AI and Machine Learning for Coders by Laurence Morony

I have not cracked open this book yet, but am anxious to get started on a ML project for my current job, as well as a ML project for a personal project. At my current job, we’re also working with Google Vertex AI and when talking with their folks, I wish I had a better background in the topic. I’m expecting this book to meet all of these needs.

C# 12 and .Net 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals by Mark J. Price

I’m literally in the middle of this book. I have it sandwiched in my cookbook stand and am working doggedly through even his simplest code sample. It’s nice to get a leg up on new features, but also good to reinforce vocabulary for things I already know so I can talk about them intelligently. I find this author’s style fabulously elementary, especially for trivial things that I just don’t do every day, such as globalizing dates and times.

Concurrency in C# by Stephen Cleary

I haven’t started this one yet (although the topic is begging for that to happen while I’m still reading another book). I am, however, excited to deepen my understanding of concurrency and crafting code to take good advantage of threads.Foundations of Scalable Systems by Ian Gorton

I’m in the middle of this book as well and enjoying it immensely. It starts with a bird’s-eye view of the foundational ideas, such as networking essentials. It then covers topics such as caching and message queues in detail. The prose is well done and I understand why the book has good ratings.

Foundations of Scalable Systems by Ian Gorton

I’m currently in the middle of this book as well, picking it up when it’s not an opportune time to work on the C# 12/.NET 8 book. I’m enjoying it a lot. It starts with a high-level overview of basic networking and protocols, then dives into topics like caching and message queuing. A well-regarded book with good reviews, I recommend it for just about anyone curious about how to get beyond the basic 3-tier application.

Learn React with TypeScript by Carl Rippon

I’ve leafed through this one and am excited to revisit React through TypeScript. I’ve played with TypeScript but never seriously. I’ve worked with React, but I was self-taught and am looking forward to relearning with a better foundational respect for how it’s supposed to be done rather than what I pieced together from the Internet.