Programming with CodeIgniter MVC. Build feature-rich web applications using the CodeIgniter MVC framework

Yehuda Zadik, Eliahou Orr

The CodeIgniter Model-View-Controller framework provides genius simplicity, flexibility, and efficient resource usage, boosting performance and reusability.Programming with CodeIgniter MVC reviews the unique features of CodeIgniter using simple, easy-to-follow, and practical examples.Programming with CodeIgniter MVC provides a simple step-by-step guide to efficiently utilizingthe CodeIgniter MVC framework for developing web applications. This book is packed with engaging examples to understand the usage of controllers, libraries, and (Codeigniter) CI Models. This book commences with a quick discussion of the CodeIgniter Integration with  external plugins such as Flickr API, Google Maps and more will be reviewed with clear usage examples. It will then cover CI naming convention rules, mandatory and optional configurations, and usage within a CI project. It will also cover user defined configurations.By the end of this book, you will not only understand user-defined libraries in a CI framework, but also their services, role, usage, and scope with the help of an example-based approach. The book also covers helpers, models, and views, as well as their usage.Using this book, youwill soonbe able to develop feature-rich web applications using the CodeIgniter MVC framework. Programming with CodeIgniter MVC is a one-stop solution to developing solutions with CodeIgniter MVC.

Getting Started with hapi.js. Click here to enter text

John Brett, Dave Stevens

This book will introduce hapi.js and walk you through the creation of your first working application using the out-of-the-box features hapi.js provides. Packed withreal-world problems and examples, this book introduces some of the basic concepts of hapi.js and Node.js and takes you through the typical journey you'll face whendeveloping an application. Starting with easier concepts such as routing requests, building APIs serving JSON, using templates to build websites and applications, andconnecting databases, we then move on to more complexproblems such as authentication, model validation, caching, and techniques for structuring your codebase to scale gracefully. You will also develop skills to ensure yourapplication's reliability through testing, code coverage, and logging.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with all the skills you need to build your first fully featured application. This book will be invaluable if you are investigating Node.js frameworks or planning on using hapi.js in your next project.

Elevate Your Audio Production with REAPER. An extensive guide to recording, editing, and mixing with a powerful DAW

Marco Galvan, Christopher Bolte

Among the digital audio workstations (DAWs) revolutionizing the way we create and manipulate sound, REAPER stands out as a comprehensive and customizable solution. Written by two professional sound engineers with extensive credentials, this book helps you make the most of this DAW by guiding you through each step of using REAPER, from initial setup to advanced professional techniques, to produce high-quality audio content.Starting with the basics, you’ll learn how to install and configure the software to suit your specific needs. Through practical examples, you'll explore REAPER’s extensive features, covering everything from initial recording sessions to the final stages of mixing and mastering. You'll also be guided through creating a complete musical production, learning how to utilize REAPER's tools to capture the best takes and edit them to perfection. Whether you're working on music, podcasts, or sound design for video, you will discover techniques for mixing and mastering your projects, ensuring they achieve optimal sound quality and volume for distribution.By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of how to harness REAPER’s full potential.

Manjaro Linux User Guide. Gain proficiency in Linux through one of its best user-friendly Arch-based distributions

Atanas Georgiev Rusev

For the beginner or intermediate user, this Linux book has it all. The book presents Linux through Manjaro, an Arch-based efficient Linux distribution. Atanas G. Rusev, a dedicated Manjaro enthusiast and seasoned writer with thousands of pages of technical documentation under his belt, has crafted this comprehensive guide by compiling information scattered across countless articles, manuals, and posts. The book provides an overview of the different desktop editions and detailed installation instructions and offers insights into the GUI modules and features of Manjaro’s official editions. You’ll explore the regular software, Terminal, and all basic Linux commands and cover topics such as package management, filesystems, automounts, storage, backups, and encryption. The book’s modular structure allows you to navigate to the specific information you need, whether it’s data sharing, security and networking, firewalls, VPNs, or SSH. You’ll build skills in service and user management, troubleshooting, scripting, automation, and kernel switching. By the end of the book, you’ll have mastered Linux basics, intermediate topics, and essential advanced Linux features and have gained an appreciation of what makes Linux the powerhouse driving everything from home PCs and Android devices to the servers of Google, Facebook, and Amazon, as well as all supercomputers worldwide.

Multimedia Programming with Pure Data. A comprehensive guide for digital artists for creating rich interactive multimedia applications using Pure Data

Bryan, Wai-ching CHUNG

Preparing interactive displays, creating computer games, and conducting audio-visual performance are now achievable without typing lines of code. With Pure Data, a graphical programming environment, creating interactive multimedia applications is just visually connecting graphical icons together. It is straightforward, intuitive, and effective. Multimedia Programming with Pure Data will show you how to create interactive multimedia applications. You will learn how to author various digital media, such as images, animations, audio, and videos together to form a coherent title. From simple to sophisticated interaction techniques, you will learn to apply these techniques in your practical multimedia projects. You start from making 2D and 3D computer graphics and proceed to animation, multimedia presentation, interface design, and more sophisticated computer vision applications with interactivity. With Pure Data and GEM, you will learn to produce animations with 2D digital imagery, 3D modelling, and particle systems. You can also design graphical interfaces, and use live video for motion tracking applications. Furthermore, you will learn Audio signal processing, which forms the key aspect to multimedia content creation. Last but not least, Network programming using Pure Data extension libraries explores applications to other portable devices.

Mastering Android Wear Application Development. Master the Android Wear SDK and APIs to build cutting edge wearable apps

Simone Casagranda, Siddique Hameed, Javeed Chida

Wearable technology is the future of mobile devices. It looks set to be a breakthrough technology, just like the iPad was before it. With the Apple Watch being widely regarded as a success, all eyes are now on Google to provide a similar device for its users. Keep your skills ahead of the competition and be one of the first to fully understand this powerful new trend. This book will give you a very solid understanding of the philosophy, thought process, development details, and methodologies involved in building well-designed, robust Android Wear applications.We cover the advantages and disadvantages of the wearable computing paradigm and provide a good foundational knowledge for you to build practical, real-world wearable apps. You will learn about the various tools, platforms, libraries, SDKs, and technology needed to build Android Wear apps. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in building Android wearable apps.

Splunk Developer's Guide. Design, implement, and publish custom Splunk applications and add-ons following best practices

Kyle Smith

The Salesforce Business Analyst Handbook. Proven business analysis techniques and processes for a superior user experience and adoption

Srini Munagavalasa

Salesforce business analysis skills are in high demand, and there are scant resources to satisfy this demand. This practical guide for business analysts contains all the tools, techniques, and processes needed to create business value and improve user adoption.The Salesforce Business Analyst Handbook begins with the most crucial element of any business analysis activity: identifying business requirements. You’ll learn how to use tacit business analysis and Salesforce system analysis skills to rank and stack all requirements as well as get buy-in from stakeholders. Once you understand the requirements, you’ll work on transforming them into working software via prototyping, mockups, and wireframing. But what good is a product if the customer cannot use it? To help you achieve that, this book will discuss various testing strategies and show you how to tailor testing scenarios that align with business requirements documents. Toward the end, you’ll find out how to create easy-to-use training material for your customers and focus on post-production support – one of the most critical phases. Your customers will stay with you if you support them when they need it!By the end of this Salesforce book, you’ll be able to successfully navigate every phase of a project and confidently apply your new knowledge in your own Salesforce implementations.