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This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Piyush sachdeva, author of “𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗞𝗔 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 (𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀).” He shared a bit about his writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “I wanted to go out of my comfort zone and do something that I have not done before and help me get recognized as an expert while elevating my personal brand. At the same time, I wanted to do something to help the community and writing the book gave me the perfect opportunity.” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸... “When I started writing the book I thought it would be a piece of cake, because I had already created a well-known YouTube playlist for the same topic. I was so wrong. Writing a book is an entirely different experience—a good experience, but different than creating a blog post or a video. In the end it was worth it, as it challenged me and taught me patience and consistency lessons.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 #𝗖𝗞𝗔 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? “This book is a result of my 13 years in the IT industry and the past five years of hands-on #Kubernetes experience with multiple companies. I passed the CKA exam in 2021. I started a CKA playlist on my YouTube channel (𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗶𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵) and wanted to make sure that it is up to date with the latest exam curriculum. As additional topics have been added, I updated the playlist. When I was almost done with the book draft, the #Linux Foundation updated the exam again with many changes, so I created an additional 15 videos for my Youtube playlist and additional chapters for the book. So, this is one-of-a-kind book at the moment that contains all the latest topics, exam questions, sample questions, in easy-to-understand language that anyone can follow to pass the exam in their first attempt.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eZ27mQSH 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #CertifiedKubernetesAdministrator #DevOps #CertifiedKubernetesAdministratorExam

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Devid Espenschied, author of “𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁:𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿.” He shared a bit about his writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?    “I was inspired by the fact that #UltraEdit is very widespread and popular worldwide, but that not a single book has been published about it in its 30-year history. I saw this as an opportunity both for myself as an author and for the product itself, because it has a very wide range of functions and there was no comprehensive introduction to it in book form.”   𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?   “That was sometimes the most difficult part, because you want to cover everything and at the same time you have a time limit. I tried to take it easy. I started with a history, then the general basics, the user interface, program navigation, the various program settings, file management basics, basic functions (such as edit, insert, columns, view, format and find), and finally more powerful functions (like multi-caret editing, the command palette and the handling of very large files) and further help resources. I think I've managed to provide a comprehensive description.”   𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱?   “While writing, I realized that UltraEdit has more features and capabilities than I can describe in the time I have planned. Therefore, certain advanced features have been left out, although it has not yet been decided whether they will be included in an Advanced Volume 2 of the book or in the second edition of the first book. These features include macro and script capabilities, coding tools, UEStudio, and UltraCompare. The latter two tools are part of the same ecosystem as UltraEdit and offer users additional options for software development and comparison operations.”   𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?   “The target audience should include as many UltraEdit users as possible, but also non-UltraEdit users who are dissatisfied with their current editor or who rely on a commercial approach with reliable support. Basic functions are covered, but also advanced functions that go beyond the capabilities of a regular editor and make UltraEdit what it is today: the most flexible, powerful, and secure text editor.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/geH2xNqB #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Texteditor #SoftwareDevelopment #UltraEdit #UltraCompare #Wordprocessor

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Nikita Tkachenko, author of “𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽-𝗯𝘆-𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥.” He shared a bit about his writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “The idea started while I was teaching a class at the University of San Francisco. I began creating short vignettes to answer my mentees’ real-world data analytics questions. Over time, I had enough of these lessons to see they could form a complete resource—one that covered a broad range of essential skills for anyone starting their analytics journey, rather than focusing on a single niche.” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲... “Brutal—but deeply rewarding. Over multiple years, my writing style evolved, my opinions shifted, and I faced countless details I’d never considered at the start. By the time it was finished, I felt a proud sigh of relief rather than pure excitement. Writing a book is never truly ‘done,’ but learning when it’s ready to share is part of the journey.” 𝗤: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀? “What began as scattered notes evolved into organized chapters. My original plan to sort them by topic worked well, but that ‘first draft’ was really just 15% of the work. I rewrote the book three times, created all my own examples and graphics, ensured everything was copyright-compliant, and even switched from writing in Markdown to LaTeX for better typesetting. Along the way, I relied on feedback from friends and colleagues to refine the content.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “Don’t approach it as a for-profit goal or a final destination. Focus on the process: writing, researching, and learning as you go. If you want to truly understand something, write a book about it. And most importantly… just start!” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eS-rF9b7 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Rlanguage #DataAnalytics #DataProcessing #DataVisualization #SurveyDesign #BusinessAnalytics #BusinessIntelligence #ReproducibleResearch #DataDrivenScience

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Kelly Vincent, author of “𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵.” They shared a bit about their writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “I have long been a big collector of tech books because I love the knowledge they can unlock. But most are pretty serious and aimed at professionals already in the corporate world. I’d been toying with the idea of trying my hand at nonfiction after years of writing fiction. Somewhere along the way, I had a revelation: #datascience is so popular that it has inspired hundreds of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs to pop up all over in the last 10 years or so, and I couldn’t find any good books targeting those programs or that young demographic. I realized that 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 could be my young audience—college students embarking on a degree in data science. Most of this group doesn’t have industry experience and has less world experience than the typical target reader of a tech book. I finished three chapters and started querying publishers, eventually landing on Apress because they shared my vision. The book that emerged is unique and great for more than college students because it’s very accessible and only low-grade technical, making it perfect for career changers and leaders wanting to understand the landscape of the world of data science and adjacent fields without getting into the weeds.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲/𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲? “I’ve been spending a minimum of two to three hours a day (more on weekends) on ‘writing-related activities’ (writing, critiquing, revising, social media, some reading) for years now, but this book had a tight deadline and required more research than my fiction does, so I had to step it up for the eight months or so between signing the contract and the deadline. I had to create an outline when I was proposing the book, but as I worked through the planned chapters, I ended up restructuring multiple times and even turned the single statistics chapter into three. One of the most fun (and also challenging) tasks was finding the two good examples of data science stories I put at the beginning of each chapter, which took a lot of research. I was also carrying out interviews with practitioners for the profiles at the end of each chapter.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/dYieJ-Qu #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Datascienceforbeginners #Dataanalyticsforbeginners #Nontechnicaldatascience #Dataethics #Datasciencefundamentals #Ethicaldatascience #Machinelearningbasics #Datastorytelling #Python #datavisualization #datascience

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This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Neel Sendas, coauthor of “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗪𝗦: 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗪𝗦.” He shared a bit about his writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “Working closely with customers on #ML initiatives, I realized that there's a lot of material and focus on ML model development and data scientists, but very few resources address how to manage ML applications at scale to deliver operational excellence through resiliency, security, and observability. This gap in knowledge became apparent as I found organizations struggle to move from successful ML experiments to production-ready, scalable solutions. That’s why I wanted to write a book that would serve as a bridge between data science, software engineering, and IT operations, focusing on professionals who are responsible for or interested in the end-to-end lifecycle of ML applications on #AWS. This includes #MLOps engineers, #DevOps professionals, data scientists, and technology leaders who want to ensure their ML initiatives are scalable, reliable, and operationally sound.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “Firstly, my years of hands-on experience working with AWS and machine learning technologies gave me a deep understanding of the practical challenges that organizations face when operationalizing ML. Throughout my career, I've worked with a diverse range of clients across various industries. This exposure has allowed me to see how different sectors approach MLOps, their unique challenges, and the common threads that run through successful implementations. Additionally, my involvement in both successful and failed ML projects provided invaluable insights. The failures were instrumental in helping me identify common pitfalls and develop strategies to avoid them – knowledge that I've woven throughout the book. In essence, this book is a culmination of my professional journey in the world of AWS and machine learning. It reflects not just what I know, but what I've learned works best in practice, the mistakes I've seen, and the strategies I've found most effective in navigating the complex landscape of MLOps on AWS.”   𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 Neel’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eEKKUfHG 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf #Apressauthor #motivation #tech #publishing #MachineLearning #AWS #MLOps #Reliability #Security #OperationalExcellenceinMLOps #CostOptimizationinMLOps #MLOPSforGenAI

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Marco Gaehler, author of “𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲.” He shared a bit about his writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “I learned programming at university, but I was dissatisfied. I learned some basic syntax but no general concepts on how to write code, even though there are so many simple rules to apply. Classes should be small, code should be easy to read, etc. As I found out, there are many good books out there that teach you how to get started. I wanted to author a single book that contains all of the most important insights in one place.”    𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? “I read about a dozen books that influenced my book. I wouldn't say that it was harder than expected, but it certainly took a lot of time to read and understand all the existing literature. There are many things that are not simply right or wrong, and my hope was to highlight the most important aspects.”    𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “You need to have a lot of ideas about what you could write. Secondly, you need to have a lot of time. And thirdly, you need to have a huge intrinsic motivation because you won’t always make a lot of money from it.”   𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eNdQXNda 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? Start your author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #readability #goodcode #multiparadigmprogramming #interfaces #testing #classdesign #naming #logicflow #softwareengineering #codingbestpractices #singleresponsibilityprinciple #practicalprogramming #bugfreecode #copilot #Cplusplus #Python

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Tom Auger and Emma Saroyan, coauthors of “𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.𝗷𝘀.” They shared a bit about their writing experience & inspiration with us: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “AI is evolving at breakneck speed and is already shifting how web developers approach coding. We felt there was a gap for a practical book—one that helps engineers new to #generativeAI understand how to use it effectively in real projects.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “We knew early on that it had to be hands on—something you could dip into, not just read cover to cover. So we structured it around a few standalone chapters, each focused on building a concrete project. We chose three different projects that each showed a different way to build web apps using #AI, to give readers a variety of angles. Naturally, the book is split into two halves: the first gives the background—what generative AI is, how it works, and why it matters—while the second half dives into the practical projects.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “Tom comes from a background in computer science and AI, with over eight years working in software engineering. He’s been using these tools every day, seeing first-hand how they can boost productivity for both individual developers and whole teams. Emma’s background is in developer advocacy—she has experience on how to explain technical ideas to other developers. Together, that gave us a good balance of depth and clarity.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “The pace of change in AI is relentless. While we were writing, the models and tools we were covering were constantly being updated or replaced. That meant having to revisit chapters we’d already written to keep everything current.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/e4T8WD92 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? Start your author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf   #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #WebDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #OpenAI #JavaScript #Nextjs #APIs #machinelearning #DALLE #OpenSource

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