Building Web Apps with WordPress, 2nd EditionWordPress is much more than a blogging platform. If you have basic PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript experience you can use WordPress to develop fast, scalable, secure, and highly customized web apps, mobile apps, web services, and multisite networks of websites. Along with core WordPress functions and database schema, you'll learn how to build custom plugins, themes, and services for just about any kind of web or mobile application.
In this updated second edition, Brian Messenlehner and Jason Coleman cover new features and functionality added to WordPress up to version 5.4. All code examples in the book are available on GitHub.
Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks; Use themes for views and plugins for backend functionality; Get suggestions for choosing or building WordPress plugins; Register custom post types (CPTs) and taxonomies; Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data; Build asynchronous behaviors with jQuery; Use WordPress to develop mobile ...
Introducing Play Framework, 2nd EditionEnter the world of rapid web application development. This gentle introduction to Play covers all you need to know: it carefully introduces the background concepts before diving into examples, making learning Play 2 enjoyable (it includes the latest Play framework version 2.8).
Introducing Play Framework is crisp, up-to-the-point, and full of valuable information. You will find chapters covering the basics of Play, the sbt build system, the Ebean ORM, web services using Play, production deployment, cache, and more with actual pragmatic code snippets for common tasks.
After reading and using this book, you'll be able to build and deploy Java-based web applications with the Play framework.
Use the Play framework to do rapid Java-based web application development; Work with Play controllers and Play views; Create web services using JSON and XML; Persist data and access databases; Use Play modules; Carry out asynch programming; Cache, deploy, and work with code snippets in Play. ...
Getting Started with Containers in AzureDeploy and execute Microsoft Azure container and containerized applications on Azure. This second book in author Shimon Ifrah's series on containers will help you manage and scale containers along with their applications, tools and services.
You'll start by setting up the Azure environment and quickly work through techniques and methods of managing container images with Azure Container Registry (ACR). As you move forward, deploying containerized applications with Azure container instances and Azure Kubernetes Service is discussed in detail, and in the process, you'll see how to install Docker container host on Azure Virtual Machine.
This is followed by a discussion on security in Azure containers where you'll learn how to monitor containers and containerized applications backed by illustrative examples. Next, you will review how to scale containers along with methods for backing up and restoring containers and containerized applications on Azure. Towards the end, the book demons ...
Practical Highcharts with AngularLearn to create stunning animated and interactive charts using Highcharts and Angular. Use and build on your existing knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to develop impressive dashboards that will work in all modern browsers.
You will learn how to use Highcharts, call backend services for data, and easily construct real-time data dashboards. You'll also learn how you can club your code with jQuery and Angular. This book provides the best solutions for real-time challenges and covers a wide range of charts including line, area, maps, plot, different types of pie chart, Gauge, heat map, Histogram, stacked bar, scatter plot and 3d charts. After reading this book, you'll be able to export your charts in different formats for project-based learning.
Highcharts is one the most useful products worldwide for develop charting on the web, and Angular is well known for speed. Using Highcharts with Angular, developers can build fast, interactive dashboards. Get up to speed using this book ...
Real-Time IoT Imaging with Deep Neural NetworksThis book shows you how to build real-time image processing systems all the way through to house automation. Find out how you can develop a system based on small 32-bit ARM processors that gives you complete control through voice commands.
Real-time image processing systems are utilized in a wide variety of applications, such as in traffic monitoring systems, medical image processing, and biometric security systems. In Real-Time IoT Imaging with Deep Neural Networks, you will learn how to make use of the best DNN models to detect object in images using Java and a wrapper for OpenCV. Take a closer look at how Java scripting works on the Raspberry Pi while preparing your Visual Studio code for remote programming. You will also gain insights on image and video scripting. Author Nicolas Modrzyk shows you how to use the Rhasspy voice platform to add a powerful voice assistant and completely run and control your Raspberry Pi from your computer.
To get your voice intents for house auto ...
Practical Rust ProjectsGo beyond the basics and build complete applications using the Rust programming language. The applications in this book include a high-performance web client, a microcontroller (for a robot, for example), a game, an app that runs on Android, and an application that incorporates AI and machine learning.
Each chapter will be organized in the following format: what this kind of application looks like; requirements and user stories of our example program; an introduction to the Rust libraries used; the actual implementation of the example program, including common pitfalls and their solutions; and a brief comparison of libraries for building each application, if there is no clear winner.
Practical Rust Projects will open your eyes to the world of practical applications of Rust. After reading the book, you will be able to apply your Rust knowledge to build your own projects.
Write Rust code that runs on microcontrollers; Build a 2D game; Create Rust-based mobile Android applicati ...
Practical Oracle SQLWrite powerful queries using as much of the feature-rich Oracle SQL language as possible, progressing beyond the simple queries of basic SQL as standardized in SQL-92.
Both standard SQL and Oracle's own extensions to the language have progressed far over the decades in terms of how much you can work with your data in a single, albeit sometimes complex, SQL statement. If you already know the basics of SQL, this book provides many examples of how to write even more advanced SQL to huge benefit in your applications, such as: Pivoting rows to columns and columns to rows; Recursion in SQL with MODEL and WITH clauses; Answering Top-N questions; Forecasting with linear regressions; Row pattern matching to group or distribute rows; Using MATCH_RECOGNIZE as a row processing engine.
The process of starting from simpler statements in SQL, and gradually working those statements stepwise into more complex statements that deliver powerful results, is covered in each example. By trying out the re ...
Beginning Unreal Game DevelopmentGet started creating video games using Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) and learning the fundamentals of game development. Through hands-on, step-by-step tutorials, you will learn to design engaging environments and a build solid foundation for more complex games. Discover how to utilize the 3D game design software behind the development of immensely popular games for PC, console, and mobile.
Beginning Unreal Game Development steers you through the fundamentals of game development with UE4 to design environments that both engage the player and are aesthetically pleasing. Author David Nixon shows you how to script logic, define behaviors, store data, and create characters. You will learn to create user interfaces, such as menus, load screens, and head-up displays (HUDs), and manipulate audio to add music, sound effects, and dialogue to your game. The book covers level editors, actor types, blueprints, character creation and control, and much more. Throughout the book, you'll put theory into pra ...
Getting Started with BazelOne of the newer players in the build tool field is Bazel, the open source variant of Google's powerful internal build tool Blaze. After years of refinement, the first production-ready version, Bazel 1.0, was released in October 2019. Is this tool right for your organization? This report explores the use cases, features, and usability concerns of Bazel, including its benefits and shortcomings.
Author Benjamin Muschko uses concrete Java-based examples to give you a first taste of Bazel's syntax and functionality. The report also covers advanced features like remote caching and execution. You'll be able to determine hands-on if Bazel is a good fit for your organization and come away with the knowledge and resources to start using this versatile, polyglot build tool for your project.
Set up a Java-based project, compile the source code, and run the application; Define dependencies on other packages and external libraries; Perform automated tests for Java test code; Extend Bazel's bu ...
Hands-On Smart Contract Development with Solidity and EthereumReady to dive into smart contract development for the blockchain? With this practical guide, experienced engineers and beginners alike will quickly learn the entire process for building smart contracts for Ethereum - the open source blockchain-based distributed computing platform. You'll
get up to speed with the fundamentals and quickly move into builder mode.
Kevin Solorio, Randall Kanna, and Dave Hoover show you how to create and test your own smart contract, create a frontend for users to interact with, and more. It's the perfect resource for people who want to break into the smart contract field but don't know where to start.
In four parts, this book helps you: Explore smart contract fundamentals, including the Ethereum protocol, Solidity programming language, and the Ethereum Virtual Machine; Dive into smart contract development using Solidity and gain experience with Truffle framework tools for deploying and testing your contracts; Use Web3 to connect your smart contracts ...