Agentic Design Patterns
A practical guide to reusable patterns for building AI agents, including tool use, orchestration, and evaluation across modern agent frameworks.
Books
29 resources
Reinforcement Learning (2/e)
An introduction to reinforcement learning that develops the mathematical foundations and core algorithms of learning from rewards.
LLM Engineers Handbook
A technical guide to engineering applications powered by large language models, including development and evaluation workflows.
How to Begin
A guide to choosing a meaningful, ambitious goal and making progress toward it through deliberate action.
The Decision Intelligence Handbook
A guide to making organizational decisions more systematic by connecting decisions, data, actions, and outcomes.
Mastering 'Metrics
An applied introduction to causal inference and using empirical methods to evaluate real-world questions.
Observing the User Experience
A practical resource about researching and understanding how people interact with products and digital experiences.
The Cold Start Problem
A study of how network effects grow, why new networks struggle to get started, and what enables sustainable adoption.
who do you want your customers to become
Working Backwards
An account of product development and company practices associated with Amazon, including working from customer needs.
The Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference
Refactoring
A software-engineering guide to improving the internal structure of existing code while preserving observable behavior.
Optimizing Java
A book on performance engineering, JVM behavior, and improving the efficiency of Java applications.
UML Distilled
A concise guide to using Unified Modeling Language notation to communicate common software designs.
The Algorithm Design Manual
A guide to practical algorithm selection, analysis, and implementation, with examples of common computational problems.
Effective Java
A collection of practical Java programming recommendations covering APIs, generics, concurrency, and good software design.
Clean Architecture
An exploration of software architectural boundaries, dependencies, and maintainable system design.
Elasticsearch: The Definitive Guide
A technical resource on using Elasticsearch for indexing, querying, search relevance, and distributed search systems.
Practical Vim, Second Edition
Techniques for efficient text editing with Vim, including movement, commands, macros, and repeatable workflows.
Java Nio
A guide to Java's nonblocking input/output APIs and related networking and filesystem operations.
Effective Java: Second Edition
The second edition of a practical guide to Java language features, API design, and programming best practices.
The Clean Coder
A discussion of professional habits and practices for software developers, including communication, testing, and commitments.
Clean Code
Advice on writing readable, maintainable software with attention to naming, functions, testing, and design.
Getting Started with Varnish Cache
An introduction to web caching concepts and setting up the Varnish reverse proxy.