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Tripp Corbin, GISP, Kirk Larson
ArcGIS Pro, Esri's newest desktop GIS application, offers powerful tools for visualizing, maintaining, and analyzing data. This cookbook will help existing ArcMap users transition to ArcGIS Pro and teach new users how to utilize its GIS tools effectively. You’ll learn how to create geodatabases, convert data formats, link tables from outside sources, edit 2D and 3D data, ensure data integrity with topology, and enable advanced geodatabase behavior. By the end, you'll be able to effectively use ArcGIS Pro as your primary desktop GIS application, maintaining, analyzing, and displaying data using common methods and tools.
David Ping
David Ping, Head of GenAI and ML Solution Architecture for global industries at AWS, provides expert insights and practical examples to help you become a proficient ML solutions architect, linking technical architecture to business-related skills.You'll learn about ML algorithms, cloud infrastructure, system design, MLOps , and how to apply ML to solve real-world business problems. David explains the generative AI project lifecycle and examines Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), an effective architecture pattern for generative AI applications. You’ll also learn about open-source technologies, such as Kubernetes/Kubeflow, for building a data science environment and ML pipelines before building an enterprise ML architecture using AWS. As well as ML risk management and the different stages of AI/ML adoption, the biggest new addition to the handbook is the deep exploration of generative AI.By the end of this book , you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of AI/ML across all key aspects, including business use cases, data science, real-world solution architecture, risk management, and governance. You’ll possess the skills to design and construct ML solutions that effectively cater to common use cases and follow established ML architecture patterns, enabling you to excel as a true professional in the field.
Alexey Soshin
For developers who are working with design patterns in Kotlin, this practical guide offers an opportunity to put their knowledge into practice. The book covers classical and modern design patterns, and provides a hands-on approach to implementation, along with associated methodologies.The third edition stays current with Kotlin updates, spanning from version 1.6 onwards, and offers in-depth insights into topics like structured concurrency and context receivers. The book starts by introducing essential Kotlin syntax and the significance of design patterns, covering classic Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns. It then progresses to explore functional programming, Reactive, and Concurrent patterns, including detailed discussions on coroutines and structured concurrency. As you navigate through these advanced concepts, you'll enhance your Kotlin coding skills. The book also delves into the latest architectural trends, focusing on microservices design patterns and aiding your decision-making process when choosing between architectures.By the end of the book, you will have a solid grasp of these advanced concepts and be able to apply them in your own projects.
Paul Ivey, Alex Ivanov
Get ready to delve into Microsoft Azure and build efficient cloud-based solutions with this updated second edition. Authored by seasoned Microsoft trainers, Paul Ivey and Alex Ivanov, this book offers a structured approach to mastering the AZ-204 exam topics while focusing on the intricacies of Azure development.You’ll familiarize yourself with cloud fundamentals, understanding the core concepts of Azure and various cloud models. Next, you’ll gain insights into Azure App Service web apps, containers and container-related services in Azure, Azure Functions, and solutions using Cosmos DB and Azure Blob Storage. Later, you'll learn how to secure your cloud solutions effectively as well as how to implement message- and event-based solutions and caching. You’ll also explore how to monitor and troubleshoot your solutions effectively. To build on your skills, you’ll get hands-on with monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Azure applications, ensuring peak performance and reliability. Moving ahead, you’ll be able to connect seamlessly to third-party services, harnessing the power of API management, event-based solutions, and message-based solutions.By the end of this MS Azure book, you'll not only be well-prepared to pass the AZ-204 exam but also be equipped with practical skills to excel in Azure development projects.
Russ McKendrick
Are you tired of manually deploying and managing your infrastructure and looking for ways to streamline your deployments, introduce consistency and collaboration, and save time? If so, then Learn Ansible is for you. Written by a DevOps practitioner and system administrator with 30+ years of experience, this book will teach you how to automate repetitive tasks and effortlessly manage several resources from a single code base.From installing Ansible and writing your first playbook to deploying multi-tier applications across different cloud platforms, this book will take you on an exciting learning journey. By learning the art of defining highly available cloud infrastructure using code, you’ll find it easy to distribute configurations alongside your application. You’ll explore Ansible Galaxy, learn about community-contributed Ansible roles, and discover how to create and share your own roles. Later, the book delves into the capabilities of Ansible AWX and integrating Ansible with your CI/CD pipelines, using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. With real-world examples and hands-on tutorials, you’ll build a solid foundation to tackle any automation project.By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently implement Ansible in your environment and day-to-day workflows, taking your deployments to the next level.
Adi Wijaya, António Vilares
The second edition of Data Engineering with Google Cloud builds upon the success of the first edition by offering enhanced clarity and depth to data professionals navigating the intricate landscape of data engineering.Beyond its foundational lessons, this new edition delves into the essential realm of data governance within Google Cloud, providing you with invaluable insights into managing and optimizing data resources effectively. Written by a Data Strategic Cloud Engineer at Google, this book helps you stay ahead of the curve by guiding you through the latest technological advancements in the Google Cloud ecosystem. You’ll cover essential aspects, from exploring Cloud Composer 2 to the evolution of Airflow 2.5. Additionally, you’ll explore how to work with cutting-edge tools like Dataform, DLP, Dataplex, Dataproc Serverless, and Datastream to perform data governance on datasets.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped to navigate the ever-evolving world of data engineering on Google Cloud, from foundational principles to cutting-edge practices.
Chris Dent
Mastering PowerShell Scripting, Fifth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to harnessing PowerShell’s full potential. This edition introduces new chapters on debugging, troubleshooting, and creating GUIs while covering the latest enhancements in PowerShell 7.3, including parameters, objects, and .NET classes.The book takes you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, covering asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, and managing large datasets. You'll explore PowerShell’s automation features, error-handling strategies, and integration with external services. Additionally, this guide provides practical insights into working with regular expressions, Windows Management Instrumentation, and complex scripting methods.By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to efficiently automate tasks, troubleshoot scripts, and leverage PowerShell’s advanced capabilities for real-world scenarios.Be sure to explore the online bonus chapters 8, 9, and 20, where we dive into Strings, Numbers, and Dates, Regular Expressions, and Building Modules.
Husen Daudi, Jay Vora, Parth Gajjar, Alexandre...
The latest version of the powerful Odoo framework uncovers a wide variety of features for rapid application development. Written by seasoned Odoo experts, this updated Odoo Development Cookbook will help you explore Odoo 17’s new features and use them to develop applications from scratch.You'll learn about website development concepts and get to grips with the Odoo Web Library (OWL), as well as create a new Odoo module from the ground up before progressing to advanced framework concepts. The book also shows you how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. Going beyond backend development, you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. You'll get a clear understanding of website development and be on your way to becoming a proficient Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing.By the end of this book, you'll have the knowledge you need to build impressive applications and be well-versed in Odoo development best practices.
Lamis Chebbi, Aristeidis Bampakos
RxJS is a powerful reactive extension for JavaScript, specializing in asynchronous and event-driven programming, but you don’t find many books on using RxJS in Angular applications. Written by an industry expert with over a decade of experience, this book helps you navigate reactive patterns, efficient data management, and the streamlined implementation of common features with minimal code.This second edition aligns with the latest version of Angular, introducing new reactive patterns based on Angular Signals, which play a pivotal role in enabling fine-grained reactivity within Angular and enhancing change detection and user interface rendering. Throughout the book, you’ll construct a complete application that incorporates the latest Angular features, such as standalone components, new built-in control flow, deferrable views, and more. You’ll also focus on cultivating skills to handle data reactively, thus improving the application's overall quality, user experience, and developer productivity. The book covers best practices for testing asynchronous streams and optimizing app performance.By the end of this RxJS and Angular book, you’ll not only be able to develop Angular applications by implementing reactive patterns, but also grasp all the best practices, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of RxJS within the Angular framework.
Omar Khedher
OpenStack provides flexibility and control for designing and deploying robust and scalable cloud infrastructures, which has led to it having one of the largest open source communities in the cloud market. This book delves deep into the OpenStack architecture, dissecting each component to guide you in architecting your cloud with precision. From essential components to cutting-edge services, this book offers a step-by step approach, ensuring you grasp the fundamentals before exploring the latest advancements.This updated edition guides you through the deployment process, integrating secure best practices inspired by the DevSecOps philosophy. You’ll also explore the Antelope release, covering new services such as container management and software-defined networking (SDN). The book outlines best practices for running and managing fault-tolerant, secure, monitored, and high-performing setups. In the last part, it navigates the convergence of public and private clouds, covering hybrid models through use cases of managing Kubernetes-based applications in OpenStack private and public clouds.By the end of the book, you’ll be well versed in the latest OpenStack advancements, ready to lead your organization on a successful cloud journey.
Swift Cookbook. Proven recipes for developing robust iOS applications with Swift 5.9 - Third Edition
Keith Moon, Chris Barker, Daniel Bolella, Nathan...
Unlock the full potential of Swift and elevate your iOS development skills with this new edition of Swift Cookbook, highlighting the latest features in Swift 5.9.This cookbook will take your Swift programming skills to the next level, boosting your productivity and efficiency step by step through a plethora of practical recipes. Although this book is primarily for experienced iOS developers, it provides an introductory overview of Swift 5.9, including its basic building blocks, syntax, and the functionalities of Swift constructs, to get you warmed up. Once you’ve mastered the fundamentals, you’ll get down to business.Unless you’re completely new to Swift, this recipe-based guide doesn’t need to be read in order; you can jump to whichever topic takes your fancy, from UIKit and SwiftUI to advanced UI techniques, from Swift’s control flow and generics to machine learning with Vision, CoreML, and augmented reality with ARKit.By the end of this book, you’ll be fully up to speed with Swift’s capabilities and be able to develop amazing applications across a wide variety of domains.
Colin Dow
Renowned for its versatility, affordability, and active community support, Raspberry Pi is at the forefront of IoT development. Unlock the vast potential of Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Pico by learning how to develop practical projects with this updated edition of Internet of Things Programming Projects.Written by an expert programmer who’s worked for some of Canada’s largest companies, this book starts with foundational concepts and practical exercises such as building a basic weather indicator, and gradually progressed toward more complex projects. You’ll get to grips with coding nuances and web service integrations that will help you create a sophisticated IoT robot car equipped with motor control, wireless communication, and sensor amalgamation. The book also explores LoRa technology, a game-changer for long-range, low-power communication in your projects, and delves into robot car development by implementing the Robot Operating System (ROS) for advanced control and coordination.Through clear, step-by-step instructions and insightful explanations, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to develop innovative IoT solutions for real-world applications. By the end of the book, you’ll have mastered the intricacies of IoT programming, from harnessing Raspberry Pi's capabilities to seamlessly integrating external components.
Kamon Ayeva, Sakis Kasampalis
As software systems become increasingly complex, maintaining code quality, scalability, and efficiency can be a daunting challenge. Mastering Python Design Patterns is an essential resource that equips you with the tools you need to overcome these hurdles and create robust, scalable applications.The book delves into design principles and patterns in Python, covering both classic and modern patterns, and apply them to solve daily challenges as a Python developer or architect.Co-authored by two Python experts with a combined experience of three decades, this new edition covers creational, structural, behavioral, and architectural patterns, including concurrency, asynchronous, and performance patterns. You'll find out how these patterns are relevant to various domains, such as event handling, concurrency, distributed systems, and testing. Whether you're working on user interfaces (UIs), web apps, APIs, data pipelines, or AI models, this book equips you with the knowledge to build robust and maintainable software. The book also presents Python anti-patterns, helping you avoid common pitfalls and ensuring your code remains clean and efficient.By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently apply classic and modern Python design patterns to build robust, scalable applications.
Mike King, Melissa Murphy
In today’s competitive landscape, the ability to create a unified view of the customer and turn data into actionable insights is a game-changer for businesses. With Salesforce B2C Solution Architect's Handbook, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the integration options and products that help you deliver value for organizations. The book will guide you through the tools, techniques, and scenarios needed to confidently tackle the B2C Solution Architect exam. You’ll start by building a robust understanding of each component within the Customer 360 ecosystem, diving into their capabilities, data models, and governance structures. As you progress, you'll explore the role of a B2C solution architect in planning critical requirements and implementation sequences to avoid costly reworks and unnecessary delays. You’ll learn about the available options for integrating products with the Salesforce ecosystem and demonstrate best practices for data modeling across Salesforce products and beyond. By the end of this journey, you’ll not only be prepared to ace the exam but also to excel as a Salesforce B2C Solution Architect, ready to shape the future of customer engagement.
Savaş Yildirim, Meysam Asgari- Chenaghlu
Transformer-based language models such as BERT, T5, GPT, DALL-E, and ChatGPT have dominated NLP studies and become a new paradigm. Thanks to their accurate and fast fine-tuning capabilities, transformer-based language models have been able to outperform traditional machine learning-based approaches for many challenging natural language understanding (NLU) problems.Aside from NLP, a fast-growing area in multimodal learning and generative AI has recently been established, showing promising results. Mastering Transformers will help you understand and implement multimodal solutions, including text-to-image. Computer vision solutions that are based on transformers are also explained in the book. You’ll get started by understanding various transformer models before learning how to train different autoregressive language models such as GPT and XLNet. The book will also get you up to speed with boosting model performance, as well as tracking model training using the TensorBoard toolkit. In the later chapters, you’ll focus on using vision transformers to solve computer vision problems. Finally, you’ll discover how to harness the power of transformers to model time series data and for predicting.By the end of this transformers book, you’ll have an understanding of transformer models and how to use them to solve challenges in NLP and CV.
Dave Westerveld
Postman is an invaluable tool for exploration and testing of web APIs and helping testers and developers figure out how an API works. With Postman, you can create effective test automation for any APIs, and this guide will help you unleash its full potential.API Testing and Development with Postman is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to create a good quality API, but isn't sure how to go about it. This guide will help you unleash the full potential of Postman’s test automation capabilities.A combination of theory coupled with real-world examples will help you learn how to use Postman to create well-designed, documented, and tested APIs. After you’ve familiarized yourself with the theory, you’ll move on to hands-on projects that will teach you how to add test automation to an existing API. You’ll also learn some of the new and powerful features that Postman has that can help you avoid introducing bugs.This second, fully updated edition features new chapters on workflow testing, creating and using mock servers, API security testing, and performance testing. The new and expanded information in this edition will help you future-proof your APIs.By the end of this book, you'll be able to use Postman to set up and run API tests for any API that you are working with.
Marc Boorshtein, Scott Surovich, Ed Price
Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide, Third Edition, provides a practical and up-to-date resource for navigating modern cloud-native technologies. This edition covers advanced Kubernetes deployments, security best practices, and key strategies for managing enterprise workloads efficiently.The book explores critical topics such as virtual clusters, container security, and secrets management, offering actionable insights for running Kubernetes in production environments. Learn how to transition to microservices with Istio, implement GitOps and CI/CD for streamlined deployments, and enhance security using OPA/Gatekeeper and KubeArmor.Designed for professionals, this guide equips you with the knowledge to integrate Kubernetes with industry-leading tools and optimize business-critical applications. Stay ahead in the evolving cloud landscape with strategies that drive efficiency, security, and scalability.
William Ayd, Matthew Harrison, Wes McKinney
Unlock the full power of pandas 2.x with this hands-on cookbook, designed for Python developers, data analysts, and data scientists who need fast, efficient solutions for real-world data challenges. This book provides practical, ready-to-use recipes to streamline your workflow. With step-by-step guidance, you'll master data wrangling, visualization, performance optimization, and scalable data analysis using pandas’ most powerful features. From importing and merging large datasets to advanced time series analysis and SQL-like operations, this cookbook equips you with the tools to analyze, manipulate, and visualize data like a pro. Learn how to boost efficiency, optimize memory usage, and seamlessly integrate pandas with NumPy, PyArrow, and databases. This book will help you transform raw data into actionable insights with ease.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Manu Joseph, Jeffrey Tackes, Christoph Bergmeir
Predicting the future, whether it's market trends, energy demand, or website traffic, has never been more crucial. This practical, hands-on guide empowers you to build and deploy powerful time series forecasting models. Whether you’re working with traditional statistical methods or cutting-edge deep learning architectures, this book provides structured learning and best practices for both.Starting with the basics, this data science book introduces fundamental time series concepts, such as ARIMA and exponential smoothing, before gradually progressing to advanced topics, such as machine learning for time series, deep neural networks, and transformers. As part of your fundamentals training, you’ll learn preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation. As you progress, you’ll also explore global forecasting models, ensemble methods, and probabilistic forecasting techniques.This new edition goes deeper into transformer architectures and probabilistic forecasting, including new content on the latest time series models, conformal prediction, and hierarchical forecasting. Whether you seek advanced deep learning insights or specialized architecture implementations, this edition provides practical strategies and new content to elevate your forecasting skills.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
React Key Concepts. An in-depth guide to React's core features - Second Edition
Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Maximilian Schwarzmüller is a bestselling instructor who has helped more than three million students worldwide learn how to code. His bestselling React video course, “React – The Complete Guide”, has over nine hundred thousand students on Udemy.Max has written this quick-start reference that distills the core concepts of React. Simple explanations, relevant examples, and step-by-step derivations make this guide the ideal resource for busy developers. In this second edition, Max guides you through changes brought by React 19, including the new use() hook, form actions, and how to think about React on the server.This book will support you through your next React projects in giving you a behind-the-scenes understanding of the framework – whether you've just finished Max's video course and are looking for a handy reference, or you’re using a variety of other learning materials and need a single study guide to bring everything together.You’ll find full solutions to all end-of-chapter quizzes and exercises in the book’s GitHub repository.
Matthew Whiteside
Programming Puzzles is a meticulously crafted collection designed to elevate your coding skills through engaging and challenging exercises. The book begins with a helpful guide on getting started, ensuring that readers are well-prepared to tackle the puzzles ahead. As you delve deeper, you'll encounter a series of challenge puzzles that test your logical thinking and problem-solving abilities, followed by fun puzzles that offer a more relaxed yet equally rewarding experience.Hints are provided for the challenge puzzles to guide you through particularly tough spots, ensuring you stay motivated without giving away the solutions. Once you've worked through the puzzles, comprehensive solutions are provided, allowing you to understand different approaches and learn from your mistakes. Each section of the book is designed to progressively build your skills, from basic logic to advanced problem-solving techniques, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to improve their programming abilities.The journey through this book is not just about finding solutions; it's about developing a deeper understanding of how to approach and solve complex problems. By the end of this book, you'll have honed your coding skills, enhanced your logical thinking, and gained a new appreciation for the art of problem-solving in programming.
Irene Bratsis
AI is rapidly transforming product management, presenting new challenges and business opportunities. As AI-driven solutions become more complex, product managers must bridge the gap between technological capabilities and business needs. This book provides a detailed roadmap for successfully building and maintaining AI-driven products, serving as an indispensable companion on your journey to becoming an effective AI product manager. In this second edition, you'll find fresh insights into generative AI, and responsible AI practices with the most relevant tools for building AI-powered products.Authored by a leading AI product expert with years of hands-on experience in developing and managing AI solutions, this guide translates complex AI concepts into actionable strategies. Whether you're an aspiring AI PM or an experienced professional, this book offers a structured approach to defining AI product vision, leveraging data effectively, and aligning AI with business objectives. With new case studies and refined frameworks, this edition provides deeper insights into ethical AI, cross-functional collaboration, and deployment challenges.By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to drive AI product success with key techniques for identifying AI opportunities and managing risks in a rapidly evolving landscape.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Christophe Foulon, Ken Underhill, Tia Hopkins
The cybersecurity field is evolving fast, and so are its job interviews. Hack the Cybersecurity Interview, Second Edition is your go-to guide for landing your dream cybersecurity job—whether you're breaking in or aiming for a senior role.This expanded edition builds on reader feedback, refines career paths, and updates strategies for success. With a real-world approach, it preps you for key technical and behavioral questions, covering roles like Cybersecurity Engineer, SOC Analyst, and CISO. You'll learn best practices for answering with confidence and standing out in a competitive market.The book helps you showcase problem-solving skills, highlight transferable experience, and navigate personal branding, job offers, and interview stress. Using the HACK method, it provides a structured approach to adapt to different roles and employer expectations.Whether you're switching careers, advancing in cybersecurity, or preparing for your first role, this book equips you with the insights, strategies, and confidence to secure your ideal cybersecurity job.
Arjuna Sky Kok
We are living in the age of decentralized fi nance and NFTs. People swap tokens on Uniswap, borrow assets from Aave, send payments with stablecoins, trade art NFTs on OpenSea, and more. To build applications of this kind, you need to know how to write smart contracts.This comprehensive guide will help you explore all the features of Vyper, a programming language designed to write smart contracts. You’ll also explore the web3.py library. As you progress, you’ll learn how to connect to smart contracts, read values, and create transactions. To make sure your foundational knowledge is strong enough, the book guides you through Ape Framework, which can help you create decentralized exchanges, NFT marketplaces, voting applications, and more. Each project provides invaluable insights and hands-on experience, equipping you with the skills you need to build real-world blockchain solutions.By the end of this book, you’ll be well versed with writing common Web3 applications such as a decentralized exchange, an NFT marketplace, a voting application, and more.