“…Become thoroughly familiar with Google Wave, including its keyconcepts and terminology Learn through use cases how Google Wave offers consumers adistinct advantage over current communication and collaborationtechnologies Get a hands-on introduction to the APIs, protocols, andresources that will help you develop on this platform Learn how to develop key extensions (robots and gadgets), andhow to embed waves, using Google Wave's APIs This book is still in progress, but you can get going on thistechnology through our Rough Cuts edition, which lets you read themanuscript as it's being written , either online orvia PDF…”

“…There will also be mention of the powerful set of algorithms called Generative Adversarial Neural networks (GANs) that can be applied for image colorization, image completion, and style transfer. After reading this book you will have an overview of the exciting field of deep neural networks and an understanding of most of the major applications of deep learning. …”

“…For each of its three main topics—demand, supply, and risk—a concise theoretical orientation leads directly into consideration of specific economic models and econometric techniques, collectively covering the following: Double-log demand systems Linear expenditure systems Almost ideal demand systems Rotterdam models Random parameters logit demand models Frequency-severity models Compound distribution models Cobb-Douglas production functions Translogarithmic cost functions Generalized Leontief cost functions Density estimation techniques Copula models SAS procedures that facilitate estimation of demand, supply, and risk models include the following, among others: PROC MODEL PROC COPULA PROC SEVERITY PROC KDE PROC LOGISTIC PROC HPCDM PROC IML PROC REG PROC COUNTREG PROC QLIM An empirical example, SAS programming code, and a complete data set accompany each econometric model, empowering you to practice these techniques while reading. Examples are drawn from both major scholarly studies and business applications so that professors, graduate students, government economic researchers, agricultural analysts, actuaries, and underwriters, among others, will immediately benefit. …”

“…After a brief introduction to the Python programming language, you’ll learn how to: •Create an LED night-light that turns itself on and off •Set up a Raspberry Pi camera to take selfies and videos •Set up a webcam to stream video to your cell phone •Manipulate environments in Minecraft •Hijack local radio waves to play your own songs and recordings •Configure Raspberry Pi to send texts to a cell phone •Track your family members' locations via wi-fi and Bluetooth •Create an MP3 player •Set up a camera to take motion-triggered photos of wildlife •Control the electronics in your home with your cell phone •Teach Raspberry Pi to read aloud posts from your Twitter feed •Play “Rock, Paper, Scissors” against Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids will deliver hours of fun and endless inspiration! …”

“…Finally, you will work with useful extensions for Azure Boards and see how to use them more effectively and efficiently. After reading this book, you will be able to work with the Azure Boards capabilities available in Azure DevOps on-premise server and services to improve your software delivery process. …”

“…Product ownership is central to a successful Agile team, and after reading this book, you will be more than ready for the challenge…”

“…Learn how to use R 4, write and save R scripts, read in and write out data files, use built-in functions, and understand common statistical methods. …”

“…Use Flask to develop, deploy, and manage REST APIs with easy-to-read and understand Python code. Solve your problem from a choice of libraries. …”

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“…This phrase explains why Julia is quickly growing as the most favored option for data analytics and numerical computation. After reading and using this book, you'll have the essential knowledge and skills to build your first Julia-based application. …”

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“…Finally, you will learn various strategies and patterns for developing pipelines and go through some sample lessons on building and deploying pipelines. After reading Hands-on Azure Pipelines, you will be able to combine CI and CD to constantly and consistently test and build your code and ship it to any target. …”

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“…Python is a natural fit for TDD and Testing Python is a must-read text for anyone who wants to develop expertise in Python programming…”

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“…Finally, this book attempts to have minimal dependencies, so that you can fairly easily pick and choose chapters to read. When dependencies do exist, they are listed at the start and end of the chapter. …”

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