-Titulo Original : Mastering Node.js - Second Edition Build Robust And Scalable Real-time Server-side Web Applications Efficiently-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Expert techniques for building fast servers and scalable, real-time network applications with minimal effort; rewritten for Node.js 8 and Node.js 9 Key Features Packed with practical examples and explanations, Mastering Node.js contains everything you need to take your applications to the next level. Unleash the full potential of Node.js 9 to build real-time and scalable applications. Gain in-depth knowledge of asynchronous programming, event loops, and parallel data processing. Explore Nodes innovative event-non-blocking design, and build professional applications with the help of detailed examples. Book Description Node.js is a modern development environment that enables developers to write server- and client-side code with JavaScript, thus becoming a popular choice among developers. This book covers the features of Node that are especially helpful to developers creating highly concurrent real-time applications. It takes you on a tour of Nodes innovative event non-blocking design, showing you how to build professional applications. This edition has been updated to cover the latest features of Node 9 and ES6. All code examples and demo applications have been completely rewritten using the latest techniques, introducing Promises, functional programming, async/await, and other cutting-edge patterns for writing JavaScript code. Learn how to use microservices to simplify the design and composition of distributed systems. From building serverless cloud functions to native C plugins, from chatbots to massively scalable SMS-driven applications, youll be prepared for building the next generation of distributed software. By the end of this book, youll be building better Node applications more quickly, with less code and more power, and know how to run them at scale in production environments. What you will learn Build an Electron desktop app using Node that manages a filesystem Explore Streams and understand how they apply to building networked services Develop and deploy an SMS-driven customer service application Use WebSockets for rapid bi-directional communication Construct serverless applications with Amazon Lambda Test and debug with headless browsers, CPU profiling, Mocha, Sinon, and more Scale applications vertically and horizontally across multiple cores and web services Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at JavaScript developers who want to take an in-depth look at the latest Node.js framework to create faster, scalable, real-time backend applications. Basic JavaScript programming knowledge - and also some previous Node.js development experience - are mandatory to get the best out of this book Table of Contents Understanding the Node Environment Understanding Asynchronous Event-Driven Programming Streaming Data across Nodes and Clients Using Node to Access the File System Managing many simultaneous client connections Creating Realtime Applications Utilizing Multiple Processes Scaling your Application Deploying Microservices Testing your Application Appendix A : Organizing Your Work into Modules Appendix B : Creating your own C Add-ons About the Author Sandro Pasquali formed a technology company named Simple in 1997, that sold the worlds first JavaScript-based application development framework and was awarded several patents for deployment and advertising technologies that anticipated the future of Internet-based software. Node represents, for him, the natural next step in the inexorable march towards the day when JavaScript powers nearly every level of software development. Sandro has led the design of enterprise-grade applications for some of the largest companies in the world, including Nintendo, Major League Baseball, Bang and Olufsen, LimeWire, AppNexus, Conde Nast, and others. He has displayed interactive media exhibits during the Venice Biennial, won design awards, built knowledge management tools for research institutes and schools, and started and run seve...

-Titulo Original : Windows Server 2016 Hyper-v Cookbook - Second Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Save time and resources by getting to know the best practices and intelligence from industry experts About This Book This book helps you gain a fresh perspective through a recipe-based approach on the new Microsoft Server 2016 Hyper-V Over 80 recipes to help you master the administrative tasks of Hyper-V and get to grips with advanced solutions and techniques for virtualization These hands-on advanced recipes will help you deploy, maintain, and upgrade Hyper-V virtual machines Who This Book Is For This book is for Hyper-V administrators who are looking to take advantage of all exciting new features that Microsoft Server 2016 Hyper-V has to offer. What You Will Learn Installing and managing Hyper-V Server in Full, Server Core, and Nano Server Migrating and upgrading physical and virtual machines Configuring network, memory, security, and auditing settings for virtual machines High availability and disaster recovery Saving time and money with PowerShell automation The new features around network and nested virtualization, distributed storage QoS, Hyper-V Replica, and much more Monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting with Hyper-V 2016 best practices Deploying and automating multiple VMs and support Windows Hyper-V 2016 clusters through different installation methods In Detail Hyper-V 2016 is full of new features and updates. The second of our best-selling Hyper-V books, the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook has it all covered. Brimming with expert solutions and techniques, youll have everything you need to master virtualization and Hyper-V Manager. This Hyper-V book is designed to help advanced-level administrators benefit fully from the new Windows Server. With over 80 hands-on recipes, the Hyper-V Cookbook gives you tips, tricks and best practices to deploy, maintain and upgrade your virtual machines. About the Author Patrick Lownds Patrick Lownds is a Master level Solution Architect working for TS Consulting WW, in the Cloud Professional Services practice, for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and is based out of London (UK). Patrick is also a current Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Cloud and Datacenter Management (CDM) and has worked in the IT industry since 1988 on various technologies, including Windows Server Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Azure Pack, and Microsoft Azure. In his current role, he works mainly with the most recent versions of Windows Server, Microsoft Azure Stack, and Microsoft Azure. Although, Patricks current area of personal interest is Windows Containers and Docker. Patrick has participated in the Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Continuous Customer Engagement Program (CCEP) and Azure Stack Early Adoption Initiative Program. Patrick has previously contributed to a number of books entitled Mastering Hyper-V Deployment, Microsoft Private Cloud Computing and Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide. All of which were published by Wiley and Sybex. He blogs and tweets in his spare time and can be found on Twitter as @patricklownds. When not consulting, speaking, writing or researching, he can be found on a rugby pitch teaching contact rugby to children of various ages. Charbel Nemnom Charbel Nemnom is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Cloud and Datacenter Management (CDM) and a Technical Evangelist for 5nine Software and Unidesk Coporation. Charbel has extensive Infrastructure expertise and a vast knowledge of a variety of Microsoft and VMware technologies. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in the Information Technology field and guiding technical teams to optimize the performance of mission-critical enterprise systems. He has worked as a system and network engineer, senior consultant, and as regional technical manager and has a history of successful enterprise projects in the IT, banks, education, and publishing sectors. He works as a Virtualization Consultant and Architect in ...

-Titulo Original : 3d Game Design With Unreal Engine 4 And Blender Combine The Powerful Ue4 With Blender To Create Visually Appealing And Comprehensive Game Environments-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Key Features The only resource that shows how you can incorporate Blender into your Unreal Engine 4 Game environment Create amazing 3D game environments by leveraging the power of Blender and Unreal Engine 4 Practical step-by-step approach with plenty of illustrative examples to get you started immediately Book Description Unreal Engine 4 now has support for Blender, which was not available in earlier versions. This has opened up new possibilities and that is where this book comes in. This is the first book in the market combining these two powerful game and graphic engines. Readers will build an amazing high-level game environment with UE4 and will show them how to use the power of Blender 3D to create stunning animations and 3D effects for their game. This book will start with creating levels, 3D assets for the game, game progression, light and environment control, animation, and so on. Then it will teach readers to add amazing visual effects to their game by applying rendering, lighting, rigging, and compositing techniques in Blender. Finally, readers will learn how to smoothly transfer blender files to UE4 and animate the game assets. Each chapter will add complexities to the game environment. What you will learn Create a fully functioning game level of your own design using Blender and Unreal Engine 4 Customize your level with detailed 3D assets created with Blender Import assets into Unreal Engine 4 to create an amazing finished product Build a detailed dynamic environment with goals and an ending Explore Blenders incredible animation tools to animate elements of your game Create great environments using sound effects, particle effects, and class blueprints About the Author Justin Plowman is a game designer and educator, who resides in the United States. At a young age, he discovered his love for video games and the joy they bring to others. He began teaching high school students about game development in 2005 and enjoys supporting the dreams of the next generation developers. He currently teaches at risk youth about game design and development through the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology ( wmcat.org); and also teaches Unreal Engine development as part of the Digital Animation and Game Design program at Ferris State University ( ferris.edu). Justin has worked with Unreal Technology in the education arena for more than 10 years. When not teaching, he writes learning tutorials on different topics related to Unreal Technology, and continues to further his education by keeping up on recent industry news and learning about best practices related to both teaching and game development. He can be found on the Web at s://gamingbootcamp.wordpress /. Table of Contents Unreal, My Friend, Id Like You to Meet Blender Starting Our First Project Its Time to Customize! Getting the Assets to the Level Taking This Level Up a Notch Monster Assets - The Level Totally Needs One of These Lets Dress to Impress! Lights, Camera, Animation! Bang Bang - Lets Make It Explode About the Author Justin Plowman is a game designer and educator, who resides in the United States. At a young age, he discovered his love for video games and the joy they bring to others. He began teaching high school students about game development in 2005 and enjoys supporting the dreams of the next generation developers. He currently teaches at risk youth about game design and development through the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology ( wmcat.org); and also teaches Unreal Engine development as part of the Digital Animation and Game Design program at Ferris State University ( ferris.edu). Justin has worked with Unreal Technology in the education arena for more than 10 years. When not teaching, he writes learning tutorials on different topics related to Unreal Technology, and continues to further his education by keeping up on recent industry news and learning about best practices related...

-Titulo Original : Internet Of Things With Arduino Cookbook-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Key FeaturesThis book offers key solutions and advice to address the hiccups faced when working on Arduino-based IoT projects in the real worldTake your existing skills and capabilities to the next level by building challenging IoT applications with ease.Be the tech disruptor you always wanted to be with key recipes that help you solve Arduino IoT related problems smarter and faster.Put IoT to work through recipes on building Arduino-based devices that take control of your home, health, and life!Book DescriptionArduino is a powerful and very versatile platform used by millions of people around the world to create DIY electronics projects. It can be connected to a wide variety of sensors and other components, making it the ideal platform to build amazing Internet of Things (IoT) projects on the next wave in the era of computing.This book takes a recipe-based approach, giving you precise examples on how to build IoT projects of all types using the Arduino platform. You will come across projects from several fields, including the popular robotics and home automation domains. Along with being introduced to several forms of interactions within IoT, including projects that directly interact with well-known web services such as Twitter, , and Dropbox we will also focus on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interactions, where Arduino projects interact without any human intervention. You will learn to build a few quick and easy-to-make fun projects that will really expand your horizons in the world of IoT and Arduino. Each chapter ends with a troubleshooting recipe that will help you overcome any problems faced while building these projects.By the end of this book, you will not only know how to build these projects, but also have the skills necessary to build your own IoT projects in the future.What you will learnMonitor several Arduino boards simultaneouslyTweet sen...

-Titulo Original : Python 3 Object-oriented Programming Building Robust And Maintainable Software With Object Oriented Design Patterns In Python, 2nd Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Rethink Python programming with this guide to Python data structures, design patterns and effective object oriented techniques, to uncover a truly modern Python Key Features Stop writing scripts and start architecting programs Learn the latest Python syntax and libraries A practical, hands-on tutorial that teaches you all about abstract design patterns and how to implement them in Python 3 Book Description Python 3 is more versatile and easier to use than ever. It runs on all major platforms in a huge array of use cases. Coding in Python minimizes development time and increases productivity in comparison to other languages. Clean, maintainable code is easy to both read and write using Pythons clear, concise syntax. Object-oriented programming is a popular design paradigm in which data and behaviors are encapsulated in such a way that they can be manipulated together. Many modern programming languages utilize the powerful concepts behind object-oriented programming and Python is no exception. Starting with a detailed analysis of object-oriented analysis and design, you will use the Python programming language to clearly grasp key concepts from the object-oriented paradigm. This book fully explains classes, data encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction, and exceptions with an emphasis on when you can use each principle to develop well-designed software. Youll get an in-depth analysis of many common object-oriented design patterns that are more suitable to Pythons unique style. This book will not just teach Python syntax, but will also build your confidence in how to program. You will also learn how to create maintainable applications by studying higher level design patterns. Following this, youll learn the complexities of string and file manipulation, and how Python distinguishes between binary and textual data. Not one, but two very powerful automated testing systems will be introduced in the book. After you discover the joy of unit testing and just how easy it can be, youll study higher level libraries such as database connectors and GUI toolkits and learn how they uniquely apply object-oriented principles. Youll learn how these principles will allow you to make greater use of key members of the Python eco-system such as Django and Kivy What You Will Learn Implement objects in Python by creating classes and defining methods Separate related objects into a taxonomy of classes and describe the properties and behaviors of those objects via the class interface Extend class functionality using inheritance Understand when to use object-oriented features, and more importantly when not to use them Discover what design patterns are and why they are different in Python Uncover the simplicity of unit testing and why its so important in Python Grasp common concurrency techniques and pitfalls in Python 3 Exploit object-oriented programming in key Python technologies such as Kivy and Django. Object-oriented programming concurrently with asyncio Table of Contents Object-oriented Design Objects in Python When Objects Are Alike Expecting the Unexpected When to Use Object-oriented Programming Python Data Structures Python Object-oriented Shortcuts Strings and Serialization The Iterator Pattern Python Design Patterns I Python Design Patterns II Testing Object-oriented Programs Concurrency About the Author Dusty Phillips is a Canadian software developer and author currently living in Seattle, Washington. He has been active in the open source community for a decade and a half and programming in Python for nearly all of it. He cofounded the popular Puget Sound Programming Python meetup group; drop by and say hi if youre in the area. Python 3 Object Oriented Programming, Packt Publishing, was the first of his books. He has also written Creating Apps In Kivy, OReilly, the mobile Python library, and self-published Hacking Happy, a journey to mental wellness for the technically incline...

-Titulo Original : Mastering Bash A Step-by-step Guide To Working With Bash Programming And Shell Scripting-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Your one stop guide to making the most out of Bash programming Key Features From roots to leaves, learn how to program in Bash and automate daily tasks, pouring some spice in your scripts Daemonize a script and make a real service of it, ensuring its available at any time to process user-fed data or commands This book provides functional examples that show you practical applications of commands Book Description System administration is an everyday effort that involves a lot of tedious tasks, and devious pits. Knowing your environment is the key to unleashing the most powerful solution that will make your life easy as an administrator, and show you the path to new heights. Bash is your Swiss army knife to set up your working or home environment as you want, when you want. This book will enable you to customize your system step by step, making your own real, virtual, home out of it. The journey will take you swiftly through the basis of the shell programming in Bash to more interesting and challenging tasks. You will be introduced to one of the most famous open source monitoring systems Nagios, and write complex programs with it in any languages. Youll see how to perform checks on your sites and applications. Moving on, youll discover how to write your own daemons so you can create your services and take advantage of inter-process communication to let your scripts talk to each other. So, despite these being everyday tasks, youll have a lot of fun on the way. By the end of the book, you will have gained advanced knowledge of Bash that will help you automate routine tasks and manage your systems. What you will learn Understand Bash right from the basics and progress to an advanced level Customise your environment and automate system routine tasks Write structured scripts and create a command-line interface for your scripts Understand arrays, menus, and functions Securely execute remote commands using ssh Write Nagios plugins to automate your infrastructure checks Interact with web services, and a Slack notification script Find out how to execute subshells and take advantage of parallelism Explore inter-process communication and write your own daemon Who This Book Is For If youre a power user or system administrator involved in writing Bash scripts to automate tasks, then this book is for you. This book is also ideal for advanced users who are engaged in complex daily tasks. Table of Contents Lets Start Programming Operators Testing Quoting and Escaping Menus, Arrays, and Functions Iterations Plug into the Real World We Want to Chat Subshells, Signals, and Job Controls Lets Make a Process Chat Living as a Daemon Remote Connections over SSH Its Time for a Timer Time for Safety About the Author Giorgio Zarrelli Giorgio Zarrelli is a passionate GNU/Linux system administrator and Debian user, but has worked over the years with Windows, Mac, and OpenBSD, writing scripts, programming, installing and configuring services--whatever is required from an IT guy. He started tinkering seriously with servers back in his university days, when he took part in the Computational Philosophy Laboratory and was introduced to the Prolog language. As a young guy, he had fun being paid for playing games and write about them in video game magazines. Then he grew up and worked as an IT journalist and Nagios architect, and recently moved over to the threat intelligence field, where a lot of interesting stuff is happening nowadays. Over the years, he has worked for start-ups and well-established companies, among them In3 incubator and Onebip as a database and systems administrator, IBM as QRadar support, and Anomali as CSO, trying to find the best ways to help companies make the best out of IT. Giorgio has written several books in Italian on different topics related to IT, from Windows security to Linux system administration, covering MySQL DB administration and Bash scripting...

-Titulo Original : Learning Rslogix 5000 Programming Building Plc Solutions With Rockwell Automation And Rslogix 5000-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Become proficient in building PLC solutions in Integrated Architecture from the ground up using RSLogix 5000 Key Features Introduction to the Logix platform and Rockwell Automation terminology, with resources available online in the literature library Build real-world Rockwell Automation solutions using ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SoftLogix, RSLogix 5000, and Studio 5000 Understand the various controllers and form factors available in the ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms, and the recent changes under the new Studio 5000 Automation Engineering and Design software suite Book Description RSLogix 5000 and Studio 5000s Logix Designer are user-friendly interfaces used for programming the current generation of Rockwell Automation Controllers including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix. When engineering automation solutions using Logix, it is important to study the changes to the platform introduced with Studio 5000 and the various controllers, modules, and form factors available today. RSLogix 5000 programming packages help you maximize performance, save project development time, and improve productivity. This book provides a detailed overview of the Logix platform including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and SoftLogix and explains the significant changes introduced in Studio 5000. A clear understanding of the recent Logix platform changes is critical for anyone developing a Rockwell Automation solution. It provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to learning the essential Logix hardware and software components and provides beginners with a solid foundation in the Logix platform features and terminology. By the end of this book, you will have a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Logix platform and the ability to navigate the Rockwell Automation Literature Library Resources. What you will learn Briefly explore the history of Rockwell Automation and the evolution of the Logix platform Discover the complete range of ControlLogix and ComplactLogix controllers and form factors available today, and the key things you should consider when you are engineering a Rockwell Automation solution Explore the key platform changes introduced with Studio 5000 and Logix Designer version 24 and the latest firmware versions Get to grips with the modules available in the ControLogix, SoftLogix, and CompactLogix platforms Understand writing Ladder Logic (LL) routines, Sequential Function Chart (SFC) routines, and Structured Text routines (ST) Design Function Block Diagrams (FBD) and their easy integration with HMIs Table of Contents ControlLogix and CompactLogix Industrial Network Communications Configuring Logix Modules SoftLogix Writing Ladder Logic Writing Function Block Writing Structured Text Building Sequential Function Charts Using Tasks & Programs for Project Organization Faults & Troubleshooting in Logix Appendix - Rockwell Automation Literature Library Resource About the Author Austin Scott founded Synergist SCADA in 2006, a successful company that provides vendor-neutral SCADA architecture and development. Synergist has also developed a suite of engineering tools, including Citect Power Tools and Active Network Security. In July 2013, Synergist was acquired by Cimation as the catalyst for its growing Canadian operations and ongoing product development. With more than a decade of industrial automation and software development experience, Austin has worked on large-scale, high-profile projects across North America and around the globe, incorporating most major SCADA platforms. His professional focus includes developing and refining custom software solutions to enhance the productivity of SCADA developers and improve the integration between the SCADA data and corporate applications. He is also skilled in cyber security, especially the detection of unauthorized access to SCADA networks and the forensic analysis of SCADA breaches. In 2013, he wrote Instant PLC Programming ...

-Titulo Original : Blender 3d Basics Beginners Guide Second Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: A quick and easy-to-use guide to create 3D modeling and animation using Blender 2.7 About This Book Explore Blenders unique user interface and unlock Blenders powerful suite of modeling and animation tools Learn how to use Blender, and also the principles that make animation, lighting, and camera work come alive Start with the basics and build your skills through a coordinated series of projects to create a complex world Who This Book Is For This book is for 3D Artists and Designers who want to learn efficient building of 3D Animations. Knowledge of 3D Modeling is essential but no prior experience with Blender is required. What You Will Learn Use the Blender user interface for building and animating projects Build objects using Box Modeling, Subdivision Surfaces, and NURBS Curves Create landscapes and trees with Blenders powerful procedural modeling plugins Use movie lighting theory to make your images pop Manipulate cameras for dramatic effect Make entertaining animations with keyframes and motion curves Connect graphics nodes to create stereo 3D animation from two separate image streams In Detail This book teaches you how to model a nautical scene, complete with boats and water, and then add materials, lighting, and animation. It demystifies the Blender interface and explains what each tool does so that you will be left with a thorough understanding of 3D. This book starts with an introduction to Blender and some background on the principles of animation, how they are applied to computer animation, and how these principles make animation better. Furthermore, the book helps you advance through various aspects of animation design such as modeling, lighting, camera work, and animation through the Blender interface with the help of several simple projects. Each project will help you practice what you have learned and do more advanced work in all areas. About the Author Gordon Fisher Gordon Fisher got his start in computer graphics, working with industry pioneers at Information International, Inc. Since then, he has made 3D animation for clients including the U.S. Army, Ford Motor Co., the Dallas Cowboys, the Southeastern Conference, Costco, and Southwest Airlines. He has been using Blender professionally since 2002, and has given classes on using Blender and using Python with Blender at Python conferences in Texas and Arkansas. His short film, Land and Sky, made with Blender, was shown at the Ozark Foothills Film Fest. His work has been displayed at the National Air and Space Museum. He is the Creative Director for Point Happy Interactive and spends his spare time as a bicycling advocate and space activist. He has written articles about 3D modeling and animation for the American Modeler magazine and Digital Video Producer e-zine...

-Titulo Original : Python Geospatial Analysis Cookbook-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Over 60 recipes to work with topology, overlays, indoor routing, and web application analysis with Python About This Book Explore the practical process of using geospatial analysis to solve simple to complex problems with reusable recipes Concise step-by-step instructions to teach you about projections, vector, raster, overlay, indoor routing and topology analysis Create a basic indoor routing application with geodjango Who This Book Is For If you are a student, teacher, programmer, geospatial or IT administrator, GIS analyst, researcher, or scientist looking to do spatial analysis, then this book is for you. Anyone trying to answer simple to complex spatial analysis questions will get a working demonstration of the power of Python with real-world data. Some of you may be beginners with GIS, but most of you will probably have a basic understanding of geospatial analysis and programming. What You Will Learn Discover the projection and coordinate system information of your data and learn how to transform that data into different projections Import or export your data into different data formats to prepare it for your application or spatial analysis Use the power of PostGIS with Python to take advantage of the powerful analysis functions Execute spatial analysis functions on vector data including clipping, spatial joins, measuring distances, areas, and combining data to new results Create your own set of topology rules to perform and ensure quality assurance rules in Python Find the shortest indoor path with network analysis functions in easy, extensible recipes revolving around all kinds of network analysis problems Visualize your data on a map using the visualization tools and methods available to create visually stunning results Build an indoor routing web application with GeoDjango to include your spatial analysis tools built from the previous recipes In Detail Geospatial development links your data to places on the Earths surface. Its analysis is used in almost every industry to answer location type questions. Combined with the power of the Python programming language, which is becoming the de facto spatial scripting choice for developers and analysts worldwide, this technology will help you to solve real-world spatial problems. This book begins by tackling the installation of the necessary software dependencies and libraries needed to perform spatial analysis with Python. From there, the next logical step is to prepare our data for analysis; we will do this by building up our tool box to deal with data preparation, transformations, and projections. Now that our data is ready for analysis, we will tackle the most common analysis methods for vector and raster data. To check or validate our results, we will explore how to use topology checks to ensure top-quality results. This is followed with network routing analysis focused on constructing indoor routes within buildings, over different levels. Finally, we put several recipes together in a GeoDjango web application that demonstrates a working indoor routing spatial analysis application. The round trip will provide you all the pieces you need to accomplish your own spatial analysis application to suit your requirements. Style and approach Easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes, explaining from start to finish how to accomplish real-world tasks...

-Titulo Original : Mastering Julia-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Key FeaturesBuild statistical models with linear regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA)Create your own modules and contribute to the Julia package systemComplete an extensive data science project through the entire cycle from ETL to analytics and data visualizationBook DescriptionJulia is a well-constructed programming language with fast execution speed, eliminating the classic problem of performing analysis in one language and translating it for performance into a second. This book will help you develop and enhance your programming skills in Julia to solve real-world automation challenges.This book starts off with a refresher on installing and running Julia on different platforms. Next, you will compare the different ways of working with Julia and explore Julias key features in-depth by looking at design and build. You will see how data works using simple statistics and analytics, and discover Julias speed, its real strength, which makes it particularly useful in highly intens...

-Titulo Original : Getting Started With Julia-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Enter the exciting world of Julia, a high-performance language for technical computing About This Book Work with Julia in a multi-core, distributed, and networked environment Learn the techniques to create blazingly fast programs with Julia The book walks you through various practical examples to get to grips with Julia Who This Book Is For This book is for you if you are a data scientist or working on any technical or scientific computation projects. The book assumes you have a basic working knowledge of high-level dynamic languages such as MATLAB, R, Python, or Ruby. What You Will Learn Set up your Julia environment to achieve the highest productivity Solve your tasks in a high-level dynamic language and use types for your data only when needed Create your own types to extend the built-in type system Visualize your data in IJulia with plotting packages Explore the use of built-in macros for testing, debugging, benchmarking, and more Apply Julia to tackle problems concurrently and in a distributed environment Integrate with other languages such as C, Python, and MATLAB In Detail Julia is a new open source programming language that is used in the field of data science computing. It was created to solve the dilemma between high-level slow code and fast but low-level code, and the necessity to use both to achieve high performance. This book will give you a head start to tackle your numerical and data problems with Julia. Your journey will begin by learning how to set up a running Julia platform before exploring its various built-in types. You will then move on to cover the different functions and constructs in Julia. The book will then walk you through the two important collection types arrays and matrices. Over the course of the book, you will also be introduced to homoiconicity, the meta-programming concept in Julia. Towards the concluding part of the book, you will also learn how to run external programs. This book will cover all you need to know about Julia to leverage its high speed and efficiency...

-Titulo Original : Sap Businessobjects Reporting Cookbook-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Over 80 recipes to help you build, customize, and distribute reports using SAP BusinessObjects About This Book Discover how to master different business solutions which will help you deliver high quality reports to your organization and clients. Work efficiently in a BI environment while keeping your data accurate, secured, and easily shared. Learn how to build and format reports that will enable you to get the most useful insights from your data Who This Book Is For If you are a business analyst, BI developer, or an IT professional who wants to learn the A to Z of how to work with Web Intelligence reporting tools and different types of data, then this book is for you. The only thing you need is a basic understanding of what Business Intelligence is and data concepts. What You Will Learn Master advanced report building techniques using SAP BusinessObjects Discover tools to work efficiently in a BI environment Learn using real scenarios, varied examples, and systematic execution of the solutions Build variables and formulas to enhance the report calculation functionality such as if-then statements Use drill-down and drill-through tasks to perform detailed analysis Filter data using simple and advanced filters and advanced features such as input controls In Detail This book will educate you on the best practices in SAP BusinessObjects reporting and analysis, including how to create enhanced report formatting and synchronize data sources in simple and easy ways. The book starts by introducing a working Web Intelligence environment and its capabilities. Next, it moves on to creating queries, working with the formatting components, and explaining how to work with different types of data presentation such as tables and charts. The book then guides you through the main report functionality such as using filters, sorts, and calculations; merging data; and using formulas. The book also explains how to work with advanced features such as drills and hyperlinks. This book will take you from the most basic level of how to build a query and elementary concepts such as the nature of data to the most advanced and updated reporting and formatting techniques...

-Titulo Original : Mastering Quickbooks 2021 The Ultimate Guide To Bookkeeping And Quickbooks Online, 2nd Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: This second edition of the bestselling Mastering QuickBooks 2020 is updated and improved to focus on advanced QBO features, techniques for managing sales taxes, and budgeting and reporting best practicesKey FeaturesUnderstand how to manage sales taxes and transactionsExplore advanced bookkeeping techniques such as using the custom chart builder, importing budgets, and performing smart reporting with FathomBecome proficient in using QuickBooks Online and implement best practices to avoid costly errorsBook DescriptionIntuit QuickBooks is an accounting software package that helps small business owners to manage all their bookkeeping tasks independently.This latest edition of Mastering QuickBooks takes you through the range of new features and updates available in QuickBooks Online (QBO). Creating multilingual invoices, tracking mileage, working with a cash flow dashboard that helps you with cash forecasting and planning reports, and uploading a batch of bills and checks are just a few of the new features covered in this edition. As you progress, youll learn how to manage sales tax, including how to set up, collect, track, pay, and report sales tax payments. Dedicated sections will also take you through new content focused on the latest features in the QBO line-up, while also showing you the different types of businesses that can benefit from QBO Advanced. In addition to this, youll explore how to export reports to Google Sheets, use the custom chart builder, import budgets, perform smart reporting with Fathom, and much more.By the end of this QuickBooks book, youll be well-versed with the features of QuickBooks and have the confidence to manage all your bookkeeping tasks with ease.What you will learnDiscover the new features of QBO and find out what the QBO line-up offersGet to grips with bookkeeping concepts and the typical bookkeeping and financial accounting cycleSet up QuickBooks for both product-based and service-based businessesTrack everything from billable and non-billable time and expenses to profitGenerate key financial reports for accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice itemsUnderstand the complete QuickBooks payroll process and track payments made to 1099 contractorsManage various bank and credit accounts linked to your businessWho this book is forThe book is for small business owners and bookkeepers or accounting students who want to learn QuickBooks Online and understand how to implement and use it effectively. Whether youre a bookkeeping beginner or have some experience already, this book will help you learn to use Intuit QuickBooks Online confidently.Table of ContentsGetting Started with QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online AdvancedCompany File SetupMigrating to QuickBooks OnlineCustomizing QuickBooks for Your BusinessManaging Customers, Vendors, Products, and ServicesManaging Sales TaxRecording Sales Transactions in QuickBooks OnlineRecording Expenses in QuickBooks OnlineReconciling Downloaded Bank and Credit Card TransactionsReport Center OverviewBusiness Overview ReportsCustomer Sales Reports in QuickBooks OnlineVendor and Expenses ReportsManaging Payroll in QuickBooks OnlineManaging 1099 Contractors in QuickBooks OnlineClosing the Books in QuickBooks OnlineHandling Special Transactions in QuickBooks Online About the Author Crystalynn Shelton is the published author of the Amazon Bestseller Mastering QuickBooks 2020. She has a degree in accounting from the University of Texas, Arlington, and has been featured by Travel Wire News, CorpNet blog, Merchant Maverick, Xero, and American Express. Crystalynn has been a licensed CPA for 10 years and an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor for 13 years. She has managed accounting teams at Fortune 500 companies such as Texaco and Paramount Pictures. She ran her own bookkeeping practice for 3 years and worked for Intuit (QuickBooks) for 3 years as a senior learning specialist...

-Titulo Original : Mastering Quickbooks 2020 The Ultimate Guide To Bookkeeping And Quickbooks Online-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Get up to speed with QuickBooks Online 2020 for financial management and bookkeepingKey FeaturesCreate a dashboard that highlights your companys financial activity and status upon loginManage customers, vendors, and products and services seamlessly with QuickBooksExplore special transactions such as recurring transactions, managing fixed assets, setting up loans, and recording bad debtsBook DescriptionIntuit QuickBooks is an accounting software package that helps small business owners to manage all their bookkeeping tasks. Its complete range of accounting capabilities, such as tracking income and expenses, managing payroll, simplifying taxes, and accepting online payments, makes QuickBooks software a must-have for business owners and aspiring bookkeepers.This book is a handy guide to using QuickBooks Online to manage accounting tasks and drawing business insights by generating reports easily. Using a fictitious company, the book demonstrates how to create a QuickBooks Online account; customize key settings for a business; manage customers, vendors, and products and services; generate reports; and close the books at the end of the period. QuickBooks records your debits and credits, so you dont need to learn accounting. However, you will find out what happens under the hood and understand how your financial statements are impacted by what you do in QuickBooks. Youll also discover tips, shortcuts, and best practices that will help you save time and become a QuickBooks pro.By the end of this book, youll have become well-versed with the features of QuickBooks and be able to set up your business and manage all bookkeeping tasks with ease.What you will learnGet to grips with bookkeeping concepts and the typical bookkeeping and accounting cycleSet up QuickBooks for both product-based and service-based businessesTrack everything, from billable and non-billable time and expenses to profitGenerate key financial reports for accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice itemsUnderstand the complete payroll process and track payments made to 1099 contractorsManage various bank and credit accounts linked to your businessWho this book is forIf youre a small business owner, bookkeeper, or accounting student who wants to learn how to make the most of QuickBooks Online, this book is for you. Business analysts, data analysts, managers, and professionals working in bookkeeping, and QuickBooks accountants will also find this guide useful. No experience with QuickBooks Online is required to get started; however, some bookkeeping knowledge will be helpful.Table of ContentsGetting Started with QuickBooks OnlineCompany File SetupMigrating to QuickBooks OnlineCustomizing QuickBooks for Your BusinessManaging Customers, Vendors, Products, and ServicesRecording Sales Transactions in QuickBooks OnlineRecording Expenses in QuickBooks OnlineManaging Downloaded Bank and Credit Card TransactionsReport Center OverviewBusiness Overview ReportsCustomer Sales Reports in QuickBooks OnlineVendor and Expenses ReportsManaging Payroll in QuickBooks OnlineManaging 1099 Contractors in QuickBooks OnlineClosing the Books in QuickBooks OnlineHandling Special Transactions in QuickBooks Online About the Author Crystalynn Shelton is a licensed CPA in California. She earned an accounting degree from the University of Texas, Arlington, and has held numerous management roles in the oil and gas, entertainment, education, and retail grocery industries. She ran her own bookkeeping practice for 3 years and worked for Intuit (QuickBooks) for 3 years as a senior learning specialist. Crystalynn is currently a content strategist for Technical Learning Resources and an Adjunct Instructor at UCLA Extension, where she teaches accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks to hundreds of small business owners and accounting students each year. Crystalynn is also an Advanced certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor and has been certified in QuickBooks for more than 10 ...

-Titulo Original : Architects Of Intelligence The Truth About Ai From The People Building It-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2018 TechRepublic Top Books Every Techie Should Read Book Description How will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward human-level machine intelligence? What should we be concerned about as artificial intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence contains a series of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York Times bestselling author, Martin Ford, uncovers the truth behind these questions from some of the brightest minds in the Artificial Intelligence community. Martin has wide-ranging conversations with twenty-three of the worlds foremost researchers and entrepreneurs working in AI and robotics: Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Ray Kurzweil (Google), Geoffrey Hinton (Univ. of Toronto and Google), Rodney Brooks (Rethink Robotics), Yann LeCun ( ) , Fei-Fei Li (Stanford and Google), Yoshua Bengio (Univ. of Montreal), Andrew Ng (AI Fund), Daphne Koller (Stanford), Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley), Nick Bostrom (Univ. of Oxford), Barbara Grosz (Harvard), David Ferrucci (Elemental Cognition), James Manyika (McKinsey), Judea Pearl (UCLA), Josh Tenenbaum (MIT), Rana el Kaliouby (Affectiva), Daniela Rus (MIT), Jeff Dean (Google), Cynthia Breazeal (MIT), Oren Etzioni (Allen Institute for AI), Gary Marcus (NYU), and Bryan Johnson (Kernel). Martin Ford is a prominent futurist, and author of Financial Times Business Book of the Year, Rise of the Robots. He speaks at conferences and companies around the world on what AI and automation might mean for the future. Meet the minds behind the AI superpowers as they discuss the science, business and ethics of modern artificial intelligence. Read James Manyikas thoughts on AI analytics, Geoffrey Hintons breakthroughs in AI programming and development, and Rana el Kalioubys insights into AI marketing. This AI book collects the opinions of the luminaries of the AI business, such as Stuart Russell (coauthor of the leading AI textbook), Rodney Brooks (a leader in AI robotics), Demis Hassabis (chess prodigy and mind behind AlphaGo), and Yoshua Bengio (leader in deep learning) to complete your AI education and give you an AI advantage in 2019 and the future. Review In his newest book, Architects of Intelligence, Martin Ford provides us with an invaluable opportunity to learn from some of the most prominent thought leaders about the emerging fields of science that are shaping our future. -Al Gore, Former Vice President of the US AI is going to shape our future, and Architects of Intelligence offers a unique and fascinating collection of perspectives from the top researchers and entrepreneurs who are driving progress in the field. - Eric Schmidt, former Chairman and CEO, Google The best way to understand the challenges and consequences of AGI is to see inside the minds of industry experts shaping the field. Architects of Intelligence gives you that power. -Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI Architects of Intelligence gets you inside the minds of the people building the technology that is going to transform our world. This is a book that everyone should read. -Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn About the Author Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of two books: The New York Times Bestselling Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (winner of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and translated into more than 20 languages) and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future, as well as the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm. His TED Talk on the impact of AI and robotics on the economy and society, given on the main stage at the 2017 TED Conference, has been viewed more than 2 million times. Martin is also the consulting artificial in...

-Titulo Original : Python Machine Learning, 1st Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Unlock deeper insights into Machine Leaning with this vital guide to cutting-edge predictive analytics About This Book Leverage Pythons most powerful open-source libraries for deep learning, data wrangling, and data visualization Learn effective strategies and best practices to improve and optimize machine learning systems and algorithms Ask - and answer - tough questions of your data with robust statistical models, built for a range of datasets Who This Book Is For If you want to find out how to use Python to start answering critical questions of your data, pick up Python Machine Learning - whether you want to get started from scratch or want to extend your data science knowledge, this is an essential and unmissable resource. What You Will Learn Explore how to use different machine learning models to ask different questions of your data Learn how to build neural networks using Pylearn 2 and Theano Find out how to write clean and elegant Python code that will optimize the strength of your algorithms Discover how to embed your machine learning model in a web application for increased accessibility Predict continuous target outcomes using regression analysis Uncover hidden patterns and structures in data with clustering Organize data using effective pre-processing techniques Get to grips with sentiment analysis to delve deeper into textual and social media data In Detail Machine learning and predictive analytics are transforming the way businesses and other organizations operate. Being able to understand trends and patterns in complex data is critical to success, becoming one of the key strategies for unlocking growth in a challenging contemporary marketplace. Python can help you deliver key insights into your data - its unique capabilities as a language let you build sophisticated algorithms and statistical models that can reveal new perspectives and answer key questions that are vital for success. Python Machine Learning gives you access to the world of predictive analytics and demonstrates why Python is one of the worlds leading data science languages. If you want to ask better questions of data, or need to improve and extend the capabilities of your machine learning systems, this practical data science book is invaluable. Covering a wide range of powerful Python libraries, including scikit-learn, Theano, and Pylearn2, and featuring guidance and tips on everything from sentiment analysis to neural networks, youll soon be able to answer some of the most important questions facing you and your organization. Style and approach Python Machine Learning connects the fundamental theoretical principles behind machine learning to their practical application in a way that focuses you on asking and answering the right questions. It walks you through the key elements of Python and its powerful machine learning libraries, while demonstrating how to get to grips with a range of statistical models. About the Author Sebastian Raschka Sebastian Raschka is a PhD student at Michigan State University, who develops new computational methods in the field of computational biology. He has been ranked as the number one most influential data scientist on GitHub by Analytics Vidhya. He has a yearlong experience in Python programming and he has conducted several seminars on the practical applications of data science and machine learning. Talking and writing about data science, machine learning, and Python really motivated Sebastian to write this book in order to help people develop data-driven solutions without necessarily needing to have a machine learning background. He has also actively contributed to open source projects and methods that he implemented, which are now successfully used in machine learning competitions, such as Kaggle. In his free time, he works on models for sports predictions, and if he is not in front of the computer, he enjoys playing sports...

-Titulo Original : Comptia Security Certification Guide Master It Security Essentials And Exam Topics For Comptia Security Sy0-501 Certification-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: This is a practical certification guide covering all the exam topics in an easy-to-follow manner backed with mock tests and self-assesment scenarios for better preparation. Key Features Learn cryptography and various cryptography algorithms for real-world implementations Discover security policies, plans, and procedures to protect your security infrastructure Written by Ian Neil, one of the worlds top CompTIA Security (SY0-501) trainer Book Description CompTIA Security is a worldwide certification that establishes the fundamental knowledge required to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security Certification Guide is a best-in-class exam study guide that covers all of CompTIA Security 501 exam objectives. It is authored by Ian Neil, who is a world-class trainer of CompTIA Security 501. Packed with self-assessment scenarios and realistic exam questions, this guide will help you master the core concepts to succeed in the exam the first time you take it. Using relevant examples, you will learn all the important security fundamentals from Certificates and Encryption to Identity and Access Management concepts. You will then dive into the important domains of the exam; namely, threats, attacks and vulnerabilities, technologies and tools, architecture and design, risk management, and cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). This book comes with over 600 practice questions with detailed explanation that is at the exam level and also includes two mock exams to help you with your study plan. This guide will ensure that encryption and certificates are made easy for you. What you will learn Get to grips with security fundamentals from Certificates and Encryption to Identity and Access Management Secure devices and applications that are used by your company Identify the different types of malware and virus and take appropriate actions to protect against them Protect your environment against social engineering and advanced attacks Implement PKI concepts Learn about secure coding techniques, quality control, and testing Troubleshoot common security issues Who this book is for This book is designed for anyone who is seeking to pass the CompTIA Security SY0-501 exam. It is a stepping stone for anyone who wants to become a security professional or move into cyber security. This certification guide assumes no prior knowledge of the product. Table of Contents Understanding Security Fundamentals Conducting Risk Analysis Implementing Security Policies and Procedures Delving Into Identity And Access Management Understanding Network Components Understanding Cloud Models and Virtualization Managing Hosts and Application Deployments Protecting against attacks and vulnerabilities Implementing Public Key Infrastructure Responding to Security Incidents Managing Business Continuity Mock Exam 1 Mock Exam 2 Appendix A - Exam Preparation Guide Appendix B - Acronyns Assessment About the Author Ian Neil has been involved in IT for 20 years. During that period, he has taught and implemented Security products. He is currently an IT Consultant and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, who has delivered Microsoft Product including Enterprise Server products such as Exchange, Lync and Server products, Desktop and Security courses to a number of high level companies such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Bank of Scotland, Norwich Union, Commonwealth Bank of Australia as well as premier training provider including QA Training, Global Knowledge and Sure skills. He has delivered structured training and ad hoc practical workshops for clients. He is a RESILIA Practitioner and has delivered CompTIA Products such as A, Network, Security and CASP. As an IT Consultant, he has completed various Server and Exchange migrations. Ian Neil is one of the worlds top trainers of Security 501 who has the ability to break down the information in manageable chunks so that people with no ba...

-Titulo Original : Cybersecurity Attacks - Red Team Strategies A Practical Guide To Building A Penetration Testing Program Having Homefield Advantage-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Develop your red team skills by learning essential foundational tactics, techniques, and procedures, and boost the overall security posture of your organization by leveraging the homefield advantage Key Features Build, manage, and measure an offensive red team program Leverage the homefield advantage to stay ahead of your adversaries Understand core adversarial tactics and techniques, and protect pentesters and pentesting assets Book Description Its now more important than ever for organizations to be ready to detect and respond to security events and breaches. Preventive measures alone are not enough for dealing with adversaries. A well-rounded prevention, detection, and response program is required. This book will guide you through the stages of building a red team program, including strategies and homefield advantage opportunities to boost security. The book starts by guiding you through establishing, managing, and measuring a red team program, including effective ways for sharing results and findings to raise awareness. Gradually, youll learn about progressive operations such as cryptocurrency mining, focused privacy testing, targeting telemetry, and even blue team tooling. Later, youll discover knowledge graphs and how to build them, then become well-versed with basic to advanced techniques related to hunting for credentials, and learn to automate Microsoft Office and browsers to your advantage. Finally, youll get to grips with protecting assets using decoys, auditing, and alerting with examples for major operating systems. By the end of this book, youll have learned how to build, manage, and measure a red team program effectively and be well-versed with the fundamental operational techniques required to enhance your existing skills. What you will learn Understand the risks associated with security breaches Implement strategies for building an effective penetration testing team Map out the homefield using knowledge graphs Hunt credentials using indexing and other practical techniques Gain blue team tooling insights to enhance your red team skills Communicate results and influence decision makers with appropriate data Who this book is for This is one of the few detailed cybersecurity books for penetration testers, cybersecurity analysts, security leaders and strategists, as well as red team members and chief information security officers (CISOs) looking to secure their organizations from adversaries. The program management part of this book will also be useful for beginners in the cybersecurity domain. To get the most out of this book, some penetration testing experience, and software engineering and debugging skills are necessary. Table of Contents Establishing an Offensive Security Program Managing an Offensive Security Team Measuring an Offensive Security Program Progressive Red Team Operations Situational Awareness - Mapping Out the Homefield Using Graph Databases Building a Comprehensive Knowledge Graph Hunting for Credentials Advanced Credential Hunting Powerful Automation Protecting the Pen Tester Traps, Deceptions, and Honeypots Blue Team Tactics for the Red Team About the Author Johann Rehberger has over fifteen years of experience in threat analysis, threat modeling, risk management, penetration testing, and red teaming. As part of his many years at Microsoft, Johann established a penetration test team in Azure Data and led the program as Principal Security Engineering Manager. Recently, he built out a red team at Uber and currently works as an independent security and software engineer. Johann is well versed in analysis, design, implementation, and testing of software systems. Additionally, he enjoys providing training and was an instructor for ethical hacking at the University of Washington. Johann contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and holds a masters in computer security from the University of Liverpool...

-Titulo Original : Learning C# By Developing Games With Unity 2019 Code In C# And Build 3d Games With Unity, 4th Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Understand the fundamentals of C# programming and get started with coding from ground up in an engaging and practical manner Key Features Beginners guide to getting started with software development concepts from a macro level Leverage the power of the latest C# in solving the complex programming problems Learn to script and customize your 3D games and implement animation techniques to make them engaging Book Description Learning to program in todays technical landscape can be a daunting task, especially when faced with the sheer number of languages you have to choose from. Luckily, Learning C# with Unity 2019 removes the guesswork and starts you off on the path to becoming a confident, and competent, programmer using game development with Unity. Youll start off small by learning the building blocks of programming, from variables, methods, and conditional statements to classes and object-oriented systems. After you have the basics under your belt youll explore the Unity interface, creating C# scripts, and translating your newfound knowledge into simple game mechanics. Throughout this journey, youll get hands-on experience with programming best practices and macro-level topics such as manager classes and flexible application architecture. By the end of the book, youll be familiar with intermediate C# topics like generics, delegates, and events, setting you up to take on projects of your own. What you will learn Understand programming fundamentals with practice examples in C# Explore the interface and features of Unity 2019 Learn C# programming syntax from scratch Create a game design document and prototype level Explore intermediate programming topics and best practices Implement game mechanics, interactions, and UI elements with C# Who this book is for The book caters to developers and programmers who want to get started with C# programming in a fun and engaging manner. Anyone who wants to build games and script in C# language and Unity can take this book up. No prior programming or Unity experience is required. Table of Contents Getting to Know your Environment The Building Blocks of Programming Diving into Variables, Types and Methods Control Flow and Collection Types Working with Classes, Structs and OOP Getting Your Hands Dirty with Unity Movement, Camera Controls, and Collisions Scripting Game Mechanics Basic AI and Enemy Behavior Revisiting Types, Methods and Classes Exploring Generics, Delegates, and Beyond The Journey continues About the Author Harrison Ferrone was born in Chicago, IL, and raised all over. Most days, you can find him creating instructional content for LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight, or tech editing for the Ray Wenderlich website. He holds various fancy looking pieces of paper from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Columbia College Chicago. Despite being a proud alumnus, most of these are stored in a basement somewhere. After a few years as an iOS developer at small start-ups, and one Fortune 500 company, he fell into a teaching career and never looked back. Throughout all this, hes bought many books, acquired a few cats, worked abroad, and continually wondered why Neuromancer isnt on more course syllabi...

-Titulo Original : Machine Learning With R Expert Techniques For Predictive Modeling To Solve All Your Data Analysis Problems, 2nd Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Build machine learning algorithms, prepare data, and dig deep into data prediction techniques with R Key Features Harness the power of R for statistical computing and data science Explore, forecast, and classify data with R Use R to apply common machine learning algorithms to real-world scenarios Book Description Machine learning, at its core, is concerned with transforming data into actionable knowledge. This makes machine learning well suited to the present-day era of big data. Given the growing prominence of Rs cross-platform, zero-cost statistical programming environment, there has never been a better time to start applying machine learning to your data. Machine learning with R offers a powerful set of methods to quickly and easily gain insight from your data to both, veterans and beginners in data analytics. Want to turn your data into actionable knowledge, predict outcomes that make real impact, and have constantly developing insights? R gives you access to all the power you need to master exceptional machine learning techniques. The second edition of Machine Learning with R provides you with an introduction to the essential skills required in data science. Without shying away from technical theory, it is written to provide focused and practical knowledge to get you building algorithms and crunching your data, with minimal previous experience. With this book, youll discover all the analytical tools you need to gain insights from complex data and learn to to choose the correct algorithm for your specific needs. Through full engagement with the sort of real-world problems data-wranglers face, youll learn to apply machine learning methods to deal with common tasks, including classification, prediction, forecasting, market analysis, and clustering. Transform the way you think about data; discover machine learning with R. What you will learn Harness the power of R to build common machine learning algorithms with real-world data science applications Get to grips with techniques in R to clean and prepare your data for analysis and visualize your results Discover the different types of machine learning models and learn what is best to meet your data needs and solve data analysis problems Classify your data with Bayesian and nearest neighbour methods Predict values using R to build decision trees, rules, and support vector machines Forecast numeric values with linear regression and model your data with neural networks Evaluate and improve the performance of machine learning models Learn specialized machine learning techniques for text mining, social network data, and big data Who This Book Is For Perhaps you already know a bit about machine learning but have never used R, or perhaps you know a little R but are new to machine learning. In either case, this book will get you up and running quickly. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic programming concepts, but no prior experience is required. Table of Contents Introducing Machine Learning Managing and Understanding Data Lazy Learning - Classification Using Nearest Neighbors Probabilistic Learning - Classification Using Naive Bayes Divide and Conquer - Classification Using Decision Trees and Rules Forecasting Numeric Data - Regression Methods Black Box Methods - Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines Finding Patterns - Market Basket Analysis Using Association Rules Finding Groups of Data - Clustering with K-means Evaluating Model Performance Improving Model Performance About the Author Brett Lantz has used innovative data methods to understand human behavior for more than 10 years. A sociologist by training, he was first enchanted by machine learning while studying a large database of teenagers social networking website profiles. Since then, he has worked on the interdisciplinary studies of cellular telephone calls, medical billing data, and philanthropic activity, among others...

-Titulo Original : Learn Clip Studio Paint Create Impressive Comics And Manga Art In World-class Graphics Software, 2nd Edition-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Take your comics and illustrations to the next level using powerful art tools in Clip Studio Paint 1.8 Key Features Overcome interface overwhelm with a practical breakdown of the Clip Studio Interface Explore Clip Studio Paint, its tools and the various concepts for designing comics Streamline your workflow and increase your efficiency using Clip Studios features Book Description Clip Studio Paint, previously known as Manga Studio, is used by over four million illustrators and comic creators around the world. The book will help you get started with this software, right from installation and understanding system requirements, all the way through to exporting your work for print or the web. You will learn how to create new documents and customize tools to fit your working style, before using ruler tools to make anything from straight lines to intricate backgrounds. In addition to this, you will gain insights into adding 3D elements, along with creating comic panels using the specialized panel tools. In the next few chapters, youll focus on implementing text and word balloons and creating sound effects to make your comics more interactive. The book will even help you to use screentones and materials. Toward the concluding chapters, youll pick up on how to easily flat and color your comics using reference layers, and bring your drawings to life with animation features. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to navigate the Clip Studio Interface and program preferences, customize various tools, and create your own black and white or color illustrations and comics from start to finish. What you will learn Understand the differences between Clip Studio Paint Pro and EX Discover how to navigate and customize the user interface Create custom tools that fit your unique style of illustration Use ruler tools to create intricate perspective shots and complex symmetry Learn how to create lettering and word balloons to bring your comic stories to life Explore the process of digital art creation, from pencils to inks and even color Learn to use 3D elements in your work Get to grips with the animation tools available in Clip Studio Paint Who this book is for If you are just starting out as a digital artist or are switching to Clip Studio from a different graphics software package, this book is for you. Those with no knowledge of digital art or intermediate-level users looking to explore the unique features of Clip Studio Paint will also find this book useful. Table of Contents Installing Clip Studio Paint, Recommended Systems, and Interface Basics Preferences, Shortcuts, and Other Commands Clip Studio Paint Brushes: an Introduction Pencilling: Layer Properties Erasers, Selections, and the Subview Palette All About Rulers Using 3D Figures and Objects Vector Layers and the Material Palette Using Text and Balloon Tools Creating Sound Effects Making Layer Masks and Screentones Making Comic Panels Auto Actions and Your Workflow Inking Tools Inking Special Effects Color Palettes Using CSP to Color Your Comics Exporting and Printing your Comic What is the Clip Studio App And Getting Animated About the Author Liz Staley is a writer and digital artist with nearly ten years experience creating independent comics. Learn Clip Studio Paint is her third book with Packt Publishing. She has also written Mastering Manga Studio 5 and The Manga Studio EX5 Cookbook. Teaching other artists about the benefits of Clip Studio Paint is one of her true passions. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Liz currently lives in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania with her husband and her horse...

-Titulo Original : Qlikview 11 Para Desarrolladores -Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Aprenda a crear aplicaciones de Inteligencia de Negocios con QlikView 11OverviewConozca como crear aplicaciones de inteligencia de negocios con facilidad y acompane esta experiencia con un caso completamente practico a lo largo del libro Aerolineas HighCloud. Cada capitulo le guia en la construccion de una seccion de una aplicacion real, la cual evoluciona a lo largo de los 14 capitulos al tiempo que tambien incrementan sus propias habilidades para trabajar con QlikView.Se proporciona un paquete de archivos ejemplo que contienen codigo, base de datos, y archivos solucion, los cuales puede descargar a su equipo local y utiulizarlos sin necesidad de adquirir una licencia de QlikView.El metodo practico de aprendizaje que sigue el libro le permitira construir una aplicacion QlikView que integra datos reales de distintas fuentes para presentar informacion en forma de cuadros de mando, hojas de analisis y reportes.In DetailLas tecnologias de Inteligencia de Negocios son parte fundamental de un negocio ya que apoyan el proceso de toma de decisiones con informacion clave y permiten a las empresas mantenerse alineados con la constante evolucion de los mercados. La tecnologia disruptiva de QlikView hace de este un lider en la industria; con su flexibilidad y plataforma de analisis altamente poderosa, la construccion de aplicaciones QlikView esta al alcance tanto de usuarios de negocio como de desarrolladores.Este libro le ayudara a aprender los conceptos de desarrollo en QlikView desde un nivel basico hasta un nivel que le permitira construir por completo sus propias aplicaciones. El metodo co que los autores han desarrollado el material hace de cada capitulo una experiencia de aprendizaje completamente practico, y le ayudan a conocer y aplicar recomendaciones practicas en cada tema.What you will learn from this bookTrabajar con datos para crear el modelo de datos asociativo de una aplicacion QlikView y presentarlos con el uso de graficos.Disenar modelos de datos optimizados, conociendo las diferencias entre cada esquema de modelo de datos.Aprovechar el modelo de datos asociativo para facilitar el analisis de datos desde distintas perspectivas.Disenar una interfaz de usuario apropiada y consistente, y trabajar con las propiedades de los objetos para hacer que la aplicacion final sea visualmente agradable al usuario.Utilizar diferentes tecnicas y objetos para disenar una experiencia de usuario fluida.Manipular tablas fuente por medio de instrucciones de script para adaptarlas al modelo de datos deseado.Utilizar diferentes ventanas de dialogo en la interfaz de QlikView Desktop y comprender la funcion de las diferentes propiedades de objeto.Aplicar seguridad a nivel de datos en las aplicaciones QlikView para restringir elacceso en base a roles de usuario.Aplicar tecnicas para hacer mas eficiente el desarrollo de aplicaciones con QlikView.Aplicar mejores practicas en el proceso de desarrollo de proyectos QlikView.Realizar agregaciones avanzadas en graficos para facilitar la creacion de escenarios de analisis complejos.Dominar el uso de analisis de conjuntos (Set Analysis) y utilizarlo para lograr calculos complejos.Crear reportes de variabilidad en el tiempo y comparacion de periodos con el uso de analisis de conjuntos...

-Titulo Original : Modern CMake For C: Discover A Better Approach To Building, Testing, And Packaging Your Software-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Descripción del producto Escriba proyectos de CMake completos y de nivel profesional y garantice la calidad y la simplicidad de sus soluciones. Características principales Comprenda y automatice la compilación y la vinculación con CMake. Administre dependencias internas y externas fácilmente. Agregue controles y pruebas de calidad como un paso inherente para sus compilaciones. Descripción del libro. empresa extremadamente difícil. Los desarrolladores que investigan el tema tienen dificultades para determinar qué consejos están actualizados y qué enfoques ya han sido reemplazados por prácticas mejores y más sencillas. Al mismo tiempo, la mayoría de los recursos en línea ofrecen una explicación limitada, aunque también carecen del contexto y la estructura adecuados. Este libro ofrece una experiencia más simple y completa, ya que trata el tema de la creación de soluciones de C++ de manera integral. Modern CMake para C++ es una guía integral para la automatización de tareas complejas, incluidas la creación, las pruebas y el empaquetado. No solo aprenderá a usar el lenguaje CMake en proyectos CMake, sino que también descubrirá qué los hace mantenibles, elegantes y limpios. El libro también se centra en la estructura de los directorios de origen, los objetivos de construcción y los paquetes. A medida que progrese, aprenderá cómo compilar y vincular archivos ejecutables y bibliotecas, cómo funcionan esos procesos y cómo optimizar las compilaciones en CMake para obtener los mejores resultados. Comprenderá cómo usar dependencias externas en su proyecto: bibliotecas de terceros, marcos de prueba, herramientas de análisis de programas y generadores de documentación. Finalmente, aprenderá a exportar, instalar y empaquetar para fines internos y externos. Al final de este libro, podrá usar CMake con confianza a nivel profesional. Lo que aprenderá Comprender las mejores prácticas para crear Código C++Obtenga conocimientos prácticos del lenguaje CMake centrándose en los aspectos más útilesUtilice herramientas de última generación para garantizar la calidad del código con la ayuda de pruebas y análisis estáticos y dinámicosDescubra cómo administrar, descubrir, descargar y vincular dependencias con soluciones CMakeBuild que pueden ser reutilizado y mantenido a largo plazo. Comprender cómo optimizar los artefactos de compilación y el proceso de compilación en sí. Para quién es este libro. El libro es para ingenieros de compilación y desarrolladores de software con conocimientos de programación C/C++ que buscan aprender CMake para automatizar el proceso de grandes soluciones de software. Si usted es alguien que acaba de comenzar con CMake, un usuario de GNU Make desde hace mucho tiempo, o simplemente busca repasar las mejores prácticas más recientes, este libro es para usted. Tabla de contenido Primeros pasos con CMake El lenguaje CMake Configuración de su primer proyecto CMake Trabajo with TargetsCompilación de fuentes C++ con CMakeVinculación con CMakeAdministración de dependencias con CMakePrueba de marcosHerramientas de análisis de programasGeneración de documentaciónInstalación y empaquetadoCreación de su proyecto profesionalApéndice Comandos varios Acerca del autor Rafa? ?widzi?ski trabaja como ingeniero de planta en Google. Con más de 10 años de experiencia profesional como desarrollador de pila completa, ha podido experimentar con una gran multitud de tecnologías y lenguajes de programación. Durante este tiempo, ha estado creando software para su propia empresa y para corporaciones como Cisco Meraki, ELBAZARDIGITAL y Ericsson. Originario de ?od?, Polonia, ahora vive en Londres, Reino Unido, desde donde dirige un canal de YouTube, Smok, que analiza temas relacionados con el desarrollo de software. Aborda problemas técnicos, incluidos los desafíos de la vida real y relacionados con el trabajo que enfrentan muchas personas en el campo. A lo largo de su trabajo, explica los conceptos técnicos en detalle y desmitifica el arte y la ciencia detrás del papel del ingeniero de software. Su enfoque principal es el código de alta calidad y la artesanía de la programación...

-Titulo Original : Hands-on Software Architecture With Java Learn Key Architectural Techniques And Strategies To Design Efficient And Elegant Java Applications-Fabricante : Packt Publishing-Descripcion Original: Build robust and scalable Java applications by learning how to implement every aspect of software architectureKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals of software architecture and build production-grade applications in JavaMake smart architectural decisions with comprehensive coverage of various architectural approaches from SOA to microservicesGain an in-depth understanding of deployment considerations with cloud and CI/CD pipelinesBook DescriptionWell-written software architecture is the core of an efficient and scalable enterprise application. Java, the most widespread technology in current enterprises, provides complete toolkits to support the implementation of a well-designed architecture.This book starts with the fundamentals of architecture and takes you through the basic components of application architecture. Youll cover the different types of software architectural patterns and application integration patterns and learn about their most widespread implementation in Java. Youll then explore cloud-native architectures and best practices for enhancing existing applications to better suit a cloud-enabled world. Later, the book highlights some cross-cutting concerns and the importance of monitoring and tracing for planning the evolution of the software, foreseeing predictable maintenance, and troubleshooting. The book concludes with an analysis of the current status of software architectures in Java programming and offers insights into transforming your architecture to reduce technical debt.By the end of this software architecture book, youll have acquired some of the most valuable and in-demand software architect skills to progress in your career.What you will learnUnderstand the importance of requirements engineering, including functional versus non-functional requirementsExplore design techniques such as domain-driven design, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven developmentDiscover the mantras of selecting the right architectural patterns for modern applicationsExplore different integration patternsEnhance existing applications with essential cloud-native patterns and recommended practicesAddress cross-cutting considerations in enterprise applications regardless of architectural choices and application typeWho this book is forThis book is for Java software engineers who want to become software architects and learn everything a modern software architect needs to know. The book is also for software architects, technical leaders, vice presidents of software engineering, and CTOs looking to extend their knowledge and stay up to date with the latest developments in the field of software architecture.Table of ContentsDesigning Software Architectures in Java - Methods and StylesSoftware Requirements - Collecting, Documenting, ManagingCommon Architecture Design TechniquesBest Practices for Design and DevelopmentExploring the Most Common Development ModelsExploring Essential Java Architectural PatternsExploring Middleware and FrameworksDesigning Application Integration and Business AutomationDesigning Cloud-Native ArchitecturesImplementing User InteractionDealing with DataCross-Cutting ConcernsExploring the Software Life CycleMonitoring and Tracing TechniquesWhats New in Java? About the Author Giuseppe Bonocore is a solution architect dealing with application development, Java technology, JBoss middleware, and Kubernetes projects since 2014. He has more than 10 years of experience in open source software, in different roles. His professional experience includes Red Hat, Accenture, and Docomo Digital, covering many technical leadership roles and deploying huge open source projects across Europe...