AngularJS: Novice to Ninja
AngularJS: Novice to Ninja is the perfect book to journey into the world of AngularJS, the superheroic JavaScript framework. Developed and maintained by Google, AngularJS brings the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to JavaScript applications and provides a high quality foundation for building complex and powerful apps quickly. You'll begin with the basics including Angular's magical two-way data binding and how to write test-friendly code. In no time you'll be moving on to understand more advanced topics like scope, dependency injection, filters, and much more. ...
AngularJS: Novice to Ninja is the perfect book to journey into the world of AngularJS, the superheroic JavaScript framework. Developed and maintained by Google, AngularJS brings the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to JavaScript applications and provides a high quality foundation for building complex and powerful apps quickly. You'll begin with the basics including Angular's magical two-way data binding and how to write test-friendly code. In no time you'll be moving on to understand more advanced topics like scope, dependency injection, filters, and much more. ...
OpenCV for Secret Agents
OpenCV is a grand collection of image processing functions and computer vision algorithms. It is open source, it supports many programming languages and platforms, and it is fast enough for many real-time applications. What a lot of gadgets we can build with such a handy library! Taking inspiration from the world of James Bond, this book adds a spark of adventure and computer vision to your daily routine. Protect your home and car with intelligent camera systems that analyze people, cats, and obstacles. Let your search engine praise or criticize the images that it finds. Hear a voice from your phone that responds to your body language. Attune yourself to another person's rhythm by glancing at a display that magnifies a heartbeat or a breath. Learn OpenCV and see your world as never before. ...
OpenCV is a grand collection of image processing functions and computer vision algorithms. It is open source, it supports many programming languages and platforms, and it is fast enough for many real-time applications. What a lot of gadgets we can build with such a handy library! Taking inspiration from the world of James Bond, this book adds a spark of adventure and computer vision to your daily routine. Protect your home and car with intelligent camera systems that analyze people, cats, and obstacles. Let your search engine praise or criticize the images that it finds. Hear a voice from your phone that responds to your body language. Attune yourself to another person's rhythm by glancing at a display that magnifies a heartbeat or a breath. Learn OpenCV and see your world as never before. ...
OpenLayers 3: Beginner's Guide
This book is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with all the information you need to get started with mapping using the OpenLayers 3 library. The book starts off by showing you how to create a simple map. Through the course of the book, we will review each component needed to make a map in OpenLayers 3, and you will end up with a full-fledged web map application. You will learn the key role of each OpenLayers 3 component in making a map, and important mapping principles such as projections and layers. You will create your own data files and connect to backend servers for mapping. A key part of this book will also be dedicated to building a mapping application for mobile devices and its specific components. ...
This book is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with all the information you need to get started with mapping using the OpenLayers 3 library. The book starts off by showing you how to create a simple map. Through the course of the book, we will review each component needed to make a map in OpenLayers 3, and you will end up with a full-fledged web map application. You will learn the key role of each OpenLayers 3 component in making a map, and important mapping principles such as projections and layers. You will create your own data files and connect to backend servers for mapping. A key part of this book will also be dedicated to building a mapping application for mobile devices and its specific components. ...
Lo-Dash Essentials
Lo-Dash Essentials walks you through the Lo-Dash utility library, which promises consistency and performance in JavaScript development. This book looks into the most common functions and the various contexts in which they're used. You'll first start with object types and their properties, then you'll dive into larger development patterns, such as MapReduce, and how to chain functionality together. Following this, you'll learn how to make suitable builds for various environments, and discover how high-level patterns complement one another and how they lead to reusable building blocks for applications. Finally, you will gain some practical exposure to Lo-Dash by working alongside other libraries, and learn some useful techniques for improving performance. ...
Lo-Dash Essentials walks you through the Lo-Dash utility library, which promises consistency and performance in JavaScript development. This book looks into the most common functions and the various contexts in which they're used. You'll first start with object types and their properties, then you'll dive into larger development patterns, such as MapReduce, and how to chain functionality together. Following this, you'll learn how to make suitable builds for various environments, and discover how high-level patterns complement one another and how they lead to reusable building blocks for applications. Finally, you will gain some practical exposure to Lo-Dash by working alongside other libraries, and learn some useful techniques for improving performance. ...
Neo4j Essentials
With a rise in the popularity of NoSQL databases, Neo4j provides a viable alternative for storage, processing, and querying highly connected data natively in the form of graphs. It saves you the trouble of tabular data formats and join operations while providing a fast querying language called Cypher, which is declarative and works on the principle of pattern matching. It is an open source database and has been tailored to be integrated into a wide variety of scenarios, platforms, and tools. This book will guide you from the phase where you have to choose the appropriate license towards the deployment phase, instilling good design practices along the way. It will cover every required phase needed by a successful project. Using a fictitious project as a case study, you will learn the various implementation details and concepts of Neo4j that will help you develop your use cases quickly. ...
With a rise in the popularity of NoSQL databases, Neo4j provides a viable alternative for storage, processing, and querying highly connected data natively in the form of graphs. It saves you the trouble of tabular data formats and join operations while providing a fast querying language called Cypher, which is declarative and works on the principle of pattern matching. It is an open source database and has been tailored to be integrated into a wide variety of scenarios, platforms, and tools. This book will guide you from the phase where you have to choose the appropriate license towards the deployment phase, instilling good design practices along the way. It will cover every required phase needed by a successful project. Using a fictitious project as a case study, you will learn the various implementation details and concepts of Neo4j that will help you develop your use cases quickly. ...
Mastering Ext JS, 2nd Edition
This book will help you to utilize Ext JS to its full potential and will show you how to create a complete Ext JS application from scratch. You'll begin by learning how to create the project's structure, splash screen, login screen, dynamic menus, open screens dynamically and master-detail grids, and much more. You will also learn how to export data to Excel including PDFs and images, while always keeping best practices in mind. Following this, you'll discover how to use the MVC architecture, the new MVVM. Next, you'll learn how to customize themes and how to prepare the application to be ready for deployment upon completion. By the end of the book, you will have learned everything you need to know to truly master Ext JS and start building advanced applications. ...
This book will help you to utilize Ext JS to its full potential and will show you how to create a complete Ext JS application from scratch. You'll begin by learning how to create the project's structure, splash screen, login screen, dynamic menus, open screens dynamically and master-detail grids, and much more. You will also learn how to export data to Excel including PDFs and images, while always keeping best practices in mind. Following this, you'll discover how to use the MVC architecture, the new MVVM. Next, you'll learn how to customize themes and how to prepare the application to be ready for deployment upon completion. By the end of the book, you will have learned everything you need to know to truly master Ext JS and start building advanced applications. ...
IntelliJ IDEA Essentials
Starting with a walkthrough of the main workspace, you will get up and running with IDEA from the word go. You will learn how to exploit IDEA's software development tools and use the various product features such as source code control, the debugger, and the many code generation tools. You will then move on to advanced topics such as how IntelliJ helps in version control, managing change lists, viewing differences and changes, and reverting changes. You will also learn how IDEA can be used for agile development and web development, as well as its integration with frameworks such as Gradle. Complete with tips and tricks, this book will make sure that you have an in-depth and extensive knowledge of informed programming. ...
Starting with a walkthrough of the main workspace, you will get up and running with IDEA from the word go. You will learn how to exploit IDEA's software development tools and use the various product features such as source code control, the debugger, and the many code generation tools. You will then move on to advanced topics such as how IntelliJ helps in version control, managing change lists, viewing differences and changes, and reverting changes. You will also learn how IDEA can be used for agile development and web development, as well as its integration with frameworks such as Gradle. Complete with tips and tricks, this book will make sure that you have an in-depth and extensive knowledge of informed programming. ...
Learning OpenStack Networking (Neutron)
OpenStack provides a rich API that enables users to architect networks, create virtual machines, and scale their application as they see fit. However, it suffered limited network implementations, providing only basic networking through Linux VLANs and iptables. With the arrival of Neutron, you can achieve so much more with OpenStack. Whether you are new to OpenStack Networking (Neutron) or have experience, this book will provide you with the skills needed to successfully design, create, customize, and maintain the core network foundation of an OpenStack cloud using the Neutron networking API. From start to finish, this tutorial will educate you on the various network features of OpenStack in the Havana release and how they work together. With ample screenshots, examples, and command-line output that provide a consistent experience, this book will give you a foundation from which you can build your very own OpenStack cloud with advanced networking services. ...
OpenStack provides a rich API that enables users to architect networks, create virtual machines, and scale their application as they see fit. However, it suffered limited network implementations, providing only basic networking through Linux VLANs and iptables. With the arrival of Neutron, you can achieve so much more with OpenStack. Whether you are new to OpenStack Networking (Neutron) or have experience, this book will provide you with the skills needed to successfully design, create, customize, and maintain the core network foundation of an OpenStack cloud using the Neutron networking API. From start to finish, this tutorial will educate you on the various network features of OpenStack in the Havana release and how they work together. With ample screenshots, examples, and command-line output that provide a consistent experience, this book will give you a foundation from which you can build your very own OpenStack cloud with advanced networking services. ...
Learning Ceph
Ceph is an open source, software-defined storage solution, which runs on commodity hardware to provide exabyte-level scalability. It is well known to be a highly reliable storage system that has no single point of failure. This book will give you all the skills you need to plan, deploy, and effectively manage your Ceph cluster, guiding you through an overview of Ceph's technology, architecture, and components. With a step-by-step, tutorial-style explanation of the deployment of each Ceph component, the book will take you through Ceph storage provisioning and integration with OpenStack. You will then discover how to deploy and set up your Ceph cluster, discovering the various components and why we need them. This book takes you from a basic level of knowledge in Ceph to an expert understanding of its most advanced features. ...
Ceph is an open source, software-defined storage solution, which runs on commodity hardware to provide exabyte-level scalability. It is well known to be a highly reliable storage system that has no single point of failure. This book will give you all the skills you need to plan, deploy, and effectively manage your Ceph cluster, guiding you through an overview of Ceph's technology, architecture, and components. With a step-by-step, tutorial-style explanation of the deployment of each Ceph component, the book will take you through Ceph storage provisioning and integration with OpenStack. You will then discover how to deploy and set up your Ceph cluster, discovering the various components and why we need them. This book takes you from a basic level of knowledge in Ceph to an expert understanding of its most advanced features. ...
Learning SaltStack
SaltStack is one of the best infrastructure management platforms available. It provides powerful tools for defining and enforcing the state of your infrastructure in a clear, concise way. This book will start with the installation and setup of Salt along with your first commands, and will take you through all the tools you'll need to manage your infrastructure. You'll learn how to use SaltStack's remote execution system to run commands across your whole infrastructure in seconds. Then, with SaltStack's configuration management system, you'll be able to define the state of your infrastructure in a reproducible, stable manner. You'll also learn a number of other tools within SaltStack that will allow you to create an adaptive, reactive, and self-healing infrastructure. Finally, by the end of the book, you'll be able to build a reliable, scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure and fully utilize the power of cloud computing. ...
SaltStack is one of the best infrastructure management platforms available. It provides powerful tools for defining and enforcing the state of your infrastructure in a clear, concise way. This book will start with the installation and setup of Salt along with your first commands, and will take you through all the tools you'll need to manage your infrastructure. You'll learn how to use SaltStack's remote execution system to run commands across your whole infrastructure in seconds. Then, with SaltStack's configuration management system, you'll be able to define the state of your infrastructure in a reproducible, stable manner. You'll also learn a number of other tools within SaltStack that will allow you to create an adaptive, reactive, and self-healing infrastructure. Finally, by the end of the book, you'll be able to build a reliable, scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure and fully utilize the power of cloud computing. ...