Asynchronous Android. As an Android developer you know you're in a competitive marketplace. This book can give you the edge by guiding you through the concurrency constructs and proper use of AsyncTask to create smooth user interfaces

Steve Liles

With more than a million apps available from Google Play, it is more important than ever to build apps that stand out from the crowd. To be successful, apps must react quickly to user input, deliver results in a flash, and sync data in the background. The key to this is understanding the right way to implement asynchronous operations that work with the platform, instead of against it. Asynchronous Android is a practical book that guides you through the concurrency constructs provided by the Android platform, illustrating the applications, benefits, and pitfalls of each.Learn to use AsyncTask correctly to perform operations in the background, keeping user-interfaces running smoothly while avoiding treacherous memory leaks. Discover Handler, HandlerThread and Looper, the related and fundamental building blocks of asynchronous programming in Android. Escape from the constraints of the Activity lifecycle to load and cache data efficiently across your entire application with the Loader framework. Keep your data fresh with scheduled tasks, and understand how Services let your application continue to run in the background, even when the user is busy with something else.Asynchronous Android will help you to build well-behaved apps with smooth, responsive user-interfaces that delight users with speedy results and data that's always fresh, and keep the system happy and the battery charged by playing by the rules.

Asynchronous Android Programming. Click here to enter text. - Second Edition

Helder Vasconcelos, Steve Liles

Asynchronous programming has acquired immense importance in Android programming, especially when we want to make use of the number of independent processing units (cores) available on the most recent Android devices. With this guide in your hands you’ll be able to bring the power of Asynchronous programming to your own projects, and make your Android apps more powerful than ever before!To start with, we will discuss the details of the Android Process model and the Java Low Level Concurrent Framework, delivered by Android SDK. We will also guide you through the high-level Android-specific constructs available on the SDK: Handler, AsyncTask, and Loader. Next, we will discuss the creation of IntentServices, Bound Services and External Services, which can run in the background even when the user is not interacting with it. You will also discover AlarmManager and JobScheduler APIs, which are used to schedule and defer work without sacrificing the battery life. In a more advanced phase, you will create background tasks that are able to execute CPU-intensive tasks in a native code-making use of the Android NDK. You will be then guided through the process of interacting with remote services asynchronously using the HTTP protocol or Google GCM Platform. Using the EventBus library, we will also show how to use the Publish-Subscribe software pattern to simplify communication between the different Android application components by decoupling the event producer from event consumer.Finally, we will introduce RxJava, a popular asynchronous Java framework used to compose work in a concise and reactive way. Asynchronous Android will help you to build well-behaved applications with smooth responsive user interfaces that delight the users with speedy results and data that’s always fresh.

Asynchronous Programming in Rust. Learn asynchronous programming by building working examples of futures, green threads, and runtimes

Carl Fredrik Samson

Step into the world of asynchronous programming with confidence by conquering the challenges of unclear concepts with this hands-on guide. Using functional examples, this book simplifies the trickiest concepts, exploring goroutines, fibers, futures, and callbacks to help you navigate the vast Rust async ecosystem with ease.You’ll start by building a solid foundation in asynchronous programming and explore diverse strategies for modeling program flow. The book then guides you through concepts like epoll, coroutines, green threads, and callbacks using practical examples. The final section focuses on Rust, examining futures, generators, and the reactor-executor pattern. You’ll apply your knowledge to create your own runtime, solidifying expertise in this dynamic domain. Throughout the book, you’ll not only gain proficiency in Rust's async features but also see how Rust models asynchronous program flow.By the end of the book, you'll possess the knowledge and practical skills needed to actively contribute to the Rust async ecosystem.

Atlassian Confluence 5 Essentials. Centralize all your organization's documentation in one place using Confluence. From installation to using add-ons, this is a complete, user-friendly tutorial that assumes virtually no prior knowledge

Stefan Kohler

Every idea, concept, and project needs documentation, which is traditionally kept in a variety of documents on different devices. Confluence 5 centralizes that documentation and provides it in one single location, available from almost any device and location.Atlassian Confluence 5 Essentials is a practical, hands-on guide explaining not only how to install and administrate Confluence, but also everything you need to create, share, and collaborate on your documentation. This book will give you everything you need to get started with Confluence.Before you can start creating content, Confluence needs to be available. That is exactly where we start with this book; installing Confluence. Through a number of clear, practical exercises you will go from installation and administration, to creating content and involving your teammates.This book will teach you how to quickly create compelling content. You will learn how to involve your teammates in the process, using the Confluence workbox and share features. You will learn how Confluence can be customized with regards to look and feel, extra functionality, and integration with other tools, so that there is nothing in your way when you want to introduce Confluence 5 within your organisation.If you need to develop better collaboration on mission critical projects, then this book is for you!

Atlassian DevOps Toolchain Cookbook. Recipes for building, automating, and managing applications with Jira, Bitbucket Pipelines, and more

Robert Wen, Alex Ortiz, Edward Gaile, Rodney Nissen

Implementing DevOps practices and toolchains for automated testing and deployment can accelerate product development with minimal errors in the production environment. However, creating DevOps toolchains by integrating tools from various vendors presents challenges for both administrators and developers. Written by four well-known experts from the Atlassian community, this book addresses the complexities of DevOps toolchain creation and integration by leveraging Atlassian’s Open DevOps solution.Starting with a holistic overview of the DevOps and Atlassian Open DevOps solution, you’ll learn to integrate Jira with other tools. You’ll then find out how to create and integrate a CI/CD pipeline in Bitbucket for automated testing and deployment to Docker containers. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll connect Jira and Bitbucket with other tools, such as Snyk for security and SonarQube for testing, to form an extensive toolchain. You’ll also learn how Compass uses CheckOps for observability and how to use Confluence for documentation and reporting. Finally, you’ll leverage Opsgenie’s ChatOps functionality to enhance collaboration between developers and operations teams.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to establish your DevOps toolchain by integrating Atlassian tools to automate and optimize the software development lifecycle and beyond.

Atlassian Jira Server & Data Center. Programowanie rozwiązań w projektach biznesowych

Jakub Kalinowski

By szybciej, sprawniej i skuteczniej zarządzać projektami Znalezienie odpowiedzi na zaprzątające umysł pytania z zakresu automatyzacji zwykle wiąże się ze spędzeniem długich godzin na wertowaniu niespójnej dokumentacji lub przeszukiwaniu forum Atlassian Community, gdzie swoimi problemami (a także autorskimi pomysłami na ich rozwiązanie) dzielą się inni użytkownicy Jiry. To jednak często bezproduktywne działanie, a jedynym skutecznym ― albo i nieskutecznym ― sposobem, by pokonać przeszkodę, jest metoda prób i błędów. W szczególności dotyczy to klas, metod i interfejsów, o których możemy jedynie powiedzieć, że istnieją i przyjmują określone typy parametrów. Książka Jakuba Kalinowskiego ma w zamyśle oszczędzić czytelnikom żmudnego procesu pozyskiwania wiedzy i dać wskazówki, jak rozwiązać konkretne problemy, z którymi mogą się oni zetknąć podczas pracy z Atlassian Jira Server. Znalazło się tu omówienie takich kwestii jak custom fields, workflows, integracje z API, funkcjonalności dostarczane przez pluginy, a także tego, co niesłusznie jest uznawane za terra incognita, czyli tworzenia własnych pluginów. Autor uzupełnił treść o kilka zagadnień związanych z integracją Jiry i Confluence, jak również z bazami Insight - Asset Management, ponieważ obie aplikacje często są obecne w projektach biznesowych, a ich automatyzacja zazwyczaj przysparza wielu problemów. To książka adresowana przede wszystkim do czytelników, którzy mają już doświadczenie w zarządzaniu projektami i instancjami Jira, jednak do tej pory nie zdecydowali się na pisanie skryptów automatyzujących.

Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications. Discover the mindset, techniques, and tools to perform modern web attacks and exploitation

Simone Onofri, Donato Onofri, Matteo Meucci

Web attacks and exploits pose an ongoing threat to the interconnected world. This comprehensive book explores the latest challenges in web application security, providing you with an in-depth understanding of hackers' methods and the practical knowledge and skills needed to effectively understand web attacks.The book starts by emphasizing the importance of mindset and toolset in conducting successful web attacks. You’ll then explore the methodologies and frameworks used in these attacks, and learn how to configure the environment using interception proxies, automate tasks with Bash and Python, and set up a research lab. As you advance through the book, you’ll discover how to attack the SAML authentication layer; attack front-facing web applications by learning WordPress and SQL injection, and exploit vulnerabilities in IoT devices, such as command injection, by going through three CTFs and learning about the discovery of seven CVEs. Each chapter analyzes confirmed cases of exploitation mapped with MITRE ATT&CK. You’ll also analyze attacks on Electron JavaScript-based applications, such as XSS and RCE, and the security challenges of auditing and exploiting Ethereum smart contracts written in Solidity. Finally, you’ll find out how to disclose vulnerabilities.By the end of this book, you’ll have enhanced your ability to find and exploit web vulnerabilities.

Audyt bezpieczeństwa informacji w praktyce

Tomasz Polaczek

Rozpoczęła się era społeczeństwa informacyjnego. Działalność coraz większej liczby organizacji i firm zależy od szybkiego i efektywnego przetwarzania informacji. Informacja stała się cennym, często wykradanym towarem. Zagrożeniem dla bezpieczeństwa danych są nie tylko crackerzy, lecz często także pracownicy firmy, którzy nieświadomie udostępniają zastrzeżone informacje osobom trzecim. Upowszechnienie informacji, będących tajemnicą lub własnością intelektualną i handlową firmy lub instytucji, może oznaczać utratę reputacji, zakończenie działalności na rynku lub nawet wywołać kłopoty natury prawnej. Z tych powodów informację trzeba należycie chronić oraz odpowiednią nią zarządzać. Książka "Audyt bezpieczeństwa informacji w praktyce" przedstawia praktyczne aspekty wdrażania i realizowania polityki ochrony danych. Opisuje zarówno regulacje prawne, jak i normy ISO traktujące o bezpieczeństwie informacji. Zawiera informacje o odpowiednim zarządzaniu systemami przechowywania danych, fizycznym zabezpieczaniu miejsc, w których znajdują się nośniki danych, oraz szkoleniu użytkowników systemów. Normy ISO i PN dotyczące ochrony informacji Planowanie polityki bezpieczeństwa Umowy o zachowaniu poufności Zabezpieczanie budynku i pomieszczeń Tworzenie procedur eksploatacji sprzętu i systemów Ochrona sieci przed programami szpiegującymi Zarządzanie dostępem użytkowników do systemu Odpowiednio zaplanowane procedury ochrony danych mogą uchronić przedsiębiorstwo przed poważnymi problemami. Wykorzystaj wiadomości zawarte w tej książce i wprowadź podobne procedury w swojej firmie.