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Python Business Intelligence Cookbook
by Robert DempseyLeverage the computational power of Python with more than 60 recipes that arm you with the required skills to make informed business decisions About This Book * Want to minimize risk and optimize profits of your business? Learn to create efficient analytical reports with ease using this highly practical, easy-to-follow guide * Learn to apply Python for business intelligence tasks--preparing, exploring, analyzing, visualizing and reporting--in order to make more informed business decisions using data at hand * Learn to explore and analyze business data, and build business intelligence dashboards with the help of various insightful recipes Who This Book Is For This book is intended for data analysts, managers, and executives with a basic knowledge of Python, who now want to use Python for their BI tasks. If you have a good knowledge and understanding of BI applications and have a "working" system in place, this book will enhance your toolbox. What You Will Learn * Install Anaconda, MongoDB, and everything you need to get started with your data analysis * Prepare data for analysis by querying cleaning and standardizing data * Explore your data by creating a Pandas data frame from MongoDB * Gain powerful insights, both statistical and predictive, to make informed business decisions * Visualize your data by building dashboards and generating reports * Create a complete data processing and business intelligence system In Detail The amount of data produced by businesses and devices is going nowhere but up. In this scenario, the major advantage of Python is that it's a general-purpose language and gives you a lot of flexibility in data structures. Python is an excellent tool for more specialized analysis tasks, and is powered with related libraries to process data streams, to visualize datasets, and to carry out scientific calculations. Using Python for business intelligence (BI) can help you solve tricky problems in one go. Rather than spending day after day scouring Internet forums for "how-to" information, here you'll find more than 60 recipes that take you through the entire process of creating actionable intelligence from your raw data, no matter what shape or form it's in. Within the first 30 minutes of opening this book, you'll learn how to use the latest in Python and NoSQL databases to glean insights from data just waiting to be exploited. We'll begin with a quick-fire introduction to Python for BI and show you what problems Python solves. From there, we move on to working with a predefined data set to extract data as per business requirements, using the Pandas library and MongoDB as our storage engine. Next, we will analyze data and perform transformations for BI with Python. Through this, you will gather insightful data that will help you make informed decisions for your business. The final part of the book will show you the most important task of BI--visualizing data by building stunning dashboards using Matplotlib, PyTables, and iPython Notebook. Style and approach This is a step-by-step guide to help you prepare, explore, analyze and report data, written in a conversational tone to make it easy to grasp. Whether you're new to BI or are looking for a better way to work, you'll find the knowledge and skills here to get your job done efficiently.
Procedural Content Generation for Unity Game Development
by Ryan WatkinsHarness the power of procedural content generation to design unique games with Unity About This Book * Learn the basics of PCG development * Develop a 2D game from start to finish * Explore all the different ways PCG can be applied in games Who This Book Is For This book is for Unity game developers, especially those who work on indie games. You should be familiar with Unity and C# scripting but you'll be able to jump in and start learning PCG straightaway. What You Will Learn * Understand the theory of Procedural Content Generation * Learn the uses of Pseudo Random Numbers * Create reusable algorithm designs for PCG * Evaluate the data structures for PCG * Develop smaller games with larger amounts of content * Generate content instead of spending time designing every minute detail * Learn when and how to add PCG to your game * Learn the fundamental techniques of PCG In Detail Procedural Content Generation is a process by which game content is developed using computer algorithms, rather than through the manual efforts of game developers. This book teaches readers how to develop algorithms for procedural generation that they can use in their own games. These concepts are put into practice using C# and Unity is used as the game development engine. This book provides the fundamentals of learning and continued learning using PCG. You'll discover the theory of PCG and the mighty Pseudo Random Number Generator. Random numbers such as die rolls and card drafting provide the chance factor that makes games fun and supplies spontaneity. This book also takes you through the full development of a 2D game. Starting with level generation, you'll learn how PCG can make the game environment for you. You'll move into item generation and learn the different techniques to procedurally create game items. Thereafter, you'll be guided through the more abstract PCG areas such as scaling difficulty to the player and even generating music! The book helps you set up systems within your games where algorithms create computationally generated levels, art assets, quests, stories, characters, and weapons; these can substantially reduce the burden of manually creating every aspect of the game. Finally, you'll get to try out your new PCG skills on 3D terrain generation. Style and approach An easy-to-follow, project-based guide that will let you build a complete game by the end of the book using PCG.
Web Application Development with R Using Shiny - Second Edition
by Chris BeeleyIntegrate the power of R with the simplicity of Shiny to deliver cutting-edge analytics over the Web About This Book * Use Shiny's built-in functions to produce engaging user interfaces, and integrate them into your own web pages * Implement powerful user-contributed packages to access graphics from the web, make your own dashboards, use interactive maps, and more * Extend Shiny using JavaScript and jQuery with minimal coding using this handy, step-by-step guide Who This Book Is For This book is for anybody who wants to produce interactive data summaries over the web, whether you want to share them with a few colleagues or the whole world. No previous experience with R, Shiny, HTML, or CSS is required to begin using this book, although you should possess some previous experience with programming in a different language. What You Will Learn * Build interactive applications using Shiny's built-in widgets * Use the built-in layout functions in Shiny to produce user-friendly applications * Integrate Shiny applications with web pages and customize them using HTML and CSS * Harness the power of JavaScript and jQuery to customize your applications * Engage your users and build better analytics using interactive plots * Debug your applications using Shiny's built-in functions * Deliver simple and powerful analytics across your organization using Shiny dashboards * Share your applications with colleagues or over the Internet using cloud services or your own server In Detail R is a highly flexible and powerful tool for analyzing and visualizing data. Most of the applications built using various libraries with R are desktop-based. But what if you want to go on the web? Here comes Shiny to your rescue! Shiny allows you to create interactive web applications using the excellent analytical and graphical capabilities of R. This book will guide you through basic data management and analysis with R through your first Shiny application, and then show you how to integrate Shiny applications with your own web pages. Finally, you will learn how to finely control the inputs and outputs of your application, along with using other packages to build state-of-the-art applications, including dashboards. Style and approach Learn by doing! Each chapter includes code and examples to use and adapt for your own applications. As the chapters progress, the code and examples are built upon until you have all the materials required to build a large, complex, real-world analytics application.
Mobile Forensics Cookbook
by Igor MikhaylovDiscover the tools and techniques of mobile forensic investigations and make sure your mobile autopsy doesn't miss a thing, all through powerful practical recipes About This Book • Acquire in-depth knowledge of mobile device acquisition using modern forensic tools • Understand the importance of clouds for mobile forensics and learn how to extract data from them • Discover advanced data extraction techniques that will help you to solve forensic tasks and challenges Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at practicing digital forensics analysts and information security professionals familiar with performing basic forensic investigations on mobile device operating systems namely Android, iOS, Windows, and Blackberry. It's also for those who need to broaden their skillset by adding more data extraction and recovery techniques. What You Will Learn • Retrieve mobile data using modern forensic tools • Work with Oxygen Forensics for Android devices acquisition • Perform a deep dive analysis of iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry Phone file systems • Understand the importance of cloud in mobile forensics and extract data from the cloud using different tools • Learn the application of SQLite and Plists Forensics and parse data with digital forensics tools • Perform forensic investigation on iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry mobile devices • Extract data both from working and damaged mobile devices using JTAG and Chip-off Techniques In Detail Considering the emerging use of mobile phones, there is a growing need for mobile forensics. Mobile forensics focuses specifically on performing forensic examinations of mobile devices, which involves extracting, recovering and analyzing data for the purposes of information security, criminal and civil investigations, and internal investigations. Mobile Forensics Cookbook starts by explaining SIM cards acquisition and analysis using modern forensics tools. You will discover the different software solutions that enable digital forensic examiners to quickly and easily acquire forensic images. You will also learn about forensics analysis and acquisition on Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry devices. Next, you will understand the importance of cloud computing in the world of mobile forensics and understand different techniques available to extract data from the cloud. Going through the fundamentals of SQLite and Plists Forensics, you will learn how to extract forensic artifacts from these sources with appropriate tools. By the end of this book, you will be well versed with the advanced mobile forensics techniques that will help you perform the complete forensic acquisition and analysis of user data stored in different devices. Style and approach This book delivers a series of extra techniques and methods for extracting and analyzing data from your Android, iOS, Windows, and Blackberry devices. Using practical recipes, you will be introduced to a lot of modern forensics tools for performing effective mobile forensics.
Learning OpenCV 3 Computer Vision with Python - Second Edition
by Joseph Howse Joe MinichinoUnleash the power of computer vision with Python using OpenCV About This Book * Create impressive applications with OpenCV and Python * Familiarize yourself with advanced machine learning concepts * Harness the power of computer vision with this easy-to-follow guide Who This Book Is For Intended for novices to the world of OpenCV and computer vision, as well as OpenCV veterans that want to learn about what's new in OpenCV 3, this book is useful as a reference for experts and a training manual for beginners, or for anybody who wants to familiarize themselves with the concepts of object classification and detection in simple and understandable terms. Basic knowledge about Python and programming concepts is required, although the book has an easy learning curve both from a theoretical and coding point of view. What You Will Learn * Install and familiarize yourself with OpenCV 3's Python API * Grasp the basics of image processing and video analysis * Identify and recognize objects in images and videos * Detect and recognize faces using OpenCV * Train and use your own object classifiers * Learn about machine learning concepts in a computer vision context * Work with artificial neural networks using OpenCV * Develop your own computer vision real-life application In Detail OpenCV 3 is a state-of-the-art computer vision library that allows a great variety of image and video processing operations. Some of the more spectacular and futuristic features such as face recognition or object tracking are easily achievable with OpenCV 3. Learning the basic concepts behind computer vision algorithms, models, and OpenCV's API will enable the development of all sorts of real-world applications, including security and surveillance. Starting with basic image processing operations, the book will take you through to advanced computer vision concepts. Computer vision is a rapidly evolving science whose applications in the real world are exploding, so this book will appeal to computer vision novices as well as experts of the subject wanting to learn the brand new OpenCV 3.0.0. You will build a theoretical foundation of image processing and video analysis, and progress to the concepts of classification through machine learning, acquiring the technical know-how that will allow you to create and use object detectors and classifiers, and even track objects in movies or video camera feeds. Finally, the journey will end in the world of artificial neural networks, along with the development of a hand-written digits recognition application. Style and approach This book is a comprehensive guide to the brand new OpenCV 3 with Python to develop real-life computer vision applications.
Dart By Example
by Davy MitchellDesign and develop modern web applications with Google's bold and productive language through engaging example projects About This Book * Full of engaging and varied example projects to equip you to build your own web applications * Learn the Dart language and key libraries * Productively create fast and reliable web applications Who This Book Is For If you are a front- or back-end web developer who is looking to build complex full-featured web applications without the quagmire of disconnected JavaScript frameworks, this book is a practical walkthrough of substantial applications that will have you and your team coding Dart in a productive manner. This book will give you a compiled, optional typed, scalable environment to rapidly develop applications. As Dart was designed to be familiar, any developer with even a small amount of knowledge of JavaScript or another programming language will be at home with the language immediately and will be coding quickly. What You Will Learn * Master the core Dart language, type system, and key development tools * Connect to existing web services, process JSON, and create your own framework for the data display * Run and debug the Dart server and web applications and compile them in JavaScript * Handle form data and encryption * Build and deploy server applications on the major OSes and implement the REST API * Work with PostgreSQL--an industry standard relational database system * Create robust applications with unit tests, documentation, and diagnostic logging * Develop command-line applications, and explore the key data structures and libraries In Detail Designed to create next generation apps, Google's Dart offers a much more robust framework and also supersedes JavaScript in several aspects. Familiar yet innovative, compact yet scalable, it blows away the accumulated JavaScript legacy limitations. Dart was designed for great tool-ability and developer productivity, allowing you to create better application faster than before. Google chose it for their billion dollar advertising business and you have its power for your projects too. This book will introduce you the Dart language starting from its conception to its current form, and where it headed is through engaging substantial practical projects. You will be taken through building typical applications and exploring the exciting new technologies of HTML5. With example code projects such as a live data monitoring and viewing system, a blogging system, a slides presentation application, and more, then this book will walk you through step by step through building data-driven web applications with ease and speed. Style and approach A varied collection of compelling practical Dart projects that are developed progressively with full explanations of concepts and implementation. Each project introduces features of the language and environment, demonstrating how Dart can be used in rich structured web applications.
Amazon S3 Cookbook
by Naoya HashimotoOver 30 hands-on recipes that will get you up and running with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) efficiently About This Book * Learn how to store, manage, and access your data with AWS SDKs * Study the Amazon S3 pricing model and learn how to calculate costs by simulating practical scenarios * Optimize your Amazon S3 bucket by following step-by-step instructions of how to deliver your content with CloudFront, secure the S3 bucket with IAM, and lower costs with object life cycle management Who This Book Is For This book is for cloud developers who have experience of using Amazon S3 and are also familiar with Amazon S3. What You Will Learn * Host a static website on Amazon S3 * Calculate costs with AWS Simple Monthly Calculators * Deploy a static website via CloudFormation * Distribute your content via CloudFront * Secure resources with bucket policies and IAM * Protect objects using server-side and client-side encryption * Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing * Manage objects' life cycles to lower costs * Optimize performance for uploading as well as downloading objects * Enable S3 event notifications and create Lambda functions * Manage common operations with AWS SDKs In Detail Amazon S3 is one of the most famous and trailblazing cloud object storage services, which is highly scalable, low-latency, and economical. Users only pay for what they use and can store and retrieve any amount of data at any time over the Internet, which attracts Hadoop users who run clusters on EC2. The book starts by showing you how to install several AWS SDKs such as iOS, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby and shows you how to manage objects. Then, you'll be taught how to use the installed AWS SDKs to develop applications with Amazon S3. Furthermore, you will explore the Amazon S3 pricing model and will learn how to annotate S3 billing with cost allocation tagging. In addition to this, the book covers several practical recipes about how to distribute your content with CloudFront, secure your content with IAM, optimize Amazon S3 performance, and notify S3 events with Lambada. By the end of this book, you will be successfully implementing pro-level practices, techniques, and solutions in Amazon S3. Style and approach A step-by-step practical guide that will show you how to efficiently store, manage, and control your data in Amazon S3.
OpenCV with Python Blueprints
by Michael BeyelerDesign and develop advanced computer vision projects using OpenCV with PythonAbout This BookProgram advanced computer vision applications in Python using different features of the OpenCV libraryPractical end-to-end project covering an important computer vision problemAll projects in the book include a step-by-step guide to create computer vision applicationsWho This Book Is ForThis book is for intermediate users of OpenCV who aim to master their skills by developing advanced practical applications. Readers are expected to be familiar with OpenCV's concepts and Python libraries. Basic knowledge of Python programming is expected and assumed.What You Will LearnGenerate real-time visual effects using different filters and image manipulation techniques such as dodging and burningRecognize hand gestures in real time and perform hand-shape analysis based on the output of a Microsoft Kinect sensorLearn feature extraction and feature matching for tracking arbitrary objects of interestReconstruct a 3D real-world scene from 2D camera motion and common camera reprojection techniquesTrack visually salient objects by searching for and focusing on important regions of an imageDetect faces using a cascade classifier and recognize emotional expressions in human faces using multi-layer peceptrons (MLPs)Recognize street signs using a multi-class adaptation of support vector machines (SVMs)Strengthen your OpenCV2 skills and learn how to use new OpenCV3 featuresIn DetailOpenCV is a native cross platform C++ Library for computer vision, machine learning, and image processing. It is increasingly being adopted in Python for development. OpenCV has C++/C, Python, and Java interfaces with support for Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, and Android. Developers using OpenCV build applications to process visual data; this can include live streaming data from a device like a camera, such as photographs or videos. OpenCV offers extensive libraries with over 500 functionsThis book demonstrates how to develop a series of intermediate to advanced projects using OpenCV and Python, rather than teaching the core concepts of OpenCV in theoretical lessons. Instead, the working projects developed in this book teach the reader how to apply their theoretical knowledge to topics such as image manipulation, augmented reality, object tracking, 3D scene reconstruction, statistical learning, and object categorization.By the end of this book, readers will be OpenCV experts whose newly gained experience allows them to develop their own advanced computer vision applications.Style and approachThis book covers independent hands-on projects that teach important computer vision concepts like image processing and machine learning for OpenCV with multiple examples.
OpenCV with Python By Example
by Prateek JoshiBuild real-world computer vision applications and develop cool demos using OpenCV for Python <P><P> About This Book<P> * Learn how to apply complex visual effects to images using geometric transformations and image filters<P> * Extract features from an image and use them to develop advanced applications<P> * Build algorithms to help you understand the image content and perform visual searches<P> Who This Book Is For<P> This book is intended for Python developers who are new to OpenCV and want to develop computer vision applications with OpenCV-Python. This book is also useful for generic software developers who want to deploy computer vision applications on the cloud. It would be helpful to have some familiarity with basic mathematical concepts such as vectors, matrices, and so on. <P> What You Will Learn <P> * Apply geometric transformations to images, perform image filtering, and convert an image into a cartoon-like image<P> * Detect and track various body parts such as the face, nose, eyes, ears, and mouth<P> * Stitch multiple images of a scene together to create a panoramic image<P> * Make an object disappear from an image * Identify different shapes, segment an image, and track an object in a live video<P> * Recognize an object in an image and build a visual search engine<P> * Reconstruct a 3D map from images<P> * Build an augmented reality application In Detail Computer vision is found everywhere in modern technology. OpenCV for Python enables us to run computer vision algorithms in real time. With the advent of powerful machines, we are getting more processing power to work with. Using this technology, we can seamlessly integrate our computer vision applications into the cloud. Web developers can develop complex applications without having to reinvent the wheel. This book will walk you through all the building blocks needed to build amazing computer vision applications with ease. We start off with applying geometric transformations to images. We then discuss affine and projective transformations and see how we can use them to apply cool geometric effects to photos. We will then cover techniques used for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, and other computer vision applications. This book will also provide clear examples written in Python to build OpenCV applications. The book starts off with simple beginner's level tasks such as basic processing and handling images, image mapping, and detecting images. It also covers popular OpenCV libraries with the help of examples. The book is a practical tutorial that covers various examples at different levels, teaching you about the different functions of OpenCV and their actual implementation. Style and approach This is a conversational-style book filled with hands-on examples that are really easy to understand. Each topic is explained very clearly and is followed by a programmatic implementation so that the concept is solidified. Each topic contributes to something bigger in the following chapters, which helps you understand how to piece things together to build something big and complex.
Learning ArcGIS Pro
by Gisp Tripp CorbinCreate, analyze, maintain, and share 2D and 3D maps with the powerful tools of ArcGIS Pro About This Book * Visualize GIS data in 2D and 3D maps * Create GIS projects for quick and easy access to data, maps, and analysis tools * A practical guide that helps to import maps, globes, and scenes from ArcMap, ArcScene, or ArcGlobe Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone wishing to learn how ArcGIS Pro can be used to create maps and perform geospatial analysis. It will be especially helpful for those that have used ArcMap and ArcCatalog in the past and are looking to migrate to Esri's newest desktop GIS solution. Though previous GIS experience is not required, you must have a solid foundation using Microsoft Windows. It is also helpful if you understand how to manage folders and files within the Microsoft Windows environment. What You Will Learn * Install ArcGIS Pro and assign Licenses to users in your organization * Navigate and use the ArcGIS Pro ribbon interface to create maps and perform analysis * Create and manage ArcGIS Pro GIS Projects * Create 2D and 3D maps to visualize and analyze data * Author map layouts using cartographic tools and best practices to show off the results of your analysis and maps * Import existing map documents, scenes, and globes into your new ArcGIS Pro projects quickly * Create standardized workflows using Tasks * Automate analysis and processes using ModelBuilder and Python In Detail ArcGIS Pro is Esri's newest desktop GIS application with powerful tools for visualizing, maintaining, and analyzing data. ArcGIS Pro makes use of the modern ribbon interface and 64-bit processing to increase the speed and efficiency of using GIS. It allows users to create amazing maps in both 2D and 3D quickly and easily. This book will take you from software installation to performing geospatial analysis. It is packed with how-to's for a host of commonly-performed tasks. You will start by learning how to download and install the software including hardware limitations and recommendations. Then you are exposed to the new Ribbon interface and how its smart design can make finding tools easier. After you are exposed to the new interface, you are walked through the steps to create a new GIS Project to provide quick access to project resources. With a project created, you will learn how to construct 2D and 3D maps including how to add layers, adjust symbology, and control labeling. Next you will learn how to access and use analysis tools to help you answer real-world questions. Lastly, you will learn how processes can be automated and standardized in ArcGIS Pro using Tasks, Models, and Python Scripts. This book will provide an invaluable resource for all those seeking to use ArcGIS Pro as their primary GIS application or for those looking to migrate from ArcMap and ArcCatalog. Style and approach This book includes detailed explanations of the GIS functionality and workflows in ArcGIS Pro. These are supported by easy-to-follow exercises that will help you gain an understanding of how to use ArcGIS Pro to perform a range of tasks.
Learning Object-Oriented Programming
by Gastón C. HillarIf you're a Python, JavaScript, or C# developer and want to learn the basics of object-oriented programming with real-world examples, then this book is for you.
Learning Puppet for Windows Server
by Fuat UlugayOrganize your Windows environment using Puppet tools to unload administrative burdens in a short time! About This Book * Learn to install and implement a Puppet server for Windows administration * Script Puppet manifests, functions, templates and facts for Windows * A step-by-step guide that helps you to make your Windows environment more secure with Puppet Who This Book Is For This book is for Windows administrators who are looking for ways to automate management tasks of Windows servers and clients. Prior experience in Windows administration and a basic knowledge of Linux and Puppet will help you create wonders using this book. What You Will Learn * Install Puppet on a Windows server and Foreman interface to have a user-friendly Puppet working environment * Discover how to install Puppet agents to single or multiple computers and get your hosts connected to Puppetmaster in one shot * Understand all about creating modules, writing manifests, managing files, services and, users in Puppet * Learn how to install Puppet Forge modules to complete tasks such as registry management, ACL, and firewall. * Explore the usage of Puppet facts, functions and modules to have a deeper understanding of how Puppet functions * Manage installation and updates of third party software using Puppet with Chocolatey to completely forgo the manual update chores in your daily plan * Use Puppet for Windows security to have a more secure environment In Detail Puppet is a configuration management tool. It allows you to automate all your IT configurations by giving you control of what you do to each "node" (Puppet agent), focusing also on when and how you do it. In context, Puppet is a cross-platform tool that is widely used for Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems declaratively. However, it has been used more popularly for Unix-like systems. This book provides insights into using Puppet for Windows administration tasks such as server setup, application updates, and service management. This book kicks off with the fundamentals of Puppet by helping you with the installation of Puppet on a Windows server and progresses with the introduction of the Foreman interface for managing Puppet nodes. Next, you deal with the installation of Puppet agents on multiple clients and how to connect them to your Puppet server by grouping your nodes for easy management. You then become familiarized with the scripting of Puppet manifests along with an understanding of the module structure in Puppet. You further move on to the installation of Puppet Forge Modules and their usage in Windows along with advanced topics such as facts, functions and templates. Moreover, you also venture into the security aspects for Windows by gaining insights into various security settings that will make your server and clients more secure from hackers using different attack vectors. You will also use Puppet and Chocolatey to install and update software. You finally round off by learning how to check the details of reporting and status monitoring along with the automation of installing and updating software for multiple Windows clients arming you with ample artillery to tame Puppet for your future projects. Style and approach This book uses a step-by-step and easy-to-learn approach that helps make your Windows environment manageable with Puppet. Each chapter is explained in detail and with many screenshots. Almost all the scenarios and examples are taken from real-world scenarios.
Building an E-Commerce Application with MEAN
by Adrian MejiaDevelop an end-to-end, real-time e-commerce application using the MEAN stack About This Book * Build all the main components of an e-commerce website and extend its high-quality features as per your needs * Get to grips with the full-stack JavaScript to build attractive e-commerce sites and start making money * A step-by-step guide to developing the MEAN stack components from scratch to achieve maximum flexibility when building an e-commerce application Who This Book Is For This book is for a web or full stack JavaScript developer who wants to get a head start on developing an e-commerce application with MEAN. A basic knowledge of the MEAN stack is highly recommended. What You Will Learn * Employ AngularJS to build responsive UI components * Implement multiple authentication strategies such as OAuth, JsonWebToken, and Sessions * Enhance website usability with social logins such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google * Create integrations with payment platforms such as PayPal * Apply full-text search functionality in MongoDB * Build a flexible categorization system to organize your products * Secure your app by creating SSL certificates and run payment platforms in a live environment In Detail MEAN stands for MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js. It is a combination of a NoSQL database, MongoDB, with a couple of JavaScript web application frameworks, namely Express.js and Angular.js. These run on Node.js. There is always an ever-growing list of requirements while designing an e-commerce application, which needs to be flexible enough for easy adaptation. The MEAN stack allows you to meet those requirements on time and build responsive applications using JavaScript. This book will show you how to create your own e-commerce application using the MEAN stack. It will take you step by step through the parallel process of learning and building. It will also teach you to develop a production-ready, high-quality e-commerce site from scratch and will provide the knowledge you need to extend your own features to the e-commerce site. This book starts with a short introduction to the MEAN stack, followed by a step-by-step guide on how to build a store with AngularJS, set up a database with MongoDB, create a REST API, and wire AngularJS. It also shows you how to manage user authentication and authorization, check multiple payment platforms, add products' search and navigation, deploy a production-ready e-commerce site, and finally add your own high-quality feature to the site. By the end of the book, you will be able to build and use your own e-commerce app in the real world and will also be able to add your own new features to it. Style and approach This book is a step-by-step guide on how to build a real-time e-commerce app with MEAN. Each transition is well explained, and each chapter begins with the required background knowledge.
Cyprus and its Conflicts: Representations, Materialities, and Cultures
by Vaia Doudaki Nico CarpentierThe Mediterranean island of Cyprus is the site of enduring political, military, and economic conflict. This interdisciplinary collection takes Cyprus as a geographical, cultural and political point of reference for understanding how conflict is mediated, represented, reconstructed, experienced, and transformed. Through methodologically diverse case studies of a wide range of topics—including public art, urban spaces, and print, broadcast and digital media—it assembles an impressively multifaceted perspective, one that provides broad insights into the complex interplay of culture, conflict, and identity.
Learning VMware NSX
by Ranjit SinghThis book is for those who want to learn to install, manage, and configure VMware NSX Network Virtualization platform. You may want to explore and understand VMware NSX, are ready to deploy NSX in your environment, or are preparing for NSX certification. Knowledge of basic networking concepts and VMware components such as vCenter and vSphere is required.
Building Modern Web Applications Using Angular
by Shravan Kumar KasagoniDesign and develop next generation web applications using Angular 2 and Angular 4 About This Book • Learn about the core building blocks of Angular • Build and architect high performance web applications • Implement the latest JavaScript concepts in ECMAScript 2015, ECMAScript 2016, and TypeScript • Leverage the latest Angular features to get the most out of your web applications Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at JavaScript developers who are interested in learning how to build rich and powerful web applications with the latest version of Angular. Working knowledge of Angular 1 will be beneficial. What You Will Learn • Develop a frontend web application using component-based architecture • Use ES5, ES2015, and TypeScript to build Angular 4 UI applications • Develop simple to complex user interfaces in Angular 4 • Develop and handle forms in Angular 4 UI applications • Test UIs built in Angular 4 • Use material design components and animations in Angular 4 In Detail In the last few years, Angular has established itself as the number one choice of JavaScript Developers. What makes Angular special is performance and productivity. With Angular, developers can work on consistent coding patterns and build web applications that are powerful and scalable. This book will you get you up and running with Angular and teach how to build modern web applications. It starts with basics of Angular 2 and then brushes you up with the new features of Angular 4. You will learn the core concepts involved in building web applications with Angular such as Data Binding, Routing, Dependency Injection, and much more. The book teaches how to build components and use them to build web apps of your choice. It will help you to handle different kinds of forms and learn the concept of reactive programming. Finally the book teaches how to build visually appealing and responsive UIs. Style and approach It follows a practical approach to explain almost every feature of Angular 2 and Angular 4 and their concepts through real-world examples. In each chapter, a different example is used so that you can build a foundation and understand the concepts by applying them in different scenarios.
Test-Driven iOS Development with Swift
by Dr Dominik HauserCreate fully-featured and highly functional iOS apps by writing tests first About This Book • Learn test-driven principles to help you build apps with fewer bugs and better designs • Become more efficient while working with Swift to move on to your next project faster! • Learn how to incorporate all of the principles of test-driven development (TDD) in to your daily programming workflow Who This Book Is For If debugging iOS apps is a nerve-racking task for you and you are looking for a fix, this book is for you. What You Will Learn • Implement TDD in swift application development • Get to know the fundamentals, life cycle, and benefits of TDD • Explore the tools and frameworks to effectively use TDD • Develop models and controllers driven by tests • Construct the network layer using stubs • Use functional tests to ensure the app works as planned • Automate and streamline the building, analysing, testing, and archiving of your iOS apps In Detail Test-driven development (TDD) is a proven way to find software bugs early. Writing tests before your code improves the structure and maintainability of your app. Test-Driven iOS Development with Swift will help you understand the process of TDD and how it impacts your applications written in Swift. Through practical, real-world examples, you'll start seeing how to implement TDD in context. We will begin with an overview of your TDD workflow and then deep-dive into unit testing concepts and code cycles. We will showcase the workings of functional tests, which will help you improve the user interface. Finally, you will learn about automating deployments and continuous integration to run an environment. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow example-driven tutorial, packed with lots of tips and tricks that explore TDD bit-by-bit in the process of making an iOS application.
OpenStack Sahara Essentials
by Omar KhedherIntegrate, deploy, rapidly configure, and successfully manage your own big data-intensive clusters in the cloud using OpenStack Sahara About This Book * A fast paced guide to help you utilize the benefits of Sahara in OpenStack to meet the Big Data world of Hadoop. * A step by step approach to simplify the complexity of Hadoop configuration, deployment and maintenance. Who This Book Is For This book targets data scientists, cloud developers and Devops Engineers who would like to become proficient with OpenStack Sahara. Ideally, this book is well suitable for readers who are familiars with databases, Hadoop and Spark solutions. Additionally, a basic prior knowledge of OpenStack is expected. The readers should also be familiar with different Linux boxes, distributions and virtualization technology. What You Will Learn * Integrate and Install Sahara with OpenStack environment * Learn Sahara architecture under the hood * Rapidly configure and scale Hadoop clusters on top of OpenStack * Explore the Sahara REST API to create, deploy and manage a Hadoop cluster * Learn the Elastic Processing Data (EDP) facility to execute jobs in clusters from Sahara * Cover other Hadoop stable plugins existing supported by Sahara * Discover different features provided by Sahara for Hadoop provisioning and deployment * Learn how to troubleshoot OpenStack Sahara issues In Detail The Sahara project is a module that aims to simplify the building of data processing capabilities on OpenStack. The goal of this book is to provide a focused, fast paced guide to installing, configuring, and getting started with integrating Hadoop with OpenStack, using Sahara. The book should explain to users how to deploy their data-intensive Hadoop and Spark clusters on top of OpenStack. It will also cover how to use the Sahara REST API, how to develop applications for Elastic Data Processing on Openstack, and setting up hadoop or spark clusters on Openstack. Style and approach This book takes a step by step approach teaching how to integrate, deploy and manage data using OpenStack Sahara. It will teach how the OpenStack Sahara is beneficial by simplifying the complexity of Hadoop configuration, deployment and maintenance.
Practical Microservices
by Umesh Ram SharmaLearn how to implement the microservice architecture using Java About This Book • Leverage the power of microservices to build a flexible and efficient system in Java • See Docker and Spring Boot in practice to form easily deployable microservices • Hands-on approach throughout the book in order to familiarize and grasp the details Who This Book Is For This book is for Java developers who want to get started with microservices and implement it in their workplace. No knowledge of microservice is necessary. What You Will Learn • The role of a discovery service and externalized configuration in the overall architecture • Use of message brokers for event driven microservices • How to intermix data management strategies across components • Implementing different types of tests in Spring Boot environment • Applying CI to our microservices style architecture • Walk through of monitoring and scaling the sample application In Detail A microservice architecture helps you build your application as a suite of different services. This approach has been widely adopted as it helps to easily scale up your application with reduced dependencies. This way if a part of your application is corrupted, it can be fixed easily thereby eliminating the possibility of completely shutting down your software. This book will teach you how to leverage Java to build scalable microservices. You will learn the fundamentals of this architecture and how to efficiently implement it practically. We start off with a brief introduction to the microservice architecture and how it fares with the other architectures. The book dives deep into essential microservice components and how to set up seamless communication between two microservice end points. You will create an effective data model and learn different ways to test and deploy a microservices. You will also learn the best way to migrate your software from a monolith to a microservice architecture. Finishing off with monitoring, scaling and troubleshooting, this book will set a solid foundation for you to start implementing microservices. Style and approach Starting with the fundamentals, this book explains all the essential concepts gradually with the help of numerous examples.
Apache Kafka Cookbook
by Saurabh MinniOver 50 hands-on recipes to efficiently administer, maintain, and use your Apache Kafka installation About This Book * Quickly configure and manage your Kafka cluster * Learn how to use the Apache Kafka cluster and connect it with tools for big data processing * A practical guide to monitor your Apache Kafka installation Who This Book Is For If you are a programmer or big data engineer using or planning to use Apache Kafka, then this book is for you. This book has several recipes which will teach you how to effectively use Apache Kafka. You need to have some basic knowledge of Java. If you don't know big data tools, this would be your stepping stone for learning how to consume the data in these kind of systems. What You Will Learn * Learn how to configure Kafka brokers for better efficiency * Explore how to configure producers and consumers for optimal performance * Set up tools for maintaining and operating Apache Kafka * Create producers and consumers for Apache Kafka in Java * Understand how Apache Kafka can be used by several third party system for big data processing, such as Apache Storm, Apache Spark, Hadoop, and more * Monitor Apache Kafka using tools like graphite and Ganglia In Detail This book will give you details about how to manage and administer your Apache Kafka Cluster. We will cover topics like how to configure your broker, producer, and consumer for maximum efficiency for your situation. Also, you will learn how to maintain and administer your cluster for fault tolerance. We will also explore tools provided with Apache Kafka to do regular maintenance operations. We shall also look at how to easily integrate Apache Kafka with big data tools like Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Storm, and Elasticsearch. Style and approach Easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes explaining from start to finish how to accomplish real-world tasks.
JavaScript Concurrency
by Adam BoduchBuild better software with concurrent JavaScript programming, and unlock a more efficient and forward thinking approach to web development About This Book * Apply the core principles of concurrency to both browser and server side development * Explore the latest tools and techniques at the forefront of concurrent programming, including JavaScript promises, web workers, and generators * Learn how concurrent and parallel programming can help you tackle the challenges of fast, data heavy web development Who This Book Is For JavaScript Concurrency is written for any JavaScript developer who wants to learn how to write more efficient, powerful, and maintainable applications that utilize the latest developments in the JavaScript language. All aspects of concurrent, asynchronous, and parallel programming are covered from first principles and by the end of the book you'll be able to create a fully-worked application that leverages all the topics covered in the book. What You Will Learn * Understand exactly how JavaScript works in a web browser environment, and how these mechanisms power our event-driven JavaScript code * Use promises to turn complex synchronization scenarios into readable and maintainable values * Compute values lazily and avoid unnecessary memory allocations using generators. * Write concurrent code that doesn't feel like concurrent code by abstracting away boilerplate chores * Leverage true hardware parallelism with web workers to get a better performance * Get to grips with the NodeJS model of concurrency and learn why it's good for I/O-intensive web applications In Detail Concurrent programming may sound abstract and complex, but it helps to deliver a better user experience. With single threaded JavaScript, applications lack dynamism. This means that when JavaScript code is running, nothing else can happen. The DOM can't update, which means the UI freezes. In a world where users expect speed and responsiveness - in all senses of the word - this is something no developer can afford. Fortunately, JavaScript has evolved to adopt concurrent capabilities - one of the reasons why it is still at the forefront of modern web development. This book helps you dive into concurrent JavaScript, and demonstrates how to apply its core principles and key techniques and tools to a range of complex development challenges. Built around the three core principles of concurrency - parallelism, synchronization, and conservation - you'll learn everything you need to unlock a more efficient and dynamic JavaScript, to lay the foundations of even better user experiences. Throughout the book you'll learn how to put these principles into action by using a range of development approaches. Covering everything from JavaScript promises, web workers, generators and functional programming techniques, everything you learn will have a real impact on the performance of your applications. You'll also learn how to move between client and server, for a more frictionless and fully realized approach to development. With further guidance on concurrent programming with Node.js, JavaScript Concurrency is committed to making you a better web developer. The best developers know that great design is about more than the UI - with concurrency, you can be confident every your project will be expertly designed to guarantee its dynamism and power. Style and approach Beginning with the fundamentals of concurrency and how they apply to JavaScript development, the book then takes you through the relevant constructs that will help you implement concurrent code. You'll learn how even the most abstract and theoretical aspects of concurrent programming help you solve real world challenges, with clear and practical demonstrations that show you how concurrent JavaScript will make you a better developer.
Modern JavaScript Applications
by Narayan PrustyAn example-driven guide that explores the world of modern web development with JavaScript About This Book * Explore the new features of ECMAScript 6 and how they can be incorporated to build cutting edge web applications * Learn about modern web architectures and build real-world apps on top of them * Make use of modern JavaScript tools, techniques and frameworks to enhance your web development skills Who This Book Is For This book is for existing JavaScript developers who want to explore some of the modern JavaScript features, techniques, and architectures to develop cutting edge web applications. What You Will Learn * Learn to create single page websites * Gain expertise in responsive and dynamic website design * Enable Real-time communications between client-client and client-server/server-client * Create APIs for large-scale applications * Write complete applications using functional reactive programming In Detail Over the years, JavaScript has taken significant strides in the world of modern web development to enhance the development of a wide range of applications with different architectures. This book explores the advanced and new features that have arrived in JavaScript and how they can be applied to develop high-quality applications with different architectures. The book begins by covering a single page application that builds on the innovative MVC approach using AngularJS. As we move forward, the book shows you how to develop an enterprise-level application with the microservices architecture, using Node to build web services. We then focus on network programming concepts and you'll build a real-time web application with websockets. When you've gained a solid grip on the different architectures, we'll move on to the area where JavaScript shines, that is, UI development. You'll learn to build responsive, declarative UIs with React and Bootstrap. As we near the end of this book, you'll see how the performance of web applications can be enhanced using Functional Reactive Programming (FRP). Along the way, the book also explores how the power of JavaScript can be increased multi-fold. After reading this book, you will have a solid knowledge of the latest JavaScript techniques, tools, and architecture to build modern web apps. Style and approach Covering all the new features in ECMAScript 6, this book takes a project-based approach to introduce you to all the latest techniques, tools, and architectures of JavaScript web development. Each project that the book builds will show you a different angle of the power of JavaScript in modern web development.
Practical Internet of Things Security
by Drew Van Duren Brian RussellA practical, indispensable security guide that will navigate you through the complex realm of securely building and deploying systems in our IoT-connected world About This Book * Learn to design and implement cyber security strategies for your organization * Learn to protect cyber-physical systems and utilize forensic data analysis to beat vulnerabilities in your IoT ecosystem * Learn best practices to secure your data from device to the cloud * Gain insight into privacy-enhancing techniques and technologies Who This Book Is For This book targets IT Security Professionals and Security Engineers (including pentesters, security architects and ethical hackers) who would like to ensure security of their organization's data when connected through the IoT. Business analysts and managers will also find it useful. What You Will Learn * Learn how to break down cross-industry barriers by adopting the best practices for IoT deployments * Build a rock-solid security program for IoT that is cost-effective and easy to maintain * Demystify complex topics such as cryptography, privacy, and penetration testing to improve your security posture * See how the selection of individual components can affect the security posture of the entire system * Use Systems Security Engineering and Privacy-by-design principles to design a secure IoT ecosystem * Get to know how to leverage the burdgening cloud-based systems that will support the IoT into the future. In Detail With the advent of Intenret of Things (IoT), businesses will be faced with defending against new types of threats. The business ecosystem now includes cloud computing infrastructure, mobile and fixed endpoints that open up new attack surfaces, a desire to share information with many stakeholders and a need to take action quickly based on large quantities of collected data. . It therefore becomes critical to ensure that cyber security threats are contained to a minimum when implementing new IoT services and solutions. . The interconnectivity of people, devices, and companies raises stakes to a new level as computing and action become even more mobile, everything becomes connected to the cloud, and infrastructure is strained to securely manage the billions of devices that will connect us all to the IoT. This book shows you how to implement cyber-security solutions, IoT design best practices and risk mitigation methodologies to address device and infrastructure threats to IoT solutions. This book will take readers on a journey that begins with understanding the IoT and how it can be applied in various industries, goes on to describe the security challenges associated with the IoT, and then provides a set of guidelines to architect and deploy a secure IoT in your Enterprise. The book will showcase how the IoT is implemented in early-adopting industries and describe how lessons can be learned and shared across diverse industries to support a secure IoT. Style and approach This book aims to educate readers on key areas in IoT security. It walks readers through engaging with security challenges and then provides answers on how to successfully manage IoT security and build a safe infrastructure for smart devices. After reading this book, you will understand the true potential of tools and solutions in order to build real-time security intelligence on IoT networks.
Unity 5.x Game Development Blueprints
by John P. DoranThis book is best suited for C# developers who have some basic knowledge of the Unity Game development platform. If you are looking to create exciting and interactive games with Unity and get a practical understanding of how to leverage key Unity features and then optimize the Unity rendering engine, then this book is your one-stop solution.
Mastering JavaScript Design Patterns - Second Edition
by Simon TimmsWrite reliable code to create powerful applications by mastering advanced JavaScript design patterns About This Book * Learn how to use tried and true software design methodologies to enhance your JavaScript code * Discover robust JavaScript implementations of classic and advanced design patterns * Packed with easy-to-follow examples that can be used to create reusable code and extensible designs Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for JavaScript developers who want to gain expertise in object-oriented programming with JavaScript and the new capabilities of ES-2015 to improve their web development skills and build professional-quality web applications. What You Will Learn * Harness the power of patterns for tasks ranging from application building to code testing * Rethink and revitalize your code with the use of functional patterns * Improve the way you organize your code * Build large-scale apps seamlessly with the help of reactive patterns * Identify the best use cases for microservices * Get to grips with creational, behavioral, and structural design patterns * Explore advanced design patterns including dependency injection In Detail With the recent release of ES-2015, there are several new object-oriented features and functions introduced in JavaScript. These new features enhance the capabilities of JavaScript to utilize design patterns and software design methodologies to write powerful code. Through this book, you will explore how design patterns can help you improve and organize your JavaScript code. You'll get to grips with creational, structural and behavioral patterns as you discover how to put them to work in different scenarios. Then, you'll get a deeper look at patterns used in functional programming, as well as model view patterns and patterns to build web applications. This updated edition will also delve into reactive design patterns and microservices as they are a growing phenomenon in the world of web development. You will also find patterns to improve the testability of your code using mock objects, mocking frameworks, and monkey patching. We'll also show you some advanced patterns including dependency injection and live post processing. By the end of the book, you'll be saved of a lot of trial and error and developmental headaches, and you will be on the road to becoming a JavaScript expert. Style and approach Packed with several real-world use cases, this book shows you through step-by-step instructions how to implement the advanced object-oriented programming features to build sophisticated web applications that promote scalability and reusability.