“…What You Will Learn Along with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google's new Android Studio IDE Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library Master Android programming best practices from the recipes Create exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster Keep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app. Make use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users Get a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations In Detail The Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! …”

“…What You Will Learn Build custom scoped applications that access the full ServiceNow API Build a modern, responsive self-service interface with Service Portal Design feature-rich, responsive, automated workflow systems Design powerful data-driven applications Control information flow and apply business logic with Business Rules Write efficient and effective client-side JavaScript Learn how to authenticate and secure Web Services Integrate and exchange data with people and systems Create and secure your systems with proper access control In Detail ServiceNow is a SaaS application that provides workflow form-based applications. …”

“…Familiarity with the day-to-day operations of computer networks is expected What You Will Learn Transition from legacy networking to software-defined networking Learn how SDN controllers work and manage a network using southbound and northbound APIs Learn how to deploy the OpenDayLight SDN controller and integrate it with virtual switches Understand the basic design and operation of the OpenDaylight platform Build simple MD-SAL OpenDaylight applications Build applications on top of OpenDayLight to trigger network changes based on different events Integrate OpenStack with OpenDayLight to build a fully managed network Learn how to build a software-defined datacenter using NFV and service-chaining technologies In Detail OpenDaylight is an open source, software-defined network controller based on standard protocols. …”

“…What You Will Learn Use Splunk to gather, analyze, and report on data Create dashboards and visualizations that make data meaningful Build an operational intelligence application with extensive features and functionality Enrich operational data with lookups and workflows Model and accelerate data and perform pivot-based reporting Build real-time, scripted, and other intelligence-driven alerts Summarize data for longer term trending, reporting, and analysis Integrate advanced JavaScript charts and leverage Splunk's API In Detail Splunk makes it easy for you to take control of your data, and with Splunk Operational Cookbook, you can be confident that you are taking advantage of the Big Data revolution and driving your business with the cutting edge of operational intelligence and business analytics. …”

“…Starting with a project on Open Library API, you will be introduced to React and JSX before moving on to learning about the life cycle of a React component. …”

“…We will publish our data with QGIS Server and GeoServer, and create a basic web map with the API of the lightweight Leaflet web mapping library. …”

“…What You Will Learn Install, configure, and administer MongoDB sharded clusters and replica sets Begin writing applications using MongoDB in Java and Python languages Initialize the server in three different modes with various configurations Perform cloud deployment and introduce PaaS for Mongo Discover frameworks and products built to improve developer productivity using Mongo Take an in-depth look at the Mongo programming driver APIs in Java and Python Set up enterprise class monitoring and backups of MongoDB In Detail MongoDB is a high-performance and feature-rich NoSQL database that forms the backbone of the systems that power many different organizations ? …”

“…What You Will Learn Creating a Team Project with Dashboards, Assigning License, Adding users, and Auditing Access Setting up a Git repository in an existing TFVC-based Team Project Setting up branch policies and conducting Pull requests with code reviews Mapping, assigning and tracking work items shared by multiple teams Setting up and customizing Backlogs, Kanban board, Sprint Taskboard, and dashboards Creating a Continuous Integration, Continuous Build, and Release Pipeline Integrating SonarQube with TFBuild to manage Technical Debt Triggering Selenium Web Tests on a Selenium Test Grid using TFBuild Using Visual Studio Team Services Cloud load testing capability with new Build framework Extending and customizing the capabilities of Team Foundation Server using API and Process Editor In Detail Team Foundation Server (TFS) allows you to manage code repositories, build processes, test infrastructure, and deploy labs. …”

“…What You Will Learn Off-screen rendering and environment mapping techniques to render mirrors Shadow mapping techniques, including variance shadow mapping Implement a particle system using shaders Utilize noise in shaders Make use of compute shaders for physics, animation, and general computing Create interactive applications using GLFW to handle user inputs and the Android Sensor framework to detect gestures and motions on mobile devices Use OpenGL primitives to plot 2-D datasets (such as time series) dynamically Render complex 3D volumetric datasets with techniques such as data slicers and multiple viewpoint projection In Detail OpenGL is a fully functional, cross-platform API widely adopted across the industry for 2D and 3D graphics development. …”

“…What You Will Learn Consolidate, clean, and transform your data acquired from various data sources Perform statistical analysis of data to find hidden insights Explore graphical techniques to see what your data looks like Use machine learning techniques to build predictive models Build scalable data products and solutions Start programming using the RDD, DataFrame and Dataset APIs Become an expert by improving your data analytical skills In Detail This is the era of Big Data. …”

“…What You Will Learn Set up a development environment and install all the required software to get started programming a bot Publish a bot to Slack, Skype, and the Facebook Messenger platform Develop a fully functional weather bot that communicates the current weather in a given city Help your bot identify the intent of a text with the help of LUIS in order to make decisions Integrate an API into your bot development Build an IVR solution Explore the concept of MicroServices and see how MicroServices can be used in bot development Develop an IoT project, deploy it, and connect it to a bot In Detail Bots help users to use the language as a UI and interact with the applications from any platform. …”

“…You will also learn about web sockets, various API services for Ethereum, and much more. The blockchain is the main technical innovation of bitcoin, where it serves as the public ledger for bitcoin transactions. …”

“…What You Will Learn Get to grips with the basic to advanced concepts of JavaScript Learn how to use JavaScript on server side using Node.js Develop web applications in ASP.NET using JavaScript Get to know with industry-wide best practices and design patterns that provide maintainability and scalability Build an ASP.NET application using Angular 2 with TypeScript and Web API Explore WinJS and see how to use mobile capabilities from web applications Use JavaScript to develop scalable ASP.NET applications See how to test and debug JavaScript In Detail If you want to improve responsiveness or the UX in your ASP.NET applications, JavaScript can be a life saver. …”

“…Skill Level Intermediate Learn How To Read code with an understanding of the language mechanics and internals Understand costs by knowing the different semantics of the language Code and design software more effectively Design your Go projects and better ways to package your APIs Write multithreaded code in Go and learn the things you need to focus on Unit test your code and write benchmarks to validate assumptions Profile and trace your Go programs to identify and fix bugs and to make improvements Who Should Take This Course Any intermediate-level developer who has some experience with other programming languages and wants to learn Go. …”

“…Moving on, you will add user-detecting classes and APIs such as gesture detection, touch screen listeners, and sensors to your app. …”

“…What you will learn Understand blockchain technology and what makes it an immutable database Use the features of web3.py API to interact with the smart contract Create your own cryptocurrency and token in Ethereum using Vyper Use IPFS features to store content on the decentralized storage platform Implement a Twitter-like decentralized application with a desktop frontend Build decentralized app..…”

“…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. …”

“…The mental model, design constraints, and the subtleties of the API-everything is covered. You’ll learn in detail how to use the router in your own applications. …”

“…What You Will Learn From a solid understanding of the Swift 2 language Get to know the practical aspects of how a computer program actually works Understand the paradigms used by Apple's frameworks, so you are not intimidated by them Create a server in Swift to deliver JSON data to an iOS app Take advantage of Cocoapods to use third-party libraries Build games with SpriteKit and SceneKit Develop an app running on the cloud to act as an API server for your client's apps Dive into the core components of Swift 2 including operators, collections, control flow, and functions Create and use classes, structures, and enums including object-oriented topics such as inheritance, protocols, and extensions Develop a practical understanding of subscripts, optionals, and closures Master Objective-C interoperability with mix and match Access network resources using Swift Implement various standard design patterns in the Swift language In Detail The Swift??…”

“…By the end of this book, you will have established a firm understanding of the Spark Python API and how it can be used to build data-intensive applications. …”