“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison Well established authors tend to say that if you want to learn how to write better, you must develop the right writing habits. Get rid of the...
It is a real pleasure for me to see this book come to light. Stuart and I have had numerous discussions over the last few years about the subject matter it addresses. Whether that be via Twitter, over drinks at a conference or elsewhere, the result is often the same...
The premise of this book, and the other books in the Think X series, is that if you know how to program, you can use that skill to learn other topics. Most books on Bayesian statistics use mathematical notation and present ideas in terms of mathematical concepts like...
The Bayesian method is the natural approach to inference, yet it is hidden from readers behind chapters of slow, mathematical analysis. The typical text on Bayesian inference involves two to three chapters on probability theory, then enters what Bayesian inference is....
This book is intended as an introduction to cryptography for pro-grammers of any skill level. It’s a continuation of a talk of the same name, which was given by the author at PyCon 2013. The structure of this book is very similar: it starts with very simple...
