Thomas Nield has written books for O’Reilly, Packt, and Manning while teaching AI, building software, and launching a software AND hardware startup. In this episode of the Tech Pubcast, Thomas joins Jess Haberman to talk about what he has learned from working with different technical publishers and how he manages to keep writing while juggling several ambitious projects.
They discuss:
Thomas also shares a preview of his forthcoming book, Grokking Statistics, and explains how writing technical books has opened doors throughout his career.
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CHAPTERS
00:38 Introduction to Thomas Nield and his background
02:43 Experience working with different publishers
03:50 Lessons learned from publishing with O'Reilly, Pact, and Manning
06:36 The review process and handling critique in publishing
09:30 Balancing multiple projects and maintaining productivity
13:21 Teaching AI and machine learning in the era of Gen AI
15:19 Impact of Gen AI tools on coding and training
17:39 Fundamentals of programming in the age of AI
19:54 Thomas Nield's ventures in software and hardware
22:30 Innovations in flight simulation hardware
25:22 Shadow AI and AI security in organizations
26:41 How to connect with Thomas Nield and upcoming projects
27:52 What's Next for the Authors?
28:34 Closing Remarks and Thanks
