10 Good Books To Boost Your IT Skills

If you are a recent graduate or pursuing final year in the stream of Computer Science, your next target would be to crack an interview and lay a first step towards the career of IT. Not just you, but it’s a dream and desire of many. But only few would be able to achieve their goal and succeed in their career.

There is no miracle involved in their success, but a prior practice and a good grasp on the basics of the subject got them standing there. If you are on your way to the same road, then you must be thorough in your concepts. This may require a little tolerance, but as the saying goes “With patience comes, great reward”. And you must be able to lay a foot forward to enjoy that reward.

The first and foremost step is to get your basics right. Below are certain specialized core enriched books regarding IT technology, which you may find helpful.

These books related to Computer science will enhance your knowledge on programming and core issues within the computer as well as information technology.

Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming

(By: Eric Matthes )

Overview: This book is designed to explain rigorous ways of dealing with programming that includes writing programs, coding, and enabling things work in minimal time.

Apply this Knowledge: As you learn through the book, you'll come across: Usage of effective libraries and tools. Develop dimensional games that reciprocate to key presses, mouse clicks, and eventually grow little complex. Generates interactive visualizations. Design and customize web apps and safely deploy them. If you are keen to seriously dig into programming, this book will make you up to date and help you develop programs faster. Start your engines and code!

HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites

(By: Jon Duckett )

Overview: This book follows entirely a new approach towards HTML and CSS. It Introduces HTML and CSS so as to make it accessible to everyone, including students, and experts in the industry.

Apply this Knowledge: Utilizes infographics and lifestyle portraits to engage readers with the ongoing concept. Boasts a distinctive framework towards the division of chapters from beginning to end, so as to make readers indulge in the book.

Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists

(By: Andreas C. Müller , Sarah Guido )

Overview: In the recent technology world, Machine learning has been incorporated into many applications and projects. If you are a beginner in the usage of Python, this book will make an emphasis on all the practical ways involved to build your own solution.

Apply this Knowledge: You’ll learn the inevitable methodology to develop a systematic machine-learning application. It focuses on all the functional aspects of machine learning algorithms.

Python Machine Learning

(By: Sebastian Raschka )

Overview: Machine learning has altered the way enterprises operate. Able to perceive changing trends and patterns in data is critical, and hence Python can help you with your data – its distinctive abilities let you build sophisticated algorithms and models that reveal perspectives on many key questions and evolve at relevant answers.

Apply this Knowledge: This Book Dig into Python's open-source libraries for deep learning of data visualization. It explores effective strategies and practices to enhance machine learning systems and algorithms. It is meant to answer critical questions of data to extend your data science knowledge and hence evolves as a crucial resource.

Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

(By: Gayle Laakmann McDowell )

Overview: As an IT fresher, people are asked to work upon first-rate algorithms and write accurate and efficient code on a whiteboard. This book is intended to assist you through this process without any hassle, thus enabling you to give your best on the spot, before the employer.

Apply this Knowledge: Grasp the knowledge of uncovering hidden queries, when a question is posted, and explore the methods of decoding a problem into feasible chunks, develop techniques when stuck with a question, learn core computer science concepts, and practice on 189 programming questions with hints and solutions. These interview questions are genuine and reflect what is truly being asked at the MNC’s so that you can be well prepared in advance. Being well-read about the concepts in IT is a way to keep sharp eye on the core subjects and give them a try to build your career. Take some of your time to gain knowledge on the core software, so as to make a bright future.

Structured Programming With C++

Executing an error less program successfully is not any easy task. It requires long-term practice with stages of coding, testing and debugging. You need to work with these tactics to achieve it perfectly.

Overview: This book is meant for Programming with C and C++ at the graduate level. Here, you walk through extensive principles of programming and its development tool, Visual C++, that help you build and execute your first program. Each chapter is designed with a theoretical explanation as well as sample programs. This book primarily makes an emphasis on how to “think programming” and teaches C++ code.

Apply this Knowledge: It teaches you to incorporate intelligent techniques into programs, to make it capable of executing under different conditions.

Through this book, you conclude with a point that Error tracking and correction is just a natural process while developing a program.

Database Design And Implementation

Overview: The main idea behind writing this book is to impart practical knowledge towards the concept of relational database and development for the sake of students pursuing computer science and its related courses. Anyone else who desires to explore relational databases, either as a user, designer or developer may also find the book helpful.

Apply this Knowledge: This book is presented in a crisp and concise method that will make it effortless in grasping the necessary techniques and apply them in the relation database environment.

Adobe Photoshop For Intermediate Users

Overview: Photoshop is a program of complexity, and as such it requires constant practice and patience to develop the skills and master the subject.

Apply this Knowledge: This book is aimed to help learners develop general essential skills involved in using Adobe Photoshop and who want to learn Photoshop fundamentals and its basic functions.

Introduction To Web Services With Java

Overview: This book makes a significant point on the informative and easy approach towards Web Service Programming, so as to help readers attain a grip on the working concept of WS more easily with related programming exercise using a basic Java WS framework.

Apply this knowledge: Book lays an emphasis on basic concepts of Web Services, protocol stacks, and applications. Students get to learn ways to implement Java-centric technologies. They also make a point on how Business Process can be implemented using WS.

Understanding XML : A Software Development Approach

Overview: XML technology is considered as one of the flawless products from the programming language perspective. XML is simple, flexible, easy to develop, and expandable. All these features have made this technology unique.

Apply this Knowledge: This book is intended to provide an insight into the XML technology, and its applications through the eyes of a software developer. It presents diverse aspects of the technology, and how to apply it in different environments and for different applications.

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