WebStorm Essentials - bring out the rain gear

I don't care who you are, WebStorm is a powerful tool.  And with WebStorm Essentials - you can take the storm, bending it to your will. Ok all lame analogies aside, WebStorm Essentials is a great resource for those who want to jump in but don't know where to start.  If you're a web developer, a web designer, create iOS or Android apps, this book is for you.  You not only get the knowledge to know how to use WebStorm effectively, but you also learn how to setup and configure the tools you'll need to publish to all your platforms.  I've used WebStorm for some Cocos2D-js development, but I didn't realize it was way more powerful than that, and that's saying a lot already.

It's an easy read with tons of goodies.

Learning Bayesian Models with R - intense but highly rewarding.

I just finished Learning Bayesian Models with R, a book about machine learning and big data processing using Bayesian statistical algorithms.  I have to say that this book is not for the faint of heart.  But if you want to learn something very useful in the decades to come, then this is for you, faint-hearted included. It is an intensely mathematical read, but there's no other way to portray such elegance.

This book presents the equations needed without leaving anything out.  There are study section at the end of each chapter to help you verify your understanding, which is a nice addition. I do recommend thoroughly understanding the first two chapters before moving on to the rest of the book as they contain critical statistical logic that is needed to understand the mathematical models used in the rest of the book.

It's a great book and can be used as a resource for artificial intelligence and big data. It's also well organized with short clear details.

Unity 5.x Cookbook - I just love Unity!

Can I just say I love you, Unity 5.x Cookbook?  You've come into my life at the perfect time for me to fall in love.  I've been using Unity 4.x for about a year now, I saw the release of Unity 5, and thought, "What?  A new version to learn?"  In walks Unity 5.x Cookbook in all your glorious insight and cookie cutter scenarios.  How could I not fall in love?

Okay, back to reality.  It is a great book.  But remember, this is a cookbook, with recipes.  Even if you don't know anything about Unity, you'll learn a great deal by the end. Not only will you understand how to perform basic GUI and animation, but you'll also learn about some of the new features Unity 5 has to offer.

You'll need to be able to read C# in order to get the full effect, so Google c# if you need a refresher before reading this book.

Starting in chapter 10 the author starts to really help you perform some advanced topics that most books gloss over or don't even cover. Things like communicating with a website and securing your game; as well as securing your source code.  It's a thorough book and if you follow the steps like I did, you'll be able to modify that knowledge with your own ideas in no time at all.  I love Unity and I now love this book because it will be a great reference for a long time.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Troubleshooting Guide - This may be all you need...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Troubleshooting Guide may just be all you need in your quest to wear the red hat. May I remind you that this is not a "getting started guide", but a troubleshooting guide.  This assumes you are somewhat familiar with Red Hat Linux and you may be having difficulty with a particular scenario.  If that's your situation, then this book IS your book.

The information is organized well with respect to topics and real world scenarios and the appropriate solutions.  I found that most of the principles described behind the scenarios could be generally used to troubleshoot other Linux environments as well; which makes this book even more valuable.

I think a book like this should be written for every OS that exists.

Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization, 2nd Edition - Amazingly Powerful

Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization, 2nd Edition shows amazingly powerful techniques to run high-performance data processing and visualize the results in a standardized manner.  It's impressive how much detailed information is packed into this book; which even includes a refresher on the python language and setting up the computing environment.  It even dives into advanced topics such as modifying the Jupyter kernel and adding your own magic commands to IPython.

I highly recommend this book if you've new to IPython or need a quick setup to understand high-performance and parallel computing.  Use of the Notebook has opened a whole new avenue of documentation resources for me. Well done!

Learning Javascript Data Structures and Algorithms - Valid for Anyone

Learning Javascript Data Structures and Algorithms: This book will be valid for a very long time. I loved reading it to freshen up on my algorithms, and the info on node and XAMP was helpful as well.  Every web developer should read this book and have it as a reference guide when planning the implementation of their Javascript methods. You learn the most common structures and algorithms you'll need for most of your applications.  Some you'll never use, but its important to know what they are and why to use other algorithms instead, which is discussed as well.  You get to know, but not limited to, stacks, queues, linked-lists, sets, dictionaries, hashes, trees, graphs, and sorting and searching algorithms.  You'd be hard pressed to find a need for other algorithms in the regular web development career.  Great book.

Real Time Analytics with SAP HANA

Real Time Analytics with SAP HANA is a great book. I was please to gain step by step written descriptions and visual (screenshots) depictions of how to setup and execute tasks from creating the database to setting up the various types of views to importing data and understanding optimization of SAP data.  This book was both helpful and thought provoking with detailed tutorial-like walk-throughs and the end of chapter "self study questions". I'm new to SAP HANA and this got me up to speed.