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ISBN

9781849683692

What is SimpleDB, how does it compare to relational databases, and how to get started? :

If you are a developer wanting to get to grips with a primer into SimpleDB, then this book is for you. You do not need to know anything about SimpleDB to read and learn from this book, and no basic knowledge is strictly necessary.

Author/Authors: Chaganti, Prabhakar | Helms, Rich

Pages: 66 | Published Date: 40682

Category: Data


ISBN

9781849681957

Evaluate your Cloud requirements and successfully migrate your .NET Enterprise Application to the Amazon Web Services Platform :

This practical, step-by-step guide follows the process of moving a sample Enterprise .NET application to the Amazon Cloud. Companies that have designed, developed, and hosted applications based on the Microsoft .NET technology stack should not miss out on this book. If you are looking to expand into using the vast array of services available on the Amazon Cloud but are unsure how to proceed, then this will help to get you on your way. Administrators or developers managing such applications should have basic experience of the platform and the web servers that thay are intending to move to Amazon. No knowledge of AWS is required.

Author/Authors: Linton, Rob

Pages: 336 | Published Date: 40746

Category: Cloud & Networking


ISBN

9781789340655

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Server Side Web Development

Author/Authors: Carl-Hugo Marcotte

Pages: 762 | Published Date: 44196

Category: Web Development


ISBN

9781787127579

Break through the hype and learn how to extract actionable intelligence from the flood of IoT data :

This book targets developers, IoT professionals, and those in the field of data science who are trying to solve business problems through IoT devices and would like to analyze IoT data. IoT enthusiasts, managers, and entrepreneurs who would like to make the most of IoT will find this equally useful. A prior knowledge of IoT would be helpful but is not necessary. Some prior programming experience would be useful

Author/Authors: Minteer, Andrew

Pages: 378 | Published Date: 42940

Category: IoT & Hardware


ISBN

9781849518994

AndEngine is a simple but powerful 2D game engine that’s ideal for developers who want to create mobile games. This cookbook will get you up to speed with the latest features and techniques quickly and practically :

A Cookbook with wide range of recipes to allow you to learn game development with AndEngine quickly and efficiently. "AndEngine for Android Game Development Cookbook" is geared toward developers who are interested in working with the most up-to-date version of AndEngine, sporting the brand new GLES 2.0 branch. The book will be helpful for developers who are attempting to break into the mobile game market with plans to release fun and exciting games while eliminating a large portion of the learning curve that is otherwise inevitable when getting into AndEngine development. This book requires a working installation of eclipse and the required libraries, including AndEngine and its various extensions set up prior to working with the recipes.

Author/Authors: Schroeder, Jayme | Broyles, Brian

Pages: 380 | Published Date: 41288

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781849515290

Bring your Android applications to life with stunning animations. :

Written in Packt’s Beginner’s Guide series, this book takes a step-by-step approach with each chapter made up of three to five tutorials that introduce and explain different animation concepts. All concepts are explained with real-world examples that are fun to read and work with. If you are familiar with developing Android applications and want to bring your apps to life by adding smashing animations, then this book is for you. The book assumes that you are comfortable with Java development and have familiarity with creating Android Views in XML and Java. The tutorials assume that you will want to work with Eclipse, but you can work just as well with your preferred development tools.

Author/Authors: Shaw, Alex

Pages: 304 | Published Date: 40848

Category: Business & Other


ISBN

9781849512954

Over 70 working recipes covering every aspect of Android development :

This is a First Look book that allows existing jQuery users to get a look at the features of jQuery mobile. It is targeted at jQuery users who want to enter the exciting world of mobile web development. All you need is the basics of jQuery and an interest to get involved with mobile development and you can use this book as a launch-pad for your future ventures in mobile web development with jQuery Mobile framework.

Author/Authors: Mew, Kyle Merrifield

Pages: 272 | Published Date: 40749

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781849519533

Develop Android applications using the new features of Android Ice Cream Sandwich with this book and ebook. :

This is a practical and hands-on guide with a step-by-step approach and clearly explained sample code. This book is for developers who are experienced with the Android platform, but who may not be familiar with the new features and APIs of Android 4.0. Android developers who want to learn about supporting multiple screen sizes and multiple Android versions will also find this book beneficial.

Author/Authors: Aydin, Murat

Pages: 166 | Published Date: 41267

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781783552351

Turn your ideas into elegant and powerful mobile applications using the latest Android Studio for the Android Lollipop platform :

If you have a great idea for a mobile app, and some familiarity with Java, or a similar procedural programming language, then all you need is this book to turn your idea into a reality.

Author/Authors: Mew, Kyle

Pages: 212 | Published Date: 42212

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781788622967

Over 100 recipes and solutions to solve the most common problems faced by Android developers, 3rd Edition :

In this Cookbook, proven, modular recipes take you from the absolute basics to advanced location-based services, security techniques, and performance optimization. You'll learn how to write apps from scratch, ensure interoperability, choose the best solutions for common problems, and avoid development pitfalls.

Author/Authors: Boyer, Rick

Pages: 464 | Published Date: 43392

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781785889202

Over 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today :

This book assumes basic familiarity with programming concepts and Android fundamentals. Otherwise, if you are new to Android and learn best by jumping into the code, this book provides a wide range of the most common tasks. As a "cookbook", it's easy to jump to your topic of interest and get the code working in your own application as quickly as possible.

Author/Authors: Boyer, Rick | Mew, Kyle

Pages: 428 | Published Date: 42460

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781783986118

Learn how to use and configure Maven to support all phases of the development of an Android application :

Android Application Development with Maven is intended for Android developers or devops engineers who want to use Maven to effectively develop quality Android applications. It would be helpful, but not necessary, if you have some previous experience with Maven.

Author/Authors: Papapetrou, Patroklos | LALOU, Jonathan

Pages: 192 | Published Date: 42082

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781849695213

For Java developers OpenCV is a fantastic opportunity to benefit from the popularity of image related mobile apps on Android. This book teaches you all you need to know about computer vision with practical projects. :

A step-by-step tutorial to help you master computer vision and mobile app development. This book is for Java developers who are new to computer vision and who would like to learn about how it is used in relation to application development. It is assumed that you have previous experience in Java, but not necessarily Android. A basic understanding of image data (for example pixels and color channels) would be helpful too. You are expected to have a mobile device running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or greater and it must have a camera.

Author/Authors: Howse, Joseph

Pages: 130 | Published Date: 41542

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781783550616

Build Android apps to capture, manipulate, and track objects in 2D and 3D :

Android Application Programming with OpenCV 3 is a practical, hands-on guide to computer vision and mobile app development. It shows how to capture, manipulate, and analyze images while building an application that combines photography and augmented reality. To help the reader become a well-rounded developer, the book covers OpenCV (a computer vision library), Android SDK (a mobile app framework), OpenGL ES (a 3D graphics framework), and even JNI (a Java/C++ interoperability layer). Now in its second edition, the book offers thoroughly reviewed code, instructions, and explanations. It is fully updated to support OpenCV 3 and Android 5, as well as earlier versions. Although it focuses on OpenCV's Java bindings, this edition adds an extensive chapter on JNI and C++, so that the reader is well primed to use OpenCV in other environments.

Author/Authors: Howse, Joseph

Pages: 190 | Published Date: 42181

Category: Data


ISBN

9781849518130

Applying database concepts to mobile applications is straightforward with this practical tutorial aimed at Google’s Android platform. It will walk you through local and external data storage methods, using clear instructions and practical examples. :

Android Database Programming targets developers who are experienced with databases and other back-end design concepts, but who may want to see these concepts applied to mobile applications. Developers who are experienced with mobile applications and/or the Android platform, but who may not be as familiar with back-end systems and designing/implementing database schemas will find this tutorial equally useful.Even if you are already experienced with both Android programming and database implementation, but want to further solidify concepts and see a broader scope of data storage methods on Android, this book is your perfect companion.

Author/Authors: Wei, Jason

Pages: 212 | Published Date: 41061

Category: Data


ISBN

9781786465917

Create reliable, robust, and efficient Android apps with industry-standard design patterns :

This book is intended for Android developers who have some basic android development experience. Basic Java programming knowledge is a must to get the most out of this book.

Author/Authors: Mew, Kyle

Pages: 370 | Published Date: 42730

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781782161110

By the end of this book you will know how to use Eclipse tools for developing, debugging, and signing Android applications for distribution. Widely adopted by programmers across the world, this is your chance to join them. :

A standard tutorial aimed at developing Android applications in a practical manner.

Author/Authors: Shah, Sanjay | Rahman, Khirulnizam Abd

Pages: 144 | Published Date: 41481

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781787128989

Learn how to make Android development much faster using a variety of Kotlin features, from basics to advanced, to write better quality code. :

This book is for developers who have a basic understanding of Java language and have 6-12 months of experience with Android development and developers who feel comfortable with OOP concepts.

Author/Authors: Moskala, Marcin | Wojda, Igor

Pages: 440 | Published Date: 42977

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781784393458

Design and implement Android apps that interface with your own custom hardware circuits and the BeagleBone Black :

If you are an Android app developer who wants to experiment with the hardware capabilities of the BeagleBone Black platform, then this book is ideal for you. You are expected to have basic knowledge of developing Android apps but no prior hardware experience is required.

Author/Authors: Henderson, Andrew | Prakash, Aravind

Pages: 134 | Published Date: 42054

Category: Mobile


ISBN

9781785283383

Build fast and efficient Android apps that run as reliably as clockwork in a multi-device world :

This book is aimed at developers with an advanced knowledge of Android who want to test their skills and learn new techniques to increase the performance of their applications. We assume they are comfortable working with the entire Android SDK and have been doing it for a few years. They need to be familiar with frameworks such as NDK to use native code, which is crucial for app performance.

Author/Authors: Mañas, Enrique López | Grancini, Diego

Pages: 412 | Published Date: 42611

Category: Mobile