Chris Minnick

A comprehensive roadmap to using AI in your career and in your life Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Major software organisations like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have built AI directly into products and invited the world to become part of the AI revolution. It's impossible to use these tools to their fullest potential without understanding the basics of what AI is...

The go-to guide for learning coding from the ground-up Adding some coding know-how to your skills can help launch a new career or bolster an old one. Coding All-in-One For Dummies offers an ideal starting place for learning the languages that make technology go. This edition gets you started with a helpful explanation of how coding works and how it's...

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence tools Coding with AI For Dummies introduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you’re brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI,...

A developer’s resource to learning one of the most-used scripting languages JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies saves you shelf space by offering a complete introduction to JavaScript and how it’s used in the real world. This book serves up JavaScript coding basics before diving into the tools, libraries, frameworks, and runtime environments new and experienced coders need to know. Start by...

Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript! If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online. JavaScript For Kids For Dummies introduces pre-teens and early teens alike to the world of JavaScript, which is an integral programming language that drives the functionality of websites and apps. This informative,...

Straightforward guidance on the AI tool that's built into Windows, Microsoft 365, and more Microsoft is enhancing all its most widely used productivity software—including Windows and apps like Word and Excel—with the power of AI. And now you can learn to make the most of this revolutionary new tool with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies! You'll discover how to write Copilot-friendly...

A technology book for kids! Learning how to code can be like learning a foreign language. Writing Computer Code serves as an excellent guide to help you start writing in the odd-looking languages that make the web work. Follow simple steps as you work with real code to build your own web robots. Create your robot—write code that builds your...

Your full-colour, friendly guide to getting started with HTML5 and CSS3! HTML and CSS are essential tools for creating dynamic websites, helping to make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly-but-straightforward guide gets you started with the basics of the latest versions of HTML and CSS: HTML5 and CSS3. Introducing you to the syntax and structure of the...

Create, implement, and scale commercially successful generative AI applications that solve real-world problems In A Developer's Guide to Integrating Generative AI into Applications, software developer, technology educator, and author Chris Minnick explains exactly how to design and implement scalable generative AI applications. The book walks you through building production-ready GenAI applications, covering the key architectural choices, integration patterns, and design...

Quickly learn the most widely used front-end development language with ease and confidence. React JS Foundations: Building User Interfaces with ReactJS - An Approachable Guide walks readers through the fundamental concepts of programming with the explosively popular front-end tool known as React JS. Written by an accomplished full-stack engineer, speaker, and community organiser, React JS Foundations teaches readers how to...

Learn to code from the basics to Python and beyond Coding is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up, whether you're switching careers, building a side project, or just curious about how software works. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you a friendly, accessible introduction to the languages and tools that power the web and more — including...

A little birdy told us you needed to know more about Mastodon Ready to escape the drama of existing social media platforms and try something new and awesome in the world of social media? In Mastodon For Dummies, experienced tech trainers Chris Minnick and Mike McCallister show you exactly how to use Mastodon, the hot decentralized social media offering on...