops. It refuses both the hype and the panic. Instead, it draws the hard lines that will actually determine where machine intelligence stops, stalls, or surprises us — and shows you how to build a strategy on foundations that don't go stale ...

"Data Lake Integration with Emerging Technologies" is a comprehensive and practical guide designed for the next generation of data engineers, data scientists, and technology leaders. This textbook navigates the dynamic landscape of modern data management, focusing on the critical synergy between central data lakes and transformative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Blockchain. The book moves beyond theory to provide a hands-on, end-to-end roadmap for designing, building, and operationalizing a modern data ecosystem. Starting with foundational...

Build runs that feel different for meaningful reasons Replayability is more than shuffling rooms and rewards. It comes from giving players clear choices, understandable risks, compelling builds, and enough control to adapt when a run takes an unexpected turn. This practical guide presents a complete framework for designing roguelikes, roguelites, and hybrid games around those principles. From the first room to the final boss, you will learn how to shape a satisfying run loop, define failure and completion conditions, and connect moment-to-moment decisions with long-term progression. The ...

This book is a comprehensive, hands-on book designed to equip you with the skills to build, train, and deploy personalized Small Language Models (SLMs) on edge devices. It moves beyond the theory to provide a practical, code-first blueprint for creating efficient and private AI applications from scratch. Philosophy The core philosophy of this book is "Learning by Building." I do believe the most effective way to master a technical subject is to apply it immediately. Traditional AI/ML textbooks often front-load complex theory, leaving the practical application as an afterthought. I reversed ...

Beyond The Prompt is a definitive, industry-aligned engineering manual designed to navigate the impending death of prompt engineering. As Generative AI rapidly evolves, the standard chat-box interface is becoming obsolete. The tech industry is shifting from systems that require explicit, highly engineered text instructions to systems that anticipate needs based on context, environment, biological data, and overarching goals. This book provides a rigorous, practical, step-by-step blueprint for designing, building, and deploying the next generation of autonomous applications. Philosophy The ...

Build software faster. Automate complex workflows. Turn ideas into real products. Claude Code is more than an AI coding assistant. Used correctly, it can become a practical operating system for planning, building, testing, verifying, deploying, and improving software products. CLAUDE CODE MASTERY is a practical, execution-focused guide for developers, creators, entrepreneurs, and technical builders who want to use AI-assisted coding to move from idea to working product with greater speed, structure, and control. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Set up Claude Code and establish an effective AI...

You can start using Kimi AI to build documents, slides, websites, and automations without any technical experience. If you have never touched artificial intelligence before, or if you just want to do more than chat with a basic bot, Kimi AI for Beginners will show you how. Jeffrey Lee wrote this book as a patient, step-by-step walkthrough of the Moonshot AI ecosystem. He skips the jargon and writes in plain English. The book guides you from creating your first account all the way to setting up advanced multi-agent workflows. Inside, you get twenty beginner projects, safety practices, ...

For generations, much of the world chose to build around American power, law, technology, and institutions. That dependence was not created by strength alone. It rested on something even more valuable: trust. Trust that America would remain predictable. Trust that its institutions would endure. Trust that its technology, laws, alliances, and economic systems could be relied upon even when governments changed. That assumption is being reconsidered. Across Europe and beyond, governments are investing in sovereign clouds, open-source technology, domestic artificial intelligence, independent ...

Harness Engineering is a practical guide to designing secure control planes for long-horizon, multi-agent AI systems. It explains how to move beyond prompt-only safety and build the durable harness around agents: autonomy controls, identity, intent contracts, context boundaries, memory governance, observability, runtime steering, scalability, data governance, and evaluation-driven improvement. Written for engineers, security leaders, architects, researchers, and advanced students, the book treats agent safety as an engineering discipline. Each chapter presents design patterns, failure modes...

Master the foundation of computer science without writing code in this calm, beginner-friendly guide to problem-solving. Perfect for your morning commute, this accessible audio journey translates complex programming concepts into everyday experiences like cooking or organizing cards. You will...

Unlock the magic of computer graphics and digital design without touching a single line of code or complex mathematics. Uncover the invisible technology that transforms simple numbers into the stunning video games, movies, and apps you interact with daily. Grasp the fundamentals of digital...

What if AI didn't just answer your questions — but actually got things done? For years, "AI" meant a clever chatbot: you asked, it answered, and that was the end of it. That era is over. A new generation of AI agents can now plan, use tools, remember what they've learned, and work through complex, multi-step tasks almost entirely on their own — booking travel, writing and debugging code, researching a market, managing an inbox, and far more. Agentic AI for Beginners is the plain-English guide to this new world, written for absolute beginners with no technical background required. Inside...

Unlock the secret world of computer science with a playful STEM guide that turns coding into a creative superpower. Perfect for curious minds on the morning school commute or enjoying a quiet afternoon, this imaginative journey explains exactly how machines think. Listeners join a cast of...

Turn daily routines into an empowering STEM adventure where curious kids master the secret language of computers. Without touching a screen or parsing complicated math, young listeners discover how everyday habits—like packing a backpack or brushing teeth—are actually powerful logic puzzles...

Unlock the secret workshop inside your favorite video games with this playful STEM guide to digital art and animation. Perfect for family road trips or quiet screen-free afternoons, this imaginative journey transforms complex technology into an exciting educational adventure. Young listeners...

Master the foundational concepts of computer science without drowning in heavy coding jargon or confusing tech syntax. Whether you are upskilling during your morning commute or just curious about how digital landscapes operate, this friendly, accessible guide translates machine logic into...

Master algorithmic problem-solving and accelerate your coding speed by upgrading your software engineering habits. Whether you are debugging architecture on a busy commute or optimizing scripts during deep focus, raw typing speed will not save you. You need deliberate mental models to transform...