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Scala Cookbook Alvin Alexander · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 700p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Save time and trouble building object-oriented, functional, and concurrent applications with Scala. The latest edition of this comprehensive cookbook is packed with more than 250 ready-to-use recipes and 1,000 code examples to help you solve the most common problems when working with Scala 3 and its popular libraries.Scala changes the way you think about programming--and that's a good thing.… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

Fluent Python Luciano Ramalho · 2015 · ★ 4.7 · 821p · ≈ 27h · Moderate Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages. Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. With the updated edition of this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to write effective, modern Python 3 code by leveraging its best ideas.Discover and apply idiomatic Python 3 features… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

The Book of R Tilman M. Davies · 2016 · 832p · ≈ 27h · Moderate The Book of R is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide to R, the world’s most popular programming language for statistical analysis. Even if you have no programming experience and little more than a grounding in the basics of mathematics, you’ll find everything you need to begin using R effectively for statistical analysis.You’ll start with the basics, like how to handle data and write simple… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

Effective Modern C++ Scott Meyers · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing yourself with the features they introduce (e.g., auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support). The challenge is learning to use those features effectively—so that your software is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. That’s where this practical book comes in. It describes… Shares: C plus plus, Programming Languages

Think Like a Programmer V. Anton Spraul · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "The real challenge of programming isn't learning a language's syntax--it's learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this one-of-a-kind text, author V. Anton Spraul breaks down the ways that programmers solve problems and teaches you what other introductory books often ignore: how to Think Like a Programmer. Each chapter tackles a single programming concept, like… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

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