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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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The Little Book of Deep Learning appears in 1 currently documented source-backed recommendation.
John Carmack
Software engineer and id Software co-founder
Recommended
Own public reading recommendation
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Documented citation: Carmack praises this short book as a useful bridge from a vague understanding of neural networks to technical practice.
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John Carmack · 2023-12-13 · accessed 2026-10-01
social · Own public reading recommendation
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.