Author of Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures | https://xitter.cf/t.co/E9sFchusIT | Senior Software Eng @tundradotcom | #tweep | L'esprit de l'escalier

Joined May 2012
✨Grokking Data Structures✨ The new book I wrote with @ManningBooks🥳 is now available for Early Access! 👇 mng.bz/84lg A gentle and fun intro to #data structures (and some #algorithms) Please RT! As a thank you: 45% off promo code mllarocca3 (valid thru Oct/12) 💕
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Writing code is one skill. Thinking like a developer is another. Building that mindset starts with strong fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, and the problem-solving habits behind great software. Recommended reads: • Grokking Algorithms, 2nd Ed. by @_egonschiele • Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms by @ericlippert • The Coder Cafe by @teivah • Grokking Data Structures by @mlarocca As part of Manning's Independence Day sale, all eBooks are 50% off through Sunday: hubs.la/Q04n6cqR0
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⚠️Deal of the Day May 10: HALF OFF my book Grokking Data Structures and other selected titles @ManningBooks: hubs.la/Q03-d27Y0 #Grokking #DataStructures #Algorithms #Python
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Stiamo per avere risposta alla domanda: "io cos'avrei fatto, al posto dei miei nonni?"
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This Thursday November 14 at 11 am EST, I'll be talking live with AI experts @JayAlammar and @joshuastarmer! Submit your questions on this thread, and we'll answer them! We'll also talk about Jay's recent book Hands-On Large Language Models! youtube.com/watch?v=nD7yFIdS…
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📢#DealOfTheDay October 14: Save 45% on my book Grokking Data Structures (and other titles on algorithms) @ManningBooks: mng.bz/WrEx 👉Preview: livebook.manning.com/book/gr… 👉Full #Python code: github.com/mlarocca/grokking…
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What has Physics not given you?
10%World Wide Web
40%Machine Learning
0%MRI
50%Weather Control
10 votes • Final results
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📢📚 Just read: Pandas Workout is an exceptional resource for anyone who wants to master data analysis with Pandas. I had a blast going through its 50 exercises, and I learned a lot, feeling more confident with Pandas now. mng.bz/0GVW @ManningBooks #Python
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Another paper pointing out in details what we've known for a while: LLMs (used via prompting) cannot make sense of situations that substantially differ from the situations found in their training data. Which is to say, LLMs do not possess general intelligence to any meaningful degree. What LLMs can be good for, is to serve as knowledge/routine stores for an actual AGI. They're a memory -- a representation of a data corpus -- and memory is a necessary component of intelligence. But keep in mind that intelligence is not just memory.
tl;dr the general intelligence is the one behind the prompt.
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📣Deal of the Day📣 July 10 SAVE 45% on Grokking Data Structures & selected titles: mng.bz/WrEx @mlarocca #algorithms #graphs Now in print! This fun, friendly & fully illustrated guide makes it easy to learn useful #datastructures you'll put to work every day.
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⚠️📢⚠️ #DealOfTheDay July 10🙀 Now in print! Save 45%💰on my book Grokking Data Structures, and other great books: mng.bz/WrEx @ManningBooks Please RT 🙏
📣 Now in print! 📣 Grokking Data Structures, by @mlarocca. mng.bz/mR4r 📚 This friendly and fully illustrated guide makes it easy to learn #datastructures you’ll put to work every day. 📚 Thank you for the quote, @bgoncalves. ❤️ #ManningBooks #LearnwithManning
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📣Deal of the Day📣 May 17 SAVE 45% on Advanced Algorithms and #DataStructures & selected titles: mng.bz/WrEx @mlarocca This practical guide teaches you powerful approaches to a wide range of tricky #coding challenges you can adapt and apply to your #apps.
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The second edition of my book is out today! It has two new chapters on trees, and a new appendix explaining NP vs NP-Complete vs NP-Hard. Please check it out and let me know what you think! a.co/d/1Vvyemj
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Congrats @_egonschiele for improving a bestseller! I read the 2nd edition of #Grokking #Algorithms in the past week, this v2 is great, with new chapters on trees (including AVLs!) and for sure the funniest description of NP-hard problems🤭 @ManningBooks mng.bz/d1EX
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Mi dicono che su @People è arrivata la CanaBag! Inoltre è ora disponibile a prezzo scontatissimo (solo 25 euro) il Pacchetto Cana, comprensivo del libro "La Cana spiega cose", il CanaTaccuino e la CanaBag in stoffa. Metto i link nel primo commento. #cana #pacchettoCana #libri
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I am begging tech entrepreneurs to solve a problem. Literally just one real problem. Instead of inventing more technology to do things no one needs.
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📣Deal of the Day📣 Jan 21 45% off TODAY ONLY! Grokking Data Structures & selected titles: mng.bz/WrEx @mlarocca #data #search This fun, friendly, and fully-illustrated guide makes it easy to learn useful #datastructures you'll put to work every day.
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📢 Today two of my books are @ManningBooks #dealoftheday Save 45% on 📕Grokking #Data Structures 📕Advanced #Algorithms and Data Structures 👇 mng.bz/WrEx Sneak peak? Check 👉github.com/mlarocca/grokking… for free #Python code and excerpts @ManningMEAP
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Top 10 Books we read in 2023 A year’s worth of the best Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, and Algorithms. #DataScience #MachineLearning #AI #BigData #Algorithms
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Sticky Scroll For Trees - 🛠️Building on the success of sticky scroll in the editor, we've extended this beloved feature to all tree views in @code 🌳Soon, you'll be able to effortlessly navigate through your project trees with ease Try it now 👉code.visualstudio.com/inside…
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