A theoretical guide, this book provides detailed and structured explanations and visualizations of the Trividas Integration Architecture Blueprint, showing you the strategy to implement your own integration projects. It draws on real-world integrations at an architectural level, and explores both product-neutral and specific integration scenarios. If you are an IT architect or manager who is responsible for any aspect of operating integration solutions, and you want to learn how to implement integration architectures in practice with the help of the Trivadis Integration Architecture Blueprint, then this book is for you. A comprehensive understanding of SOA is required, though previous knowledge of the Trivadis Blueprint is not necessary. Less experienced specialists who have not yet dealt with integration will benefit greatly from this book by first gaining knowledge of concepts and terminology used in the context of integration architecture, while those already familiar with such expertise can move straight to discovering the base technologies associated with implementing solutions based on the Blueprint, and getting to grips with the Blueprint's structure itself. If you want to assess the solutions from different vendors and ultimately achieve comprehensive SOA integration results using the Trivadis Integration Architecture Blueprint, then this book is ideal for you.

This book follows a step-by-step, tutorial-based approach which will teach you how to develop your own super cluster using Raspberry Pi computers quickly and efficiently.Raspberry Pi Super Cluster is an introductory guide for those interested in experimenting with parallel computing at home. Aimed at Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, this book is a primer for getting your first cluster up and running. Basic knowledge of C or Java would be helpful but no prior knowledge of parallel computing is necessary.

A practical, intuitive guide for modeling complex business processes as full-scale applications using the ease and power of Bonita Open Solution.If you are a business application developer looking forward to model business processes intuitively in a workflow, with various conditions and transitions then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of Java or Groovy is necessary to help you develop these applications. Knowledge of HTML and JavaScript/JQuery will be helpful but not mandatory.

This book is a detailed guide to create and deploy mobile games on multiple mobile platforms with an emphasis on practical examples that help you learn how to make your own games quickly and efficiently.This book is for developers who are new to mobile game development or who have tried the native development of mobile games and want a simpler, faster tool that can support a wide variety of platforms and devices. Readers are expected to be at least partially familiar with the Lua game *ing language that Gideros uses for its *s.

This is a comprehensive guide with a stepbystep approach that enables you to host and manage servers using QlikView Server and QlikView Publisher. If you are a server administrator wanting to learn about how to deploy QlikView Server for server management,analysis and testing, and QlikView Publisher for publishing of business content then this is the perfect book for you. No prior experience with QlikView is expected.

This is a stepbystep tutorial that deals with Microsoft Server 2012 reporting tools:SSRS and Power View. If you are a BI developer, consultant, or architect who wishes to learn how to use SSRS and Power View, and want to understand the best use for each tool, then this book will get you up and running quickly. No prior experience is required with either tool!

The book is written for PHP developers who wish to learn how to use MVC for application development, using CodeIgniter. No experience of CodeIgniter would be necessary, as this book is for beginning MVC development.This book is written for PHP developers who wish to learn how to use the CodeIgniterMVC framework for application development. No experience of CodeIgniteris necessary, as this book is for beginning MVC development.

This is an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide that follows a step-by-step approach to leverage the CloudBees services.If you are a Java developer and want to explore the world of the cloud, this book is ideal for you. This book will guide you through the process of developing and deploying an application on the cloud. Prior knowledge of Java is essential.

A fast-paced, example-based guide to learning how to administrate, monitor, and optimize Apache Solr."Administrating Solr" is for developers and Solr administrators who have a basic knowledge of Solr and who are looking for ways to keep their Solr server healthy and well maintained. A basic working knowledge of Apache Lucene is recommended, but this is not mandatory.

Unveil many hidden gems of programming functionally by taking the foundational steps with ElixirAbout This BookExplore the functional paradigms of programming with Elixir through use of helpful examplesConcise step-by-step instructions to teach you difficult technical conceptsBridge the gap between functional programming and ElixirWho This Book Is ForThis book targets developers new to Elixir, as well as Erlang, in order to make them feel comfortable in functional programming with Elixir, thus enabling them to develop more scalable and fault-tolerant applications.Although no knowledge of Elixir is assumed, some programming experience with mainstream Object-Oriented programming languages such a Ruby, Python, Java, C# would be beneficial.What You Will LearnExplore Elixir to create resilient, scalable applicationsCreate fault-tolerant applicationsBecome better acquainted with Elixir code and see how it is structured to build and develop functional programsLearn the basics of functional programmingGain an understanding of effective OTP principlesDesign program-distributed applications and systemsWrite and create branching statements in ElixirLearn to do more with less using Elixir's metaprogrammingBe familiar with the facilities Elixir provides for metaprogramming, macros, and extending the Elixir languageIn DetailElixir, based on Erlang’s virtual machine and ecosystem, makes it easier to achieve scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability goals that are pursued by developers using any programming language or programming paradigm. Elixir is a modern programming language that utilizes the benefits offered by Erlang VM without really incorporating the complex syntaxes of Erlang.Learning to program using Elixir will teach many things that are very beneficial to programming as a craft, even if at the end of the day, the programmer isn't using Elixir. This book will teach you concepts and principles important to any complex, scalable, and resilient application. Mostly, applications are historically difficult to reason about, but using the concepts in this book, they will become easy and enjoyable. It will teach you the functional programing ropes, to enable them to create better and more scalable applications, and you will explore how Elixir can help you achieve new programming heights. You will also glean a firm understanding of basics of OTP and the available generic, provided functionality for creating resilient complex systems. Furthermore, you will learn the basics of metaprogramming: modifying and extending Elixir to suite your needs.Style and approach An exploration of functional programming and Elixir with easy to follow examples using Elixir and the functional style. All the topics, concepts, and principles covered are clearly and concisely explained with either code examples or in depth discussions, or both!

Absorb the knowledge required to utilize, manage, and deploy RethinkDB using Node.js About This Book Make the most of this open source, scalable database—RethinkDB —to ease the construction of web applications Run powerful queries using ReQL, which is the most convenient language to manipulate JSON documents with Develop fully-fledged real-time web apps using Node.js and RethinkDB Who This Book Is For Getting Started with RethinkDB is ideal for developers who are new to RethinkDB and need a practical understanding to start working with it. No previous knowledge of database programming is required, although a basic knowledge of JavaScript or Node.js would be helpful. What You Will Learn Download and install the database on your system Configure RethinkDB’s settings and start using the web interface Import data into RethinkDB Run queries using the ReQL language Create shards, replicas, and RethinkDB clusters Use an index to improve database performance Get to know all the RethinkDB deployment techniques In Detail RethinkDB is a high-performance document-oriented database with a unique set of features. This increasingly popular NoSQL database is used to develop real-time web applications and, together with Node.js, it can be used to easily deploy them to the cloud with very little difficulty. Getting Started with RethinkDB is designed to get you working with RethinkDB as quickly as possible. Starting with the installation and configuration process, you will learn how to start importing data into the database and run simple queries using the intuitive ReQL query language. After successfully running a few simple queries, you will be introduced to other topics such as clustering and sharding. You will get to know how to set up a cluster of RethinkDB nodes and spread database load across multiple machines. We will then move on to advanced queries and optimization techniques. You will discover how to work with RethinkDB from a Node.js environment and find out all about deployment techniques. Finally, we’ll finish by working on a fully-fledged example that uses the Node.js framework and advanced features such as Changefeeds to develop a real-time web application. Style and approach This is a step-by-step book that provides a practical approach to RethinkDB programming, and is explained in a conversational, easy-to-follow style.

Mike Driscoll takes you on a journey talking to a hall-of-fame list of truly remarkable Python experts. You’ll be inspired every time by their passion for the Python language, as they share with you their experiences, contributions, and careers in Python. About This Book ? Hear from these key Python thinkers about the current status of Python, and where it's heading in the future ? Listen to their close thoughts on significant Python topics, such as Python's role in scientific computing, and machine learning ? Understand the direction of Python, and what needs to change for Python 4 Who This Book Is For Python programmers and students interested in the way that Python is used – past and present – with useful anecdotes. It will also be of interest to those looking to gain insights from top programmers. What You Will Learn ? How successful programmers think ? The history of Python ? Insights into the minds of the Python core team ? Trends in Python programming In Detail Each of these twenty Python Interviews can inspire and refresh your relationship with Python and the people who make Python what it is today. Let these interviews spark your own creativity, and discover how you also have the ability to make your mark on a thriving tech community. This book invites you to immerse in the Python landscape, and let these remarkable programmers show you how you too can connect and share with Python programmers around the world. Learn from their opinions, enjoy their stories, and use their tech tips. ? Brett Cannon - former director of the PSF, Python core developer, led the migration to Python 3. ? Steve Holden - tireless Python promoter and former chairman and director of the PSF. ? Carol Willing - former director of the PSF and Python core developer, Project Jupyter Steering Council member. ? Nick Coghlan - founding member of the PSF and Python core developer. ? Jessica McKellar - former director of the PSF and Python activist. ? Marc-André Lemburg - Python core developer and founding member of the PSF. ? Glyph Lefkowitz - founder of Twisted and fellow of the PSF. ? Doug Hellmann - fellow of the PSF, creator of the Python Module of the Week blog, Python community member since 1998. ? Massimo Di Pierro - fellow of the PSF, data scientist and the inventor of web2py. ? Alex Martelli - fellow of the PSF and co-author of Python in a Nutshell. ? Barry Warsaw - fellow of the PSF, Python core developer since 1995, and original member of PythonLabs. ? Tarek Ziadé - founder of Afpy and author of Expert Python Programming. ? Sebastian Raschka - data scientist and author of Python Machine Learning. ? Wesley Chun - fellow of the PSF and author of the Core Python Programming books. ? Steven Lott - Python blogger and author of Python for Secret Agents. ? Oliver Schoenborn - author of Pypubsub and wxPython mailing list contributor. ? Al Sweigart - bestselling author and creator of the Python modules Pyperclip and PyAutoGUI. ? Luciano Ramalho - fellow of the PSF and the author of Fluent Python. ? Mike Bayer - fellow of the PSF, creator of open source libraries including SQLAlchemy. ? Jake Vanderplas - data scientist and author of Python Data Science Handbook. Style and approach This is a book of one-to-one interviews with leading Python programmers and luminaries in the field.

Build, scale, and deploy deep neural network models using the star libraries in Python About This Book ? Delve into advanced machine learning and deep learning use cases using Tensorflow and Keras ? Build, deploy, and scale end-to-end deep neural network models in a production environment ? Learn to deploy TensorFlow on mobile, and distributed TensorFlow on GPU, Clusters, and Kubernetes Who This Book Is For This book is for data scientists, machine learning engineers, artificial intelligence engineers, and for all TensorFlow users who wish to upgrade their TensorFlow knowledge and work on various machine learning and deep learning problems. If you are looking for an easy-to-follow guide that underlines the intricacies and complex use cases of machine learning, you will find this book extremely useful. Some basic understanding of TensorFlow is required to get the most out of the book. What You Will Learn ? Master advanced concepts of deep learning such as transfer learning, reinforcement learning, generative models and more, using TensorFlow and Keras ? Perform supervised (classification and regression) and unsupervised (clustering) learning to solve machine learning tasks ? Build end-to-end deep learning (CNN, RNN, and Autoencoders) models with TensorFlow ? Scale and deploy production models with distributed and high-performance computing on GPU and clusters ? Build TensorFlow models to work with multilayer perceptrons using Keras, TFLearn, and R ? Learn the functionalities of smart apps by building and deploying TensorFlow models on iOS and Android devices ? Supercharge TensorFlow with distributed training and deployment on Kubernetes and TensorFlow Clusters In Detail TensorFlow is the most popular numerical computation library built from the ground up for distributed, cloud, and mobile environments. TensorFlow represents the data as tensors and the computation as graphs. This book is a comprehensive guide that lets you explore the advanced features of TensorFlow 1.x. Gain insight into TensorFlow Core, Keras, TF Estimators, TFLearn, TF Slim, Pretty Tensor, and Sonnet. Leverage the power of TensorFlow and Keras to build deep learning models, using concepts such as transfer learning, generative adversarial networks, and deep reinforcement learning. Throughout the book, you will obtain hands-on experience with varied datasets, such as MNIST, CIFAR-10, PTB, text8, and COCO-Images. You will learn the advanced features of TensorFlow1.x, such as distributed TensorFlow with TF Clusters, deploy production models with TensorFlow Serving, and build and deploy TensorFlow models for mobile and embedded devices on Android and iOS platforms. You will see how to call TensorFlow and Keras API within the R statistical software, and learn the required techniques for debugging when the TensorFlow API-based code does not work as expected. The book helps you obtain in-depth knowledge of TensorFlow, making you the go-to person for solving artificial intelligence problems. By the end of this guide, you will have mastered the offerings of TensorFlow and Keras, and gained the skills you need to build smarter, faster, and efficient machine learning and deep learning systems. Style and approach Step-by-step comprehensive guide filled with advanced, real-world examples to help you master Tensorflow 1.x

One stop guide to implementing award-winning, and cutting-edge CNN architectures About This Book ? Fast-paced guide with use cases and real-world examples to get well versed with CNN techniques ? Implement CNN models on image classification, transfer learning, Object Detection, Instance Segmentation, GANs and more ? Implement powerful use-cases like image captioning, reinforcement learning for hard attention, and recurrent attention models Who This Book Is For This book is for data scientists, machine learning and deep learning practitioners, Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts who want to move one step further in building Convolutional Neural Networks. Get hands-on experience with extreme datasets and different CNN architectures to build efficient and smart ConvNet models. Basic knowledge of deep learning concepts and Python programming language is expected. What You Will Learn ? From CNN basic building blocks to advanced concepts understand practical areas they can be applied to ? Build an image classifier CNN model to understand how different components interact with each other, and then learn how to optimize it ? Learn different algorithms that can be applied to Object Detection, and Instance Segmentation ? Learn advanced concepts like attention mechanisms for CNN to improve prediction accuracy ? Understand transfer learning and implement award-winning CNN architectures like AlexNet, VGG, GoogLeNet, ResNet and more ? Understand the working of generative adversarial networks and how it can create new, unseen images In Detail Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is revolutionizing several application domains such as visual recognition systems, self-driving cars, medical discoveries, innovative eCommerce and more.You will learn to create innovative solutions around image and video analytics to solve complex machine learning and computer vision related problems and implement real-life CNN models. This book starts with an overview of deep neural networkswith the example of image classification and walks you through building your first CNN for human face detector. We will learn to use concepts like transfer learning with CNN, and Auto-Encoders to build very powerful models, even when not much of supervised training data of labeled images is available. Later we build upon the learning achieved to build advanced vision related algorithms for object detection, instance segmentation, generative adversarial networks, image captioning, attention mechanisms for vision, and recurrent models for vision. By the end of this book, you should be ready to implement advanced, effective and efficient CNN models at your professional project or personal initiatives by working on complex image and video datasets. Style and approach An easy to follow concise and illustrative guide explaining the core concepts of ConvNets to help you understand, implement and deploy your CNN models quickly.

Mastering advanced features of Java and implement them to build amazing projects About This Book ? Take advantage of Java's new modularity features to write real-world applications that solve a variety of problems ? Explore the major concepts introduced with Java 9, including modular programming, HTTP 2.0, API changes, and more ? Get to grips with tools, techniques and best practices to enhance application development Who This Book Is For This learning path is for Java developers who are looking to move a level up and learn how to build robust applications in the latest version of Java. What You Will Learn ? Package Java applications as modules using the Java Platform Module System ? Implement process management in Java using the all-new process handling API ? Integrate your applications with third-party services in the cloud ? Interact with mail servers, using JavaMail to build an application that filters spam messages ? Use JavaFX to build rich GUI-based applications, which are an essential element of application development ? Leverage the possibilities provided by the newly introduced Java shell ? Test your application's effectiveness with the JVM harness ? See how Java 9 provides support for the HTTP 2.0 standard In Detail Java 9 and its new features add to the richness of the language; Java is one of the languages most used by developers to build robust software applications. Java 9 comes with a special emphasis on modularity with its integration with Jigsaw. This course is your one-stop guide to mastering the language. You'll be provided with an overview and explanation of the new features introduced in Java 9 and the importance of the new APIs and enhancements. Some new features of Java 9 are ground-breaking; if you are an experienced programmer, you will be able to make your enterprise applications leaner by learning these new features. You'll be provided with practical guidance in applying your newly acquired knowledge of Java 9 and further information on future developments of the Java platform. This course will improve your productivity, making your applications faster. Next, you'll go on to implement everything you've learned by building 10 cool projects. You will learn to build an email filter that separates spam messages from all your inboxes, a social media aggregator app that will help you efficiently track various feeds, and a microservice for a client/server note application, to name just a few. By the end of this course, you will be well acquainted with Java 9 features and able to build your own applications and projects. This Learning Path contains the best content from the following two recently published Packt products: ? Mastering Java 9 ? Java 9 Programming Blueprints Style and approach This practical guide is filled with real-world examples. Its projects will help you get acquainted with concepts in depth.

A recipe-based guide to programming your Raspberry Pi 3 using Python About This Book : ? Leverage the power of Raspberry Pi 3 using Python programming ? Create 3D games, build neural network modules, and interface with your own circuits ? Packed with clear, step-by-step recipes to walk you through the capabilities of Raspberry Pi Who This Book Is For : This book is for anyone who wants to master the skills of Python programming using Raspberry Pi 3. Prior knowledge of Python will be an added advantage. What You Will Learn : ? Learn to set up and run Raspberry Pi 3 ? Build text classifiers and perform automation using Python ? Predict sentiments in words and create games and graphics ? Detect edges and contours in images ? Build human face detection and recognition system ? Use Python to drive hardware ? Sense and display real-world data ? Build a neural network module for optical character recognition ? Build movie recommendations system In Detail : Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers – Third Edition begins by guiding you through setting up Raspberry Pi 3, performing tasks using Python 3.6, and introducing the first steps to interface with electronics. As you work through each chapter, you will build your skills and apply them as you progress. You will learn how to build text classifiers, predict sentiments in words, develop applications using the popular Tkinter library, and create games by controlling graphics on your screen. You will harness the power of a built in graphics processor using Pi3D to generate your own high-quality 3D graphics and environments. You will understand how to connect Raspberry Pi’s hardware pins directly to control electronics, from switching on LEDs and responding to push buttons to driving motors and servos. Get to grips with monitoring sensors to gather real-life data, using it to control other devices, and viewing the results over the internet. You will apply what you have learned by creating your own Pi-Rover or Pi-Hexipod robots. You will also learn about sentiment analysis, face recognition techniques, and building neural network modules for optical character recognition. Finally, you will learn to build movie recommendations system on Raspberry Pi 3. Style and approach : Written in a cookbook style, this book contains a series of recipes on various topics. It is an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide with examples of feature integration suitable for any search application.

Get familiar with the building blocks of IoT solutions using off–the-shelf IoT platforms. About This Book ? Work with various trending IoT platforms such as AWS IoT, Azure IoT, Google IoT, IBM Watson IoT, and Kaa IoT ? Gain hands-on knowledge working with Cloud-based IoT platforms, IoT Analytics, and so on. ? A practical guide that will help you build IoT strategies for your organization Who This Book Is For This book is targeted at IoT architects and engineers, or any stakeholders working with IoT solutions in an organization. This book will also help decision makers and professionals from small- and medium-sized enterprises build an IoT strategy for their venture. What You Will Learn ? Connect a Temperature and Humidity sensor and see how these two can be managed from various platforms ? Explore the core components of AWS IoT such as AWS Kinesis and AWS IoTRules Engine ? Build a simple analysis dashboard using Azure IoT and Power BI ? Understand the fundamentals of Google IoT and use Google core APIs to build your own dashboard ? Get started and work with the IBM Watson IoT platform ? Integrate Cassandra and Zeppelin with Kaa IoT dashboard ? Review some Machine Learning and AI and get to know more about their implementation in the IoT domain. In Detail There is a lot of work that is being done in the IoT domain and according to Forbes the global IoT market will grow from $157B in 2016 to $457B by 2020. This is an amazing market both in terms technology advancement as well as money. In this book, we will be covering five popular IoT platforms, namely, AWS IoT, Microsoft Azure IoT, Google IoT Core, IBM Watson IoT, and Kaa IoT middleware. You are going to build solutions that will use a Raspberry Pi 3, a DHT11 Temperature and humidity sensor, and a dashboard to visualize the sensor data in real-time. Furthermore, you will also explore various components of each of the platforms that are needed to achieve the desired solution. Besides building solutions, you will look at how Machine Learning and IoT go hand in hand and later design a simple predictive web service based on this concept. By the end of this book, you will be in a position to implement an IoT strategy best-fit for your organization Style and approach An informative guide that will help you design and implement an IoT Strategy best-fit for your organization

A beginner's guide to get you up and running with Cassandra, DynamoDB, HBase, InfluxDB, MongoDB, Neo4j, and Redis About This Book ? Covers the basics of 7 NoSQL databases and how they are used in the enterprises ? Quick introduction to MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra, Neo4j, InfluxDB, and Hbase ? Includes effective techniques for database querying and management Who This Book Is For If you are a budding DBA or a developer who wants to get started with the fundamentals of NoSQL databases, this book is for you. Relational DBAs who want to get insights into the various offerings of popular NoSQL databases will also find this book to be very useful. What You Will Learn ? Understand how MongoDB provides high-performance, high-availability, and automatic scaling ? Interact with your Neo4j instances via database queries, Python scripts, and Java application code ? Get familiar with common querying and programming methods to interact with Redis ? Study the different types of problems Cassandra can solve ? Work with HBase components to support common operations such as creating tables and reading/writing data ? Discover data models and work with CRUD operations using DynamoDB ? Discover what makes InfluxDB a great choice for working with time-series data In Detail This is the golden age of open source NoSQL databases. With enterprises having to work with large amounts of unstructured data and moving away from expensive monolithic architecture, the adoption of NoSQL databases is rapidly increasing. Being familiar with the popular NoSQL databases and knowing how to use them is a must for budding DBAs and developers. This book introduces you to the different types of NoSQL databases and gets you started with seven of the most popular NoSQL databases used by enterprises today. We start off with a brief overview of what NoSQL databases are, followed by an explanation of why and when to use them. The book then covers the seven most popular databases in each of these categories: MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Redis, HBase, Cassandra, InfluxDB, and Neo4j. The book doesn't go into too much detail about each database but teaches you enough to get started with them. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of the different NoSQL databases and their functionalities, empowering you to select and use the right database according to your needs. Style and approach This book is a quick-start guide with short and simple introductory content on the seven popular databases.

Master the complexities of Bash shell scripting and unlock the power of shell for your enterprise About This Book ? Identify high-level steps such as verifying user input ? Using the command line and conditional statements in creating/executing simple shell scripts ? Create and edit dynamic shell scripts to manage complex and repetitive tasks ? Leverage the command-line to bypass GUI and automate common tasks Who This Book Is For If you are a Linux administrator or a system administrator and are interested in automating tasks in your daily lives, saving time and effort, this book is for you. Basic shell scripting and command-line experience will be required. Familiarity with the tasks you need to automate will be helpful. What You Will Learn ? Make, execute, and debug your first Bash script ? Create interactive scripts that prompt for user input ? Foster menu structures for operators with little command-line experience ? Develop scripts that dynamically edit web configuration files to produce a new virtual host ? Write scripts that use AWK to search and reports on log files ? Draft effective scripts using functions as building blocks, reducing maintenance and build time ? Make informed choices by comparing different script languages such as Python with BASH In Detail In this book, you’ll discover everything you need to know to master shell scripting and make informed choices about the elements you employ. Grab your favorite editor and start writing your best Bash scripts step by step. Get to grips with the fundamentals of creating and running a script in normal mode, and in debug mode. Learn about various conditional statements' code snippets, and realize the power of repetition and loops in your shell script. You will also learn to write complex shell scripts. This book will also deep dive into file system administration, directories, and system administration like networking, process management, user authentications, and package installation and regular expressions. Towards the end of the book, you will learn how to use Python as a BASH Scripting alternative. By the end of this book, you will know shell scripts at the snap of your fingers and will be able to automate and communicate with your system with keyboard expressions. Style and approach The book will capture your attention and keep you engaged with the simplicity and clarity of each explanation. Every step is accompanied by screenshots so you can cross-check the results before moving on.

A fast paced guide for JavaScript developers for writing safe, fast, and reusable code by leveraging ResaonML's strong static type system Key Features *Reduce code errors with the power of type systems *Employ static typechecking and genericity to promote code reuse and consistency *Understand functional programming which is the foundation of type-driven development Book Description Type-driven development is an approach that uses a static type system to achieve results including safety and efficiency. Types are used to express relationships and other assumptions directly in the code, and these assumptions are enforced by the compiler before the code is run. Learn Type-Driven Development covers how to use these type systems to check the logical consistency of your code. This book begins with the basic idea behind type-driven development. You’ll learn about values (or terms) and how they contrast with types. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll cover how to combine types and values inside modules and build structured types out of simpler ones. You’ll then understand how to express choices or alternatives directly in the type system using variants, polymorphic variants, and generalized algebraic data types. You’ll also get to grips with sum types, build sophisticated data types from generics, and explore functions that express change in the types of values. In the concluding chapters, you’ll cover advanced techniques for code reuse, such as parametric polymorphism and subtyping. By end of this book, you will have learned how to iterate through a type-driven process of solving coding problems using static types, together with dynamic behavior, to obtain more safety and speed. What you will learn *Use static types to capture information, making programs safer and faster *Learn ReasonML from experienced type-driven developers *Enhance safety by simply using basic types *Understand the most important type-driven concepts with simple examples *Explore a design space using static typing and find the best way to express your system rules *Use static types and dynamic runtime in harmony to write even safer and faster code Who this book is for If you’re a programmer working with dynamically typed languages and are looking for ways to mitigate production runtime errors, Learn Type-Driven Development is for you. You’ll also find this book helpful if you’re a programmer working with statically typed languages looking for increased safety and improved performance.

Master shell basics and Unix tools and discover easy commands to perform complex tasks with speed Key Features *Learn why the Bash shell is widely used on Linux and iOS *Explore advanced shell concepts, such as pipes and redirection *Understand how to use Unix command-line tools as building blocks for different tasks Book Description The most basic interface to a computer—the command line—remains the most flexible and powerful way of processing data and performing and automating various day-to-day tasks. Command Line Fundamentals begins by exploring the basics, and then focuses on the most common tool, the Bash shell (which is standard on all Linux and iOS systems). As you make your way through the book, you'll explore the traditional Unix command-line programs as implemented by the GNU project. You'll also learn to use redirection and pipelines to assemble these programs to solve complex problems. By the end of this book, you'll have explored the basics of shell scripting, allowing you to easily and quickly automate tasks. What you will learn *Use the Bash shell to run commands *Utilize basic Unix utilities such as cat, tr, sort, and uniq *Explore shell wildcards to manage groups of files *Apply useful keyboard shortcuts in shell *Employ redirection and pipes to process data *Write both basic and advanced shell scripts to automate tasks Who this book is for Command Line Fundamentals is for programmers who use GUIs but want to understand how to use the command line to complete tasks faster.