Take your neural networks to a whole new level with the simplicity and modularity of Keras, the most commonly used high-level neural networks API. Key Features * Solve complex machine learning problems with precision * Evaluate, tweak, and improve your deep learning models and solutions * Use different types of neural networks to solve real-world problems Book Description Though designing neural networks is a sought-after skill, it is not easy to master. With Keras, you can apply complex machine learning algorithms with minimum code. Applied Deep Learning with Keras starts by taking you through the basics of machine learning and Python all the way to gaining an in-depth understanding of applying Keras to develop efficient deep learning solutions. To help you grasp the difference between machine and deep learning, the book guides you on how to build a logistic regression model, first with scikit-learn and then with Keras. You will delve into Keras and its many models by creating prediction models for various real-world scenarios, such as disease prediction and customer churning. You’ll gain knowledge on how to evaluate, optimize, and improve your models to achieve maximum information. Next, you’ll learn to evaluate your model by cross-validating it using Keras Wrapper and scikit-learn. Following this, you’ll proceed to understand how to apply L1, L2, and dropout regularization techniques to improve the accuracy of your model. To help maintain accuracy, you’ll get to grips with applying techniques including null accuracy, precision, and AUC-ROC score techniques for fine tuning your model. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to use Keras when building high-level deep neural networks. What you will learn * Understand the difference between single-layer and multi-layer neural network models * Use Keras to build simple logistic regression models, deep neural networks, recurrent neural networks, and convolutional neural networks * Apply L1, L2, and dropout regularization to improve the accuracy of your model * Implement cross-validate using Keras wrappers with scikit-learn * Understand the limitations of model accuracy Who this book is for If you have basic knowledge of data science and machine learning and want to develop your skills and learn about artificial neural networks and deep learning, you will find this book useful. Prior experience of Python programming and experience with statistics and logistic regression will help you get the most out of this book. Although not necessary, some familiarity with the scikit-learn library will be an added bonus.

A comprehensive guide in developing and deploying high performance microservices with Rust Key Features * Start your microservices journey and get a broader perspective on microservices development using RUST 2018, * Build, deploy, and test microservices using AWS * Explore advanced techniques for developing microservices such as actor model, Requests Routing, and threads Book Description Microservice architecture is sweeping the world as the de facto pattern for building web-based applications. Rust is a language particularly well-suited for building microservices. It is a new system programming language that offers a practical and safe alternative to C. This book describes web development using the Rust programming language and will get you up and running with modern web frameworks and crates with examples of RESTful microservices creation. You will deep dive into Reactive programming, and asynchronous programming, and split your web application into a set of concurrent actors. The book provides several HTTP-handling examples with manageable memory allocations. You will walk through stateless high-performance microservices, which are ideally suitable for computation or caching tasks, and look at stateful microservices, which are filled with persistent data and database interactions. As we move along, you will learn how to use Rust macros to describe business or protocol entities of our application and compile them into native structs, which will be performed at full speed with the help of the server's CPU. Finally, you will be taken through examples of how to test and debug microservices and pack them into a tiny monolithic binary or put them into a container and deploy them to modern cloud platforms such as AWS. What you will learn * Get acquainted with leveraging Rust web programming * Get to grips with various Rust crates, such as hyper, Tokio, and Actix * Explore RESTful microservices with Rust * Understand how to pack Rust code to a container using Docker * Familiarize yourself with Reactive microservices * Deploy your microservices to modern cloud platforms such as AWS Who this book is for This book is for developers who have basic knowledge of RUST, and want to learn how to build, test, scale, and manage RUST microservices. No prior experience of writing microservices in RUST is assumed.

Build safety-critical and memory-safe stand-alone and networked embedded systems Key Features * Know how C++ works and compares to other languages used for embedded development * Create advanced GUIs for embedded devices to design an attractive and functional UI * Integrate proven strategies into your design for optimum hardware performance Book Description C++ is a great choice for embedded development, most notably, because it does not add any bloat, extends maintainability, and offers many advantages over different programming languages. Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17 will show you how C++ can be used to build robust and concurrent systems that leverage the available hardware resources. Starting with a primer on embedded programming and the latest features of C++17, the book takes you through various facets of good programming. You’ll learn how to use the concurrency, memory management, and functional programming features of C++ to build embedded systems. You will understand how to integrate your systems with external peripherals and efficient ways of working with drivers. This book will also guide you in testing and optimizing code for better performance and implementing useful design patterns. As an additional benefit, you will see how to work with Qt, the popular GUI library used for building embedded systems. By the end of the book, you will have gained the confidence to use C++ for embedded programming. What you will learn * Choose the correct type of embedded platform to use for a project * Develop drivers for OS-based embedded systems * Use concurrency and memory management with various microcontroller units (MCUs) * Debug and test cross-platform code with Linux * Implement an infotainment system using a Linux-based single board computer * Extend an existing embedded system with a Qt-based GUI * Communicate with the FPGA side of a hybrid FPGA/SoC system Who this book is for If you want to start developing effective embedded programs in C++, then this book is for you. Good knowledge of C++ language constructs is required to understand the topics covered in the book. No knowledge of embedded systems is assumed.

Leverage the power of PostgreSQL 11 to build powerful database and data warehousing applications Key Features * Monitor, secure, and fine-tune your PostgreSQL 11 database * Learn client-side and server-side programming using SQL and PL/pgSQL * Discover tips on implementing efficient database solutions Book Description PostgreSQL is one of the most popular open source database management systems in the world, and it supports advanced features included in SQL standards. This book will familiarize you with the latest features in PostgreSQL 11, and get you up and running with building efficient PostgreSQL database solutions from scratch. Learning PostgreSQL, 11 begins by covering the concepts of relational databases and their core principles. You’ll explore the Data Definition Language (DDL) and commonly used DDL commands supported by ANSI SQL. You’ll also learn how to create tables, define integrity constraints, build indexes, and set up views and other schema objects. As you advance, you’ll come to understand Data Manipulation Language (DML) and server-side programming capabilities using PL/pgSQL, giving you a robust background to develop, tune, test, and troubleshoot your database application. The book will guide you in exploring NoSQL capabilities and connecting to your database to manipulate data objects. You’ll get to grips with using data warehousing in analytical solutions and reports, and scaling the database for high availability and performance. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of PostgreSQL 11 and developed the necessary skills to build efficient database solutions. What you will learn * Understand the basics of relational databases, relational algebra, and data modeling * Install a PostgreSQL server, create a database, and implement your data model * Create tables and views, define indexes and stored procedures, and implement triggers * Make use of advanced data types such as Arrays, hstore, and JSONB * Connect your Python applications to PostgreSQL and work with data efficiently * Identify bottlenecks to enhance reliability and performance of database applications Who this book is for This book is for you if you're interested in learning about PostgreSQL from scratch. Those looking to build solid database or data warehousing applications or wanting to get up to speed with the latest features of PostgreSQL 11 will also find this book useful. No prior knowledge of database programming or administration is required to get started.

Explore modern game programming and rendering techniques to build games using C++ programming language and its popular libraries Key Features * Learn how you can build basic 2D and complex 3D games with C++ * Understand shadows, texturing, lighting, and rendering in 3D game development using OpenGL * Uncover modern graphics programming techniques and GPU compute methods using the Vulkan API Book Description Although numerous languages are currently being used to develop games, C++ remains the standard for fabricating expert libraries and tool chains for game development. This book introduces you to the world of game development with C++. C++ Game Development By Example starts by touching upon the basic concepts of math, programming, and computer graphics and creating a simple side-scrolling action 2D game. You'll build a solid foundation by studying basic game concepts such as creating game loops, rendering 2D game scenes using SFML, 2D sprite creation and animation, and collision detection. The book will help you advance to creating a 3D physics puzzle game using modern OpenGL and the Bullet physics engine. You'll understand the graphics pipeline, which entails creating 3D objects using vertex and index buffers and rendering them to the scene using vertex and fragment shaders. Finally, you'll create a basic project using the Vulkan library that'll help you get to grips with creating swap chains, image views, render passes, and frame buffers for building high-performance graphics in your games. By the end of this book, you’ll be ready with 3 compelling projects created with SFML, the Vulkan API, and OpenGL, and you'll be able take your game and graphics programming skills to the next level. What you will learn * Understand shaders and how to write a basic vertex and fragment shader * Build a Visual Studio project and add SFML to it * Discover how to create sprite animations and a game character class * Add sound effects and background music to your game * Grasp how to integrate Vulkan into Visual Studio * Create shaders and convert them to the SPIR-V binary format Who this book is for If you’re a developer keen to learn game development with C++ or get up to date with game development, this book is for you. Some knowledge of C++ programming is assumed.

Modularize your JavaScript code for better readability, greater maintainability, and enhanced testability About This Book Design and build fully modular, modern JavaScript applications using modular design concepts Improve code portability, maintainability, and integrity while creating highly scalable and responsive web applications Implement your own loosely coupled code blocks that can power highly maintainable and powerful applications in a flexible and highly responsive modular architecture Who This Book Is For If you are an intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer who has experience of writing JavaScript code but probably not in a modular, portable manner, or you are looking to develop enterprise level JavaScript applications, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of JavaScript concepts such as OOP, prototypal inheritance, and closures is expected. What You Will Learn Understand the important concepts of OOP in JavaScript, such as scope, objects, inheritance, event delegation, and more Find out how the module design pattern is used in OOP in JavaScript Design and augment modules using both tight augmentation and loose augmentation Extend the capabilities of modules by creating sub-modules using techniques such as cloning and inheritance Move from isolated module pieces to a cohesive, well integrated application modules that can interact and work together without being tightly coupled See how SandBoxing is used to create a medium for all the modules to talk to each other as well as to the core Use the concepts of modular application design to handle dependencies and load modules asynchronously Become familiar with AMD and CommonJS utilities and discover what the future of JavaScript holds for modular programming and architecture In Detail Programming in the modular manner is always encouraged for bigger systems—it is easier to achieve scalability with modular programming. Even JavaScript developers are now interested in building programs in a modular pattern. Modules help people who aren’t yet familiar with code to find what they are looking for and also makes it easier for programmers to keep things that are related close together. Designing and implementing applications in a modular manner is highly encouraged and desirable in both simple and enterprise level applications. This book covers some real-life examples of modules and how we can translate that into our world of programming and application design. After getting an overview of JavaScript object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and their practical usage, you should be able to write your own object definitions using the module pattern. You will then learn to design and augment modules and will explore the concepts of cloning, inheritance, sub-modules, and code extensibility. You will also learn about SandBoxing, application design, and architecture based on modular design concepts. Become familiar with AMD and CommonJS utilities. By the end of the book, you will be able to build spectacular modular applications in JavaScript. Style and approach This in-depth step-by-step guide will teach you modular programming with JavaScript. Starting from the basics, it will cover advanced modular patterns that can be used in sophisticated JavaScript applications.

Discover an all in one handbook to developing immersive and cross-platform Android games About This Book Practical tips and tricks to develop powerful Android games Learn to successfully implement microtransactions and monitor the performance of your game once it’s out live. Integrate Google’s DIY VR tool and Google Cardboard into your games to join in on the VR revolution Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for any game developer, with prior knowledge of developing games in Android. A good understanding of game development and a basic knowledge on Android platform application development and JAVA/C++ will be appreciated. What You Will Learn Learn the prospects of Android in Game Development Understand the Android architecture and explore platform limitation and variations Explore the various approaches for Game Development using Android Learn about the common mistakes and possible solutions on Android Game Development Discover the top Cross Platform Game Engines and port games on different android platform Optimize memory and performance of your game. Familiarize yourself with different ways to earn money from Android Games In Detail Gaming in android is an already established market and growing each day. Previously games were made for specific platforms, but this is the time of cross platform gaming with social connectivity. It requires vision of polishing, design and must follow user behavior. This book would help developers to predict and create scopes of improvement according to user behavior. You will begin with the guidelines and rules of game development on the Android platform followed by a brief de*ion about the current variants of Android devices available. Next you will walk through the various tools available to develop any Android games and learn how to choose the most appropriate tools for a specific purpose. You will then learn JAVA game coding standard and style upon the Android SDK. Later, you would focus on creation, maintenance of Game Loop using Android SDK, common mistakes in game development and the solutions to avoid them to improve performance. We will deep dive into Shaders and learn how to optimize memory and performance for an Android Game before moving on to another important topic, testing and debugging Android Games followed by an overview about Virtual Reality and how to integrate them into Android games. Want to program a different wayInside you’ll also learn Android game Development using C++ and OpenGL. Finally you would walk through the required tools to polish and finalize the game and possible integration of any third party tools or SDKs in order to monetize your game when it’s one the market! Style and approach The book follows a handbook approach, focused on current and future game development trend from every possible aspect including monetization and sustainability in the market.

Unearth the potential of Bootstrap 4 to create highly responsive and beautiful websites using modern web techniques About This Book This book shows how to take advantage of the all new features introduced in Bootstrap Learn responsive web design and discover how to build mobile-ready websites with ease Find out how to extend the capabilities of Bootstrap with a huge range of tools and plugins, including jQuery, Do more with JavaScript and learn how to create an enhanced user experience Who This Book Is For If you want to learn to build enterprise-level websites efficiently with Bootstrap, this book is for you. You must have a basic and fundamental understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; however, there is no need to have prior Bootstrap experience. What You Will Learn Fire up Bootstrap and set up the required build tools to get started See how and when to use Flexbox with the Bootstrap layouts Find out how to make your websites responsive, keeping in mind Mobile First design Work with content such as tables and figures Play around with the huge variety of components that Bootstrap offers Extend your build using plugins developed from JavaScript Use Sass to customize your existing themes In Detail Bootstrap, the most popular front-end framework built to design elegant, powerful, and responsive interfaces for professional-level web pages has undergone a major overhaul. Bootstrap 4 introduces a wide range of new features that make front-end web design even simpler and exciting. In this gentle and comprehensive book, we'll teach you everything that you need to know to start building websites with Bootstrap 4 in a practical way. You'll learn about build tools such as Node, Grunt, and many others. You'll also discover the principles of mobile-first design in order to ensure your pages can fit any screen size and meet the responsive requirements. Learn to play with Bootstrap's grid system and base CSS to ensure your designs are robust and that your development process is speedy and efficient. Then, you'll find out how you can extend your current build with some cool JavaScript Plugins, and throw in some Sass to spice things up and customize your themes. This book will make sure you're geared up and ready to build amazingly beautiful and responsive websites in a jiffy. Style and approach With the help of several real-world examples and code, this book will teach you to build a full-featured responsive website in Bootstrap, which is mobile-ready.

Create stunning web applications and Restful APIs from start to finish with Express, Loopback, MongoDB, and MySQL using this definitive guide About This Book Create stunning applications with Node.js from scratch, no matter the goal Discover a wide variety of applications you can effectively integrate third-party libraries and other front-end frameworks with Node.js Leverage all the new features introduced in Node.js 6.X Who This Book Is For This book caters to developers who are looking to build projects right from a simple website to more complex one such as a blog, chat application, a photography site, and a lot more. A Basic knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js would be extremely beneficial. What You Will Learn Explore MVC design pattern in Node.js Build solid architectures by following test-driven development Look beyond web applications and create your own desktop app with Node.js Develop single page applications using Node.js with the RESTful APIs, MongoDB, and ORM Master the Express framework and build a complete application with a real database Create a real-time and fully functional online chat application with Socket.IO In Detail Node.js is the most popular framework to create server-side applications today. Be it web, desktop, or mobile, Node.js comes to your rescue to create stunning real-time applications. Node.js 6.x Blueprints will teach you to build these types of projects in an easy-to-understand manner. The key to any Node.js project is a strong foundation on the concepts that will be a part of every project. The book will first teach you the MVC design pattern while developing a Twitter-like application using Express.js. In the next chapters, you will learn to create a website and applications such as streaming, photography, and a store locator using MongoDB, MySQL, and Firebase. Once you’re warmed up, we’ll move on to more complex projects such as a consumer feedback app, a real-time chat app, and a blog using Node.js with frameworks such as loopback.io and socket.io. Finally, we’ll explore front-end build processes, Docker, and continuous delivery. By the end of book, you will be comfortable working with Node.js applications and will know the best tools and frameworks to build highly scalable desktop and cloud applications. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide full of practical examples. This book takes a project-based approach and each chapter contains step-by-step instructions to create stunning applications across different application domains from scratch.

Learn how to implement a DSL with Xtext and Xtend using easy-to-understand examples and best practices About This Book Leverage the latest features of Xtext and Xtend to develop a domain-specific language. Integrate Xtext with popular third party IDEs and get the best out of both worlds. Discover how to test a DSL implementation and how to customize runtime and IDE aspects of the DSL Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at programmers and developers who want to create a domain-specific language with Xtext. They should have a basic familiarity with Eclipse and its functionality. Previous experience with compiler implementation can be helpful but is not necessary since this book will explain all the development stages of a DSL. What You Will Learn Write Xtext grammar for a DSL; Use Xtend as an alternative to Java to write cleaner, easier-to-read, and more maintainable code; Build your Xtext DSLs easily with Maven/Tycho and Gradle; Write a code generator and an interpreter for a DSL; Explore the Xtext scoping mechanism for symbol resolution; Test most aspects of the DSL implementation with JUnit; Understand best practices in DSL implementations with Xtext and Xtend; Develop your Xtext DSLs using Continuous Integration mechanisms; Use an Xtext editor in a web application In Detail Xtext is an open source Eclipse framework for implementing domain-specific languages together with IDE functionalities. It lets you implement languages really quickly; most of all, it covers all aspects of a complete language infrastructure, including the parser, code generator, interpreter, and more. This book will enable you to implement Domain Specific Languages (DSL) efficiently, together with their IDE tooling, with Xtext and Xtend. Opening with brief coverage of Xtext features involved in DSL implementation, including integration in an IDE, the book will then introduce you to Xtend as this language will be used in all the examples throughout the book. You will then explore the typical programming development workflow with Xtext when we modify the grammar of the DSL. Further, the Xtend programming language (a fully-featured Java-like language tightly integrated with Java) will be introduced. We then explain the main concepts of Xtext, such as validation, code generation, and customizations of runtime and UI aspects. You will have learned how to test a DSL implemented in Xtext with JUnit and will progress to advanced concepts such as type checking and scoping. You will then integrate the typical Continuous Integration systems built in to Xtext DSLs and familiarize yourself with Xbase. By the end of the book, you will manually maintain the EMF model for an Xtext DSL and will see how an Xtext DSL can also be used in IntelliJ. Style and approach A step-by step-tutorial with illustrative examples that will let you master using Xtext and implementing DSLs with its custom language, Xtend.

Plan and execute a successful Office 365 Exchange Online migration with ease About This Book This book gives you the most up-to-date and accurate information available today on online migration with Microsoft Office 365 Discover the very best migration path for your small or enterprise network and avoid costly mistakes Learn from seasoned professionals who migrate small businesses to multinational companies from around the world on a daily basis Who This Book Is For If you are an appointed IT person or an IT administrator who is part of a large internal team in your organization, then this book is for you. If you are a small business owner, manager, or consultant, this book will also help you. Knowledge of Office 365 is not required. However, experience with Exchange Server and mail clients, and role and delegation concepts is required. What You Will Learn Sign up for an Office 365 account and configure your e-mail domains Migrate mailboxes from Exchange server, Google, and any other POP3 or IMAP based system in to Office 365 Configure a hybrid configuration by using Azure AD Connect to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory with Office 365 Deploy Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) to enable Single sign on and streamline the login process for your users Set up a hybrid Exchange configuration and host mailboxes locally or in the cloud and move mailboxes between the two with ease Configure a public folder hybrid and share existing on-premises public folders with users hosted in Exchange online Setup a hybrid Skype for Business (SFB) configuration and move users into SFB online Configure a SharePoint configuration, allowing users to create and search content hosted on an existing SharePoint server as well as in SharePoint online In Detail Organizations are migrating to the cloud to save money, become more efficient, and empower their users with the latest technology. Office 365 delivers all of this in a reliable, fast, and ever-expanding way, keeping you ahead of the competition. As the IT administrator of your network, you need to make the transition as painless as possible for your users. Learn everything you need to know and exactly what to do to ensure your Office 365 Exchange online migration is a success! This guide gives you everything you need to develop a successful migration plan to move from Exchange, Google, POP3, and IMAP systems to Office 365 with ease. We start by providing an overview of the Office 365 plans available and how to make a decision on what plan fits your organization. We then dive into topics such as the Office 365 Admin Portal, integration options for professionals and small businesses, integration options for enterprises, preparing for a simple migration, performing a simple migration, and preparing for a hybrid deployment. Later in the book, we look at migration options for Skype for Business and SharePoint to further help you leverage the latest collaborative working technologies within your organization. Style and approach This is a detailed yet easy to follow step-by-step guide to planning and executing a successful migration to Office 365.

Unlock the power of your data with Hadoop 2.X ecosystem and its data warehousing techniques across large data sets About This Book Conquer the mountain of data using Hadoop 2.X tools The authors succeed in creating a context for Hadoop and its ecosystem Hands-on examples and recipes giving the bigger picture and helping you to master Hadoop 2.X data processing platforms Overcome the challenging data processing problems using this exhaustive course with Hadoop 2.X Who This Book Is For This course is for Java developers, who know *ing, wanting a career shift to Hadoop - Big Data segment of the IT industry. So if you are a novice in Hadoop or an expert, this book will make you reach the most advanced level in Hadoop 2.X. What You Will Learn Best practices for setup and configuration of Hadoop clusters, tailoring the system to the problem at hand Integration with relational databases, using Hive for SQL queries and Sqoop for data transfer Installing and maintaining Hadoop 2.X cluster and its ecosystem Advanced Data Analysis using the Hive, Pig, and Map Reduce programs Machine learning principles with libraries such as Mahout and Batch and Stream data processing using Apache Spark Understand the changes involved in the process in the move from Hadoop 1.0 to Hadoop 2.0 Dive into YARN and Storm and use YARN to integrate Storm with Hadoop Deploy Hadoop on Amazon Elastic MapReduce and Discover HDFS replacements and learn about HDFS Federation In Detail As Marc Andreessen has said “Data is eating the world,” which can be witnessed today being the age of Big Data, businesses are producing data in huge volumes every day and this rise in tide of data need to be organized and analyzed in a more secured way. With proper and effective use of Hadoop, you can build new-improved models, and based on that you will be able to make the right decisions. The first module, Hadoop beginners Guide will walk you through on understanding Hadoop with very detailed instructions and how to go about using it. Commands are explained using sections called “What just happened” for more clarity and understanding. The second module, Hadoop Real World Solutions Cookbook, 2nd edition, is an essential tutorial to effectively implement a big data warehouse in your business, where you get detailed practices on the latest technologies such as YARN and Spark. Big data has become a key basis of competition and the new waves of productivity growth. Hence, once you get familiar with the basics and implement the end-to-end big data use cases, you will start exploring the third module, Mastering Hadoop. So, now the question is if you need to broaden your Hadoop skill set to the next level after you nail the basics and the advance concepts, then this course is indispensable. When you finish this course, you will be able to tackle the real-world scenarios and become a big data expert using the tools and the knowledge based on the various step-by-step tutorials and recipes. Style and approach This course has covered everything right from the basic concepts of Hadoop till you master the advance mechanisms to become a big data expert. The goal here is to help you learn the basic essentials using the step-by-step tutorials and from there moving toward the recipes with various real-world solutions for you. It covers all the important aspects of Hadoop from system designing and configuring Hadoop, machine learning principles with various libraries with chapters illustrated with code fragments and schematic diagrams. This is a compendious course to explore Hadoop from the basics to the most advanced techniques available in Hadoop 2.X.

Learn how to build complex virtual architectures that allow you to perform virtually any required testing methodology and perfect it About This Book Explore and build intricate architectures that allow you to emulate an enterprise network Test and enhance your security skills against complex and hardened virtual architecture Learn methods to bypass common enterprise defenses and leverage them to test the most secure environments. Who This Book Is For While the book targets advanced penetration testing, the process is systematic and as such will provide even beginners with a solid methodology and approach to testing. You are expected to have network and security knowledge. The book is intended for anyone who wants to build and enhance their existing professional security and penetration testing methods and skills. What You Will Learn Learning proven security testing and penetration testing techniques Building multi-layered complex architectures to test the latest network designs Applying a professional testing methodology Determining whether there are filters between you and the target and how to penetrate them Deploying and finding weaknesses in common firewall architectures. Learning advanced techniques to deploy against hardened environments Learning methods to circumvent endpoint protection controls In Detail Security flaws and new hacking techniques emerge overnight – security professionals need to make sure they always have a way to keep . With this practical guide, learn how to build your own virtual pentesting lab environments to practice and develop your security skills. Create challenging environments to test your abilities, and overcome them with proven processes and methodologies used by global penetration testing teams. Get to grips with the techniques needed to build complete virtual machines perfect for pentest training. Construct and attack layered architectures, and plan specific attacks based on the platforms you’re going up against. Find new vulnerabilities for different kinds of systems and networks, and what these mean for your clients. Driven by a proven penetration testing methodology that has trained thousands of testers, Building Virtual Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing, Second Edition will prepare you for participation in professional security teams. Style and approach The book is written in an easy-to-follow format that provides a step–by-step, process-centric approach. Additionally, there are numerous hands-on examples and additional references for readers who might want to learn even more. The process developed throughout the book has been used to train and build teams all around the world as professional security and penetration testers.

Boost your development efficiency by learning about design patterns in TypeScript About This Book This step-by-step guide will would demonstrate all the important design patterns in practice This book is the only documentation on the market focusing on design patterns in TypeScript This book is packed with rich examples that will improve your efficiency and encourage code reuse Who This Book Is For If you are a TypeScript developer, this book is for you. No knowledge of design patterns is required to read this book. What You Will Learn Understand the challenges and implications of developing an enterprise application Install and configure the necessary tools in order to start developing an application Identify the challenges when developing an application Apply GoF patterns in an application with a testing approach Use and utilize design patterns while developing a TypeScript application or during JavaScript application development Reference to SOLID principles and what their benefits do to your projects Apply various principles in a TypeScript application Improve code quality and development speed In Detail In programming, there are several problems that occur frequently. To solve these problems, there are various repeatable solutions that are known as design patterns. Design patterns are a great way to improve the efficiency of your programs and improve your productivity. This book is a collection of the most important patterns you need to improve your applications’ performance and your productivity. The journey starts by explaining the current challenges when designing and developing an application and how you can solve these challenges by applying the correct design pattern and best practices. Each pattern is accompanied with rich examples that demonstrate the power of patterns for a range of tasks, from building an application to code testing. We’ll introduce low-level programming concepts to help you write TypeScript code, as well as work with software architecture, best practices, and design aspects. Style and approach In this book, design patterns are explained in a step-by-step manner. All the major patterns covered will improve your understanding of TypeScript and the patterns associated with TypeScript.

Design and deliver an optimal user experience for all devices About This Book .Get to grips with the core functionality of RWD through examples.Discover how to make layouts, content and media flexible, and explore why a content-first approach is more effective.Maximize the performance of your web pages so that they work across all browsers and devices irrespective of the screen size Who This Book Is For This book is for web designers who are familiar with HTML and CSS, and want to begin with responsive web design. Web development experience and knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 is assumed. What You Will Learn .Explore various layout options.Understand what can be achieved in the browser, without the use of third-party tools.Executing media queries to benefit responsive designs.Understand the basics of responsive workflow and boilerplate frameworks.Improve performance of responsive web design.Maintain compatibility across various browsers In Detail Responsive web design (RWD) is a web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing and interaction experience—providing easy reading and navigation with minimum resizing, panning, and scrolling—and all of this across a wide range of devices from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones. Responsive web design is becoming more important as the amount of mobile traffic now accounts for more than half of the Internet’s total traffic. This book will give you in depth knowledge about the basics of responsive web design. You will embark on a journey of building effective responsive web pages that work across a range of devices, from mobile phones to smart TVs, with nothing more than standard markup and styling techniques. You'll begin by getting an understanding of what RWD is and its significance to the modern web. Building on the basics, you'll learn about layouts and media queries. Following this, we’ll dive into creating layouts using grid based templates. We’ll also cover the important topic of performance management, and discover how to tackle cross-browser challenges. Style and approach This is a practical example-based book which will delve into various elements and benefits of a responsive web design. It will help you understand the essential skills needed to create responsive web sites and guide you through the basics of building responsive web pages for any device. The topics are a blend of theoretical and practical essentials which will assist you to explore more about responsive web design.

Learn how to create more powerful data mining applications with this comprehensive Python guide to advance data analytics techniques About This Book Dive deeper into data mining with Python – don’t be complacent, sharpen your skills! From the most common elements of data mining to cutting-edge techniques, we’ve got you covered for any data-related challenge Become a more fluent and confident Python data-analyst, in full control of its extensive range of libraries Who This Book Is For This book is for data scientists who are already familiar with some basic data mining techniques such as SQL and machine learning, and who are comfortable with Python. If you are ready to learn some more advanced techniques in data mining in order to become a data mining expert, this is the book for you! What You Will Learn Explore techniques for finding frequent itemsets and association rules in large data sets Learn identification methods for entity matches across many different types of data Identify the basics of network mining and how to apply it to real-world data sets Discover methods for detecting the sentiment of text and for locating named entities in text Observe multiple techniques for automatically extracting summaries and generating topic models for text See how to use data mining to fix data anomalies and how to use machine learning to identify outliers in a data set In Detail Data mining is an integral part of the data science pipeline. It is the foundation of any successful data-driven strategy – without it, you'll never be able to uncover truly transformative insights. Since data is vital to just about every modern organization, it is worth taking the next step to unlock even greater value and more meaningful understanding. If you already know the fundamentals of data mining with Python, you are now ready to experiment with more interesting, advanced data analytics techniques using Python's easy-to-use interface and extensive range of libraries. In this book, you'll go deeper into many often overlooked areas of data mining, including association rule mining, entity matching, network mining, sentiment analysis, named entity recognition, text summarization, topic modeling, and anomaly detection. For each data mining technique, we'll review the state-of-the-art and current best practices before comparing a wide variety of strategies for solving each problem. We will then implement example solutions using real-world data from the domain of software engineering, and we will spend time learning how to understand and interpret the results we get. By the end of this book, you will have solid experience implementing some of the most interesting and relevant data mining techniques available today, and you will have achieved a greater fluency in the important field of Python data analytics. Style and approach This book will teach you the intricacies in applying data mining using real-world scenarios and will act as a very practical solution to your data mining needs.

Unleash the power of data by creating interactive, engaging, and compelling visualizations for the web About This Book Get a portable, versatile, and flexible data visualization design approach that will help you navigate the complex path towards success Get thorough explanation of the many visual variables and visualization taxonomy to provide you with a menu of creative options A comprehensive and contemporary introduction to data-driven visualization design and the most effective approaches to designing impact-maximizing and cognition-amplifying visualizations Who This Book Is For This course is for developers who are excited about data and who want to share that excitement with others and it will be handy for the web developers or data scientists who want to create interactive visualizations for the web. Prior knowledge of developing web applications is required. You should have a working knowledge of both JavaScript and HTML. What You Will Learn Harness the power of D3 by building interactive and real-time data-driven web visualizations Find out how to use JavaScript to create compelling visualizations of social data Identify the purpose of your visualization and your project's parameters to determine overriding design considerations across your project's execution Apply critical thinking to visualization design and get intimate with your dataset to identify its potential visual characteristics Explore the various features of HTML5 to design creative visualizations Discover what data is available on Stack Overflow, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ Gain a solid understanding of the common D3 development idioms Find out how to write basic D3 code for server using Node.js In Detail Do you want to create more attractive chartsOr do you have huge data sets and need to unearth the key insights in a visual mannerData visualization is the representation and presentation of data, using proven design techniques to bring alive the patterns, stories, and key insights that are locked away. This learning path is divided into three modules. The first module will equip you with the key techniques required to overcome contemporary data visualization challenges. In the second module, Social Data Visualization with HTML5 and JavaScript, it teaches you how to leverage HTML5 techniques through JavaScript to build visualizations. In third module, Learning d3.js Data Visualization, will lead you to D3, which has emerged as one of the leading platforms to develop beautiful, interactive visualizations over the web. By the end of this course, you will have unlocked the mystery behind successful data visualizations. This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: ● Data Visualization: a successful design process by Andy Kirk ● Social Data Visualization with HTML5 and JavaScript by Simon Timms ● Learning d3.js Data Visualization, Second Edition by ?ndrew Rininsland and Swizec Teller Style and approach This course includes all the resources that will help you jump into creating interactive and engaging visualizations for the web. Through this comprehensive course, you’ll learn how to create engaging visualizations for the web to represent your data from start to finish!

Design, implement, and publish custom Splunk applications by following best practices About This Book This is the most up-to-date guide on the market and will help you finish your tasks faster, easier, and more efficiently. Highly practical guide that addresses common and not-so-common pain points in Splunk. Want to explore shortcuts to perform tasks more efficiently with SplunkThis is the book for you! Who This Book Is For This book is for administrators, developers, and search ninjas who have been using Splunk for some time. A comprehensive coverage makes this book great for Splunk veterans and newbies alike. What You Will Learn Use Splunk effectively to gather, analyze, and report on operational data throughout your environment Expedite your reporting, and be empowered to present data in a meaningful way Create robust searches, reports, and charts using Splunk Modularize your programs for better reusability. Build your own Splunk apps and learn why they are important Learn how to integrate with enterprise systems Summarize data for longer term trending, reporting, and analysis In Detail This book will give you an edge over others through insights that will help you in day-to-day instances. When you're working with data from various sources in Splunk and performing analysis on this data, it can be a bit tricky. With this book, you will learn the best practices of working with Splunk. You'll learn about tools and techniques that will ease your life with Splunk, and will ultimately save you time. In some cases, it will adjust your thinking of what Splunk is, and what it can and cannot do. To start with, you'll get to know the best practices to get data into Splunk, analyze data, and package apps for distribution. Next, you'll discover the best practices in logging, operations, knowledge management, searching, and reporting. To finish off, we will teach you how to troubleshoot Splunk searches, as well as deployment, testing, and development with Splunk. Style and approach If you're stuck or want to find a better way to work with Splunk environment, this book will come handy. This easy-to-follow, insightful book contains step-by-step instructions and examples and scenarios that you will connect to.

Over 40 recipes to get you up and running with programming using Julia About This Book Follow a practical approach to learn Julia programming the easy way Get an extensive coverage of Julia’s packages for statistical analysis This recipe-based approach will help you get familiar with the key concepts in Juli Who This Book Is For This book is for data scientists and data analysts who are familiar with the basics of the Julia language. Prior experience of working with high-level languages such as MATLAB, Python, R, or Ruby is expected. What You Will Learn Extract and handle your data with Julia Uncover the concepts of metaprogramming in Julia Conduct statistical analysis with StatsBase.jl and Distributions.jl Build your data science models Find out how to visualize your data with Gadfly Explore big data concepts in Julia In Detail Want to handle everything that Julia can throw at you and get the most of it every dayThis practical guide to programming with Julia for performing numerical computation will make you more productive and able work with data more efficiently. The book starts with the main features of Julia to help you quickly refresh your knowledge of functions, modules, and arrays. We’ll also show you how to utilize the Julia language to identify, retrieve, and transform data sets so you can perform data analysis and data manipulation. Later on, you’ll see how to optimize data science programs with parallel computing and memory allocation. You’ll get familiar with the concepts of package development and networking to solve numerical problems using the Julia platform. This book includes recipes on identifying and classifying data science problems, data modelling, data analysis, data manipulation, meta-programming, multidimensional arrays, and parallel computing. By the end of the book, you will acquire the skills to work more effectively with your data. Style and approach This book has a recipe-based approach to help you grasp the concepts of Julia programming.

Unleash the true power of JavaScript by mastering Object-Oriented programming principles and patterns About This Book Covering all the new Object-Oriented features introduced in ES6, this book shows you how to build large-scale web apps Build apps that promote scalability, maintainability, and reusability Learn popular Object-Oriented programming (OOP) principles and design patterns to build robust apps Implement Object-Oriented concepts in a wide range of front-end architectures Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for you if you are a JavaScript developers who wants to gain expertise in OOP with JavaScript to improve your web development skills and build professional quality web applications. What You Will Learn Master JavaScript's OOP features, including the one's provided by ES6 specification Identify and apply the most common design patterns such as Singleton, Factory, Observer, Model-View-Controller, and Mediator Patterns Understand the SOLID principles and their benefits Use the acquired OOP knowledge to build robust and maintainable code Design applications using a modular architecture based on SOLID principles In Detail ECMAScript 6 introduces several new Object-Oriented features that drastically change the way developers structure their projects. Web developers now have some advanced OOP functionality at their disposal to build large-scale applications in JavaScript. With this book, we'll provide you with a comprehensive overview of OOP principles in JavaScript and how they can be implemented to build sophisticated web applications. Kicking off with a subtle refresher on objects, we'll show you how easy it is to define objects with the new ES6 classes. From there, we'll fly you through some essential OOP principles, forming a base for you to get hands-on with encapsulation. You'll get to work with the different methods of inheritance and we'll show you how to avoid using inheritance with Duck Typing. From there, we'll move on to some advanced patterns for object creation and you'll get a strong idea of how to use interesting patterns to present data to users and to bind data. We'll use the famous promises to work with asynchronous processes and will give you some tips on how to organize your code effectively. You'll find out how to create robust code using SOLID principles and finally, we'll show you how to clearly define the goals of your application architecture to get better, smarter, and more effective coding. This book is your one-way ticket to becoming a JavaScript Jedi who can be counted on to deliver flexible and maintainable code. Style and approach This comprehensive guide on advanced OOP principles and patterns in JavaScript is packed with real-world use cases, and shows you how to implement advanced OOP features to build sophisticated web applications that promote scalability and reusability.

Create four mobile apps and explore the world through photography and computer vision About This Book Efficiently harness iOS and OpenCV to capture and process high-quality images at high speed Develop photographic apps and augmented reality apps quickly and easily Detect, recognize, and morph faces and objects Who This Book Is For If you want to do computational photography and computer vision on Apple’s mobile devices, then this book is for you. No previous experience with app development or OpenCV is required. However, basic knowledge of C++ or Objective-C is recommended. What You Will Learn Use Xcode and Interface Builder to develop iOS apps Obtain OpenCV's standard modules and build extra modules from source Control all the parameters of the iOS device's camera Capture, save, and share photos and videos Analyze colors, shapes, and textures in ordinary and specialized photographs Blend and compare images to create special photographic effects and augmented reality tools Detect faces and morph facial features Classify coins and other objects In Detail iOS Application Development with OpenCV 3 enables you to turn your smartphone camera into an advanced tool for photography and computer vision. Using the highly optimized OpenCV library, you will process high-resolution images in real time. You will locate and classify objects, and create models of their geometry. As you develop photo and augmented reality apps, you will gain a general understanding of iOS frameworks and developer tools, plus a deeper understanding of the camera and image APIs. After completing the book's four projects, you will be a well-rounded iOS developer with valuable experience in OpenCV. Style and approach The book is practical, creative, and precise. It shows you the steps to create and customize five projects that solve important problems for beginners in mobile app development and computer vision. Complete source code and numerous visual aids are included in each chapter. Experimentation is an important part of the book. You will use computer vision to explore the real world, and then you will refine the projects based on your findings.