‘You need this book.' Steven Bartlett, author of The Diary of a CEOThe world is changing. It's time for a new financial playbook.In this must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth, success and happiness, you'll learn:• how to find and follow your talent• what small steps you can take now that pay big returns later• how to develop better financial habitsBursting with practical, game-changing advice from one of the world's most popular business school professors, The Algebra of Wealth is the practical guidebook you need to win today's wealth game.Today's workers have more opportunities and mobility than any previous generation. They also face unprecedented challenges, including inflation, labour and housing shortages, and climate volatility.Even the notion of 'retirement' is undergoing a profound rethink, as our lifespans extend and our relationship with work evolves. In this environment, the tried-and-true financial advice our parents followed no longer applies.In The Algebra of Wealth, Galloway lays bare the rules of financial success in today's economy. In characteristic unvarnished, no-BS style, he explains you what you need to know in order to improve your chances of achieving economic security no matter what. Read more

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR WIRED | LA TIMES | FINANCIAL TIMES | WASHINGTON POST | GLOBE AND MAILUSED IN EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL OF SAM BANKMAN-FRIEDIn 2021, cryptocurrency goes mainstream. Giant investment funds are buying it. Politicians endorse it. TV ads hail it as the future of money. Hardly anyone knows how it works - who cares when everyone is getting rich? But financial crime reporter Zeke Faux cares: even in fraud, there are standards.In the Bahamas, schlubby billionaire wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried tells him how he will use his fortune to save the world. In Cambodia, a spam text unearths a horrifying slavery ring fuelled by crypto. Faux buys a $20,000 cartoon of a mutant ape to gain access to a festival headlined by Snoop Dogg, and talks his way onto the yacht of a riddling crypto founder/former child actor (The Mighty Ducks, 1992) who was among the first to see the power of imaginary treasure. In search of an elusive cash reserve at the foundation of the whole system, the incredulous Faux finds himself crossing three continents, as well as the boundaries of law, taste and economic rationality. Shocking and uproarious, Number Go Up is the essential chronicle of a $3 trillion delusion, the greatest bubble in history. Read more

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION'The Lean Startup changes everything.' - Harvard Business Review----------Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.Essential reading for any ambitious entrepreneur, The Lean Startup will teach you to identify what your customers really want. You'll learn how to test your vision continuously, adapting and adjusting before it's too late.With over a million copies sold across the globe, now is your time to think Lean. Read more

System Design Interview - An Insider's Guide (Volume 2)This book can be seen as a sequel to the book: System Design Interview - An Insider’s Guide. It covers a different set of system design interview questions and solutions. Although reading Volume 1 is helpful, it is not required. This book should be accessible to readers who have a basic understanding of distributed systems.This volume provides a reliable strategy and knowledge base for approaching a broad range of system design questions that you may encounter. It will help you feel confident during this important interview. This book provides a step-by-step framework for how to tackle a system design question. It also includes many real-world examples to illustrate a systematic approach, with detailed and well-explained steps you can follow.What’s inside?- An insider’s take on what interviewers really look for and why.- A 4-step framework for solving any system design interview question.- 13 real system design interview questions with detailed solutions.- 300+ diagrams to visually explain how different systems work.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Proximity ServiceChapter 2: Nearby FriendsChapter 3: Google MapsChapter 4: Distributed Message QueueChapter 5: Metrics MonitoringChapter 6: Ad Click Event AggregationChapter 7: Hotel ReservationChapter 8: Distributed Email ServiceChapter 9: S3-like Object StorageChapter 10: Real-time Gaming LeaderboardChapter 11: Payment SystemChapter 12: Digital WalletChapter 13: Stock Exchange Read more

AS SEEN ON THIS MORNING'Bola Sol is a crucial voice in the financial advice arena. With practical, actionable tips, relatable commentary and a no-nonsense approach to financial literacy, her insights save money, but just as importantly, time too.' Yomi Adegoke, author of THE LIST and co-author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE'An empowering and practical guide to financial literacy and independence . . . The book is filled with real-life examples, clear explanations, and motivational insights, making complex financial concepts accessible to everyone.' GLAMOUR MAGAZINE________________________________________We need to talk about money. Women have been overlooked and underestimated when it comes to finance; we typically earn less, are encouraged to spend more, and have fewer opportunities to build funds. But if we talk about money and share our knowledge, we will grow in confidence and wealth. This is the secret to securing your future and paying for all the things that matter.Whether you want to have children, get married, pay for a mortgage, start your own business or pay for nice holidays, all these goals cost money. But by building solid money habits you can plan for all life’s major milestones and dream bigger. Bola Sol offers the essential tools needed to get started and make your bank balance healthier. Once you’ve done that, she demonstrates how you can grow your ambition and become wealthier. Finally, she reveals how you can use this money smartly to pay for things you want and become happier.Money isn’t everything, but Bola shows how you can build your financial knowledge to enhance your wellbeing, open up new possibilities, and achieve your life goals. Read more

DescriptionThe purpose of the book Web Automation Testing Using Playwright is to teach you how to use Playwright to automate your web testing. Playwright, a powerful automation tool developed by Microsoft, is a modern web automation framework that is fast, reliable, and easy to use.This book begins by introducing automation testing, its benefits, and Playwright, covering setup, scripting, and Playwright's architecture. It guides you through creating frameworks, selector strategies, and handling complex web elements like shadow DOM and iframes. Explore Playwright features such as Codegen, Inspector, UI mode, debugging with Trace Viewer, and generating detailed reports. Learn advanced techniques like building frameworks using Page Object Model (POM), integrating Cucumber/BDD, API testing, HTTP request interception, and accessibility and visual testing. Additionally, the book explores test execution in CI/CD tools, parallel testing, AI-driven test automation, leveraging generative AI like ChatGPT, and future trends in test automation.By the end of this book, you will be a web automation expert, writing efficient tests that validate web app functionality. Automate complex scenarios, handle edge cases, and leverage AI for intelligent testing.Key Features● Master the intricacies of Playwright's architecture, features, and best practices.● Learn how to apply Playwright to automate real-world web applications.● Tips, tricks, and best practices for efficient and effective web automation using Playwright.What you will learn● Writing testing scripts for end-to-end, functional, API, accessibility, and visual tests with Playwright.● Mastering UI elements like alerts, tabs, drag-and-drop, iframes, and shadow DOM handling.● Debugging effectively using Playwright features like Codegen, Inspector, UI mode, and Trace Viewer.● Implementing Cucumber/BDD, Page Object Model (POM), and CI/CD pipeline integration with Playwright.● Leveraging AI tools for test automation, including script creation, debugging, and understanding generative AI like ChatGPT.Who this book is forThe target audience for this book is test automation engineers, web developers, product owners, and anyone who wants to learn about tool Playwright and test their application from scratch to the end of the applications.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Playwright2. Getting Started with Playwright3. Locator Strategies and Handling Various Actions4. Handling Complex Elements5. Exploring Playwright Tools in Depth6. Reporter, Assertion, Annotations, and Hooks in Playwright7. Page Object Model Pattern in Playwright8. Playwright Cucumber/BDD Framework Integration9. API Testing Using Playwright, Authentication, and Session Storage10. Accessibility Testing with Playwright11. Visual Testing with Playwright12. Integrate Playwright Tests with CI/CD and Run Tests in Parallel13. Using AI with Playwright for E2E Testing Read more

Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the world, promising to automate tasks and solve complex problems. A new generation of software applications are using these models as building blocks to unlock new potential in almost every domain, but reliably accessing these capabilities requires new skills. This book will teach you the art and science of prompt engineering-the key to unlocking the true potential of LLMs.Industry experts John Berryman and Albert Ziegler share how to communicate effectively with AI, transforming your ideas into a language model-friendly format. By learning both the philosophical foundation and practical techniques, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to build the next generation of LLM-powered applications.Understand LLM architecture and learn how to best interact with itDesign a complete prompt-crafting strategy for an applicationGather, triage, and present context elements to make an efficient promptMaster specific prompt-crafting techniques like few-shot learning, chain-of-thought prompting, and RAG Read more

This book is NOT for the fragile, closed-minded or Karens! But if you want to completely change your life to the upside over the next 5 years, then this book definitely is for you. Unlike most 'Crypto' books out there, you will learn actionable information to IMPLEMENT in order to really maximise this pending 2025 Crypto Bull Run and what sort of Robot and AI businesses to set up that will thrive moving forward. This is also the perfect book to give to your normie non-coiner friends to get up to speed with Crypto and AI. So BUCKLE UP, this will be an odd book to read, but oh so worth it... Read more

The national bestseller—updated for the new stock market!"Read the book if you want to know how the market works and how to make it work for you." —Greg Capra, president of Pristine.com, coauthor of Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader"By using the tools, trading tactics and strategies revealed in...A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, you will be armed with the skills needed to help you win your battle with the markets." —Steve Nison, CMT, president, www.candlecharts.com, author of Japenese Candlestick Charting Techniques"Read this book, and, two, reread this book. It will help you achieve your trading goal, which is to make money in the markets. Every trader, from a beginner to the advanced professional, should have this book!" —John Person, CTA, president, Nationalfutures.com"There are only a handful of trading educators that I would recommend listening to and...Toni Turner is one of them." —Hubert Senters, www.tradethemarkets.comDay trading is highly profitable—and highly tumultuous. Moreover, the financial markets have changed considerably in recent years. Expert author Toni Turner gives you the latest information for mastering the markets, including:Decimalization of stock pricesNew trading products such as E-minis and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)Precision entries and exitsThe new breed of trader Written in an accessible, step-by-step manner, A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, 2nd Edition shows how to day-trade stocks in today's market. Read more

Go has rapidly become the preferred language for building web services. Plenty of tutorials are available to teach Go's syntax to developers with experience in other programming languages, but tutorials aren't enough. They don't teach Go's idioms, so developers end up recreating patterns that don't make sense in a Go context. This practical guide provides the essential background you need to write clear and idiomatic Go. No matter your level of experience, you'll learn how to think like a Go developer. Author Jon Bodner introduces the design patterns experienced Go developers have adopted and explores the rationale for using them. This updated edition also shows you how Go's generics support fits into the language. This book helps you: Write idiomatic code in Go and design a Go project Understand the reasons behind Go's design decisions Set up a Go development environment for a solo developer or team Learn how and when to use reflection, unsafe, and cgo Discover how Go's features allow the language to run efficiently Know which Go features you should use sparingly or not at all Use Go's tools to improve performance, optimize memory usage, and reduce garbage collection Learn how to use Go's advanced development tools Read more

Blog with the best of ‘em!If you’re looking for a complete guide to creating and solidifying your place in the blogosphere, you’ve come to the right place! With 8 books in one, Blogging All-in-One For Dummies is the only resource you’ll need to get started or to improve your existing blog. Learn about the most popular blogging platforms, creating content worth reading, and methods for driving traffic to your blog. Cut through the confusion and find the facts about monetizing your blog, using the best blogging tools for you, and increasing reader engagement to become an active, successful member of the blogging community. You're ready to start blogging, so let Dummies show you the way! Perfect your blog idea and choose the best platform for youGet people to read your blog through search engine optimization and social media promotionLearn about the latest trends in the blogosphereMake money from your blog with creative monetization ideasBloggers of all skill and experience levels will find valuable information in Blogging All-in-One For Dummies. Read more

Have you recently purchased a new computer with Windows 11 but feel a bit intimidated by the idea of learning a completely new operating system? Are you in search of a simple, intuitive, and comprehensive guide to help you navigate this new digital adventure? Have you scoured the web for information but found yourself overwhelmed by unclear and often incorrect resources?Well, look no further because the solution you've been seeking is readily available in this book."Windows 11 for Seniors" is written in simple and accessible language, free from complicated technical terms. Each concept is clearly explained and accompanied by detailed screenshots, making learning easy and enjoyable.Here's a glimpse of what you'll find within this comprehensive guide:The Evolution of Windows: We'll explore the various versions of this operating system together, examining the new features introduced in each one.How to Install Windows 11: We'll provide a step-by-step walkthrough on installing or upgrading your current operating system to Windows 11. Additionally, we'll share tricks to enable you to install Windows 11 even on computers that don't officially support it.What's New in Windows 11: We'll delve into the new features introduced in Windows 11 and guide you on how to make the most of them.Customizing Windows 11: In a clear and illustrated manner, we'll teach you how to customize Windows 11 according to your needs, transforming it into the perfect operating system for you.Installing any Program: With this book, you'll gain the independence to install any software you desire quickly and easily.Protecting Your Computer from External Threats: Your online privacy is paramount. We'll provide you with essential tips and advice on safeguarding your computer against viruses and malware, recommending the best software and teaching you how to keep it updated and efficient.Web Browsing: We'll explain, with illustrations and practical examples, how to navigate the web and make the most of popular browsers.Setting Up Your Email Account: Email will no longer hold any secrets for you as you effortlessly learn to use it and stay connected with your friends.A Facebook Support Group - You will gain access to a highly active Facebook group where you can seek assistance with issues and/or stay updated on all the latest technology news.And much more.To ensure your understanding, each chapter concludes with quizzes and answers, allowing you to review and reinforce concepts that may still be unclear.Don't let insecurity hinder you from exploring the full potential of Windows 11! With "Windows 11 for Seniors", you'll acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to fully leverage this new operating system, transforming your computer into a powerful tool for work, study, and digital enjoyment.Seize control of your digital future and purchase "Windows 11 for Seniors" today. Read more

In this book, we take you on a fun, hands-on and pragmatic journey to learning MERN stack development. You'll start building your first MERN stack app within minutes. Every chapter is written in a bite-sized manner and straight to the point as I don’t want to waste your time (and most certainly mine) on the content you don't need. In the end, you will have the skills to create a Movies review app and deploy it to the Internet.In the course of this book, we will cover:Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: MongoDB OverviewChapter 3: Setting Up MongoDB Atlas Cloud DatabaseChapter 4: Adding Sample DataChapter 5: Setting Up Our Node.js, Express BackendChapter 6: Creating Our Backend ServerChapter 7: Creating The Movies Data Access ObjectChapter 8: Creating The Movies ControllerChapter 9: Testing Our Backend APIChapter 10: Leaving Movie ReviewsChapter 11: Testing The Reviews APIChapter 12: Route To Get A Single Movie And Its RatingsChapter 13: Introduction To ReactChapter 14: Create Navigation Header BarChapter 15: Defining Our RoutesChapter 16: MovieDataService: Connecting To The BackendChapter 17: MoviesList ComponentChapter 18: Movie ComponentChapter 19: Listing ReviewsChapter 21: Adding And Editing ReviewsChapter 22: Deleting A ReviewChapter 23: Get Next Page’s ResultsChapter 24: Get Next Page’s Results – Search By Title And RatingChapter 25: Deploying Backend On HerokuChapter 26: Hosting And Deploying Our React Frontend The goal of this book is to teach you MERN stack development in a manageable way without overwhelming you. We focus only on the essentials and cover the material in a hands-on practice manner for you to code along.Working Through This BookThis book is purposely broken down into short chapters where the development process of each chapter will center on different essential topics. The book takes a practical hands on approach to learning through practice. You learn best when you code along with the examples in the book.RequirementsNo previous knowledge on Node.js or React development is required, but you should have basic programming knowledge. It will be a helpful advantage if you could read through my Node, Express book and React book first which will provide you will better insight and deeper knowledge into the various technologies. But even if you have not done so, you should still be able to follow along. Read more

Up relevance scores, improve page speed, optimize voice search questions, and more!  Search Engine Optimization For Dummies shows website owners, developers, and search engine optimizers (SEOs) how to create a website that ranks at the top of search engines and has high-volume traffic, while answering the essential question of "how do I get people to visit my site?"By understanding search engine basics (what are they, which ones are important, how to get started), building a search engine-friendly site, registering your site with directories and indexes, using analysis tools to track results and link popularity to boost rankings, and advertising your site by using pay-per-click options, you can use the tricks of SEO masters to drive traffic to your site. You'll also discover how to write effective content, use social media to boost your profile, and manage your platform and reputation to positively impact your search engine rankings.Develop a search strategy and use new SERP featuresMaximize the effects of personalized searchAnalyze results with improved analytics toolsOptimize voice search strategiesThere’s no time like the present to create a website that ranks at the top of search engines and drives traffic to your site with these tips, tricks, and secrets.   Read more

Unlock the power of Polars, a Python package for transforming, analyzing, and visualizing data. In this hands-on guide, Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp walk you through every feature of Polars, showing you how to use it for real-world tasks like data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, building pipelines, and more. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or new to data science, you'll quickly master Polars' expressive API and its underlying concepts. You don't need to have experience with pandas, but if you do, this book will help you make a seamless transition. The many practical examples and real-world datasets are available on GitHub, so you can easily follow along. Process data from CSV, Parquet, spreadsheets, databases, and the cloud Get a solid understanding of Expressions, the building blocks of every query Handle complex data types, including text, time, and nested structures Use both eager and lazy APIs, and know when to use each Visualize your data with Altair, hvPlot, plotnine, and Great Tables Extend Polars with your own Python functions and Rust plugins Leverage GPU acceleration to boost performance even further Read more

What really created the dot.com boom and bust? Who is to blame?John Cassidy's sceptical history of the internet boom shows that this wasn't simply a stock market bubble but a social and cultural phenomenon driven by broad historical forces. Dot.Con shows how the internet bubble reflected something about almost all of us, and what we thought about ourselves, as the twenty-first century dawned. Read more

OSPF gives an introduction to the Internet and its routing protocols covering unicast and multicast routing protocols and techniques for monitoring and debugging routing in a TCP/IP network. This book provides a detailed description of OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), which was developed by the author, and explains why OSPF was developed and how it greatly improves network efficiency. Each chapter contains exercises to help you get a better understanding of how to efficiently implement algorithms used in OSPF. Read more

Are you ready to grow your skills in AI and data science? A great place to start is learning to build and use APIs in real-world data and AI projects. API skills have become essential for AI and data science success, because they are used in a variety of ways in these fields. With this practical book, data scientists and software developers will gain hands-on experience developing and using APIs with the Python programming language and popular frameworks like FastAPI and StreamLit.As you complete the chapters in the book, you'll be creating portfolio projects that teach you how to: Design APIs that data scientists and AIs loveDevelop APIs using Python and FastAPIDeploy APIs using multiple cloud providersCreate data science projects such as visualizations and models using APIs as a data sourceAccess APIs using generative AI and LLMs Read more

Unbundling the Enterprise provides a blueprint for companies to remain relevant and maximize growth in the digital economy by embracing the flexibility and optionality enabled by APIs. Read more

Kubernetes has become an essential part of the daily work for most system, network, and cluster administrators today. But to work effectively together on a production-scale Kubernetes system, they must be able to speak the same language. This book provides a clear guide to the layers of complexity and abstraction that come with running a Kubernetes network. Authors James Strong and Vallery Lancey bring you up to speed on the intricacies that Kubernetes has to offer for large container deployments. If you're to be effective in troubleshooting and maintaining a production cluster, you need to be well versed in the abstraction provided at each layer. This practical book shows you how. Learn the Kubernetes networking model Choose the best interface for your clusters from the CNCF Container Network Interface project Explore the networking and Linux primitives that power Kubernetes Quickly troubleshoot networking issues and prevent downtime Examine cloud networking and Kubernetes using the three major providers: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure Learn the pros and cons of various network tools--and how to select the best ones for your stack Read more