This book shows how to use Python libraries to get, clean, prepare, and analyze data at a professional level. Scott McCoy starts by showing how to use Pandas for data analysis and Seaborn for data ...

This book covers the latest developments in compiler technology, with new chapters focusing on semantic elaboration (the problems that arise in generating code from the ad-hoc syntax-directed ...

This book shows how to use PHP and MySQL for web apps, the way the pros do. Joel Murach shows how to create a database-driven website that implements the MVC pattern in the first six chapters. The ...

PlanetScale has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects its database platform directly to AI development tools like Claude and Cursor. So what can you do with it? You can ...

We seem to be deeply worried about the threat of AI going rogue, and there are lots of examples of it doing just that. However, they are all misrepresentations, as AI has no intent and no motivation.

This book is aimed at people who want to learn how to program but don't know where to start. Joel Murach takes a self-paced approach designed to help build competence and confidence in the reader's ...

Microsoft has announced three new benefits for premium subscribers to Visual Studio. The benefits are available to premium and enterprise subscribers, but aren't included for subscribers to the ...

This book puts high-level design theory to work in a .NET context, teaching the key skills, technologies, and best practices required to become an effective .NET software architect. In this fourth ...

This book shows how to create and deploy microservices-based applications using the latest versions of Spring Boot, Java, and Spring Cloud. Magnus Larsson starts with simple microservices and ...

Aspire 13.6 has been released. It now has persistent dashboards that store resource snapshots and telemetry in SQLite, so you can revisit up to ten completed runs. Other improvements include ...

Written for experienced programmers looking for in-depth coverage of the Java language and platform, this revised and updated edition now covers Java 21. Cay S. Horstmann's sample programs demonstrate ...

This book shows how to use a proven framework for developing practical agents that handle real-world business and personal tasks. Micheal Lanham shows how to use prompt engineering to create agents ...