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Hands-On GUI Programming with C++ and Qt5: Build stunning cross-platform applications and widgets with the most powerful GUI framework
by Lee Zhi EngCreate visually appealing and feature-rich applications by using Qt 5 and the C++ languageKey FeaturesExplore Qt 5’s powerful features to easily design your GUI applicationLeverage Qt 5 to build attractive cross-platform applicationsWork with Qt modules for multimedia, networking, and location, to customize your Qt applicationsBook DescriptionQt 5, the latest version of Qt, enables you to develop applications with complex user interfaces for multiple targets. It provides you with faster and smarter ways to create modern UIs and applications for multiple platforms. This book will teach you to design and build graphical user interfaces that are functional, appealing, and user-friendly.In the initial part of the book, you will learn what Qt 5 is and what you can do with it. You will explore the Qt Designer, discover the different types of widgets generally used in Qt 5, and then connect your application to the database to perform dynamic operations. Next, you will be introduced to Qt 5 chart which allows you to easily render different types of graphs and charts and incorporate List View Widgets in your application. You will also work with various Qt modules, like QtLocation, QtWebEngine, and the networking module through the course of the book. Finally, we will focus on cross-platform development with QT 5 that enables you to code once and run it everywhere, including mobile platforms. By the end of this book, you will have successfully learned about high-end GUI applications and will be capable of building many more powerful, cross-platform applications.What you will learnImplement tools provided by Qt 5 to design a beautiful GUIUnderstand different types of graphs and charts supported by Qt 5Create a web browser using the Qt 5 WebEngine module and web view widgetConnect to the MySQL database and display data obtained from it onto the Qt 5 GUIIncorporate the Qt 5 multimedia and networking module in your applicationDevelop Google Map-like applications using Qt 5’s location moduleDiscover cross-platform development by exporting the Qt 5 application to different platformsUncover the secrets behind debugging Qt 5 and C++ applicationsWho this book is forThis book will appeal to developers and programmers who would like to build GUI-based applications. Basic knowledge of C++ is necessary and the basics of Qt would be helpful.
Hands-On Guide to AgileOps: A Guide to Implementing Agile, DevOps, and SRE for Cloud Operations
by Navin Sabharwal Raminder Rathore Udita AgrawalDiscover the best practices for transforming cloud and infrastructure operations by using Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban and Spotify models. This book will help you gain an in-depth understanding of these processes so that you can apply them to your own work. The book begins by offering an overview of current processes and methods used in IT Operations using ITIL and IT4IT. The Authors provide a background of the Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SaFe, Scrumban, and Spotify models used in software development. You’ll then gain in-depth guidance and best practices to implement Agile in the Operations world. You’ll see how Agile, Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps work in tandem to provide the foundation for modern day infrastructure and cloud operations. The book also offers a comparison of various agile processes and their suitability to the infrastructure and cloud operations world. After completing this is hands-on guide, you’ll know how to adopt Agile, DevOps and SRE and select the most suitable processes for your organization to achieve higher reliability, agility and lower costs while running cloud and infrastructure operations. What You Will LearnUnderstand how cloud computing and microservices architecture are changing operations dynamicsUnderstand ITIL, IT4IT, and LeanLearn how Site Reliability Engineering, Agile and DevOps work in tandemLeverage Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, and Spotify models to run cloud operationsUse Site Reliability techniques along with Agile and DevOpsStudy the different agile frameworks (Spotify, SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus), their purpose, benefits and implementation approaches.Learn a step-by-step process to identify and implement these frameworks in your organization Who This Book is For Infrastructure architects, DevOps architects, Agile practitioners, DevSecOps Experts, Product Managers/Scrum Masters, DevOps Engineers.
Hands-on Guide to Apache Spark 3: Build Scalable Computing Engines for Batch and Stream Data Processing
by Alfonso Antolínez GarcíaThis book explains how to scale Apache Spark 3 to handle massive amounts of data, either via batch or streaming processing. It covers how to use Spark’s structured APIs to perform complex data transformations and analyses you can use to implement end-to-end analytics workflows. This book covers Spark 3's new features, theoretical foundations, and application architecture. The first section introduces the Apache Spark ecosystem as a unified engine for large scale data analytics, and shows you how to run and fine-tune your first application in Spark. The second section centers on batch processing suited to end-of-cycle processing, and data ingestion through files and databases. It explains Spark DataFrame API as well as structured and unstructured data with Apache Spark. The last section deals with scalable, high-throughput, fault-tolerant streaming processing workloads to process real-time data. Here you'll learn about Apache Spark Streaming’s execution model, the architecture of Spark Streaming, monitoring, reporting, and recovering Spark streaming. A full chapter is devoted to future directions for Spark Streaming. With real-world use cases, code snippets, and notebooks hosted on GitHub, this book will give you an understanding of large-scale data analysis concepts--and help you put them to use.Upon completing this book, you will have the knowledge and skills to seamlessly implement large-scale batch and streaming workloads to analyze real-time data streams with Apache Spark.What You Will LearnMaster the concepts of Spark clusters and batch data processingUnderstand data ingestion, transformation, and data storageGain insight into essential stream processing concepts and different streaming architecturesImplement streaming jobs and applications with Spark StreamingWho This Book Is ForData engineers, data analysts, machine learning engineers, Python and R programmers
Hands on Hacking: Become an Expert at Next Gen Penetration Testing and Purple Teaming
by Matthew Hickey Jennifer ArcuriA fast, hands-on introduction to offensive hacking techniques Hands-On Hacking teaches readers to see through the eyes of their adversary and apply hacking techniques to better understand real-world risks to computer networks and data. Readers will benefit from the author's years of experience in the field hacking into computer networks and ultimately training others in the art of cyber-attacks. This book holds no punches and explains the tools, tactics and procedures used by ethical hackers and criminal crackers alike. We will take you on a journey through a hacker’s perspective when focused on the computer infrastructure of a target company, exploring how to access the servers and data. Once the information gathering stage is complete, you’ll look for flaws and their known exploits—including tools developed by real-world government financed state-actors. • An introduction to the same hacking techniques that malicious hackers will use against an organization • Written by infosec experts with proven history of publishing vulnerabilities and highlighting security flaws • Based on the tried and tested material used to train hackers all over the world in the art of breaching networks • Covers the fundamental basics of how computer networks are inherently vulnerable to attack, teaching the student how to apply hacking skills to uncover vulnerabilities We cover topics of breaching a company from the external network perimeter, hacking internal enterprise systems and web application vulnerabilities. Delving into the basics of exploitation with real-world practical examples, you won’t find any hypothetical academic only attacks here. From start to finish this book will take the student through the steps necessary to breach an organization to improve its security. Written by world-renowned cybersecurity experts and educators, Hands-On Hacking teaches entry-level professionals seeking to learn ethical hacking techniques. If you are looking to understand penetration testing and ethical hacking, this book takes you from basic methods to advanced techniques in a structured learning format.
Hands-On Healthcare Data: Taming the Complexity of Real-World Data
by Andrew NguyenHealthcare is the next frontier for data science. Using the latest in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing, you'll be able to solve healthcare's most pressing problems: reducing cost of care, ensuring patients get the best treatment, and increasing accessibility for the underserved. But first, you have to learn how to access and make sense of all that data.This book provides pragmatic and hands-on solutions for working with healthcare data, from data extraction to cleaning and harmonization to feature engineering. Author Andrew Nguyen covers specific ML and deep learning examples with a focus on producing high-quality data. You'll discover how graph technologies help you connect disparate data sources so you can solve healthcare's most challenging problems using advanced analytics.You'll learn:Different types of healthcare data: electronic health records, clinical registries and trials, digital health tools, and claims dataThe challenges of working with healthcare data, especially when trying to aggregate data from multiple sourcesCurrent options for extracting structured data from clinical textHow to make trade-offs when using tools and frameworks for normalizing structured healthcare dataHow to harmonize healthcare data using terminologies, ontologies, and mappings and crosswalks
Hands-On High Performance with Go: Boost and optimize the performance of your Golang applications at scale with resilience
by Bob StrecanskyProven methodologies and concurrency techniques that will help you write faster and better code with Go programming Key Features Explore Go's profiling tools to write faster programs by identifying and fixing bottlenecks Address Go-specific performance issues such as memory allocation and garbage collection Delve into the subtleties of concurrency and discover how to successfully implement it in everyday applications Book Description Go is an easy-to-write language that is popular among developers thanks to its features such as concurrency, portability, and ability to reduce complexity. This Golang book will teach you how to construct idiomatic Go code that is reusable and highly performant. Starting with an introduction to performance concepts, you'll understand the ideology behind Go's performance. You'll then learn how to effectively implement Go data structures and algorithms along with exploring data manipulation and organization to write programs for scalable software. This book covers channels and goroutines for parallelism and concurrency to write high-performance code for distributed systems. As you advance, you'll learn how to manage memory effectively. You'll explore the compute unified device architecture (CUDA) application programming interface (API), use containers to build Go code, and work with the Go build cache for quicker compilation. You'll also get to grips with profiling and tracing Go code for detecting bottlenecks in your system. Finally, you'll evaluate clusters and job queues for performance optimization and monitor the application for performance regression. By the end of this Go programming book, you'll be able to improve existing code and fulfill customer requirements by writing efficient programs. What you will learn Organize and manipulate data effectively with clusters and job queues Explore commonly applied Go data structures and algorithms Write anonymous functions in Go to build reusable apps Profile and trace Go apps to reduce bottlenecks and improve efficiency Deploy, monitor, and iterate Go programs with a focus on performance Dive into memory management and CPU and GPU parallelism in Go Who this book is for This Golang book is a must for developers and professionals who have an intermediate-to-advanced understanding of Go programming, and are interested in improving their speed of code execution.
Hands-On High performance with QT: Build cross-platform applications using concurrency, parallel programming, and memory management
by Marek KrajewskiThis book for Qt developers who wish to build highly performant applications for desktop and embedded devices, and have C++ knowledge.
Hands-On High Performance with Spring 5: Techniques for scaling and optimizing Spring and Spring Boot applications
by Chintan Mehta Subhash Shah Pritesh Shah Prashant Goswami Dinesh RadadiyaA hands-on guide to creating, monitoring, and tuning a high performance Spring web applicationKey FeaturesUnderstand common performance pitfalls and improve your application's performanceBuild and deploy strategies for complex applications using the microservice architectureUnderstand internals of JVM - the core of all Java Runtime EnvironmentsBook DescriptionWhile writing an application, performance is paramount. Performance tuning for real-world applications often involves activities geared toward detecting bottlenecks. The recent release of Spring 5.0 brings major advancements in the rich API provided by the Spring framework, which means developers need to master its tools and techniques to achieve high performance applications.Hands-On High Performance with Spring 5 begins with the Spring framework's core features, exploring the integration of different Spring projects. It proceeds to evaluate various Spring specifications to identify those adversely affecting performance. You will learn about bean wiring configurations, aspect-oriented programming, database interaction, and Hibernate to focus on the metrics that help identify performance bottlenecks. You will also look at application monitoring, performance optimization, JVM internals, and garbage collection optimization. Lastly, the book will show you how to leverage the microservice architecture to build a high performance and resilient application.By the end of the book, you will have gained an insight into various techniques and solutions to build and troubleshoot high performance Spring-based applications.What you will learnMaster programming best practices and performance improvement with bean wiringAnalyze the performance of various AOP implementationsExplore database interactions with Spring to optimize design and configurationSolve Hibernate performance issues and trapsLeverage multithreading and concurrent programming to improve application performanceGain a solid foundation in JVM performance tuning using various toolsLearn the key concepts of the microservice architecture and how to monitor themPerform Spring Boot performance tuning, monitoring, and health checksWho this book is forIf you’re a Spring developer who’d like to build high performance applications and have more control over your application's performance in production and development, this book is for you. Some familiarity with Java, Maven, and Eclipse is necessary.
Hands-On Image Generation with TensorFlow
by Soon Yau CheongThe Hands-On Image Generation with TensorFlow book is for deep learning engineers, practitioners, and researchers who have basic knowledge of convolutional neural networks and want to learn various image generation techniques using TensorFlow 2.x. You’ll also find this book useful if you are an image processing professional or computer vision engineer looking to explore state-of-the-art architectures to improve and enhance images and videos. Knowledge of Python and TensorFlow will help you to get the best out of this book.
Hands-On Image Processing with Python: Expert techniques for advanced image analysis and effective interpretation of image data
by Sandipan DeyThis book is for Computer Vision Engineers, Image processing Engineers, Software Engineers, ML Engineers who are good with Python programming and wants to explore details and complexities of image processing.
Hands-On Industrial Internet of Things: Create a powerful Industrial IoT infrastructure using Industry 4.0
by Giacomo Veneri Antonio CapassoThis book is targeted towards IoT architects, developers, or any stakeholders working with architectural aspects of Industrial internet of things.
Hands-On Infrastructure Monitoring with Prometheus: Implement and scale queries, dashboards, and alerting across machines and containers
by Joel Bastos Pedro AraújoBuild Prometheus ecosystems with metric-centric visualization, alerting, and queryingKey FeaturesIntegrate Prometheus with Alertmanager and Grafana for building a complete monitoring systemExplore PromQL, Prometheus' functional query language, with easy-to-follow examplesLearn how to deploy Prometheus components using Kubernetes and traditional instancesBook DescriptionPrometheus is an open source monitoring system. It provides a modern time series database, a robust query language, several metric visualization possibilities, and a reliable alerting solution for traditional and cloud-native infrastructure.This book covers the fundamental concepts of monitoring and explores Prometheus architecture, its data model, and how metric aggregation works. Multiple test environments are included to help explore different configuration scenarios, such as the use of various exporters and integrations. You’ll delve into PromQL, supported by several examples, and then apply that knowledge to alerting and recording rules, as well as how to test them. After that, alert routing with Alertmanager and creating visualizations with Grafana is thoroughly covered. In addition, this book covers several service discovery mechanisms and even provides an example of how to create your own. Finally, you’ll learn about Prometheus federation, cross-sharding aggregation, and also long-term storage with the help of Thanos.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to implement and scale Prometheus as a full monitoring system on-premises, in cloud environments, in standalone instances, or using container orchestration with Kubernetes.What you will learnGrasp monitoring fundamentals and implement them using PrometheusDiscover how to extract metrics from common infrastructure servicesFind out how to take full advantage of PromQLDesign a highly available, resilient, and scalable Prometheus stackExplore the power of Kubernetes Prometheus OperatorUnderstand concepts such as federation and cross-shard aggregationUnlock seamless global views and long-term retention in cloud-native apps with ThanosWho this book is forIf you’re a software developer, cloud administrator, site reliability engineer, DevOps enthusiast or system admin looking to set up a fail-safe monitoring and alerting system for sustaining infrastructure security and performance, this book is for you. Basic networking and infrastructure monitoring knowledge will help you understand the concepts covered in this book.
Hands-On Intelligent Agents with OpenAI Gym: Your guide to developing AI agents using deep reinforcement learning
by Praveen PalanisamyImplement intelligent agents using PyTorch to solve classic AI problems, play console games like Atari, and perform tasks such as autonomous driving using the CARLA driving simulatorKey FeaturesExplore the OpenAI Gym toolkit and interface to use over 700 learning tasksImplement agents to solve simple to complex AI problemsStudy learning environments and discover how to create your ownBook DescriptionMany real-world problems can be broken down into tasks that require a series of decisions to be made or actions to be taken. The ability to solve such tasks without a machine being programmed requires a machine to be artificially intelligent and capable of learning to adapt. This book is an easy-to-follow guide to implementing learning algorithms for machine software agents in order to solve discrete or continuous sequential decision making and control tasks.Hands-On Intelligent Agents with OpenAI Gym takes you through the process of building intelligent agent algorithms using deep reinforcement learning starting from the implementation of the building blocks for configuring, training, logging, visualizing, testing, and monitoring the agent. You will walk through the process of building intelligent agents from scratch to perform a variety of tasks. In the closing chapters, the book provides an overview of the latest learning environments and learning algorithms, along with pointers to more resources that will help you take your deep reinforcement learning skills to the next level.What you will learnExplore intelligent agents and learning environmentsUnderstand the basics of RL and deep RLGet started with OpenAI Gym and PyTorch for deep reinforcement learningDiscover deep Q learning agents to solve discrete optimal control tasksCreate custom learning environments for real-world problemsApply a deep actor-critic agent to drive a car autonomously in CARLAUse the latest learning environments and algorithms to upgrade your intelligent agent development skillsWho this book is forIf you’re a student, game/machine learning developer, or AI enthusiast looking to get started with building intelligent agents and algorithms to solve a variety of problems with the OpenAI Gym interface, this book is for you. You will also find this book useful if you want to learn how to build deep reinforcement learning-based agents to solve problems in your domain of interest. Though the book covers all the basic concepts that you need to know, some working knowledge of Python programming language will help you get the most out of it.
Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk: Build on the power of Blynk to configure smart devices and build exciting IoT projects
by Pradeeka SeneviratneConnect things to create amazing IoT applications in minutesKey FeaturesUse Blynk cloud and Blynk server to connect devicesBuild IoT applications on Android and iOS platforms A practical guide that will show how to connect devices using Blynk and Raspberry Pi 3 Book DescriptionBlynk, known as the most user-friendly IoT platform, provides a way to build mobile applications in minutes. With the Blynk drag-n-drop mobile app builder, anyone can build amazing IoT applications with minimal resources and effort, on hardware ranging from prototyping platforms such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi 3 to industrial-grade ESP8266, Intel, Sierra Wireless, Particle, Texas Instruments, and a few others.This book uses Raspberry Pi as the main hardware platform and C/C++ to write sketches to build projects. The first part of this book shows how to set up a development environment with various hardware combinations and required software. Then you will build your first IoT application with Blynk using various hardware combinations and connectivity types such as Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Then you'll use and configure various widgets (control, display, notification, interface, time input, and some advanced widgets) with Blynk App Builder to build applications. Towards the end, you will learn how to connect with and use built-in sensors on Android and iOS mobile devices. Finally you will learn how to build a robot that can be controlled with a Blynk app through the Blynk cloud and personal server.By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience building IoT applications using Blynk.What you will learnBuild devices using Raspberry Pi and various sensors and actuatorsUse Blynk cloud to connect and control devices through the Blynk app builderConnect devices to Blynk cloud and server through Ethernet and Wi-FiMake applications using Blynk app builder on Android and iOS platforms Run Blynk personal server on the Windows, MAC, and Raspberry Pi platforms Who this book is forThis book is targeted at any stakeholder working in the IoT sector who wants to understand how Blynk works and build exciting IoT projects. Prior understanding of Raspberry Pi, C/C++, and electronics is a must.
Hands-On Internet of Things with MQTT: Build connected IoT devices with Arduino and MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT)
by Tim PulverDevelop a variety of projects and connect them to microcontrollers and web servers using the lightweight messaging protocol MQTT Key Features Leverage the power of MQTT to build a pet food dispenser, e-ink to-do list, and a productivity cube Learn about technologies like laser cutting, 3D printing, and PCB production for building robust prototypes Explore practical uses cases to gain an in-depth understanding of MQTT Book Description MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a lightweight messaging protocol for smart devices that can be used to build exciting, highly scalable Internet of Things (IoT) projects. This book will get you started with a quick introduction to the concepts of IoT and MQTT and explain how the latter can help you build your own internet-connected prototypes. As you advance, you'll gain insights into how microcontrollers communicate, and you'll get to grips with the different messaging protocols and techniques involved. Once you are well-versed with the essential concepts, you'll be able to put what you've learned into practice by building three projects from scratch, including an automatic pet food dispenser and a smart e-ink to-do display. You'll also discover how to present your own prototypes professionally. In addition to this, you'll learn how to use technologies from third-party web service providers, along with other rapid prototyping technologies, such as laser cutting, 3D printing, and PCB production. By the end of this book, you'll have gained hands-on experience in using MQTT to build your own IoT prototypes. What you will learn Explore MQTT programming with Arduino Discover how to make your prototypes talk to each other Send MQTT messages from your smartphone to your prototypes Discover how you can make websites interact with your prototypes Learn about MQTT servers, libraries, and apps Explore tools such as laser cutting and 3D printing in order to build robust prototype cases Who this book is for If you are an IoT developer or enthusiast who wants to start building IoT prototypes using MQTT, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of programming with Arduino will be useful.
A Hands-on Introduction to Big Data Analytics
by Funmi Obembe Ofer EngelThis practical textbook offers a hands-on introduction to big data analytics, helping you to develop the skills required to hit the ground running as a data professional. It complements theoretical foundations with an emphasis on the application of big data analytics, illustrated by real-life examples and datasets. Containing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in this area, this book uses open-source technologies and examples in Python and Apache Spark. Learning features include: - Ethics by Design encourages you to consider data ethics at every stage. - Industry Insights facilitate a deeper understanding of the link between what you are studying and how it is applied in industry. - Datasets, questions, and exercises give you the opportunity to apply your learning. Dr Funmi Obembe is the Head of Technology at the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Dr Ofer Engel is a Data Scientist at the University of Groningen.
A Hands-on Introduction to Big Data Analytics
by Funmi Obembe Ofer EngelThis practical textbook offers a hands-on introduction to big data analytics, helping you to develop the skills required to hit the ground running as a data professional. It complements theoretical foundations with an emphasis on the application of big data analytics, illustrated by real-life examples and datasets. Containing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in this area, this book uses open-source technologies and examples in Python and Apache Spark. Learning features include: - Ethics by Design encourages you to consider data ethics at every stage. - Industry Insights facilitate a deeper understanding of the link between what you are studying and how it is applied in industry. - Datasets, questions, and exercises give you the opportunity to apply your learning. Dr Funmi Obembe is the Head of Technology at the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Dr Ofer Engel is a Data Scientist at the University of Groningen.
Hands-On IoT Solutions with Blockchain: Discover how converging IoT and blockchain can help you build effective solutions
by Enio Moura Maximiliano SantosThis book is targeted towards IoT analyst, architects and engineers, or any stakeholder who is responsible for security mechanism on an IoT infrastructure. This book is also for IT professionals who want to start developing solutions using Blockchain and Internet of Things using IBM Cloud Platform. Basic understanding of IoT can be an added advantage.
Hands-On Java Deep Learning for Computer Vision: Implement machine learning and neural network methodologies to perform computer vision-related tasks
by Klevis RamoLeverage the power of Java and deep learning to build production-grade Computer Vision applications Key FeaturesBuild real-world Computer Vision applications using the power of neural networks Implement image classification, object detection, and face recognitionKnow best practices on effectively building and deploying deep learning models in JavaBook DescriptionAlthough machine learning is an exciting world to explore, you may feel confused by all of its theoretical aspects. As a Java developer, you will be used to telling the computer exactly what to do, instead of being shown how data is generated; this causes many developers to struggle to adapt to machine learning.The goal of this book is to walk you through the process of efficiently training machine learning and deep learning models for Computer Vision using the most up-to-date techniques. The book is designed to familiarize you with neural networks, enabling you to train them efficiently, customize existing state-of-the-art architectures, build real-world Java applications, and get great results in a short space of time. You will build real-world Computer Vision applications, ranging from a simple Java handwritten digit recognition model to real-time Java autonomous car driving systems and face recognition models.By the end of this book, you will have mastered the best practices and modern techniques needed to build advanced Computer Vision Java applications and achieve production-grade accuracy.What you will learnDiscover neural networks and their applications in Computer VisionExplore the popular Java frameworks and libraries for deep learningBuild deep neural networks in Java Implement an end-to-end image classification application in JavaPerform real-time video object detection using deep learningEnhance performance and deploy applications for productionWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists, machine learning developers and deep learning practitioners with Java knowledge who want to implement machine learning and deep neural networks in the computer vision domain. You will need to have a basic knowledge of Java programming.
Hands-on JavaScript for Python Developers: Leverage your Python knowledge to quickly learn JavaScript and advance your web development career
by Sonyl NagaleBuild robust full-stack web applications using two of the world's most popular programming languages Python and JavaScript Key Features Discover similarities and differences between JavaScript and Python coding conventions Explore frontend web concepts, UI/UX techniques, and JavaScript frameworks to enhance your web development skills Put your JS knowledge into practice by developing a full-stack web app with React and Express Book Description Knowledge of Python is a great foundation for learning other languages. This book will help you advance in your software engineering career by leveraging your Python programming skills to learn JavaScript and apply its unique features not only for frontend web development but also for streamlining work on the backend. Starting with the basics of JavaScript, you'll cover its syntax, its use in the browser, and its frameworks and libraries. From working with user interactions and ingesting data from APIs through to creating APIs with Node.js, this book will help you get up and running with JavaScript using hands-on exercises, code snippets, and detailed descriptions of JavaScript implementation and benefits. To understand the use of JavaScript in the backend, you'll explore Node.js and discover how it communicates with databases. As you advance, you'll get to grips with creating your own RESTful APIs and connecting the frontend and backend for holistic full-stack development knowledge. By the end of this Python JavaScript book, you'll have the knowledge you need to write full-fledged web applications from start to finish. You'll have also gained hands-on experience of working through several projects, which will help you advance in your career as a JavaScript developer. What you will learn Discover the differences between Python and JavaScript at both the syntactical and semantical level Become well versed in implementing JavaScript in the frontend as well as the backend Understand the separation of concerns while using Python programming for server-side development Get to grips with frontend web development tasks, including UI/UX design, form validation, animations, and much more Create modern interaction interfaces for your Python web application Explore modern web technologies and libraries for building full-stack applications Who this book is for This book is for experienced Python programmers who are looking to expand their knowledge of frontend and backend web development with JavaScript. An understanding of data types, functions, and scope is necessary to get to grips with the concepts covered in the book. Familiarity with HTML and CSS, Document Object Model (DOM), and Flask or Django will help you to learn JavaScript easily.
Hands-On JavaScript High Performance: Build faster web apps using Node.js, Svelte.js, and WebAssembly
by Justin SchererAn example-driven guide covering modern web app development techniques and emerging technologies such as WebAssembly, Service Workers, and Svelte.js to build faster, secure, and scalable apps Key Features Discover effective techniques for accessing DOM, minimizing painting, and using a V8 engine to optimize JavaScript Understand what makes the web tick and create apps that look and feel like native desktop applications Explore modern JavaScript frameworks like Svelte.js for building next-gen web apps Book Description High-performance web development is all about cutting through the complexities in different layers of a web app and building services and APIs that improve the speed and performance of your apps on the browser. With emerging web technologies, building scalable websites and sustainable web apps is smoother than ever. This book starts by taking you through the web frontend, popular web development practices, and the latest version of ES and JavaScript. You'll work with Node.js and learn how to build web apps without a framework. The book consists of three hands-on examples that help you understand JavaScript applications at both the server-side and the client-side using Node.js and Svelte.js. Each chapter covers modern techniques such as DOM manipulation and V8 engine optimization to strengthen your understanding of the web. Finally, you'll delve into advanced topics such as CI/CD and how you can harness their capabilities to speed up your web development dramatically. By the end of this web development book, you'll have understood how the JavaScript landscape has evolved, not just for the frontend but also for the backend, and be ready to use new tools and techniques to solve common web problems. What you will learn Explore Vanilla JavaScript for optimizing the DOM, classes, and modules, and querying with jQuery Understand immutable and mutable code and develop faster web apps Delve into Svelte.js and use it to build a complete real-time Todo app Build apps to work offline by caching calls using service workers Write C++ native code and call the WebAssembly module with JavaScript to run it on a browser Implement CircleCI for continuous integration in deploying your web apps Who this book is for This JavaScript book is for web developers, C/C++ programmers, and anyone who wants to build robust web applications using advanced web technologies. This book assumes a good grasp of Vanilla JavaScript and an understanding of web development tools, such as Chrome Developer tools or Mozilla's developer tools.
Hands-On Kotlin for Enterprise Applications using Java EE
by Raghavendra Rao KKotlin for Enterprise Applications using Java EE is for Java EE developers who want to build their enterprise project or application with Kotlin or migrate from Java to Kotlin. Basic knowledge of programming is necessary.
Hands-on Kubernetes on Azure: Use Azure Kubernetes Service to automate management, scaling, and deployment of containerized applications, 3rd Edition
by Nills Franssens Shivakumar Gopalakrishnan Gunther LenzUnderstand the fundamentals of Kubernetes deployment on Azure with a learn-by-doing approachKey FeaturesGet to grips with the fundamentals of containers and KubernetesDeploy containerized applications using the Kubernetes platformLearn how you can scale your workloads and secure your application running in Azure Kubernetes ServiceBook DescriptionContainers and Kubernetes containers facilitate cloud deployments and application development by enabling efficient versioning with improved security and portability. With updated chapters on role-based access control, pod identity, storing secrets, and network security in AKS, this third edition begins by introducing you to containers, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and guides you through deploying an AKS cluster in different ways. You will then delve into the specifics of Kubernetes by deploying a sample guestbook application on AKS and installing complex Kubernetes apps using Helm. With the help of real-world examples, you'll also get to grips with scaling your applications and clusters. As you advance, you'll learn how to overcome common challenges in AKS and secure your applications with HTTPS. You will also learn how to secure your clusters and applications in a dedicated section on security. In the final section, you'll learn about advanced integrations, which give you the ability to create Azure databases and run serverless functions on AKS as well as the ability to integrate AKS with a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline using GitHub Actions. By the end of this Kubernetes book, you will be proficient in deploying containerized workloads on Microsoft Azure with minimal management overhead.What you will learnPlan, configure, and run containerized applications in production.Use Docker to build applications in containers and deploy them on Kubernetes.Monitor the AKS cluster and the application.Monitor your infrastructure and applications in Kubernetes using Azure Monitor.Secure your cluster and applications using Azure-native security tools.Connect an app to the Azure database.Store your container images securely with Azure Container Registry.Install complex Kubernetes applications using Helm.Integrate Kubernetes with multiple Azure PaaS services, such as databases, Azure Security Center, and Functions.Use GitHub Actions to perform continuous integration and continuous delivery to your cluster.Who this book is forIf you are an aspiring DevOps professional, system administrator, developer, or site reliability engineer interested in learning how to get the most out of containers and Kubernetes, then this book is for you.
Hands-On Kubernetes on Azure: Run Your Applications Securely And At Scale On The Most Widely Adopted Orchestration Platform
by Gunther Lenz Shivakumar GopalakrishnanIf you're a cloud engineer, cloud solution provider, sysadmin, site reliability engineer, or a developer interested in DevOps and are looking for an extensive guide to running Kubernetes in the Azure environment then, this book is for you. Though any previous knowledge of Kubernetes is not expected, some experience with Linux and Docker containers would be beneficial.
Hands-On Kubernetes on Azure: Automate management, scaling, and deployment of containerized applications, 2nd Edition
by Gunther Lenz Shivakumar Gopalakrishnan Nills FranssensKick-start your DevOps career by learning how to effectively deploy Kubernetes on Azure in an easy, comprehensive, and fun way with hands-on coding tasks Key Features Understand the fundamentals of Docker and Kubernetes Learn to implement microservices architecture using the Kubernetes platform Discover how you can scale your application workloads in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Book Description From managing versioning efficiently to improving security and portability, technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker have greatly helped cloud deployments and application development. Starting with an introduction to Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), this book will guide you through deploying an AKS cluster in different ways. You'll then explore the Azure portal by deploying a sample guestbook application on AKS and installing complex Kubernetes apps using Helm. With the help of real-world examples, you'll also get to grips with scaling your application and cluster. As you advance, you'll understand how to overcome common challenges in AKS and secure your application with HTTPS and Azure AD (Active Directory). Finally, you'll explore serverless functions such as HTTP triggered Azure functions and queue triggered functions. By the end of this Kubernetes book, you'll be well-versed with the fundamentals of Azure Kubernetes Service and be able to deploy containerized workloads on Microsoft Azure with minimal management overhead. What you will learn Plan, configure, and run containerized applications in production Use Docker to build apps in containers and deploy them on Kubernetes Improve the configuration and deployment of apps on the Azure Cloud Store your container images securely with Azure Container Registry Install complex Kubernetes applications using Helm Integrate Kubernetes with multiple Azure PaaS services, such as databases, Event Hubs and Functions. Who this book is for This book is for aspiring DevOps professionals, system administrators, developers, and site reliability engineers looking to understand test and deployment processes and improve their efficiency. If you're new to working with containers and orchestration, you'll find this book useful.