{"product_id":"building-ai-applications-with-the-nolan-stark-9798192559437","title":"Building AI Applications with the Claude API: A Practical Guide to Integrating Language Intelligence into Software, Services, Tools, and Digital Produ","description":"\u003ci\u003eBuilding software with a language model is fundamentally different from chatting with one through a consumer interface.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding AI Applications with the Claude API\u003c\/b\u003e provides a practical introduction to integrating language intelligence into software, services, tools, and digital products.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou will learn what an AI API actually does, how messages and roles work, how tokens and context windows affect application behavior, how to create and protect API credentials, and how to structure a project around an SDK or direct HTTP requests.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe book then moves into the building blocks of useful AI applications. You will learn how to design system prompts, use examples, create tools, handle function calling, stream responses, request structured output, process documents and images, and combine multiple steps into a complete application feature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe final section addresses production engineering: AI-specific failure modes, validation, guardrails, model selection, token costs, latency, caching, scaling, security, privacy, and responsible deployment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor backend developers, full-stack developers, technical founders, software engineers, and builders integrating language models into applications, this book provides a practical bridge between API experimentation and production software.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt focuses on the engineering decisions that matter after the first successful request-how to make the integration reliable, maintainable, cost-aware, secure, and useful to real users.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nolan Stark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798192559437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Nolan Stark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174509256959,"sku":"9798192559437","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-ai-applications-with-the-nolan-stark-9798192559437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}