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A Developer's Guide to Integrating Generative AI into Applications
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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...
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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 practices needed to deliver accurate, efficient, and commercially viable solutions.
Minnick demonstrates the principles and techniques you need to succeed in the rapidly evolving GenAI space in real-world business environments. He shows how to overcome the practical challenges developers face when embedding generative AI into products, from designing effective prompts to managing performance and cost, with hands-on examples that demonstrate proven techniques you can apply immediately.
You’ll discover:
- Step-by-step guides to using AI APIs, SDKs, AI-generated data, and synthetic users
- Up-to-date explanations of how to build AI-powered chatbots and assistants, AI-driven content-enhancement services, code generation and software development tools, and AI search and recommendation utilities
- How to improve your interface and UX design with AI features
- Explorations of business and scaling considerations, including how to monetise AI features, how to optimise AI for both performance and cost, and case studies of successful products that incorporate GenAI
Perfect for software developers, product managers, engineering leaders, and UX designers, A Developer's Guide to Integrating Generative AI into Applications is your essential guide to integrating generative AI into real products and creating the AI-powered applications that will define the next era of software.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781394373130
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 April 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Weight: 250g
Pages: 416
About the Author
CHRIS MINNICK is a developer and tech educator who teaches JavaScript, React, Node.js, prompt engineering, and generative AI. He’s the author of more than 20 technical books, including Microsoft Copilot For Dummies, Coding With AI For Dummies, and JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies.
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