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  • 1
    ISBN: 9780135581360 , 0135581362
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Blockchains (Databases) ; Application software ; Development ; Business enterprises ; Technological innovations ; Data encryption (Computer science) ; Electronic funds transfers ; Electronic commerce ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Pragmatic Guide to Driving Value and Disrupting Markets with Blockchain "Much has been written about blockchain in the past few years: what it is and what it is not (at various levels of detail), as well as the technology's long-term strategic value for companies, industries, and economies. However, what we've been missing is a practical, operational, 'how to' set of steps for creating, implementing, and operating a blockchain-based solution. This book aims to fill that gap. It's an invaluable tool for anyone ready to take the plunge and start taking advantage of this remarkable technology.' -Irving Wladawsky-Berger, research affiliate, MIT; columnist, WSJ CIO Journal; VP Emeritus, IBM Blockchain enables enterprises to reinvent processes and business models and to pursue radically disruptive applications. Blockchain for Business is a concise, accessible, and pragmatic guide to both the technology and the opportunities it creates. Authored by three experts from IBM's Enterprise Blockchain practice, it introduces industry-specific and cross-industry use cases, and reviews best-practice approaches to planning and delivering blockchain projects. With a relentless focus on real-world business outcomes, the authors reveal what blockchain can do, what it can't do yet, and where it's headed. Understand five elements that make blockchain so disruptive: transparency, immutability, security, consensus, and smart contracts Explore key use cases: cross-border payments, food and drug safety, provenance, trade finance, clinical trials, land registries, and more See how trusted blockchain networks are facilitating entirely new business models Compare blockchain types: permissioned, permissionless, private, public, federated, and hybrid Anticipate key technical, business, regulatory, and governance challenges Build blockchain financial models, investment rubrics, and risk frameworks Organize and manage teams to transform blockchain plans into reality Whether you're a senior decision maker, technical professional, customer, or investor, Blockchain for Business will help you cut through the hype and objectively assess blockchain's potential in your business. Register your product for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed March 28, 2019)
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9780134847146 , 0134847148
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Business requirements analysis ; Business planning ; Data processing ; Project management ; Strategic planning ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Understand and Solve Your Customers' Real Problems with Agile Business Analysis To deliver real value, you must understand what your customers truly value, and solve the problems they really need solved. Business analysis can help you do this-and it's as crucial in agile environments now as it always has been. In Business Analysis Agility , leading experts James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson show how to perform business analysis in an agile way: trying new things, adapting to changes and discoveries, staying flexible, and being quick. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience of hundreds of projects and organizations, the Robertsons help you prioritize relentlessly, focus investments on delivering value, and learn in ways that improve your results. Uncover the real customer problems hidden behind assumptions and conventional solutions Hypothesize potential solutions and quickly test them with safe-to-fail probes Understand how people, hardware, software, organizations, and other components come together in an optimal customer experience Write stories that help you find solutions that deliver more value to customers and the business Think about problems and projects in more agile, nimble, and open-minded ways The Robertsons' approach to analytical thinking will be valuable to anyone who wants to build better software in agile environments: analysts, developers, team leads, project managers, software architects, and other team members and stakeholders at all levels of experience.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed November 5, 2018)
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9780134757681
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Edition: Second edition.
    Series Statement: The Addison-Wesley signature series
    Keywords: Software reengineering ; Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Fully Revised and Updated-Includes New Refactorings and Code Examples "Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand." -M. Fowler (1999) For more than twenty years, experienced programmers worldwide have relied on Martin Fowler's Refactoring to improve the design of existing code and to enhance software maintainability, as well as to make existing code easier to understand. This eagerly awaited new edition has been fully updated to reflect crucial changes in the programming landscape. Refactoring, Second Edition, features an updated catalog of refactorings and includes JavaScript code examples, as well as new functional examples that demonstrate refactoring without classes. Like the original, this edition explains what refactoring is; why you should refactor; how to recognize code that needs refactoring; and how to actually do it successfully, no matter what language you use. Understand the process and general principles of refactoring Quickly apply useful refactorings to make a program easier to comprehend and change Recognize "bad smells" in code that signal opportunities to refactor Explore the refactorings, each with explanations, motivation, mechanics, and simple examples Build solid tests for your refactorings Recognize tradeoffs and obstacles to refactoring Includes free access to the canonical web edition, with even more refactoring resources. (See inside the book for details about how to access the web edition.)
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 11, 2019)
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9780135159071 , 0135159075
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison Wesley data & analytics series
    Keywords: R (Computer program language) ; Application software ; Development ; Information visualization ; Machine learning ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Foundational Hands-On Skills You Need to Dive into Data Science "Freeman and Ross have created the definitive resource for new and aspiring data scientists to learn foundational programming skills." -From the foreword by Jared Lander, series editor Using data science techniques, you can transform raw data into actionable insights for domains ranging from urban planning to precision medicine. Programming Skills for Data Science brings together all the foundational skills you need to get started, even if you have no programming or data science experience. Leading instructors Michael Freeman and Joel Ross guide you through installing and configuring the tools you need to solve professional-level data science problems, including the widely used R language and Git version-control system. They explain how to wrangle your data into a form where it can be easily used, analyzed, and visualized so others can see the patterns you've uncovered. Step by step, you'll master powerful R programming techniques and troubleshooting skills for probing data in new ways, and at larger scales. Freeman and Ross teach through practical examples and exercises that can be combined into complete data science projects. Everything's focused on real-world application, so you can quickly start analyzing your own data and getting answers you can act upon. Learn to Install your complete data science environment, including R and RStudio Manage projects efficiently, from version tracking to documentation Host, manage, and collaborate on data science projects with GitHub Master R language fundamentals: syntax, programming concepts, and data structures Load, format, explore, and restructure data for successful analysis Interact with databases and web APIs Master key principles for visualizing data accurately and intuitively Produce engaging, interactive visualizations with ggplot and other R packages Transform analyses into sharable documents and sites with R Markdown Create interactive web data science applications with Shiny Collaborate smoothly as part of a data science team Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed November 28, 2018)
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9780135180471 , 0135180473
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer networks ; Management ; Computer network protocols ; Application program interfaces (Computer software) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Today, networks must evolve and scale faster than ever. You can't manage everything by hand anymore: You need to automate relentlessly. YANG, along with the NETCONF, RESTCONF, or gRPC/gNMI protocols, is the most practical solution, but most implementers have had to learn by trial and error. Now, Network Programmability with YANG gives you complete and reliable guidance for unlocking the full power of network automation using model-driven APIs and protocols. Authored by three YANG pioneers, this plain-spoken book guides you through successfully applying software practices based on YANG data models. The authors focus on the network operations layer, emphasizing model-driven APIs, and underlying transports. Whether you're a network operator, DevOps engineer, software developer, orchestration engineer, NMS/OSS architect, service engineer, or manager, this guide can help you dramatically improve value, agility, and manageability throughout your network. Discover the value of implementing YANG and Data Model-Driven Management in your network Explore the layers and components of a complete working solution Build a business case where value increases as your solution grows Drill down into transport protocols: NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI/gRPC See how telemetry can establish a valuable automated feedback loop Find data models you can build on, and evaluate models with similar functionality Understand models, metadata, and tools from several viewpoints: architect, operator, module author, and application developer Walk through a complete automation journey: business case, service model, service implementation, device integration, and operation Leverage the authors' experience to design successful YANG models and avoid pitfalls
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 22, 2019)
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9780132748544 , 0132748541
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Application software ; Testing ; Application software ; Development ; Teams in the workplace ; Management ; Agile software development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master BDD to deliver higher-value software more quickly To develop high-value products quickly, software development teams need better ways to collaborate. Agile methods like Scrum and Kanban are helpful, but they're not enough. Teams need better ways to work inside each sprint or work item. Behavior-driven development (BDD) adds just enough structure for product experts, testers, and developers to collaborate more effectively. Drawing on extensive experience helping teams adopt BDD, Richard Lawrence and Paul Rayner show how to explore changes in system behavior with examples through conversations, how to capture your examples in expressive language, and how to flow the results into effective automated testing with Cucumber. Where most BDD resources focus on test automation, this guide goes deep into how BDD changes team collaboration and what that collaboration looks like day to day. Concrete examples and practical advice will prepare you to succeed with BDD, whatever your context or role. · Learn how to collaborate better by using concrete examples of system behavior · Identify your project's meaningful increment of value so you're always working on something important · Begin experimenting with BDD slowly and at low risk · Move smoothly from informal examples to automated tests in Cucumber · Use BDD to deliver more frequently with greater visibility · Make Cucumber scenarios more expressive to ensure you're building the right thing · Grow a Cucumber suite that acts as high-value living documentation · Sustainably work with complex scenario data · Get beyond the "mini-waterfalls" that often arise on Scrum teams
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed June 11, 2019)
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  • 7
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    ISBN: 9780134689418 , 0134689410
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Software documentation ; Computer software ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Use an Approach Inspired by Domain-Driven Design to Build Documentation That Evolves to Maximize Value Throughout Your Development Lifecycle Software documentation can come to life, stay dynamic, and actually help you build better software. Writing for developers, coding architects, and other software professionals, Living Documentation shows how to create documentation that evolves throughout your entire design and development lifecycle. Through patterns, clarifying illustrations, and concrete examples, Cyrille Martraire demonstrates how to use well-crafted artifacts and automation to dramatically improve the value of documentation at minimal extra cost. Whatever your domain, language, or technologies, you don't have to choose between working software and comprehensive, high-quality documentation: you can have both . · Extract and augment available knowledge, and make it useful through living curation · Automate the creation of documentation and diagrams that evolve as knowledge changes · Use development tools to refactor documentation · Leverage documentation to improve software designs · Introduce living documentation to new and legacy environments
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed June 13, 2019)
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9780134116556 , 0134116550
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley data & analytics series
    Keywords: Machine learning ; Cloud computing ; Quantitative research ; Mathematical statistics ; Data processing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Foundational Hands-On Skills for Succeeding with Real Data Science Projects This pragmatic book introduces both machine learning and data science, bridging gaps between data scientist and engineer, and helping you bring these techniques into production. It helps ensure that your efforts actually solve your problem, and offers unique coverage of real-world optimization in production settings. -From the Foreword by Paul Dix, series editor Machine Learning in Production is a crash course in data science and machine learning for people who need to solve real-world problems in production environments. Written for technically competent "accidental data scientists" with more curiosity and ambition than formal training, this complete and rigorous introduction stresses practice, not theory. Building on agile principles, Andrew and Adam Kelleher show how to quickly deliver significant value in production, resisting overhyped tools and unnecessary complexity. Drawing on their extensive experience, they help you ask useful questions and then execute production projects from start to finish. The authors show just how much information you can glean with straightforward queries, aggregations, and visualizations, and they teach indispensable error analysis methods to avoid costly mistakes. They turn to workhorse machine learning techniques such as linear regression, classification, clustering, and Bayesian inference, helping you choose the right algorithm for each production problem. Their concluding section on hardware, infrastructure, and distributed systems offers unique and invaluable guidance on optimization in production environments. Andrew and Adam always focus on what matters in production: solving the problems that offer the highest return on investment, using the simplest, lowest-risk approaches that work. Leverage agile principles to maximize development efficiency in production projects Learn from practical Python code examples and visualizations that bring essential algorithmic concepts to life Start with simple heuristics and improve them as your data pipeline matures Avoid bad conclusions by implementing foundational error analysis techniques Communicate your results with basic data visualization techniques Master basic machine learning techniques, starting with linear regression and random forests Perform classification and clustering on both vector and graph data Learn the basics of graphical models and Bayesian inference Understand cor...
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed March 5, 2019)
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  • 9
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    ISBN: 9780134845586 , 0134845587
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Google (Firm) ; Virtual reality ; Computer programs ; Augmented reality ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to Building AR and VR Games Google's new ARCore and Daydream VR platforms enable you to deliver advanced augmented and virtual reality games and apps on a wide spectrum of modern Android devices. Now for the first time, there's a comprehensive deep dive into both ARCore and Daydream for every Android developer and designer. Multi-award-winning AR/VR developer Sam Keene takes a hands-on approach, leading you through all aspects of the ARCore and Daydream frameworks and SDKs, with step-by-step tutorials and advice for building pro-quality AR/VR games and apps. Keene presents his material as a cookbook of recipes to get you up and running with VR/AR development as fast and as painlessly as possible. The recipes in most chapters start by assembling the essential building blocks, which are pieced together to create something larger. You are then free to take these building blocks and turn them into your own creation. Keene also provides an extensive library of downloadable, up-to-the-minute ARCore and Daydream code to jumpstart your project. In addition, he takes you through crucial UX design principles and best practices learned from building large scale VR and AR apps at Google. Google Daydream VR Cookbook shows you how to: Install and explore the Google Daydream development tools Master basic and advanced Daydream Controller techniques Implement intuitive VR user interfaces Integrate audio, video, and realistic physics into your VR games Install and explore the ARCore SDK and development tools Learn how to build AR apps that solve real user needs Master AR game development using ARCore Optimize VR and AR game performance Whether you are a software developer, UX professional, visual designer, beginner, or you come from a different design field, this book is a great practical introduction to VR and AR.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed September 14, 2018)
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  • 10
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    ISBN: 9780134445588 , 0134445589
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Ruby (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete Guide to Writing Maintainable, Manageable, Pleasing, and Powerful Object-Oriented Applications Object-oriented programming languages have a point of view about how best to model the world. They exist to help you create beautiful, straightforward applications that are easy to change and simple to extend. Unfortunately, the world is awash with object-oriented (OO) applications that are difficult to understand and expensive to change. Even though they're written in OO languages, these applications fail to achieve the promise of OO because their code doesn't reflect the right mindset. The purpose of Practical Object-Oriented Design, Second Edition, is to solve that problem by immersing you in an OO mindset. It teaches powerful, real-world, object-oriented design techniques using simple and practical examples. It will change the way you think about code. Sandi Metz has distilled a lifetime of conversations and presentations about object-oriented design into a proven set of OO practices for crafting manageable, extensible, and pleasing code. She demonstrates how to build new applications that can "survive success" and how to repair those that have become impossible to change. Each technique is illustrated with extended examples in the easy-to-understand Ruby programming language, all downloadable from the companion website, poodr.com . Fully updated for Ruby 2.5, this guide shows how to: Decide what belongs in a single class Avoid entangling objects that should be kept separate Define flexible interfaces among objects Reduce programming overhead costs with duck typing Successfully apply inheritance Build objects via composition Design cost-effective tests Solve common problems associated with poorly designed object-oriented code Whatever your previous object-oriented experience, this concise guide will help you achieve the superior outcomes you're looking for.
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed July 2, 2018)
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9780134097145 , 0134097149
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Computer security ; Computer networks ; Security measures ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Comprehensive Guide to Computer Security, Extensively Revised with Newer Technologies, Methods, Ideas, and Examples In this updated guide, University of California at Davis Computer Security Laboratory co-director Matt Bishop offers clear, rigorous, and thorough coverage of modern computer security. Reflecting dramatic growth in the quantity, complexity, and consequences of security incidents, Computer Security, Second Edition, links core principles with technologies, methodologies, and ideas that have emerged since the first edition's publication. Writing for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and IT professionals, Bishop covers foundational issues, policies, cryptography, systems design, assurance, and much more. He thoroughly addresses malware, vulnerability analysis, auditing, intrusion detection, and best-practice responses to attacks. In addition to new examples throughout, Bishop presents entirely new chapters on availability policy models and attack analysis. Understand computer security goals, problems, and challenges, and the deep links between theory and practice Learn how computer scientists seek to prove whether systems are secure Define security policies for confidentiality, integrity, availability, and more Analyze policies to reflect core questions of trust, and use them to constrain operations and change Implement cryptography as one component of a wider computer and network security strategy Use system-oriented techniques to establish effective security mechanisms, defining who can act and what they can do Set appropriate security goals for a system or product, and ascertain how well it meets them Recognize program flaws and malicious logic, and detect attackers seeking to exploit them This is both a comprehensive text, explaining the most fundamental and pervasive aspects of the field, and a detailed reference. It will help you align security concepts with realistic policies, successfully implement your policies, and thoughtfully manage the trade-offs that inevitably arise. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 11, 2019)
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  • 12
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Fifth edition.
    Keywords: Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Object-oriented programming (OOP) is the foundation of modern programming languages, including C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic .NET, Ruby, Objective-C, and Swift. Objects also form the basis for many web technologies such as JavaScript, Python, and PHP. It is of vital importance to learn the fundamental concepts of object orientation before starting to use object-oriented development environments. OOP promotes good design practices, code portability, and reuse-but it requires a shift in thinking to be fully understood. Programmers new to OOP should resist the temptation to jump directly into a particular programming language or a modeling language, and instead first take the time to learn what author Matt Weisfeld calls "the object-oriented thought process." Written by a developer for developers who want to improve their understanding of object-oriented technologies, The Object-Oriented Thought Process provides a solutions-oriented approach to object-oriented programming. Readers will learn to understand the proper uses of inheritance and composition, the difference between aggregation and association, and the important distinction between interfaces and implementations. While programming technologies have been changing and evolving over the years, object-oriented concepts remain a constant-no matter what the platform. This revised edition focuses on the OOP technologies that have survived the past 20 years and remain at its core, with new and expanded coverage of design patterns, avoiding dependencies, and the SOLID principles to help make software designs understandable, flexible, and maintainable.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed April 29, 2019)
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  • 13
    ISBN: 9780135171264 , 0135171261
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Agile software development ; Systems engineering ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: SAFe®: The World's Leading Framework for Enterprise Agility "Philips is continuously driving to develop high-quality software in a predictable, fast, and Agile way. SAFe addresses this primary goal, and offers these further benefits: reduced time-to-market, improved quality, stronger alignment across geographically distributed multi-disciplinary teams, and collaboration across teams to deliver meaningful value to customers with reduced cycle time." -Sundaresan Jagadeesan, SW CoE Program Director, Philips To succeed in today's adapt-or-die marketplace, businesses must be able to rapidly change the way they create and deliver value to their customers. Hundreds of the world's most successful companies-including Intel, Capital One, AstraZeneca, Cisco, and Philips-have turned to the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) to achieve agility at scale and maintain a competitive edge. SAFe® 4.5 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Enterprises explains how adopting SAFe can quickly improve time to market and increase productivity, quality, and employee engagement. In this book, you will Understand the business case for SAFe: its benefits, the problems it solves, and how to apply it Get an overview of SAFe across all parts of the business: team, program, value stream, and portfolio Learn why SAFe works: the power of SAFe's Lean-Agile mindset, values, and principles Discover how systems thinking, Agile development, and Lean product development form the underlying basis for SAFe Learn how to become a Lean-Agile leader and effectively drive an enterprise-wide transformation Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed July 31, 2018)
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9780134873329 , 0134873327
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer games ; Computer games ; Design ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Game Designers: Learn from the Masters! In The Game Designers Playlist, top game design instructor Zack Hiwiller introduces more than 70 remarkable games, revealing how they work, why they're great, and how to apply their breakthrough techniques in your own games. Ranging from Go to Texas Hold'em and Magic: The Gathering to Dishonored 2, Hiwiller teaches indispensable lessons about game decision-making, playability, narrative, mechanics, chance, winning, originality, cheats, and a whole lot more. He gleans powerful insights from virtually every type of game: console, mobile, PC, board, card, and beyond. Every game is presented in full color, with a single purpose: to show you what makes it exceptional, so you can create legendary games of your own. Discover how game designers use randomness and luck Make the most of narrative and the narrator's role Place the game challenge front and center Optimize game mechanics, and place mechanics in a broader context Uncover deep dynamic play in games with the simplest rules Find better ways to teach players how to play See what games can teach about the process of game design Build games with unusual input/output modalities Explore winning, losing, and game dynamics beyond "one-vs.-all" Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed August 29, 2018)
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  • 15
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    ISBN: 9781509303595 , 1509303596
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: The Addison-Wesley Microsoft technology series
    Keywords: Microsoft .NET Framework ; C# (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Comprehensive, Expert Guide to C# Language Programming "This book has been a classic for years, and remains one of the most venerable and trusted titles in the world of C# content, and probably far beyond! . . . Mark is super smart, insists on understanding everything to the core, and has phenomenal insight into how things affect real developers. . . . He goes right to the essence and communicates with great integrity-no sugarcoating-and has a keen eye for practical value and real-world problems." Mads Torgersen, C# Program Manager, Microsoft Essential C# 7.0 is a well-organized, no-fluff guide to C# 7.0 for programmers at all levels of experience. Reflecting the most important C# features from 3.0 through 7.0 and including modern programming patterns, it will help you write code that's simple, powerful, robust, secure, and maintainable. Author Mark Michaelis is a world-class C# expert: a long-time Microsoft MVP and Regional Director who also has served on Microsoft's C# design review team. He presents a comprehensive tutorial and reference for the entire language, including expert coverage of key C# 7.0 enhancements, C# 7.0's use with .NET Core/.NET Standard, and cross-platform compilation. He illustrates key C# constructs with succinct examples, and presents best-practice coding guidelines. To help you maintain existing code, separate indexes provide version-specific answers for C# 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0, and visual icons show when each language innovation was introduced. Make the most of C# 7.0 enhancements, including tuples, deconstructors, pattern matching, local functions, and ref returns Work efficiently with C# data types, operators, control flow, methods, and parameters Write more robust code with C# object-oriented constructs Implement reliable, effective exception handling Reduce code complexity with generics, delegates, lambda expressions, and events Leverage advanced dynamic and declarative programming techniques Query diverse data collections using LINQ with query expressions Create custom collections that operate against business objects Access .NET collections via collection interfaces and standard query operators Master multithreading and synchronization, including the async/await paradigm Optimize performance and interoperability with P/Invoke and unsafe code Run your code on Linux or macOS with C# 7.0 cross-platform compilation Includes C# 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 language enhancements This guide offers you a complete foundation f...
    Note: Includes indexes. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 18, 2018)
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  • 16
    ISBN: 9780134858432 , 0134858433
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Edition: Fourth edition.
    Series Statement: For mere mortals
    Keywords: SQL (Computer program language) ; Database searching ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The #1 Easy, Common-Sense Guide to SQL Queries-Updated with More Advanced Techniques and Solutions Foreword by Keith W. Hare, Vice Chair, USA SQL Standards Committee SQL Queries for Mere Mortals has earned worldwide praise as the clearest, simplest tutorial on writing effective queries with the latest SQL standards and database applications. Now, author John L. Viescas has updated this hands-on classic with even more advanced and valuable techniques. Step by step, Viescas guides you through creating reliable queries for virtually any current SQL-based database. He demystifies all aspects of SQL query writing, from simple data selection and filtering to joining multiple tables and modifying sets of data. Building on the basics, Viescas shows how to solve challenging real-world problems, including applying multiple complex conditions on one table, performing sophisticated logical evaluations, and using unlinked tables to think "outside the box." In two brand-new chapters, you learn how to perform complex calculations on groups for sophisticated reporting, and how to partition data into windows for more flexible aggregation. Practice all you want with downloadable sample databases for today's versions of Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and the open source MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. Whether you're a DBA, developer, user, or student, there's no better way to master SQL. Coverage includes: Getting started: understanding what relational databases are, and ensuring that your database structures are sound SQL basics: using SELECT statements, creating expressions, sorting information with ORDER BY, and filtering data using WHERE Summarizing and grouping data with GROUP BY and HAVING clauses Drawing data from multiple tables: using INNER JOIN, OUTER JOIN, and UNION operators, and working with subqueries Modifying data sets with UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements Advanced queries: complex NOT and AND, conditions, if-then-else using CASE, unlinked tables, driver tables, and more NEW! Using advanced GROUP BY keywords to create subtotals, roll-ups, and more NEW! Applying window functions to answer more sophisticated questions, and gain deeper insight into your data Software-Independent Approach! If you work with database software such as Access, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Ingres, or any other SQL-based program, this book could save you hours of time and aggravation-before you write a single query!
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    ISBN: 9780134712963 , 013471296X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Pearson Addison-Wesley data and analytics series
    Keywords: Tableau (Computer file) ; Information visualization ; Visual analytics ; Data processing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Tell Insightful, Actionable Business Stories with Tableau, the World's Leading Data Visualization Tool! Visual Data Storytelling with Tableau brings together knowledge, context, and hands-on skills for telling powerful, actionable data stories with Tableau. This full-color guide shows how to organize data and structure analysis with storytelling in mind, embrace exploration and visual discovery, and articulate findings with rich data, carefully curated visualizations, and skillfully crafted narrative. You don't need any visualization experience. Each chapter illuminates key aspects of design practice and data visualization, and guides you step-by-step through applying them in Tableau. Through realistic examples and classroom-tested exercises, Professor Lindy Ryan helps you use Tableau to analyze data, visualize it, and help people connect more intuitively and emotionally with it. Whether you're an analyst, executive, student, instructor, or journalist, you won't just master the tools: you'll learn to craft data stories that make an immediate impact--and inspire action. Learn how to: Craft more powerful stories by blending data science, genre, and visual design Ask the right questions upfront to plan data collection and analysis Build storyboards and choose charts based on your message and audience Direct audience attention to the points that matter most Showcase your data stories in high-impact presentations Integrate Tableau storytelling throughout your business communication Explore case studies that show what to do--and what not to do Discover visualization best practices, tricks, and hacks you can use with any tool Includes coverage up through Tableau 10
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    ISBN: 9780134762814 , 0134762819
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer networks ; Computer network protocols ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master Modern Networking by Understanding and Solving Real Problems Computer Networking Problems and Solutions offers a new approach to understanding networking that not only illuminates current systems but prepares readers for whatever comes next. Its problem-solving approach reveals why modern computer networks and protocols are designed as they are, by explaining the problems any protocol or system must overcome, considering common solutions, and showing how those solutions have been implemented in new and mature protocols. Part I considers data transport (the data plane). Part II covers protocols used to discover and use topology and reachability information (the control plane). Part III considers several common network designs and architectures, including data center fabrics, MPLS cores, and modern Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN). Principles that underlie technologies such as Software Defined Networks (SDNs) are considered throughout, as solutions to problems faced by all networking technologies. This guide is ideal for beginning network engineers, students of computer networking, and experienced engineers seeking a deeper understanding of the technologies they use every day. Whatever your background, this book will help you quickly recognize problems and solutions that constantly recur, and apply this knowledge to new technologies and environments. Coverage Includes Data and networking transport Lower- and higher-level transports and interlayer discovery Packet switching Quality of Service (QoS) Virtualized networks and services Network topology discovery Unicast loop free routing Reacting to topology changes Distance vector control planes, link state, and path vector control Control plane policies and centralization Failure domains Securing networks and transport Network design patterns Redundancy and resiliency Troubleshooting Network disaggregation Automating network management Cloud computing Networking the Internet of Things (IoT) Emerging trends and technologies
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    ISBN: 9780134173337 , 0134173333
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Pearson open source software development series
    Keywords: Linux ; Computer security ; Computer networks ; Security measures ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Implement Industrial-Strength Security on Any Linux Server In an age of mass surveillance, when advanced cyberwarfare weapons rapidly migrate into every hacker's toolkit, you can't rely on outdated security methods-especially if you're responsible for Internet-facing services. In Linux® Hardening in Hostile Networks, Kyle Rankin helps you to implement modern safeguards that provide maximum impact with minimum effort and to strip away old techniques that are no longer worth your time. Rankin provides clear, concise guidance on modern workstation, server, and network hardening, and explains how to harden specific services, such as web servers, email, DNS, and databases. Along the way, he demystifies technologies once viewed as too complex or mysterious but now essential to mainstream Linux security. He also includes a full chapter on effective incident response that both DevOps and SecOps can use to write their own incident response plan. Each chapter begins with techniques any sysadmin can use quickly to protect against entry-level hackers and presents intermediate and advanced techniques to safeguard against sophisticated and knowledgeable attackers, perhaps even state actors. Throughout, you learn what each technique does, how it works, what it does and doesn't protect against, and whether it would be useful in your environment. Apply core security techniques including 2FA and strong passwords Protect admin workstations via lock screens, disk encryption, BIOS passwords, and other methods Use the security-focused Tails distribution as a quick path to a hardened workstation Compartmentalize workstation tasks into VMs with varying levels of trust Harden servers with SSH, use apparmor and sudo to limit the damage attackers can do, and set up remote syslog servers to track their actions Establish secure VPNs with OpenVPN, and leverage SSH to tunnel traffic when VPNs can't be used Configure a software load balancer to terminate SSL/TLS connections and initiate new ones downstream Set up standalone Tor services and hidden Tor services and relays Secure Apache and Nginx web servers, and take full advantage of HTTPS Perform advanced web server hardening with HTTPS forward secrecy and ModSecurity web application firewalls Strengthen email security with SMTP relay authentication, SMTPS, SPF records, DKIM, and DMARC Harden DNS servers, deter their use in DDoS attacks, and fully implement DNSSEC Systematically protect databases via network access control,...
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    ISBN: 9780134657691 , 0134657691
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume)
    Keywords: Ruby on rails (Electronic resource) ; Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Ruby (Computer program language) ; Web site development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The "Bible" for Rails Development: Fully Updated for Rails 5 "When I read The Rails Way for the first time, I felt like I truly understood Rails for the first time." -Steve Klabnik, Rails contributor and mentor The Rails™ 5 Way is the comprehensive, authoritative reference guide for professionals delivering production-quality code using modern Ruby on Rails. Obie Fernandez illuminates the entire Rails 5 API, its most powerful idioms, design approaches, and libraries. He presents new and updated content on Action Cable, RSpec 3.4, Turbolinks 5.0, the Attributes API, and many other enhancements, both major and subtle. Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into Ruby on Rails, discover why it's designed as it is, and learn to make it do exactly what you want. Proven in thousands of production systems, the knowledge in this book will maximize your productivity and help you build more successful solutions. Build powerful, scalable, REST-compliant back-end services Program complex program flows using Action Controller Represent models, relationships, and operations in Active Record, and apply advanced Active Record techniques Smoothly evolve database schema via Migrations Craft front-ends with ActionView and the Asset Pipeline Optimize performance and scalability with caching and Turbolinks 5.0 Improve your productivity using Haml HTML templating Secure your systems against attacks like SQL Injection, XSS, and XSRF Integrate email using Action Mailer Enable real-time, websockets-based browser behavior with Action Cable Improve responsiveness with background processing Build "API-only" back-end projects that speak JSON Leverage enhancements to Active Job, serialization, and Ajax support Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134998053 , 0134998057
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Series Statement: The C++ in-depth series
    Keywords: C++ (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In A Tour of C++, Second Edition, Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, describes what constitutes modern C++. This concise, self-contained guide covers most major language features and the major standard-library components-not, of course, in great depth, but to a level that gives programmers a meaningful overview of the language, some key examples, and practical help in getting started. Stroustrup presents the C++ features in the context of the programming styles they support, such as object-oriented and generic programming. His tour is remarkably comprehensive. Coverage begins with the basics, then ranges widely through more advanced topics, including many that are new in C++17, such as move semantics, uniform initialization, lambda expressions, improved containers, random numbers, and concurrency. The tour even covers some extensions being made for C++20, such as concepts and modules, and ends with a discussion of the design and evolution of C++. This guide does not aim to teach you how to program (for that, see Stroustrup's Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++, Second Edition ), nor will it be the only resource you'll need for C++ mastery (for that, see Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language, Fourth Edition, and recommended online sources). If, however, you are a C or C++ programmer wanting greater familiarity with the current C++ language, or a programmer versed in another language wishing to gain an accurate picture of the nature and benefits of modern C++, you can't find a shorter or simpler introduction than this tour provides.
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    ISBN: 9780134123486 , 0134123484
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Zed Shaw's hard way series
    Keywords: Python (Computer program language) ; Python (Computer program language) ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Computer programming ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Transform Your Ideas into High-Quality Python Code! Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for becoming a truly effective Python 3. developer. Follow it and you will succeed-just like the tens of millions of programmers he's already taught. You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Python 3 the Hard Way, Zed Shaw taught you the basics of Programming with Python 3. Now, in Learn More Python 3 the Hard Way, you'll go far beyond the basics by working through 5 brilliantly crafted projects. Each one helps you build a key practical skill, combining demos to get you started and challenges to deepen your understanding. Zed then teaches you even more in hours of online videos, where he shows you how to break, fi, and debug your code. First, you'll discover how to analyze a concept, idea, or problem to implement in software. Then, step by step, you'll learn to design solutions based on your analyses and implement them as simply and elegantly as possible. Throughout, Shaw stresses process so you can get started and build momentum, creativity to solve new problems, and quality so you'll build code people can rely on. Manage comple projects with a programmer's tet editor Leverage the immense power of data structures Apply algorithms to process your data structures Master indispensable tet parsing and processing techniques Use SQL to efficiently and logically model stored data Learn powerful command-line tools and skills Combine multiple practices in complete projects It'll be hard at first. But soon, you'll just get it-and that will feel great! This course will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you'll go beyond merely writing code that runs: you'll craft high-quality Python code that solves real problems. You'll be a serious Python programmer. Perfect for Everyone Who's Already Started Working with Python, including Junior Developers and Seasoned Python Programmers Upgrading to Python 3.+ Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134686097 , 0134686098
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Third edition.
    Keywords: Java (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Definitive Guide to Java Platform Best Practices-Updated for Java 7, 8, and 9 Java has changed dramatically since the previous edition of Effective Java was published shortly after the release of Java 6. This Jolt award-winning classic has now been thoroughly updated to take full advantage of the latest language and library features. The support in modern Java for multiple paradigms increases the need for specific best-practices advice, and this book delivers. As in previous editions, each chapter of Effective Java, Third Edition, consists of several "items," each presented in the form of a short, stand-alone essay that provides specific advice, insight into Java platform subtleties, and updated code examples. The comprehensive descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why. The third edition covers language and library features added in Java 7, 8, and 9, including the functional programming constructs that were added to its object-oriented roots. Many new items have been added, including a chapter devoted to lambdas and streams. New coverage includes Functional interfaces, lambda expressions, method references, and streams Default and static methods in interfaces Type inference, including the diamond operator for generic types The SafeVarargs annotation The try-with-resources statement New library features such as the Optional interface, java.time, and the convenience factory methods for collections
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    ISBN: 9780134694306 , 0134694309
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Parallel programming (Computer science) ; Parallel programming (Computer science) ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete Guide to OpenACC for Massively Parallel Programming Scientists and technical professionals can use OpenACC to leverage the immense power of modern GPUs without the complexity traditionally associated with programming them. OpenACC™ for Programmers is one of the first comprehensive and practical overviews of OpenACC for massively parallel programming. This book integrates contributions from 19 leading parallel-programming experts from academia, public research organizations, and industry. The authors and editors explain each key concept behind OpenACC, demonstrate how to use essential OpenACC development tools, and thoroughly explore each OpenACC feature set. Throughout, you'll find realistic examples, hands-on exercises, and case studies showcasing the efficient use of OpenACC language constructs. You'll discover how OpenACC's language constructs can be translated to maximize application performance, and how its standard interface can target multiple platforms via widely used programming languages. Each chapter builds on what you've already learned, helping you build practical mastery one step at a time, whether you're a GPU programmer, scientist, engineer, or student. All example code and exercise solutions are available for download at GitHub. Discover how OpenACC makes scalable parallel programming easier and more practical Walk through the OpenACC spec and learn how OpenACC directive syntax is structured Get productive with OpenACC code editors, compilers, debuggers, and performance analysis tools Build your first real-world OpenACC programs Exploit loop-level parallelism in OpenACC, understand the levels of parallelism available, and maximize accuracy or performance Learn how OpenACC programs are compiled Master OpenACC programming best practices Overcome common performance, portability, and interoperability challenges Efficiently distribute tasks across multiple processors Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134668963 , 0134668960
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: iOS (Electronic resource) ; Swift (Computer program language) ; Application software ; Development ; Computer graphics ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master Metal: The Next-Generation Graphics and GPU Programming Platform for Apple Developers Metal enables Apple developers to maximize performance in demanding tasks like 3D graphics, games, scientific programming, visualization, and GPU-accelerated machine learning. Metal® Programming Guide is the authoritative, practical guide to Metal for all iOS programmers who are interested in graphics programming but don't know where to start. Pioneering Apple developer Janie Clayton covers everything from basic draw calls to advanced parallel computing, combining easy-to-understand conceptual explanations with well-tested Swift 4/Xcode 9 sample code (available for download at GitHub). Clayton introduces the essential Metal, graphics, and math concepts every graphics programmer needs to know. She also discusses key graphics-specific libraries, concepts, and Metal Classes, presenting techniques and examples you'll find valuable for both graphics and data processing. Clayton also provides coverage of the Metal Compute Pipeline, demonstrating practical GPU programming applications ranging from image processing to neural networking. Quickly get a basic Metal project running Work with Metal resources and memory management Learn how shaders are compiled and accessed by the CPU Program both 2D and 3D graphics with Metal Import 3D models and assets from Blender, Maya, and other programs Apply imported textures to model objects Use multipass rendering to efficiently implement computationally expensive techniques Leverage tessellation to reduce mesh detail Use the GPU for a wide spectrum of general-purpose computing applications Get started with the Metal Performance Shaders Framework Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134774626 , 0134774620
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Fourth edition.
    Keywords: Linux ; Operating systems (Computers) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Most Useful Tutorial and Reference, with Hundreds of High-Quality Examples for Every Popular Linux Distribution "First Sobell taught people how to use Linux . . . now he teaches you the power of Linux. A must-have book for anyone who wants to take Linux to the next level." -Jon "maddog" Hall, Executive Director, Linux International Discover the Power of Linux-Covers macOS, too! Learn from hundreds of realistic, high-quality examples, and become a true command-line guru Covers MariaDB, DNF, and Python 3 300+ page reference section covers 102 utilities, including macOS commands For use with all popular versions of Linux, including Ubuntu,™ Fedora,™ openSUSE,™ Red Hat,® Debian, Mageia, Mint, Arch, CentOS, and macOS Linux is today's dominant Internet server platform. System administrators and Web developers need deep Linux fluency, including expert knowledge of shells and the command line. This is the only guide with everything you need to achieve that level of Linux mastery. Renowned Linux expert Mark Sobell has brought together comprehensive, insightful guidance on the tools sysadmins, developers, and power users need most, and has created an outstanding day-to-day reference, updated with assistance from new coauthor Matthew Helmke. This title is 100 percent distribution and release agnostic. Packed with hundreds of high-quality, realistic examples, it presents Linux from the ground up: the clearest explanations and most useful information about everything from filesystems to shells, editors to utilities, and programming tools to regular expressions. Use a Mac? You'll find coverage of the macOS command line, including macOS-only tools and utilities that other Linux/UNIX titles ignore. A Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming, Fourth Edition, is the only guide to deliver A MariaDB chapter to get you started with this ubiquitous relational database management system (RDBMS) A masterful introduction to Python for system administrators and power users In-depth coverage of the bash and tcsh shells, including a complete discussion of environment, inheritance, and process locality, plus coverage of basic and advanced shell programming Practical explanations of core utilities, from aspell to xargs, including printf and sshfs/curlftpfs, PLUS macOS-specific utilities from ditto to SetFile Expert guidance on automating remote backups using rsync Dozens of system security tips, including step-by-step walkthroughs of implement...
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    ISBN: 9780134579306 , 0134579305
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Series Statement: Effective software development series
    Keywords: Microsoft .NET Framework ; C# (Computer program language) ; Database management ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In More Effective C#, Second Edition, world-renowned .NET expert Bill Wagner identifies and illuminates 50 intermediate-to-advanced techniques for writing exceptionally robust and well-performing C# 7.0 code. Reflecting the growing sophistication of the C# language and its development community, Wagner presents powerful new solutions to problems you're likely to encounter every day. Through three editions of Effective C#, Wagner's clear explanations, expert tips, and realistic code examples have proven invaluable to hundreds of thousands of developers. With the publication of this title, Effective C#, Third Edition, and More Effective C#, Second Edition, have been completely reorganized to provide clear explanations, expert tips, and realistic code examples in a cohesive package for modern C#. More Effective C#, Second Edition, brings the same proven approach to the new features in C# 7.0, helping you perform familiar tasks more efficiently and effectively. Drawing on his unsurpassed C# experience and key role on global C# standards committees, Wagner addresses object-oriented, functional, and service-oriented approaches to managing data with C#; better ways to express your intent to users and other programmers; and new opportunities to leverage powerful asynchronous and dynamic programming techniques. Use properties instead of accessible data members (Item 1) Distinguish between value and reference types (Item 4) Understand relationships among multiple concepts of equality (Item 9) Avoid conversion operators in your APIs (Item 11) Understand how interface and virtual methods differ (Item 15) Avoid overloading methods defined in base classes (Item 19) Create method groups that are clear, minimal, and complete (Item 22) Enable immediate error reporting in iterators and async methods (Item 26) Use async methods for async work (Item 27) Avoid thread allocations and context switches (Item 30) Construct PLINQ parallel algorithms with exceptions in mind (Item 36) Use the thread pool instead of creating threads (Item 37) Use BackgroundWorker for cross-thread communication (Item 38) Use the smallest possible scope for lock handles (Item 41) Understand the pros and cons of dynamic programming (Item 43) Make full use of the expression API (Item 46) Minimize dynamic objects in public APIs (Item 47) You're already a successful C# programmer: this book will make you an outstanding one. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access ...
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    ISBN: 9780134844855 , 0134844858
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley data & analytics series
    Keywords: Spark (Electronic resource : Apache Software Foundation) ; Electronic data processing ; Distributed processing ; Management ; Big data ; Python (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Spark for Data Professionals introduces and solidifies the concepts behind Spark 2.x, teaching working developers, architects, and data professionals exactly how to build practical Spark solutions. Jeffrey Aven covers all aspects of Spark development, including basic programming to SparkSQL, SparkR, Spark Streaming, Messaging, NoSQL and Hadoop integration. Each chapter presents practical exercises deploying Spark to your local or cloud environment, plus programming exercises for building real applications. Unlike other Spark guides, Spark for Data Professionals explains crucial concepts step-by-step, assuming no extensive background as an open source developer. It provides a complete foundation for quickly progressing to more advanced data science and machine learning topics. This guide will help you: Understand Spark basics that will make you a better programmer and cluster "citizen" Master Spark programming techniques that maximize your productivity Choose the right approach for each problem Make the most of built-in platform constructs, including broadcast variables, accumulators, effective partitioning, caching, and checkpointing Leverage powerful tools for managing streaming, structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
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    ISBN: 9780134694849 , 0134694848
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Java (Computer program language) ; Computer programming ; Computing platforms ; Application software ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An Accessible Guide to the Java Language and Libraries Modern Java introduces major enhancements that impact the core Java technologies and APIs at the heart of the Java platform. Many old Java idioms are no longer needed and new features such as modularization make you far more effective. However, navigating these changes can be challenging. Core Java® SE 9 for the Impatient, Second Edition, is a complete yet concise guide that includes all the latest changes up to Java SE 9. Written by Cay S. Horstmann-author of the classic two-volume Core Java -this indispensable tutorial offers a faster, easier pathway for learning modern Java. Given Java SE 9's size and the scope of its enhancements, there's plenty to cover, but it's presented in small chunks organized for quick access and easy understanding. Horstmann's practical insights and sample code help you quickly take advantage of all that's new, from Java SE 9's long-awaited "Project Jigsaw" module system to the improvements first introduced in Java SE 8, including lambda expressions and streams. Use modules to simplify the development of well-performing complex systems Migrate applications to work with the modularized Java API and third-party modules Test code as you create it with the new JShell Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) Use lambda expressions to express actions more concisely Streamline and optimize data management with today's Streams API Leverage modern concurrent programming based on cooperating tasks Take advantage of a multitude of API improvements for working with collections, input/output, regular expressions, and processes Whether you're just getting started with modern Java or you're an experienced developer, this guide will help you write tomorrow's most robust, efficient, and secure Java code. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134778808 , 0134778804
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume)
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: C++ (Computer program language) ; Object-oriented programming languages ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Templates are among the most powerful features of C++, but they remain misunderstood and underutilized, even as the C++ language and development community have advanced. In C++ Templates, Second Edition, three pioneering C++ experts show why, when, and how to use modern templates to build software that's cleaner, faster, more efficient, and easier to maintain. Now extensively updated for the C++11, C++14, and C++17 standards, this new edition presents state-of-the-art techniques for a wider spectrum of applications. The authors provide authoritative explanations of all new language features that either improve templates or interact with them, including variadic templates, generic lambdas, class template argument deduction, compile-time if, forwarding references, and user-defined literals. They also deeply delve into fundamental language concepts (like value categories) and fully cover all standard type traits. The book starts with an insightful tutorial on basic concepts and relevant language features. The remainder of the book serves as a comprehensive reference, focusing first on language details and then on coding techniques, advanced applications, and sophisticated idioms. Throughout, examples clearly illustrate abstract concepts and demonstrate best practices for exploiting all that C++ templates can do. Understand exactly how templates behave, and avoid common pitfalls Use templates to write more efficient, flexible, and maintainable software Master today's most effective idioms and techniques Reuse source code without compromising performance or safety Benefit from utilities for generic programming in the C++ Standard Library Preview the upcoming concepts feature The companion website, tmplbook.com , contains sample code and additional updates.
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    ISBN: 9780134591728 , 0134591720
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Software architecture ; Service-oriented architecture (Computer science) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete Guide to Succeeding with Microservices and Docker in Large Software Projects Together, microservices and Docker containers can bring unprecedented agility and scalability to application development and deployment-especially in large, complex projects where speed is crucial but small errors can be disastrous. In Microservices and Containers, Parminder Singh Kocher demonstrates why and how these technologies can help you build, deploy, manage, and scale industrial-strength applications. You'll learn how to leverage microservices and Docker to drive exponential improvements in DevOps effectiveness, on-demand scalability, application performance, time-to-market, code reuse, and application reliability. Kocher also offers detailed guidance and a complete roadmap for transitioning from monolithic architectures, and an in-depth case study walking through the migration of an enterprise-class SOA system. Understand how microservices enable you to organize applications into standalone components that are easier to manage, update, and scale Decide whether microservices and containers are worth your investment, and manage the organizational learning curve associated with them Apply best practices for interprocess communication among microservices Migrate monolithic systems in an orderly fashion Understand Docker containers, installation, and interfaces Network, orchestrate, and manage Docker containers effectively Use Docker to maximize scalability in microservices-based applications This guide will be valuable to software/systems professionals moving from older approaches, architects and developers already working with microservices and containers, and executives and managers seeking to maximize the business value of these technologies.
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    ISBN: 9780134598185 , 0134598180
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: C++ (Computer program language) ; Computer games ; Programming ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: You can program games in many languages, but C++ remains the key language used by many leading development studios. Since it's the language used in their enormous code bases, it's the language they need to maintain and improve their games, and look for most often when hiring new developers. Game Programming in C++ is today's practical, hands-on approach to programming 3D video games in C++. Drawing on the author's pioneering experience teaching game development at USC, it guides you through all key concepts hands-on, and helps you deepen your expertise through several start-to-finish, in-depth game projects. Author Sanjay Madhav introduces core concepts one at a time, in an easy-to-digest fashion, paying special attention to the math that professional game developers need to know. Step by step, you'll become increasingly comfortable with real-world C++ game development, and learn how to use C++ in all facets of game programming, including graphics, physics, AI, audio, camera systems, animations, and more.
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed March 12, 2018)
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    ISBN: 9780134757056 , 013475705X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: The Pearson Addison-Wesley learning series
    Keywords: Text processing (Computer science) ; Computer programming ; Programming languages (Electronic computers) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Learn to use one of the most powerful text processing and manipulation tools available Regular expression experts have long been armed with an incredibly powerful tool, one that can be used to perform all sorts of sophisticated text processing and manipulation in just about every language and on every platform. That's the good news. The bad news is that for too long, regular expressions have been the exclusive property of only the most tech savvy. Until now. Ben Forta's Learning Regular Expressions teaches you the regular expressions that you really need to know, starting with simple text matches and working up to more complex topics, including the use of backreferences, conditional evaluation, and look-ahead processing. You'll learn what you can use, and you'll learn it methodically, systematically, and simply. Regular expressions are nowhere near as complex as they appear to be at first glance. All it takes is a clear understanding of the problem being solved and how to leverage regular expressions to solve them. Read and understand regular expressions Use literal text and metacharacters to build powerful search patterns Take advantage of advanced regular expression features, including lookahead and backreferences Perform powerful search-and-replace operations in all major professional editing tools Add sophisticated form and text processing to web applications Search for files using command-line tools like grep and egrep Use regular expressions in programming languages like JavaScript, Java, PHP, Python, Microsoft .NET, and C#, as well as in DBMSs including MySQL and Oracle Work with phone numbers, postal codes, social security numbers, IP addresses, URLs, email addresses, and credit card numbers Contents at a Glance 1 Introducing Regular Expressions 2 Matching Single Characters 3 Matching Sets of Characters 4 Using Metacharacters 5 Repeating Matches 6 Position Matching 7 Using Subexpressions 8 Using Backreferences 9 Looking Ahead and Behind 10 Embedding Conditions 11 Regular Expression Solutions to Common Problems Appendix A Regular Expressions in Popular Applications and Languages
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    ISBN: 9780134547046 , 0134547047
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Pearson Addison-Wesley Data & analytics series
    Keywords: Python (Computer program language) ; Electronic spreadsheets ; Electronic data processing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Hands-On, Example-Rich Introduction to Pandas Data Analysis in Python Today, analysts must manage data characterized by extraordinary variety, velocity, and volume. Using the open source Pandas library, you can use Python to rapidly automate and perform virtually any data analysis task, no matter how large or complex. Pandas can help you ensure the veracity of your data, visualize it for effective decision-making, and reliably reproduce analyses across multiple datasets. Pandas for Everyone brings together practical knowledge and insight for solving real problems with Pandas, even if you're new to Python data analysis. Daniel Y. Chen introduces key concepts through simple but practical examples, incrementally building on them to solve more difficult, real-world problems. Chen gives you a jumpstart on using Pandas with a realistic dataset and covers combining datasets, handling missing data, and structuring datasets for easier analysis and visualization. He demonstrates powerful data cleaning techniques, from basic string manipulation to applying functions simultaneously across dataframes. Once your data is ready, Chen guides you through fitting models for prediction, clustering, inference, and exploration. He provides tips on performance and scalability, and introduces you to the wider Python data analysis ecosystem. Work with DataFrames and Series, and import or export data Create plots with matplotlib, seaborn, and pandas Combine datasets and handle missing data Reshape, tidy, and clean datasets so they're easier to work with Convert data types and manipulate text strings Apply functions to scale data manipulations Aggregate, transform, and filter large datasets with groupby Leverage Pandas' advanced date and time capabilities Fit linear models using statsmodels and scikit-learn libraries Use generalized linear modeling to fit models with different response variables Compare multiple models to select the "best" Regularize to overcome overfitting and improve performance Use clustering in unsupervised machine learning Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134657349 , 0134657349
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Developer's library
    Keywords: Linux ; Computer programming ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Linux for Developers shows you how to start writing great code for Linux, whether you're a Linux user with little or no coding experience, or an experienced Windows programmer. Leading IT trainer/author William "Bo" Rothwell begins with a clear and up-to-date review of modern open source software, including the licensing arrangements and tradeoffs all developers need to understand. He presents essential skills for both Linux command line and GUI environments, introducing text editors and other tools for efficient coding. Building on this knowledge, Rothwell introduces scripting tools such as Bash, Python, and Perl, as well as traditional object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C++, and C. Finally, he presents a full section on the powerful Git version control system, teaching skills you can use in Linux and many other environments. Access Linux systems, use GUIs, and work at the command line Learn how Linux organizes files and navigate its filesystem Use basic developer commands such as gzip and grep Edit programs with vi and vim, and explore alternative editors Perform basic sysadmin tasks that developers often need to handle Compare Linux languages to choose the best one for each task Write Bash scripts that interact with users or other shell features Program with Python and Perl: flow control, variables, and more Understand Linux features related to building C, C++, and Java programs Stay on top of complex projects with GIT revision control Work in GIT: staging, committing, branches, diffs, merges, and patches Manage local and remote GIT repositories This guide's modular coverage helps you quickly access whatever information you need right now.
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    ISBN: 9780134540627 , 013454062X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Scala (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Interest in the Scala programming language continues to grow for many reasons. Scala embraces the functional programming style without abandoning the object-oriented paradigm, and it allows you to write programs more concisely than in Java. Because Scala runs on the JVM, it can access any Java library and is interoperable with familiar Java frameworks. Scala also makes it easier to leverage the full power of concurrency. Written for experienced Java, C++, or C# programmers who are new to Scala or functional programming, Scala for the Impatient, Second Edition, introduces the key Scala concepts and techniques you need in order to be productive quickly. It is the perfect introduction to the language, particularly for impatient readers who want to learn the fundamentals of Scala so they can start coding quickly. It doesn't attempt to exhaustively list all the features of the language or make you suffer through long and contrived examples. Instead, carefully crafted examples and hands-on activities guide you through well-defined stages of competency, from basic to expert. This revised edition has been thoroughly updated for Scala 2.12 and reflects current Scala usage. It includes added coverage of recent Scala features, including string interpolation, dynamic invocation, implicit classes, and futures. Scala is a big language, but you can use it effectively without knowing all of its details intimately. This title provides precisely the information that you need to get started in compact, easy-to-understand chunks. Get started quickly with Scala's interpreter, syntax, tools, and unique idioms Master core language features: functions, arrays, maps, tuples, packages, imports, exception handling, and more Become familiar with object-oriented programming in Scala: classes, inheritance, and traits Use Scala for real-world programming tasks: working with files, regular expressions, and XML Work with higher-order functions and the powerful Scala collections library Leverage Scala's powerful pattern matching and case classes Create concurrent programs with Scala futures Implement domain-specific languages Understand the Scala type system Apply advanced "power tools," such as annotations, implicits, and type classes Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134495514 , 0134495519
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Ninth edition.
    Keywords: OpenGL ; Computer graphics ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Complete Coverage of OpenGL® 4.5-the Latest Version (Includes 4.5, 4.4, SPIR-V, and Extensions) The latest version of today's leading worldwide standard for computer graphics, OpenGL 4.5 delivers significant improvements in application efficiency, flexibility, and performance. OpenGL 4.5 is an exceptionally mature and robust platform for programming high-quality computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, color images, and shaders. OpenGL® Programming Guide, Ninth Edition, presents definitive, comprehensive information on OpenGL 4.5, 4.4, SPIR-V, OpenGL extensions, and the OpenGL Shading Language. It will serve you for as long as you write or maintain OpenGL code. This edition of the best-selling "Red Book" fully integrates shader techniques alongside classic, function-centric approaches, and contains extensive code examples that demonstrate modern techniques. Starting with the fundamentals, its wide-ranging coverage includes drawing, color, pixels, fragments, transformations, textures, framebuffers, light and shadow, and memory techniques for advanced rendering and nongraphical applications. It also offers discussions of all shader stages, including thorough explorations of tessellation, geometric, and compute shaders. New coverage in this edition includes Thorough coverage of OpenGL 4.5 Direct State Access (DSA), which overhauls the OpenGL programming model and how applications access objects Deeper discussions and more examples of shader functionality and GPU processing, reflecting industry trends to move functionality onto graphics processors Demonstrations and examples of key features based on community feedback and suggestions Updated appendixes covering the latest OpenGL libraries, related APIs, functions, variables, formats, and debugging and profiling techniques
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    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Effective software development series
    Keywords: Debugging in computer science ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Every software developer and IT professional understands the crucial importance of effective debugging. Often, debugging consumes most of a developer's workday, and mastering the required techniques and skills can take a lifetime. In Effective Debugging, Diomidis Spinellis helps experienced programmers accelerate their journey to mastery, by systematically categorizing, explaining, and illustrating the most useful debugging methods, strategies, techniques, and tools. Drawing on more than thirty-five years of experience, Spinellis expands your arsenal of debugging techniques, helping you choose the best approaches for each challenge. He presents vendor-neutral, example-rich advice on general principles, high-level strategies, concrete techniques, high-efficiency tools, creative tricks, and the behavioral traits associated with effective debugging. Spinellis's 66 expert techniques address every facet of debugging and are illustrated with step-by-step instructions and actual code. He addresses the full spectrum of problems that can arise in modern software systems, especially problems caused by complex interactions among components and services running on hosts scattered around the planet. Whether you're debugging isolated runtime errors or catastrophic enterprise system failures, this guide will help you get the job done-more quickly, and with less pain. Key features include High-level strategies and methods for addressing diverse software failures Specific techniques to apply when programming, compiling, and running code Better ways to make the most of your debugger General-purpose skills and tools worth investing in Advanced ideas and techniques for escaping dead-ends and the maze of complexity Advice for making programs easier to debug Specialized approaches for debugging multithreaded, asynchronous, and embedded code Bug avoidance through improved software design, construction, and management
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    ISBN: 9780134209487 , 0134209486
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Agile software development ; Systems engineering ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: SAFe®: The World's Leading Framework for Enterprise Agility "SAFe® 4.0 Distilled is the book we've all been waiting for. It breaks down the complexity of the Framework into easily digestible explanations and actionable guidance. A must-have resource for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners." - Lee Cunningham, Sr. Director, Enterprise Agile Strategy at VersionOne, Inc. To succeed in today's adapt-or-die marketplace, businesses must be able to rapidly change the way they create and deliver value to their customers. Hundreds of the world's most successful companies-including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, AstraZeneca, Cisco, and Philips-have turned to the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) to achieve agility at scale and maintain a competitive edge. SAFe® 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Software and Systems Engineering explains how adopting SAFe can quickly improve time to market and increase productivity, quality, and employee engagement. In this book, you will Understand the business case for SAFe: its benefits, the problems it solves, and how to apply it Get an overview of SAFe across all parts of the business: team, program, value stream, and portfolio Learn why SAFe works: the power of SAFe's Lean-Agile mindset, values, and principles Discover how systems thinking, Agile development, and Lean product development form the underlying basis for SAFe Learn how to become a Lean-Agile leader and effectively drive an enterprise-wide transformation
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    ISBN: 9780134181073 , 0134181077
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Agile software development ; Information technology ; Management ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Organizations invest immense amounts of time, resources, and attention in their software projects. But all too often, when it's time to transfer the finished project to new "owners," they settle for the most superficial classroom training, documentation, and code walkthroughs. These conventional approaches to knowledge transfer often fail, dramatically reducing the value of new systems in production. You can do much better - and Software Ownership Transfer will show you how. This is the first practical, hands-on guide to knowledge transfer in today's agile environments. Using a realistic, large-scale case study, ThoughtWorks expert Vinod Sankaranarayanan shows how to elevate knowledge transfer from "necessary evil" to an activity full of agility and innovation, and bring together multiple organizations and cultures to make ownership transfer work. Sankaranarayanan explains why mere documentation of error reports and processes isn't enough, and shows how to successfully craft a knowledge transfer program that's more substantive and effective. Along the way, he offers guidance on overcoming the commercial compromises and personal tensions often associated with transferring systems to new ownership; and on transforming mere "knowledge transfer" into something much better: "taking ownership."
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    ISBN: 9780134189857 , 013418985X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: SEI series in software engineering
    Keywords: Computer security ; Cyberspace ; Security measures ; Database security ; Computer software ; Development ; Security measures ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Cyber Security Engineering is the definitive modern reference and tutorial on the full range of capabilities associated with modern cyber security engineering. Pioneering software assurance experts Dr. Nancy R. Mead and Dr. Carol C. Woody bring together comprehensive best practices for building software systems that exhibit superior operational security, and for considering security throughout your full system development and acquisition lifecycles. Drawing on their pioneering work at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and Carnegie Mellon University, Mead and Woody introduce seven core principles of software assurance, and show how to apply them coherently and systematically. Using these principles, they help you prioritize the wide range of possible security actions available to you, and justify the required investments. Cyber Security Engineering guides you through risk analysis, planning to manage secure software development, building organizational models, identifying required and missing competencies, and defining and structuring metrics. Mead and Woody address important topics, including the use of standards, engineering security requirements for acquiring COTS software, applying DevOps, analyzing malware to anticipate future vulnerabilities, and planning ongoing improvements. This book will be valuable to wide audiences of practitioners and managers with responsibility for systems, software, or quality engineering, reliability, security, acquisition, or operations. Whatever your role, it can help you reduce operational problems, eliminate excessive patching, and deliver software that is more resilient and secure.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed November 30, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134029733 , 0134029739
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Apache Hadoop ; Spark (Electronic resource : Apache Software Foundation) ; Electronic data processing ; Distributed processing ; Big data ; Computer programs ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete Guide to Data Science with Hadoop-For Technical Professionals, Businesspeople, and Students Demand is soaring for professionals who can solve real data science problems with Hadoop and Spark. Practical Data Science with Hadoop® and Spark is your complete guide to doing just that. Drawing on immense experience with Hadoop and big data, three leading experts bring together everything you need: high-level concepts, deep-dive techniques, real-world use cases, practical applications, and hands-on tutorials. The authors introduce the essentials of data science and the modern Hadoop ecosystem, explaining how Hadoop and Spark have evolved into an effective platform for solving data science problems at scale. In addition to comprehensive application coverage, the authors also provide useful guidance on the important steps of data ingestion, data munging, and visualization. Once the groundwork is in place, the authors focus on specific applications, including machine learning, predictive modeling for sentiment analysis, clustering for document analysis, anomaly detection, and natural language processing (NLP). This guide provides a strong technical foundation for those who want to do practical data science, and also presents business-driven guidance on how to apply Hadoop and Spark to optimize ROI of data science initiatives. Learn What data science is, how it has evolved, and how to plan a data science career How data volume, variety, and velocity shape data science use cases Hadoop and its ecosystem, including HDFS, MapReduce, YARN, and Spark Data importation with Hive and Spark Data quality, preprocessing, preparation, and modeling Visualization: surfacing insights from huge data sets Machine learning: classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection Algorithms and Hadoop tools for predictive modeling Cluster analysis and similarity functions Large-scale anomaly detection NLP: applying data science to human language
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    ISBN: 9780133415087 , 0133415082
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Third edition.
    Keywords: Computer networks ; Management ; Computer systems ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: With 28 new chapters, the third edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration innovates yet again! Revised with thousands of updates and clarifications based on reader feedback, this new edition also incorporates DevOps strategies even for non-DevOps environments. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this new edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even experts through difficult projects. Other books tell you what commands to type. This book teaches you the cross-platform strategies that are timeless! DevOps techniques: Apply DevOps principles to enterprise IT infrastructure, even in environments without developers Game-changing strategies: New ways to deliver results faster with less stress Fleet management: A comprehensive guide to managing your fleet of desktops, laptops, servers and mobile devices Service management: How to design, launch, upgrade and migrate services Measurable improvement: Assess your operational effectiveness; a forty-page, pain-free assessment system you can start using today to raise the quality of all services Design guides: Best practices for networks, data centers, email, storage, monitoring, backups and more Management skills: Organization design, communication, negotiation, ethics, hiring and firing, and more Have you ever had any of these problems? Have you been surprised to discover your backup tapes are blank? Ever spent a year launching a new service only to be told the users hate it? Do you have more incoming support requests than you can handle? Do you spend more time fixing problems than building the next awesome thing? Have you suffered from a botched migration of thousands of users to a new service? Does your company rely on a computer that, if it died, can't be rebuilt? Is your network a fragile mess that breaks any time you try to improve it? Is there a periodic "hell month" that happens twice a year? Twelve times a year? Do you find out about problems when your users call you to complain? Does your corporate "Change Review Board" terrify you? Does each division of your company have their own broken way of doing things? Do you fear that automation will replace you, or break more than it fixes? Are you underpaid and overworked? No vague "management speak" or empty plat...
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    ISBN: 9780134691626 , 0134691628
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Application software ; Development ; Software architecture ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Using Continuous Delivery, you can bring software into production more rapidly, with greater reliability. A Practical Guide to Continuous Delivery is a 100% practical guide to building Continuous Delivery pipelines that automate rollouts, improve reproducibility, and dramatically reduce risk. Eberhard Wolff introduces a proven Continuous Delivery technology stack, including Docker, Chef, Vagrant, Jenkins, Graphite, the ELK stack, JBehave, and Gatling. He guides you through applying these technologies throughout build, continuous integration, load testing, acceptance testing, and monitoring. Wolff's start-to-finish example projects offer the basis for your own experimentation, pilot programs, and full-fledged deployments. A Practical Guide to Continuous Delivery is for everyone who wants to introduce Continuous Delivery, with or without DevOps. For managers, it introduces core processes, requirements, benefits, and technical consequences. Developers, administrators, and architects will gain essential skills for implementing and managing pipelines, and for integrating Continuous Delivery smoothly into software architectures and IT organizations. Understand the problems that Continuous Delivery solves, and how it solves them Establish an infrastructure for maximum software automation Leverage virtualization and Platform as a Service (PAAS) cloud solutions Implement build automation and continuous integration with Gradle, Maven, and Jenkins Perform static code reviews with SonarQube and repositories to store build artifacts Establish automated GUI and textual acceptance testing with behavior-driven design Ensure appropriate performance via capacity testing Check new features and problems with exploratory testing Minimize risk throughout automated production software rollouts Gather and analyze metrics and logs with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK), and Graphite Manage the introduction of Continuous Delivery into your enterprise Architect software to facilitate Continuous Delivery of new capabilities
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    ISBN: 9780134665184 , 013466518X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Blender (Computer file) ; Computer animation ; Computer graphics ; Three-dimensional display systems ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master the Newest Blender Techniques for Creating Amazing 3D Characters: From Design and Modeling to Video Compositing Now fully updated for Blender 2.78b and beyond, Learning Blender, Second Edition, walks you through every step of creating an outstanding 3D animated character with Blender, and then compositing it in a real video using a professional workflow. This edition covers the powerful new selection and modeling tools, as well as high-efficiency improvements related to other parts of the project such as texture painting, shading, rigging, rendering, and compositing. Still the only Blender tutorial to take you from preproduction to final result, this guide is perfect for both novices and those moving from other software to Blender (open source and free software). Author Oliver Villar provides full-color, hands-on chapters that cover every aspect of character creation: design, modeling, unwrapping, texturing, shading, rigging, animation, and rendering. He also walks you through integrating your animated character into a real-world video, using professional camera tracking, lighting, and compositing techniques. The rich companion website ( blendtuts.com/learning-blender-files ) will help you quickly master even the most complex techniques with bonus contents like video tutorials. By the time you're done, you'll be ready to create outstanding characters for all media-and you'll have up-to-date skills for any 3D project, whether it involves characters or not. Learn Blender's updated user interface, navigation, and selection techniques Create your first scene with Blender and the Blender Render and Cycles render engines Organize an efficient, step-by-step pipeline to streamline workflow in any project Master modeling, unwrapping, and texturing Bring your character to life with materials and shading Create your character's skeleton and make it walk Use Camera Tracking to mix 3D objects into a real-world video Transform a raw rendered scene into the final result using Blender's compositing nodes
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    ISBN: 9780134663715 , 0134663713
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley learning series
    Keywords: JavaScript (Computer program language) ; Internet programming ; Web site development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Learning Node.js brings together the knowledge and JavaScript code needed to build master the Node.js platform and build server-side applications with extraordinary speed and scalability. You'll start by installing and running Node.js, understanding the extensions it uses, and quickly writing your first app. Next, building on the basics, you'll write more capable application servers and extend them with today's most powerful Node.js tools and modules. Finally, you'll discover today's best practices for testing, running Node.js code on production servers, and writing command-line utilities. Throughout the book, author Marc Wandschneider teaches by walking the reader line-by-line through carefully crafted examples, demonstrating proven techniques for creating highly efficient applications and servers. The second edition updates coverage of Node.js to reflect changes in the technology and how it is used in the three years since the first edition was published: Explanation of Node's new versioning scheme Updated coverage of Streams New coverage of installation using pre-build installers rather than from source code New coverage of Mongoose in the section on MongoDB New information about deploying Node on Heroku and Azure Expansion of coverage on testing If you're a developer who wants to build server-side web applications with Node.js, Learning Node.js is your fatest route to success. Build Node.js solutions that leverage current JavaScript skills Master Node.js nonblocking IO and async programming Handle more requests and increase an application's flexibility Use and write modules Perform common JSON/web server tasks Use browsers to generate pages on the fly via Ajax calls and template libraries Simplify development with the Express framework Create database back-ends using popular NoSQL and relational databases Deploy and run Node.js apps on Unix/macOS or Windows servers Deploy apps to Heroku and Microsoft Azure Support virtual hosts and SSL/HTTPS security Test Node.js programs that mix synchronous, async, and RESTful server API functionality
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    ISBN: 9780134597355 , 0134597354
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Fourth edition.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley professional Ruby series
    Keywords: Ruby on rails (Electronic resource) ; Web site development ; Ruby (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: " Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial by Michael Hartl has become a must-read for developers learning how to build Rails apps." - Peter Cooper, Editor of Ruby Inside Used by sites as varied as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and Airbnb, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular frameworks for developing web applications, but it can be challenging to learn and use. Whether you're new to web development or new only to Rails, Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial, Fourth Edition, is the solution. Best-selling author and leading Rails developer Michael Hartl teaches Rails by guiding you through the development of three example applications of increasing sophistication. The tutorial's examples focus on the general principles of web development needed for virtually any kind of website. The updates to this edition include full compatibility with Rails 5, a division of the largest chapters into more manageable units, and a huge number of new exercises interspersed in each chapter for maximum reinforcement of the material. This indispensable guide provides integrated tutorials not only for Rails, but also for the essential Ruby, HTML, CSS, and SQL skills you need when developing web applications. Hartl explains how each new technique solves a real-world problem, and then he demonstrates it with bite-sized code that's simple enough to understand, yet novel enough to be useful. Whatever your previous web development experience, this book will guide you to true Rails mastery. This book will help you Install and set up your Rails development environment, including pre-installed integrated development environment (IDE) in the cloud Go beyond generated code to truly understand how to build Rails applications from scratch Learn testing and test-driven development (TDD) Effectively use the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern Structure applications using the REST architecture Build static pages and transform them into dynamic ones Master the Ruby programming skills all Rails developers need Create high-quality site layouts and data models Implement registration and authentication systems, including validation and secure passwords Update, display, and delete users Upload images in production using a cloud storage service Implement account activation and password reset, including sending email with Rails Add social features and microblogging, including an introduction to Ajax Record version changes with Git and create a secure remote repository at Bitbucket Deploy your applications early and oft...
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    Boston : Addison-Wesley
    ISBN: 9780134579290 , 0134579291
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Edition: Third edition.
    Series Statement: Effective software development series
    Keywords: C# (Computer program language) ; Database management ; Microsoft .NET Framework ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In Effective C#, Third Edition, respected .NET expert Bill Wagner identifies 50 ways to harness the full power of the C# 6.0 language to write exceptionally robust, efficient, and well-performing code. Reflecting the growing sophistication of the C# language and its development community, Wagner has identified dozens of new ways to write better code. This edition's new solutions include some that take advantage of generics and several that are more focused on LINQ, as well as a full chapter of advanced best practices for working with exceptions. Wagner's clear, practical explanations, expert tips, and realistic code examples have made Effective C# indispensable to hundreds of thousands of developers. Drawing on his unsurpassed C# experience, he addresses everything from resource management to multicore support, and reveals how to avoid common pitfalls in the language and its .NET environment. Learn how to choose the most effective solution when multiple options exist, and how to write code that's far easier to maintain and improve. Wagner shows how and why to Prefer implicitly typed local variables (see Item 1) Replace string.Format() with interpolated strings (see Item 4) Express callbacks with delegates (see Item 7) Make the most of .NET resource management (see Item 11) Define minimal and sufficient constraints for generics (see Item 18) Specialize generic algorithms using runtime type checking (see Item 19) Use delegates to define method constraints on type parameters (see Item 23) Augment minimal interface contracts with extension methods (see Item 27) Create composable APIs for sequences (see Item 31) Decouple iterations from actions, predicates, and functions (see Item 32) Prefer lambda expressions to methods (see Item 38) Distinguish early from deferred execution (see Item 40) Avoid capturing expensive resources (see Item 41) Use exceptions to report method contract failures (see Item 45) Leverage side effects in exception filters (see Item 50) You're already a successful C# programmer, and this book will make you an outstanding one. Content Update Program: This book is part of the InformIT Content Update Program. As updates are made to C#, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match updates to the technologies. See inside for details.
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    ISBN: 9780134464312 , 0134464311
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer network architectures ; Computer networks ; Security measures ; Cloud computing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) will drive dramatic cost reductions while also accelerating service delivery. Using NFV with SDN, network owners can provision new functions rapidly on demand, improve scalability, and leverage microservices. Benefits like these will make NFV indispensable for service providers, mobile operators, telcos, and enterprises alike. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with a Touch of SDN is the first practical introduction to NFV's fundamental concepts, techniques, and use cases. Written for wide audiences of network engineers, architects, planners, and operators, it assumes no previous knowledge of NFV architecture, deployment, or management. The authors first explain how virtualization, VMs, containers, and related technologies establish the foundation for the NFV transformation. Next, they show how these concepts and technologies can be applied to virtualize network functions in the cloud, data centers, routing, security, and the mobile packet core. You'll discover new tools and techniques for managing and orchestrating virtualized network devices, and gain new clarity on how SDN and NFV interact and interrelate. By the time you're done, you'll be ready to assess vendor claims, evaluate architectures, and plan NFV's role in your own networks. Understand NFV's key benefits and market drivers Review how virtualization makes NFV possible Consider key issues associated with NFV network design and deployment Integrate NFV into existing network designs Orchestrate, build, and deploy NFV networks and cloud services Maximize operational efficiency by building more programmable, automated networks Understand how NFV and SDN work together Address security, programmability, performance, and service function chaining Preview evolving concepts that will shape NFV's future
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  • 50
    ISBN: 9780134191768 , 0134191765
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Agile software development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Proven Solutions for the Most Widespread and Frustrating Agile Challenges "This book gives you the answers that a wise mentor would have given you, if you had one. Daniel Gullo shares his insights on the principal questions that everyone coming to the world of Agile will inevitably encounter. " -From the foreword by Stephen Denning, author of The Leader's Guide to Radical Management Agile is becoming ubiquitous, but successful Agile implementation remains difficult. Organizations keep getting stuck on the same issues. However, with Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners, that need not happen to you. World-renowned Agile coach and consultant Daniel James Gullo identifies and addresses nearly sixty widespread challenges faced by anyone trying to derive value from Agile. Drawing on his vast experience guiding Agile teams to success, Gullo helps you accurately diagnose your problems, describes each solution with maximum clarity, and concisely presents the details you need in order to act effectively. This accessible guide is for every project participant and stakeholder: from ScrumMasters and team leads to developers, project managers, product owners, and customers. Gullo addresses methods ranging from Scrum to Kanban, guides you on scaling Agile, and even helps you apply it beyond software development. Coverage includes Making sense of Agile's many "flavors" Overcoming key hurdles in transitioning from waterfall Addressing cultural obstacles Meshing Agile teams with your management hierarchy Engaging executives with Agile practices and values Clarifying relationships among ScrumMasters, product owners, and project managers Smoothly handling key tasks, such as organizing backlogs and defining sprints Taking advantage of continuous integration and test-driven development Bringing Agile to distributed teams and large product portfolios Throughout, vignettes show exactly how Agile problems manifest in the real world-and how Gullo's solutions can help you overcome them. As you learn from others' experiences, you'll quickly begin to see a clear path to success.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed July 22, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134094328 , 0134094328
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Augmented reality ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the technologies, applications and human factors considerations of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) systems and wearable computing devices. Practical Augmented Reality is ideal for practitioners and students concerned with any application, from gaming to medicine. It brings together comprehensive coverage of both theory and practice, emphasizing leading-edge displays, sensors, and DIY tools that are already available commercially or will be soon. Beginning with a Foreword by NASA research scientist Victor Luo, this guide begins by explaining the mechanics of human sight, hearing and touch, showing how these perceptual mechanisms (and their performance ranges) directly dictate the design and use of wearable displays, 3-D audio systems, and tactile/force feedback devices. Steve Aukstakalnis presents revealing case studies of real-world applications from gaming, entertainment, science, engineering, aeronautics and aerospace, defense, medicine, telerobotics, architecture, law enforcement, and geophysics. Readers will find clear, easy-to-understand explanations, photos, and illustrations of devices including the Atheer AiR, HTC Vive, DAQRI Smart Helmet, Oculus (Facebook) CV1, Sony PlayStation VR, Vuzix M300, Google Glass, and many more. Functional diagrams and photographs clearly explain how these devices operate, and link directly to relevant theoretical and practical content. Practical Augmented Reality thoroughly considers the human factors of these systems, including sensory and motor physiology constraints, monocular and binocular depth cues, elements contributing to visually-induced motion sickness and nausea, and vergence-accommodation conflicts. It concludes by assessing both the legal and societal implications of new and emerging AR, VR, and wearable technologies as well as provides a look next generation systems.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed September 12, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134598147 , 0134598148
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison Wesley data & analytics series
    Keywords: Apache Hadoop ; Electronic data processing ; Distributed processing ; Big data ; Computer programs ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Comprehensive, Up-to-Date Apache Hadoop Administration Handbook and Reference "Sam Alapati has worked with production Hadoop clusters for six years. His unique depth of experience has enabled him to write the go-to resource for all administrators looking to spec, size, expand, and secure production Hadoop clusters of any size." -Paul Dix, Series Editor In Expert Hadoop® Administration, leading Hadoop administrator Sam R. Alapati brings together authoritative knowledge for creating, configuring, securing, managing, and optimizing production Hadoop clusters in any environment. Drawing on his experience with large-scale Hadoop administration, Alapati integrates action-oriented advice with carefully researched explanations of both problems and solutions. He covers an unmatched range of topics and offers an unparalleled collection of realistic examples. Alapati demystifies complex Hadoop environments, helping you understand exactly what happens behind the scenes when you administer your cluster. You'll gain unprecedented insight as you walk through building clusters from scratch and configuring high availability, performance, security, encryption, and other key attributes. The high-value administration skills you learn here will be indispensable no matter what Hadoop distribution you use or what Hadoop applications you run. Understand Hadoop's architecture from an administrator's standpoint Create simple and fully distributed clusters Run MapReduce and Spark applications in a Hadoop cluster Manage and protect Hadoop data and high availability Work with HDFS commands, file permissions, and storage management Move data, and use YARN to allocate resources and schedule jobs Manage job workflows with Oozie and Hue Secure, monitor, log, and optimize Hadoop Benchmark and troubleshoot Hadoop
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed December 5, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134546513 , 0134546512
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: React (Electronic resource) ; Web site development ; Web applications ; Computer programs ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Get Started Fast Building Modern Web Applications Using React As far as new web frameworks and libraries go, React is quite the runaway success. It not only deals with the most common problems developers face when building complex apps, it throws in a few additional tricks that make building the visuals for such apps much, much easier. What React isn't, though, is beginner-friendly and approachable. Until now. In Learning React , author Kirupa Chinnathambi brings his fresh, clear, and very personable writing style to help you understand the fundamentals of React and how to use it to build really performant (and awesome) apps. Build your first React app Create components to define parts of your UI Combine components into other components to build more complex UIs Use JSX to specify visuals without writing full-fledged JavaScript Deal with maintaining state Work with React's way of styling content Make sense of the mysterious component lifecycle Build multi-page apps using routing and views Optimize your React workflow using tools such as Node, Babel, webpack, and others Contents at a Glance Chapter 1 Introducing React Chapter 2 Building Your First React App Chapter 3 Components in React Chapter 4 Styling in React Chapter 5 Creating Complex Components Chapter 6 Transferring Properties (Props) Chapter 7 Meet JSX-Again! Chapter 8 Dealing with State Chapter 9 Going from Data to UI Chapter 10 Working with Events Chapter 11 The Component Lifecycle Chapter 12 Accessing DOM Elements Chapter 13 Creating a Single-Page App Using React Router Chapter 14 Building a Todo List App Chapter 15 Setting Up Your React Development Environment Chapter 16 The End
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed January 13, 2017)
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    ISBN: 9780134465159 , 0134465156
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley professional Ruby series
    Keywords: Ruby on rails (Electronic resource) ; Application software ; Development ; Geospatial data ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Create Beautiful Visualizations that Free Your Data to Tell Powerful Truths "The depth of Barrett Clark's knowledge shines through in his writing: clear, concise, and confident. Barrett has been practicing all of this stuff in his day job for many years-Postgres, D3, GIS, all of it. The knowledge in this book is real-world and hard-earned!" -From the Foreword by Obie Fernandez Data Visualization Toolkit is your hands-on, practical, and holistic guide to the art of visualizing data. You'll learn how to use Rails, jQuery, D3, Leaflet, PostgreSQL, and PostGIS together, creating beautiful visualizations and maps that give your data a voice and to make it "dance." Barrett Clark teaches through real-world problems and examples developed specifically to illuminate every technique you need to generate stunningly effective visualizations. You'll move from the absolute basics toward deep dives, mastering diverse visualizations and discovering when to use each. Along the way, you'll build three start-to-finish visualization applications, using actual real estate, weather, and travel datasets. Clark addresses every component of data visualization: your data, database, application server, visualization libraries, and more. He explains data transformations; presents expert techniques in JavaScript, Ruby, and SQL; and illuminates key concepts associated with both descriptive statistics and geospatial data. Throughout, everything is aimed at one goal: to help you cut through the clutter and let your data tell all it can. This guide will help you Explore and understand the data visualization technology stack Master the thought process and steps involved in importing data Extract, transform, and load data in usable, reliable form Handle spotty data, or data that doesn't line up with what your chart expects Use D3 to build pie and bar charts, scatter and box plots, and more Work effectively with time-series data Tweak Ruby and SQL to optimize performance with large datasets Use raw SQL in Rails: window functions, subqueries, and common table expressions Build chord diagrams and time-series aggregates Use separate databases or schema for reporting databases Integrate geographical data via geospatial SQL queries Construct maps with Leaflet and Rails Query geospatial data the "Rails way" and the "raw SQL way"
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    ISBN: 0134291069 , 9780134291062
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer software ; Development ; Computer software ; Testing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: How do successful agile teams deliver bug-free, maintainable software-iteration after iteration? The answer is: By seamlessly combining development and testing. On such teams, the developers write testable code that enables them to verify it using various types of automated tests. This approach keeps regressions at bay and prevents "testing crunches"-which otherwise may occur near the end of an iteration-from ever happening. Writing testable code, however, is often difficult, because it requires knowledge and skills that cut across multiple disciplines. In Developer Testing, leading test expert and mentor Alexander Tarlinder presents concise, focused guidance for making new and legacy code far more testable. Tarlinder helps you answer questions like: When have I tested this enough? How many tests do I need to write? What should my tests verify? You'll learn how to design for testability and utilize techniques like refactoring, dependency breaking, unit testing, data-driven testing, and test-driven development to achieve the highest possible confidence in your software. Through practical examples in Java, C#, Groovy, and Ruby, you'll discover what works-and what doesn't. You can quickly begin using Tarlinder's technology-agnostic insights with most languages and toolsets while not getting buried in specialist details. The author helps you adapt your current programming style for testability, make a testing mindset "second nature," improve your code, and enrich your day-to-day experience as a software professional. With this guide, you will Understand the discipline and vocabulary of testing from the developer's standpoint Base developer tests on well-established testing techniques and best practices Recognize code constructs that impact testability Effectively name, organize, and execute unit tests Master the essentials of classic and "mockist-style" TDD Leverage test doubles with or without mocking frameworks Capture the benefits of programming by contract, even without runtime support for contracts Take control of dependencies between classes, components, layers, and tiers Handle combinatorial explosions of test cases, or scenarios requiring many similar tests Manage code duplication when it can't be eliminated Actively maintain and improve your test suites Perform more advanced tests at the integration, system, and end-to-end levels Develop an understanding for how the organizational context influences quality assurance Establish well-balanc...
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed September 9, 2016)
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume)
    Keywords: Python (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master the Powerful Python 3 Standard Library through Real Code Examples "The genius of Doug's approach is that with 15 minutes per week, any motivated programmer can learn the Python Standard Library. Doug's guided tour will help you flip the switch to fully power-up Python's batteries." -- Raymond Hettinger, Distinguished Python Core Developer The Python 3 Standard Library contains hundreds of modules for interacting with the operating system, interpreter, and Internet-all extensively tested and ready to jump-start application development. Now, Python expert Doug Hellmann introduces every major area of the Python 3.x library through concise source code and output examples. Hellmann's examples fully demonstrate each feature and are designed for easy learning and reuse. You'll find practical code for working with text, data structures, algorithms, dates/times, math, the file system, persistence, data exchange, compression, archiving, crypto, processes/threads, networking, Internet capabilities, email, developer and language tools, the runtime, packages, and more. Each section fully covers one module, with links to additional resources, making this book an ideal tutorial and reference. The Python 3 Standard Library by Example introduces Python 3.x's new libraries, significant functionality changes, and new layout and naming conventions. Hellmann also provides expert porting guidance for moving code from 2.x Python standard library modules to their Python 3.x equivalents. Manipulate text with string, textwrap, re (regular expressions), and difflib Use data structures: enum, collections, array, heapq, queue, struct, copy, and more Implement algorithms elegantly and concisely with functools, itertools, and contextlib Handle dates/times and advanced mathematical tasks Archive and data compression Understand data exchange and persistence, including json, dbm, and sqlite Sign and verify messages cryptographically Manage concurrent operations with processes and threads Test, debug, compile, profile, language, import, and package tools Control interaction at runtime with interpreters or the environment
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    ISBN: 9780134034478 , 0134034473
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: User interfaces (Computer systems) ; Three-dimensional display systems ; Virtual reality ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete, Up-To-Date Guide to Building Great 3D User Interfaces for Any Application 3D interaction is suddenly everywhere. But simply using 3D input or displays isn't enough: 3D interfaces must be carefully designed for optimal user experience. 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is today's most comprehensive primary reference to building state-of-the-art 3D user interfaces and interactions. Five pioneering researchers and practitioners cover the full spectrum of emerging applications, techniques, and best practices. The authors combine theoretical foundations, analysis of leading devices, and empirically validated design guidelines. This edition adds two new chapters on human factors and general human-computer interaction-indispensable foundational knowledge for building any 3D user interface. It also demonstrates advanced concepts at work through two running case studies: a first-person VR game and a mobile augmented reality application. Coverage Includes 3D user interfaces: evolution, elements, and roadmaps Key applications: virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR), mobile/wearable devices What 3D UI designers should know about human sensory systems and cognition ergonomics How proven human-computer interaction techniques apply to 3D UIs 3D UI output hardware for visual, auditory, and haptic/ tactile systems Obtaining 3D position, orientation, and motion data for users in physical space 3D object selection and manipulation Navigation and wayfinding techniques for moving through virtual and physical spaces Changing application state with system control techniques, issuing commands, and enabling other forms of user input Strategies for choosing, developing, and evaluating 3D user interfaces Utilizing 2D, "magic," "natural," multimodal, and two-handed interaction The future of 3D user interfaces: open research problems and emerging technologies
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    ISBN: 9780133813142 , 0133813142
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: The Addison-Wesley signature series
    Keywords: Scrum (Computer software development) ; Agile software development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Go-To Resource for Large-Scale Organizations to Be Agile Rather than asking, "How can we do agile at scale in our big complex organization?" a different and deeper question is, "How can we have the same simple structure that Scrum offers for the organization, and be agile at scale rather than do agile?" This profound insight is at the heart of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum). In Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, Craig Larman and Bas Vodde have distilled over a decade of experience in large-scale LeSS adoptions towards a simpler organization that delivers more flexibility with less complexity, more value with less waste, and more purpose with less prescription. Targeted to anyone involved in large-scale development, Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, offers straight-to-the-point guides for how to be agile at scale, with LeSS. It will clearly guide you to Adopt LeSS Structure a large development organization for customer value Clarify the role of management and Scrum Master Define what your product is, and why Be a great Product Owner Work with multiple whole-product focused feature teams in one Sprint that produces a shippable product Coordinate and integrate between teams Work with multi-site teams
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    ISBN: 9780132943093 , 0132943093
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Electronic data processing personnel ; Certification ; Study guides ; Operating systems (Computers) ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Java (Computer program language) ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Unique among Java tutorials, A Programmer's Guide to Java® SE 8 Oracle Certified Associate (OCA): A Comprehensive Primer combines an integrated, expert introduction to Java SE 8 with comprehensive coverage of Oracle's new Java SE 8 OCA exam 1Z0-808. Based on Mughal and Rasmussen's highly regarded guide to the original SCJP Certification, this streamlined volume has been thoroughly revised to reflect major changes in the new Java SE 8 OCA exam. It features an increased focus on analyzing code scenarios and not just individual language constructs, and each exam objective is thoroughly addressed, reflecting the latest Java SE 8 features, API classes, and best practices for effective programming. Other features include Summaries that clearly state what topics to read for each objective of the Java SE 8 OCA exam Dozens of exam-relevant review questions with annotated answers Programming exercises and solutions to put theory into practice A mock exam with realistic questions to find out if you are ready to take the official exam An introduction to essential concepts in object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional-style programming In-depth coverage of declarations, access control, operators, flow control, OOP techniques, lambda expressions, key API classes, and more Program output demonstrating expected results from complete Java programs Advice on avoiding common pitfalls in writing Java code and on taking the certification exam Extensive use of UML (Unified Modeling Language) for illustration purposes
    Note: "Exam 1Z0-808"--Cover. - Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed July 22, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134678368 , 0134678362
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: The Addison-Wesley signature series
    Keywords: Teams in the workplace ; Agile software development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Retrospectives are a key pillar of successful agile adoption and transformation, and an indispensable tool for changing culture. They're not only valuable in an agile context: they can be used whenever continuous improvement processes are needed, from "lessons-learned" workshops in traditional project management to enterprise-wide change management. Agile Retrospectives Done Quickly introduces powerful, concise techniques for leading and participating in retrospectives that move faster and deliver more value. Leading agile coach/trainer Marc Loeffler offers practical, actionable instruction and detailed, results-focused examples, showing how to recognize and overcome the pitfalls often encountered in retrospectives. He shares valuable insights on distributed, solution-oriented, and systemic retrospectives, and offers expert advice on adapting retrospectives to your own unique needs. Loeffler integrates breakthrough concepts (such as using experimentation and learning from system thinking) -- but he also presents small ideas that make a big difference, because they're deeply grounded in real experience.
    Note: "A Mike Kohn signature book"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 11, 2018)
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    ISBN: 9780134657615 , 0134657616
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: The Addison-Wesley signature series
    Keywords: Scrum (Computer software development) ; Project management ; Agile software development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Fast, Focused, Practical Guide to Excellence with Scrum The Great ScrumMaster: #ScrumMasterWay is your complete guide to becoming an exceptionally effective ScrumMaster and using Scrum to dramatically improve team and organizational performance. Easy to digest and highly visual, you can read it in a weekend...and use it for an entire career. Drawing on 15 years of pioneering experience implementing Agile and Scrum and helping others do so, Zuzana Šochová guides you step by step through all key facets of success as a ScrumMaster in any context. Šochová reviews the ScrumMaster's responsibilities, introduces her powerful State of Mind model and #ScrumMasterWay approach, and teaches crucial metaskills that every ScrumMaster needs. Learn how to build more effective teams, manage change in Agile environments, and take fulladvantage of the immensely powerful ScrumMaster toolbox. Throughout, Šochová illuminates each concept with practical, proven examples that show how to move from idea to successful execution. Understand the ScrumMaster's key role in creating high-performance self-organizing teams Master all components of the ScrumMaster State of Mind: teaching/mentoring, removing impediments, facilitation, and coaching Operate effectively as a ScrumMaster at all levels: team, relationships, and the entire system Sharpen key ScrumMaster cognitive strategies and core competencies Build great teams, and improve teams that are currently dysfunctional Drive deeper change in a safer environment with better support for those affected Make the most of Shu Ha Ri, System Rule, Root Cause Analysis, Impact Mapping, and other ScrumMaster tools Whether you're a long-time Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or participating in your first Scrum project, this guide will help you leverage world-class insight in all you do and get the outstanding results you're looking for. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available
    Note: "A Mike Cohn Signature Book"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 23, 2017)
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    ISBN: 9780134649252 , 0134649257
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer games ; Programming ; UnrealScript (Computer program language) ; Computer games ; Design ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "With his YouTube channel, Mitch's VR Lab, Mitch has helped thousands of people understand the foundations of locomotion and interaction mechanics with clear and concise UE4 videos. I'm thrilled that he has taken the time to bring all his knowledge and experience in working with Unreal Engine and Virtual Reality to the Unreal® Engine VR Cookbook.... Mitch is uniquely qualified to share this book with the world." -Luis Cataldi, Unreal Engine Education, Epic Games, Inc. For game developers and visualization specialists, VR is the next amazing frontier to conquer-and Unreal Engine 4 is the ideal platform to conquer it with. Unreal ® Engine VR Cookbook is your complete, authoritative guide to building stunning experiences on any Unreal Engine 4-compatible VR hardware. Renowned VR developer and instructor Mitch McCaffrey brings together best practices, common interaction paradigms, specific guidance on implementing these paradigms in Unreal Engine, and practical guidance on choosing the right approaches for your project. McCaffrey's tested "recipes" contain step-by-step instructions, while empowering you with concise explanations of the underlying theory and math. Whether you're creating first-person shooters or relaxation simulators, the techniques McCaffrey explains help you get immediate results, as you gain "big picture" knowledge and master nuances that will help you succeed with any genre or project. Understand basic VR concepts and terminology Implement VR logic with Blueprint visual scripting Create basic VR projects with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, Google VR, PSVR, and other environments Recognize and manage differences between seated and standing VR experiences Set up trace interactions and teleportation Work with UMG and 2D UIs Implement character inverse kinematics (IK) for head and hands Define effective motion controller interaction Help users avoid motion sickness Optimize VR applications Explore the VR editor, community resources, and more If you're ready to master VR on Unreal Engine 4, this is the practical resource you've been searching for! Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134579078 , 0134579070
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Effective software development series
    Keywords: SQL (Computer program language) ; Databases ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "Given the authors' reputations, I expected to be impressed. I was blown away! . . . Most SQL books sit on my shelf. This one will live on my desk." -Roger Carlson, Microsoft Access MVP (2006-2015) "Rather than stumble around reinventing wheels or catching glimpses of the proper approaches, do yourself a favor: Buy this book." -Dave Stokes, MySQL Community Manager, Oracle Corporation Effective SQL brings together practical solutions and insights so you can solve complex problems with SQL and design databases that simplify data management in the future. It's the only modern book that brings together advanced best practices and realistic example code for all of these versions of SQL: IBM DB2, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL. Drawing on their immense experience as world-class database consultants and instructors, the authors identify 61 proven approaches to writing better SQL. Wherever SQL versions vary, the authors illuminate the key nuances, so you can get the most out of whatever version you prefer. This full-color guide provides clear, practical explanations; expert tips; and plenty of usable code. Going far beyond mere syntax, it addresses issues ranging from optimizing database designs to managing hierarchies and metadata. If you already know SQL's basics, this guide will help you become a world-class SQL problem-solver. Craft better logical data models, and fix flawed models Implement indexes that improve query performance Handle external data from sources you don't control Extract and aggregate the information you need, as efficiently as possible Write more flexible subqueries Analyze and retrieve metadata using your database platform of choice Use Cartesian Products and Tally Tables to solve problems you can't address with conventional JOINs Model hierarchical data: managing SQL's tradeoffs and shortcomings
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    ISBN: 9780134464701 , 0134464702
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Computer graphics ; Computer drawing ; Computer interfaces ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Definitive Vulkan™ Developer's Guide and Reference: Master the Next-Generation Specification for Cross-Platform Graphics The next generation of the OpenGL specification, Vulkan, has been redesigned from the ground up, giving applications direct control over GPU acceleration for unprecedented performance and predictability. Vulkan™ Programming Guide is the essential, authoritative reference to this new standard for experienced graphics programmers in all Vulkan environments. Vulkan API lead Graham Sellers (with contributions from language lead John Kessenich) presents example-rich introductions to the portable Vulkan API and the new SPIR-V shading language. The author introduces Vulkan, its goals, and the key concepts framing its API, and presents a complex rendering system that demonstrates both Vulkan's uniqueness and its exceptional power. You'll find authoritative coverage of topics ranging from drawing to memory, and threading to compute shaders. The author especially shows how to handle tasks such as synchronization, scheduling, and memory management that are now the developer's responsibility. Vulkan™ Programming Guide introduces powerful 3D development techniques for fields ranging from video games to medical imaging, and state-of-the-art approaches to solving challenging scientific compute problems. Whether you're upgrading from OpenGL or moving to open-standard graphics APIs for the first time, this guide will help you get the results and performance you're looking for. Coverage includes Extensively tested code examples to demonstrate Vulkan's capabilities and show how it differs from OpenGL Expert guidance on getting started and working with Vulkan's new memory system Thorough discussion of queues, commands, moving data, and presentation Full explanations of the SPIR-V binary shading language and compute/graphics pipelines Detailed discussions of drawing commands, geometry and fragment processing, synchronization primitives, and reading Vulkan data into applications A complete case study application: deferred rendering using complex multi-pass architecture and multiple processing queues Appendixes presenting Vulkan functions and SPIR-V opcodes, as well as a complete Vulkan glossary
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed November 15, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780134438092 , 0134438094
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Android deep dive
    Keywords: Android (Electronic resource) ; Database design ; Relational databases ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Battle-Tested Strategies for Storing, Managing, and Sharing Android Data "Android™ Database Best Practices goes well beyond API documentation to offer strategic advice about how to handle data in an Android application and the tools needed to develop productively. This arms the developer with a trove of solutions to nearly any problem an application may face involving data. Mastering the concepts in this book are therefore essential for any developer who wants to create professional Android applications." -Greg Milette, Android developer, Gradison Technologies, Inc. This is the first guide to focus on one of the most critical aspects of Android development: how to efficiently store, retrieve, manage, and share information from your app's internal database. Through real-world code examples, which you can use in your own apps, you'll learn how to take full advantage of SQLite and the database-related classes on Android. A part of Addison-Wesley's Android™ Deep Dive series for experienced Android developers, Android Database Best Practices draws on Adam Stroud's extensive experience leading cutting-edge app projects. Stroud reviews the core database theory and SQL techniques you need to efficiently build, manipulate, and read SQLite databases. He explores SQLite in detail, illuminates Android's APIs for database interaction, and shares modern best practices for working with databases in the Android environment. Through a complete case study, you'll learn how to design your data access layer to simplify all facets of data management and avoid unwanted technical debt. You'll also find detailed solutions for common challenges in building data-enabled Android apps, including issues associated with threading, remote data access, and showing data to users. Extensive, up-to-date sample code is available for download at github.com/android-database-best-practices/device-database. You will Discover how SQLite database differs from other relational databases Use SQL DDL to add structure to a database, and use DML to manipulate data Define and work with SQLite data types Persist highly structured data for fast, efficient access Master Android classes for create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations and database queries Share data within or between apps via content providers Master efficient UI strategies for displaying data, while accounting for threading issues Use Android's Intents API to pass data between activities when starting a new activity or ...
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  • 66
    ISBN: 9780133416169 , 013341616X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Series Statement: The SEI series in software engineering
    Keywords: Cooperating objects (Computer systems) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Learn the State of the Art in Embedded Systems and Embrace the Internet of Things The next generation of mission-critical and embedded systems will be "cyber physical": They will demand the precisely synchronized and seamless integration of complex sets of computational algorithms and physical components. Cyber-Physical Systems is the definitive guide to building cyber-physical systems (CPS) for a wide spectrum of engineering and computing applications. Three pioneering experts have brought together the field's most significant work in one volume that will be indispensable for all practitioners, researchers, and advanced students. This guide addresses CPS from multiple perspectives, drawing on extensive contributions from leading researchers. The authors and contributors review key CPS challenges and innovations in multiple application domains. Next, they describe the technical foundations underlying modern CPS solutions-both what we know and what we still need to learn. Throughout, the authors offer guiding principles for every facet of CPS development, from design and analysis to planning future innovations. Comprehensive coverage includes Understanding CPS drivers, challenges, foundations, and emerging directions Building life-critical, context-aware, networked systems of medical devices Creating energy grid systems that reduce costs and fully integrate renewable energy sources Modeling complex interactions across cyber and physical domains Synthesizing algorithms to enforce CPS control Addressing space, time, energy, and reliability issues in CPS sensor networks Applying advanced approaches to real-time scheduling Securing CPS: preventing "man-in-the-middle" and other attacks Ensuring logical correctness and simplifying verification Enforcing synchronized communication between distributed agents Using model-integration languages to define formal semantics for CPS models Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed January 18, 2017)
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  • 67
    ISBN: 9780133085501 , 0133085503
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: iOS (Electronic resource) ; Mac OS ; Cocoa (Application development environment) ; Objective-C (Computer program language) ; Swift (Computer program language) ; Application software ; Development ; Mobile computing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In iOS and macOS™ Performance Tuning, Marcel Weiher drills down to the code level to help you systematically optimize CPU, memory, I/O, graphics, and program responsiveness in any Objective-C, Cocoa, or CocoaTouch program. This up-to-date guide focuses entirely on performance optimization for macOS and iOS. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience optimizing Apple device software, Weiher identifies concrete performance problems that can be discovered empirically via measurement. Then, based on a deep understanding of fundamental principles, he presents specific techniques for solving them. Weiher presents insights you won't find anywhere else, most of them applying to both macOS and iOS development. Throughout, he reveals common pitfalls and misconceptions about Apple device performance, explains the realities, and helps you reflect those realities in code that performs beautifully. Understand optimization principles, measurement, tools, pitfalls, and techniques Recognize when to carefully optimize, and when it isn't worth your time Balance performance and encapsulation to create efficient object representations, communication, data access, and computation Avoid mistakes that slow down Objective-C programs and hinder later optimization Fix leaks and other problems with memory and resource management Address I/O issues associated with drives, networking, serialization, and SQLite Code graphics and UIs that don't overwhelm limited iOS device resources Learn what all developers need to know about Swift performance This book's source code can be downloaded at github.com/mpw/iOS-macOS-performance. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134668185 , 0134668189
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Pearson Addison-Wesley game design and development series
    Keywords: Computer games ; Programming ; Games ; Design and construction ; Video games ; Design ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In Advanced Game Design , pioneering game designer and instructor Michael Sellers situates game design practices in a strong theoretical framework of systems thinking, enabling designers to think more deeply and clearly about their work, so they can produce better, more engaging games for any device or platform. Sellers offers a deep unifying framework in which practical game design best practices and proven systems thinking theory reinforce each other, helping game designers understand what they are trying to accomplish and the best ways to achieve it. Drawing on 20+ years of experience designing games, launching game studios, and teaching game design, Sellers explains: What games are, and how systems thinking can help you think about them more clearly How to systematically promote engagement, interactivity, and fun What you can learn from MDA and other game design frameworks How to create gameplay and core loops How to design the entire player experience, and how to build game mechanics that work together to create that experience How to capture your game's "big idea" and Unique Selling Proposition How to establish high-level and background design and translate it into detailed design How to build, playtest, and iterate early prototypes How to build your game design career in a field that keeps changing at breakneck speed
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    ISBN: 9780134650449 , 0134650441
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Application software ; Development ; Software architecture ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Most Complete, Practical, and Actionable Guide to Microservices Going beyond mere theory and marketing hype, Eberhard Wolff presents all the knowledge you need to capture the full benefits of this emerging paradigm. He illuminates microservice concepts, architectures, and scenarios from a technology-neutral standpoint, and demonstrates how to implement them with today's leading technologies such as Docker, Java, Spring Boot, the Netflix stack, and Spring Cloud. The author fully explains the benefits and tradeoffs associated with microservices, and guides you through the entire project lifecycle: development, testing, deployment, operations, and more. You'll find best practices for architecting microservice-based systems, individual microservices, and nanoservices, each illuminated with pragmatic examples. The author supplements opinions based on his experience with concise essays from other experts, enriching your understanding and illuminating areas where experts disagree. Readers are challenged to experiment on their own the concepts explained in the book to gain hands-on experience. Discover what microservices are, and how they differ from other forms of modularization Modernize legacy applications and efficiently build new systems Drive more value from continuous delivery with microservices Learn how microservices differ from SOA Optimize the microservices project lifecycle Plan, visualize, manage, and evolve architecture Integrate and communicate among microservices Apply advanced architectural techniques, including CQRS and Event Sourcing Maximize resilience and stability Operate and monitor microservices in production Build a full implementation with Docker, Java, Spring Boot, the Netflix stack, and Spring Cloud Explore nanoservices with Amazon Lambda, OSGi, Java EE, Vert.x, Erlang, and Seneca Understand microservices' impact on teams, technical leaders, product owners, and stakeholders Managers will discover better ways to support microservices, and learn how adopting the method affects the entire organization. Developers will master the technical skills and concepts they need to be effective. Architects will gain a deep understanding of key issues in creating or migrating toward microservices, and exactly what it will take to transform their plans into reality.
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed October 14, 2016)
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  • 70
    ISBN: 9780134218229 , 0134218221
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley Microsoft technology series
    Keywords: Windows Azure ; Application software ; Development ; Cloud computing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "Beyond just describing the basics, this book dives into best practices every aspiring microservices developer or architect should know." -Foreword by Corey Sanders, Partner Director of Program Management, Azure Microservice-based applications enable unprecedented agility and ease of management, and Docker containers are ideal for building them. Microsoft Azure offers all the foundational technology and higher-level services you need to develop and run any microservices application. Microservices with Docker on Microsoft Azure brings together essential knowledge for creating these applications from the ground up, or incrementally deconstructing monolithic applications over time. The authors draw on their pioneering experience helping to develop Azure's microservices features and collaborating with Microsoft product teams who've relied on microservices architectures for years. They illuminate the benefits and challenges of microservices development and share best practices all developers and architects should know. You'll gain hands-on expertise through a detailed sample application, downloadable at github.com/flakio/flakio.github.io. Step by step, you'll walk through working with services written in Node.js, Go, and ASP.NET 5, using diverse data stores (mysql, elasticsearch, block storage). The authors guide you through using Docker Hub as a service registry, and Microsoft Azure Container service for cluster management and service orchestration. Coverage includes: Recognizing how microservices architectures are different, and when they make sense Understanding Docker containers in the context of microservices architectures Building, pulling, and layering Docker images Working with Docker volumes, containers, images, tags, and logs Using Docker Swarm, Docker Compose, and Docker Networks Creating Docker hosts using the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, the command line, docker-machine, or locally via Docker toolbox Establishing development and DevOps environments to support microservices applications Making the most of Docker's continuous delivery options Using Azure's cluster and container orchestration capabilities to operate and scale containerized microservices applications with maximum resilience Monitoring microservices applications with Azure Diagnostics, Visual Studio Application Insights, and Microsoft Operations Management Suite Developing microservices applications faster and more effectively with Azure Service Fabric An extensiv...
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    ISBN: 9780133853735 , 013385373X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Agile software development ; Scrum (Computer software development) ; Project management ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Thousands of organizations are adopting Scrum to transform the way they execute complex projects, in software and beyond. This guide will give you the skills and confidence needed to deploy Scrum, resulting in high-performing teams and satisfied customers. Drawing on years of hands-on experience helping companies succeed, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Mitch Lacey helps you overcome the major challenges of Scrum adoption and the deeper issues that emerge later. Extensively revised to reflect improved Scrum practices and tools, this edition adds an all-new section of tips from the field. Lacey covers many new topics, including immersive interviewing, collaborative estimation, and deepening business alignment. In 35 engaging chapters, you'll learn how to build support and maximize value across your company. Now part of the renowned Mike Cohn Signature Series on agile development, this pragmatic guide addresses everything from establishing roles and priorities to determining team velocity, setting sprint length, and conducting customer reviews. Coverage includes Bringing teams and new team members on board Creating a workable definition of "done" Planning for short-term wins, and removing impediments to success Balancing predictability and adaptability in release planning Running productive daily scrums Fixing failing sprints Accurately costing projects, and measuring the value they deliver Managing risks in dynamic Scrum projects Prioritizing and estimating backlogs Working with distributed and offshore teams Institutionalizing improvements, and extending agility throughout the organization Packed with real-world examples straight from Lacey's experience, this book will be invaluable to anyone transitioning to Scrum, seeking to improve their early results, or trying to get back on track.
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  • 72
    ISBN: 9780133153217 , 0133153215
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Augmented reality ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Today's Comprehensive and Authoritative Guide to Augmented Reality By overlaying computer-generated information on the real world, augmented reality (AR) amplifies human perception and cognition in remarkable ways. Working in this fast-growing field requires knowledge of multiple disciplines, including computer vision, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction. Augmented Reality: Principles and Practice integrates all this knowledge into a single-source reference, presenting today's most significant work with scrupulous accuracy. Pioneering researchers Dieter Schmalstieg and Tobias Höllerer carefully balance principles and practice, illuminating AR from technical, methodological, and user perspectives. Coverage includes Displays: head-mounted, handheld, projective, auditory, and haptic Tracking/sensing, including physical principles, sensor fusion, and real-time computer vision Calibration/registration, ensuring repeatable, accurate, coherent behavior Seamless blending of real and virtual objects Visualization to enhance intuitive understanding Interaction-from situated browsing to full 3D interaction Modeling new geometric content Authoring AR presentations and databases Architecting AR systems with real-time, multimedia, and distributed elements This guide is indispensable for anyone interested in AR, including developers, engineers, students, instructors, researchers, and serious hobbyists.
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    ISBN: 9780134431642 , 0134431642
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: iOS (Electronic resource) ; iPhone OS ; Programming languages (Electronic computers) ; Application software ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Get started fast with Swift 2 programming for iOS and OS X Learning Swift 2 Programming is a fast-paced, hands-on introduction to writing production-quality iOS and OS X apps with Apple's programming language. Written for developers with experience in any modern language, this book explains Swift simply and clearly, using relevant examples that solve realistic problems. Author Jacob Schatz's popular YouTube video tutorials have already helped thousands of Apple developers get started with Swift. Now, he helps you take full advantage of Swift's advanced design, remarkable performance, and streamlined development techniques. Step by step, you'll move from basic syntax through advanced features such as closures and generics-discovering helpful tips and tricks along the way. After you've mastered Swift's building blocks and learned about its key innovations, a full section of case studies walks you through building complete apps from scratch. Learn how to: Compare Swift with Objective-C, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and C Collect data with arrays and dictionaries, and store it with variables and constants Group commonly used code into functions for easy reuse Structure your code with enums, structs, and classes Use generics to get more done with less code Write closures to share small blocks of functionality Use optionals to write more robust, crash-resistant, and cleaner code Integrate existing Objective-C code into new Swift apps Program on the bit and byte levels with advanced operators Implement efficient design patterns with protocols and delegates Create animated 2D games with SpriteKit, and apps with UIKit
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    ISBN: 9780134390857 , 0134390857
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: The SEI series in software engineering
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Software architecture ; Big data ; Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Designing Software Architectures will teach you how to design any software architecture in a systematic, predictable, repeatable, and cost-effective way. This book introduces a practical methodology for architecture design that any professional software engineer can use, provides structured methods supported by reusable chunks of design knowledge, and includes rich case studies that demonstrate how to use the methods. Using realistic examples, you'll master the powerful new version of the proven Attribute-Driven Design (ADD) 3.0 method and will learn how to use it to address key drivers, including quality attributes, such as modifiability, usability, and availability, along with functional requirements and architectural concerns. Drawing on their extensive experience, Humberto Cervantes and Rick Kazman guide you through crafting practical designs that support the full software life cycle, from requirements to maintenance and evolution. You'll learn how to successfully integrate design in your organizational context, and how to design systems that will be built with agile methods. Comprehensive coverage includes Understanding what architecture design involves, and where it fits in the full software development life cycle Mastering core design concepts, principles, and processes Understanding how to perform the steps of the ADD method Scaling design and analysis up or down, including design for pre-sale processes or lightweight architecture reviews Recognizing and optimizing critical relationships between analysis and design Utilizing proven, reusable design primitives and adapting them to specific problems and contexts Solving design problems in new domains, such as cloud, mobile, or big data
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  • 75
    ISBN: 9780134383682 , 0134383680
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume)
    Keywords: C++ (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: As scientific and engineering projects grow larger and more complex, it is increasingly likely that those projects will be written in C++. With embedded hardware growing more powerful, much of its software is moving to C++, too. Mastering C++ gives you strong skills for programming at nearly every level, from "close to the hardware" to the highest-level abstractions. In short, C++ is a language that scientific and technical practitioners need to know. Peter Gottschling's Discovering Modern C++ is an intensive introduction that guides you smoothly to sophisticated approaches based on advanced features. Gottschling introduces key concepts using examples from many technical problem domains, drawing on his extensive experience training professionals and teaching C++ to students of physics, math, and engineering. This book is designed to help you get started rapidly and then master increasingly robust features, from lambdas to expression templates. You'll also learn how to take advantage of the powerful libraries available to C++ programmers: both the Standard Template Library (STL) and scientific libraries for arithmetic, linear algebra, differential equations, and graphs. Throughout, Gottschling demonstrates how to write clear and expressive software using object orientation, generics, metaprogramming, and procedural techniques. By the time you're finished, you'll have mastered all the abstractions you need to write C++ programs with exceptional quality and performance.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (viewed January 14, 2016)
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    ISBN: 9780133924022 , 0133924025
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Android (Electronic resource) ; Application software ; Development ; Mobile computing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "A must read for all developers that want to begin serious Android development." - Justin Anderson , Freelance Android Developer "From start to finish, this book contains a variety of great tips and insight into the most important attributes of Android design. This book will definitely be required reading for any of our future Android engineers." - Cameron Banga , Cofounder, 9magnets, LLC There's a downside to Android's amazing openness and versatility: it's easy for developers to write code that's inefficient, unreliable, insecure, or hard to maintain. In Android Development Patterns , enterprise Android developer Phil Dutson helps you leverage Android 5.0+'s amazing power without falling victim to those pitfalls. Dutson presents today's most comprehensive set of patterns and procedures for building optimized, robust apps with Android 5.0+. First, Dutson guides you through establishing a highly efficient development environment and workflow, and testing your app to ensure that your code works just as you expect. Then, he walks through the modern best practices for structuring apps, using widgets and components, and working with views. You learn how to build apps that are easy to manage and update, deliver accurate and up-to-date information without wasting precious battery power, and take advantage of new hardware, such as Android Wear and Android TV. Dutson concludes by presenting powerful strategies for optimizing your apps and packaging them for distribution. Coverage includes Using testing to build more trustworthy, dependable, maintainable apps Understanding subtle but critical differences between Android and traditional Java programming Building consistent, modern user interfaces with views and layouts Leveraging the proven MVC pattern to cleanly organize logic Creating rich visual experiences with 3D graphics, animation, and media Simplifying capture and use of location data with the new Locations API Integrating optional hardware, such as Bluetooth, NFC, or USB Building better apps with Google Play Services Creating Android Wear notifications and apps Tuning and improving apps with Google Analytics Designing Android TV apps for the "ten foot view" informit.com/aw https://github.com/dutsonpa/adp-files
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    ISBN: 9780133796896 , 0133796892
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Object-oriented methods (Computer science) ; Java (Computer program language) ; Computer programming ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Java® Performance Companion shows how to systematically and proactively improve Java performance with today's advanced multicore hardware and complex operating system environments. The authors, who are all leading Java performance and Java HotSpot VM experts, help you improve performance by using modern software engineering practices, avoiding common mistakes, and applying tips and tricks gleaned from years of real-world experience. Picking up where Charlie Hunt and Binu John's classic Java Performance left off, this book provides unprecedented detail on two powerful Java platform innovations: the Garbage First (G1) garbage collector and the HotSpot VM Serviceability Agent. Coverage includes Leveraging G1 to overcome limitations in parallel, serial, and CMS garbage collection Understanding each stage of G1 GC collections, both young and old Getting under the hood with G1 and efficiently fine-tuning it for your application Identifying potential optimizations, interpreting experimental results, and taking action Exploring the internals of the HotSpot VM Using HotSpot VM Serviceability Agent to analyze, triage, and resolve diverse HotSpot VM issues Troubleshooting out of memory errors, Java level deadlocks, and HotSpot VM crashes Extending the Serviceability Agent, and using the Plugin for VisualVM Mastering useful HotSpot VM command line options not covered in Java™ Performance Java® Performance Companion can help you squeeze maximum performance and value from Java with JDK 8 or 9-for any application, in any environment. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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    ISBN: 9780134505787 , 0134505786
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Cloud computing ; Web applications ; Go (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Complete Guide to Building Cloud-Based Services Cloud Native Go shows developers how to build massive cloud applications that meet the insatiable demands of today's customers, and will dynamically scale to handle virtually any volume of data, traffic, or users. Kevin Hoffman and Dan Nemeth describe the modern cloud-native application in detail, illuminating factors, disciplines, and habits associated with rapid, reliable cloud-native development. They also introduce Go, a "simply elegant" high-performance language that is especially well-suited for cloud development. You'll walk through creating microservices in Go, adding front-end web components using ReactJS and Flux, and mastering advanced Go-based cloud-native techniques. Hoffman and Nemeth show how to build a continuous delivery pipeline with tools like Wercker, Docker, and Dockerhub; automatically push apps to leading platforms; and systematically monitor app performance in production. Learn "The Way of the Cloud": why developing good cloud software is fundamentally about mindset and discipline Discover why Go is ideal for cloud-native microservices development Plan cloud apps that support continuous delivery and deployment Design service ecosystems, and then build them in a test-first manner Push work-in-progress to a cloud Use Event Sourcing and CQRS patterns to react and respond to enormous volume and throughput Secure cloud-based web applications: do's, don'ts, and options Create reactive applications in the cloud with third-party messaging providers Build massive-scale, cloud-friendly GUIs with React and Flux Monitor dynamic scaling, failover, and fault tolerance in the cloud
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 3, 2017)
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    ISBN: 9780134429267 , 0134429265
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Oracle (Computer file) ; Relational databases ; SQL (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An Expert Guide for Solving Complex Oracle Database Problems Oracle Database Problem Solving and Troubleshooting Handbook delivers comprehensive, practical, and up-to-date advice for running the Oracle Database reliably and efficiently in complex production environments. Seven leading Oracle experts have brought together an unmatched collection of proven solutions, hands-on examples, and step-by-step tips for Oracle Database 12 c , 11 g , and other recent versions of Oracle Database. Every solution is crafted to help experienced Oracle DBAs and DMAs understand and fix serious problems as rapidly as possible. The authors cover LOB segments, UNDO tablespaces, high GC buffer wait events, poor query response times, latch contention, indexing, XA distributed transactions, RMAN backup/recovery, and much more. They also offer in-depth coverage of a wide range of topics, including DDL optimization, VLDB tuning, database forensics, adaptive cursor sharing, data pumps, data migration, SSDs, indexes, and how to go about fixing Oracle RAC problems. Learn how to Choose the quickest path to solve high-impact problems Use modern best practices to make your day more efficient and predictable Construct your "Call 9-1-1 plan" for future database emergencies Proactively perform maintenance to improve your environment's stability Save time with industry-standard tools and scripts Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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  • 80
    ISBN: 9780134277790 , 0134277791
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: User interfaces (Computer systems) ; Human-computer interaction ; Computer software ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "For years now, I've been running around preaching to anyone who'll listen that UX is something that everybody (not just UX people) needs to be doing. Dave has done an excellent job of explaining what developers need to know about UX, in a complete but compact, easy-to-absorb, and implementable form. Developers, come and get it!" - Steve Krug, author of Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability Master User Experience and Interaction Design from the Developer's Perspective For modern developers, UX expertise is indispensable: Without outstanding user experience, your software will fail. Now, David Platt has written the first and only comprehensive developer's guide to achieving a world-class user experience. Quality user experience isn't hard, but it does require developers to think in new ways. The Joy of UX shows you how, with plenty of concrete examples. Firmly grounded in reality, this guide will help you optimize usability and engagement while also coping with difficult technical, schedule, and budget constraints. Platt's technology-agnostic approach illuminates all the principles, techniques, and best practices you need to build great user experiences for the web, mobile devices, and desktop environments. He covers the entire process, from user personas and stories through wireframes, layouts, and execution. He also addresses key issues-such as telemetry and security-that many other UX guides ignore. You'll find all the resources and artifacts you need: complete case studies, sample design documents, testing plans, and more. This guide shows you how to Recognize and avoid pitfalls that lead to poor user experiences Learn the crucial difference between design and mere decoration Put yourself in your users' shoes-understand what they want (and where, when, and why) Quickly sketch and prototype user interfaces for easy refinement Test your sketches on real users or appropriate surrogates Integrate telemetry to capture the best possible usage information Use analytics to accurately interpret the data you've captured Solve unique experience problems presented by mobile environments Secure your app without compromising usability any more than necessary "Polish" your UX to eliminate user effort everywhere you can Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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  • 81
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    ISBN: 9780134120096 , 0134120094
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley learning series
    Keywords: iOS (Electronic resource) ; Swift (Computer program language) ; Core Data framework ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Get Started Fast with Core Data App Development Using iOS 9, Swift, and Xcode 7 Core Data is a remarkably mature, stable, and fast platform for data access, and Swift is a world-class language for applying it. Now, there's a complete guide to using Core Data and Swift together in production apps. Tim Roadley shows you how to gain the benefits of a relational database without writing SQL queries, so you can get more done faster, with less coding. This book fully reflects Apple's latest iOS 9 platform innovations and teaches Core Data entirely with Swift examples. It guides you step-by-step through creating a modern data-driven iOS app that fully integrates iCloud via CloudKit for public data sharing. Roadley introduces up-to-date patterns and best practices designed to overcome the frustrations of Core Data development. Each chapter builds on the last, introducing new topics in the order you'll implement them and extending your skills simply and intuitively. Each chapter offers downloadable project code, along with exercises to help you explore even further, either as a self-learner or a student in an iOS development course. Roadley even shows how to build helper classes that simplify reuse of his example code. If you're an experienced iOS developer, here are all the Swift skills and resources you need to integrate data into any app-quickly, easily, and painlessly. Coverage includes Understanding what Core Data is and what it can (and can't) do Configuring basic managed object models, and choosing data types Expanding data models without introducing errors Using relationships and entity inheritance to unlock more power Delivering memory-efficient, high performance table views Enabling users to easily modify managed object attributes Generating persistent stores of preloaded default data Using Deep Copy to copy objects and relationships between persistent stores Optimizing performance by eliminating bottlenecks and offloading intensive tasks to the background Implementing efficient search Integrating diverse iCloud accounts and preferences Mastering advanced iCloud integration, including entity-level seeding and unique object de-dupe Leveraging public CloudKit databases to sync data across users with different iCloud accounts About the Website All code samples are available for download at timroadley.com. informit.com/learningseries timroadley.com
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  • 82
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    ISBN: 9780133840100 , 0133840107
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: While most developers today use object-oriented languages, the full power of objects is available only to those with a deep understanding of the object paradigm. How to Use Objects will help you gain that understanding, so you can write code that works exceptionally well in the real world. Author Holger Gast focuses on the concepts that have repeatedly proven most valuable and shows how to render those concepts in concrete code. Rather than settling for minimal examples, he explores crucial intricacies, clarifies easily misunderstood ideas, and helps you avoid subtle errors that could have disastrous consequences. Gast addresses the technical aspects of working with languages, libraries, and frameworks, as well as the strategic decisions associated with patterns, contracts, design, and system architecture. He explains the roles of individual objects in a complete application, how they react to events and fulfill service requests, and how to transform excellent designs into excellent code. Using practical examples based on Eclipse, he also shows how tools can help you work more efficiently, save you time, and sometimes even write high-quality code for you. Gast writes for developers who have at least basic experience: those who've finished an introductory programming course, a university computer science curriculum, or a first or second job assignment. Coverage includes • Understanding what a professionally designed object really looks like • Writing code that reflects your true intentions-and testing to make sure it does • Applying language idioms and connotations to write more readable and maintainable code • Using design-by-contract to write code that consistently does what it's supposed to do • Coding and architecting effective event-driven software • Separating model and view, and avoiding common mistakes • Mastering strategies and patterns for efficient, flexible design • Ensuring predictable object collaboration via responsibility-driven design Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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  • 83
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    ISBN: 9780133429961 , 0133429962
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Dart (Computer program language) ; Computer programming ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Dart is a class-based, object-oriented language that simplifies the development of structured modern apps, scales from small scripts to large applications, and can be compiled to JavaScript for use in any modern browser. In this rigorous but readable introductory text, Dart specification lead Gilad Bracha fully explains both the language and the ideas that have shaped it. The Dart Programming Language offers an authoritative description of Dart for programmers, computer science students, and other well-qualified professionals. The text illuminates key programming constructs with significant examples, focusing on principles of the language, such as optional typing and pure object-orientation. Bracha thoroughly explains reflection in Dart, showing how it is evolving into a form that programmers can easily apply without creating excessively large programs. He also shares valuable insights into Dart's actor-style model for concurrency and asynchronous programming. Throughout, he covers both language semantics and the rationale for key features, helping you understand not just what Dart does, but why it works the way it does. You will learn about Dart's object model, in which everything is an object, even numbers and Boolean values How Dart programs are organized into modular libraries How Dart functions are structured, stored in variables, passed as parameters, and returned as results Dart's innovative approach to optional typing How Dart handles expressions and statements How to use Dart's implementation of reflection to introspect on libraries, classes, functions, and objects Isolates and other Dart features that support concurrency and distribution Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.
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  • 84
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    ISBN: 9780134434964 , 013443496X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Ubiquitous computing ; Electronic data processing ; Distributed processing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Domain-Driven Design (DDD) software modeling delivers powerful results in practice, not just in theory, which is why developers worldwide are rapidly moving to adopt it. Now, for the first time, there's an accessible guide to the basics of DDD: What it is, what problems it solves, how it works, and how to quickly gain value from it. Concise, readable, and actionable, Domain-Driven Design Distilled never buries you in detail-it focuses on what you need to know to get results. Vaughn Vernon, author of the best-selling Implementing Domain-Driven Design, draws on his twenty years of experience applying DDD principles to real-world situations. He is uniquely well-qualified to demystify its complexities, illuminate its subtleties, and help you solve the problems you might encounter. Vernon guides you through each core DDD technique for building better software. You'll learn how to segregate domain models using the powerful Bounded Contexts pattern, to develop a Ubiquitous Language within an explicitly bounded context, and to help domain experts and developers work together to create that language. Vernon shows how to use Subdomains to handle legacy systems and to integrate multiple Bounded Contexts to define both team relationships and technical mechanisms. Domain-Driven Design Distilled brings DDD to life. Whether you're a developer, architect, analyst, consultant, or customer, Vernon helps you truly understand it so you can benefit from its remarkable power. Coverage includes What DDD can do for you and your organization-and why it's so important The cornerstones of strategic design with DDD: Bounded Contexts and Ubiquitous Language Strategic design with Subdomains Context Mapping: helping teams work together and integrate software more strategically Tactical design with Aggregates and Domain Events Using project acceleration and management tools to establish and maintain team cadence
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    ISBN: 9780134395364 , 0134395360
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: iOS (Electronic resource) ; Programming ; Swift (Computer program language) ; Mobile apps ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In The Swift Developer's Cookbook , renowned author Erica Sadun joins powerful strategies with ready-to-use Swift code for solving everyday development challenges. As in all of Sadun's programming best-sellers, The Swift Developer's Cookbook translates modern best practices into dozens of well-tested, easy-to-apply solutions. This book's code examples were created in response to real-world questions from working developers to reflect Swift's newest capabilities and best practices. Each chapter groups related tasks together. You can jump straight to your solution without having to identify the right class or framework first. Sadun covers key Swift development concepts, shows you how to write robust and efficient code, and helps you avoid common pitfalls other developers struggle with. She offers expert strategies for working with this immensely powerful language, taking into account Swift's rapid evolution and its migration tools. Whether you're moving to modern Swift from Objective-C, from older versions of the Swift language, or from the world of non-Apple languages, this guide will help you master both the "how" and "why" of effective Swift development. Industry recruiters are scrambling to find Swift developers who can solve real problems and produce effective working code. Get this book, and you'll be ready. Coverage includes Writing effective Swift code that communicates clearly and coherently to the compiler, your team, and to "future you," who will be maintaining this code Using Xcode to handle changes in Swift's language constructs as the language evolves Building feedback, documentation, and output to meet your development and debugging needs Making the most of optionals and their supporting constructs Using closures to encapsulate state and functionality and treat actions as variables for later execution Leveraging control flow with innovative Swift-specific statements Working with all Swift types: classes, enumerations, and structures Using generics and protocols to build robust code that expands functionality beyond single types Making the most of the powerful Swift error system Working with innovative features such as array indexing, general subscripting, statement labels, custom operators, and more
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  • 86
    ISBN: 9780134399164 , 0134399161
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Second edition.
    Keywords: Mac OS ; iOS (Electronic resource) ; Macintosh (Computer) ; Programming ; Mobile apps ; Wearable computers ; Programming ; Application software ; Development ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Create Breakthrough Apple Watch Apps with the New watchOS 2 and the Updated WatchKit Framework! Apple Watch is improving quickly: Using Apple's new watchOS 2 operating system and the updated WatchKit framework, you can create tomorrow's hottest wearable apps. Learning WatchKit Programming, Second Edition, will help you master these technologies and gain the same "early mover" advantage that early iPhone developers enjoyed. Leading iOS development trainer and author Wei-Meng Lee guides you step by step through architecting, designing, and building cutting-edge Apple Watch apps. You'll learn how to make the most of the newest platform improvements, including direct programmatic access to key hardware features; support for new Watch Connectivity Framework APIs; and new ways to use location, consume web services, and persist data. Using practical Swift code examples designed for clarity and simplicity, Lee guides you through building apps from the ground up. You'll learn how to build native watch apps that perform exceptionally well on their own and how to integrate your apps with iPhones to do even more. Coverage includes Writing high-performance, native watch apps that run independently of the iPhone Accessing hardware, including Digital Crown, microphone, and Taptic Engine Storyboarding apps and testing them on the Apple Watch Simulator Mastering Apple Watch's multiple-screen navigation Building efficient interfaces with Apple Watch UI controls Creating and programming "complications"-apps that display data on the watch face, such as alarms, tachymeters, chronographs, and calendars Displaying information via labels, images, or tables Passing and returning data to Interface Controllers Integrating location services into Apple Watch apps Using Watch Connectivity Framework APIs to link watch and iOS apps Calling and consuming web services Persisting data on the watch Displaying short- and long-look notifications Implementing glances to help users gather information faster This guide will help you extend your existing iOS skills, build apps that solve a whole new set of problems, and reach millions of people in the fast-growing Apple Watch marketplace. All of this book's sample Swift code is available for download at informit.com/title/9780134398983. (Register your book to gain access.)
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  • 87
    ISBN: 9780134389653 , 0134389654
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Edition: Fifth edition.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Android (Electronic resource) ; Application software ; Development ; Mobile computing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: What Every Android App Developer Should Know Today: Android 6 Tools, App/UI Design, Testing, Publishing, and More Introduction to Android ™ Application Development, Fifth Edition , is the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps with the new Android 6 SDK, Android Studio, and latest development best practices. Bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever, this book covers everything you need to start developing professional apps for modern Android devices. If you're serious about Android development, this guide will prepare you to build virtually any app you can imagine! Three well-respected experts guide you through setting up your development environment, designing user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing your entire app-development process. Up-to-date code listings support in-depth explanations of key API features, and many chapters contain multiple sample apps. This fifth edition adds brand-new chapters on material design, styling applications, design patterns, and querying with SQLite. You'll find a treasure trove of Android Studio tips, plus a brand-new appendix on the Gradle build system. This edition also offers Updated coverage of the latest Android 5.1 and 6 APIs, tools, utilities, and best practices New coverage of the Android 6.0 permission model Powerful techniques for integrating material design into your apps An all-new chapter on using styles and reusing common UI components Extensive new coverage of app design, architecture, and backward compatibility A full chapter on using SQLite with persistent database-backed app data Revised quiz questions and exercises to test your knowledge Download this book's source code at informit.com/title/9780134389455 or introductiontoandroid.blogspot.com.
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  • 88
    ISBN: 9780134392233 , 013439223X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Video games ; Design ; Computer games ; Design ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The play-focused, step-by-step guide to creating great game designs This book offers a play-focused, process-oriented approach for designing games people will love to play. Drawing on a combined 35 years of design and teaching experience, Colleen Macklin and John Sharp link the concepts and elements of play to the practical tasks of game design. Using full-color examples, they reveal how real game designers think and work, and illuminate the amazing expressive potential of great game design. Focusing on practical details, this book guides you from idea to prototype to playtest and fully realized design. You'll walk through conceiving and creating a game's inner workings, including its core actions, themes, and especially its play experience. Step by step, you'll assemble every component of your "videogame," creating practically every kind of play: from cooperative to competitive, from chance-based to role-playing, and everything in between. Macklin and Sharp believe that games are for everyone , and game design is an exciting art form with a nearly unlimited array of styles, forms, and messages. Cutting across traditional platform and genre boundaries, they help you find inspiration wherever it exists. Games, Design and Play is for all game design students, and for beginning-to-intermediate-level game professionals, especially independent game designers. Bridging the gaps between imagination and production, it will help you craft outstanding designs for incredible play experiences! Coverage includes: Understanding core elements of play design: actions, goals, rules, objects, playspace, and players Mastering "tools" such as constraint, interaction, goals, challenges, strategy, chance, decision, storytelling, and context Comparing types of play and player experiences Considering the demands videogames make on players Establishing a game's design values Creating design documents, schematics, and tracking spreadsheets Collaborating in teams on a shared design vision Brainstorming and conceptualizing designs Using prototypes to realize and playtest designs Improving designs by making the most of playtesting feedback Knowing when a design is ready for production Learning the rules so you can break them!
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    ISBN: 9780134177618 , 0134177614
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: Android (Electronic resource) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Write Apps for Maximum Performance and Responsiveness "Threading and concurrency are as important in mobile as they are in large, distributed systems. This book does an excellent job of re-introducing us to the basic concepts and describing how to apply them to the Android framework. Even the most experienced Android developer should pick up at least a few tricks from these pages." -Dave Smith, PE, Google Developer Expert for Android Mastering concurrency is critical to developing software with superior performance and responsiveness. This is especially true for Android, where interruptions are frequent and abrupt, and in order to be correct, programs must be aware of component and process lifecycles in addition to being thread safe. You need a deep, Android-specific understanding of concurrency-and Android Concurrency delivers it. This guide in Addison-Wesley's Android Deep Dive series for experienced Android developers helps you leverage today's multi-core processors and heavily cached architectures, as well as major improvements built into Android 5 (Lollipop). Top Android developer and consultant Blake Meike strips the magic and mystery from concurrent programming and presents intensely practical solutions for everything from inter-thread communication to network communication. Meike introduces a simple but powerful architectural framework you can use to address new issues whenever they arise, and offers expert guidance for debugging even highly complex concurrency issues. Android Concurrency combines in-depth knowledge, proven patterns and idioms, and world-class insights for avoiding performance-killing mistakes. For serious Android developers, it will be an indispensable resource. You will • Gain new clarity about what concurrency really is, and how concurrent processes work • Master best practices for writing concurrent code that's more robust and less susceptible to weird, hard-to-diagnose errors • Review the Java concurrency mechanisms Android's constructs are built upon • Shape an approach to concurrency that reflects the unique characteristics of the Android environment • Avoid widespread misconceptions that lead Android developers into trouble • Make the most of AsyncTask-but only when it's the right tool for the job • Leverage the powerful, lightweight Looper/Handler framework to support scheduled, asynchronous tasks and execute many message types • Use the Android Service component to separate business logic from UI • Understand...
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  • 90
    ISBN: 9780133550801 , 013355080X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations
    Keywords: ISO 9001 Standard ; Total quality management ; Quality assurance ; Quality control ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: ISO 9001:2015 improves on the world's most widely used Quality Management Standard (QMS), reflecting current trends in economics, innovation, technology, business, and customer requirements. Using ISO 9001:2015, organizations can prevent and quickly address quality problems, deliver better customer experiences, and improve both profitability and sustainability. This guide combines a complete critical explanation of ISO 9001:2015's contents, as well as indispensable expert guidance for effective implementation. Two members of the Technical Committee that developed ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 9000:2015 show exactly how it affects your organization, so you can efficiently pass audits and gain or maintain registration. In modular, building-block format, Alka Jarvis and Paul Palmes clearly present each requirement and the value it delivers. They also offer a logical, structured process for applying ISO 9001:2015 to improve product or service quality. If you have already implemented ISO 9001:2008, the authors identify each key change, so you can locate gaps and plan an efficient migration. Practical appendixes include reusable templates and audit meeting agendas, plus essential information on documentation. Coverage includes ISO 9001:2015's business relevance and role in operational excellence Why revisions were necessary, and how they impact and benefit you Deepening your understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and expectations Scoping your QMS in the context of ISO 9001:2015 Understanding leadership's key role Identifying risks, opportunities, objectives, resources, and competencies Performing operational activities related to planning, control, requirements, design, and development Measuring QMS performance Addressing non-conformities and analyzing their root causes Promoting ongoing improvement This guidewill be indispensable to every leader and professional concerned with quality, throughout any organization that holds or seeks ISO 9001 certification.
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    ISBN: 9780134435534 , 0134435532
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume)
    Keywords: Apache Hadoop ; Data mining ; Data structures (Computer science) ; Data transmission systems ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The Example-Rich, Hands-On Guide to Data Munging with Apache Hadoop TM Data scientists spend much of their time "munging" data: handling day-to-day tasks such as data cleansing, normalization, aggregation, sampling, and transformation. These tasks are both critical and surprisingly interesting. Most important, they deepen your understanding of your data's structure and limitations: crucial insight for improving accuracy and mitigating risk in any analytical project. Now, two leading Hortonworks data scientists, Ofer Mendelevitch and Casey Stella, bring together powerful, practical insights for effective Hadoop-based data munging of large datasets. Drawing on extensive experience with advanced analytics, the authors offer realistic examples that address the common issues you're most likely to face. They describe each task in detail, presenting example code based on widely used tools such as Pig, Hive, and Spark. This concise, hands-on eBook is valuable for every data scientist, data engineer, and architect who wants to master data munging: not just in theory, but in practice with the field's #1 platform-Hadoop. Coverage includes A framework for understanding the various types of data quality checks, including cell-based rules, distribution validation, and outlier analysis Assessing tradeoffs in common approaches to imputing missing values Implementing quality checks with Pig or Hive UDFs Transforming raw data into "feature matrix" format for machine learning algorithms Choosing features and instances Implementing text features via "bag-of-words" and NLP techniques Handling time-series data via frequency- or time-domain methods Manipulating feature values to prepare for modeling Data Munging with Hadoop is part of a larger, forthcoming work entitled Data Science Using Hadoop . To be notified when the larger work is available, register your purchase of Data Munging with Hadoop at informit.com/register and check the box "I would like to hear from InformIT and its family of brands about products and special offers."
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    ISBN: 9780134271453 , 0134271459
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 volume) , illustrations.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley object technology series
    Keywords: Object-oriented methods (Computer science) ; System analysis ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: This innovative book recognizes the need within the object-oriented community for a book that goes beyond the tools and techniques of the typical methodology book. In Analysis Patterns: Reusable Object Models , Martin Fowler focuses on the end result of object-oriented analysis and design-the models themselves. He shares with you his wealth of object modeling experience and his keen eye for identifying repeating problems and transforming them into reusable models. Analysis Patterns provides a catalogue of patterns that have emerged in a wide range of domains including trading, measurement, accounting and organizational relationships. Recognizing that conceptual patterns cannot exist in isolation, the author also presents a series of "support patterns" that discuss how to turn conceptual models into software that in turn fits into an architecture for a large information system. Included in each pattern is the reasoning behind their design, rules for when they should and should not be used, and tips for implementation. The examples presented in this book comprise a cookbook of useful models and insight into the skill of reuse that will improve analysis, modeling and implementation.
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    ISBN: 0201633612 , 9780201633610
    Language: English
    Pages: xv, 395 p , ill.
    Edition: 37th printing.
    Series Statement: Addison-Wesley professional computing series
    Keywords: Object-oriented programming (Computer science) ; Computer software ; Reusability ; Software patterns ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented software. They then go on to systematically name, explain, evaluate, and catalog recurring designs in object-oriented systems. With Design Patterns as your guide, you will learn how these important patterns fit into the software development process, and how you can leverage them to solve your own design problems most efficiently. Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of using the pattern within a larger design. All patterns are compiled from real systems and are based on real-world examples. Each pattern also includes code that demonstrates how it may be implemented in object-oriented programming languages like C++ or Smalltalk. 0201633612B07092001
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    Boston : Addison-Wesley | Boston, Mass. :Safari Books Online
    ISBN: 9780321463425 , 0321463420
    Language: English
    Pages: xxiii, 403 p , ill. , 24 cm
    Keywords: Mobile computing ; Application software ; Development ; Smartphones ; Pocket computers ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The release of MIDP 2.0 and the introduction of the new Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) are generating momentum for the Java ME platform. As more and more Java-enabled mobile devices become available and more service providers become open to third-party development, the demand for customized applications will grow dramatically. Now, there's a practical, realistic guide to building MIDP 2.0/MSA applications that are robust, responsive, maintainable, and fun. Long-time Java ME author Jonathan Knudsen offers real solutions for the complex challenges of coding efficiency, application design, and usability in constrained mobile environments. Experienced Java developers will master MIDP 2.0 and MSA programming through clear, carefully designed examples. Downloadable code is available for both NetBeans Mobility Pack and the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit. Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA 's wide-ranging content covers: Pushing MIDP's limits, and exploiting MSA's full power Using MIDlets, Forms, commands, core classes, and invocation Building effective mobile user interfaces Designing graphics with the Canvas, the Game API, SVG, and 3D Providing storage and resources: record stores, FileConnection, and PDA PIM Internationalizing mobile applications Networking via WMA, Bluetooth, Web services, and SIP Parsing XML documents Implementing audio and advanced multimedia Securing mobile applications with SATSA and the Payment API Building advanced location-based applications Designing applications for multiple devices Creating end-to-end mobile application architectures
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    Language: English
    Pages: xxvii, 242 p. ; , 24 cm
    DDC: 005.36
    Keywords: Open source software ; Shareware (Computer software) ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "Open source requires a fundamentally different operating model in order for IT organizations to succeed. Succeeding with Open Source is the first how-to book about selecting open source software based on a product's characteristics such as quality, support, and longevity. Open source software is here to stay. Golden provides an essential tool for evaluating its usefulness/readiness for the corporation." - Martin Fink , Vice-President-Linux, Hewlett-Packard, and author of The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source "Open source software is transforming the way companies acquire and manage software at every level, from operating systems to applications. Today, IT managers who don't evaluate open source alternatives to proprietary software are doing their companies a profound disservice. If you are involved in any aspect of software acquisition and you aren't intimately familiar with how open source systems are created, documented, and supported, you need this book. It provides you with a new framework for assessing the maturity of open source solutions, walks you through every step of the evaluation process, and provides vital insights into the risks and benefits of making the open source decision." - David A. Taylor, Ph.D., author of Object Technology: A Manager's Guide and Supply Chains: A Manager's Guide "Novell, its customers, and its partners have been waiting for something like this: a quantitative and qualitative way to assess the strength of open source projects we hope to support or build into our products. Golden provides a clear, concise methodology for determining whether an open source project is enterprise-ready and what it would take to make it so." - Chris Stone, Vice Chairman, Novell "Open source software addresses many of the needs of IT organizations. While more and more organizations are using open source software, few understand how to evaluate it in the absence of a parent organization. Golden provides an effective mechanism to quickly evaluate open source software based on standard software measures-such as quality, support, and documentation-and to share those evaluations with other organizations. Using Golden's model, IT organizations can efficiently compare proprietary solutions to open source software solutions." - Stormy Peters, Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard Company "This book contains some of the most valuable, practical advice I have seen on how to transform the use of open source software f...
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index
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    Pages: xiv, 373 p. , ill. ; , 24 cm. +
    DDC: 005.13/3
    Keywords: C++ (Computer program language) ; Computer programming ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Abrahams and Gurtovoy have written something close to a classic... marvelous fun to read... Read the complete book review by Jack J. Woehr, Dr. Dobbs Journal, June 03, 2005 "If you're like me, you're excited by what people do with template metaprogramming (TMP) but are frustrated at the lack of clear guidance and powerful tools. Well, this is the book we've been waiting for. With help from the excellent Boost Metaprogramming Library, David and Aleksey take TMP from the laboratory to the workplace with readable prose and practical examples, showing that "compile-time STL" is as able as its runtime counterpart. Serving as a tutorial as well as a handbook for experts, this is the book on C++ template metaprogramming." -Chuck Allison, Editor, The C++ Source C++ Template Metaprogramming sheds light on the most powerful idioms of today's C++, at long last delivering practical metaprogramming tools and techniques into the hands of the everyday programmer. A metaprogram is a program that generates or manipulates program code. Ever since generic programming was introduced to C++, programmers have discovered myriad "template tricks" for manipulating programs as they are compiled, effectively eliminating the barrier between program and metaprogram. While excitement among C++ experts about these capabilities has reached the community at large, their practical application remains out of reach for most programmers. This book explains what metaprogramming is and how it is best used. It provides the foundation you'll need to use the template metaprogramming effectively in your own work. This book is aimed at any programmer who is comfortable with idioms of the Standard Template Library (STL). C++ power-users will gain a new insight into their existing work and a new fluency in the domain of metaprogramming. Intermediate-level programmers who have learned a few advanced template techniques will see where these tricks fit in the big picture and will gain the conceptual foundation to use them with discipline. Programmers who have caught the scent of metaprogramming, but for whom it is still mysterious, will finally gain a clear understanding of how, when, and why it works. All readers will leave with a new tool of unprecedented power at their disposal-the Boost Metaprogramming Library. The companion CD-ROM contains all Boost C++ libraries, including the Boost Metaprogramming Library and its reference documentation, along with all of the book's sample code and extens...
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index
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    Language: English
    Pages: xxxi, 702 p. , ill. ; , 25 cm
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    DDC: 005.1
    Keywords: Linux ; Application software ; Development ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "The first edition of this book has always been kept within arm's reach of my desk due to the wonderful explanations of all areas of the Linux userspace API. This second edition greatly overshadows the first one, and will replace it." --Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel programmer Develop Software that Leverages the Full Power of Today's Linux Linux Application Development, Second Edition, is the definitive reference for Linux programmers at all levels of experience, including C programmers moving from other operating systems. Building on their widely praised first edition, leading Linux programmers Michael Johnson and Erik Troan systematically present the key APIs and techniques you need to create robust, secure, efficient software or to port existing code to Linux. This book has been fully updated for the Linux 2.6 kernel, GNU C library version 2.3, the latest POSIX standards, and the Single Unix Specification, Issue 6. Its deep coverage of Linux-specific extensions and features helps you take advantage of the full power of contemporary Linux. Along the way, the authors share insights, tips, and tricks for developers working with any recent Linux distribution, and virtually any version of Unix. Topics include Developing in Linux: understanding the operating system, licensing, and documentation The development environment: compilers, linker and loader, and unique debugging tools System programming: process models, file handling, signal processing, directory operations, and job control Terminals, sockets, timers, virtual consoles, and the Linux console Development libraries: string matching, terminal handling, command-line parsing, authentication, and more Hundreds of downloadable code samples New to this edition The GNU C library (glibc), underlying standards, and test macros Writing secure Linux programs, system daemons, and utilities Significantly expanded coverage of memory debugging, including Valgrind and mpr Greatly improved coverage of regular expressions IPv6 networking coverage, including new system library interfaces for using IPv6 and IPv4 interchangeably Coverage of strace, ltrace, real-time signals, poll and epoll system calls, popt library improvements, Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM), qdbm, and much more Improved index and glossary, plus line-numbered code examples
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 679-682) and index
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    Language: English
    Pages: xix, 470 p. , ill. ; , 23 cm
    DDC: 005.13/3
    Keywords: Java (Computer program language) ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "With this book, Ted Neward helps you make the leap from being a good Java enterprise developer to a great developer!" -John Crupi, Sun Distinguished Engineer coauthor, Core J2EE Patterns If you want to build better Java enterprise applications and work more efficiently, look no further. Inside, you will find an accessible guide to the nuances of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development. Learn how to: Use in-process or local storage to avoid the network, see item 44 Set lower isolation levels for better transactional throughput, see item 35 Use Web services for open integration, see item 22 Consider your lookup carefully, see item 16 Pre-generate content to minimize processing, see item 55 Utilize role-based authorization, see item 63 Be robust in the face of failure, see item 7 Employ independent JREs for side-by-side versioning, see item 69 Ted Neward provides you with 75 easily digestible tips that will help you master J2EE development on a systemic and architectural level. His panoramic look at the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of J2EE development will address your most pressing concerns. Learn how to design your enterprise systems so they adapt to future demands. Improve the efficiency of your code without compromising its correctness. Discover how to implement sophisticated functionality that is not directly supported by the language or platform. After reading Effective Enterprise Java , you will know how to design and implement better, more scalable enterprise-scope Java software systems.
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    Language: English
    Pages: xxii, 273 p. , ill. ; , 24 cm
    DDC: 658.4
    Keywords: Industrial management ; Organizational change ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "All that have ever tried to impose change in their organization will immediately recognize and truly value the in-depth knowledge and experience captured in this book. It contains a collection of eye-openers that is a treasure chest for pioneers of new organizational ideas, A fantastic toolbox for use in future missions!" -Lise B. Hvatum, product development manager, Schlumberger "If you have need of changing your organization, and especially of introducing new techniques, then you want to understand what is in this book. It will help you avoid common pitfalls that doom many such projects and will show you a clear path to success. The techniques are derived from the experience of many individuals and organizations. Many are also fun to apply. This stuff is really cool-and really hot." -Joseph Bergin, professor of computer science, Pace University, New York "If change is the only guarantee in life, why is it so hard to do? As this book points out, people are not so much resistant to change itself as they are to being changed. Mary Lynn and Linda have successfully used the pattern form to capture and present the recurring lessons of successful change efforts and have placed a powerful knowledge resource in the hands of their readers." -Alan O'Callaghan, researcher, Software Technology Research Laboratory, De Montfort University, United Kingdom "The most difficult part of absorbing patterns, or any technology, into an organization is overcoming the people issues. The patterns in this book are the documentation of having gone through that experience, giving those that dare push the envelope a head start at success." -David E. DeLano, IBM Pervasive Computing "If you have ever wondered how you could possibly foster any cultural changes in your organization, in this book you will find a lot of concrete advice for doing so. I recommend that everyone read this book who has a vast interest in keeping his or her organization flexible and open for cultural change." -Jutta Eckstein, Independent Consultant, Objects In Action Author of Agile Software Development in the Large 48 Patterns for Driving and Sustaining Change in Your Organization Change. It's brutally tough to initiate, even harder to sustain. It takes too long. People resist it. But without it, organizations lose their competitive edge. Fortunately, you can succeed at making change. In Fearless Change, Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising illuminate 48 proven techniques, or patterns, for im...
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    Boston : Addison-Wesley | Boston, MA :Safari,
    Language: English
    Pages: lxxxix, 1649 p. , ill. ; , 24 cm. +
    DDC: 004.165
    Keywords: Pentium (Microprocessor) ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: "In this monumental new book, Tom Shanley pulls together 15 years of history of Intel's mainline microprocessors, the most popular and important computer architecture in history. Shanley has a keen eye for the salient facts, and an outstanding sense for how to organize and display the material for easy accessibility by the reader. If you want to know what does this bit control, what does that feature do, and how did those instructions evolve through several generations of x86, this is the reference book for you. This is the book Intel should have written, but now they don't have to." - Bob Colwell , Intel Fellow The Unabridged Pentium 4 offers unparalleled coverage of Intel's IA32 family of processors, from the 386 through the Pentium 4 and Pentium M processors. Unlike other texts, which address solely a hardware or software audience, this book serves as a comprehensive technical reference for both audiences. Inside, Tom Shanley covers not only the hardware design and software enhancements of Intel's latest processors, he also explains the relationship between these hardware and software characteristics. As a result, readers will come away with a complete understanding of the processor's internal architecture, the Front Side Bus (FSB), the processor's relationship to the system, and the processor's software architecture. Essential topics covered include: Goals of single-task and multi-task operating systems The 386 processor-the baseline ancestor of the IA32 processor family The 486 processor, including a cache primer The Pentium processor The P6 roadmap, P6 processor core, and P6 FSB The Pentium Pro processor, including the Microcode Update feature The Pentium II and the Pentium II Xeon and Celeron processors The Pentium III and the Pentium III Xeon and Celeron processors The Pentium 4 processor family The Pentium M processor Processor identification, System Management Mode, and the IO and Local APICs An "at-a-glance" table of contents allows readers to quickly find topics ranging from 386 Demand Mode Paging to Pentium 4 CPU Arbitration. The accompanying CD-ROM contains 16 extra chapters. Whether you design software or hardware or are responsible for system maintenance or customer support, The Unabridged Pentium 4 will prove an invaluable reference to the world's most widely used microprocessor chips. MindShare's PC System Architecture series is a crisply written and comprehensive set of guides to the most important PC hardware standards. Boo...
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