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This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Raghu Banda, author of “Building Social Equity with AI: Validating User Transactions with AI.” He shared a bit about his writing experience and inspiration: Q: What was your main inspiration for writing this book? “It stemmed from observing a growing imbalance in society—particularly the underappreciation, inequality, and lack of recognition for many talented individuals across communities. In the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion, I’ve noticed that quality and merit are often taking a back seat. During my travels, I encountered so much skilled talent that wasn't being properly recognized, which inspired me to design a system that could measure interactions and transactions between people and entities, bringing unrecognized skills to light through accurate weightage and calculations. As the world evolves, I believe #AI has the potential to play a critical role in fostering a more harmonious society by helping us identify and appreciate hidden talent, ensuring that merit and quality aren’t overlooked in favor of bias or inequality. This book is my attempt to explore how AI can help create a more inclusive and balanced future.” Q; How would you describe the writing experience? “The experience of writing this book has truly been a journey, one that spanned several years. It all began during my travels to India and Europe between 2012 and 2018, where my thoughts started to take shape. I didn’t actually begin writing until after I completed my Leadership program at INSEAD, which had a profound impact on my thinking. The pandemic from 2020 to 2021, along with the incredible support and motivation from my INSEAD cohort—particularly my friends Shaun and Priyanka—really accelerated the process. It was definitely harder than I initially imagined. Translating those early thoughts into a cohesive narrative required much more effort than expected. However, reviewing and refining the content turned out to be easier, thanks in part to the availability of AI tools, which made the process more efficient and helped me focus on the creative aspects of the writing. Overall, it was a challenging yet rewarding experience.” Q: What is your favorite book? Favorite author? “My all-time favorite book is ‘A Brief History of Time’ by Stephen Hawking—it opened my mind to the vast possibilities of the universe and the nature of time. As for tech authors, I’m inspired by visionaries like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, whose work and writings have shaped the modern world and continue to influence the future of technology and innovation.” For more on Raghu’s book: https://lnkd.in/gvpsnthZ   Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #MachineLearning #ML #MeasuringTransactions #SocialEquity #businessentities #ArtificialIntelligence #DEI

We're excited to share that "Crafting Docs for Success: An End-to-End Approach to Developer Documentation" by Diana Lakatos has won a Merit Award at the UK Technical Communication Awards 2024. Part of our Design Thinking Series, this book is your one-stop resource for empowering your team and community to contribute and help maintain your documentation, as well as further improve diversity and inclusion. According to the judges' feedback: "A lot of work has gone into creating this book. Taking the writing of it aside, which would have been a feat, the hard work put into the project of creating developer documentation is incredible. The author has done an amazing job on both counts. There is significant specific detail on how to create developer documentation. The level of detail and the content in the book was impressive. The work that went into creating the developer docs is incredible. It is a great step-by-step approach. This is an impressive entry from the original planning stages, through design and structure to execution. The author is entitled to be satisfied with the product as a comprehensive and consistent manual." Congratulations, Diana! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZ2w8xNe #developerdocumentation #communitydrivendocumentation #docsascode #DesignThinking #contentfirst #userresearch #contributorexperience

Congratulations Katie Tamblin on your wonderful book! Find your copy of "The Lean-Agile Dilemma" at https://lnkd.in/ewR2GkGd

This week’s #FeaturedFriday spotlights Stephen Smith, author of “RISC-V Assembly Language Programming: Unlock the Power of the RISC-V Instruction Set.” He shared a bit about his writing experience and inspiration: Q: What inspired you to write this book? “I’ve written three Assembly Language programming books on the various flavors of the ARM CPU, all published by Apress. With new RISC-V components on stream, I was excited to write about the new RISC-V open source hardware processor which has been gaining ground on the existing dominance of Intel, AMD and ARM. I’ve been watching the development of the RISC-V processor for a number of years, but computers based on this CPU have been expensive and lacking in power. Finally, a number of competitive processors for the System on a Chip (SoC) market, similar to the #RaspberryPi, appeared, such as the Starfive Visionfive II. These chips run full Linux allowing you to run all the tools required to develop programs. Further, a number of microcontrollers similar to the Raspberry Pi Pico appeared and there is QEMU which allows you to emulate running Linux on a RISC-V processor on a regular laptop.” Q: What role do you think your own perspective and experiences played in shaping the book? “I’ve received a lot of feedback from the readers of my first three #ARM Assembly Language Programming books, such as which parts are confusing or need more explanation. Based on this feedback, I strove to make the book thorough on the basics, so the reader will have a firm understanding of the core instruction set, theory, and philosophy behind RISC processors. Based upon suggestions and questions from my readers, there were a number of sections that I rewrote to make the concepts clearer and easier to understand.” Q: Can you describe your writing process? “First of all, I created the table of contents for my book as part of my book proposal for Apress. Secondly, for each chapter, I wrote sample programs that I wanted to include. This kept me on track of what needed to be covered and exposed any unexpected surprises, to minimize rewriting. Next, I wrote descriptive text to complete the chapter. My editor is also my spouse, Cathanlynn Labonté-Smith, author of the British Columbia bestselling nonfiction book,’ Rescue Me: Behind the Scenes of Search and Rescue.’ As I completed each new chapter, I shared them with her so she could edit them. Upon receiving the changes, I reviewed and incorporated most of them, and some we discussed.” For more on Stephen’s book: https://lnkd.in/eerf-k2b   Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #RISCVProcessor #AssemblyLanguageProgramming #RISCVArchitecture #RISCVProgrammingTools #RISCVOptimization #Python

We join Shimon Ifrah's excitement on the publication of his fifth book! #azure #azureAI #AI

Happy #ReadABookDay! 📚 Whether you’re exploring cutting-edge tech, mastering a new programming language, or diving into the latest trends in AI, today’s the perfect day to expand your knowledge. What tech book are you reading right now? Let’s share & learn together! #TechReads #Innovation

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This week’s #FeaturedFriday spotlights Jalil V. V, author of “Beginning Mathematica and Wolfram for Data Science: Applications in Data Analysis, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks, Second Edition.” He shared a bit about his writing experience and inspiration: Q: Describe the experience of writing your book.   “Writing my book has been an exciting journey of mistakes and discovery. Despite its difficulties, the job of writing and refining ideas has made it both arduous and gratifying.” Q: What inspired you to write it?   “I was inspired by my own experiences and successes in the field, wanting to share what I've learned to help individuals navigating similar challenges.” Q: How did you decide on the structure & organization? “I structured the book with a logical sequence, starting from basic concepts and progressing to high-level topics, to ensure it is straightforward for readers to engage with and apply the theory.” Q: What advice would you give to someone who wants to write a nonfiction book?   “Begin by narrowing down your audience and deciding whether your book will talk about basic or advanced subjects. Dedicate regular time to writing, centering on passing on your key messages clearly. Be open to revision and feedback—it's crucial for refining your content and connecting with your readers.” For more on Jalil’s book: https://lnkd.in/g_qaYGbu   Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #programming #datascience #Wolfram #Mathematica #bigdata #machinelearning #cloud #analytics #coding #software #neuralnets

This week’s #FeaturedFriday spotlights Dmitry Vostokov 🇮🇪, author of “Fundamentals of Trace and Log Analysis: A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Debugging.” He shared a bit about his writing experience and inspiration: Q: How would you describe the experience of writing your book?   “Initially, I thought that the writing process would be smooth because I already had all the material and diagrams—almost 100 of them. However, since the print medium was B/W, I had to redesign all color diagrams in B/W carefully, and this made some illustration features more focused, facilitating better understanding. The print production was excellent.”   Q: What inspired you to write this book?   “I have collected software trace and log analysis patterns since 2009, accumulating more than 200. The growing complexity required an introductory book that puts them in context, includes and cross-references the most essential ones, and provides their classification.”   Q: How did you decide on the structure and organization of the book?   “Because I already had the list of patterns, their descriptions, and diagrams, I only had to choose the right amount of material. I chose chronologically earlier analysis patterns since they were the most essential and added a few recently devised ones related to traces and logs as data. These patterns were classified into several categories. The book also required an introductory chapter to outline related terminology used in pattern descriptions and graphical illustrations. Diagrams capture the essential structure of traces and logs, so the text heavily relies on them.”   Q: How did you decide on the target audience for your book?   “Software trace and log analysis is the fundamental diagnostic activity for #rootcauseanalysis and debugging, #softwaremonitoring and observability, and system security. So, the target audience is diverse; almost everyone working with software is a target. The applicability of such patterns to network trace analysis and other domains, such as narrative, text, and data analysis, further extends the potential audience.” For more on Dmitry’s book: https://lnkd.in/euN6ii_9   Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Traces #Logs #Monitoring #SoftwareTelemetry #softwaretroubleshooting #securitylogs #anomalydetection

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