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Voice Application Development for Android. A practical guide to develop advanced and exciting voice applications for Android using open source software

Michael McTear, Zoraida Callejas

Speech technology has been around for some time now. However, it has only more recently captured the imagination of the general public with the advent of personal assistants on mobile devices that you can talk to in your own language. The potential of voice apps is huge as a novel and natural way to use mobile devices.Voice Application Development for Android is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a series of clear, step-by-step examples which will help you to build on the basic technologies and create more advanced and more engaging applications. With this book, you will learn how to create useful voice apps that you can deploy on your own Android device in no time at all.This book introduces you to the technologies behind voice application development in a clear and intuitive way. You will learn how to use open source software to develop apps that talk and that recognize your speech. Building on this, you will progress to developing more complex apps that can perform useful tasks, and you will learn how to develop a simple voice-based personal assistant that you can customize to suit your own needs.For more interesting information about the book, visit https://lsi.ugr.es/zoraida/androidspeechbook

Voicebot and Chatbot Design. Flexible conversational interfaces with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Facebook Messenger

SACHIN BHATNAGAR, Rachel Batish, Jana Bergant

We are entering the age of conversational interfaces, where we will interact with AI bots using chat and voice. But how do we create a good conversation? How do we design and build voicebots and chatbots that can carry successful conversations in in the real world?In this book, Rachel Batish introduces us to the world of conversational applications, bots and AI. You’ll discover how - with little technical knowledge - you can build successful and meaningful conversational UIs. You’ll find detailed guidance on how to build and deploy bots on the leading conversational platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Facebook Messenger.You’ll then learn key design aspects for building conversational UIs that will really succeed and shine in front of humans. You’ll discover how your AI bots can become part of a meaningful conversation with humans, using techniques such as persona shaping, and tone analysis.For successful bots in the real world, you’ll explore important use-cases and examples where humans interact with bots. With examples across finance, travel, and e-commerce, you’ll see how you can create successful conversational UIs in any sector.Expand your horizons further as Rachel shares with you her insights into cutting-edge voicebot and chatbot technologies, and how the future might unfold. Join in right now and start building successful, high impact bots!

vSphere High Performance Cookbook. A cookbook is the ideal way to learn a tool as complex as vSphere. Through experiencing the real-world recipes in this tutorial you'll gain deep insight into vSphere's unique attributes and reach a high level of proficiency

Prasenjit Sarkar

VMware vSphere is the key virtualization technology in today's market. vSphere is a complex tool and incorrect design and deployment can create performance-related problems. vSphere High Performance Cookbook is focused on solving those problems as well as providing best practices and performance-enhancing techniques.vSphere High Performance Cookbook offers a comprehensive understanding of the different components of vSphere and the interaction of these components with the physical layer which includes the CPU, memory, network, and storage. If you want to improve or troubleshoot vSphere performance then this book is for you!vSphere High Performance Cookbook will teach you how to tune and grow a VMware vSphere 5 infrastructure. This book focuses on tuning, optimizing, and scaling the infrastructure using the vSphere Client graphical user interface. This book will enable the reader with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to build and run a high-performing VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure.You will learn how to configure and manage ESXi CPU, memory, networking, and storage for sophisticated, enterprise-scale environments. You will also learn how to manage changes to the vSphere environment and optimize the performance of all vSphere components.This book also focuses on high value and often overlooked performance-related topics such as NUMA Aware CPU Scheduler, VMM Scheduler, Core Sharing, the Virtual Memory Reclamation technique, Checksum offloading, VM DirectPath I/O, queuing on storage array, command queuing, vCenter Server design, and virtual machine and application tuning.By the end of this book you will be able to identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot operational faults and critical performance issues in vSphere.

vSphere Virtual Machine Management. This tutorial will help VMware administrators fine-tune and expand their expertise with vSphere. From creating and configuring virtual machines to optimizing performance, it's all here in a crystal clear series of chapters

Rebecca Fitzhugh

This book follows a step-by-step tutorial approach with some real-world scenarios that vSphere businesses will be required to overcome every day. This book also discusses creating and configuring virtual machines and also covers monitoring virtual machine performance and resource allocation options. This book is for VMware administrators who want to build their knowledge of virtual machine administration and configuration. It’s assumed that you have some experience with virtualization administration and vSphere.

Vue.js 2. Wprowadzenie dla profesjonalistów

Adam Freeman

Vue.js jest frameworkiem, który służy do budowy nowoczesnych, reaktywnych i skalowanych aplikacji WWW, a przy tym ułatwia korzystanie z komponentów wielokrotnego użytku. Framework ten powstał jako narzędzie do szybkiego prototypowania, a teraz dynamicznie się rozwija i ewoluuje, dzięki czemu liczba dostępnych funkcji stale rośnie. Prostocie i wszechstronności zawdzięcza ogromne uznanie deweloperów. Z całą pewnością można go uznać za narzędzie niezbędne każdemu, kto buduje kompleksowe aplikacje WWW i pragnie utrzymywać wysokie standardy. Dzięki tej książce dowiesz się, czym jest Vue.js i jak rozpocząć z nim pracę, przekonasz się także, jakie ma możliwości. Nauczysz się budować dynamiczne aplikacje wykorzystujące właściwości nowoczesnych przeglądarek internetowych i urządzeń. Odkryjesz zalety wzorca MVC (model - widok - kontroler) i dowiesz się, jak zadziwiająco sprawnym językiem stał się JavaScript. Zapoznasz się z anatomią projektu Vue.js, z procesami kompilacji i transformacji oraz nabierzesz biegłości w posługiwaniu się zaawansowanymi funkcjami frameworka. Liczne przykłady pozwolą Ci na niemal natychmiastowe przetestowanie opisywanych zagadnień w praktyce. W rezultacie bardzo szybko będziesz przygotowany do tworzenia zaawansowanych, reaktywnych i dynamicznych aplikacji WWW! W książce między innymi: zarys budowy frameworka, jego instalacja i sposoby wykorzystania wzorzec MVC i architektura aplikacji w Vue.js 2 dynamiczne aplikacje WWW po stronie klienta korzystanie z usług REST rozszerzanie i modyfikowanie Vue.js w zależności od potrzeb Vue.js 2: zyskaj większe możliwości i pisz najlepsze aplikacje!

Vulkan 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook. Implement expert-level techniques for high-performance graphics with Vulkan - Second Edition

Sergey Kosarevsky, Alexey Medvedev, Viktor Latypov, Anton...

Written by experts with decades of rendering experience, this cookbook equips you with practical, hands-on recipes to master modern 3D graphics development by using bindless Vulkan.Focusing on Vulkan 1.3, this second edition starts by setting up your development environment, and quickly transitions to building a robust 3D rendering framework using self-contained recipes. Each recipe helps you incrementally enhance your codebase, integrating a variety of 3D rendering techniques and algorithms into a cohesive project. You’ll get to grips with core techniques, such as glTF 2.0 physically based rendering, image-based lighting, and GPU-driven rendering. The chapters help you grasp advanced topics, including glTF animations, screen-space rendering techniques, and optimization strategies. You’ll also learn how to use glTF 2.0 advanced PBR extensions and handle complex geometry data, ensuring your rendering engine is both powerful and performant. These new additions will enable you to create dynamic and realistic 3D graphics environments, fully utilizing Vulkan’s capabilities.By the end of this 3D rendering book, you’ll have gained an improved understanding of best practices used in modern graphic APIs and be able to create fast and versatile 3D rendering frameworks.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required

W labiryncie IoT. Budowanie urządzeń z wykorzystaniem układów ESP8266 i ESP32

Andrzej Gromczyński

Internet rzeczy w Twoich rękach. Poznaj mikrokontrolery o olbrzymich możliwościach Witaj w internecie rzeczy! Tutaj możliwości ogranicza jedynie Twoja wyobraźnia - a także to, czy potrafisz sprawnie się poruszać po świecie, którym rządzą mikrokontrolery. Dzisiejsze rozwiązania stosowane w modelach IoT stanowią klucz do zrozumienia i kształtowania przyszłości. Stosowane w nich układy ESP8266 i ESP32 wyróżniają się wszechstronnością, niskim kosztem i potężną mocą obliczeniową. To czyni je idealnym narzędziem dla entuzjastów, hobbystów i profesjonalistów pragnących testować swoje pomysły w praktyce. Ten poradnik wprowadzi Cię w zagadnienia związane z układami ESP stosowanymi w IoT. Seria inspirujących projektów pozwoli Ci zagłębić się w świat programowania, interfejsu z urządzeniami, zbierania danych i tworzenia inteligentnych urządzeń. Zaczniesz od absolutnych podstaw, by następnie przejść do bardziej zaawansowanych technik i strategii projektowania: Poznasz mikroprocesory ESP Zrozumiesz, jakie mają możliwości Przygotujesz się do programowania w świecie Internetu rzeczy Nauczysz się budować urządzenia IoT - od prostych czujników po skomplikowane systemy monitorowania jakości powietrza

Web API Development with ASP.NET Core 8. Learn techniques, patterns, and tools for building high-performance, robust, and scalable web APIs

Xiaodi Yan

Web API applications have become increasingly significant in recent years, fueled by the ever-accelerating pace of technological advancements. However, with this rapid evolution comes the need to create web API apps that are not only functional but also adaptable, maintainable, and scalable to meet the demands of users and businesses alike. This book draws from the author’s immense technical expertise and decades of experience in software development to help you address this challenge head-on, equipping you with the knowledge and skills required to develop web API apps from scratch.By providing a deeper understanding of the various protocols implemented by ASP.NET Core, including RESTful, SignalR (WebSocket), gRPC, and GraphQL, supplemented by practical examples and optimization techniques, such as using middleware, testing, caching, and logging, this book offers invaluable insights for both newcomers as well as seasoned developers to meet modern web development requirements. Additionally, you’ll discover how to use cloud platforms such as Azure and Azure DevOps to enhance the development and operational aspects of your application.By the end of this book, you’ll be fully prepared to undertake enterprise-grade web API projects with confidence, harnessing the latest advancements in ASP.NET Core 8 to drive innovation.

Web API Development with ASP.NET Core 8. Learn techniques, patterns, and tools for building high-performance, robust, and scalable web APIs

Xiaodi Yan

Web API applications have become increasingly significant in recent years, fueled by the ever-accelerating pace of technological advancements. However, with this rapid evolution comes the need to create web API apps that are not only functional but also adaptable, maintainable, and scalable to meet the demands of users and businesses alike. This book draws from the author’s immense technical expertise and decades of experience in software development to help you address this challenge head-on, equipping you with the knowledge and skills required to develop web API apps from scratch.By providing a deeper understanding of the various protocols implemented by ASP.NET Core, including RESTful, SignalR (WebSocket), gRPC, and GraphQL, supplemented by practical examples and optimization techniques, such as using middleware, testing, caching, and logging, this book offers invaluable insights for both newcomers as well as seasoned developers to meet modern web development requirements. Additionally, you’ll discover how to use cloud platforms such as Azure and Azure DevOps to enhance the development and operational aspects of your application.By the end of this book, you’ll be fully prepared to undertake enterprise-grade web API projects with confidence, harnessing the latest advancements in ASP.NET Core 8 to drive innovation.