Apostrofa

Adam Asnyk

Apo­stro­fa Da­łem ci ży­wot mój, to nie wie­le!  Ży­wo­tów ta­kich ty­siąc dziś prze­pa­da,  Da­łem ci mi­łość mą, o anie­le!  Lecz cóż z mi­ło­ści, co jak łez ka­ska­da  Ko­ły­sze ucho twe w takt i pie­ści,  A w stro­fie ży­cia pio­ru­nów nie mie­ści?...    Mam­że jak Nar­cyz stać, wdzięcz­ny so­bie  I roz­na­mięt­niać się od­bi­tym cie­niem?  Gro­bu nie­sła­wę czcić na twym gro­bie,  Schle­biać ci tyl­ko łza­mi i cier­pie­niem,  I gdy ci mie­czów brak, nieść ci ró­że,  Co na Ce­za­rów więd­nie­ją pur­pu­rze?    O, precz mi z dro­gi tej! ja nie mo­gę  Płat­nych słu­żal­ców zwy­kłą iść ko­le­ją,  Ja wi­dzę hań­by znak, w oczach trwo­gę,  Rę­ce, co świa­tu po­gro­zić nie śmie­ją;  Więc rzu­cam gnie­wu krzyk i wście­kło­ści,  I gro­bu twe­go znie­wa­żam świę­to­ści!    Ja dla mę­czar­ni twych wzgar­dę czu­ję,  Bo ty fry­mar­czysz krwią twą, Mes­sa­li­no!  Wier­na prze­szło­ści tej, co cię tru­je,  Gdy po­ko­le­nia ca­łe bez czci gi­ną,  Pod try­um­fal­ny wóz za­wle­czo­na,  Go­to­waś upaść lik­to­rom w ra­mio­na.    Spar­ta­ków wprzó­dy syn, niż twój czci­ciel,  Ra­chun­ku żą­dam od cie­bie, prze­klę­ta,  Prze­szło­ści krwa­wych krzywd smut­ny mści­ciel  Py­tam: gdzie? w bo­lach ludz­ko­ści po­czę­ta  A prze­ka­za­na myśl jed­nej to­bie,  Ary­sto­de­mów ty wdo­wo w ża­ło­bie! [...]Adam AsnykUr. 11 listopada 1838 r. w Kaliszu Zm. 2 sierpnia 1897 r. w Krakowie Najważniejsze dzieła: Pijąc Falerno, Piosnka pijacka, Między nami nic nie było, Gdybym był młodszy, Jednego serca..., Nad głębiami (cykl sonetów), Daremne żale, Do młodych Poeta, epigon romantyzmu tworzący w epoce pozytywizmu i Młodej Polski, autor dramatów i opowiadań. Syn powstańca 1831 r., zesłańca. Podejmował różne kierunki studiów (rolnicze, medyczne, nauki społeczne), prowadząc działalność spiskową. Był więziony w Cytadeli (1860). W powstaniu styczniowym zaangażowany po stronie ?czerwonych?, był członkiem rządu wrześniowego. Po upadku zrywu uzyskał stopień dra filozofii w Heidelbergu (1866), zaczął wydawać pierwsze utwory w prasie lwowskiej (1864-65). W 1870 r. osiadł w Krakowie, brał czynny udział w życiu samorządowym, był posłem na Sejm Krajowy z ramienia demokratów (1889). Amator Tatr, wiele podróżował (Włochy, Tunezja, Algieria, Cejlon, Indie). Pochowany na Skałce. Kupując książkę wspierasz fundację Nowoczesna Polska, która propaguje ideę wolnej kultury. Wolne Lektury to biblioteka internetowa, rozwijana pod patronatem Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej. W jej zbiorach znajduje się kilka tysięcy utworów, w tym wiele lektur szkolnych zalecanych do użytku przez MEN, które trafiły już do domeny publicznej. Wszystkie dzieła są odpowiednio opracowane - opatrzone przypisami oraz motywami.

Apostrofa

Jerzy Liebert

Jerzy Liebert Druga ojczyzna Apostrofa Tam, gdzie niebo półkręgiem płaszcz na ziemię zsuwa Jak powiekę różową od łez, Ranek pąsy na chmurach leciutkich nakłuwa, W twarze błękit nam ciska jak bez. Blade palce na ustach Twych błyszczą jak wino, W pocałunku powietrznym drży dłoń, Bądź zdrowa, miła moja, nim z gwiazdami spłyną Łzy gorące, jak świt, na Twą skroń. Na twarde, męskie serce składasz dzisiaj ręce Jak wianuszek z konwalii i róż, Pewniejsze to i trwalsze nad... Jerzy Liebert Ur. ur. 24 lipca 1904 w Częstochowie Zm. zm. 19 czerwca 1931 w Warszawie Najważniejsze dzieła: tomiki poezji Druga ojczyzna (1925), Gusła (1930), Kołysanka jodłowa (1932); zbiór korespondencji Listy do Agnieszki Poezja Lieberta stanowi zapis jego poszukiwań metafizycznych. Tematyka religijno-filozoficzna przejawia się już w debiutanckim wierszu Zmartwychwstanie. Modlitwa młodego poety, opublikowanym w chrześcijańskim Czynie. Związany ze środowiskiem Skamandrytów, przyjaźnił się Liebert z Jarosławem Iwaszkiewiczem, publikował w Skamandrze i Wiadomościach literackich. Ważną relacją była dla poety przyjaźń z Bronisławą Wajngold, która przyjęła chrzest jako Agnieszka, a następnie wstąpiła do zakonu franciszkanek. Za jej przyczyną Liebert znalazł się w kręgu inteligencji katolickiej, związanym z ośrodkiem zakonnym w podwarszawskich Laskach, czytał filozofów chrześcijańskich i brał udział w dyskusjach na temat tych lektur. Dziennikiem tych przeżyć są Listy do Agnieszki. Studiował polonistykę na Wydziale Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, ale ukończenie studiów uniemożliwiła mu gruźlica i kłopoty materialne. Dzięki wsparciu przyjaciół wyjeżdżał na kuracje do Worochty. Zmarł w Warszawie w wieku 27 lat. Kupując książkę wspierasz fundację Nowoczesna Polska, która propaguje ideę wolnej kultury. Wolne Lektury to biblioteka internetowa, rozwijana pod patronatem Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej. W jej zbiorach znajduje się kilka tysięcy utworów, w tym wiele lektur szkolnych zalecanych do użytku przez MEN, które trafiły już do domeny publicznej. Wszystkie dzieła są odpowiednio opracowane - opatrzone przypisami oraz motywami.

Apoteoza

Franciszek Nowicki

Apo­te­oza Gdy ból mi­lio­nów dłu­gi i prze­wle­kły  Two­ją pierś mło­dą ob­rał za swe gniaz­do,  Żło­biąc na czo­le cier­niem wiesz­cza zna­mię --  Gdy oczy tłu­mów mgły zwąt­pień po­wle­kły,  W próż­nym po­ści­gu za na­dziei gwiaz­dą  I gdy opa­dło w dół bez­sil­ne ra­mię --  Ty, dróg szu­ka­jąc błęd­nym ży­cia rze­kom,  Z któ­ry­mi ser­ce pło­mien­ne się wio­dło,  I skost­nia­łe­go świa­ta rwąc wę­dzi­dła, --  Rzu­ci­łeś wte­dy wszyst­kim świa­ta wie­kom  To wul­ka­nicz­ne, nie­sty­gną­ce go­dło:    Mło­do­ści, po­daj mi skrzy­dła!    I usły­sza­ły mło­de po­ko­le­nia  Te sło­wa wiecz­nie mło­de i pło­mien­ne,  Bu­dzą­ce w du­szy Ika­ro­we lo­ty,  I Pro­me­te­jów śmia­łe wy­si­le­nia,  I dni nie­po­kój, i no­ce bez­sen­ne,  I wszyst­kie ran­nej mło­do­ści tę­sk­no­ty. [...]Franciszek NowickiUr. 29 stycznia 1864 w Krakowie Zm. 3 września 1932 w Zawoi Najważniejsze dzieła: Pieśni czasu (1904) Poeta okresu Młodej Polski. W czasie studiów na krakowskim uniwersytecie związany z radykalną Czytelnią Akademicką i czasopismem ?Ognisko?; działacz ruchu ludowego; socjalista, współzałożyciel PPSD, współpracował z pismem ?Naprzód. Był jednym z oskarżonych (obok m.in. Daszyńskiego) w tzw. procesie młodzieży w 1891 r.; został wydalony z UJ; dokończył studia na wydziale filozoficznym w Wiedniu. Przez 20 lat (1894-1924) był nauczycielem, zaś z zamiłowania taternikiem; do jego zasług zalicza się wytyczenie szlaku na Orlą Perć. W twórczości literackiej Nowickiego najbardziej charakterystyczne są motywy tatrzańskie oraz akcenty radykalnie lewicowego zaangażowania społecznego. Jest autorem przekładu Hermana i Doroty Goethego.Kupując książkę wspierasz fundację Nowoczesna Polska, która propaguje ideę wolnej kultury. Wolne Lektury to biblioteka internetowa, rozwijana pod patronatem Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej. W jej zbiorach znajduje się kilka tysięcy utworów, w tym wiele lektur szkolnych zalecanych do użytku przez MEN, które trafiły już do domeny publicznej. Wszystkie dzieła są odpowiednio opracowane - opatrzone przypisami oraz motywami.

App Inventor 2 Essentials. A step-by-step introductory guide to mobile app development with App Inventor 2

Felicia Kamriani, Krishnendu Roy

App Inventor 2 will take you on a journey of mobile app development. We begin by introducing you to the functionalities of App Inventor and giving you an idea about the types of apps you can develop using it. We walk you through the technical set up so you can take advantage of the interactive development environment (live testing). You will get hands-on, practical experience building three different apps using tutorials. Along the way, you will learn computer science principles as well as tips to help you prepare for the creative process of building an app from scratch. By the end of the journey, you will learn how to package an app and deploy it to app markets. App Inventor 2 Essentials prepares you to amass a resource of skills, knowledge and experience to become a mobile app developer

Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide. Once you've got into Appcelerator Titanium you'll never look back. This book is the perfect introduction to developing native cross-platform apps for iOS, Android, and Windows 8

Darren Cope, Darren Paul Cope

Appcelerator Titanium is the leading method for creating native cross-platform apps. This book guides you from the initial stages with the language right through to the submission of your app to the marketplace/app store. Specially crafted examples cover the most common requirements of an app programmer. This book will be your companion as you progress with the language.Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide will guide you through the process of designing cross-platform apps using Titanium. It covers all areas of the language from installation through development to submission to the store. This book will take a hands-on approach in teaching you how to write cross-platform apps using Titanium, as well as exploring the new features of Titanium 3. Each chapter will show you how to overcome specific challenges using Titanium. You will learn how to design your apps using MVC principles and Alloy, use the cloud to your advantage, develop apps that work on tablets and phones, use the phone gadgets like the accelerometer, integrate social media, record usage using analytics, and monetise your app. All tasks from installation to deployment to the store are covered and backed by examples. The book will be your companion from your first steps with Titanium to successful live deployment.

Appcelerator Titanium Smartphone App Development Cookbook. Over 100 recipes to help you develop cross-platform, native applications in JavaScript

Boydlee Pollentine, Jason Kneen, Jason Kneen

This book will take you through the process of building cross-platform, native UI applications for the mobile from scratch. You will learn how to develop apps, how to use GPS, cameras and photos and how to build socially connected apps. You will also learn how to package them for submission to the App Store and Google Play.This cookbook takes a pragmatic approach to creating applications in JavaScript from putting together basic UIs, to handling events and implementation of third party services such as Twitter, Facebook and Push notifications. The book shows you how to integrate datasources and server APIs, and how to use local databases. The topics covered will guide you to use Appcelerator Studio tools for all the mobile features such as Geolocation, Accelerometer, animation and more. You’ll also learn about Alloy, the Appcelerator MVC framework for rapid app development, and how to transfer data between applications using URLSchemes, enabling other developers to access and launch specific parts of your app.Finally, you will learn how to register developer accounts and publish your very own applications on the App Store and Google Play.

Appium Essentials. Explore mobile automation with Appium and discover new ways to test native, web, and hybrid applications

Jonathan Lipps, Manoj Hans, Shashikant Jagtap

Apple Motion 5 Cookbook. With this book you'll be able to fully exploit the fantastic features of Apple Motion. There are over 110 recipes with downloadable content for each chapter and stacks of screenshots. A video editor's dream

Nicholas Harauz

Let's face it, people like images that move. Whether you see images on a moving billboard, walk into a bank with an LCD screen, watch TV, or surf the Web, motion graphics are everywhere. With an even greater demand to integrate motion graphics in just about every type of video or interactive content there is, this book will help you get there with Motion 5. It's all about creating eye-catching titles, transitions, and effects!Apple Motion 5 Cookbook contains exercises for the beginner and seasoned motion graphics user. You will learn how to navigate Motion's interface and quickly grasp the tools available to you while creating sophisticated and sleek animations in both 2D and 3D environments. Not forgetting visual effects, we will also explore motion tracking and green screen techniques that will help you composite like a pro. Let's launch the application, grab a cup of coffee, and get started on this exciting journey!The exercises will take you right from creating your very first Motion project through to export. You will learn how to navigate quickly and efficiently through Motion's complex interface and toolsets so that you can focus oncreating your masterpiece!You will learn how to create a new project and import material into that project from the File Browser and Motion's vast and rich content library. From there, you will learn to manipulate and animate these source files using Motion's behaviors, classic keyframing techniques, adding filters, and master the built-in tools such as particle systems that will knock your socks off! Last but not least, you will export your projects to a variety of different formats including DVD, as a Final Cut Pro generator, and the Web.The Apple Motion 5 Cookbook contains downloadable content for each chapter and is packed with screenshots and illustrations. After reading this book, you'll be creating motion graphics and visual effects in no time!

Apple Pay Essentials. Harness the power of Apple Pay in your iOS apps and integrate it with global payment gateways

Ernest Bruce

Apple Pay, one of the most talked about offerings of the latest iOS 9 release, is a digital wallet and electronic payment system developed by Apple Inc. Paying in stores or within apps has never been easier or safer. Gone are the days of searching for your wallet, and the wasted moments finding the right card! Now you can use your credit cards and rewards cards with just a touch. It allows payment to merchants, using Near field Communication (NFC), and within iOS apps. Implementing Apple Pay within apps for payment is a bit tricky, but our book solves this problem for you.Whether you are a brand new iOS app developer or a seasoned expert, this book arms you with necessary skills to successfully implement Apple Pay in your online-payment workflow.Whether you are a brand new iOS app developer or a seasoned expert, this book arms you with the necessary skills to successfully implement Apple Pay. We start off by teaching you how to obtain the certificates necessary to encrypt customers’ payment information. We will use Xcode and Objective C for the interface and Node.js for server side code. You will then learn how to determine whether the customer can use Apple Pay, and how to create payment requests. You will come to grips with designing a payment-processor program to interact with the payment gateway. Finally, we take a look at a business-focused view of Apple Pay protocols and classes. By the end of this book, you will be able to build a fully functional Apple Pay-integrated iOS app

Apple Watch App Development. Click here to enter text

Steven F. Daniel

With the increasing amount of new wearable devices hitting the market, wearables are the next wave of mobile technology. With the release of Apple's WatchKit SDK, a whole new world of exciting development possibilities hasopened up.Apple Watch App Development introduces you to the architecture and limitations of the Apple Watch platform, followed by an in-depth look at how to work with Xcode playgrounds. Here, we'll introduce you to the Swift programming language so you can quickly begin developing apps for the Apple Watch platform with the WatchKit framework and the Xcode Development IDE. We then discuss more advanced topics such as Notifiations, Glances, Closures, Tuples, Protocols, Apple pay, and using Swift playgrounds, with each concept backed up with example code that demonstrates how to properly execute it. We also show you how to package and deploy your Watch application to the Apple AppStore.By the end of this book, you will have a good understanding of how to develop apps for Apple Watch platform using the WatchKit framework and Swift 2.0.

Application Development for IBM WebSphere Process Server 7 and Enterprise Service Bus 7. A Service Oriented Architecture approach has many benefits for your applications, including flexibility, reusability, and increased revenue. You can exploit those benefits to the fullest by following this step-by-step tutorial for WPS and WESB

Salil Ahuja, Swami Chandrasekaran

By adopting an SOA approach in Business Process Management (BPM), you can make your application flexible, reusable, and adaptable to new developments. The SOA approach also gives you the potential to lower costs (from reuse), and increase revenue (from adaptability and flexibility). However, integrating basic SOA constructs (such as Process, Business Services, and Components) and core building blocks of BPM (such as Process Modeling and Enterprise Service Bus) in a real-world application can be challenging.This book introduces basic concepts of Business Integration, SOA Fundamentals, and SOA Programming Model and implements them in numerous examples. It guides you to building an Order Management application from scratch using the principles of Business Process Management and Service Oriented Architecture and using WebSphere Process Server (WPS) and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB). The various detailed aspects, features, and capabilities of the product are conveyed through examplesWe begin with essential concepts on Business Integration, SOA Fundamentals and SOA Programming Model. Then we set up the development environment to build your first Hello Process and Hello Mediation applications.Gradually, we build an SOA-based Order Management Application. We cover important aspects and functions of WPS and WESB with numerous practical examples. We show how to analyze your application's business requirements and check if an SOA approach is appropriate for your project. Then you do a top-down decomposition of your application and identify its use cases, business processes, and services. Having built the SOA Application, we introduce you to various non-functional topics, including: Administration, Governance, Management, Monitoring, and Security. We also discuss deployment topologies for WPS and WESB, performance tuning, and recommended practices.

Application Development in iOS 7

Kyle Begeman

Application Development with Qt Creator. Build cross-platform applications and GUIs using Qt 5 and C++ - Third Edition

Lee Zhi Eng, Ray Rischpater

Qt is a powerful development framework that serves as a complete toolset for building cross-platform applications, helping you reduce development time and improve productivity. Completely revised and updated to cover C++17 and the latest developments in Qt 5.12, this comprehensive guide is the third edition of Application Development with Qt Creator.You'll start by designing a user interface using Qt Designer and learn how to instantiate custom messages, forms, and dialogues. You'll then understand Qt's support for multithreading, a key tool for making applications responsive, and the use of Qt's Model-View-Controller (MVC) to display data and content. As you advance, you'll learn to draw images on screen using Graphics View Framework and create custom widgets that interoperate with Qt Widgets. This Qt programming book takes you through Qt Creator's latest features, such as Qt Quick Controls 2, enhanced CMake support, a new graphical editor for SCXML, and a model editor. You'll even work with multimedia and sensors using Qt Quick, and finally develop applications for mobile, IoT, and embedded devices using Qt Creator.By the end of this Qt book, you'll be able to create your own cross-platform applications from scratch using Qt Creator and the C++ programming language.

Application Development with Qt Creator. Design and build dazzling cross-platform applications using Qt and Qt Quick

Ray Rischpater, Ray Rischpater

Application Development with Swift. Develop highly efficient and appealing iOS applications by using the Swift language

Hossam Ghareeb

Application Lifecycle Management on Microsoft Power Platform. A comprehensive guide to managing the deployment of your solutions

Benedikt Bergmann, Scott Durow

Managing Power Platform solutions manually can be challenging and time-consuming, as is application lifecycle management (ALM), which encompasses governance, development, and maintenance. This book provides comprehensive coverage of ALM, addressing planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Drawing on his extensive experience as a Power Platform consultant and Microsoft MVP, Benedikt Bergmann simplifies complex topics, making them accessible and easy to grasp.From planning and designing applications to deploying and maintaining them, this book provides step-by-step instructions, best practices, and real-world examples to effectively manage the entire application lifecycle. You’ll gain insights into optimizing Power Platform's toolbox, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Power Virtual Agents, for seamless collaboration, agile development, and rapid application delivery. You’ll also implement best practices for version control, code management, and collaboration using the Microsoft Power Platform.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage the entire application lifecycle, accelerate development cycles, and deliver exceptional solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform.

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform. An in-depth scenario-driven approach to architecting systems using Microsoft technologies

Stephen Thomas, Stephen W. Thomas, Mike Sexton, Rama Ramani, ...

Every day, architects and developers are asked to solve specific business problems in the most efficient way possible using a broad range of technologies. Packed with real-world examples of how to use the latest Microsoft technologies, this book tackles over a dozen specific use case patterns and provides an applied implementation with supporting code downloads for every chapter.In this book, we guide you through thirteen architectural patterns and provide detailed code samples for the following technologies: Windows Server AppFabric, Windows Azure Platform AppFabric, SQL Server (including Integration Services, Service Broker, and StreamInsight), BizTalk Server, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). This book brings together – and simplifies – the information and methodology you need to make the right architectural decisions and use a broad range of the Microsoft platform to meet your requirements. Throughout the book, we will follow a consistent architectural decision framework which considers key business, organizational, and technology factors.The book is broken up into four sections. First, we define the techniques and methodologies used to make architectural decisions throughout the book. In Part I, we provide a set of primers designed to get you up to speed with each of the technologies demonstrated in the book. Part II looks at messaging patterns and includes use cases which highlight content-based routing, workflow, publish/subscribe, and distributed messaging. Part III digs into data processing patterns and looks at bulk data processing, complex events, multi-master synchronization, and more. Finally, Part IV covers performance-related patterns including low latency, failover to the cloud, and reference data caching.

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform. Work with various Microsoft technologies using Applied Architecture Patterns

Andre Dovgal, Dmitri Olechko, Gregor Noriskin

Applied Computational Thinking with Python. Algorithm design for complex real-world problems - Second Edition

Sofía De Jesús, Dayrene Martinez

Computational thinking helps you to develop logical processing and algorithmic thinking while solving real-world problems across a wide range of domains. It's an essential skill that you should possess to keep ahead of the curve in this modern era of information technology. Developers can apply their knowledge of computational thinking to solve problems in multiple areas, including economics, mathematics, and artificial intelligence.This book begins by helping you get to grips with decomposition, pattern recognition, pattern generalization and abstraction, and algorithm design, along with teaching you how to apply these elements practically while designing solutions for challenging problems. You’ll then learn about various techniques involved in problem analysis, logical reasoning, algorithm design, clusters and classification, data analysis, and modeling, and understand how computational thinking elements can be used together with these aspects to design solutions. Toward the end, you will discover how to identify pitfalls in the solution design process and how to choose the right functionalities to create the best possible algorithmic solutions.By the end of this algorithm book, you will have gained the confidence to successfully apply computational thinking techniques to software development.

Applied Computational Thinking with Python. Design algorithmic solutions for complex and challenging real-world problems

Sofía De Jesús, Dayrene Martinez

Computational thinking helps you to develop logical processing and algorithmic thinking while solving real-world problems across a wide range of domains. It's an essential skill that you should possess to keep ahead of the curve in this modern era of information technology. Developers can apply their knowledge of computational thinking to solve problems in multiple areas, including economics, mathematics, and artificial intelligence.This book begins by helping you get to grips with decomposition, pattern recognition, pattern generalization and abstraction, and algorithm design, along with teaching you how to apply these elements practically while designing solutions for challenging problems. You’ll then learn about various techniques involved in problem analysis, logical reasoning, algorithm design, clusters and classification, data analysis, and modeling, and understand how computational thinking elements can be used together with these aspects to design solutions. Toward the end, you will discover how to identify pitfalls in the solution design process and how to choose the right functionalities to create the best possible algorithmic solutions.By the end of this algorithm book, you will have gained the confidence to successfully apply computational thinking techniques to software development.

Applied Data Science with Python and Jupyter. Use powerful industry-standard tools to unlock new, actionable insights from your data

Alex Galea

Getting started with data science doesn't have to be an uphill battle. Applied Data Science with Python and Jupyter is a step-by-step guide ideal for beginners who know a little Python and are looking for a quick, fast-paced introduction to these concepts. In this book, you'll learn every aspect of the standard data workflow process, including collecting, cleaning, investigating, visualizing, and modeling data. You'll start with the basics of Jupyter, which will be the backbone of the book. After familiarizing ourselves with its standard features, you'll look at an example of it in practice with our first analysis. In the next lesson, you dive right into predictive analytics, where multiple classification algorithms are implemented. Finally, the book ends by looking at data collection techniques. You'll see how web data can be acquired with scraping techniques and via APIs, and then briefly explore interactive visualizations.

Applied Data Visualization with R and ggplot2. Create useful, elaborate, and visually appealing plots

Dr. Tania Moulik

Applied Data Visualization with R and ggplot2 introduces you to the world of data visualization by taking you through the basic features of ggplot2. To start with, you’ll learn how to set up the R environment, followed by getting insights into the grammar of graphics and geometric objects before you explore the plotting techniques.You’ll discover what layers, scales, coordinates, and themes are, and study how you can use them to transform your data into aesthetical graphs. Once you’ve grasped the basics, you’ll move on to studying simple plots such as histograms and advanced plots such as superimposing and density plots. You’ll also get to grips with plotting trends, correlations, and statistical summaries.By the end of this book, you’ll have created data visualizations that will impress your clients.

Applied Deep Learning and Computer Vision for Self-Driving Cars. Build autonomous vehicles using deep neural networks and behavior-cloning techniques

Sumit Ranjan, Dr. S. Senthamilarasu

Thanks to a number of recent breakthroughs, self-driving car technology is now an emerging subject in the field of artificial intelligence and has shifted data scientists' focus to building autonomous cars that will transform the automotive industry. This book is a comprehensive guide to use deep learning and computer vision techniques to develop autonomous cars. Starting with the basics of self-driving cars (SDCs), this book will take you through the deep neural network techniques required to get up and running with building your autonomous vehicle. Once you are comfortable with the basics, you'll delve into advanced computer vision techniques and learn how to use deep learning methods to perform a variety of computer vision tasks such as finding lane lines, improving image classification, and so on. You will explore the basic structure and working of a semantic segmentation model and get to grips with detecting cars using semantic segmentation. The book also covers advanced applications such as behavior-cloning and vehicle detection using OpenCV, transfer learning, and deep learning methodologies to train SDCs to mimic human driving.By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to implement a variety of neural networks to develop your own autonomous vehicle using modern Python libraries.

Applied Deep Learning on Graphs. Leverage graph data for business applications using specialized deep learning architectures

Lakshya Khandelwal, Subhajoy Das

With their combined expertise spanning cutting-edge AI product development at industry giants such as Walmart, Adobe, Samsung, and Arista Networks, Lakshya and Subhajoy provide real-world insights into the transformative world of graph neural networks (GNNs).This book demystifies GNNs, guiding you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques and real-world applications. You’ll see how graph data structures power today’s interconnected world, why specialized deep learning approaches are essential, and how to address challenges with existing methods. You’ll start by dissecting early graph representation techniques such as DeepWalk and node2vec. From there, the book takes you through popular GNN architectures, covering graph convolutional and attention networks, autoencoder models, LLMs, and technologies such as retrieval augmented generation on graph data. With a strong theoretical grounding, you’ll seamlessly navigate practical implementations, mastering the critical topics of scalability, interpretability, and application domains such as NLP, recommendations, and computer vision.By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered the underlying ideas and practical coding skills needed to innovate beyond current methods and gained strategic insights into the future of GNN technologies.