last two days of the countdown to 2026 sale are here. here's a fun grab if you're wanting to smile while you learn in the new year ↓

being a skilled developer doesn't necessarily mean that person was a prodigy. more often than not, it means they worked hard. and did so frequently. which is exactly what @teivah.dev does and champions thru his blog and new MEAP, the coder cafe. half off until 1/2: www.manning.com/books/the-co...

Transformers in Action (shortener.manning.com/JdAP) is an excellent resource for learning how various transformer models work, how to specialize and train models, and ethical LLMs. Thanks to Nicole Königstein for this @manning.com book! It's a great read

50% OFF EVERYTHING for Xmas! 🎄✨ Great opportunity to pick up "PostgreSQL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them" 🐘, and all the other fine products at @manning.com at HALF PRICE! 📚🎁 🔴 hubs.la/Q03Nc0hv0 ☃️ #books #techBooks #xmas #christmas #sale #postgres #postgresql #databases

the manning community is incredible 🥹 not only did we reach that $30k goal for @girlswhocode.bsky.social, but we surpassed it. sooo thankful for all of you and the opportunity to partner with @humblebundle.com so we can help make a difference where it matters.

the messier life gets, the easier it is to miss the beauty. that includes in your day-to-day. our new MEAP, the art of code by sandrine banas, reminds you how both your creative & technical sides make for the best code. a rare but meaningful combo. half off for a limited time: hubs.la/Q03YW1MX0

📚 Want to learn how to write for developers? Join us TODAY at 9AM PT to discuss chapters 1-2 of "Writing for Developers" Haven't read it yet? No problem! Come anyway. It might be just the push you need to finally write that post you've been putting off ✍️ Everyone's welcome! discord.gg/4enG8EQaMr

AI agents are all the rage right now. but maybe ppl don't really understand them? and, tbh, sometimes they're not the right answer. @cxbxmxcx.bsky.social talks about this and more on the digital renaissance pod: hubs.la/Q03Yyb7x0 his book, AI agents in action, second edition: hubs.la/Q03T6Ttc0

supporting @girlswhocode.bsky.social, we've got another @humblebundle.com going. this time: the ultimate AI algorithms and LLMs book bundle. with over $25k raised and just under a week left, we're hoping to reach that $30k mark for girls who code! check it out: hubs.la/Q03Yqnns0

we've got a new MEAP, folks! vibe engineering by @askowronski.bsky.social & tomasz lelek we've talked a lot about vibe coding. vibe engineering, though? not really. & that's why this one's so exciting. how're y'all thinking about (or already doing) vibe engineering? the book: hubs.la/Q03Y4rm60

noro chalise came up with some pretty cool takeaways from nicole koenigstein's transformers in action. imo, one of the best is that not all transformers are the same, and nicole doesn't shy away from that in her book. noro's review: hubs.la/Q03XXTxt0 the book: hubs.la/Q03XXTDB0

Excited for my first conference in Europe in April. I’ll be talking about LLMs, Python, coding, and all the fun stuff, and I’m looking forward to meeting fellow AI builders there!

you probably know your social feeds aren't random. but why you're suddenly getting cat memes isn’t always obvious. often, it's due to it's recommender systems. in our new MEAP, hidden influences, @lucab.phd shares his take from working with 'em at Twitter. get it half off: hubs.la/Q03XnNbz0

forgot to tell y'all. we'll have deals til the end of the year — our Countdown to 2026. here's the link to follow along: hubs.la/Q03X8m1b0 we'll let you know about each day's deal everywhere but here. pro-tip: other than the christmas eve to new years week, mondays will have the biggest sales.

want to learn the "why" behind all things javascript? javascript in depth by @jasnell.me is written so that newer devs can think & build like vets. it digs into engines, runtimes, & the design choices behind the language. new in MEAP; get 50% off with code snellML through 12/18: hubs.la/Q03W-mVy0

as some of you may know, today is #givingtuesday. we're proud to support island harvest, a member of @feedingamerica.org, this year: hubs.la/Q03Wyw_T0 we're donating $1 for every book or subscription purchased through the end of the year.

love this take.

how do you define AI slop? imo, it's something that was purely crafted by AI. so, if you asked it to make a draft shorter, it's not slop. but if you went to AI & said, "write me a post," then yes, slop. but even that is nuanced, because if you edit it, it's not slop. right...? idk. thoughts?

like the week of halloween, we'll be having tons of sales going from tuesday to monday (go figure, amirite?). if there's something you've eyeing for yourself or a friend, now might be the time. like before, not gonna post them here, but you can see 'em on our other accts, our website, or just ask.

linkedin won't let us respond to anything... we're not ignoring you. promise. now, back to sulking over something i have zero control over 🙃

📚 Next Overcommitted Book Club: Writing for Developers! Kick off Dec 15 with a podcast ep with authors @sarna.dev and @cynthiadunlop.bsky.social Dec 16. Read together, share your writing, connect with other developers. 50% off code through Manning: OVERCOMMITTED50. Join us! #OvercommittedBookClub

we often get asked why we're publishing a new edition. or what's new. or if there's "a point" to getting the new edition. or some variation thereof. elton does a good job here summarizing 1. why the book matters and 2. what the second edition has that the first doesn't. highly recommend.

check it — new in MEAP ↓

beyond research, deepseek models are a fairly new concept (probably won't be for long if they follow the typical LLM timeline 😂). but the authors of build a deepseek model (from scratch) didn't waste any time. hear their story: hubs.la/Q03TlX4f0 their book is still half off: hubs.la/Q03TlVLB0

anyone else notice how AI agents went from, "ooo... these are cool," to, "yeah, so?" in like six months? kinda made @cxbxmxcx.bsky.social's first edition of AI agents in action old news pretty quick. so, he's writing another & it's out in MEAP. get it half off through nov 27th: hubs.la/Q03T6Ttc0

#KubeCon day 1 keynotes: @terrytangyuan.xyz and Anjali Telang talking about anchoring trust among people, machines, and models. Announced KServe is an incubating project in the CNCF

whether you’re integrating an existing AI or hosting your own, AI governance can be a headache. our new MEAP, AI governance by @engin.bsky.social & stefano bennati shows you how to take a practical approach to make it a bit less complex. half off for the next couple weeks: hubs.la/Q03SKNj40

sometimes we create bundles for conferences, podcasts, or just for kicks. they're usually BOGO 50% off. here are a few recent ones: #kubecon: hubs.la/Q03SxHsK0 P99: hubs.la/Q03SxG7L0 @talkpython.fm: hubs.la/Q03SxGQB0 @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03SxFM20 elixir-themed: hubs.la/Q03SxGLs0

🎉🎈I DID A THING!🥳🤘 My brand new book is now available to order from @manning.com! it is a fun take on how to learn Microsoft Azure with quirky demos, tongue in cheek commentary and lots of hands on exercises. Get your copy here: hubs.la/Q03RwShV0 Use code PBKlint to get 50% off too.

seconded 🙋

despite dax promising (and sometimes delivering) better models, it still falls short more often than we'd like. that's what makes our new MEAP, dax reimagined, cool — it shows you how to use dax as an interactive logic engine. half off for the next couple of weeks: hubs.la/Q03RWjB10

💥 3 DAYS TO GO 💥 The vibe is real. Badges are printed, stages are glowing, the excitement is off the charts 🔥 We’re so ready. Are you? 👀 See you in Malmö!

I'm writing another book, and the first few chapters are available through Manning Early Access now! For 50% off! hubs.la/Q03Q9PGP0 More details, and the story of how I came to write it, are on my blog at ericlippert.com/2025/10/30/i... It feels great to be writing again after a long break. :)

an awesome part of conferences? signed books. the best is when it's one of your faves. that's how it was for many at pytorch when @sebastianraschka.com showed up. his books: →build a large language model (from scratch): hubs.la/Q03Df3hz0 →build a reasoning model (from scratch): hubs.ly/Q03Ghvj80

Book of the Day: C++ Concurrency in Action by Anthony Williams meetingcpp.com/mcpp/books/b... #cplusplus #cpp

as you may know, oct is #cybersecurityawarenessmonth. have you improved your security? someone on our team used changing her name as an opportunity to update everything (she just got married; it's not as weird as it sounds 😂). we have books on the topic — just search "security": hubs.la/Q03QRfgM0

automating tasks with ai agents is great until what you want automated is a bit... gray. multi-agent systems might be the fix. @nerdai.bsky.social is writing a book that shows how to build agents that collaborate, adapt, & scale from the ground up. our newest MEAP — check it out: hubs.ly/Q03QFLyx0

if there's something you've been wanting to get, check out our sales this week. we'll be having different ones for halloween throughout the week. since bluesky is a bit more chill, not gonna post the sale each day, but you can see 'em on our other social media accts, our website, or ask below.

I really enjoyed my conversation with @yveshanoulle.bsky.social in episode 197 of his podcast Who Is Agile.

veteran coder in python or js? ruby might be just what you need to bring back the good ol' days. throw rails in the mix, and you’ll probably start wondering why every framework isn’t built that way. new edition’s in MEAP — get it for 50% off with code black5ML through nov 6th → hubs.la/Q03PZmPB0

#P99CONF is going live in just minutes! Here's a peek at the behind-the-scenes prep. If you haven't registered yet, hurry over to p99conf.io. It's free and virtual, so no excuses. 😅

From 6pm onwards (Rīga time), I'll be signing my book PostgreSQL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them at the #pgEdge sponsor table during the conference reception. Free copies will be available (first come, first served)! @manning.com #PGConfEU #PostgreSQL #Postgres #Conference #PGConfEU2025

spend your day creating a complex trad algorithm… and it still can’t get the job done? stop wasting your time — implement an AI algorithm instead. new in MEAP: grokking AI algorithms, second edition by rishal hurbans. use code hurbans2ML for 50% off through november 4th: hubs.la/Q03PBSM40

the cool thing about AI narration? it improved accessibility two-fold. but it's still not the same as a human's voice. so we figured, let's give build a large language model (from scratch) by @sebastianraschka.com that human touch. listen to the preview on audible: hubs.la/Q03Pq2My0

@fbuontempo.bsky.social knows the importance of knowing how to teach well (which she does). & that's on top of knowing c++. hear her talk about it, her book, & upcoming keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03Pdcbg0 her book is 45% off with code meetingcpp25 thru 11/23: hubs.la/Q03Pdc6S0

bugs, merges, performance drops... they're inevitable. and really annoying. buuut a digital twin can help you catch it before your users do. learn how to build one in digital twins in action — a hands-on guide to the whole kit and caboodle. 50% off with code biegelML thru 10/30: hubs.la/Q03P0T9N0

messy data means shaky forecasts. foundation models can fix that. time series forecasting using foundation models by @marcopeix.bsky.social shows how to build forecasts that hold up. @sujitpal.bsky.social had a bit to say about the book: hubs.la/Q03NRvrZ0 check out the MEAP: hubs.la/Q03NRvq60

📅 Tomorrow (Wed 15 October) I'm speaking live on the brand new virtual conference Database Frontiers at 10:00 CET! Register and watch on the site below: 👇 dbfrontiers.net/ragtime-with... #PostgreSQL #Postgres #Database #AI #RAG

did you know for books to get translated, foreign publishers buy the translation rights? for example, beihang university press published how to lead in data science by jike chong and yue cathy chang in simplified chinese. here they are with the publisher. where the book started: hubs.la/Q03NlRYW0

ever been in a meeting where it feels like no one speaks the same language? #BDD gives your team a shared language & living documentation. effective behavior-driven development by gáspár nagy & @sebrose.bsky.social shows you how new in MEAP — 50% off thru Oct 21 with code nagyML: hubs.la/Q03MG_sC0