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IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook Second Edition: Over 100 Hands-on Recipes To Sharpen Your Skills In High-performance Numerical Computing And Data Science In The Jupyter Notebook
by Cyrille Rossant<P><P>Learn to use IPython and Jupyter Notebook for your data analysis and visualization work <P><P>Key Features <P><P>Leverage the Jupyter Notebook for interactive data science and visualization <P><P>Become an expert in high-performance computing and visualization for data analysis and scientific modeling <P><P>Comprehensive coverage of scientific computing through many hands-on, example-driven recipes with detailed, step-by-step explanations <P><P>Book Description <P><P>Python is one of the leading open source platforms for data science and numerical computing. IPython and the associated Jupyter Notebook offer efficient interfaces to Python for data analysis and interactive visualization, and constitute an ideal gateway to the platform. <P><P>This second edition of IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook contains many ready-to-use, focused recipes for high-performance scientific computing and data analysis, from the latest IPython/Jupyter features to the most advanced tricks, to help you write better and faster code. You will apply these state-of-the-art methods to various real-world examples, illustrating topics in applied mathematics, scientific modeling, and machine learning. <P><P>The first part of the book covers programming techniques: code quality and reproducibility, code optimization, high-performance computing through just-in-time compilation, parallel computing, and graphics card programming. The second part tackles data science, statistics, machine learning, signal and image processing, dynamical systems, and pure and applied mathematics. <P><P>What you will learn <P><P>Master all features of the Jupyter Notebook <P><P>Code better: write high-quality, readable, and well-tested programs; profile and optimize your code; and conduct reproducible interactive computing experiments <P><P>Visualize data and create interactive plots in the Jupyter Notebook <P><P>Write blazingly fast Python programs with NumPy, ctypes, Numba, Cython, OpenMP, GPU programming (CUDA), parallel IPython, Dask, and more <P><P>Analyze data with Bayesian or frequentist statistics (Pandas, PyMC, and R), and learn from actual data through machine learning (scikit-learn) <P><P>Gain valuable insights into signals, images, and sounds with SciPy, scikit-image, and OpenCV <P><P>Simulate deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems in Python <P><P>Familiarize yourself with math in Python using SymPy and Sage: algebra, analysis, logic, graphs, geometry, and probability theory <P><P>Who This Book Is For <P><P>This book is for anyone interested in numerical computing and data science: students, researchers, teachers, engineers, analysts, and hobbyists. Basic knowledge of Python/NumPy is recommended. Some skills in mathematics will help you understand the theory behind the computational methods.
Mastering Yii
by Charles R. Portwood IIAdvance your modern web application development skills with Yii Framework 2 About This Book * Learn to work with the key aspects of Yii Framework 2 * Explore how to create RESTful APIs with Yii * Incorporate codeception with Yii2 to test your code thoroughly Who This Book Is For This book is for Yii Framework developers who want to quickly master Yii2. This book assumes some familiarity with Yii2, PHP 5, and HTML5. What You Will Learn * Explore Yii2's conventions and learn how to properly configure Yii2 * Create both web and console applications * Reduce development time by learning to create classes automatically with Gii, Yii2's automatic code generation tool * Use Yii2's database migration tool * Manage and access databases with Active Record, DAO, and Query Builder * Handle user authentication and authorization within Yii2 * Create RESTful APIs with Yii Framework 2 * Test applications automatically with codeception In Detail The successor of Yii Framework 1.1, Yii2 is a complete rewrite of Yii Framework, one of the most popular PHP 5 frameworks for making modern web applications. The update embraces the best practices and protocols established with newer versions of PHP, while still maintaining the simple, fast, and extendable behavior found in its predecessor. This book has been written to enhance your skills and knowledge with Yii Framework 2. Starting with configuration and how to initialize new projects, you'll learn how to configure, manage, and use every aspect of Yii2 from Gii, DAO, Query Builder, Active Record, and migrations, to asset manager. You'll also discover how to automatically test your code using codeception. With this book by your side, you'll have all the skills you need to quickly create rich modern web and console applications with Yii2. Style and approach This book is a step-by-step guide to mastering every aspect of Yii Framework 2. Each chapter outlines a new set of tools along with code that can be used to efficiently create modern web and console applications
Learning Apache Thrift
by Krzysztof RakowskiMake applications cross-communicate using Apache Thrift! About This Book * Leverage Apache Thrift to enable applications written in different programming languages (Java, C++, Python, PHP, Ruby, and so on) to cross-communicate. * Learn to make your services ready for real-world applications by using stepwise examples and modifying code from Industry giants. * Be a crackerjack at solving Apache Thrift-related issues. Who This Book Is For If you have some experience of developing applications in one or more languages supported by Apache Thrift (C++, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, and others) and want to broaden your knowledge and skills in building cross-platform, scalable applications, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn * Understand the need for cross-language services and the basics of Apache Thrift. * Learn how Apache Thrift works and what problems it solves. * Determine when to use Apache Thrift instead of other methods (REST API), and when not to use it. * Create and run an example application using Apache Thrift. * Use Apache Thrift in your applications written in different languages supported by Apache Thrift (PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, and C++). * Handle exceptions and deal with errors. * Modify code in different languages. * Use Apache Thrift in the production environments of big applications. In Detail With modern software systems being increasingly complex, providing a scalable communication architecture for applications in different languages is tedious. The Apache Thrift framework is the solution to this problem! It helps build efficient and easy-to-maintain services and offers a plethora of options matching your application type by supporting several popular programming languages, including C++, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell, C#, Cocoa, JavaScript, Node.js, Smalltalk, OCaml, and Delphi. This book will help you set aside the basics of service-oriented systems through your first Apache Thrift-powered app. Then, progressing to more complex examples, it will provide you with tips for running large-scale applications in production environments. You will learn how to assess when Apache Thrift is the best tool to be used. To start with, you will run a simple example application, learning the framework's structure along the way; you will quickly advance to more complex systems that will help you solve various real-life problems. Moreover, you will be able to add a communication layer to every application written in one of the popular programming languages, with support for various data types and error handling. Further, you will learn how pre-eminent companies use Apache Thrift in their popular applications. This book is a great starting point if you want to use one of the best tools available to develop cross-language applications in service-oriented architectures. Style and approach A stepwise guide to learning Apache Thrift, with ready-to-run examples explained comprehensively. Advanced topics supply the inspiration for further work.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing
by Vijay Kumar VeluExplore real-world threat scenarios, attacks on mobile applications, and ways to counter them About This Book * Gain insights into the current threat landscape of mobile applications in particular * Explore the different options that are available on mobile platforms and prevent circumventions made by attackers * This is a step-by-step guide to setting up your own mobile penetration testing environment Who This Book Is For If you are a mobile application evangelist, mobile application developer, information security practitioner, penetration tester on infrastructure web applications, an application security professional, or someone who wants to learn mobile application security as a career, then this book is for you. This book will provide you with all the skills you need to get started with Android and iOS pen-testing. What You Will Learn * Gain an in-depth understanding of Android and iOS architecture and the latest changes * Discover how to work with different tool suites to assess any application * Develop different strategies and techniques to connect to a mobile device * Create a foundation for mobile application security principles * Grasp techniques to attack different components of an Android device and the different functionalities of an iOS device * Get to know secure development strategies for both iOS and Android applications * Gain an understanding of threat modeling mobile applications * Get an in-depth understanding of both Android and iOS implementation vulnerabilities and how to provide counter-measures while developing a mobile app In Detail Mobile security has come a long way over the last few years. It has transitioned from "should it be done?" to "it must be done!"Alongside the growing number of devises and applications, there is also a growth in the volume of Personally identifiable information (PII), Financial Data, and much more. This data needs to be secured. This is why Pen-testing is so important to modern application developers. You need to know how to secure user data, and find vulnerabilities and loopholes in your application that might lead to security breaches. This book gives you the necessary skills to security test your mobile applications as a beginner, developer, or security practitioner. You'll start by discovering the internal components of an Android and an iOS application. Moving ahead, you'll understand the inter-process working of these applications. Then you'll set up a test environment for this application using various tools to identify the loopholes and vulnerabilities in the structure of the applications. Finally, after collecting all information about these security loop holes, we'll start securing our applications from these threats. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide full of hands-on examples of real-world attack simulations. Each topic is explained in context with respect to testing, and for the more inquisitive, there are more details on the concepts and techniques used for different platforms.
Machine Learning for the Web
by Andrea IsoniExplore the web and make smarter predictions using Python About This Book * Targets two big and prominent markets where sophisticated web apps are of need and importance. * Practical examples of building machine learning web application, which are easy to follow and replicate. * A comprehensive tutorial on Python libraries and frameworks to get you up and started. Who This Book Is For The book is aimed at upcoming and new data scientists who have little experience with machine learning or users who are interested in and are working on developing smart (predictive) web applications. Knowledge of Django would be beneficial. The reader is expected to have a background in Python programming and good knowledge of statistics. What You Will Learn * Get familiar with the fundamental concepts and some of the jargons used in the machine learning community * Use tools and techniques to mine data from websites * Grasp the core concepts of Django framework * Get to know the most useful clustering and classification techniques and implement them in Python * Acquire all the necessary knowledge to build a web application with Django * Successfully build and deploy a movie recommendation system application using the Django framework in Python In Detail Python is a general purpose and also a comparatively easy to learn programming language. Hence it is the language of choice for data scientists to prototype, visualize, and run data analyses on small and medium-sized data sets. This is a unique book that helps bridge the gap between machine learning and web development. It focuses on the difficulties of implementing predictive analytics in web applications. We focus on the Python language, frameworks, tools, and libraries, showing you how to build a machine learning system. You will explore the core machine learning concepts and then develop and deploy the data into a web application using the Django framework. You will also learn to carry out web, document, and server mining tasks, and build recommendation engines. Later, you will explore Python's impressive Django framework and will find out how to build a modern simple web app with machine learning features. Style and approach Instead of being overwhelmed with multiple concepts at once, this book provides a step-by-step approach that will guide you through one topic at a time. An intuitive step-by step guide that will focus on one key topic at a time. Building upon the acquired knowledge in each chapter, we will connect the fundamental theory and practical tips by illustrative visualizations and hands-on code examples.
TypeScript Blueprints
by Ivo Gabe WolffBuild exciting end-to-end applications with TypeScript About This Book * This book will help you whether you're a beginner or an expert * Complete and complex projects provide codes that are ready and solutions for start-ups and enterprise developers * The book will showcase the power and depth of TypeScript when it comes to high performance and scalability Who This Book Is For This book was written for web developers who wish to make the most of TypeScript and build fun projects. You should be familiar with the fundamentals of JavaScript What You Will Learn * Build quirky and fun projects from scratch while exploring widely applicable practices and techniques * Use TypeScript with a range of different technologies such as Angular 2 and React and write cross-platform applications * Migrate JavaScript codebases to TypeScript to improve your workflow * Write maintainable and reusable code that is helpful in the world of programming revolving around features and bugs * Using System.JS and Webpack to load scripts and their dependencies. * Developing highly performance server-side applications to run within Node Js. * Reviewing high performant Node.js patterns and manage garbage collection. In Detail TypeScript is the future of JavaScript. Having been designed for the development of large applications, it is being widely incorporated in popular projects such as Angular JS 2.0. Adopting TypeScript results in more robust software, while still being deployable in apps where regular JavaScript would run. Scale and performance lie at the heart of the projects built in our book. The lessons learned throughout this book will arm you with everything you need to build amazing projects. During the course of this book, you will learn how to build a complete Single Page Application with Angular 2 and create a popular mobile app using NativeScript. Further on, you will build a classic Pac Man game in TypeScript. We will also help you migrate your legacy codebase project from JavaScript to TypeScript. By the end of the book, you will have created a number of exciting projects and will be competent using TypeScript for your live projects. Style and approach The book focuses on building projects from scratch. These end-to-end projects will give you ready-to-implement solutions for your business scenario, showcasing the depth and robustness of TypeScript.
Practical Responsive Typography
by Dario CalonaciGet your attractive type design up and running in the browser with real-world, responsive, and tailored tutorials About This Book * No coding experience necessary - get started with responsive typography today! * Find out how to customize your own typography designs to truly own your website's identity * From the basics to cutting-edge design, this book is the perfect guide Who This Book Is For This book is for web developers familiar with the basics of HTML5 and CSS3 who want to learn how to implement responsive typography. No coding experience is required, so dive in and get started! What You Will Learn * Customize and personalize fonts on a responsive website * Learn how to write CSS3 rules for viewports * Define media queries and write them using CSS3 and HTML5 * Implement SASS typography techniques to minimize the CSS output and manage the font variables * Get to grips with dropcaps and learn how to use them effectively on the web In Detail Typography is an essential part of any website's design. It can help you stand out from the crowd, communicate with clarity, and cultivate a distinctive identity. Practical Responsive Typography demonstrates how to use typography to greatest effect. With this book you won't underestimate it's importance - you'll be in complete control over this crucial component of web design. From scaling and optimizing screen spaces to using a range of different web fonts, you'll quickly get up to speed with the practical considerations behind successful typography. But more than the fundamentals, you'll also find out how to go further by customizing typography designs to suit your identity. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide full of real-world examples and tutorials. Each typography style and rule is clearly explained and placed in context.
Learning Rust
by Paul Johnson Vesa KaihlavirtaStart building fast and robust applications with the power of Rust by your side About This Book • Get started with the language to build scalable and high performance applications • This book will help C#/C++ developers gain better performance and memory management • Discover the power of Rust when developing concurrent applications for large and scalable software Who This Book Is For The book is for absolute beginners to Rust, who want to build high performance, concurrent applications for their projects. It is suitable for developers who have a basic knowledge of programming and developers who are using the C#/C++ language to write their applications. No knowledge of Rust is expected. What You Will Learn • Set up Rust for Windows, Linux, and OS X • Write effective code using Rust • Expand your Rust applications using libraries • Interface existing non-Rust libraries with your Rust applications • Use the standard library within your applications • Understand memory management within Rust and speed efficiency when passing variables • Create more complex data types • Study concurrency in Rust with multi-threaded applications and sync threading techniques to improve the performance of an application problem In Detail Rust is a highly concurrent and high performance language that focuses on safety and speed, memory management, and writing clean code. It also guarantees thread safety, and its aim is to improve the performance of existing applications. Its potential is shown by the fact that it has been backed by Mozilla to solve the critical problem of concurrency. Learning Rust will teach you to build concurrent, fast, and robust applications. From learning the basic syntax to writing complex functions, this book will is your one stop guide to get up to speed with the fundamentals of Rust programming. We will cover the essentials of the language, including variables, procedures, output, compiling, installing, and memory handling. You will learn how to write object-oriented code, work with generics, conduct pattern matching, and build macros. You will get to know how to communicate with users and other services, as well as getting to grips with generics, scoping, and more advanced conditions. You will also discover how to extend the compilation unit in Rust. By the end of this book, you will be able to create a complex application in Rust to move forward with. Style and approach This comprehensive book will focus on the Rust syntax, functions, data types, and conducting pattern matching for programmers. It is divided into three parts and each part of the book has an objective to enable the readers to create their own applications at an appropriate level, ultimately towards creating complex applications.
Principles of Data Science
by Sinan OzdemirLearn the techniques and math you need to start making sense of your data About This Book • Enhance your knowledge of coding with data science theory for practical insight into data science and analysis • More than just a math class, learn how to perform real-world data science tasks with R and Python • Create actionable insights and transform raw data into tangible value Who This Book Is For You should be fairly well acquainted with basic algebra and should feel comfortable reading snippets of R/Python as well as pseudo code. You should have the urge to learn and apply the techniques put forth in this book on either your own data sets or those provided to you. If you have the basic math skills but want to apply them in data science or you have good programming skills but lack math, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn • Get to know the five most important steps of data science • Use your data intelligently and learn how to handle it with care • Bridge the gap between mathematics and programming • Learn about probability, calculus, and how to use statistical models to control and clean your data and drive actionable results • Build and evaluate baseline machine learning models • Explore the most effective metrics to determine the success of your machine learning models • Create data visualizations that communicate actionable insights • Read and apply machine learning concepts to your problems and make actual predictions In Detail Need to turn your skills at programming into effective data science skills? Principles of Data Science is created to help you join the dots between mathematics, programming, and business analysis. With this book, you'll feel confident about asking—and answering—complex and sophisticated questions of your data to move from abstract and raw statistics to actionable ideas. With a unique approach that bridges the gap between mathematics and computer science, this books takes you through the entire data science pipeline. Beginning with cleaning and preparing data, and effective data mining strategies and techniques, you'll move on to build a comprehensive picture of how every piece of the data science puzzle fits together. Learn the fundamentals of computational mathematics and statistics, as well as some pseudocode being used today by data scientists and analysts. You'll get to grips with machine learning, discover the statistical models that help you take control and navigate even the densest datasets, and find out how to create powerful visualizations that communicate what your data means. Style and approach This is an easy-to-understand and accessible tutorial. It is a step-by-step guide with use cases, examples, and illustrations to get you well-versed with the concepts of data science. Along with explaining the fundamentals, the book will also introduce you to slightly advanced concepts later on and will help you implement these techniques in the real world.
Mastering Node.js: Build Robust And Scalable Real-time Server-side Web Applications Efficiently
by Sandro PasqualiNode.js with its strong features and ability to write server as well as client side code with JavaScript has become a popular choice amongst developers for building powerful web applications. This book is a deep dive into showing facets of Node which are helpful for creating highly concurrent and scalable real time applications.
Android Programming for Beginners
by John HortonLearn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications About This Book * Kick-start your Android programming career, or just have fun publishing apps to the Google Play marketplace * A first-principles introduction to Java, via Android, which means you'll be able to start building your own applications from scratch * Learn by example and build three real-world apps and over 40 mini apps throughout the book Who This Book Is For Are you trying to start a career in programming, but haven't found the right way in? Do you have a great idea for an app, but don't know how to make it a reality? Or maybe you're just frustrated that "to learn Android, you must know java." If so, Android Programming for Beginners is for you. You don't need any programming experience to follow along with this book, just a computer and a sense of adventure. What You Will Learn * Master the fundamentals of coding Java for Android * Install and set up your Android development environment * Build functional user interfaces with the Android Studio visual designer * Add user interaction, data captures, sound, and animation to your apps * Manage your apps' data using the built-in Android SQLite database * Find out about the design patterns used by professionals to make top-grade applications * Build, deploy, and publish real Android applications to the Google Play marketplace In Detail Android is the most popular OS in the world. There are millions of devices accessing tens of thousands of applications. It is many people's entry point into the world of technology; it is an operating system for everyone. Despite this, the entry-fee to actually make Android applications is usually a computer science degree, or five years' worth of Java experience. Android Programming for Beginners will be your companion to create Android applications from scratch--whether you're looking to start your programming career, make an application for work, be reintroduced to mobile development, or are just looking to program for fun. We will introduce you to all the fundamental concepts of programming in an Android context, from the Java basics to working with the Android API. All examples are created from within Android Studio, the official Android development environment that helps supercharge your application development process. After this crash-course, we'll dive deeper into Android programming and you'll learn how to create applications with a professional-standard UI through fragments, make location-aware apps with Google Maps integration, and store your user's data with SQLite. In addition, you'll see how to make your apps multilingual, capture images from a device's camera, and work with graphics, sound, and animations too. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own custom applications in Android and Java. Style and approach With more than 40 mini apps to code and run, Android Programming for Beginners is a hands-on guide to learning Android and Java. Each example application demonstrates a different aspect of Android programming. Alongside these mini apps, we push your abilities by building three larger applications to demonstrate Android application development in context.
Building E-Commerce Solutions with WooCommerce - Second Edition
by Robbert RavensbergenTransform your WordPress website into a fully-featured e-commerce store with the power of WooCommerce About This Book * Offers do-it-yourself e-commerce solution using WordPress and WooCommerce * Discover the new Onboarding wizard that makes complex processes user-friendly * Manage your online store and expand its functions using plugins Who This Book Is For This book is suitable for everybody running their own WordPress website, such as small business owners and marketers. It has been written for users, not for programmers, who want to add e-commerce functionality to their existing WordPress website. The book will also appeal to Web design agencies working with WordPress and looking for ways to improve their services for clients working with WordPress. What You Will Learn * Use WooCommerce settings to set up the behavior of the online store * Get familiar with the downloadable and variable products * Set up shipping and payment methods * Use discount coupons for marketing purposes * Choose the right WooCommerce theme for your online store * Customize your website using the Storefront theme as a base * Handle orders, payments, and emails on a daily basis with ease * Work with WooCommerce reporting possibilities * Expanding your online store with the functionalities offered by WooCommerce In Detail Building an online store is often considered to be a difficult, complex task. Using the combination of WordPress and the WooCommerce plugin, this is no longer the case. WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce platform for WordPress and is being rapidly developed by WooThemes. It provides a strong e-commerce solution to set up your own online store in just a couple of hours. This easy and practical book will help you make the most of WooCommerce to be able to set up and run your online store yourself. Installing WooCommerce is an easy task, but this book will explain in detail all the possible settings. After that you'll be adding products, different payment methods, and shipping solutions to your store. You will then customize your store by adding themes to change the look and feel. Once your store is running, you'll learn how to use discount coupons, process your orders, look at reports, and even expand the functionality further with additional plugins. By the end of the book, you will learn everything you need to add a fully functional online store to you WordPress website and start running an online business. Style and approach This book is a practical, step-by-step guide that will help you manage your online store easily and efficiently, and expand its functions using the WooCommerce plug-in
Learning VMware App Volumes
by Peter Von OvenThis book is for administrators and IT teams who would like to take full advantage of App Volumes to deal with application workloads. It will also be useful for virtualization professionals and teams who are working on VDI deployments and VMware end user computing solutions.
Magento 2 Development Cookbook
by Bart DelvauxOver 60 recipes that will tailor and customize your experience with Magento 2 About This Book * Solve common problems encountered while extending your Magento 2 store to fit your business needs * Delve into the exciting and enhanced features of Magento 2 such as customizing security permissions, intelligent filtered search options, easy third-party integration, among others * Learn to build and maintain a Magento 2 shop via a visual-based page editor and customize the look and feel using Magento 2's offerings on the go Who This Book Is For This book is for every developer who has knowledge of PHP and wants to extend or customize the functionality of their Magento 2 system. If you have prior experience of the Magento platform, you will find this book useful in exploring the advanced features. What You Will Learn * Install a Magento 2 shop with sample data * Upgrade the data in a Magento 1 shop to a Magento 2 shop * Manage the look and feel of the shop with custom themes * Extend the shop with custom functionality such as forms, grids, and more * Accelerate your store with some performance tools * Build and structure your own shipping module * Test your shop with automated tests and manage your product display In Detail With the challenges of growing an online business, Magento 2 is an open source e-commerce platform with innumerable functionalities that gives you the freedom to make on-the-fly decisions. It allows you to customize multiple levels of security permissions and enhance the look and feel of your website, and thus gives you a personalized experience in promoting your business. Style and approach This book is packed with a wide range of techniques to modify and extend the functionality of your online store. It contains easy-to-understand recipes starting with the basics and moving on to cover advanced topics. Many recipes work with code examples that can be downloaded from the book's website.
Android Application Development Cookbook - Second Edition
by Kyle Mew Rick BoyerOver 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today About This Book * Find the answers to your common Android programming problems, from set up to security, to help you deliver better applications, faster * Uncover the latest features of Android Marshmallow to make your applications stand out * Get up to speed with Android Studio 1.4 - the first Android Studio based on the IntelliJ IDE from JetBrains Who This Book Is For If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you'll want to keep at your desk for a quick reference to solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects. What You Will Learn * Along with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google's new Android Studio IDE * Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library * Master Android programming best practices from the recipes * Create exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia * Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster * Keep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class * Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app. * Make use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users * Get a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations In Detail The Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! This "cookbook" will make it easy for you to jump to a topic of interest and get what you need to implement the feature in your own application. If you are new to Android and learn best by "doing," then this book will provide many topics of interest. Starting with the basics of Android development, we move on to more advanced concepts, and we'll guide you through common tasks developers struggle to solve. The first few chapters cover the basics including Activities, Layouts, Widgets, and the Menu. From there, we cover fragments and data storage (including SQLite), device sensors, the camera, and GPS. Then we move on more advanced topics such as graphics and animation (including OpenGL), multi-threading with AsyncTask, and Internet functionality with Volley. We'll also demonstrate Google Maps and Google Cloud Messaging (also known as Push Notifications) using the Google API Library. Finally, we'll take a look at several online services designed especially for Android development. Take your application big-time with full Internet web services without having to become a server admin by leveraging the power of Backend as a Service (BaaS) providers. Style and approach This book progresses from the fundamentals of Android Development to more advanced concepts, with recipes to solve the most common problems faced by developers. This cookbook makes it easy to jump to specific topics of interest, where you'll find simple steps to implement the solution and get a clear explanation of how it works.
Unreal Engine 4.X By Example
by Benjamin CarnallAn example-based practical guide to get you up and running with Unreal Engine 4.X About This Book * A unique resource on Unreal with an interactive example based approach that is sure to get you up and running immediately * Will feature four unique game projects that increase in complexity which will enable readers to build their game development skills using Unreal Engine 4 and the C++ programming language * Will be the most up to date book in the market on Unreal with full coverage of the new features of UE4 Who This Book Is For Unreal Engine 4.X by Example was written for keen developers who wish to learn how to fully utilise Unreal Engine 4 to make awesome and engrossing game titles. Whether you are brand new to game development or a seasoned expert, you will be able to make use of the engine with C++. Experience with both C++ and other game engines is preferred before embarking on the Unreal by Example journey, but with a little external research into the basics of C++ programming, this book can take a complete game development novice to an Unreal Engine Developer! What You Will Learn * Use C++ with Unreal Engine to boost the development potential of any Unreal Engine project * Vastly improve workflow and content creation with the visual scripting system blueprint * Design, test, and implement interesting game worlds using Unreal Engines built-in editor * Build a networked, feature-rich first person shooter that you can play with others over LAN * Build design-centric game worlds that play to needs of your game ideas * Paint your game worlds via the creation and modification of visual shaders called materials * Gain knowledge of other game development disciplines through the use of the Animation and Material tool sets * Create feature-rich game projects with a sophisticated visual quality and feature set In Detail With Unreal Engine 4 being made free to use, for any keen game developer it is quickly becoming the most popular game engine in today's development industry. The engine offers a rich feature set that can be customized and built upon through the use of C++. This book will cover how to work with Unreal Engine's tool set all the way from the basics of the editor and the visual scripting system blueprint to the in-depth low-level creation of content using C++. This book will provide you with the skills you need to create feature-rich, captivating, and refined game titles with Unreal Engine 4. This book will take you through the creation of four unique game projects, designed so that you will be ready to apply the engine's rich development capabilities. You will learn not only to take advantage of the visual tools of the engine, but also the vast and powerful programming feature set of Unreal Engine 4. Style and approach The best resource that any beginner level game developer can dream of with examples on leveraging the amazing graphics engine, beautiful character animation and game world generations etc. by means of exciting real world game generation.This book would be a very unique resource for any game developer who wants to get up and running with Unreal. The unique example-driven approach will take you through the most basic games towards the more complex ones and will gradually build your skill level.
Getting Started with NativeScript
by Nathanael J. AndersonExplore the possibility of building truly native, cross-platform mobile applications using your JavaScript skill--NativeScript! About This Book * Save your marketing time by building for iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile platforms simultaneously * Be an ace at utilizing the features of NativeScript and its ability to communicate with each of the host device libraries natively * Proficiently, build your fully cross-platform communication application exhibiting the fundamentals of NativeScript Who This Book Is For If you are a JavaScript developer and want to build cross-platform applications, then this book is just the right one for you! What You Will Learn * Install and compile your application in NativeScript * Get important know-how on the NativeScript project structure * Develop and style your screens for multiple platforms * Create a full-featured cross-platform communication application * Import and use several third-party components * Simplify and deal with device resolution and cross-platform issues * Test and deploy your application In Detail NativeScript allows you to build a fast cross-platform application that has a native UI. NativeScript is a true cross-platform framework that generates native speed applications using the native components of the host platform, all using JavaScript. Although NativeScript allows you to build your application in JavaScript, you have full access to the host OS from your code, allowing you to easily tweak or use new platform features instantly at native code speeds. Whether you have already developed multiple applications or zero applications, this book will help you to develop your next application in a cross-platform framework quickly, saving you a massive amount of time and money. This book concisely shows you NativeScript's built-in framework that allows you to rapidly develop a fully-working compiled cross-platform application in just a few chapters. It starts by laying the foundation of NativeScript and working through the fundamentals to create a basic shell of the application. Moving on, you'll see how to build a full-fledged application step by step. We'll show you how to use plugins, and how to communicate with the native OS libraries easily so that you can customize your application as if your app was created in Java or Objective C. We then deal with the issues that arise from being cross platform and compensate for the different screen sizes, screen resolutions, and device abilities. Finally, we progress to testing and deploying your app. Style and approach A stepwise guide for building cross-platform mobile applications with the help of easy-to-understand examples.
OpenStack Administration with Ansible
by Walter BentleyDesign, build, and automate 10 real-world OpenStack administrative tasks with Ansible About This Book * Automate real-world OpenStack cloud operator administrative tasks * Construct a collection of automation code to save time on managing your OpenStack cloud * Use this step-by-step tutorial to automate such tasks with Ansible Who This Book Is For If you are an OpenStack-based cloud operator and/or infrastructure administrator and are interested in automating administrative functions, then this book is exactly what you are looking for. Having a functioning OpenStack environment is helpful, but most certainly not necessary. What You Will Learn * Efficiently execute OpenStack administrative tasks * Familiarize yourself with how Ansible works and assess the defined best practices * Create Ansible playbooks and roles * Automate tasks to customize your OpenStack cloud * Review OpenStack automation considerations when automating administrative tasks * Examine and automate advanced OpenStack tasks and designated use cases * Get a high-level overview of OpenStack and the current production-ready projects * Deep dive into OpenStack CLI tools and find out how to use them In Detail Most organizations are seeking methods to improve business agility because they have realized just having a cloud is not enough. Being able to improve application deployments, reduce infrastructure downtime, and eliminate daily manual tasks can only be accomplished through some sort of automation. Packed with real-world OpenStack administrative tasks, this book will walk you through working examples and explain how these tasks can be automated using one of the most popular open source automation tools--Ansible. We will start with a brief overview of OpenStack and Ansible and highlight some best practices. Each chapter will provide an introduction to handling various Cloud Operator administration tasks such as creating multiple users/tenants, setting up Multi-Tenant Isolation, customizing your clouds quotas, taking instance snapshots, evacuating compute hosts for maintenance, and running cloud health checks, and a step-by-step tutorial on how to automate these tasks with Ansible. Style and approach This easy-to-follow reference guide is packed with examples of real-world OpenStack administration tasks; each task is explained in detail and then subsequently turned into automation code.
Magento 2 Developer's Guide
by Branko AjzeleHarness the power of Magento 2 - The most recent version of the world's favourite e-Commerce platform for your online store About This Book * Set up, configure, and power up your Magento environment from development to production * Master the use of Web API to communicate with the Magento system and create custom services * Create custom modules from scratch to extend the core functionality of the Magento system Who This Book Is For This book is intended primarily for intermediate to professional-level PHP developers who are interested in Magento development. For backend developers, several topics are covered that will enable you to modify and extend your Magento 2 store. Frontend developers will also find some coverage on how to customize the look of the site in the frontend. What You Will Learn * Set up the development and production environment of Magento 2 * Understand the new major concepts and conventions used in Magento 2 * Build a miniature yet fully-functional module from scratch to manage your e-commerce platform efficiently * Write models and collections to manage and search your entity data * Dive into backend development such as creating events, observers, cron jobs, logging, profiling, and messaging features * Get to the core of frontend development such as blocks, templates, layouts, and the themes of Magento 2 * Use token, session, and Oauth token-based authentication via various flavors of API calls, as well as creating your own APIs * Get to grips with testing Magento modules and custom themes, which forms an integral part of development In Detail Magento is one of the most exciting, flexible, and customizable e-commerce systems. It offers you an extensive suite of powerful tools for creating and managing an online store. After years of development, Magento 2 introduces itself with a strong emphasis on modularity, Web API's, automated testing and overall new technology stack platform. The long-awaited Magento 2 release introduces a whole new e-commerce platform to develop online stores. The all new Magento 2 architecture, Web APIs, and a host of other features are equally challenging to master as much as they are exciting to use. This book will ease the learning curve by offering step-by-step guidance on how to extend the core functionality of your Magento 2 store. This book is your one-stop guide to build and customize a quality e-commerce website from the latest version of one of the largest, fastest growing, and most popular e-commerce platforms--Magento 2. We start off with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of Magento to give you a foundation to work from. We then move on to configure the development and basic production environment for Magento. After this, you'll get to grips with the major concepts and conventions that are new to the Magento 2 platform. We then delve deeper to get to the core of automated deployments, persisting data, writing data fixture scripts and applying various backend and frontend modifications. As we near the end of the book, you will learn to make API calls and write automated tests. Finally, you will be guided through building a full-blown helpdesk module from scratch. By the end of this book, you will have learned a wide range of techniques to extend and customize your Magento 2 store to fit the requirements of your business. Style and approach This book is a mix of theoretical and step-by-step approaches, explained in a conversational and easy-to-follow style. Topics are explained sequentially, giving detailed explanations of the basic and advanced features to get you working on Magneto 2.
Angular 2 Components
by Thierry Templier Nir KaufmanA quick and concise guide to Angular 2 Components About This Book * First look to the Angular 2 Components architecture * Creating your own Angular 2 Component * Integrating your components with third party components Who This Book Is For If you are a front-end developer with some experience in Angular and want to understand Angular 2 Components, and easily put it to use to create powerful user interfaces and views, then this book is for you What You Will Learn * Break your application into reusable dynamic components * Take advantage of TypeScript in Angular 2 * Migrate your Angular 1 directive to an Angular 2 Component * Understand the Angular 2 component structure and APIs * Hook to component life cycle events * Bind dynamic data to your component properties * Communicate with other components using events * Compose complicated UIs from simple components In Detail This book is a concise guide to Angular 2 Components and is based on the stable version of Angular 2. You will start with learning about the Angular 2 Components architecture and how components differ from Angular directives in Angular 1. You will then move on to quickly set up an Angular 2 development environment and grasp the basics of TypeScript. With this strong foundation in place, you will start building components. The book will teach you, with an example, how to define component behavior, create component templates, and use the controller of your component. You will also learn how to make your components communicate with each other. Once you have built a component, you will learn how to extend it by integrating third-party components with it. By the end of the book, you will be confident with building and using components for your applications. Style and approach A step-by-step guide covering features and working of Angular 2 Components along with the process for creating your own components.
Learning Jupyter
by Dan ToomeyLearn how to write code, mathematics, graphics, and output, all in a single document, as well as in a web browser using Project Jupyter About This Book * Learn to write, execute, and comment your live code and formulae all under one roof using this unique guide * This one-stop solution on Project Jupyter will teach you everything you need to know to perform scientific computation with ease * This easy-to-follow, highly practical guide lets you forget your worries in scientific application development by leveraging big data tools such as Apache Spark, Python, R etc Who This Book Is For This book caters to all developers, students, or educators who want to execute code, see output, and comment all in the same document, in the browser. Data science professionals will also find this book very useful to perform technical and scientific computing in a graphical, agile manner. What You Will Learn * Install and run the Jupyter Notebook system on your machine * Implement programming languages such as R, Python, Julia, and JavaScript with Jupyter Notebook * Use interactive widgets to manipulate and visualize data in real time * Start sharing your Notebook with colleagues * Invite your colleagues to work with you in the same Notebook * Organize your Notebook using Jupyter namespaces * Access big data in Jupyter In Detail Jupyter Notebook is a web-based environment that enables interactive computing in notebook documents. It allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and explanatory text. The Jupyter Notebook system is extensively used in domains such as data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, machine learning, and much more. This book starts with a detailed overview of the Jupyter Notebook system and its installation in different environments. Next we'll help you will learn to integrate Jupyter system with different programming languages such as R, Python, JavaScript, and Julia and explore the various versions and packages that are compatible with the Notebook system. Moving ahead, you master interactive widgets, namespaces, and working with Jupyter in a multiuser mode. Towards the end, you will use Jupyter with a big data set and will apply all the functionalities learned throughout the book. Style and approach This comprehensive practical guide will teach you how to work with the Jupyter Notebook system. It demonstrates the integration of various programming languages with Jupyter Notebook through hands-on examples in every chapter.
Xamarin Blueprints
by Michael WilliamsLeverage the power of Xamarin to create stunning cross-platform and native apps About This Book * Helps you get a clear practical understanding of creating professional-grade apps with Xamarin * Covers Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin Android, and Xamarin iOS * If you want to transform yourself from an amateur mobile developer into a professional app developer across multiple platforms, then this is the ideal book for you Who This Book Is For If you are a mobile developer looking to create interesting and fully featured apps for different platforms, then this book is the ideal solution for you. A basic knowledge of Xamarin and C# programming is assumed What You Will Learn * Discover eight different ways to create your own Xamarin applications * Improve app performance by using SQLite for data-intensive applications * Set up a simple web service to feed JSON data into mobile applications * Store files locally with Xamarin.Forms using dependency services * Use Xamarin extension libraries to create effective applications with less coding In Detail Do you want to create powerful, efficient, and independent apps from scratch that will leverage the Xamarin framework and code with C#? Well, look no further; you've come to the right place! This is a learn-as-you-build practical guide to building eight full-fledged applications using Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin Android, and Xamarin iOS. Each chapter includes a project, takes you through the process of building applications (such as a gallery Application, a text-to-speech service app, a GPS locator app, and a stock market app), and will show you how to deploy the application's source code to a Google Cloud Source Repository. Other practical projects include a chat and a media-editing app, as well as other examples fit to adorn any developer's utility belt. In the course of building applications, this book will teach you how to design and prototype professional-grade applications implementing performance and security considerations. Style and approach A project-based approach that will solve all your needs when it comes to creating native Android, iOS, and cross-platform apps efficiently and effectively.
Mastering Proxmox - Second Edition
by Wasim AhmedThe book targets Linux and system administrators and professionals working in IT teams who would like to design and implement a enterprise-quality virtualized environment using Proxmox.Knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed.
F# 4.0 Design Patterns
by Gene BelitskiLearn how to apply functional F# design patterns to a huge range of programming challenges, and discover a smart route to building better applications About This Book * This book provides a path if you are coming from imperative and object-oriented paradigms * It will take you to an intermediate level of functional programming in very practical manner to write enterprise-quality idiomatic F# code * Tackle complex computing problems with simple code by fully embracing the functional-first F# paradigm * Packed full of practical coding examples to help you master F# programming and author optimal code Who This Book Is For This book is for .NET developers, web programmers, C# developers, and F# developers. So, if you have basic experience in F# programming and developing performance-critical applications, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn * Acquire the practical knowledge to use the main functional design patterns * Realign some imperative and object-oriented principles under the functional approach * Develop your confidence in building and combining first-order and higher-order functions * Learn to use core language pattern matching effectively * Make use of native F# algebraic data types in place of custom-built classes * Recognize and measure the difference in resource consumption between sequences and materialized data collections * Navigate and use F# Core libraries with ease by seeing patterns behind specific library functions * Master writing generic polymorphic code In Detail Following design patterns is a well-known approach to writing better programs that captures and reuses high-level abstractions that are common in many applications. This book will encourage you to develop an idiomatic F# coding skillset by fully embracing the functional-first F# paradigm. It will also help you harness this powerful instrument to write succinct, bug-free, and cross-platform code. F# 4.0 Design Patterns will start off by helping you develop a functional way of thinking. We will show you how beneficial the functional-first paradigm is and how to use it to get the optimum results. The book will help you acquire the practical knowledge of the main functional design patterns, the relationship of which with the traditional Gang of Four set is not straightforward. We will take you through pattern matching, immutable data types, and sequences in F#. We will also uncover advanced functional patterns, look at polymorphic functions, typical data crunching techniques, adjusting code through augmentation, and generalization. Lastly, we will take a look at the advanced techniques to equip you with everything you need to write flawless code. Style and approach This book will teach you how to write F# code in an idiomatic functional-first manner, thereby improving the productivity of F# programmers. This book is ideal for an F# programmer who wants using F# in functional-first way.
Learning Microsoft Azure Storage: Build large-scale, real-world apps by effectively planning, deploying, and implementing Azure storage solutions
by Mohamed WalyA step-by-step guide to get you up and running with Azure Storage services and helps you build solutions that leverage effective design patterns About This Book • Discover best practices for designing and implementing Azure Storage for Azure VMs, and highly available apps • Effectively plan, design, and implement SQL databases with Azure • Protect your data with Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at Developers, IT Professionals, and even Database Admins who have experience of working on Microsoft Azure and want to make the most of Azure Storage services. Some knowledge of SQL Server will be beneficial. What You Will Learn • Understand Azure Storage types and determine the appropriate one for your needs • Design Azure Storage for Azure VMs according to best practices • Design and implement your SQL Database on Azure according to best practices • Learn how to work with Azure Backup • Learn how to work with Azure Site Recovery • Extend Azure Storage to StorSimple • Monitor storage metrics and logs and customize the Azure monitoring dashboard • Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Storage In Detail Microsoft Azure Storage is the bedrock of Microsoft's core storage solution offering in Azure. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, you'll find a compelling use for Azure Storage. This book will help you get up-to-speed quickly on Microsoft Azure Storage by teaching you how to use the different storage services. You will be able to leverage secure design patterns based on real-world scenarios and develop a strong storage foundation for Azure virtual machines. You will start this book with an introduction to Microsoft Azure storage and how it can be used to build large-scale, real-world applications using Azure storage services such as blob, table, queue, and file. This book will also teach you about the different types of Azure Storage. You will then find out the best practices for designing your Azure VM storage, whether it is Windows based or Linux based and how to migrate your storage in different scenarios. You will learn also how to plan and implement your SQL database solution on Azure, and how to build your SQL database in different service models (IaaS/PaaS). Moreover, you will also learn best practices for dealing with Azure Backup, the role of Azure Site Recovery, and the solutions they offer in different scenarios. Finally, you will use StorSimple to unlock the maximum value from all of your data, and some tools that will help you manage your storage on-and off-premise (Azure), such as AzCopy and Storage Explorer. Monitoring your storage in no laughing matter, so you will learn to monitor, diagnose and troubleshoot it. Style and approach This book will provide an in-depth insight into properly designing your environment and saving money on your running workloads. Using cutting-edge examples, you will be able to efficiently monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot Azure Storage.