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Kivy – Interactive Applications and Games in Python - Second Edition
by Roberto UlloaIf you are a Python developer who wants to create exciting and dynamic UI/UX applications that are compatible with multiple platforms, then this is the book for you. No prior experience with Kivy is required, although you should be familiar with Python and have a fair understanding of software engineering concepts such as inheritance, classes, and instances.
Kivy: Interactive Applications in Python
by Roberto UlloaKivy: Interactive Applications in Python is an easy-to-follow book that will guide you into the world of Kivy. This book is aimed at Python developers who are familiar with Python and have a good understanding of concepts like inheritance, classes, and instances. No previous experience of Kivy is required, though some knowledge of event handling, scheduling, and user interfaces, in general, would boost your learning.
Klout For Dummies
by Andrea UpdykeLeverage your online influence with this fun and friendly guide to Klout!Klout measures your online influence on a scale of 1 to 100 by looking at your number of followers or connections, as well as by measuring your ability to drive action on social networks. This easy-to-understand guide helps you understand how Klout works so that you can use it to your advantage to leverage your online influence. You'll learn how to create a Klout profile and connect it to various social networks so that your data can be analyzed by Klout, determining your reach, amplification, and impact online. Shows you how to use Klout to spread your message and prioritize customersWalks you through setting up an account and creating your profile on KloutCovers the various facets of Klout and how to interpret Klout's data about you Highlights ways to understand Klout style and use Klout perks Klout For Dummies is essential reading if you're looking to increase your online clout!
Knative Cookbook: Building Effective Serverless Applications with Kubernetes and OpenShift
by Burr Sutter Kamesh SampathEnterprise developers face several challenges when it comes to building serverless applications, such as integrating applications and building container images from source. With more than 60 practical recipes, this cookbook helps you solve these issues with Knative—the first serverless platform natively designed for Kubernetes. Each recipe contains detailed examples and exercises, along with a discussion of how and why it works.If you have a good understanding of serverless computing and Kubernetes core resources such as deployment, services, routes, and replicas, the recipes in this cookbook show you how to apply Knative in real enterprise application development. Authors Kamesh Sampath and Burr Sutter include chapters on autoscaling, build and eventing, observability, Knative on OpenShift, and more.With this cookbook, you’ll learn how to:Efficiently build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloadsApply Knative in real enterprise scenarios, including advanced eventingMonitor your Knative serverless applications effectivelyIntegrate Knative with CI/CD principles, such as using pipelines for faster, more successful production deploymentsDeploy a rich ecosystem of enterprise integration patterns and connectors in Apache Camel K as Kubernetes and Knative components
Knative in Action
by Jacques ChesterKnative in Action teaches you to build complex and efficient serverless applications.Summary Take the pain out of managing serverless applications. Knative, a collection of Kubernetes extensions curated by Google, simplifies building and running serverless systems. Knative in Action guides you through the Knative toolkit, showing you how to launch, modify, and monitor event-based apps built using cloud-hosted functions like AWS Lambda. You&’ll learn how to use Knative Serving to develop software that is easily deployed and autoscaled, how to use Knative Eventing to wire together disparate systems into a consistent whole, and how to integrate Knative into your shipping pipeline. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology With Knative, managing a serverless application&’s full lifecycle is a snap. Knative builds on Kubernetes orchestration features, making it easy to deploy and run serverless apps. It handles low-level chores—such as starting and stopping instances—so you can concentrate on features and behavior. About the book Knative in Action teaches you to build complex and efficient serverless applications. You&’ll dive into Knative&’s unique design principles and grasp cloud native concepts like handling latency-sensitive workloads. You&’ll deliver updates with Knative Serving and interlink apps, services, and systems with Knative Eventing. To keep you moving forward, every example includes deployment advice and tips for debugging. What's inside Deploy a service with Knative Serving Connect systems with Knative Eventing Autoscale responses for different traffic surges Develop, ship, and operate software About the reader For software developers comfortable with CLI tools and an OO language like Java or Go. About the author Jacques Chester has worked in Pivotal and VMWare R&D since 2014, contributing to Knative and other projects. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Introducing Knative Serving 3 Configurations and Revisions 4 Routes 5 Autoscaling 6 Introduction to Eventing 7 Sources and Sinks 8 Filtering and Flowing 9 From Conception to Production
Knight's 24-Hour Trainer
by Mike Davis Brian Knight Devin KnightA unique book-and-video package for learning Microsoft SQL Server Integration ServicesIf you need a practical, hands-on introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS), this book and video package from foremost SSIS authority Brian Knight gets you thoroughly up to speed. Each lesson in the book includes three major components: a thorough description of how each SSIS feature or process works; a tutorial that walks you through the process or technique; and a video lesson that demonstrates it.If you take full advantage of this comprehensive package, you will gain enough experience to tackle your first SSIS project with confidence.SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS) builds on the revolutionary database product suite first introduced by Microsoft in 2005 and is a powerful tool for performing extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) operations essential to data warehousingIf you're just learning SSIS, the step-by-step tutorials in this book and DVD training package will ready you to tackle your own first projectEvery lesson in the book is supplemented by instructional video on the DVDNote:As a part of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For the e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.
Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer
by Mike Davis Brian Knight Patrick Leblanc Devin Knight Adam JorgensenA book-and-video introduction to Microsoft's Business Intelligence toolsIf you are just starting to get a handle on Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, this book and accompanying video provides you with the just the right amount of information to perform basic business analysis and reporting. You'll explore the components and related tools that comprise the Microsoft BI toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010. After a basic primer on BI and data modeling, the expert team of authors provides you with step-by-step lessons in the book and videos on the accompanying DVD on how to use SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel BI (including PowerPivot), and SharePoint.Integrates instructional videos with each of the lessons found in the book to enhance your learning experienceExplores the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) toolset as well as the new BI features of Office 2010Encourages you to practice what you've learned in "Try It Out" sectionsContains video demonstrations that walk you through how to tackle each lesson featured in the bookWith Knight's Microsoft Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer, veteran authors present you with an ideal introductory book-and-video package so that you can get started working with the BI toolset immediately!/pNote: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.
Knight's Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 24-Hour Trainer
by Mike Davis Brian Knight Wayne Snyder Devin KnightBook-and-video package gets novices up to speed on Microsoft SQL Server 2012If you need a practical, hands-on introduction, especially to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), this book-and-video package from authority Brian Knight is the perfect solution. Each lesson includes three major components: a description of how each SSIS feature or process works, a tutorial that walks you through the process or technique, and an accompanying video lesson. It's a complete learning package that will give you the confidence you need to start your first SSIS project. Guides novice database administrators and developers who are learning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Provides expert instruction from leading SQL Server authority and author, Brian KnightIncludes a book and a video, complete instruction that includes lessons, hands-on tutorials, and video demonstrations by the authorCovers the very latest changes and updates in the SQL Server 2012 releaseMicrosoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services 24-Hour Trainer makes SQL Server 2012 and SSIS much less intimidating.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.
Knights of the Tele-Round Table: Insights for every executive--especially those who must manage from afar
by Jaclyn KostnerA guide for managing virtual groups that uses stories and symbols from Arthurian legends.
Knitting the Semantic Web
by Jane Greenberg Eva MéndezThe Semantic Web, extends the popular, day-to-day Web, enabling computers and people to effectively work together by giving information well-defined meaning. Knitting the Semantic Web explains the interdisciplinary efforts underway to build a more library-like Web through “semantic knitting.” The book examines foundation activities and initiatives leading to standardized semantic metadata. These efforts lead to the Semantic Web—a network able to support computational activities and provide people with services efficiently. Leaders in library and information science, computer science, and information intensive domains provide insight and inspiration to give readers a greater understanding of the evolution of the Semantic Web. Librarians and information professionals are uniquely qualified to play a major role in the development and maintenance of the Semantic Web. Knitting the Semantic Web closely examines this crucial relationship in detail. This single source reviews the foundations, standards, and tools underlying the Semantic Web and presents thoughtful perspectives in the context of 2.0 developments. Many chapters include figures to illustrate concepts and ideas, and the entire text is extensively referenced. Topics in Knitting the Semantic Web include: RDF, its expressive power, and its ability to underlie the new Library catalog card for the coming century the value and application for controlled vocabularies SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System), the newest Semantic Web language managing scheme versioning in the Semantic Web Physnet portal service for physics Semantic Web technologies in biomedicine developing the United Nations Food and Agriculture ontology Friend Of A Friend (FOAF) vocabulary specification—with a real world case study at a university Web/Library 2.0 and more Knitting the Semantic Web is a stimulating resource for professionals, researchers, educators, and students in library and information science, computer science, information architecture, Web design, and Web services.
Knockout.js: Building Dynamic Client-Side Web Applications
by Jamie MunroUse Knockout.js to design and build dynamic client-side web applications that are extremely responsive and easy to maintain. This example-driven book shows you how to use this lightweight JavaScript framework and its Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. You’ll learn how to build your own data bindings, extend the framework with reusable functions, and work with a server to enhance your client-side application with persistence. In the final chapter, you’ll build a shopping cart to see how everything fits together.If you’re a web developer with experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, you’re ready for Knockout.Learn how to create a ViewModelBind HTML data and attributes, and CSS classes and stylesUnderstand data binding in Knockout’s context hierarchyUse properties that change dynamically through user interactionWork with forms by using several different bindingsBind multiple ViewModels on a single pageExtend or attach custom functions to observablesPerform server-side interactions with jQueryMap a JavaScript object or apply JSON data to a new object
KnockoutJS Blueprints
by Carlo RussoIf you are a JavaScript developer and already know the basics of KnockoutJS and you want to get the most out of it, then this book is for you. This book will help in your transition from a small site to a large web application that is easily maintainable.
KnockoutJS Essentials
by Jorge FerrandoIf you are a JavaScript developer who has been using DOM manipulation libraries such as Mootools or Scriptaculous, and you want go further in modern JavaScript development with a simple and well-documented library, then this book is for you. Learning how to use Knockout will be perfect as your next step towards building JavaScript applications that respond to user interaction.
KnockoutJS Starter
by Eric M. BarnardIt's a Starter guide which will get you started quickly with the main features of KnockoutJS and take you through it. The "KnockoutJS Starter" guide is for anyone who is curious if KnockoutJS can add to their application development practice. It is written so that novice developers can easily follow along, but is advanced enough that even seasoned developers can glean useful and practical knowledge.
KnockoutJS Web Development
by John FarrarThis book is for web developers and designers who work with HTML and JavaScript to help them manage data and interactivity with data using KnockoutJS. Knowledge about jQuery will be useful but is not necessary.
KnockoutJS by Example
by Adnan JaswalDevelop rich, interactive, and real-world web applications using knockout.js About This Book * Master the full range of features provided by knockout.js such as declarative binding, automatic refresh, dependency tracking, and templating using this project based guide * Tackle real-world problems such as page navigation, forms, composite UI components, maps integration, server interaction for CRUD operations, and application security * Discover the power of knockout.js as you build applications with complexity ranging from beginner to advanced * Extend and customize knockout.js to harness its full potential * Integrate with third party libraries and APIs to build fully featured applications Who This Book Is For This book is intended for designers and developers who want to learn how to use Knockout to develop rich, interactive, and modular web applications. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the Knockout library but basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript would be helpful. What You Will Learn * Explore the basic concept behind the Model-View-View Model (MVVM) design pattern and how it is implemented by Knockout * Develop a modular application skeleton based on the module pattern that can be used as a template for your projects * Create single page, rich, interactive, modular, real-world applications using Knockout * Use knockout.js with other libraries and APIs such as JQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Maps API to give your users a richer experience * Create a real-world dynamic web form to capture user information and learn how Knockout makes it easier to capture, validate, and submit form data * Develop and use dynamic UI components such as grids, tabs, dialogs, and wizards * Extend knockout.js to add custom extenders, binding handlers, and observables * Communicate with the backend server using JSON over restful web services * Secure your single page application using token-based authentication In Detail Knockout is an open source JavaScript library that lets you develop rich, interactive, and modular web applications. It reduces the complexities of JavaScript and HTML development by following the Model-View-View Model (MVVM) design pattern. It allows you to efficiently develop highly scalable, testable, and maintainable web applications that are rich and interactive. Knockout is a pure JavaScript library and supports all major browsers. This book starts with introducing the key features and concepts of knockout.js. It helps you create an application skeleton and a hello world application. You will develop a To-Do list application that aims to show the basic features of knockout.js in action such as data binding and observables, following which you will develop a dynamic online customer registration form that captures and validates customer information. This book will further walk your way to develop a customer banking portal, which demonstrates the use of knockout.js with components such as navigation bars, tabs, carousel, master details view, panels, forms, wizards, and modal dialogs. You will also discover to use token-based authentication and authorization to secure the customer banking portal and move on to creating an editable products grid with CRUD operations. Finally, you will explore using the Google maps api with knockout.js. By working along with the examples, this book will not only leave you with the basic understanding of knockout.js fundamentals but you will also have a web application ready instantly. Style and approach The book takes an iterative approach in explaining and building the sample applications. The applications are built in small portions with each portion delivering a set of features. It is an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive hands-on guide, which is full of real-world applications.
Knoppix Hacks, 2nd Edition
by Kyle RankinIf you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again. Klaus Knopper created an entire Linux distribution on a bootable CD (and now a DVD) so he could use his favorite open source tools on any computer. This book includes a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers-not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing. Knoppix Hacks is just like the distribution it covers: a veritable Swiss Army knife packed full of tools. Scores of industrial-strength hacks-many of them new to this second edition-cover both the standard Knoppix CD and the feature-rich DVD "Maxi" distribution, which is included with this book. Discover how to use Knoppix to its full potential as your desktop, rescue CD, or as a launching point for your own live CD. With Knoppix Hacks , you can: Investigate features of the KDE desktop and its Internet applications Save your settings and data between reboots with persistent storage Employ Knoppix as a system administration multitool to replace failed servers and more Use the CD/DVD as a rescue disc to repair filesystems or a system that won't boot Rescue Windows systems with Knoppix to back up files and settings, hack the registry, and more Explore other live CDs based on Knoppix that could augment your system Easily install the popular Debian GNU/Linux distribution with all of your hardware detected and configured Remaster Knoppix to include your favorite software and custom branding Whether you're a new Linux user, power user, or system administer, this book helps you take advantage of Knoppix and customize it to your needs. You may just find ways to use Knoppix that you never considered.
Know Fear (The Lurker Files #2)
by Scott CiencinThe Lurker continues to reign at Wintervale University -- a dark, terrible force at the heart of the campus computer network, weaving an electronic web of deceit. The Lurker can never have too many minions...
Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness
by Stephen M FlemingUnlock the secrets to understanding yourself and others with the surprising science of the human mind's greatest power: introspection. &“Are you sure?&” Whether in a court room, a doctor&’s office, a gameshow&’s hot seat, or a student&’s desk, we are always trying to answer that question. Should we accept eyewitness testimony or a physician&’s diagnosis? Do we really want to risk it all on a final question? And what should we be studying in order to do as well as possible on a test? In short, how do we know what we and others know—or as importantly, don&’t know? As cognitive neuroscientist Stephen Fleming shows in Know Thyself, we do this with metacognition. Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, is the most important tool we have for understanding our own mind. Metacognition is an awesome power: It is what enables self-awareness as well as what lets us think about the minds of others. It is the ultimate human trait, and in its most rarefied forms is a power that neither other animals, nor our current artificial intelligences, have. Metacognition teaches us the limits of our own knowledge. Once we understand what it is and how it works, we can improve our performance and make better decisions. For example, on the SAT, it helps us gauge when we should skip a question rather than lose points getting an answer wrong. Know Thyself, like the metacognition itself, is equal parts scientific, philosophical, and practical. And that means, like Thinking, Fast and Slow and Predictably Irrational, it&’s that rarest of books: one that can both expand our minds and change our lives.
Knowing our World: An Artificial Intelligence Perspective
by George F. LugerKnowing our World: An Artificial Intelligence Perspective considers the methodologies of science, computation, and artificial intelligence to explore how we humans come to understand and operate in our world. While humankind’s history of articulating ideas and building machines that can replicate the activity of the human brain is impressive, Professor Luger focuses on understanding the skills that enable these goals. Based on insights afforded by the challenges of AI design and program building, Knowing our World proposes a foundation for the science of epistemology. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, the book demonstrates that AI technology offers many representational structures and reasoning strategies that support clarification of these epistemic foundations. This monograph is organized in three Parts; the first three chapters introduce the reader to the foundations of computing and the philosophical background that supports the AI tradition. These three chapters describe the origins of AI, programming as iterative refinement, and the representations and very high-level language tools that support AI application building. The book’s second Part introduces three of the four paradigms that represent research and development in AI over the past seventy years: the symbol-based, connectionist, and complex adaptive systems. Luger presents several introductory programs in each area and demonstrates their use. The final three chapters present the primary theme of the book: bringing together the rationalist, empiricist, and pragmatist philosophical traditions in the context of a Bayesian world view. Luger describes Bayes' theorem with a simple proof to demonstrate epistemic insights. He describes research in model building and refinement and several philosophical issues that constrain the future growth of AI. The book concludes with his proposal of the epistemic stance of an active, pragmatic, model-revising realism.
Knowing with New Media: A Multimodal Approach for Learning
by Lena RedmanThis cutting edge book considers how advances in technologies and new media have transformed our perception of education, and focuses on the impact of the privatisation of digital tools as a mean of knowledge production. Arguing that education needs to adapt to the modern learner, the book’s unique approach is based on a disassociation with the deeply ingrained attitude with which people have traditionally viewed education – learning the existing symbolic systems of certain disciplines and then expressing themselves strictly within the operational modes of these systems. The ways of knowledge production – exploring, recording, representing, making meaning of and sharing human experiences – have been fundamentally transformed through the infusion of digital technologies into all aspects of human activity, allowing learners to engage with their immediate natural, social and cultural environments by capitalising on their individual abilities and interests. This book proposes a new approach to teaching and learning termed ‘cinematic bricolage’, which involves generating knowledge from heterogeneous resources in a ‘do-it-yourself’ manner while making meaning through multimodal representations. It shows how cinematic bricolage reconnects ways of knowing with ways of being, empowering the individual with a sense of personal identity and responsibility, helping to shape more aware social citizens.
Knowledge Architectures: Structures and Semantics
by Denise BedfordKnowledge Architectures reviews traditional approaches to managing information and explains why they need to adapt to support 21st-century information management and discovery. Exploring the rapidly changing environment in which information is being managed and accessed, the book considers how to use knowledge architectures, the basic structures and designs that underlie all of the parts of an effective information system, to best advantage. Drawing on 40 years of work with a variety of organizations, Bedford explains that failure to understand the structure behind any given system can be the difference between an effective solution and a significant and costly failure. Demonstrating that the information user environment has shifted significantly in the past 20 years, the book explains that end users now expect designs and behaviors that are much closer to the way they think, work, and act. Acknowledging how important it is that those responsible for developing an information or knowledge management system understand knowledge structures, the book goes beyond a traditional library science perspective and uses case studies to help translate the abstract and theoretical to the practical and concrete. Explaining the structures in a simple and intuitive way and providing examples that clearly illustrate the challenges faced by a range of different organizations, Knowledge Architectures is essential reading for those studying and working in library and information science, data science, systems development, database design, and search system architecture and engineering.
Knowledge Building and Regulation in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
by Lanqin ZhengThis book proposes and validates an information flow approach to analyzing knowledge co-construction and predicting group performance in the context of collaborative learning. In addition, it highlights the importance of socially shared regulation in collaborative learning, and illustrates in detail how it can be analyzed and promoted. The book investigates several innovative examples, including: Methodological approaches to studying and analyzing knowledge building and regulation in collaborative learning; Social software tools for capturing the dynamics of knowledge building and regulation in collaborative learning; Collective regulatory mechanisms to scaffold socially shared regulation in real-life collaborative learning; and Scripts and interventions to facilitate effective and productive collaborative learning on the basis of several case studies. The original methodological contributions to the analysis of knowledge building and scaffolding socially shared regulation make this an essential read for anyone interested in collaborative learning. This book will also be of interest to a wide audience of researchers, teachers, and students in the field of collaborative learning, as well as the rapidly growing community of people investigating how collaborative learning can be effectively used in education.
Knowledge Cartography
by Simon J. Buckingham Shum Alexandra Okada Tony SherborneKnowledge maps are ideal tools for capturing, organizing and extracting meaning from many different sources. They provide powerful graphic tools for classifying, representing and communicating information. This book discusses significant new research and explains its underlying principles in terms of Knowledge Cartography. With contributions from leading researchers and practitioners, it offers a rich variety of conceptual frameworks, mapping techniques and case studies.
Knowledge Cartography for Young Thinkers: Sustainability Issues, Mapping Techniques and AI Tools (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)
by Alexandra OkadaDiscover the transformative power of knowledge mapping with this revolutionary book. You will have access to a rich collection of mapping techniques, technologies, and real-life applications designed for learners of all ages and across disciplines. This book aims to help learners create knowledge with the support of artificial intelligence mapping apps and engage them deeply with sustainable development supported by green digital skills. Experience the dynamic world of mind maps, concept maps, dialogue maps, and more, brought to life by educators, researchers, experts, and young students. This is not just a book; it is a movement toward diverse, interactive learning methods to shape a sustainable future. Perfect for teachers, trainers, nonformal educators, and education professionals, the book embraces the innovative CARE-KNOW-DO framework to transform how young people tackle pressing issues. It combines exploration, understanding, and actionable steps for sustainability. This book offers invaluable resources to help researchers explore trends, connect relevant information, and produce significant narratives supported by AI. It guides the use of knowledge maps in decision-making, sense-making, and inspiring future generations. The book also explores the methodology behind its creation, including case studies, teaching strategies, and learning outcomes, all of which are grounded in extensive literature and ethical standards. Embrace a new era of learning with this open-access book on knowledge mapping. It is set to transform the way we think, research, teach, and learn. It is an open access book.