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Etienne S - 3 days ago

Great book for those involved in architecture at an entreprise scale.

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Etienne S

3 days ago - Quebec

Easy to use webiste.

Johann-Peter H - 3 days ago

While this book is not yet finished, it is already one of the best ressources when it comes to build, modify and train LLMs. If you are or want to become a professional in this area, buy this book.

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For the authors.

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It's the best book on this topic.

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Johann-Peter H

3 days ago - Bayern

Some if the best books for us computer scientest can only be found at manning.

venir.dev - 4 days ago

I knew Elixir from online documentation and playgrounds (e.g. exercism), but this book is mandatory if you want to write idiomatic code. By the way, Elixir is just a tiny fraction of the book; its true purpose is to showcase Elixir's capabilities to work as a concurrent-oriented language. So, it mainly shows how BEAM instances work and interact with each other, and which Elixir abstractions you'll interact with. It's perfect if you want to learn a great and reliable way to handle concurrency. Also, it's recommended to follow along with some code. If you get lost, sasa's repositories always guide you towards the final goal of a chapter.

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because this book was here (:

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I need to write possibly distributed server side applications

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venir.dev

4 days ago - Udine

I didn't like the fact that I had to pick up the book at a convenience store (DHL deposit), but hey that's fine I got my book in the end.

Francesco - 4 days ago

The third edition of one the the best learning materials about elixir

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They offer great books, often with good discounts.

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I am learning Elixir

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Francesco

4 days ago - Sassari

The shopping experience is flawless and intuitive, the arrived quickly and in perfect conditions.

Peter - 5 days ago

Such a brilliant overview of using the special powers of Elixir

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Trusted publisher not shipping gen-AI junk

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Sasa has written the definitive book, and this is the latest edition

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Peter

5 days ago

Smooth and easy!

Casey - 1 week ago

Great comprehensive overview of R. Would recommend as a quick start into using R in real world applications.

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Casey

1 week ago

I didn't receive my print copy and was asked to wait 6 weeks to ensure that it was not an issue with media mail being slow. After that period and I still had not received they sent me a replacement quickly.

Jaehyuk C - 1 week ago

The eBook was very well formatted and easy to read

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1 week ago - Gyeonggi

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Kevin B - 1 week ago

The book, as usual Manning books, is well written and very informative. However, I was not pleased with the delivery by USPS Media Mail, which took almost 6 weeks to show up.

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Quality of the books and video courses is high.

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Useful for a course I was teaching.

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Kevin B

1 week ago - Florida

Overall, I buy products from Manning because they are well written and informative.

Jaehyuk C - 1 week ago

I have not yet received a paper copy, so I have nothing to comment yet.

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Tom W - 1 week ago

The paper book upgrade to my previous ebook purchase was a good investment. The detailed content is much easier to concentrate on than the ebook.

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High quality publications.

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I want to get a better understanding of the mathematics behind 2D and 3D modelling. THis book provides the answers.

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Tom W

1 week ago - Vic

The upgrade to the pbook from the ebook was very easy and cost effective.

Anonymous Customer - 1 week ago

Numa and Maggie’s Introduction to Generative AI is a refreshing antidote to the prevailing attitude of ChatGPT as a magical genie or some sort of doomsday device [1]. Their deep dive in the topic shows generative AI as a mirror to our society, warts and all. The first few chapters of the book cover how these models are constructed and why bias, stereotyping, and discrimination is found in these systems. The very qualities that make generative AI seem so wondrous unfortunately also make it inherit some of the worst traits on the internet (think reddit but like ALL of it). Additionally, the explanation of why these models seem to be skilled at tasks they were not trained for is crucial for understanding why so many people have invested in AI. It then transitions into how you should be using these systems and the potential data privacy concerns. The book then delves into my favorite chapter of how Generative AI systems can be compromised or used to spread disinformation. Once again, the building blocks of AI technology make it especially vulnerable to attacks by bad actors. The breadth of this book is quite extensive. It’s filled to the brim with useful websites and references as well as anecdotes, legal frameworks, hacking, AI relationships, Lazarus movie stars, and more. There are sections on utopian societies and how you should use ChatGPT today to get the best results (chapter 3 should be required reading for everyone). As someone who uses ChatGPT and Gemini quite frequently but has felt a sense of unease around AI, this book has made me feel excited about the benefits of AI and tentatively hopeful we will be able to deal with some of it’s challenges. Numa and Maggie make sure to frame Generative AI in a global context which is much appreciated and sadly rare for most books about technology. If we believe in an equitable future then we have to include everyone who is using it. The book ends on a philosophical note showing the connection between some leading thinkers on AI and their concerning connection to eugenics. The people that are affected by Artificial Intelligence should be both considered and involved in it’s production, regulation, and not just it’s consumption. Numa and Maggie have done something rare for technologists. Not only have they written a book about an emerging technology but they have picked a side and a blueprint on how the future of AI should be regulated (both societally and legally) to reduce bias, protect privacy, and generally be helpful to people today. This is not just an introduction to Generative AI, it is a treatise on ethics and in a way is asking one of the oldest questions there is, how should we treat one another and who should we care about? As we delve deeper into artificial intelligence, it will ask us to reexamine our humanity, hopefully we come out with a passing grade. Note: I came out of this book very curious about how AI models would react differently in non-English dominant training sets. Would a AI bot only trained in Arabic poetry or Chinese Literature gave us very different answers (translation issues notwithstanding)? References: [1] Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey? https://www.newyorker.com/science/ann... To be clear this article is talking about why A.I. is not a genie and this line of reasoning is dangerous and misguided. [2] But what is a neural network? | Chapter 1, Deep learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircA... I’d advise watching this video while reading the first few chapters of the book. It helped me visualize the idea of a neural network.

Claus - 1 week ago

The description of the processes are at the perfect level for my knowledge. I‘m waiting for the missing chapters desperately.

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I‘m a longtime customer and love books which are permanently updated.

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It’s the perfect book for a topic currently on my desk.

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Claus

1 week ago - Aargau

I'm a longtime customer and love books which are permanently updated.

Dávid K - 1 week ago

Must read book for everyone in tech.

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I'm interested in the topic.

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Dávid K

1 week ago

great

Wim M - 1 week ago

I am very happy having bought this book. Although I read an introductory book on CSS, there were too many commands and I was confused about where to begin. But in CSS in Depth is very structured, starts with the basic principles, and guides you to increasingly complex pages. I enjoy reading and studying.

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I receive daily mails from Manning

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I am making a website, and want to improve my css-skills

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Wim M

1 week ago

It's easy.

Mike - 2 weeks ago

I got this book as I needed to write some Go for work. As a beginner I found the first few chapters immediately useful. The last chapters about optimization and Go’s more advanced tooling were interesting to read, and are useful to let me know what I don’t know about Go.

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I have reviewed and read a lot of their technical books, and appreciate their attention to detail.

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I needed to get up to speed with Go, and I can trust that the content of Manning’s books will be accurate and useful.

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Mike

2 weeks ago - Ontario

Manning provide an easy ordering experience for great quality books. Payment and online delivery are smooth and easy.