Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python 
by Al Sweigart
You've completed a basic Python programming tutorial or finished Al Sweigart's best selling Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. What's the next step toward becoming a capable, confident software developer?Welcome to Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python. More than a mere collection of advanced syntax and masterful tips for writing clean code, you'll learn how to advance your Python progr...
Price: $20.99 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2020
Deep Reinforcement Learning in Action
by Alexander Zai, Brandon Brown
Humans learn best from feedback - we are encouraged to take actions that lead to positive results while deterred by decisions with negative consequences. This reinforcement process can be applied to computer programs allowing them to solve more complex problems that classical programming cannot. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Action teaches you the fundamental concepts and terminology of deep reinforcement ...
Price: $39.99 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2020
by Eric Windmill
In 2017, consumers downloaded 178 billion apps, and analysts predict growth to 258 billion by 2022. Mobile customers are demanding more - and better - apps, and it's up to developers like you to write them! Flutter, a revolutionary new cross-platform software development kit created by Google, makes it easier than ever to write secure, high-performance native apps for iOS and Android. Flutter apps are ...
Price: $27.14 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2020
Build Location-Based Projects for iOS 
by Dominik Hauser
Coding is awesome. So is being outside. With location-based iOS apps, you can combine the two for an enhanced outdoor experience. Use Swift to create your own apps that use GPS data, read sensor data from your iPhone, draw on maps, automate with geofences, and store augmented reality world maps. You'll have a great time without even noticing that you're learning. And even better, each of the proje...
Price: $24.51 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2020
by Ryan Somma
Computer science opens more doors for today's youth than any other discipline - which is why Coding in the Classroom is your key to unlocking students' future potential. Author Ryan Somma untangles the current state of CS education standards; describes the cognitive, academic, and professional benefits of learning CS; and provides numerous strategies to promote computational thinking and get kids ...
Price: $17.01 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2020
Full-Stack React Projects, 2nd Edition
by Shama Hoque
Facebook's React combined with industry-tested, server-side technologies, such as Node, Express, and MongoDB, enables you to develop and deploy robust real-world full-stack web apps. This updated second edition focuses on the latest versions and conventions of the technologies in this stack, along with their new features such as Hooks in React and async/await in JavaScript. The book also explores advan...
Price: $34.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2020
FREE EBOOK - Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide
by Gareth Halfacree
Fully updated for Raspberry Pi 400, Raspberry Pi 4, and the latest software, this 252-page official Raspberry Pi book is crammed with projects and beginner's guides containing all the information you need to get started using your new computer!Learn how to set up your Raspberry Pi, install an operating system, and start using it. Follow step-by-step guides to code your own animations and games, using b...
Price: $15.13 | Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2020
FREE EBOOK - Help! My Computer is Broken
by Barry Collins
Want to know how to fix common computer problems, without having to wade through technical jargon? Or are you the family on-call technical support person, and need a bit of help?Help! My Computer Is Broken takes the most common computer problems and tells you how to fix them. It's as simple as that! If you've ever wondered why your laptop won't turn on, you can't get a WiFi connection, y...
Price: $17.60 | Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2020
FREE EBOOK - Create Graphical User Interfaces with Python
by Martin O'Hanlon, Laura Sach
Add buttons, boxes, pictures and colours and more to your Python programs using the guizero library, which is quick, accessible, and understandable for all.This 156-page book is suitable for everyone, from beginners to experienced Python programmers who want to explore graphical user interfaces (GUIs).There are ten fun projects for you to create, including a painting program, an emoji match game, and a stop...
Price: $12.71 | Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press | Release: 2020
FREE EBOOK - Gameplay, Emotions and Narrative
by Katarzyna Marak, Mi Markocki, Dariusz Brzostek
This book is devoted to emotional and narrative immersion in the experience of gameplay. The focus of our research is the complex interplay between the story and mechanics in digital games. Our goal is to demonstrate how the narrative and the ludic elements together can form unique player experiences. The volume is a collection of case studies involving close reading of selected independent titles, with foc...
Price: $4.37 | Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2019