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The Little Book of Deep Learning

by François Fleuret · 2023

A short introduction to deep learning for readers with a STEM background. The author’s page provides the free phone-formatted book and documents April 2023 release. Current updates are not Carmack’s endorsed edition.

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1 person has recommended The Little Book of Deep Learning. Each entry links to the source.

Portrait unavailable for John Carmack John CarmackSoftware engineer and id Software co-founder

Carmack praises this short book as a useful bridge from a vague understanding of neural networks to technical practice.

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Favorable reader-facing technical guidance in his own public post. The current author-hosted update is not asserted as his endorsed edition.

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John Carmack · 2023-12-13 · accessed 2026-10-01

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Carmack’s post links to the author’s free-book page: https://fleuret.org/francois/lbdl.html. The author warns about unauthorized commercial copies. Later updates are not asserted as Carmack’s endorsed edition.

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