🎨 Post-Processing

Techniques for refining photographs or digital images after capture, transforming raw files into polished visual statements through editing, color grading, and retouching.

How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

by Scott Kelby • 2016

From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.

4.27

📷 Photo Editing 📸 Digital Photography 📖 Quick Reference 🔧 Nondestructive Editing 👤 Photographers

How Do I Do That in Photoshop? 90%

From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.

by Scott Kelby 2016

4.27

84 ratings

📷 Photo Editing 📸 Digital Photography 📖 Quick Reference 🔧 Nondestructive Editing 👤 Photographers

The Digital Photography Book

by Scott Kelby • 2006

The cheat sheet for professional photos: exact settings and techniques, no theory required.

4.10

5k+

📷 Digital Photography 🛠️ Hands-On Photography ☀️ Natural Light Photography ⚙️ Exposure Control 🖥️ Post-Processing Workflow

The Digital Photography Book 88%

The cheat sheet for professional photos: exact settings and techniques, no theory required.

by Scott Kelby 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

📷 Digital Photography 🛠️ Hands-On Photography ☀️ Natural Light Photography ⚙️ Exposure Control 🖥️ Post-Processing Workflow

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

by Anil K. Jain • 1988

From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.

3.98

145

🖼️ Image Processing 📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis 🗜️ Data Compression 🏥 Medical Imaging

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing Summary

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing 88%

From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.

by Anil K. Jain 1988

3.98

145 ratings

🖼️ Image Processing 📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis 🗜️ Data Compression 🏥 Medical Imaging

The Art of Photography

by Bruce Barnbaum • 1994

Stop following rules. See light, compose with intent, and print photographs that are truly yours.

4.28

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🎨 Artistic Photography 🖼️ Photographic Composition 📷 Exposure Control ⬛ Black And White Photography 💡 Light And Shadow

The Art of Photography 88%

Stop following rules. See light, compose with intent, and print photographs that are truly yours.

by Bruce Barnbaum 1994

4.28

2k+ ratings

🎨 Artistic Photography 🖼️ Photographic Composition 📷 Exposure Control ⬛ Black And White Photography 💡 Light And Shadow

Mastering Digital Cameras

by Al Judge • 2013

Ditch auto: sharpness comes from sensor size, lens quality, and a three-way balance of light.

4.12

146

📸 Digital Photography 🌱 Beginner Photography ⚙️ Camera Settings ☀️ Exposure Techniques 🔍 Lens Photography

Mastering Digital Cameras 87%

Ditch auto: sharpness comes from sensor size, lens quality, and a three-way balance of light.

by Al Judge 2013

4.12

146 ratings

📸 Digital Photography 🌱 Beginner Photography ⚙️ Camera Settings ☀️ Exposure Techniques 🔍 Lens Photography

Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies

by David D. Busch • 2004

Get off Auto. Master exposure, lenses, and lighting to take the photos you actually pictured.

3.57

328

📷 Digital Photography ⚙️ Camera Fundamentals ☀️ Exposure Techniques 💡 Photography Lighting 🖥️ Photo Editing

Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies Summary

Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies 87%

Get off Auto. Master exposure, lenses, and lighting to take the photos you actually pictured.

by David D. Busch 2004

3.57

328 ratings

📷 Digital Photography ⚙️ Camera Fundamentals ☀️ Exposure Techniques 💡 Photography Lighting 🖥️ Photo Editing

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team • 2012

Slideshows, zoomable images, and navigation menus: all built inside Photoshop, no code required.

4.16

316

🖥️ Web Design 📷 Digital Imaging 🎨 Web Graphics 💻 Software Training 📘 Official Courseware

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book Summary

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book 87%

Slideshows, zoomable images, and navigation menus: all built inside Photoshop, no code required.

by Adobe Creative Team 2012

4.16

316 ratings

🖥️ Web Design 📷 Digital Imaging 🎨 Web Graphics 💻 Software Training 📘 Official Courseware

In the Blink of an Eye

by Walter Murch • 1995

An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.

4.21

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✂️ Film Editing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Audience Psychology 🥁 Rhythm And Pacing 🧠 Perception And Cognition

In the Blink of an Eye 87%

An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.

by Walter Murch 1995

4.21

9k+ ratings

✂️ Film Editing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Audience Psychology 🥁 Rhythm And Pacing 🧠 Perception And Cognition

Learning OpenCV

by Gary Bradski • 2008

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

4.01

171

🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

Learning OpenCV 87%

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

by Gary Bradski 2008

4.01

171 ratings

🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

Understanding Exposure

by Bryan Peterson • 1990

Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.

4.33

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🎨 Creative Exposure 🔍 Depth Of Field ⏱️ Shutter Speed 💡 Light Metering 🌙 Low-Light Photography

Understanding Exposure 87%

Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.

by Bryan Peterson 1990

4.33

7k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Exposure 🔍 Depth Of Field ⏱️ Shutter Speed 💡 Light Metering 🌙 Low-Light Photography

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck

by Steve Stockman • 2011

Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.

4.20

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🎬 Video Production 🎥 Beginner Filmmaking 📖 Storytelling Basics 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✂️ Editing And Pacing

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck 87%

Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.

by Steve Stockman 2011

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎬 Video Production 🎥 Beginner Filmmaking 📖 Storytelling Basics 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✂️ Editing And Pacing

The Visual Story

by Bruce Block • 2007

Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.

4.30

772

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📷 Cinematography 🖼️ Visual Composition 👁️ Visual Perception 🎥 Film Directing

The Visual Story 87%

Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.

by Bruce Block 2007

4.30

772 ratings

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📷 Cinematography 🖼️ Visual Composition 👁️ Visual Perception 🎥 Film Directing

The Visual Story

by Bruce Block • 2021

How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.

4.67

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📽️ Cinematography 🎥 Film Craft 🖼️ Framing And Composition 🎨 Color Theory

The Visual Story 87%

How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.

by Bruce Block 2021

4.67

3 ratings

🎬 Visual Storytelling 📽️ Cinematography 🎥 Film Craft 🖼️ Framing And Composition 🎨 Color Theory

A History of India, Vol. 1

by Romila Thapar • 1990

How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.

3.63

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🎬 Film Criticism 📖 Cultural Theory 🏛️ Postmodernism 📡 Media Theory 🕶️ Hyperreality

A History of India, Vol. 1 87%

How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.

by Romila Thapar 1990

3.63

2k+ ratings

🎬 Film Criticism 📖 Cultural Theory 🏛️ Postmodernism 📡 Media Theory 🕶️ Hyperreality

Documentary Storytelling

by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

4.00

148

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Documentary Storytelling 86%

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010

4.00

148 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback

by Michael Rabiger • 1987

From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.

4.21

336

🎬 Film Directing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🖼️ Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing 🎥 Film Production

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback Summary

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback 86%

From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.

by Michael Rabiger 1987

4.21

336 ratings

🎬 Film Directing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🖼️ Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing 🎥 Film Production

The Language of New Media

by Lev Manovich • 2001

Why a film is now a database, a screen is a control panel, and cinema became animation.

3.86

1k+

🎓 New Media Theory 💻 Digital Culture 🖥️ Software Studies 🏺 Media Archaeology 🗃️ Database Aesthetics

The Language of New Media 86%

Why a film is now a database, a screen is a control panel, and cinema became animation.

by Lev Manovich 2001

3.86

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🎓 New Media Theory 💻 Digital Culture 🖥️ Software Studies 🏺 Media Archaeology 🗃️ Database Aesthetics

The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1

by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2011

Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.

4.29

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📽️ Film Production 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎞️ Movie Tie-In 🎨 Production Design ✨ Visual Effects

The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Summary

The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 86%

Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.

by Mark Cotta Vaz 2011

4.29

267k+ ratings

📽️ Film Production 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎞️ Movie Tie-In 🎨 Production Design ✨ Visual Effects

Information Is Beautiful

by David McCandless • 2001

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

4.12

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📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Data Art 👁️ Visual Literacy 🌊 Information Overload 🔍 Everyday Patterns

Information Is Beautiful 86%

Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.

by David McCandless 2001

4.12

4k+ ratings

📊 Data Visualization 🎨 Data Art 👁️ Visual Literacy 🌊 Information Overload 🔍 Everyday Patterns

Audio Engineering 101

by Tim Dittmar • 2011

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

4.06

139

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization 🎤 Microphone Technique 🏠 Room Acoustics

Audio Engineering 101 86%

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

by Tim Dittmar 2011

4.06

139 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization 🎤 Microphone Technique 🏠 Room Acoustics

Estéticas liminales

by Valentina Tanni • 2023

What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?

4.32

428

🎨 Digital Aesthetics 🌐 Online Subcultures 📜 Digital Folklore 👻 Hauntology 📱 Information Overload

Estéticas liminales 86%

What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?

by Valentina Tanni 2023

4.32

428 ratings

🎨 Digital Aesthetics 🌐 Online Subcultures 📜 Digital Folklore 👻 Hauntology 📱 Information Overload

Cinematic Storytelling

by Jennifer Van Sijll • 2005

The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.

4.01

878

👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎥 Film Craft 🎬 Cinematic Language 🖼️ Shot Composition 🎭 Mise En Scene

Cinematic Storytelling 86%

The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.

by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005

4.01

878 ratings

👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎥 Film Craft 🎬 Cinematic Language 🖼️ Shot Composition 🎭 Mise En Scene

Deep Learning Design Patterns

by Andrew Ferlitsch • 2021

Data shift crushed your model? Simple design patterns push accuracy from 10% to 98%.

4.67

🧠 Deep Learning 👁️ Computer Vision 🔄 Data Augmentation 📊 Distribution Shifts 🏭 Production Ml

Deep Learning Design Patterns 86%

Data shift crushed your model? Simple design patterns push accuracy from 10% to 98%.

by Andrew Ferlitsch 2021

4.67

3 ratings

🧠 Deep Learning 👁️ Computer Vision 🔄 Data Augmentation 📊 Distribution Shifts 🏭 Production Ml

Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos

by Brett Juilly • 2017

Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.

3.71

🎬 Video Production ✨ Content Creation 🎥 Filmmaking Basics ✂️ Video Editing 👥 Audience Building

Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos Summary

Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos 86%

Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.

by Brett Juilly 2017

3.71

14 ratings

🎬 Video Production ✨ Content Creation 🎥 Filmmaking Basics ✂️ Video Editing 👥 Audience Building

Geek Sublime

by Vikram Chandra • 2013

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

3.28

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💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics 📜 Sanskrit Grammar 👩‍💻 Gender And Tech

Geek Sublime 86%

Why great code feels elegant: the answer may lie in ancient Indian aesthetics, not algorithms.

by Vikram Chandra 2013

3.28

1k+ ratings

💻 Code Aesthetics 🌐 Computing Culture 🪷 Indian Aesthetics 📜 Sanskrit Grammar 👩‍💻 Gender And Tech

The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring

by Gary Russell • 2002

The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.

4.61

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🎨 Film Art Books ✏️ Concept Art 🏗️ Production Design 🧙 Fantasy Film 🎬 Making Of

The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring Summary

The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring 86%

The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.

by Gary Russell 2002

4.61

208k+ ratings

🎨 Film Art Books ✏️ Concept Art 🏗️ Production Design 🧙 Fantasy Film 🎬 Making Of

Film Directing Shot by Shot

by Steven D. Katz • 1991

Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.

4.00

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🎬 Film Directing 🎥 Cinematography 📋 Storyboarding 🎭 Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing

Film Directing Shot by Shot 86%

Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.

by Steven D. Katz 1991

4.00

2k+ ratings

🎬 Film Directing 🎥 Cinematography 📋 Storyboarding 🎭 Shot Composition ✂️ Film Editing

Creativity Code

by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019

AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.

3.94

2k+

🤖 Machine Creativity 🎨 Ai Generated Art 🖌️ Generative Art 🤔 Philosophy Of Ai 🧠 Cognitive Science

Creativity Code 86%

AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.

by Marcus du Sautoy 2019

3.94

2k+ ratings

🤖 Machine Creativity 🎨 Ai Generated Art 🖌️ Generative Art 🤔 Philosophy Of Ai 🧠 Cognitive Science

Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People

by Henry Carroll • 2015

People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.

4.12

1k+

📷 Portrait Photography 🚶 Street Photography 🖼️ Photo Composition 💡 Photographic Lighting 🎞️ B&W Photography

Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People Summary

Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People 86%

People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.

by Henry Carroll 2015

4.12

1k+ ratings

📷 Portrait Photography 🚶 Street Photography 🖼️ Photo Composition 💡 Photographic Lighting 🎞️ B&W Photography

Design Thinking Research

by Larry Leifer • 2013

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

4.00

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development ✅ Code Quality Automation 🧠 Cognitive Load Reduction

Design Thinking Research 86%

What if your programming environment saved every change, so you could explore ideas without risk?

by Larry Leifer 2013

4.00

1 ratings

💻 Software Design 🗂️ Version Control 🔄 Iterative Development ✅ Code Quality Automation 🧠 Cognitive Load Reduction

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

by Walter Benjamin • 1936

Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.

4.08

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🏛️ Critical Theory 🏭 Frankfurt School ⚒️ Marxist Aesthetics 📡 Media Theory 👁️ Visual Culture

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 86%

Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.

by Walter Benjamin 1936

4.08

25k+ ratings

🏛️ Critical Theory 🏭 Frankfurt School ⚒️ Marxist Aesthetics 📡 Media Theory 👁️ Visual Culture

Photography Q&A

by Zack Arias • 2013

The gear won't teach you to see. Candid answers to questions working photographers actually ask.

4.28

493

📷 Photography Fundamentals 👁️ Artistic Vision 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 💡 Lighting Technique 🤝 Client Relationships

Photography Q&A 86%

The gear won't teach you to see. Candid answers to questions working photographers actually ask.

by Zack Arias 2013

4.28

493 ratings

📷 Photography Fundamentals 👁️ Artistic Vision 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 💡 Lighting Technique 🤝 Client Relationships

Why Not Me?

by Mindy Kaling • 2015

A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.

3.90

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🎬 Film Production 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📖 Page-To-Screen ✨ Practical Effects 👗 Costume Design

Why Not Me? 86%

A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.

by Mindy Kaling 2015

3.90

227k+ ratings

🎬 Film Production 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📖 Page-To-Screen ✨ Practical Effects 👗 Costume Design

Making Movies

by Sidney Lumet • 1995

How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.

4.29

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🎬 Filmmaking Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Editing Room 🔊 Sound Design

Making Movies 86%

How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.

by Sidney Lumet 1995

4.29

10k+ ratings

🎬 Filmmaking Craft 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Editing Room 🔊 Sound Design

Smashing WordPress

by Thord Daniel Hedengren • 2010

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

3.76

247

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development 💻 Cms Platforms 📚 Developer Guides

Smashing WordPress 86%

Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.

by Thord Daniel Hedengren 2010

3.76

247 ratings

🛠️ Wordpress Development 🎨 Theme Building 🔌 Plugin Development 💻 Cms Platforms 📚 Developer Guides

Hertzian Tales

by Anthony Dunne • 1999

Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.

4.26

125

🔮 Critical Design 📦 Poetics Of Objects 👆 Aesthetics Of Use ⚙️ Technological Determinism 🔬 Science And Technology Studies

Hertzian Tales 86%

Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.

by Anthony Dunne 1999

4.26

125 ratings

🔮 Critical Design 📦 Poetics Of Objects 👆 Aesthetics Of Use ⚙️ Technological Determinism 🔬 Science And Technology Studies

Digimodernism

by Alan Kirby • 2009

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

3.49

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

Digimodernism 86%

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

by Alan Kirby 2009

3.49

78 ratings

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

Room to Dream

by David Lynch • 2018

How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.

4.39

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🎬 Auteur Filmmaking 🖼️ Surrealism 💡 Creative Process 🌙 Subconscious In Art 🧘 Transcendental Meditation

Room to Dream 86%

How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.

by David Lynch 2018

4.39

9k+ ratings

🎬 Auteur Filmmaking 🖼️ Surrealism 💡 Creative Process 🌙 Subconscious In Art 🧘 Transcendental Meditation

Mastering Regular Expressions

by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl • 1997

Understand the engine behind your regex: why some patterns crawl, and how to make them run.

4.16

2k+

🧩 Regular Expressions 📝 Text Processing 🔍 Pattern Matching ⚡ Code Optimization 🤖 Automata Theory

Mastering Regular Expressions 86%

Understand the engine behind your regex: why some patterns crawl, and how to make them run.

by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl 1997

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧩 Regular Expressions 📝 Text Processing 🔍 Pattern Matching ⚡ Code Optimization 🤖 Automata Theory

Software Requirements

by Karl Wiegers • 1999

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

4.14

859

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Software Requirements 86%

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

by Karl Wiegers 1999

4.14

859 ratings

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Evernote for your Life

by Tyler Collins • 2012

Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.

3.40

580

📱 Productivity Software 🧠 Personal Knowledge Management 🗂️ Digital Organization ✅ Task Management 📄 Document Management

Evernote for your Life 86%

Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.

by Tyler Collins 2012

3.40

580 ratings

📱 Productivity Software 🧠 Personal Knowledge Management 🗂️ Digital Organization ✅ Task Management 📄 Document Management

This Is Gonna Hurt

by Nikki Sixx • 2011

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

4.17

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🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

This Is Gonna Hurt 86%

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

by Nikki Sixx 2011

4.17

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

Designing Interface Animation

by Val Head • 2016

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

4.16

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation 🧠 Cognitive Load ⚡ Performance Optimization

Designing Interface Animation 86%

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

by Val Head 2016

4.16

82 ratings

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation 🧠 Cognitive Load ⚡ Performance Optimization

Directors Tell the Story

by Bethany Rooney • 2011

A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.

4.47

🎬 Directing Craft 📜 Script Analysis 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Postproduction

Directors Tell the Story 85%

A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.

by Bethany Rooney 2011

4.47

74 ratings

🎬 Directing Craft 📜 Script Analysis 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🎭 Actor Direction ✂️ Postproduction

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook

by Michael Linenberger • 2005

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

4.03

679

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook Summary

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook 85%

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

by Michael Linenberger 2005

4.03

679 ratings

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro

by Paul Zandbergen • 2020

Automate ArcGIS Pro: convert a thousand files, rebuild maps, crunch rasters with Python you write.

4.13

🗺️ Geoinformatics 🤖 Geospatial Automation ⚙️ Geoprocessing 📊 Spatial Analysis 📜 Geodata Scripting

Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro 85%

Automate ArcGIS Pro: convert a thousand files, rebuild maps, crunch rasters with Python you write.

by Paul Zandbergen 2020

4.13

23 ratings

🗺️ Geoinformatics 🤖 Geospatial Automation ⚙️ Geoprocessing 📊 Spatial Analysis 📜 Geodata Scripting

Efficient Music Production

by Ashley Hewitt • 2020

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

2.90

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Efficient Music Production 85%

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

by Ashley Hewitt 2020

2.90

10 ratings

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

by Al Sweigart • 2014

Turn tedious computer work into scripts: spreadsheets, emails, and scraping, taught from zero.

4.28

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🐍 Introductory Python ⚙️ Task Automation 🕸️ Web Scraping 📊 Spreadsheet Automation 📧 Email Automation

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Summary

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python 85%

Turn tedious computer work into scripts: spreadsheets, emails, and scraping, taught from zero.

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by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

3.50

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🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

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The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004

3.50

175 ratings

🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

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by Tom White • 2009

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

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Hadoop 85%

How to turn cheap servers into a petabyte-scale data platform, from HDFS to real-time streaming.

by Tom White 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 🖧 Distributed Systems 🐘 Hadoop Ecosystem ⚙️ Data Engineering 🔗 Data Pipelines

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