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Beginning API Development with Node.js: Build highly scalable, developer-friendly APIs for the modern web with JavaScript and Node.js
by Anthony NandaaLearn everything you need to get up and running with cutting-edge API development using JavaScript and Node.js; ideal for data-intensive real-time applications that run across multiple platforms.Key FeaturesBuild web APIs from start to finish using JavaScript across the development stackExplore advanced concepts such as authentication with JWT, and running tests against your APIsImplement over 20 practical activities and exercises across 9 topics to reinforce your learningBook DescriptionUsing the same framework to build both server and client-side applications saves you time and money. This book teaches you how you can use JavaScript and Node.js to build highly scalable APIs that work well with lightweight cross-platform client applications. It begins with the basics of Node.js in the context of backend development, and quickly leads you through the creation of an example client that pairs up with a fully authenticated API implementation. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills and exposure required to get hands-on with your own API development project.What you will learnUnderstand how Node.js works, its trends, and where it is being used nowLearn about application modularization and built-in Node.js modulesUse the npm third-party module registry to extend your applicationGain an understanding of asynchronous programming with Node.jsDevelop scalable and high-performing APIs using hapi.js and Knex.jsWrite unit tests for your APIs to ensure reliability and maintainabilityWho this book is forThis book is ideal for developers who already understand JavaScript and are looking for a quick no-frills introduction to API development with Node.js. Though prior experience with other server-side technologies such as Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby will help, it’s not essential to have a background in backend development before getting started.
Beginning Apologetics 1: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith
by Frank Chacon Jim BurnhamIn writing this booklet the authors hope it will give Catholics the basic tools to effectively answer the challenges of the many religious groups that come knocking on their doors and to correct some of the misconceptions non-Catholics have about the Catholic Church and its teachings.
Beginning App Development with Flutter: Create Cross-Platform Mobile Apps
by Rap PayneCreate iOS and Android apps with Flutter using just one codebase. App development on multiple platforms has historically been difficult and complex. This book breaks down complex concepts and tasks into easily digestible segments with examples, pictures, and hands-on labs with starters and solutions. In doing so, you'll develop a basic understanding of the Dart programming language; the entire Flutter development toolchain; the differences between stateful and stateless widgets; and a working knowledge of the architecture of apps. All the most important parts of app development with Flutter are covered in this book. Work with themes and styles. Develop custom widgets. Teach your app to respond to gestures like taps, swipes, and pinches. Design, create and control the layout of your app. Create tools to handle form data entry from users. And ultimately create killer multiscreen apps with navigation, menus, and tabs.Flutter is Google's new framework for creating mobile apps that run on iOS and Android phones both.You had to be a super-developer to write apps for iOS or Android alone. But writing for both? Forget about it! You had to be familiar with Swift, Java/Kotlin, Xcode, Eclipse, and a bunch of other technologies simultaneously. Beginning App Development with Flutter simplifies the entire process.What You'll Learn Get the most out of great Flutter widgets Create custom widgets, both stateless and statefulExercise expert control over your Flutter layoutsMake your app respond to gestures like swiping, pinching and tappingInitiate async Ajax calls to RESTful APIs — including Google Firebase!Who This Book Is ForDevelopers who have coded in Java, C#, C++, or any similar language. It brings app development within the reach of younger developers, so STEM groups are likely to pick up the technology. Managers, product owners, and business analysts need to understand Flutter's capabilities.
Beginning App Development with Parse and Phonegap
by Wilkins Fernandez Stephan AlberBeginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap teaches you how to start app development with Parse and PhoneGap: free and open source software. Using the building block languages of the web--HTML, JavaScript, and CSS--you'll be on your way to creating a fully working product with minimal effort as fast as possible. With over 25 years' of combined experience, the authors make daunting tasks seem trivial. There is no book on the market that can take you from designer to developer faster. Using Facebook's Parse as backend service, and Adobe's PhoneGap (or Cordova) as a mobile development framework, building a highly customizable application is easier than you can imagine. A basic understanding of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is not required, but it will help you pick up concepts faster. This book is geared toward a designer who wants to explore the world of application development. If you do not know anything about design, that's OK! We will walk you through step by step on how to build your first native iOS or Android app in the fastest and easiest way possible. Using free and open source software, this book will get you up and running quickly and efficiently--start using Parse and PhoneGap today with this key title. What you'll learn â-- How to get your environment set up for application development â-- Create an online Data Storage using Parse â-- Essential basics of Querying a Database: Create, Remove, Update and Delete Data â-- Use advanced native phone features like geolocation and camera access â-- How to organize your code for maximum efficiency â-- Release your application to the world online Who this book is for Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap is intended for a designer or novice developer that wants to take their skills to the next level. You do not need deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, or JavaScript, but you'll be working with all of them. Using free and open source software - Parse and PhoneGap - you'll be able to get started straight away. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Beginning PhoneGap 3. Beginning Parse 4. Tools and Helpers 5. Facebook API 6. The Messenger Application 7. User Registration with Parse 8. Messages 9. Location Services 10. Map Views 11. Accessing and Sharing Photos 12. Network Connection Status
Beginning Application Development with TensorFlow and Keras: Learn to design, develop, train, and deploy TensorFlow and Keras models as real-world applications
by Luis CapeloLearn to design, develop, train, and deploy TensorFlow and Keras models as real-world applicationsKey Features- Focus on neural network and its essential operations- Prepare data for a deep learning model and deploy it as an interactive web application, with Flask and a HTTP API- Use Keras, a TensorFlow abstraction library Book DescriptionWith this book, you’ll learn how to train, evaluate and deploy Tensorflow and Keras models as real-world web applications. After a hands-on introduction, you’ll use a sample model to explore the details of deep learning, selecting the right layers that can solve a given problem. By the end of the course, you’ll build a Bitcoin application that predicts the future price, based on historic, and freely available information.This book will also provide you with a blueprint for how to build an application that generates predictions using a deep learning model. From there, you can continue to improve our example model— either by adding more data, computing more features, or changing its architecture—continuously increasing its prediction accuracy, or create a completely new model, changing the core components of the application as you see fit. What you will learn- Set up a deep learning programming environment - Explore the common components of a neural network and its essential operations- Prepare data for a deep learning model- Deploy model as an interactive web application, with Flask and a HTTP API- Use Keras, a TensorFlow abstraction library - Explore the types of problems addressed by neural networksWho this book is forThis course is ideal for experienced developers, analysts, or a data scientists, who want to develop applications using TensorFlow and Keras. This rapid hands-on course quickly shows you how to get to grips with TensorFlow in the context of real-world application development. We assume that you are familiar with Python and have a basic knowledge of web application development. If you have a background in linear algebra, probability, and statistics, you will easily grasp concepts that are discussed in the course.
Beginning Application Lifecycle Management
by Joachim RossbergBeginning Application Lifecycle Management is a guide to an area of rapidly growing interest within the development community: managing the entire cycle of building software. ALM is an area that spans everything from requirements specifications to retirement of an IT-system or application. Because its techniques allow you to deal with the process of developing applications across many areas of responsibility and across many different disciplines, the benefits and effects of ALM techniques used on your project can be wide-ranging and pronounced. In this book, author Joachim Rossberg will show you what ALM is and why it matters. He will also show you how you can assess your current situation and how you can use this assessment to create the road ahead for improving or implementing your own ALM process across all of your team's development efforts. Beginning Application Lifecycle Management can be implemented on any platform. This book will use Microsoft Team Foundation Server as a foundation in many examples, but the key elements are platform independent and you'll find the book written in a platform agnostic way. In this book, you'll learn: What application lifecycle management is and why it matters. The steps necessary for implementing an ALM process. Tips and techniques you can use to gain control of your development efforts. How to implement an agile framework into your ALM processHow to achieve traceability and visibility in your projectsHow to automate your ALM process
Beginning ArcGIS for Desktop Development using .NET
by Pouria AmirianGet the very most out of the ArcGIS for Desktop products through ArcObjects and .NETArcGIS for Desktop is a powerful suite of software tools for creating and using maps, compiling, analyzing and sharing geographic information, using maps and geographic information in applications, and managing geographic databases. But getting the hang of ArcGIS for Desktop can be a bit tricky, even for experienced programmers. Core components of ArcGIS platform is called ArcObjects. This book first introduce you the whole ArcGIS platform and the opportunities for development using various programming languages. Then it focuses on ArcGIS for Desktop applications and makes you familiar with ArcObjects from .NET point of view. Whether you are an ArcGIS user with no background in programming or a programmer without experience with the ArcGIS platform, this book arms you with everything you need to get going with ArcGIS for Desktop development using .NET?right away. Written by a leading expert in geospatial information system design and development, it provides concise, step-by-step guidance, illustrated with best-practices examples, along with plenty of ready-to-use source code. In no time you?ll progress from .NET programming basics to understanding the full suite of ArcGIS tools and artefacts to customising and building your own commands, tools and extensions?all the way through application deployment. Among other things, you?ll learn to:Object-Oriented and Interface-based programming in .NET (C# and VB.NET) Finding relationship between classes and interfaces using object model diagramsQuerying dataVisualizing geographical data using various renderingCreating various kinds of Desktop Add-Ins Performing foreground and background geoprocessingLearn how to improve your productivity with ArcGIS for Desktop and Beginning ArcGIS for Desktop Development Using .NET
Beginning Arduino
by Michael McrobertsWant to light up a display? Control a touch screen? Program a robot? The Arduino is a microcontroller board that can help you do all of these things, plus nearly anything you can dream up. Even better, it's inexpensive and, with the help of Beginning Arduino, Second Edition, easy to learn. In Beginning Arduino, Second Edition, you will learn all about the popular Arduino by working your way through a set of 50 cool projects. You'll progress from a complete Arduino beginner to intermediate Arduino and electronic skills and the confidence to create your own amazing projects. You'll also learn about the newest Arduino boards like the Uno and the Leonardo along the way. Absolutely no experience in programming or electronics required! Each project is designed to build upon the knowledge learned in earlier projects and to further your knowledge of Arduino programming and electronics. By the end of the book you will be able to create your own projects confidently and with creativity. You'll learn about: Controlling LEDs Displaying text and graphics on LCD displays Making a line-following robot Using digital pressure sensors Reading and writing data to SD cards Connecting your Arduino to the Internet This book is for electronics enthusiasts who are new to the Arduino as well as artists and hobbyists who want to learn this very popular platform for physical computing and electronic art. Please note: The print version of this title is black and white; the eBook is full color. The color fritzing diagrams are available in the source code downloads on http://www. apress. com/9781430250166 What you'll learn Controlling LEDs Displaying text and graphics on LCD displays Making a line-following robot Using digital pressure sensors Reading and writing data to SD cards Connecting your Arduino to the Internet Who this book is for Electronics enthusiasts who are new to the Arduino as well as artists and hobbyists who want to learn this very popular platform for physical computing and electronic art. Table of Contents Introduction Light 'Em Up LED Effects Simple Sounders and Sensors Driving a DC Motor Binary Counters LED Displays Liquid Crystal Displays Servos Steppers and Robots Pressure Sensors Touch Screens Temperature Sensors Ultrasonic Rangefinders Reading and Writing to an SD Card Making an RFID Reader Communicating over Ethernet
Beginning Arduino Nano 33 IoT: Step-By-Step Internet of Things Projects
by Agus KurniawanDevelop Internet of Things projects with Sketch to build your Arduino programs. This book is a quick reference guide to getting started with Nano 33 IoT, Arduino’s popular IoT board. You’ll learn how to access the Arduino I/O, understand the WiFi and BLE networks, and optimize your board by connecting it to the Arduino IoT Cloud. Arduino Nano 33 IoT is designed to build IoT solutions with supported WiFi and BLE networks. This board can be easily extend through I/O pins, sensors and actuators. Beginning Arduino Nano 33 IoT is the perfect solution for those interested in learning how to use the latest technology and project samples through a practical and content-driven approach. What You’ll LearnPrepare and set up Arduino Nano 33 IoT boardOperate Arduino Nano 33 IoT board hardware and softwareDevelop programs to access Arduino Nano 33 IoT board I/OBuild IoT programs with Arduino Nano 33 IoT boardWho This Book Is ForMakers, developers, students, and professional of all levels.
Beginning Arithmetic Grade 1 Part 1, Lessons 1-85
by Rod And StaffWorkbook part 1 for Beginning Arithmetic 3rd Edition (current). This current 3rd edition is not compatible with the 2nd Edition (1991). Lessons 1-85. This course is designed to start at the beginning of the first grade. 170 lessons are bound in two workbook with 1 tear-out sheet for each lesson. No unit or chapter divisions are given. Money, measures, place value, fractions, and so forth are taught throughout the year while addition and subtraction facts are being drilled. The workbooks are supported by flash cards, speed drills, and oral drill.
Beginning Arithmetic Grade 2 Workbook 1
by Rod and Staff Publishers Inc.Grade 2 Student Book Unit 1 reviews addition and subtraction facts through 10 and other skills taught in Grade 1. Speed drills are now included in the student book.
Beginning Arithmetic, Grade 2, Workbook 2: Lessons 41-82
by Rod And StaffBeginning Arithmetic Grade 2 Workbook 2 Lessons 41-82
Beginning Arithmetic Practice Sheets Grade 2 Workbook 1
by Rod and Staff Publishers Inc.Rod & Staff tear-out practice sheets provide extra practice for each student. These are separated into two books; quizzes for the whole course are contained in Book 1.
Beginning ARKit for iPhone and iPad: Augmented Reality App Development For Ios
by Wallace WangExplore how to use ARKit to create iOS apps and learn the basics of augmented reality while diving into ARKit specific topics. This book reveals how augmented reality allows you to view the screen on an iOS device, aim the camera at a nearby scene, and view both the real items in that scene as well as a graphic image overlaid on to that scene. You’ll start by accessing the camera and teaching your app to track the world around its device. You'll then see how to position nodes and create augmented reality shapes and textures. Next you’ll have your creations interact with their environment by programming workable physics, detecting planes, measuring distance, and applying virtual force. Finally you’ll learn how to hit test and troubleshoot your applications to ensure they interact with the real world around them seamlessly.ARKit is Apple’s software framework for creating augmented reality apps on iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Unlike virtual reality that creates an entirely artificial world for the user to view and explore, Beginning ARKit for iPhone and iPad will show you how augmented reality places artificial items in an actual scene displayed by an iOS device’s camera. What You’ll LearnAccess the cameraUse ARKit’s hit testing for tracked geometryApply and combine real world and virtual physicsWho This Book Is ForProgrammers familiar with the basics of Swift programming who want to dive into developing iOS applications with Swift.
Beginning Armenian: A Communicative Textbook
by Charry KaramanoukianBeginning Armenian: A Communicative Textbook introduces conversational Western and Eastern Armenian in a single volume, allowing learners to acquire the language skills they need to communicate and to reference, contrast, and compare both standards of the language. This book contains 24 lessons, each providing a range of key vocabulary and addressing different topics of daily life, including greetings, people, and objects, as well as past and future plans. An overview of the Western and Eastern Armenian alphabet, pronunciation, and punctuation is complimented by a range of exercises introducing the basics of Armenian grammar and vocabulary, with interactive information gap and role play activities designed to develop essential conversation skills. Beginning Armenian is the ideal textbook to introduce class-based and independent learners to the Armenian language.
Beginning Artificial Intelligence with the Raspberry Pi
by Donald J. NorrisGain a gentle introduction to the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) using the Raspberry Pi as the computing platform. Most of the major AI topics will be explored, including expert systems, machine learning both shallow and deep, fuzzy logic control, and more! AI in action will be demonstrated using the Python language on the Raspberry Pi. The Prolog language will also be introduced and used to demonstrate fundamental AI concepts. In addition, the Wolfram language will be used as part of the deep machine learning demonstrations. A series of projects will walk you through how to implement AI concepts with the Raspberry Pi. Minimal expense is needed for the projects as only a few sensors and actuators will be required. Beginners and hobbyists can jump right in to creating AI projects with the Raspberry PI using this book. What You'll Learn What AI is and--as importantly--what it is not Inference and expert systems Machine learning both shallow and deep Fuzzy logic and how to apply to an actual control system When AI might be appropriate to include in a system Constraints and limitations of the Raspberry Pi AI implementation Who This Book Is For Hobbyists, makers, engineers involved in designing autonomous systems and wanting to gain an education in fundamental AI concepts, and non-technical readers who want to understand what AI is and how it might affect their lives.
Beginning ASP.NET 3.5
by Imar SpaanjaarsThis book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive Microsoft ASP. NET web sites. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Using this book's step-by-step format you'll learn to: Obtain, install, and customize Visual Web Developer (VWD) 2008 create a new web site and how to add new pages to it. use the numerous tools in VWD to create HTML and ASP. NET pages use the VWD tools and CSS, the language that is used to format web pages What ASP. NET server controls are, what they are used for, and how to use them program web pages Visual Basic or C# create consistent-looking pages through the use of master pages, skins, and themes build the navigation structure of your site create and use User Controls and enhance them to repeat content like menus and banners accept, validate, and process user input and send e-mail from your ASP. NET web application create good looking, flicker free web page interaction with ASP. NET Ajax the basics of SQL, the language used access and alter data in a database use the database tools found in Visual Web Developer use the ASP. NET data controls to create an interface for your users to interact with your application's data use LINQ to SQL to access SQL Server databases without writing a lot of manual code change the visual appearance of your data through the use of control styles interact with the data-bound controls and speed up your application use the security ASP. NET features to create user accounts, distinguish between anonymous and logged on users, and manage the users in your system create personalized web pages with content targeted at individual users find and fix problems with VWD debugging tools deploy and run your final web site
Beginning ASP.NET 4
by Imar SpaanjaarsThe definitive programming guide to ASP. NET, by popular author and Microsoft MVP Imar Spaanjaars Updated for ASP. NET 4, this introductory book retains its helpful examples and step-by-step format from the previous version and keeps the style of offering code examples written in both C# and Visual Basic. Beloved author and Microsoft ASP. NET MVP walks you through ASP. NET, Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated Web pages from database content. You'll discover many improvements that ASP. NET 4 offers over the previous version, such as the ASP. NET MVC framework, Ajax improvements, jQuery support, and more. You'll gradually build a Web site example that takes you through the processes of building basic ASP. NET Web pages, adding features with pre-built server controls, designing consistent pages, displaying data, and more. Popular author and Microsoft ASP. NET MVP Imar Spaanjaars updates you on the latest updates to ASP. NET 4, Microsoft's technology for building dynamic Web pages from database content Shows you how the 4 version differs from ASP. NET 3. 5 and reviews its new features, including the ASP. NET MVC framework, various Ajax improvements, jQuery support, and more Spaanjaars's distinct writing style puts you at ease with learning ASP. NET 4.
Beginning ASP.NET 4.5: in C# and VB
by Imar SpaanjaarsThe ultimate programming guide to ASP. NET 4. 5, by popular author and Microsoft MVP Imar Spaanjaars Updated for ASP. NET 4. 5, this introductory book is filled with helpful examples and contains a user-friendly, step-by-step format. Written by popular author and Microsoft ASP. NET MVP Imar Spaanjaars, this book walks you through ASP. NET, Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages. This edition retains the highly accessible approach to building the Planet Wrox website example, an online community site featuring product reviews, picture sharing, bonus content for registered users, and more. Contains the comprehensive guide to the latest technology additions to ASP. NET 4. 5 Shows how to build basic ASP. NET web pages and configure their server Includes information on how to add features with pre-built server controls Reveals how to design pages and make them consistent Contains the information needed for getting user input and displaying data Beginning ASP. NET 4. 5 in C# and VB uses Spaanjaars's distinct writing style to put you at ease with learning ASP. NET 4. 5.
Beginning ASP.NET 4.5: In C# And Vb
by Imar SpaanjaarsThe ultimate programming guide to ASP.NET 4.5, by popular author and Microsoft MVP Imar Spaanjaars Updated for ASP.NET 4.5, this introductory book is filled with helpful examples and contains a user-friendly, step-by-step format. Written by popular author and Microsoft ASP.NET MVP Imar Spaanjaars, this book walks you through ASP.NET, Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages. This edition retains the highly accessible approach to building the Planet Wrox website example, an online community site featuring product reviews, picture sharing, bonus content for registered users, and more. Contains the comprehensive guide to the latest technology additions to ASP.NET 4.5 Shows how to build basic ASP.NET web pages and configure their server Includes information on how to add features with pre-built server controls Reveals how to design pages and make them consistent Contains the information needed for getting user input and displaying data Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB uses Spaanjaars's distinct writing style to put you at ease with learning ASP.NET 4.5.
Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C#
by Matthew MacdonaldThis book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP. NET ever written. Focussing solely on C#, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP. NET 4. 5 technology. Assuming no prior coding experience, you'll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, you'll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP. NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work. You'll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You'll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP. NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. You'll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow. With you book you can take your first step towards becoming a successful ASP. NET developer with confidence. What you'll learn Learn everything you need to know to build ASP. NET 4. 5 applications with confidence. Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP. NET coverage available. Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principles to advanced techniques over the course of the book. Who this book is for This book is ideal for anyone new to . NET development who wants to learn how ASP. NET 4. 5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals. Table of Contents 1. The . NET Framework 2. The C# Language 3. Types, Objects, and Namespaces 4. Visual Studio 5. Web Form Fundamentals 6. Web Controls 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing 8. State Management 9. Validation 10. Rich Controls 11. User Controls and Graphics 12. Styles, Themes, and Master Pages 13. Website Navigation 14. ADO. NET Fundamentals 15. Data Binding 16. The Data Controls 17. Files and Streams 18. XML 19. Security Fundamentals 20. Membership 21. Profiles 22. Advanced ASP. NET Components 23. Caching 24. LINQ and the Entity Framework 25. ASP. NET AJAX 26. Deploying ASP. NET Applications
Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015
by William PenberthyThe complete guide to the productivity and performance enhancements in ASP.NET Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015 is your ultimate guide to the latest upgrade of this historically popular framework. Fully updated to align with the vNext release, this new edition walks you through the new tools and features that make your workflow smoother and your applications stronger. You'll get up to speed on the productivity and performance improvements, and learn how Microsoft has committed itself to more continuous innovation by increasing its release cadence for all products and services going forward. Coverage includes Async-aware debugging, ADO.NET idle connection resiliency, managed return value inspection, ASP.NET app suspension, on-demand large object heap compaction, multi-core JIT and more. The news of an off-cycle update to ASP.NET came as a surprise, but its announcement garnered cheers at the 2014 Microsoft BUILD conference. This guide shows you what all the fuss is about, and how Microsoft overhauled the latest ASP.NET release. Get acquainted with the new developer productivity features Master the new tools that build better applications Discover what's new in Windows Store app development Learn how Microsoft fixed the issues that kept you from v5 Over 38 million websites are currently using ASP.NET, and the new upgrade is already leading to increased adoption. Programmers need to master v6 to remain relevant as web development moves forward. Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015 walks you through the details, and shows you what you need to know so you can get up and running quickly.
Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015
by William PenberthyThe complete guide to the productivity and performance enhancements in ASP.NET Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015 is your ultimate guide to the latest upgrade of this historically popular framework. Fully updated to align with the vNext release, this new edition walks you through the new tools and features that make your workflow smoother and your applications stronger. You'll get up to speed on the productivity and performance improvements, and learn how Microsoft has committed itself to more continuous innovation by increasing its release cadence for all products and services going forward. Coverage includes Async-aware debugging, ADO.NET idle connection resiliency, managed return value inspection, ASP.NET app suspension, on-demand large object heap compaction, multi-core JIT and more. The news of an off-cycle update to ASP.NET came as a surprise, but its announcement garnered cheers at the 2014 Microsoft BUILD conference. This guide shows you what all the fuss is about, and how Microsoft overhauled the latest ASP.NET release. Get acquainted with the new developer productivity features Master the new tools that build better applications Discover what's new in Windows Store app development Learn how Microsoft fixed the issues that kept you from v5 Over 38 million websites are currently using ASP.NET, and the new upgrade is already leading to increased adoption. Programmers need to master v6 to remain relevant as web development moves forward. Beginning ASP.NET for Visual Studio 2015 walks you through the details, and shows you what you need to know so you can get up and running quickly.
Beginning ASP.NET MVC 4
by Jose Rolando Guay PazBy now you'll have heard of ASP.NET MVC. This excitingnew approach to developing ASP.NET web applications has taken thedevelopment world by storm over the last few years. Now a mature technology suitable for mainstream use, its adoption has exploded in recent times. Until recently, ASP.NET MVC was regarded as an advanced technology only suitable for experienced developers with a strong knowledge of classic ASP.NET and C# coding behind them. This book overturns that prejudice and shows that the beautiful simplicity of ASP.NET MVC is just as suitable for novice developers venturing into real-world application design for the first time. With the aid of a fully worked demo application this bookexplains and demonstrates for you the three pillars of MVC in action. You'll see howthe Model, View and Controller patterns work together in a compliementarymanner to provide MVC's powerful results. There's never been a better time to learn how to use ASP.NETMVC 4. The technology will speed your development times, reduce theverbosity of your code and simplify your application designs all at once. Takethe first step towards ASP.NET MVC mastery with Beginning ASP.NET MVC 4.
Beginning ASP.NET Security
by Barry DorransProgrammers: protect and defend your Web apps against attack!You may know ASP.NET, but if you don't understand how to secure your applications, you need this book. This vital guide explores the often-overlooked topic of teaching programmers how to design ASP.NET Web applications so as to prevent online thefts and security breaches.You'll start with a thorough look at ASP.NET 3.5 basics and see happens when you don't implement security, including some amazing examples. The book then delves into the development of a Web application, walking you through the vulnerable points at every phase. Learn to factor security in from the ground up, discover a wealth of tips and industry best practices, and explore code libraries and more resources provided by Microsoft and others.Shows you step by step how to implement the very latest security techniquesReveals the secrets of secret-keeping--encryption, hashing, and not leaking information to begin withDelves into authentication, authorizing, and securing sessionsExplains how to secure Web servers and Web services, including WCF and ASMXWalks you through threat modeling, so you can anticipate problemsOffers best practices, techniques, and industry trends you can put to use right awayDefend and secure your ASP.NET 3.5 framework Web sites with this must-have guide.