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April 24, 2013
Coursera Machine Learning Weeks 1 and 2
I know about machines. I know about learning. I know programming, calculus and linear algebra. I have read the “Machine Learning” book by Tom Mitchell. Here is my book review along with reviews of two other books. Still I was … Continue reading →
April 23, 2013
Review of “Gump & Co”
“Gump & Co” is the sequel to the New York Times bestseller “Forrest Gump”. You may also have seen the film with the same title. By the way I would recommend reading the book, because the film omits a lot … Continue reading →
April 22, 2013
Table of Contents Update
I got an update about the table of contents of my recently published books. Apparently the department involved will take care of it soon. NumPy Beginner’s Guide 2nd ed. will be officially published on 25 April. Soon after that Packt … Continue reading →
April 21, 2013
The Packt Publishing Book Writing Process
I have been meaning to write this blog post for quite a long time. Partly because people have been asking me what it’s like to write a book for and with Packt Publishing. It seems that I am becoming increasingly … Continue reading →
April 20, 2013
Instant Pygame Table of Contents
I sent an e-mail to Packt Publishing about the Table of Contents of Instant Pygame for Python game development, but since it is the weekend now, I got no response yet. Here is the unofficial table of contents with tutorial … Continue reading →
April 19, 2013
Instant Pygame Review Request
Not so long ago I wrote a short Pygame tutorial called Instant Pygame for Python Game Development How-to. This book is aimed at Python game developers who want to create games with Pygame quickly and easily and get familiar with … Continue reading →
April 18, 2013
NumPy Beginner’s Guide Second Edition Release Imminent
Good news! NumPy Beginner’s Guide second edition is currently being printed. You can already pre-order it. The official release is within a week or so. Packt Publishing is looking for reviewers. If you are interested please leave a comment here … Continue reading →
April 17, 2013
The Ruby on Rails Bank
Not so long ago I was asked to create a secure online banking Ruby On Rails web application within a day. There was one problem with that – my Ruby knowledge. I can print “Hello World” with Ruby. That’s all. … Continue reading →
April 16, 2013
Review of “Getting Started with NoSQL”
NoSQL is a hot topic in IT, so I was very happy to receive the “Getting Started with NoSQL” e-book from Packt Publishing for review. I read the ePub version in case you are wondering. The book has 142 pages … Continue reading →
April 15, 2013
One Time Passwords and Security
On a well known security forum the question was asked what to do when you are in a shady Internet cafe. The consensus was of course that you shouldn’t be anywhere near such a cafe or at least you shouldn’t … Continue reading →
