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Technical excellence from a trusted friend and the highest author royalties around. We are pragmatic, and we are developers, for developers.
Joined March 2009
"The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Anniversary Edition: Your Journey to Mastery” in beta May 8 only on
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Once you learn how to use Haskell, you'll realize that it’s an amazingly effective tool for building software. Rebecca Skinner @cercerilla explains in this article on Medium:. #Haskell #functionalprogramming #pragprog #books.
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Coming soon: free copy of Programming Elixir for anyone with a .edu address.
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Don’t get bogged down in theory. Learn to use advanced programming concepts to solve tough, real-world problems with Haskell today. Effective Haskell by @cercerilla is now in beta. Pick it up at Or learn more at #pragprog
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Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques by Ashley Peacock. Diagrams communicate relationships more directly and clearly than words ever can. Expand your professional vocabulary with well-designed diagrams.
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Kind, brilliant, inspiring, funny, curious, joyful, passionate, beloved - Jim Weirich was a wonderful human. 10 yrs ago today he was suddenly gone. Those who knew him will never forget him. Thanks for everything, @jimweirich. We *still* miss you.
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New in print - .Leverage Elixir and the Nx ecosystem to solve real-world problems in computer vision, natural language processing, and more. This book is designed to teach machine learning the Elixir way—functional, pragmatic, and fun. @sean_moriarity.#ElixirLang
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Evolutionary algorithms are a unique and often overlooked subset of ML and AI. So much of the information on them is outdated or too academic, and none of it was created with Elixir programmers in mind . until now. Genetic Algorithms in Elixir #pragprog
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Top sellers for June: .1. Rediscovering JavaScript.2. Programming Phoenix 1.4.3. Programming Ecto.4. Programming Elixir 1.6.5. Adopting Elixir.6. Modern Vim.
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Brand New in Beta - @mark_volkmann's._Server-Driven Web Apps with htmx_.Any Language, Less Code, Simpler Code.@htmx_org
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LiveView brings the most innovative programming techniques from the popular Elm and JavaScript React frameworks to Elixir. Let us guide you through one of the most important new frameworks of our generation. Programming Phoenix LiveView, in beta #pragprog
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Brand New in Beta: Reality is event-sourced; your mind processes sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch to create its perception of reality. Software isn't that different. With practical, hands-on coding examples, get your hands dirty - unlock powerful new ways of clearing even
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The new book from @whatyouhide is #7 for 2024!. Save 50% on this great title today with code alnpee2024. For everything else we publish, thru the countdown, take 40% off with code topten2024 . #elixir #beam #networks #programming #pragprog #books
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Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques by Ashley Peacock. Diagrams communicate relationships more directly and clearly than words ever can. Expand your professional vocabulary with well-designed diagrams.
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Brand New in Beta --.Build scalable, resilient, and efficient network-intensive applications with Erlang and Elixir — the perfect fit. The BEAM’s actor model perfectly mirrors the way nodes operate in a network. @whatyouhide #myelixirstatus #Beam
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Now in Beta: High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails by Andrew Atkinson. Build faster, more reliable Rails apps with scalable and reliable PostgreSQL databases. Join the beta. Be part of the book!.
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Brand New in Beta: Rails Scales!.Rails doesn’t scale, say the naysayers. They’re wrong. Ruby on Rails runs some of the biggest sites in the world. This book reveals how they do it, and how you can apply the same techniques to your applications. @crplanas
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It's Here - BEAMOps .New into Beta: This book introduces a new paradigm, BEAMOps, that helps you build, test, deploy, and debug BEAM applications. #MyElixirStatus #BEAM #BEAMOps
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Took us a second to get this one.
A clever little girl that I'm teaching math to (Grade 7) sent me this puzzle . :). Took a moment :D
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⚡️🦬 Just released --.Server-Driven Web Apps with htmx.Congratulations, @mark_volkmann, currently our featured title:. @htmx_org 🕶️🐴
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This Week: 8.0.0. Rails 8.0 has dropped. Rails 1.0 was released in December 2005. This book was there from the start, evolving right along with Rails. Developed in consultation with the Rails core team, Rails itself is tested against the code in this book.
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Still holding very strong (#2) on the PragProg BestSellers list, .@mark_volkmann .No floppy version 💾, but very nice Beta books at:. #htmx @htmx_org
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Elixir will change the way you think about programming. Use your Ruby experience to quickly get up to speed so you can see what all of the buzz is about. From Ruby to Elixir by Stephen Bussey is now in beta.
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New This Week:. A masterclass in the fundamentals and principles of this powerful and elegant way of thinking. Through real-world examples, learn timeless principles that transcend programming language. #FunctionalProgramming.link in 🧵
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Last beta for Programming Phoenix! . * Chapter 14, What’s Next? LiveView, PubSub 2.0, and the coming additions to Phoenix. * Aligned the configuration with the deployment strategies necessary to build a release to prepare for Elixir’s deployment changes. * Cleanup & Errata
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Rails 8 - Kamal 2, Thruster, new database adapters, asset pipeline, and authentication generator. This book was there from the start, and has evolved right along with Rails. Developed in consultation with the Rails core team; Rails itself is tested
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Join us on Monday, Oct 7, 4:30PM BST (GMT+1) for a special event in support of @codebar - An Afternoon with Pragmatic Bookshelf - Author Edition. Five of our authors, including Cristian Planas will be presenting live in this free event. Register here :
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We're celebrating the new Erlang/BEAM forums at It's a perfect time to learn languages focused on concurrency and fault tolerance. Now through Nov 2, 2021, use promo code erlangforums for 40% off Erlang & Elixir ebooks at checkout.
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New in Beta.Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. Add Hotwire Native to your Rails app; start creating native iOS and Android applications, and make your app look and feel native to their platform. Congrats @joemasilotti .#hotwire #RubyOnRails
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If I had a dime for every time I've seen someone use FLOAT to store currency, I'd have $1000.0000000001588. -- Bill Karwin (@billkarwin). #PragProgTips.
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We are DRM free and always have been. Come celebrate our ebooks with 20% off TODAY ONLY using code alwaysDRMfree at DRM means you don’t own the books you’ve bought:
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Again, don’t miss tomorrow’s book launch of Functional Web Development with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix. This is a big one. Don’t miss it.
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If harnessing the outstanding power of concurrent processing in Elixir to work with distributed graph datasets and manage data at scale sounds like what you need, we've got something you're gonna love. Exploring Graphs with Elixir, now in Beta. #pragprog
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New in Beta! .Ash Framework. Ash's modular, plug-and-play blocks slash dev time, effort, and complexity. Coauthored by @ZachSDaniel1, creator of Ash, and @sevenseacat, with insider knowledge, best practices, and actionable guidance. links in 🧵 .#MyElixirStatus #ashframework
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New Release - This Week's PragProg Featured Book: @andatki's best selling PostgreSQL title is out of Beta - .#Rails #PostgreSQL
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Programming Phoenix 1.4 ebook fresh updates today! New chapter: Chapter 8, Testing MVC, and tons of errata fixes.
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PragProg 2024 Top10 Countdown! .Today: #10. 50% off this title today - code mvhtmx2024 (no min cart).All countdown, 40% off titles we publish - code topten2024 (min cart $50) . #htmx #web-development @mark_volkmann .only at
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Machine Learning in Elixir.Learning to Learn with Nx and Axon.Part of the PragProg Black Friday sale, now on. Take 40% off any book we publish, using checkout code turkeysale2024 . @sean_moriarity
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New in Beta from @bphogan :.Take control of your terminal. This fully revised 3rd edition includes updated configuration commands, a revised method for pair programming, and hands-on examples of new features like custom popups and event hooks that let you add even more automation
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Code is communication. Being a better tech writer helps you become a better programmer. Whether you're writing READMEs, commit messages, code docs, or any other support content, tech writing skills contribute to your success. #PragProgWriMo #NaNoWriMo2021.
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New beta release for Programming WebAssembly with Rust by @KevinHoffman:. * Added appendices. * Corrected minor errata. * Content-complete and heading to production.
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Best Sellers this week at PragProg .Number One: Server Driven Web Apps with htmx @mark_volkmann @htmx_org.for the whole list
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Rust, Elixir and SwiftUI. Python, JavaScript and Go. APIs, ML, algorithms, AI and quantum computing. Teams, managers, Agile and more! It's all here, and it's all 40% off thru Dec. 1st with promo code turkeysale2020. Shop our Black Friday Sale now #pragprog
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If you love owning your own ePub, mobi, and PDF ebooks, come save 30% off at with coupon:. iLoveEbooks.
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PragProg #1 direct sales title for 2023: .Machine Learning in Elixir by Sean Moriarity .Use code 2023Top10 for 40% off this and all top ten titles .Congratulations @sean_moriarity . #MyElixirStatus
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Programming Clojure, Third Edition by Alex Miller (@puredanger) with Stuart Halloway (@stuarthalloway) and Aaron Bedra (@abedra). In the best tradition of Lisp, Clojure gets out of your way so you can focus on expressing simple solutions to hard problems.
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New updates to Programming Elm!. • Updated to Elm 0.19: .– Chapter 1, Get Started with Elm .– Chapter 2, Create Stateful Elm Applications .– Chapter 3, Refactor and Enhance Elm Applications .– Chapter 4, Communicate with Servers.
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Brace yourself for a fun challenge as you dive into Ray Tracing with @jamis. The Ray Tracer Challenge is 40% until 11P ET. #12DaysOfPragProg
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Domain Modeling Made Functional by Scott Wlaschin @ScottWlaschin. Increase customer satisfaction, speed development cycles, and waste less work. Solve real problems by focusing on real-world requirements for your software.
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The Nature of Software Development by Ron Jeffries. This book leads you from the desire for value down to the specific activities that help good Agile projects deliver better software sooner, and at a lower cost.
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Domain Modeling Made Functional by Scott Wlaschin @ScottWlaschin. Increase customer satisfaction, speed development cycles, and waste less work. Solve real problems by focusing on real-world requirements for your software.
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Today only! Save 40% on ebooks, audiobooks at with code:. randy_lives_31415. Please RT.
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Top sellers last month: . Domain Modeling Made Functional, .Release It!, .Programming Clojure, .Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6, .Functional Web Development with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix,.Rails 5 Test Prescriptions. Don’t miss out!
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Don't wade through oceans of JavaScript to build the interactive applications today’s users crave. Learn how the innovative Phoenix LiveView library empowers you to build applications that are fast and highly interactive, and reliable. By @redrapids & @sm_debenedetto
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Programming Ecto has just been updated:. • Added chapter 12, Optimizing Your Application Design. • Fixed reader-submitted errata.
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Learn Rust while building a complete fully-functional roguelike game. This @educativeinc course is based on material from Hands-on Rust by @herberticus.
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We're so proud of our new April 1 releases that we're having a 40% off sale! Details at:
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In this fully revised edition of Brian Okken's @brianokken Python Testing with pytest, explore pytest’s superpowers—simple asserts, fixtures, parametrization, markers, and plugins—while creating simple tests and test suites against a small database app.
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Dive deep into SQL and database design, and learn to recognize the most common missteps. SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1 now in beta. And listen up! The final episode of this season's Pragmatic Hero's Journey podcast is now out, too. Full details at #pragprog
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Like Elixir and Phoenix? We've got you covered, and right now we've got 40% off site-wide:
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