Published on: 01.12.2016
Number of pages: 208
Written by: Richard Caetano
Publish by: Packt Publishing
Conclusion
Good book about Bitcoin, it is well rounded from user and developer perspective.
Review
I read this book to get better understanding about Bitcoin.
I did know that Bitcoin is crypto currency and had hunch that crypto currency are based on RSA or something similar.
Published on: 01.11.2016
Number of pages: 208
Written by: Jason Myers and Rick Copeland
Publish by: O’Reilly Media
Conclusion
Only book about SQLAlchemy.
Review
Currently this is only book about SQLAlchemy.
If you wan to learn SQLAlchemy from book, this is only choice.
It have good examples.
Published on: 01.10.2016
Number of pages: 296
Written by: Charles Platt
Publish by: Maker Media (O’Reilly)
Conclusion
Gives good explanation of electronic components.
Useful to have as source of reference.
Review
This is encyclopaedia that comes in 3 volumes.
Volume 1 is describing:
For each components it give following informations:
Published on: 02.09.2016
Number of pages: 256
Written by: Brett Slatkin
Publish by: Addison-Wesley
Conclusion
Collection of 59 good ideas on how to write better Python code.
Review
Book contains 59 items on how to written better Python code.
Items are grouped in 8 chapters: pythonic thinking, functions, classes and inheritance, metaclasses and attributes, concurrency and parallelism, built-in modules, collaboration, production.
Useful to read.
Published on: 01.08.2016
Number of pages: 74
Written by: Marc Poulin
Publish by: Self-publish
Conclusion
All about lists in python in one book.
Review
This book does what is explained in title.
Gives all information, with source code examples, regarding lists in python.
I already know 95% of content, but did need few years to learn it all, better was just to read this book.
Good to have as quick reference.
Published on: 03.07.2016
Number of pages: 288
Written by: Dale Carnegie
Publish by: Pocket Books
Conclusion
Classic book for soft skills.
Review
After three attempts, in few years, I manage to finish this book.
I always started to read it, but after some time would just leave it, I am used to read technical books not soft skills book.
First edition of was written in 1936 and I liked this.
If it is that old and people are still reading it, maybe there is some use of it.
I did liked ideas from this book, so far they work.
Published on: 01.06.2016
Number of pages: 408
Written by: Dag H. Hanssen
Publish by: Wiley
This is book provide good explanation of PLC, digital, analog, input, outputs, and programming languages for PLC.
It is great book for all around introductions to PLC.
Book is divided in five parts:
Explain what is PLC, analog I/O and digital I/O. I/O is abbreviation for input/output.
Most new informations I got from this chapter, because I had least experience with hardware.
Have only one chapter called Structured Design.
Content of chapter is: number system and digital logic, boolean design, sequential and state-base design.
What most developers already know.
Describes IEC 61131-3 standard and basics of programming.
PLC can be programmed in five different languages: structured text (ST), function block diagram (FBD), ladder diagram (LD) instruction lists (IL) and sequential function chart (SFC).
Each of languages is introduced.
Common languages elements are explained also.
LD, SFC and FBD are graphical programming languages.
IL and ST are text-based languages.
Structured text (ST) is similar to Pascal or C.
Function block diagram (FBD) is based on connecting functions and function-blocks.
Ladder diagram (LD) is similar to relay diagrams.
Instruction lists (IL) is similar to assembler-like low-level language.
Sequential function chart (SFC) is good for programming sequential controls and implementing state-based control algorithms.
Describes in details: ladder diagram (LD), function block diagram (FBD), structured text (ST), sequential function chart (SFC).
Instruction lists (IL) is not described in details, because it is not so much used in practice.
Implement some examples from book in CODESYS 2.3 and 2.5 IDE
Because I have background in programming/development, was working as professional software developer for 10 years, most useful part for me was: hardware and description of different languages that can be used for programming PLC.
I also understood that there is big difference between programming computer and PLC, even micro-controler and PLC.
After every chapter there are “Test Problems”, what are basically questions or exercises that are testing your knowledge of that chapter.
I liked the this concept and it will be great if more book had it, because it gives quick overview of what is important in chapter.
Published on: 01.05.2016
Number of pages: 168
Written by: Mike Barlow
Publish by: O’Reilly Media
Conclusion
This is good book to get high level non-technical overview of what is data science and what one can expect of it in future.
Review
This book is collection of ten reports from author of book from 2013 till 2015.
This is non-technical book, so it will not give concrete code snippets or configuration of technologies for implementing big data solutions.
Published on: 10.04.2016
Number of pages: 560
Written by: John M. Hughes
Publish by: O’Reilly Media
Conclusion
If do not know anything about electronic, but you want to learn the basics, this book is useful.
Review
This is my first book that I have read on topic of electronic.
So I did not had any expectations of book, or had and idea how book will be, or should be, organised.
Book have 17 chapters, glossary and 5 appendix.
Published on: 01.03.2016
Number of pages: 504
Written by: John Z. Sonmez
Publish by: Manning
Conclusion
If you are software developer, and you plan just to read one book, that read this book.
Review
This book is really software developer life manual.
It has 7 chapters: career, marketing yourself, learning, productivity, financial, fitness and spirit.
I am using lot of ideas from this book, and they are really working.
For example, his quota system was eye opener for me.
If I had this book 10 years ago, life would be much easier for me.