In my opinion, the "for hackers" title is in reference to multiple books that have been released with the "X for hackers" that targets people with hacking skill

In my opinion, the "for hackers" title is in reference to multiple books that have been released with the "X for hackers" that targets people with hacking skills but do not have a formal background in X. Machine Learning for Hackers http://www.amazon.co.uk/Machine-Learning-Hackers-Drew-Conway/dp/1449303714 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Machine-Learning-Hackers-Drew-Conway... Design for Hackers http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Hackers-Reverse-Engineering-Beauty/dp/1119998956 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Hackers-Reverse-Engineering-B... Bayesian Methods for Hackers http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bayesian-Methods-Hackers-Probabilistic-Addison-Wesley/dp/0133902838 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bayesian-Methods-Hackers-Probabilist... EDIT: I'm not the author, but you can find Bayesian Methods for Hackers (free, released by the author) at the link below. I think it's a great resource for anyone wanting to explore Bayesian methods using Python. https://github.com/CamDavidsonPilon/Probabilistic-Programming-and-Bayesian-Methods-for-Hackers https://github.com/CamDavidsonPilon/Probabilistic-Programmin...