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Walk through the process of designing and implementing from scratch an isometric real time game such as some of the most succesful Facebook Games. Applying HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, this piece shows how to build games using isometric map making, sprite animations, networking, social network integration, high performance rendering and game design

If youre an experienced programmer willing to crunch data, this concise guide will show you how to use machine learning to work with email. Youll learn how to write algorithms that automatically sort and redirect email based on statistical patterns. Authors Drew Conway and John Myles White approach the process in a practical fashion, using a case-study driven approach rather than a traditional math-heavy presentation.This book also includes a short tutorial on using the popular R language to manipulate and analyze data. Youll get clear examples for analyzing sample data and writing machine learning programs with R.Mine email content with R functions, using a collection of sample filesAnalyze the data and use the results to write a Bayesian spam classifierRank email by importance, using factors such as thread activityUse your email ranking analysis to write a priority inbox programTest your classifier and priority inbox with a separate email sample set

Just how harsh is the space environment into which you thrust your DIY satellite? We look at what conditions your satellite must endure, how to test your satellite, and what launch, ground and orbit support you will need.

Learn how to leverage MongoDB with your Python applications, using the hands-on recipes in this book. You get complete code samples for tasks such as making fast geo queries for location-based apps, efficiently indexing your user documents for social-graph lookups, and many other scenarios.This guide explains the basics of the document-oriented database and shows you how to set up a Python environment with it. Learn how to read and write to MongoDB, apply idiomatic MongoDB and Python patterns, and use the database with several popular Python web frameworks. Youll discover how to model your data, write effective queries, and avoid concurrency problems such as race conditions and deadlocks.The recipes will help you:Read, write, count, and sort documents in a MongoDB collectionLearn how to use the rich MongoDB query languageMaintain data integrity in replicated/distributed MongoDB environmentsUse embedding to efficiently model your data without joinsCode defensively to avoid keyerrors and other bugsApply atomic operations to update game scores, billing systems, and more with the fast accounting patternUse MongoDB with the Pylons 1.x, Django, and Pyramid web frameworks

Working with data and databases in C# certainly can be daunting if youre coming from VB6, VBA, or Access. With this hands-on guide, youll shorten the learning curve considerably as you master accessing, adding, updating, and deleting data with C#basic skills you need if you intend to program with this language.No previous knowledge of C# is necessary. By following the examples in this book, youll learn how to tackle several database tasks in C#, such as working with SQL Server, building data entry forms, and using data in a web service. The books code samples will help you get started on your own projects.Create a Windows Forms application with a datagridConnect to multiple data sources, including Access and SQL ServerAdd, edit, and update data in a database you choose and designEnable users to choose their data source at runtimeLearn the roles of DataTable, DataView, BindingSource, Filters, and other objectsUnderstand where variables are declared and how they impact the codeBuild a simple web service that connects to a database

There's no need to reinvent the wheel every time you run into a problem with ASP.NET's Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework. This concise cookbook provides recipes to help you solve tasks many web developers encounter every day. Each recipe includes the C# code you need, along with a complete working example of how to implement the solution. Learn practical techniques for applying user authentication, providing faster page reloads, validating user data, filtering search results, and many other issues related to MVC3 development.These recipes help you:Restrict access to views with password protectionAllow users to upload and save a file to your websiteImplement AJAX to allow users to see updated content quicklyValidate form input to ensure the data you capture is what you expectCreate thumbnails to preview images rather than view them full-sizeGive your web application the ability to change languagesUse CAPTCHA to prevent automated programs from completing formsMake URLs more user- and search-engine-friendly with the MapRoute function

Do people really click the handful of text ads that accompany Google search results? Absolutely. Growth of Google AdWords continues to increase, as does online advertising in the United States. This book shows you how each piece of Googles advertising platform works, focusing on areas that impact the performance and cost of your ad campaigns.Learn how to create an AdWords account, and then dive into the particulars of setting up your first campaign, optimizing keywords, writing effective ads, and tracking conversions. Most advertisers dont understand how AdWords works. This book gives you an edge.Learn the advantages of proper account structure based on tightly knit themesUnderstand AdWords auction and the importance of keyword Quality ScoreDetermine your preferred bidding model and daily ad budgetEvaluate campaign performance by timeframe, keyword, and other criteriaHone your keyword list whenever search queries trigger your adsAdd negative keywords to filter out irrelevant queriesOutperform competitors and organic search results with targeted ad copyDetermine conversion goals, and use AdWords tools to track them

Do you want to develop mobile apps with Javaand have them work on a variety of devices powered by iOS and Android? Youve come to the right place.This project-driven book shows you how to build portable apps with two amazing open source frameworks, Google Web Tools (GWT) and PhoneGap. With these tools, youll use learn how to write Java code that compiles into cross-platform Javascript and HTML, and discover how to take advantage of features in several popular devices, such as the camera, accelerometer, and GPS.Get started with GWT by building an example Twitter search appBuild a example web app and adapt it for mobile with CSSAdd touch centric controls with the GWT Mobile UI libraryDevelop a working wine journal app that tracks a users GPS locationUse techniques to make a mobile version of your web or desktop appWork with HTML5 Canvas to build a mobile video gamePackage your apps for iOS, webOS, and Android with PhoneGap

If you were to analyze your teams performance on a typical project, youd be surprised how much time is wasted on non-productive tasks. This hands-on guide shows you how to work more efficiently by organizing and managing projects with SharePoint 2010. Youll learn how to build a Project Management Information System (PMIS), customized to your project, that can effectively coordinate communication and collaboration among team members.Written by a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Microsoft SharePoint MVP with 15 years of IT project management experience, each chapter includes step-by-step guides as well as workshops that help you practice what you learn.Build a SharePoint PMIS that requires little assistance from your IT/IS departmentDefine access permissions for project stakeholders and team membersCentralize project artifacts and keep track of document history with version controlTrack project schedules, control changes, and manage project risksAutomate project reporting and use web parts to generate on-demand status reportsIntegrate project management tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and OutlookApply your knowledge of PMIS techniques by working with a case study throughout the book"e;If you are a project manager looking for a technology-based, easily implemented, and usable solution for project communications, document management, and general project organization, this book is for you!"e;Susan Weese, PgMP, President and Founder, Rhyming Planet

Much of what constitutes Big Data is information about us. Through our online activities, we leave an easy-to-follow trail of digital footprints that reveal who we are, what we buy, where we go, and much more. This eye-opening book explores the raging privacy debate over the use of personal data, with one undeniable conclusion: once data's been collected, we have absolutely no control over who uses it or how it is used.Personal data is the hottest commodity on the market todaytruly more valuable than gold. We are the asset that every company, industry, non-profit, and government wants. Privacy and Big Data introduces you to the players in the personal data game, and explains the stark differences in how the U.S., Europe, and the rest of the world approach the privacy issue.You'll learn about:Collectors: social networking titans that collect, share, and sell user dataUsers: marketing organizations, government agencies, and many othersData markets: companies that aggregate and sell datasets to anyoneRegulators: governments with one policy for commercial data use, and another for providing security

Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences. This in-depth guide shows you how to build rich social frameworks, using open source technologies and specifications. You'll learn how to create third-party applications for existing sites, build engaging social graphs, and develop products to host your own socialized experience.Programming Social Apps focuses on the OpenSocial platform, along with Apache Shindig, OAuth, OpenID, and other tools, demonstrating how they work together to help you solve practical issues. Each chapter uncovers a new layer in the construction of highly viral social applications and platforms.Learn how to build applications on top of social containers, and leverage existing user dataMap user relationships with a social graph, and extend social links between usersCustomize your application with user profile information and encourage growth through friendshipsBuild a scalable social application container with OpenSocial and ShindigDive into advanced OpenSocial topics such as templating and data pipelining methodsProtect your container and its users against malicious code

Get started with Puppet, and learn how this popular configuration management framework helps you automate your servers. This concise introduction shows you how to use Puppets tools and templates to organize and execute configuration plans on Linux, Unix, and Windows servers. Through code samples and real-world examples, youll learn how to manage pools of servers and virtual instances, and how to administer access control. If youre new to Puppet, but familiar with systems administration and Ruby language basics, this book is the ideal way to start using this open source framework.Learn Puppet fundamentals, including its manifest syntax and built-in functionsStore configurations in a central location with PuppetMaster, and define which configurations apply to which nodesBuild a framework to create user accounts in place of LDAP or Kerberos KDCApply techniques to execute and manage server configurations with MCollectiveUse Puppet as an auditing tool to ensure that configurations are correctGather information on the nodes you manage with the Facter library

If you're contemplating the use of virtualization in any area of your network operations, this concise book presents a clear picture of the concepts involved.

Ready to put your ActionScript 3 skills to work on mobile apps? This hands-on book walks you through the process of creating an Adobe AIR application for Blackberry Tablets from start to finish, using the Flex 4.5 framework. Move quickly from a basic Hello World application to complex interactions with Blackberry APIs, and get complete code examples for working with tablet componentsincluding the accelerometer, GPS unit, camera, file system, and multitouch screen. This is an ideal resource no matter how much Flex experience you have.Use Flash Builder 4.5 to create and debug a Flex Mobile projectChoose a layout option to determine which files Flash Builder autogeneratesObtain permissions you need to install your app on a Blackberry TabletRead and write text files, browse the file system for media files, and create and write to an SQLite databaseLearn how to use native qnx components within your applicationPublish your app to a BlackBerry installer file with Flash Builder

With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yet - and you'll learn all about it with David Pogue's meticulous Missing Manual. Mac OS X 10.7 completely transforms the Mac user interface with multi-touch gestures borrowed from the iPhone and iPad, and includes more 250 brand-new features.

How can you help your software team improve? This concise book introduces codermetrics, a clear and objective way to identify, analyze, and discuss the successes and failures of software engineersnot as part of a performance review, but as a way to make the team a more cohesive and productive unit.Experienced team builder Jonathan Alexander explains how codermetrics helps teams understand exactly what occurred during a project, and enables each coder to focus on specific improvements. Alexander presents a variety of simple and complex codermetrics, and teaches you how to create your own.Learn how codermetrics changes long-held assumptions and improves team dynamicsGet recommendations for integrating codermetrics into existing processesAsk the right questions to determine the type of data you need to collectUse metrics to measure individual coder skills and a teams effectiveness over timeIdentify the contributions each coder makes to the teamAnalyze the response to your software and its featuresand verify that you're meeting team and organizational goalsBuild better teams, using codermetrics to make personnel adjustments and additions

Take an in-depth tour of core Internet protocols and learn how they work together to move data packets from one network to another. With this updated edition, youll dive into the aspects of each protocol, including operation basics and security risks, and learn the function of network hardware such as switches and routers. New chapters examine the transmission control protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol in detail.Ideal for beginning network engineers, each chapter in this book includes a set of review questions, as well as practical, hands-on lab exercises.Youll explore topics including:Basic network architecture: how protocols and functions fit togetherThe structure and operation of the Ethernet protocolTCP/IP protocol fields, operations, and addressing used for networksThe address resolution process in a typical IPv4 networkSwitches, access points, routers, and components that process packetsTCP details, including packet content and client-server packet flowHow the Internet Control Message Protocol provides error messages during network operationsHow network mask (subnetting) helps determine the networkThe operation, structure, and common uses of the user datagram protocol

Now that multicore processors are coming to mobile devices, wouldn't it be great to take advantage of all those cores without having to manage threads? This concise book shows you how to use Apple's Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) to simplify programming on multicore iOS devices and Mac OS X.Managing your applications resources on more than one core isn't easy, but it's vital. Apps that use only one core in a multicore environment will slow to a crawl. If you know how to program with Cocoa or Cocoa Touch, this guide will get you started with GCD right away, with many examples to help you write high-performing multithreaded apps.Package your code as block objects and invoke them with GCDUnderstand dispatch queuesthe pools of threads managed by GCDUse different methods for executing UI and non-UI tasksCreate a group of tasks that GCD can run all at onceInstruct GCD to execute tasks only once or after a delayDiscover how to construct your own dispatch queues

Making an API work to create a new channel is not just a matter of technology. An API must be considered in terms of business strategy, marketing, and operations as well as the technical aspects of programming.

HTML5 is not just a replacement for plugins. It also makes the Web a first-class development environment by giving JavaScript programmers a solid foundation for building industrial-strength applications. This practical guide takes you beyond simple site creation and shows you how to build self-contained HTML5 applications that can run on mobile devices and compete with desktop apps.Youll learn powerful JavaScript tools for exploiting HTML5 elements, and discover new methods for working with data, such as offline storage and multithreaded processing. Complete with code samples, this book is ideal for experienced JavaScript and mobile developers alike.Store session data in the browser with local storage objectsSave trips to the server: store larger amounts of data with IndexedDBGive browsers limited access to a users system to read and upload filesTake your app offlineand speed up page loading when its onlineUse Web Workers to create multithreaded applicationsTransfer data between browser and server more efficiently with Web SocketsLearn about HTML5 tags for forms, multimedia, graphics, and geolocation"e;HTML5 is all the rage these days, but it's more than just a buzzword. Programming HTML5 Applications provides the knowledge to guide you through all the new technologies needed to make modern web applications."e;--Ralph Whitbeck, cohost of The Official jQuery Podcast

As the best-selling book ever written about the Junos operating system, the second edition of Junos Enterprise Routing has been updated to serve as the go-to study guide for Juniper Networks enterprise routing certification exams.

This book introduces you to Node, the new web development framework written in JavaScript. You'll learn hands-on how Node makes life easier for experienced JavaScript developers: not only can you work on the front end and back end in the same language, you'll also have more flexibility in choosing how to divide application logic between client and server.Written by a core contributor to the framework, Node: Up and Running shows you how Node scales up to support large numbers of simultaneous connections across multiple servers, and scales down to let you create quick one-off applications with minimal infrastructure. Built on the V8 JavaScript engine that runs Google Chrome, Node is already winning the hearts and minds of many companies, including Google and Yahoo! This book shows you why.Understand Node's event-loop architecture, non-blocking I/O, and event-driven programmingDiscover how Node supports a variety of database and data storage toolsLearn best practices for writing easy-to-maintain code for NodeGet concrete examples of how to use the various Node APIs in practiceTake advantage of the books complete API reference

You can build everything from simple animations to full-fledged iOS and Android apps with Flash CS5.5, but learning this complex program can be difficultunless you have this fully updated, bestselling guide. Learn how to create gorgeous Flash effects even if you have no programming experience. With Flash CS5.5: The Missing Manual, you'll move from the basics to power-user tools with ease.Learn animation basics. Discover how to turn simple ideas into stunning animations.Master Flash's tools. Learn the animation and effects tools with clear explanations and hands-on examples.Use 3D effects. Rotate objects and make them move in three dimensions.Create lifelike motion. Use the IK Bones tool to simulate realistic body movements and other linked motions.Build apps for tablets and smartphones. Create the next generation of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps.Add multimedia. Incorporate your own audio and video files into Flash.Create rich interactive animations. Dive into advanced interactivity with easy-to-learn ActionScript examples.

Would you like to build one mobile web application that works on iPad and Kindle Fire as well as iPhone and Android smartphones? This introductory guide to jQuery Mobile shows you how. Through a series of hands-on exercises, youll learn the best ways to use this frameworks many interface components to build customizable, multiplatform apps. You dont need any programming skills or previous experience with jQuery to get started.By the time you finish this book, youll know how to create responsive, Ajax-based interfaces that work on a variety of smartphones and tablets, using jQuery Mobile and semantic HTML5 code.Understand how jQuery Mobile works with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScriptWork with UI components to format content and create forms, lists, navbars, and buttonsCreate dynamic content with JavaScript, Ajax, and the jQuery core frameworkCustomize your entire user interface with themes and CSS3Enable users to install your app from the browser and work with it offlineDistribute through app stores by packaging your creation as a native app

Clojure is a practical, general-purpose language that offers expressivity rivaling other dynamic languages like Ruby and Python, while seamlessly taking advantage of Java libraries, services, and all of the resources of the JVM ecosystem. This book helps you learn the fundamentals of Clojure with examples relating it to the languages you know already, in the domains and topics you work with every day. See how this JVM language can help eliminate unnecessary complexity from your programming practice and open up new options for solving the most challenging problems.Clojure Programming demonstrates the languages flexibility by showing how it can be used for common tasks like web programming and working with databases, up through more demanding applications that require safe, effective concurrency and parallelism, data analysis, and more. This in-depth look helps tie together the full Clojure development experience, from how to organize your project and an introduction to Clojure build tooling, to a tutorial on how to make the most of Clojures REPL during development, and how to deploy your finished application in a cloud environment.Learn how to use Clojure while leveraging your investment in the Java platformUnderstand the advantages of Clojure as an efficient Lisp for the JVMSee how Clojure is used today in several practical domainsDiscover how Clojure eliminates the need for many verbose and complicated design patternsDeploy large or small web applications to the cloud with Clojure

With HTML5 and improved web browser support, JavaScript has become the tool of choice for creating high-performance web graphics. This faced-paced book shows you how to use JavaScript, jQuery, DHTML, and HTML5's Canvas element to create rich web applications for computers and mobile devices.By following real-world examples, experienced web developers learn fun and useful approaches to arcade games, DHTML effects, business dashboards, and other applications. This book serves complex subjects in easily digestible pieces, and each topic acts as a foundation for the next.Tackle JavaScript optimization and understand how it impacts performanceCreate fast-moving graphics by combining old-school DHTML with jQueryLearn advanced UI techniques using the jQuery UI and Ext JS librariesBuild games with collision detection, object handling, and JavaScript scrolling techniquesMaster HTML5 Canvas basics for drawings, fills, bitmaps, animation, and moreCreate applications for the small screen with jQuery Mobile and PhoneGapUse Googles data visualization tools to create interactive dashboards

Today's tiny microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators are powerful, inexpensive, and simple enough to code that anyone with basic programming skills can create a variety of fun, useful, and even profitable systems -- and this hands-on guide will quickly show you how it's done.

Want to add more interactivity and polish to your websites? Discover how jQuery can help you build complex scripting functionality in just a few lines of code. With Head First jQuery, you'll quickly get up to speed on this amazing JavaScript library by learning how to navigate HTML documents while handling events, effects, callbacks, and animations. By the time you've completed the book, you'll be incorporating Ajax apps, working seamlessly with HTML and CSS, and handling data with PHP, MySQL and JSON.If you want to learnand understandhow to create interactive web pages, unobtrusive script, and cool animations that don't kill your browser, this book is for you.Use jQuery with DOM to overcome the limitations of HTML and CSSLearn how jQuery selectors and actions work togetherWrite functions and wire them to interface elementsUse jQuery effects to create actions on the pageMake your pages come alive with animationBuild interactive web pages with jQuery and AjaxBuild forms in web applications

Written by the authors of the bestselling Llama book, Learning Perl, and updated for Perl 5.14, this book offers a gentle but thorough introduction to intermediate programming in Perl.

HTML has been on a wild ride. Sure, HTML started as a mere markup language, but more recently HTMLs put on some major muscle. Now weve got a language tuned for building web applications with Web storage, 2D drawing, offline support, sockets and threads, and more. And to speak this language youve got to go beyond HTML5 markup and into the world of the DOM, events, and JavaScript APIs.Now you probably already know all about HTML markup (otherwise known as structure) and you know all aboutCSS style (presentation), but what youve been missing is JavaScript (behavior). If all you know about are structure and presentation, you can create some great looking pages, but theyre still just pages. When you add behavior with JavaScript, you can create an interactive experience; even better, you can create full blown web applications.Head First HTML5 Programming is your ultimate tour guide to creating web applications with HTML5 and JavaScript, and we give you everything you need to know to build them, including: how to add interactivity to your pages, how to communicate with the world of Web services, and how to use the great new APIs being developed for HTML5.Here are just some of the things youll learn in Head First HTML5 Programing:Learn how to make your pages truly interactive by using the power of the DOM.Finally understand how JavaScript works and take yourself from novice to well-informed in just a few chapters.Learn how JavaScript APIs fit into the HTML5 ecosystem, and how to use any API in your web pages.Use the Geolocation API to know where your users are.Bring out your inner artist with Canvas, HTML5s new 2D drawing surface.Go beyond just plugging a video into your pages, and create custom video experiences.Learn the secret to grabbing five megabytes of storage in every users browser.Improve your pages responsiveness and performance with Web workers.And much more.