Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, 4th Edition
Get up to speed on Cocoa and Objective-C, and start developing applications on the iOS and OS X platforms. If you don't have experience with Apple's developer tools, no problem! From object-oriented programming to storing app data in iCloud, the fourth edition of this book covers everything you need to build apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You'll learn how to work with the Xcode IDE, Objective-C's Foundation library, and other developer tools such as Event Kit framework and Core Animation. Along the way, you'll build example projects, including a simple Objective-C application, a custom view, a simple video player application, and an app that displays calendar events for the user. ...
Get up to speed on Cocoa and Objective-C, and start developing applications on the iOS and OS X platforms. If you don't have experience with Apple's developer tools, no problem! From object-oriented programming to storing app data in iCloud, the fourth edition of this book covers everything you need to build apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You'll learn how to work with the Xcode IDE, Objective-C's Foundation library, and other developer tools such as Event Kit framework and Core Animation. Along the way, you'll build example projects, including a simple Objective-C application, a custom view, a simple video player application, and an app that displays calendar events for the user. ...
Concurrency in C# Cookbook
If you're one of the many developers uncertain about concurrent and multithreaded development, this practical cookbook will change your mind. With more than 75 code-rich recipes, author Stephen Cleary demonstrates parallel processing and asynchronous programming techniques, using libraries and language features in .NET 4.5 and C# 5.0. Concurrency is becoming more common in responsive and scalable application development, but it's been extremely difficult to code. The detailed solutions in this cookbook show you how modern tools raise the level of abstraction, making concurrency much easier than before. ...
If you're one of the many developers uncertain about concurrent and multithreaded development, this practical cookbook will change your mind. With more than 75 code-rich recipes, author Stephen Cleary demonstrates parallel processing and asynchronous programming techniques, using libraries and language features in .NET 4.5 and C# 5.0. Concurrency is becoming more common in responsive and scalable application development, but it's been extremely difficult to code. The detailed solutions in this cookbook show you how modern tools raise the level of abstraction, making concurrency much easier than before. ...
Nginx Module Extension
Companies can solve significant scaling issues thanks to switching their web platforms to Nginx. A popular web server for building web infrastructure, Nginx transparently and effectively enables the growth of the largest sites on the Internet today, on top of being free and open source. This book is a practical reference providing you with everything you need to know about Nginx module extensions. You will learn how to write powerful and flexible configuration files and your own modules, as well as gaining knowledge about Nginx's modular architecture, available modules, and their intricate details. ...
Companies can solve significant scaling issues thanks to switching their web platforms to Nginx. A popular web server for building web infrastructure, Nginx transparently and effectively enables the growth of the largest sites on the Internet today, on top of being free and open source. This book is a practical reference providing you with everything you need to know about Nginx module extensions. You will learn how to write powerful and flexible configuration files and your own modules, as well as gaining knowledge about Nginx's modular architecture, available modules, and their intricate details. ...
Oracle Fusion Applications Administration Essentials
Oracle Fusion Applications is a process driven and enduser centric package, which is different from legacy ERP products, which means that the installation and maintenance of Oracle Fusion Applications is fundamentally different from legacy ERP. This book bridges the gap between OFA and legacy ERP and provides an indepth view of administering Oracle Fusion Applications. Oracle Fusion Applications Administration Essentials provides you with practical guidance on administering Oracle Fusion Applications. It provides detailed architectural information for an application administrator. This book consists of lucid instructions including screenshots to help teach readers about the administration of Oracle Fusion Applications. ...
Oracle Fusion Applications is a process driven and enduser centric package, which is different from legacy ERP products, which means that the installation and maintenance of Oracle Fusion Applications is fundamentally different from legacy ERP. This book bridges the gap between OFA and legacy ERP and provides an indepth view of administering Oracle Fusion Applications. Oracle Fusion Applications Administration Essentials provides you with practical guidance on administering Oracle Fusion Applications. It provides detailed architectural information for an application administrator. This book consists of lucid instructions including screenshots to help teach readers about the administration of Oracle Fusion Applications. ...
Magento Search Engine Optimization
Magento is a feature-rich, professional, open source e-commerce application that offers merchants complete flexibility and control over the look, content, and functionality of their online store. You may have the most attractive Magento store on the Internet with the most competitive prices, but without visitors, you'll struggle to make significant sales. By increasing your website traffic through SEO and implementing a few simple conversion rate optimization techniques, it's possible to see a dramatic growth in revenue through your website. Starting with the basics, Magento Search Engine Optimization is a comprehensive guide on how to better optimize your Magento store for search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. This book will show you how to maximize Search Engine Optimization for your shop website as well as how to implement and incorporate SEO-enhancing techniques and features, layering them progressively into your Magento shop site. ...
Magento is a feature-rich, professional, open source e-commerce application that offers merchants complete flexibility and control over the look, content, and functionality of their online store. You may have the most attractive Magento store on the Internet with the most competitive prices, but without visitors, you'll struggle to make significant sales. By increasing your website traffic through SEO and implementing a few simple conversion rate optimization techniques, it's possible to see a dramatic growth in revenue through your website. Starting with the basics, Magento Search Engine Optimization is a comprehensive guide on how to better optimize your Magento store for search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. This book will show you how to maximize Search Engine Optimization for your shop website as well as how to implement and incorporate SEO-enhancing techniques and features, layering them progressively into your Magento shop site. ...
Learning Shell Scripting with Zsh
Zsh has become incredibly popular in recent times and reasonably so; the shell boasts some really great features such as command completion, filename generation, and history sharing among instances of the shell. Learning to use them to your advantage will prove to be really valuable and will save you from lots of tedious and overly-complex tasks. This hands-on guide will show you how to configure and use zsh for work and daily tasks. It provides a clear introduction to the more powerful features of the shell such as globbing and completion. This book will help you take advantage of the real power behind the UNIX shell on both desktops and servers through real-world examples. ...
Zsh has become incredibly popular in recent times and reasonably so; the shell boasts some really great features such as command completion, filename generation, and history sharing among instances of the shell. Learning to use them to your advantage will prove to be really valuable and will save you from lots of tedious and overly-complex tasks. This hands-on guide will show you how to configure and use zsh for work and daily tasks. It provides a clear introduction to the more powerful features of the shell such as globbing and completion. This book will help you take advantage of the real power behind the UNIX shell on both desktops and servers through real-world examples. ...
HTML5 Foundations
This book takes you beyond the pre-fab themes and basic website building tools found in most HTML books to show you how to transform plain words and static images into amazing websites that draw users in and make them want to stay. Combining equal parts how-to instruction and inspiration-along with dozens of stunning, full-color illustrations-this book gets you up and running in no time, with everything you need to create fully-customized sites featuring all the razzle-dazzle and dynamic content that make the difference between a functional website and a brilliant one. And, like all the books in the Treehouse series, HTML5 Foundations outfits you with everything you need to expand your skill set and broaden your professional horizons. ...
This book takes you beyond the pre-fab themes and basic website building tools found in most HTML books to show you how to transform plain words and static images into amazing websites that draw users in and make them want to stay. Combining equal parts how-to instruction and inspiration-along with dozens of stunning, full-color illustrations-this book gets you up and running in no time, with everything you need to create fully-customized sites featuring all the razzle-dazzle and dynamic content that make the difference between a functional website and a brilliant one. And, like all the books in the Treehouse series, HTML5 Foundations outfits you with everything you need to expand your skill set and broaden your professional horizons. ...
The Essential R Reference
The cross-platform, open source language R provides powerful tools for data analysis and reporting, but its complexities can be a bit daunting. To use the built-in help system, you must know the command names the vocabulary and grammar of R. This book contains more than 400 command names arranged by topic, with plenty of examples, related commands, and cross-references. It's the quintessential resource for R beginners and veterans alike. ...
The cross-platform, open source language R provides powerful tools for data analysis and reporting, but its complexities can be a bit daunting. To use the built-in help system, you must know the command names the vocabulary and grammar of R. This book contains more than 400 command names arranged by topic, with plenty of examples, related commands, and cross-references. It's the quintessential resource for R beginners and veterans alike. ...
Idea to iPhone
Have a great idea for an app but don't know how to build one? No problem. Even if programming your TV remote control is a major challenge, the amazing simple process outlined in this book will have you creating brilliant apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in no time--guranteed. Already have an app but don't know how to storm it up the charts? Problem solved. Armed with app expert Carla White's proven marketing tips you may soon be joining the ranks of people worldwide who have turned their apps passions into apps fortunes. ...
Have a great idea for an app but don't know how to build one? No problem. Even if programming your TV remote control is a major challenge, the amazing simple process outlined in this book will have you creating brilliant apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in no time--guranteed. Already have an app but don't know how to storm it up the charts? Problem solved. Armed with app expert Carla White's proven marketing tips you may soon be joining the ranks of people worldwide who have turned their apps passions into apps fortunes. ...
Lean Customer Development
How do you develop products that people will actually use and buy? This practical guide shows you how to validate product and company ideas through customer development research - before you waste months and millions on a product or service that no one needs or wants. With a combination of open-ended interviewing and fast and flexible research techniques, you'll learn how your prospective customers behave, the problems they need to solve, and what frustrates and delights them. These insights may shake your assumptions, but they'll help you reach the "ah-ha!" moments that inspire truly great products. ...
How do you develop products that people will actually use and buy? This practical guide shows you how to validate product and company ideas through customer development research - before you waste months and millions on a product or service that no one needs or wants. With a combination of open-ended interviewing and fast and flexible research techniques, you'll learn how your prospective customers behave, the problems they need to solve, and what frustrates and delights them. These insights may shake your assumptions, but they'll help you reach the "ah-ha!" moments that inspire truly great products. ...