Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .NET 2.0 Platform

Book Description:

This book explains how to write .NET 2.0 applications and services. It provides you with a clean slate, erasing the need for developing the COM, DCOM, COM+, or ActiveX components that used to be a necessity. Instead, you’ll learn how to write .NET applications using C++/CLI.

This book is based on its highly successful predecessor, and bridges the gap between classic C++ and C++/CLI. Furthermore, this edition is based on the newest version of Visual Studio .NET (2005) and .NET 2.0. All topic areas include specific code examples. By the end of the book, you will be proficient in developing .NET applications and services for both the Windows desktop and the Web.

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Pro PHP and jQuery, Second Edition

Book Description:

Take advantage of the improved performance and reduced memory requirements of PHP version 7, and learn to utilize the new built-in PHP functions and features such as typed variable enforcement with declare(strict_types=1) and the new available data types, scalar type declarations for function arguments and return statements, constant arrays using define(), argument unpacking with the … operator, integer division with intdiv(), the null coalesce operator, the spaceship operator, new exception types, and improvements to existing features.
Pro PHP and jQuery, Second Edition is for intermediate level programmers interested in building web applications using jQuery and PHP. Updated for PHP version 7 and the latest version of jQuery, this book teaches some advanced PHP techniques and it shows you how to take your dynamic applications to the next level by adding a JavaScript layer using the jQuery framework and APIs.
After reading and using this book, you’ll come away having built a fully functional PHP and jQuery web application that you can reapply as a template for your own particular web application.
Pro PHP and jQuery, Second Edition is for intermediate level programmers interested in building web applications using jQuery and PHP. Updated for PHP version 7 and the latest version of jQuery, this book teaches some advanced PHP techniques and it shows you how to take your dynamic applications to the next level by adding a JavaScript layer using the jQuery framework and APIs, considered the most popular JavaScript libraries.
After reading and using this book, you’ll come away understanding a fully functional PHP using jQuery web application case study that you can reapply as a template for your own particular web application.
Moreover, from PHP 7, you’ll get uniform variable syntax, the AST-based compilation process, the added Closure::call(), bitwise shift consistency across platforms, the (null coalesce) operator, Unicode codepoint escape syntax, return type declarations, and new and easier extensions development with support for redis, MongoDB and much more.
 

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Enterprise Mac Security, 3rd Edition

Book Description:

Enterprise Mac Security is a definitive, expert-driven update of the popular, slash-dotted first edition which was written in part as a companion to the SANS Institute course for Mac OS X. It contains detailed Mac OS X security information, and walkthroughs on securing systems, including the new 10.11 operating system.
A common misconception in the Mac community is that Mac’s operating system is more secure than others. While this might be have been true in certain cases, security on the Mac has always still been a crucial issue. With the release of OS X 10.11, the operating system is taking large strides in getting even more secure. Even still, when sharing is enabled or remote control applications are installed, Mac OS X faces a variety of security threats, whether these have been exploited or not.
This book caters to both the beginning home user and the seasoned security professional not accustomed to the Mac, establishing best practices for Mac OS X for a wide audience.
The authors of this book are seasoned Mac and security professionals, having built many of the largest network infrastructures for Apple and spoken at both DEFCON and Black Hat on OS X security.
 

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The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Edition

Book Description:

Understand the concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in your professional development as a new system administrator. While every information technology culture is specific to its parent organization, there are commonalities that apply to all organizations.

The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Edition looks at those commonalities and provides a general introduction to critical aspects associated with system administration. It further acts to provide definitions and patterns for common computer terms and acronyms.

You’ll learn:

• How to build and manage home networking and plan more complex network environments
• How to manage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plans
• How to develop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystem
• How to handle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account management
• How to work with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6
• How to deploy workstations and printers
• How to manage and use antivirus and security management software
• How to build, manage and work with intranets and Internet support services

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Selenium WebDriver Recipes in C#, Second Edition

Book Description:

Solve your Selenium WebDriver problems with this quick guide to automated testing of web applications with Selenium WebDriver in C#. Selenium WebDriver Recipes in C#, Second Edition contains hundreds of solutions to real-world problems, with clear explanations and ready-to-run Selenium test scripts that you can use in your own projects.

You’ll learn:

• How to locate web elements and test functions for hyperlinks, buttons, TextFields and TextAreas, radio buttons, CheckBoxes, and more
• How to use Selenium WebDriver for select lists, navigation, assertions, frames, file upload and pop-up dialogs
• How to debug test scripts and test data
• How to manage and deal with browser profiles and capabilities<
• How to manage tests for advanced user interactions and experiences (UX)
• How to work with and manage tests and testing using Selenium Remote Control and Selenium Server

Audience

This book is for experienced .NET and C# Windows application programmers/developers.

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Learn Swift 2 on the Mac, Second Edition

Book Description:

If you are an iOS developer or planning to become one, learning Swift 2 is your #1 priority, and this book tells you everything you need to get up to speed, well, swiftly.

You’ll start with the Swift Playground and an introduction to object-oriented programming so you can immediately see Swift in action. You then learn about all of the key language features like functions and closures, classes, methods, extensions, and how Swift works just as well as Objective-C when it comes to easy memory management with ARC.

Finally you’ll learn how to use Swift alongside Objective-C as well as with Core Data, and you’ll learn how to put all of the pieces together with a health app using Apple’s HealthKit framework.

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Digital Painting Techniques

Book Description:

Learn the foundational concepts of vector graphics and raster imaging, including what new media formats are best for use with Android Studio, Java and JavaFX, iOS, Kindle and HTML5, as well as key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process, and why data footprint optimization is important. Digital Painting Techniquescovers concepts central to digital painting using the Inkscape 0.91 open source software package as well as the Corel Painter 2016 professional digital painting software package.

You’ll learn:

• The terminology of digital painting
• What comprises a digital painting 2D modeling and rendering pipeline
• Concepts and principles behind digital painting content production
• How to install and utilize 64-bit Inkscape 0.91 and Corel Painter 2016
• Concepts behind curves, strokes, fills, patterns, rendering and physics
• Digital painting data formats and data footprint optimization

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User Group Leadership

Book Description:

This book is about starting and sustaining a technology user group. User groups are a wonderful way to connect with local and like-minded professionals for networking and learning. All the forums and social media on the internet can’t replace face-to-face time spent discussing problems, upcoming technologies, and other pertinent topics. What every user group needs is leaders to organize meetings, find speakers, and connect the community.

What every leader needs is good advice and guidance on how to begin a group and nurture new leadership to keep the group sustainable, and Michelle Malcher provides just that right sort of guidance in her book on User Group Leadership. This book is designed to help you understand what goes into starting and building a user group, giving you the tools and resources to do so. Learn what to expect before your first meeting, in the first three months, and in the first year.

Malcher has experience from the local group level on up to the international level with the Independent Oracle User Group. If you’re involved in technology and are ready to take on a position of leadership by which to help others network, succeed, and grow, then grab a copy of this book. You won’t find a better source of guidance for starting and growing a new group on the technology of your choice.

Learn what to know before you ever have your first meeting

Prepare for each meeting with a list of things that should be done

Grow your local members into future leaders

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Beginning Neo4j

Book Description:

Beginning Neo4j is your introduction in the world of graph databases, and the benefits they can bring to your applications. Neo4j is the most established graph database on the market, and it’s always improving to bring more of its benefits to you. This book will take you from the installation of Neo4j through to building a full application with Neo4j at its heart, and everything in between.
Using this book, you’ll get everything up and running, and then learn how to use Neo4j to build up recommendations, relationships, and calculate the shortest route between two locations. With example data models, best practices, and an application putting everything together, this book will give you everything you need to really get started with Neo4j.
Neo4j is being used by social media and ecommerce industry giants. You can take advantage of Neo4j’s powerful features and benefits – add Beginning Neo4j to your library today.

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JavaScript Object Programming

Book Description:

This brief  book explains the advantages of the object model, inheritance, both classical and prototypical, and shows how these concepts can be implemented in JavaScript. It also shows how object programming (OP) opens a new world of design possibilities that go far beyond inheritance.

This book will help the intermediate JavaScript programmer learn to use both types of inheritance. For classical inheritance, it is accompanied by a substantial online system (a windowing UI library) that shows classical inheritance at its best. The same system shows how OP “capabilities” can eliminate much of the need for inheritance.

For experienced JavaScript programmers, this book shows why most of the old views of JavaScript’s inheritance have not done it justice. JavaScript classes inherit from JavaScript’s prototypes, a fact that makes JavaScript’s prototypes, when used correctly, functional equivalents to C++ classes (not to prototypes in true prototypical languages, like Self).

JavaScript’s object programming (not inheritance) is what separates it from classical OOP languages like C++ and Java. Most important, basing inheritance on JavaScript’s prototypal chain is possible, but is not the best choice for prototypal inheritance or classical inheritance.

What You’ll Learn

• What are objects, JavaScript objects and object programming
• What is and how to use inheritance and JavaScript inheritance as well as inheritance alternatives
• How to design for JavaScript
• What are and how to use OO principles in JavaScript
• How to use Constructors with JavaScript and more

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Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam 1Z0-809

Book Description:

This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.

The book starts by answering frequently asked questions about the OCPJP 8 exam (Chapter 1). The book maps each exam topic into a chapter and covers 100% of the exam topics (next 12 Chapters). Exam topics are discussed using numerous programming and real-world examples. Each chapter ends with practice exam questions and a quick summary that revises key concepts covered in the chapter from exam perspective.

After reading the main chapters, you can take the full-length mock exam to ensure that you have enough practice before actually taking the exam (Chapter 14).

If you are an OCPJP 8 exam aspirant, this book is certainly for you. This book assumes that you are already familiar with Java fundamentals (that is in line with the prerequisite of having a OCAJP 8 certification before you take up the OCPJP 8 exam).

This book will be a delectable read to you because of its simple language, example driven approach, easy-to-read style, and complete focus towards the exam.

Salient Features

• In-depth and 100% coverage of all 12 exam topics for the certification

• Numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples

• Hundreds of practice exam questions (including a full-length mock exam)

 

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Practical MongoDB

Book Description:

The “one-size-fits-all” thinking regarding traditional RDBMSs has been challenged in the last few years by the emergence of diversified NoSQL databases. More than 120 NoSQL databases are now available in the market, and the market leader by far is MongoDB. With so many companies opting for MongoDB as their NoSQL database of choice, there’s a need for a practical how-to combined with expert advice for getting the most out of the software.
Beginning with a short introduction to the basics of NoSQL databases, MongoDB experts Navin Sabharwal andShankatala Gupta Edward introduce readers to MongoDB – the leading document based NoSQL database, acquainting them step by step with all aspects of MongoDB. They cover the data model, underlying architecture, how to code using Mongo Shell, and administration of the MongoDB platform, among other topics. The book also provides clear guidelines and practical examples for architecting and developing applications using the MongoDB platform and deploying them. Database developers, architects, and database administrators will find useful information covering all aspects of the MongoDB platform and how to put it to use practically.
Practical Guide to MongoDB provides readers with:

• A solid understanding of NoSQL databases
• An understanding of how to get started with MongoDB
• Methodical coverage of the architecture, development, and administration of MongoDB

A plethora of “How to’s” enabling you to use the technology most efficiently to solve the problems you face
Practical MongoDB is for those just starting to learning to work with NoSQL databases in general and MongoDB in particular. Skills in these areas are in demand, making this book essential reading for those who want to work more productively or break into big data work. It will prove equally useful for entrepreneurs and others who like to work with new tech

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Pro Docker

Book Description:

In this fast-paced book on the Docker open standards platform for developing, packaging and running portable distributed applications, Deepak Vorha

discusses how  to build, ship and run applications on any platform such as a PC, the cloud, data center or a virtual machine. He describes how to install and create Docker images. and the advantages off Docker containers.The remainder of the book is devoted  to discussing using Docker with important software solutions. He begins  by discussing using Docker with a traditional RDBMS using Oracle and MySQL.  Next he moves on to NoSQL with chapter on MongoDB Cassandra, and Couchbase.   Then he addresses the use of Docker in the Hadoop ecosystem with complete chapters on utilizing not only Hadoop, but Hive, HBase, Sqoop, Kafka, Solr and Spark.

What You Will Learn

• How to install a Docker image
• How to create a Docker container
• How to run an Application in a Docker Container
• Use Docker with Apache Hadoop Ecosystem
• Use Docker with NoSQL Databases
• Use Docker with RDBMS

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Pro React

Book Description:

Pro React teaches you how to successfully structure increasingly complex front-end applications and interfaces. This book explores the React library in depth, as well as detailing additional tools and libraries in the React ecosystem, enabling you to create complete, complex applications.
You will learn how to use React completely, and learn best practices for creating interfaces in a composable way. You will also cover additional tools and libraries in the React ecosystem (such as React Router and Flux architecture). Each topic is covered clearly and concisely and is packed with the details you need to learn to be truly effective. The most important features are given no-nonsense, in-depth treatment, and every chapter details common problems and how to avoid them.
If you already have experience creating front-end apps using jQuery or perhaps other JavaScript frameworks, but need to solve the increasingly common problem of structuring complex front-end applications, then this book is for you. Start working with React like a pro – add Pro React to your library today.

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Program the Internet of Things with Swift for iOS

Book Description:

Program the Internet of Things with Swift and iOS is a detailed tutorial that will teach you how to build apps using Apple’s native APIs for the Internet of Things, including the Apple Watch, HomeKit, and Apple Pay. This is the second book by Ahmed Bakir (author of Beginning iOS Media App Development) and his team at devAtelier LLC, who have been involved in developing over 20 mobile projects.
Written like a code review, this book presents a detailed “how” and “why” for each topic, explaining Apple-specific design patterns as they come up and pulling lessons from other popular apps. To help you getting up and running quickly, each chapter is framed within a working project, allowing you to use the sample code directly in your apps.
The Internet of Things is not limited to Apple devices alone, so this book also explains how to interface with popular third-party hardware devices, such as the Fitbit and Raspberry Pi, and generic interfaces, like Restful API’s and HTTPS. The Internet of Things is waiting ― be a part of it!

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Android TV Apps Development

Book Description:

This one-of-a-kind short book walks you through creating fantastic entertainment apps for one of the newest Android platforms. Android TV Apps Development: Building Media and Games will demystify some of the newest APIs and present the tools necessary for building applications that run on Android TV.Walking through example applications, you will learn the vocabulary necessary to solve real-world problems and how to present your content on the television through Android. In addition to practical code examples, you will learn about various design considerations that will make using your apps an enjoyable experience for users.

What you’ll learn:

• How to design for Android TV
• How to create a media app for Android TV
• What are the game design/development considerations for Android TV
• How to distribute Android TV apps

Audience:Developers with some experience with Android development who are interested in building applications for the Android TV platform.

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Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDX

Book Description:

Design and create video games using Java, with the LibGDX software library. By reading Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDX, you will learn how to design video game programs and how to build them in Java. You will be able to create your own 2D games, using various hardware for input (keyboard/mouse, gamepad controllers, or touchscreen), and create executable versions of your games. The LibGDX library facilitates the game development process by providing pre-built functionality for common tasks. It is a free, open source library that includes full cross-platform compatibility, so programs written using this library can be compiled to run on desktop computers (Windows/MacOS), web browsers, and smartphones/tablets (both Android and iOS).

Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDX teaches by example with many game case study projects that you will build throughout the book. This ensures that you will see all of the APIs that are encountered in the book in action and learn to incorporate them into your own projects. The book also focuses on teaching core Java programming concepts and applying them to game development.

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Beginning Django CMS

Book Description:

Build a world-class website in less than a week with Django CMS. Beginning Django CMS shows you how to simply and easily write a dynamic website with a full content management system in the backend. It is written for Internet developers who are sick and tired of dealing with complicated, bloated website frameworks that are a pain to build and a nightmare to maintain. Django CMS is an Open Source website building framework that is experiencing exponential growth because it is built on the simple, secure and scalable architecture of Django. This book takes you from knowing nothing about Django CMS, to building a functional website and content management system that you can deploy for your own website or for your customers.

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Big Data Analytics with Spark

Book Description:

Big Data Analytics with Spark is a step-by-step guide for learning Spark, which is an open-source fast and general-purpose cluster computing framework for large-scale data analysis. You will learn how to use Spark for different types of big data analytics projects, including batch, interactive, graph, and stream data analysis as well as machine learning. In addition, this book will help you become a much sought-after Spark expert.

Spark is one of the hottest Big Data technologies. The amount of data generated today by devices, applications and users is exploding. Therefore, there is a critical need for tools that can analyze large-scale data and unlock value from it. Spark is a powerful technology that meets that need. You can, for example, use Spark to perform low latency computations through the use of efficient caching and iterative algorithms; leverage the features of its shell for easy and interactive Data analysis; employ its fast batch processing and low latency features to process your real time data streams and so on. As a result, adoption of Spark is rapidly growing and is replacing Hadoop MapReduce as the technology of choice for big data analytics.

This book provides an introduction to Spark and related big-data technologies. It covers Spark core and its add-on libraries, including Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, GraphX, and MLlib. Big Data Analytics with Spark is therefore written for busy professionals who prefer learning a new technology from a consolidated source instead of spending countless hours on the Internet trying to pick bits and pieces from different sources.

The book also provides a chapter on Scala, the hottest functional programming language, and the program that underlies Spark. You’ll learn the basics of functional programming in Scala, so that you can write Spark applications in it.
What’s more, Big Data Analytics with Spark provides an introduction to other big data technologies that are commonly used along with Spark, like Hive, Avro, Kafka and so on. So the book is self-sufficient; all the technologies that you need to know to use Spark are covered. The only thing that you are expected to know is programming in any language.

There is a critical shortage of people with big data expertise, so companies are willing to pay top dollar for people with skills in areas like Spark and Scala. So reading this book and absorbing its principles will provide a boost―possibly a big boost―to your career.

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Introducing Zurb Foundation 6

Book Description:

Introducing Zurb Foundation 6 is your easy-to-digest brief introduction to this exciting technology for building responsive and mobile-first websites. Using this book, you’ll understand the basics of the latest iteration which comes with new and exciting features. You will understand how to incorporate Foundation into your HTML file and the various options you have, including typography, utility classes, media, forms, buttons and much more.

This book will jumpstart your knowledge with an easy-to-follow approach so you can come to grips with the latest version of the framework. A downloadable code bundle is also included for you to play with, and therefore understand, the subtle nuances of the latest version.

What You Will Learn

*How to download and incorporate Zurb Foundation into your workflow
*How to use the new grid system, layout, content, and further features
*How to design interfaces and other web elements using built-in CSS and JavaScript components

Who This Book Is For

This book is aimed at beginners who have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and want a quick, no-nonsense introduction to working with Zurb Foundation. No prior experience or knowledge of Zurb Foundation 6 or its previous versions is required to understand the concepts in this book.

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