Creating Dynamic UIs with Android Fragments. Creating Dynamic UIs with Android Fragments Second Edition - Second Edition

Jim Wilson

Today’s users expect mobile apps to be dynamic and highly interactive, with rich navigation features. These same apps must look fantastic whether running on a medium-resolution smartphone or high-resolution tablet. Fragments provide the toolset we need to meet these user expectations by enabling us to build our applications out of adaptable components that take advantage of the rich capabilities of each individual device and automatically adapt to their differences.This book looks at the impact fragments have on Android UI design and their role in both simplifying many common UI challenges and in providing best practices for incorporating rich UI behaviors. We look closely at the roll of fragment transactions and how to work with the Android back stack. Leveraging this understanding, we explore several specialized fragment-related classes such as ListFragment and DialogFragment. We then go on to discuss how to implement rich navigation features such as swipe-based screen browsing, and the role of fragments when developing applications that take advantage of the latest aspects of Material Design. You will learn everything you need to provide dynamic, multi-screen UIs within a single activity, and the rich UI features demanded by today’s mobile users.

Azure Cloud Projects. Learn Microsoft Azure through hands-on, real-world projects

Hamid Sadeghpour Saleh, Jonah C. Andersson, Sherry List, Kim Berg

Want to get hands-on with Azure and boost your cloud solution skills by working on real-world projects? Azure Cloud Projects is your go-to resource. Written by a seasoned Microsoft Cloud Technologies Architect renowned for his expertise in crafting innovative solutions, this hands-on guide will empower you to build real-world applications using Microsoft Azure.Through hands-on projects, you’ll explore core cloud concepts and gain the experience needed to confidently launch your cloud career. The chapters help you build a strong foundation in cloud computing and Azure services, including how to set up your Azure account and navigate the portal. You’ll learn how to develop increasingly complex solutions as you progress—from configuring networks and deploying web apps to managing databases and containers. Advancing through the chapters, you’ll learn how to implement identity and access controls with Entra ID, automate workflows using Azure Functions, build a CI/CD pipeline with Azure DevOps, and optimize cloud costs for scalable growth.By the end of this book, you’ll have a solid grasp of Azure’s capabilities and a portfolio of practical projects that showcase your job-ready skills and set you up for success in entry-level cloud roles.

Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions. Build IoT applications using digital twins, gateways, rule engines, AI/ML integration, and related patterns

Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal, Grady Booch

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and moves to new domains, architectural patterns need to enable faster digital transformation and more uniform development. Through numerous use cases and examples, this book helps you conceptualize and implement IoT architectural patterns and use them in diverse contexts in real-world scenarios.The book begins by introducing you to a variety of IoT architectural patterns and then helps you understand how they are used in domains such as retail, smart manufacturing, consumer, smart cities, and smart agriculture. You’ll also find out how cross-cutting concerns such as security require special considerations in the IoT context. As you advance, you’ll discover all the nuances that are inherent in each layer of IoT reference architecture, including considerations related to analytics for edge/constrained devices, data visualizations, and so on. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore emerging technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, quantum computing, and large language models (LLMs) that enhance IoT capabilities to realize broader applications.By the end of this book, you’ll have learned to architect scalable, secure, and unique IoT solutions in any domain using the power of IoT architectural patterns, and you will be able to avoid the pitfalls that typically derail IoT projects.

React Components. Explore the power of React components for cutting-edge web development

Christopher Pitt

The reader will learn how to use React and its component-based architecture in order to develop modern user interfaces. A new holistic way of thinking about UI development will establish throughout this book and the reader will discover the power of React components with many examples. After reading the book and following the example application, the reader has built a small to a mid-size application with React using a component based UI architecture. The book will take the reader through a journey to discover the benefits of component-based user interfaces over the classical MVC architecture. Throughout the book, the reader will develop a wide range of components and then bring them together to build a component-based UI. By the end of this book, readers would have learned several techniques to build powerful components and how the component-based development is beneficial over regular web development.

Industrializing Financial Services with DevOps. Proven 360° DevOps operating model practices for enabling a multi-speed bank

Spyridon Maniotis

In recent years, large financial services institutions have been embracing the concept of DevOps in the core of their digital transformation strategies. This audiobook is inspired by real enterprise DevOps adoptions in the financial services industry and provides a comprehensive proven practice guide on how large corporate organizations can evolve their DevOps operating model.The audiobook starts by outlining the fundamentals comprising a complete DevOps operating model. It continues with a zoom in on those fundamentals, combining adoption frameworks with real-life examples. You’ll cover the three main themes underpinning the audiobook’s approach that include the concepts of 360°, at relevance, and speeds. You’ll explore how a bank’s corporate and technology strategy links to its enterprise DevOps evolution. The audiobook also provides a rich array of proven practices on how to design and create a harmonious 360° DevOps operating model which should be enabled and adopted at relevance in a multi-speed context. It comes packed with real case studies and examples from the financial services industry that you can adopt in your organization and context.By the end of this audiobook, you will have plenty of inspiration that you can take back to your organization and be able to apply the learning from pitfalls and success stories covered in the audiobook.

Mastering LOB Development for Silverlight 5: A Case Study in Action. Develop a full LOB Silverlight 5 application from scratch with the help of expert advice and an accompanying case study with this book and

Jose Fernando Almoguera, Reyes Garc?É!!=a Rosado, Sebastian Stehle, Pablo N?É!??É!+-ez Navarro, ...

Microsoft Silverlight is fully established as a powerful tool for creating and delivering Rich Internet Applications and media experiences on the Web. This book will help you dive straight into utilizing Silverlight 5, which now more than ever is a top choice in the Enterprise for building Business Applications. Mastering LOB Development for Silverlight 5: A Case Study in Action focuses on the development of a complete Silverlight 5 LOB application, helping you to take advantage of the powerful features available along with expert advice. Fully focused on LOB development, this expert guide takes you from the beginning of designing and implementing a Silverlight 5 LOB application, all the way through to completion. Accompanied by a gradually built upon case study, you will learn about data access via RIA and Web services, architecture with MEF and MVVM applied to LOB development, testing and error control, and much more.With Mastering LOB Development for Silverlight 5: A Case Study in Action in hand, you will be fully equipped to expertly develop your own Silverlight Line of Business application, without dwelling on the basics of Enterprise Silverlight development.

Crafting Test-Driven Software with Python. Write test suites that scale with your applications' needs and complexity using Python and PyTest

Alessandro Molina

Test-driven development (TDD) is a set of best practices that helps developers to build more scalable software and is used to increase the robustness of software by using automatic tests. This book shows you how to apply TDD practices effectively in Python projects.You’ll begin by learning about built-in unit tests and Mocks before covering rich frameworks like PyTest and web-based libraries such as WebTest and Robot Framework, discovering how Python allows you to embrace all modern testing practices with ease. Moving on, you’ll find out how to design tests and balance them with new feature development and learn how to create a complete test suite with PyTest. The book helps you adopt a hands-on approach to implementing TDD and associated methodologies that will have you up and running and make you more productive in no time. With the help of step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, you’ll explore automatic tests and TDD best practices and get to grips with the methodologies and tools available in Python for creating effective and robust applications.By the end of this Python book, you will be able to write reliable test suites in Python to ensure the long-term resilience of your application using the range of libraries offered by Python for testing and development.

Serverless Analytics with Amazon Athena. Query structured, unstructured, or semi-structured data in seconds without setting up any infrastructure

Anthony Virtuoso, Mert Turkay Hocanin, Aaron Wishnick, Rahul Pathak

Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data in Amazon S3 using SQL, without needing to manage any infrastructure.This book begins with an overview of the serverless analytics experience offered by Athena and teaches you how to build and tune an S3 Data Lake using Athena, including how to structure your tables using open-source file formats like Parquet. You’ll learn how to build, secure, and connect to a data lake with Athena and Lake Formation. Next, you’ll cover key tasks such as ad hoc data analysis, working with ETL pipelines, monitoring and alerting KPI breaches using CloudWatch Metrics, running customizable connectors with AWS Lambda, and more. Moving on, you’ll work through easy integrations, troubleshooting and tuning common Athena issues, and the most common reasons for query failure. You will also review tips to help diagnose and correct failing queries in your pursuit of operational excellence. Finally, you’ll explore advanced concepts such as Athena Query Federation and Athena ML to generate powerful insights without needing to touch a single server.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build and use a data lake with Amazon Athena to add data-driven features to your app and perform the kind of ad hoc data analysis that often precedes many of today’s ML modeling exercises.