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Oct 21, 2016
Another good Deus Ex installment
1 of 1 found this helpful While the story isn't quite as deep or intriguing as in previous Deus Ex games, the gameplay is well balanced (albeit with a long and fairly steep learning curve) and the atmosphere is as excellent as you'd expect.
Pros
Graphics are good, though not amazing (lip-syncing and facial expressions were weak). The skills system is excellent, making you choose between fighting and sneaking. There's a well fleshed-out word (background TVs, newspapers etc), which bring the story to life. Side missions feel well designed, relevant and a consistent part of the story, rather than Ubisoft-style random tasks.
Cons
Prague is rendered well, though most NPCs that populate it are just props with a few random stock-lines. For example, if you walk in to an apartment, pick up someone's fridge and drop it out of the window, that seems just-fine with everyone. Traversing between areas is nicely handled but becomes a frustrating wait, especially versus open world games where you can roam at will.
There isn't a great deal of replayability, with the early stages a chore to re-complete if you do replay. There's only one end, so apart from different play-stiles or finding new side-missions there's not much to do when you've finished the main campaign. Multiplayer is a separate, baffling and boring concept.
The biggest problem story is that the story just abruptly ends. This game is I think the second in a trilogy centering on the main character (starting with Deus Ex Human Revolution), and this game is largely a bridge to the next.
Overall
Not quite as good as Human Revolution, purely on relative strengths of the stories, but a shorter and more satisfying experience than for example an Assassin's Creed game.
Oct 23, 2017
Excellent beginners guide
I'm a newcomer to machine learning I really appreciated the low level of assumed knowledge and gentle step by step approach to the theory.
Also, as someone fairly well versed in the Python I was impressed at the clarity of the explanation of the syntax and conventions for the benefit of beginners.
The book could do with better editing as there are some pacing, spelling and formatting issues (e.g hyperlinks in the text), however overall this is one of my favourite computer science books, 100% recommended for the interested layman.
Sep 04, 2016
Excellent introduction to the topic
1 of 1 found this helpful Quite a lot of the Machine Learning material and courses online have a great deal of assumed knowledge about the subject and/or higher level mathematics. This book is a gentle and approachable introduction to the topic, that explains the fundamentals and gets you up and running in Python.
If you've studied this topic in more than passing, then this isn't the book for you, but if (like me) you are an interested layperson, or need Machine Learning in your job or studies I would definitely recommend it.