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This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Reitse van der Wekken, author of “𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and book journey: 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? “Once the book was finished in my head, I still just had to write it down. It was a long, but inspiring journey from ideas and notes all over the place towards firming up in a structured book, which in the end indeed took hard work and pushing myself to finish it.” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀... “It all started during my early days as a #projectmanager back in the early 2000s with my interest in the topic of my book (management of #projectobjectives, from the supplier’s perspective and at the supplier of the project), so it has been a long but interesting journey up to its publication early 2025. It was due to my day-to-day experiences as #projectmanager, reading #management books, my interest in actively researching this topic, and just writing about it as an intellectual hobby. I kept doing this and in between attempted two publications for the 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 and PMI’s 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. I really made a major step towards completion of the manuscript during covid. I write literally everywhere, first in my head and then writing down my ideas on scraps of paper, in my mobile phone, or directly on my laptop. The more serious final writing of a section always on my laptop, however again this can be anywhere. I get motivated and inspired to write when somewhere among other people and things happening. Not by being alone in a quiet room, which sometimes is required.” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸? “Not really, because I did not really set a completion date for developing the project management method or the book thereafter. Just frequent periods with less inspiration or motivation, interchanged with periods of high inspiration, motivation and thereby production.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹 by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, a book designed to influence industry to move toward continuous improvement. It introduces concepts such as productivity towards the goal of the company and the goal to make money now and in the future, with necessary conditions to provide a secure and satisfying environment for employees now as well as in the future, and to provide satisfaction to the market now as well as in the future.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/e332Ea9Z #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Projectmanagement #Projectobjectivesmanagement #Organizationalbenefits

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼, author of “𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “I wrote this book primarily because I felt that a wider audience would benefit from using #Julia than the one that actually uses it, which is largely people within the computer science domain. This is understandable for a new language, but the documentation and discussion community unintentionally kept out researchers and practitioners who couldn't follow the subtle elements in the discussions.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “Well, I am certainly part of that ‘wider audience’ that is underrepresented in the Julia community. But the point is that I have found Julia to be immensely useful to me compared to what I was using before. However, it hasn't been easy to break through the barrier of entry, so I hope that this book will make it easier for people with similar backgrounds and needs to mine to take advantage of Julia.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? “This was undoubtedly the biggest challenge! I absolutely wanted my book to remain accessible to the researcher or practitioner who is a casual programmer, but at the same time I wanted to fill the book with as much information as possible on the various topics to be used as a quick reference. In the end, I decided to consider readers with programming experience, and I've managed to cram as much information as possible into the pages using a pragmatic approach where I don't waste space reporting obvious code output.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eAYP_i96 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #math #datascience #statistics #computerscience #CS #programming #code

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Dan Weis, author of “𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “As part of my everyday role (and as a public speaker outside of work) I present to directors, boards and organizations nearly every week on various topics from pentests to #security guidance, risk and #cyberresilience, to #CISO services and consulting, to cyber-attacks and the dark web. The overwhelming feedback I get from most directors and boards is that even now, they just don't understand #cyber, cyber risks, pentests, audits, compliance all these security areas where information is presented to them and they need to try and decipher it, to make decisions for the organization (and to obtain assurance), and also how this translates back to their obligations and requirements as directors. Because of this knowledge gap, all the information they receive is typically filtered because they don't understand the concepts—so the C-suite could be painting any picture for the organization and the directors would have no idea, on the same token the IT manager, as an example might be requesting a large amount of capital for certain cybersecurity technologies that may not even reduce the overall risk profile for the organization, and I thought wouldn’t it be great if there was a single cyber reference handbook for directors which empowers them with the pre-requisite knowledge to ask the right questions from both internal and external stakeholders.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “My vision was for all directors, board members, and the C-suite to walk into their next board or management meeting with this handbook, to bridge that knowledge gap between IT, infosec, and directors and boards and understand cyber-related information that’s presented to them and to assist them with making decisions based off best-practices for securing all organizations.   As a director and a member of the board they need to at least have a basic understanding of #cybersecurity principles so that when an audit or #pentest report or compliance report or internal security posture report is put in front of them, they understand the terminology, know how to read the results and benchmark, and identify how this translates back to due diligence, director obligations, risk reduction, strategy and achieving business objectives.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/eMX6SwNi #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #cybersecurity #cybersecurityrisk #threatintelligence #cyberresilience #attackvectors #ITfunctions #datagovernance #SIEM #penetrationtesting

LEGO bricks are more than toys; they are tools for creativity and learning. Makers use LEGO for engineering projects, robotics, and art due to its versatility and creativity. This is why today, January 28, we celebrate #InternationalLEGODay! Are you a LEGO enthusiast?🧱✨ Discover our exciting range of Apress books dedicated to LEGO and open a world of brick possibilities! 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢: 𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 by Grady Koch 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 by Mark Rollins 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 by Mark Rollins 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗢 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝟮.𝟬 by VISHNU AGARWAL Stay updated on our latest #LEGO book releases in the Maker Innovation Series https://lnkd.in/eCZcHQgk 📚

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron, the author team behind “3𝘿 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚 1, 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚.” They shared a bit about their inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀? “We’ve written a dozen books together, and we have evolved to Joan writing a first broad draft, after which Rich adds a lot of detail (and often rewrites parts of the draft). We have very different styles and skill sets, and we have learned over the years how to swap sections back and forth to each other when one of us gets stuck. We do lay out a schedule and outline as we start a project and create internal milestones that we try to hit so we don’t get behind on the overall process.” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸? “We have learned never to start a book on Chapter 1. We figure out what parts we know how to write, and by the time we’ve written that part, typically we know how to write the next one. Failing that, we can always find ways to procrastinate a bit until the block goes away!” 𝗤: 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? “This was the second edition of the book. We exhibit our models and books at a lot of Maker Faires and other events. How people reacted to the models from the first edition, the kinds of questions they asked, and how models tended to break in use definitely informed this edition. Thinking back to the first edition, the thing that surprised us there was how few three-dimensional sketches there were of many concepts. When people write textbooks they tend to use 2D graphs, just by the nature of writing for the page. But we found that often there were long arguments about exactly how to incorporate a third dimension, or that the third dimension gave you new insights.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? “We started out as a training company focused on #3Dprinting and other #maker technologies. Many of our early customers 10 years ago were schools. We found that they all had 3D printers, but were unclear on how to tie them to their curriculum. The book is aimed at teachers/parents that want a starter set to help a student visualize science concepts. Some scientists and engineers enjoy our books as well. We have a following in the visually-impaired and blind community, who appreciate models they can handle.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻 & 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/ebz2wx3v    Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #arduino #design

Celebrating #2025 with Exciting New Book Releases! As we enter the new year, there is nothing better than exploring our new catalog of book releases covering a wide range of fascinating topics in tech and beyond. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a student, a seasoned professional, or just curious about the latest advancements, there's something for everyone! Stay ahead of the curve in 2025 and join us in celebrating our authors for their invaluable contributions to the #tech world🏆 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 by Patrick (Dr.) Parra Pennefather 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 by Antonello Lobianco 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 by Anirudh Khanna 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 by Philip Hua 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐖𝐒: 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐖𝐒 by Neel Sendas, Deepali Rajale 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 by Manoj Kuppam 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Ahmed Bouzid, Paolo Narciso, Weiye Ma 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 by Samuel Li 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 by Dario Salice Jennifer Bailey-Salice 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 by Rain Leander 𝟑𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟏: 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 by Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 by Ivy W. Apress titles are available wherever books are sold. 📚

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Stephen Chin, coauthor (along with James Weaver and Johan Vos) of the Third Edition of “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗙𝗫: 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗙𝗫 𝟮𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟯.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “The Modern Java Clients title came out of a passionate discussion between Johan, Jim, and myself. We knew how vibrant and passionate the #JavaFX community was, but there was no definitive resource to learn advanced usage of the technology. Building on the friendship we had writing the Pro JavaFX series and our great relationships with the JavaFX community we collaboratively put together a title that covered all the latest and greatest advances in client Java technology.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “We built the Modern Java Clients book off what we would want to learn as JavaFX developers. This made it very easy to come up with the chapter topics because we were intimately familiar with the content. Also this let us draw on our deep experience with JavaFX and related technologies such as Johan's experience with mobile development as the lead on the #OpenJFX project and my background with IoT and Embedded devices from my work as a Java Champion.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “This is a great topic, because I have a lot of experience to share from the five distinct titles I have written. While I still am an active author, I am increasingly focused on helping the next generation of book authors to be successful. This includes my current and former coworkers who are working on various titles and my older daughter who is finishing a book on Raising Young Coders. I think the most important piece of advice I can give aspiring authors is to pick a topic that you are truly passionate about. Writing is a lot of hard work and your first book will take more time and energy than you initially expect. However, it is very rewarding to see your efforts get published and read by other folks who share similar interests. The best books are those that you would enjoy reading yourself and proudly share with others.” For more on Stephen’s book: https://lnkd.in/e-t8r48k    Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Java #JavaFX #mobile #clients #userinterfaces #UI #UX #userexperience #oracle #programming #development #JavaChampion

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝘂𝘀𝘀𝘄𝘂𝗿𝗺, the author of “𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖++ 𝗦𝗧𝗟 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖++𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖++𝟮𝟯.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “The research process entailed the following phases: • Review of previously published C++ STL books • Review of related material on various C++ programming websites • Review of the ISO C++ standards documents, especially STL features first introduced in C++20 and C++23 • Creation of a detailed outline and source code examples Development of the outline and source code examples was an iterative process that required multiple passes. It also provided insights regarding non-obvious interdependencies that existed between disparate topics, which drove the ordering of content." 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? “The C++ STL is a huge and diverse collection of template classes, and no single book can cover everything. The specific topics selected for inclusion were based on my 35+ years of experience using C++ on numerous projects and what I learned during my research. Like many intermediate-level C++ programming books, Chapter 1 reviews essential programming details that the reader needs to comprehend to effectively exploit STL. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 discuss universal C++ STL subjects including formatted I/O, sequence containers, and iterators. The remaining chapters explain indispensable C++ STL programming classes and algorithms that lend themselves to a wide variety of use cases. These chapters are mostly structured to allow the reader to selectively focus on those areas that best align with their programming interests.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? “Learning to understand the ISO C++ specification documents. These documents are primarily intended for developers of C++ compilers and related tools. They’re sometimes confusing for ordinary C++ programmers, especially those who are merely interested in learning how to use a particular feature and less concerned with its underlying mathematical foundations or implementation details. Also creating straightforward source code examples that properly expound C++ STL programming topics and techniques. Lots of websites contain code snippets that demonstrate C++ STL classes and algorithms using rudimentary integers, floating-point values, or text strings. My books utilizes similar examples only when they hasten reader comprehension.” For more on Daniel’s book: https://lnkd.in/eghD8HwU  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #C #Cplusplus #STLprogramming #STL #standardtemplatelibrary 

This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Dario Salice and Jennifer Bailey-Salice, the author team behind “𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.” They shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼: “I enjoyed the process of treating this book as a product with a consistent voice and scope. This meant that we had to stay disciplined on what made it into the final product and what had to be put aside, even if interesting in itself.” 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿: “I enjoyed planning out the structure of the book and chapters—discussing the topic with Dario to get a big picture plan to then organize into a sensible flow. We started each chapter talking about the topic in general to tease out the main points and flow. Once we had an outline, Dario got a rough draft of the content ready and I came back in to keep the structure and logic in place while editing.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼: “Publishing a book has been a life goal of mine for many years. Publishing the occasional article for blogs or printed publications is something I've enjoyed throughout my career, but it never really ticked the box of writing a ‘real book.’ A couple of years ago I started giving lectures about #biometrics at a Swiss university and realized how the subject is omnipresent, but often misunderstood by people working in technology. After teaching the course a few times it felt like the perfect opportunity to combine this life dream with a subject I am very interested in.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿: “Finding not only the time, but the mind space to fit this in among day-to-day life responsibilities—that was definitely the hardest part. During times that I struggled to dedicate the necessary mental energy to writing, Dario picked up the slack. Certainly working together professionally was new to us; we learned a lot about each other and really gained a lot of satisfaction from getting through the hard parts.” 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼: “One of the difficulties I experienced was deciding what not to put in the book. It was often harder than deciding what made it into the final product. The more we talked about the topics and discussed with industry peers, the more ideas for interesting subjects came up. We had to stay true to our original objective for this project to make it across the finish line without turning it into a Frankenstein book!” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/ePKNJhiW #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #Facialrecognition #voicerecognition #vitalsigns #behavioralbiometrics #BiometricTechnology #Fingerprints