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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
by: Toby Segaran

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.76
EAN: 9780596529321
ISBN: 0596529325
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Sales Rank: 7498

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- Good overview of topic, but assumes you must learn Python
This book provides an good collection of the various algorithms that can be used in this brave new world of Web 2.0. However, I have found it difficult to use as it has all its code written in Python, a language I know little about. It seems to me that if the algorithms were explained in detail beforehand, rather than having to be worked out from the code, this would be a superb book.

Given the type of analysis this book uses, the language could be either Java (as that pervades everywhere), PHP (the language of server scripting), or (even better) Lisp, which Python attempts to emulate.

It talks about making use of the various APIs that are now available, letting you access data that can be manipulated. But it does ... Read More:

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- Keeps coming back, again and again
This is an excellent book that I keep coming back to again and again. It explains a variety of complex machine learning algorithms with easy to follow, clear, concise code. The only bad word I've heard about this book is that occasionally it would be useful to see the algorithms as equations as well as code, I didn't find that a problem at all though.

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- Very Useful
I was a beginner in both python and general programming when I got this book together with a book on how to use Python in general.

I actually found this book more useful than the general Python book as the use of examples is a much better way of learning (in my opinion). The examples introduced get more and more complex through the book which then forces you to learn about those programs in order to understand what they've done.

The fact that it exposes you to live web based data from the beginning is very useful indeed. My only wish would be that the formatting would be a bit clear. Python seems to thrive on using indentation rather than brackets and it can be difficult to see exactly which level of indentation is being ... Read More:

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- very good introduction
This book really does an awesome job at guiding you through the process of using collective intelligence in your own applications. For me, a bit more explanation on the math would be nice, but if i just pay attention it still seems to stick, so it's not crucial.
just, well, get it! it's good

Pete

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- A truly outstanding book
This book is definitely worth having on your bookshelf. It breaks down one of the most complex and demanding subjects into delightful, succinct and digestible pieces.

Having dredged my way through similar books in the past, I wasn't expecting too much, but Programming Collective Intelligence is remarkable. I found this book gripping; completing each example was very rewarding, and has now got me hooked on learning more.

I ended up working my way through the entire book, and really feel that it was time well spent. I now feel that I actually understand the concepts and algorithms surrounding machine learning/AI/data mining, and as a bonus have become familiar with a huge number of web 2.0 APIs.

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