Books

A toolbox for the software engineer to build secure computer systems. Pragmatic and direct. Starting with the basics.

No matter how good you are at what you do today, tomorrow will likely demand a whole new set of skills. How do you plan to learn them?

Learn GraphQL with a hands-on approach. With this  open source book  you will build a full stack GraphQL application step by step using NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL and React.

Learn to develop native apps on iOS and Android. Leverage what you know about one platform to quickly learn the other, or simply learn both platforms at the same time! This book relates concepts across platforms and is your trusted guide to rapidly mastering mobile app development.

Learn how to interact with the world using Perl and the Raspberry Pi.

Zero To Code is a manual for launching a new career as a software engineer.

Serverless Saas is a hands on guide to building Software-as-a-service applications without launching a single server. With this book learn by building a real application using VueJS and AWS serverless technologies.

Raspberry Pi Computing: Analog Measurement aims to provide a full description of the process of setting up a Raspberry Pi computer to measure and record analog values using different sensors and an A to D converter. We'll look at different versions of the Pi, along with loading and configuring the software required with some basic Linux use.

Descriptions, Discussion, and Selected Source Modules illustrating State Machines, Event Handlers, Message Pumps, Fibers, and Event-triggered, Interacting State Machines. A demo program can be downloaded and run on an STM32F746G_DISCO board.

Flexible, Reliable, Distributed Software guides readers through the process of developing high quality distributed software by highlighting the software architecture behind remote method invocation as well as HTTP and REST based architectures. It covers both the architectural patterns as well as the underlying Java implementation.

Effective Kotlin summarizes the best practices and experiences of the Kotlin community, together with a deep explanation of some lesser-known Kotlin functionalities. All of the best practices are presented as simple rules with detailed explanations.

Are you looking to achieve a good understanding of your responsibilities as well as your CSPs responsibilities to make sure your security stature in the Cloud is where you need it to be? Do you need the technical direction required to create your secure Cloud environment? You can think of this book as your technical Cloud consultant.

Raspberry Pi Computing: Ultrasonic Distance Measurement aims to provide a full description of the process of setting up a Raspberry Pi computer to measure and record distances using an ultrasonic module. We'll look at different versions of the Pi, along with loading and configuring the software required with some basic Linux use.

A book of conversations by Russ Miles, CEO of ChaosIQ, on software development, production failures and chaos engineering, captured on the Geek on a Harley tour from San Francisco to the GOTO Chicago 2018 conference.