Create clean code with Dependency Injection principles About This Book ? Use DI to make your code loosely coupled to manage and test your applications easily on Spring 5 and Google Guice ? Learn the best practices and methodologies to implement DI ? Write more maintainable Java code by decoupling your objects from their implementations Who This Book Is For This book is for Java developers who would like to implement DI in their application. Prior knowledge of the Spring and Guice frameworks and Java programming is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Understand the benefits of DI and fo from a tightly coupled design to a cleaner design organized around dependencies ? See Java 9’s new features and modular framework ? Set up Guice and Spring in an application so that it can be used for DI ? Write integration tests for DI applications ? Use scopes to handle complex application scenarios ? Integrate any third-party library in your DI-enabled application ? Implement Aspect-Oriented Programming to handle common cross-cutting concerns such as logging, authentication, and transactions ? Understand IoC patterns and anti-patterns in DI In Detail Dependency Injection (DI) is a design pattern that allows us to remove the hard-coded dependencies and make our application loosely coupled, extendable, and maintainable. We can implement DI to move the dependency resolution from compile-time to runtime. This book will be your one stop guide to write loosely coupled code using the latest features of Java 9 with frameworks such as Spring 5 and Google Guice. We begin by explaining what DI is and teaching you about IoC containers. Then you’ll learn about object compositions and their role in DI. You’ll find out how to build a modular application and learn how to use DI to focus your efforts on the business logic unique to your application and let the framework handle the infrastructure work to put it all together. Moving on, you’ll gain knowledge of Java 9’s new features and modular framework and how DI works in Java 9. Next, we’ll explore Spring and Guice, the popular frameworks for DI. You’ll see how to define injection keys and configure them at the framework-specific level. After that, you’ll find out about the different types of scopes available in both popular frameworks. You’ll see how to manage dependency of cross-cutting concerns while writing applications through aspect-oriented programming. Towards the end, you’ll learn to integrate any third-party library in your DI-enabled application and explore common pitfalls and recommendations to build a solid application with the help of best practices, patterns, and anti-patterns in DI. Style and approach This book will take an easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach providing hands-on examples at every stage.

Create visually appealing and feature-rich applications by using Qt 5 and the C++ language About This Book ? Explore Qt 5’s powerful features to easily design your GUI application ? Leverage Qt 5 to build attractive cross-platform applications ? Work with Qt modules for multimedia, networking, and location, to customize your Qt applications Who This Book Is For This book will appeal to developers and programmers who would like to build GUI-based applications. Basic knowledge of C++ is necessary and the basics of Qt would be helpful. What You Will Learn ? Implement tools provided by Qt 5 to design a beautiful GUI ? Understand different types of graphs and charts supported by Qt 5 ? Create a web browser using the Qt 5 WebEngine module and web view widget ? Connect to the MySQL database and display data obtained from it onto the Qt 5 GUI ? Incorporate the Qt 5 multimedia and networking module in your application ? Develop Google Map-like applications using Qt 5’s location module ? Discover cross-platform development by exporting the Qt 5 application to different platforms ? Uncover the secrets behind debugging Qt 5 and C++ applications In Detail Qt 5, the latest version of Qt, enables you to develop applications with complex user interfaces for multiple targets. It provides you with faster and smarter ways to create modern UIs and applications for multiple platforms. This book will teach you to design and build graphical user interfaces that are functional, appealing, and user-friendly. In the initial part of the book, you will learn what Qt 5 is and what you can do with it. You will explore the Qt Designer, discover the different types of widgets generally used in Qt 5, and then connect your application to the database to perform dynamic operations. Next, you will be introduced to Qt 5 chart which allows you to easily render different types of graphs and charts and incorporate List View Widgets in your application. You will also work with various Qt modules, like QtLocation, QtWebEngine, and the networking module through the course of the book. Finally, we will focus on cross-platform development with QT 5 that enables you to code once and run it everywhere, including mobile platforms. By the end of this book, you will have successfully learned about high-end GUI applications and will be capable of building many more powerful, cross-platform applications. Style and approach This is a comprehensive guide that explores the essential Qt features and implement them in building real-world cross-platform GUI applications

Create classic data structures and algorithms such as depth-first search and breadth-first search, learn recursion, as well as create and use a heap data structure using JavaScript About This Book ? Implement common data structures and the associated algorithms along with the context in which they are used ? Master existing JavaScript data structures such as arrays, sets, and maps, and learn how to implement new ones such as stacks, linked lists, trees, and graphs in ES 8 ? Develop abstract data types to make JavaScript a more flexible and powerful programming language Who This Book Is For If you’re a JavaScript developer who wants to dive deep into JavaScript and write complex programs using JavaScript data structures and algorithms, this book is for you. What You Will Learn ? Declare, initialize, add, and remove items from arrays, stacks, and queues ? Create and use linked lists, doubly linked lists, and circular linked lists ? Store unique elements with hash tables, dictionaries, and sets ? Explore the use of binary trees and binary search trees ? Sort data structures using algorithms such as bubble sort, selection sort, insertion sort, merge sort, and quick sort ? Search elements in data structures using sequential sort and binary search In Detail A data structure is a particular way of organizing data in a computer to utilize resources efficiently. Data structures and algorithms are the base of every solution to any programming problem. With this book, you will learn to write complex and powerful code using the latest ES 2017 features. Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms begins by covering the basics of JavaScript and introduces you to ECMAScript 2017, before gradually moving on to the most important data structures such as arrays, queues, stacks, and linked lists. You will gain in-depth knowledge of how hash tables and set data structures function as well as how trees and hash maps can be used to search files in an HD or represent a database. This book serves as a route to take you deeper into JavaScript. You’ll also get a greater understanding of why and how graphs, one of the most complex data structures, are largely used in GPS navigation systems in social networks. Toward the end of the book, you’ll discover how all the theories presented in this book can be applied to solve real-world problems while working on your own computer networks and Facebook searches. Style and approach Easy to follow guide which will cover the most used data structures and sorting/searching algorithms known in the computer science world along with examples to help the readers understand each chapter thoroughly.

Explore and master the most important algorithms for solving complex machine learning problems. About This Book ? Discover high-performing machine learning algorithms and understand how they work in depth. ? One-stop solution to mastering supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised machine learning algorithms and their implementation. ? Master concepts related to algorithm tuning, parameter optimization, and more Who This Book Is For This book is an ideal and relevant source of content for data science professionals who want to delve into complex machine learning algorithms, calibrate models, and improve the predictions of the trained model. A basic knowledge of machine learning is preferred to get the best out of this guide. What You Will Learn ? Explore how a ML model can be trained, optimized, and evaluated ? Understand how to create and learn static and dynamic probabilistic models ? Successfully cluster high-dimensional data and evaluate model accuracy ? Discover how artificial neural networks work and how to train, optimize, and validate them ? Work with Autoencoders and Generative Adversarial Networks ? Apply label spreading and propagation to large datasets ? Explore the most important Reinforcement Learning techniques In Detail Machine learning is a subset of AI that aims to make modern-day computer systems smarter and more intelligent. The real power of machine learning resides in its algorithms, which make even the most difficult things capable of being handled by machines. However, with the advancement in the technology and requirements of data, machines will have to be smarter than they are today to meet the overwhelming data needs; mastering these algorithms and using them optimally is the need of the hour. Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms is your complete guide to quickly getting to grips with popular machine learning algorithms. You will be introduced to the most widely used algorithms in supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised machine learning, and will learn how to use them in the best possible manner. Ranging from Bayesian models to the MCMC algorithm to Hidden Markov models, this book will teach you how to extract features from your dataset and perform dimensionality reduction by making use of Python-based libraries such as scikit-learn. You will also learn how to use Keras and TensorFlow to train effective neural networks. If you are looking for a single resource to study, implement, and solve end-to-end machine learning problems and use-cases, this is the book you need. Style and approach A hands-on guide filled with real-world examples of popular algorithms used for data science and machine learning

Unleash the power of MERN stack by building diverse web applications using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB About This Book ? Create dynamic web applications with the MERN stack ? Leverage the power of React in building interactive and complex user interfaces ? Unlock the potential of Node, Express, and MongoDB to build modern full-stack applications Who This Book Is For Full-Stack React Web Development Projects is for JavaScript developers who have some experience with React, but no previous experience with full-stack development involving Node, Express, and MongoDB, and who want practical guidelines to start building different types of real-world web applications with this stack. What You Will Learn ? Set up your development environment and develop a MERN application ? Implement user authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens ? Build a social media application by extending the basic MERN application ? Create an online marketplace application with shopping cart and Stripe payments ? Develop a media streaming application using MongoDB GridFS ? Implement server-side rendering with data to improve SEO ? Set up and use React 360 to develop user interfaces with VR capabilities ? Learn industry best practices to make MERN stack applications reliable and scalable In Detail The benefits of using a full JavaScript stack for web development are undeniable, especially when robust and widely adopted technologies such as React, Node, and Express and are available. Combining the power of React with industry-tested, server-side technologies, such as Node, Express, and MongoDB, creates a diverse array of possibilities when developing real-world web applications. This book guides you through preparing the development environment for MERN stack-based web development, to creating a basic skeleton application and extending it to build four different web applications. These applications include a social media, an online marketplace, a media streaming, and a web-based game application with virtual reality features. While learning to set up the stack and developing a diverse range of applications with this book, you will grasp the inner workings of the MERN stack, extend its capabilities for complex features, and gain actionable knowledge of how to prepare MERN-based applications to meet the growing demands of real-world web applications. Style and approach This book provides practical guidelines on setting up and building MERN stack based applications, while providing further explanations on key concepts and implementations.

Get up-to-date with the finer points of Ubuntu Server using this comprehensive guide About This Book ? A practical easy-to-understand book that will teach you how to deploy, maintain and troubleshoot Ubuntu Server ? Get well-versed with newly-added features in Ubuntu 18.04. ? Learn to manage cutting-edge technologies such as virtualization, containers, Nextcloud and more Who This Book Is For This book is intended for readers with intermediate or advanced-beginner skills with Linux, who would like to learn all about setting up servers with Ubuntu Server. This book assumes that the reader knows the basics of Linux, such as editing configuration files and running basic commands. What You Will Learn ? Manage users, groups, and permissions ? Encrypt and decrypt disks with Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) ? Set up SSH for remote access, and connect it to other nodes ? Add, remove, and search for packages ? Use NFS and Samba to share directories with other users ? Get to know techniques for managing Apache and MariaDB ? Explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques ? Get familiar with scripting ? Automate server deployments with Ansible In Detail Ubuntu Server has taken the data centers by storm. Whether you're deploying Ubuntu for a large-scale project or for a small office, it is a stable, customizable, and powerful Linux distribution that leads the way with innovative and cutting-edge features. For both simple and complex server deployments, Ubuntu's flexible nature can be easily adapted to meet to the needs of your organization. With this book as your guide, you will learn all about Ubuntu Server, from initial deployment to creating production-ready resources for your network. The book begins with the concept of user management, group management, and filesystem permissions. Continuing into managing storage volumes, you will learn how to format storage devices, utilize logical volume management, and monitor disk usage. Later, you will learn how to virtualize hosts and applications, which will cover setting up KVM/QEMU, as well as containerization with both Docker and LXD. As the book continues, you will learn how to automate configuration with Ansible, as well as take a look at writing scripts. Lastly, you will explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques when working with Ubuntu Server that are applicable to real-world scenarios. By the end of the book, you will be an expert Ubuntu Server administrator who is well-versed in its advanced concepts. Style and approach This book is an advanced guide that will show readers how to administer, manage, and deploy Ubuntu server and will also provide expert-level knowledge on advanced security and backup techniques.

Learn to design and develop safe and reliable embedded systems About This Book ? Identify and overcome challenges in embedded environments ? Understand the steps required to increase the security of IoT solutions ? Build safety-critical and memory-safe parallel and distributed embedded systems Who This Book Is For If you’re a software developer or designer wanting to learn about embedded programming, this is the book for you. You’ll also find this book useful if you’re a less experienced embedded programmer willing to expand your knowledge. What You Will Learn ? Participate in the design and definition phase of an embedded product ? Get to grips with writing code for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers ? Build an embedded development lab and optimize the workflow ? Write memory-safe code ? Understand the architecture behind the communication interfaces ? Understand the design and development patterns for connected and distributed devices in the IoT ? Master multitask parallel execution patterns and real-time operating systems In Detail Embedded systems are self-contained devices with a dedicated purpose. We come across a variety of fields of applications for embedded systems in industries such as automotive, telecommunications, healthcare and consumer electronics, just to name a few. Embedded Systems Architecture begins with a bird's eye view of embedded development and how it differs from the other systems that you may be familiar with. You will first be guided to set up an optimal development environment, then move on to software tools and methodologies to improve the work flow. You will explore the boot-up mechanisms and the memory management strategies typical of a real-time embedded system. Through the analysis of the programming interface of the reference microcontroller, you'll look at the implementation of the features and the device drivers. Next, you'll learn about the techniques used to reduce power consumption. Then you will be introduced to the technologies, protocols and security aspects related to integrating the system into IoT solutions. By the end of the book, you will have explored various aspects of embedded architecture, including task synchronization in a multi-threading environment, and the safety models adopted by modern real-time operating systems. Style and approach Software developers and designers with experience in different fields, and who want to learn about embedded programming, will benefit from this book. Junior and less experienced embedded programmers willing to expand their knowledge in the field will also find it useful.

Understand the benefits of DevOps and continuous delivery and see how they support the agile software development process About This Book ? Learn how DevOps can accelerate your entire software development life cycle ? Improve your organization's performance to ensure the smooth production of software and services ? Get hands-on experience in using efficient DevOps tools to better effect Who This Book Is For If you're a developer or system administrator looking to take on larger responsibilities and understand how the infrastructure that builds today's enterprises works, this is the book for you. This book will also help you greatly if you're an operations worker who would like to better support developers. You do not need any previous knowledge of DevOps to understand the concepts in this book. What You Will Learn ? Understand how all deployment systems fit together to form a larger system ? Set up and familiarize yourself with all the tools you need to be efficient with DevOps ? Design an application suitable for continuous deployment systems with DevOps in mind ? Store and manage your code effectively using Git, Gerrit, Gitlab, and more ? Configure a job to build a sample CRUD application ? Test your code using automated regression testing with Jenkins Selenium ? Deploy your code using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Palletops, Chef, and Vagrant In Detail DevOps is a practical field that focuses on delivering business value as efficiently as possible. DevOps encompasses all code workflows from testing environments to production environments. It stresses cooperation between different roles, and how they can work together more closely, as the roots of the word imply—Development and Operations. Practical DevOps begins with a quick refresher on DevOps and continuous delivery and quickly moves on to show you how DevOps affects software architectures. You'll create a sample enterprise Java application that you’'ll continue to work with through the remaining chapters. Following this, you will explore various code storage and build server options. You will then learn how to test your code with a few tools and deploy your test successfully. In addition to this, you will also see how to monitor code for any anomalies and make sure that it runs as expected. Finally, you will discover how to handle logs and keep track of the issues that affect different processes. By the end of the book, you will be familiar with all the tools needed to deploy, integrate, and deliver efficiently with DevOps. Style and approach This book is primarily a technical guide to DevOps with practical examples suitable for people who like to learn by implementing concrete working code.

Design modern, rich interfaces for Java apps using JavaFX 10 About This Book ? Become a pro with the latest JavaFX 10 framework ? Create dynamic content using the animation API ? Create and customize plugins and use them efficiently in different applications Who This Book Is For If you’re a Java developer who wants to upgrade to the latest version of JavaFX to create stunning, feature-rich graphical applications, this book is for you. What You Will Learn ? Construct and customize JavaFX windows ? Manage UI elements and arrange them on the Scene ? Explore the Bindings API and use it to coordinate various UI elements ? Use FXML to design amazing FX applications ? Write and manage CSS to style your applications ? Add audio and video to your projects ? Prepare your application to be launched on the target platform In Detail JavaFX 10 is used to create media-rich client applications. This book takes you on a journey to use JavaFX 10 to build applications that display information in a high-performance, modern user interface featuring audio, video, graphics, and animation. Mastering JavaFX 10 begins by introducing you to the JavaFX API. You will understand the steps involved in setting up your development environment and build the necessary dependencies. This is followed by exploring how to work with the assets, modules, and APIs of JavaFX. This book is filled with practical examples to guide you through the major features of JavaFX 10. In addition to this, you will acquire a practical understanding of JavaFX custom animations, merging different application layers smoothly, and creating a user-friendly GUI with ease. By the end of the book, you will be able to create a complete, feature-rich Java graphical application using JavaFX. Style and approach The book adopts a practical, step-by-step approach.

Get to grips with modern software demands by learning the effective uses of Rust's powerful memory safety. About This Book ? Learn and improve the sequential performance characteristics of your software ? Understand the use of operating system processes in a high-scale concurrent system ? Learn of the various coordination methods available in the Standard library Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at software engineers with a basic understanding of Rust who want to exploit the parallel and concurrent nature of modern computing environments, safely. What You Will Learn ? Probe your programs for performance and accuracy issues ? Create your own threading and multi-processing environment in Rust ? Use coarse locks from Rust’s Standard library ? Solve common synchronization problems or avoid synchronization using atomic programming ? Build lock-free/wait-free structures in Rust and understand their implementations in the crates ecosystem ? Leverage Rust’s memory model and type system to build safety properties into your parallel programs ? Understand the new features of the Rust programming language to ease the writing of parallel programs In Detail Most programming languages can really complicate things, especially with regard to unsafe memory access. The burden on you, the programmer, lies across two domains: understanding the modern machine and your language's pain-points. This book will teach you to how to manage program performance on modern machines and build fast, memory-safe, and concurrent software in Rust. It starts with the fundamentals of Rust and discusses machine architecture concepts. You will be taken through ways to measure and improve the performance of Rust code systematically and how to write collections with confidence. You will learn about the Sync and Send traits applied to threads, and coordinate thread execution with locks, atomic primitives, data-parallelism, and more. The book will show you how to efficiently embed Rust in C++ code and explore the functionalities of various crates for multithreaded applications. It explores implementations in depth. You will know how a mutex works and build several yourself. You will master radically different approaches that exist in the ecosystem for structuring and managing high-scale systems. By the end of the book, you will feel comfortable with designing safe, consistent, parallel, and high-performance applications in Rust. Style and approach Readers will be taken through various ways to improve the performance of their Rust code.

Leverage the power of Microsoft Azure Data Factory v2 to build hybrid data solutions About This Book ? Combine the power of Azure Data Factory v2 and SQL Server Integration Services ? Design and enhance performance and scalability of a modern ETL hybrid solution ? Interact with the loaded data in data warehouse and data lake using Power BI Who This Book Is For This book is for you if you are a software professional who develops and implements ETL solutions using Microsoft SQL Server or Azure cloud. It will be an added advantage if you are a software engineer, DW/ETL architect, or ETL developer, and know how to create a new ETL implementation or enhance an existing one with ADF or SSIS. What You Will Learn ? Understand the key components of an ETL solution using Azure Data Factory and Integration Services ? Design the architecture of a modern ETL hybrid solution ? Implement ETL solutions for both on-premises and Azure data ? Improve the performance and scalability of your ETL solution ? Gain thorough knowledge of new capabilities and features added to Azure Data Factory and Integration Services In Detail ETL is one of the essential techniques in data processing. Given data is everywhere, ETL will always be the vital process to handle data from different sources. Hands-On Data Warehousing with Azure Data Factory starts with the basic concepts of data warehousing and ETL process. You will learn how Azure Data Factory and SSIS can be used to understand the key components of an ETL solution. You will go through different services offered by Azure that can be used by ADF and SSIS, such as Azure Data Lake Analytics, Machine Learning and Databrick’s Spark with the help of practical examples. You will explore how to design and implement ETL hybrid solutions using different integration services with a step-by-step approach. Once you get to grips with all this, you will use Power BI to interact with data coming from different sources in order to reveal valuable insights. By the end of this book, you will not only learn how to build your own ETL solutions but also address the key challenges that are faced while building them. Style and approach A step-by-step guide to develop data movement code using SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and database stored procedures for implementing intelligent BI solutions.

Manage vRealize operations manager 6.6 effectively using this comprehensive guide. About This Book ? Get complete control of capacity management in your virtual environment ? Display the most appropriate performance metrics and assemble your own dashboard ? Analyze and process data from different sources into a single repository ? Optimize vRealize Automation workload placement Who This Book Is For If you are an administrator of a virtual environment and have used vRealize Operations before but want to gain a professional understanding by easily implementing complex tasks with it, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn ? Discover advanced vRealize Operations concepts and design your processes effectively for the underlying architecture ? Plan and install a new version or upgrade from a previous one ? Apply proven capacity management theories and techniques in practical, real-world environments ? Manipulate data and metrics to display them in the most effective way possible ? Create custom views and dashboards fit for any use case ? Explore how policies have evolved in vRealize Operations 6.6 and how to apply them in the most effective manner In Detail In the modern IT world, the criticality of managing the health, efficiency, and compliance of virtualized environments is more important than ever. With vRealize Operations Manager 6.6, you can make a difference to your business by being reactive rather than proactive. Mastering vRealize Operations Manager helps you streamline your processes and customize the environment to suit your needs. You will gain visibility across all devices in the network and retain full control. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and support images, you will quickly master the ability to manipulate your data and display it in a way that best suits you and your business or technical requirements. This book not only covers designing, installing, and upgrading vRealize Operations 6.6, but also gives you a deep understanding of its building blocks: badges, alerts, super metrics, views, dashboards, management packs, and plugins. With the new vRealize Operations 6.6 troubleshooting capabilities, capacity planning, intelligent workload placement, and additional monitoring capabilities, this book is aimed at ensuring you get the knowledge to manage your virtualized environment as effectively as possible. Style and approach A step-by-step practical approach guide that help you learn new features of vRealize operations manager 6.6.

Recipe-based approach to tackle the most common problems in Computer Vision by leveraging the functionality of OpenCV using Python APIs About This Book ? Build computer vision applications with OpenCV functionality via Python API ? Get to grips with image processing, multiple view geometry, and machine learning ? Learn to use deep learning models for image classification, object detection, and face recognition Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who have a basic knowledge of Python. If you are aware of the basics of OpenCV and are ready to build computer vision systems that are smarter, faster, more complex, and more practical than the competition, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn ? Get familiar with low-level image processing methods ? See the common linear algebra tools needed in computer vision ? Work with different camera models and epipolar geometry ? Find out how to detect interesting points in images and compare them ? Binarize images and mask out regions of interest ? Detect objects and track them in videos In Detail OpenCV 3 is a native cross-platform library for computer vision, machine learning, and image processing. OpenCV's convenient high-level APIs hide very powerful internals designed for computational efficiency that can take advantage of multicore and GPU processing. This book will help you tackle increasingly challenging computer vision problems by providing a number of recipes that you can use to improve your applications. In this book, you will learn how to process an image by manipulating pixels and analyze an image using histograms. Then, we'll show you how to apply image filters to enhance image content and exploit the image geometry in order to relay different views of a pictured scene. We’ll explore techniques to achieve camera calibration and perform a multiple-view analysis. Later, you’ll work on reconstructing a 3D scene from images, converting low-level pixel information to high-level concepts for applications such as object detection and recognition. You’ll also discover how to process video from files or cameras and how to detect and track moving objects. Finally, you'll get acquainted with recent approaches in deep learning and neural networks. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to apply your skills in OpenCV to create computer vision applications in various domains. Style and approach This book helps you learn the core concepts of OpenCV faster by taking a recipe-based approach where you can try out different code snippets to understand a concept.

Key concepts, sample applications, best practices, and troubleshooting tips to build highly scalable applications in AWS. About This Book ? Design highly available, cost efficient, fault tolerant, and scalable distributed systems ? A practical guide that will help you build, deploy, and manage applications with ease. ? Develop effective solutions with AWS SDK and Lambda Who This Book Is For This book targets developers who would like to build and manage web and mobile applications and services on the AWS platform. If you are an architect you will be able to take a deep dive and use examples that can be readily applied to real world scenarios. Some prior programming experience is assumed along with familiarity of cloud computing. What You Will Learn ? Learn how to get up and running with AWS Developer Tools. ? Integrate the four major phases in the Release Processes. Source, Build, Test and Production. ? Learn how to integrate Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment in AWS. ? Make secure, scalable and fault tolerant applications. ? Understand different architectures and deploy complex architectures within minutes In Detail Continuous deployment and Agile methodology have enabled huge advances in modern applications. This book will enable the reader to make use of this rapidly evolving technology to build highly scalable applications within AWS using different architectures. You will begin with installation of AWS SDK and you will get hands-on experience on creating an application using AWS Management Console and AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Next you will be integrating Applications with AWS services such as DynamoDB, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Lambda, Amazon SQS and Amazon SWF Following this you will get well versed with CI/CD workflow and work with four major phases in Release processes – Source, Build, Test and Production. Next you will learn to apply AWS developer tools in your Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) WorkFlow. Later you will learn about User Authentication using Amazon Cognito and also how you can evaluate the best architecture as per your infrastructure costs. You will learn about Amazon EC2 service and deploy an app using Amazon EC2.You will also get well versed with container service which is Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS) and you will learn to deploy an app using Amazon ECS. Along with EC2 and ECS, you will also deploying a practical real-world example of a CI/CD application with the Serverless Application Framework which is known as AWS Lambda. Finally you will learn how to build, develop and deploy the Application using AWS Developer tools like AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy and AWS CodePipeline as per project needs. Also you can develop and deploy applications within minutes using AWS CodeStar from wizard. By the end of this book, the reader will effectively build, deploy, and manage applications on AWS along with scaling and securing applications with best practices and troubleshooting tips. Style and approach This book covers follows an approach where you will learn the key concepts followed by a real world example and some tips and tricks to make building and deploying easier

Explore the Rust Standard library and compose algorithms with minimal dependency on external libraries About This Book ? Develop high-quality, fast, and portable applications by leveraging the power of Rust's Standard library. ? Practical recipes that will help you work with the Standard library to boost your productivity as a Rust developer. ? Learn about most relevant external crates to be used along with the Standard library. Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who would like to explore the power of Rust and learn to use the STL for various functionalities. A basic Rust programming knowledge is assumed. What You Will Learn ? How to use the basic modules of the library: strings, command line access, and more. ? Implement collections and folding of collections using vectors, Deque, linked lists, and more. ? Handle various file types , compressing and decompressing data. ? Search for files with glob patterns. ? Implement parsing through various formats such as CSV, TOML, and JSON. ? Utilize drop trait , the Rust version of destructor. ? Resource locking with Bilocks. In Detail Mozilla’s Rust is gaining much attention with amazing features and a powerful library. This book will take you through varied recipes to teach you how to leverage the Standard library to implement efficient solutions. The book begins with a brief look at the basic modules of the Standard library and collections. From here, the recipes will cover packages that support file/directory handling and interaction through parsing. You will learn about packages related to advanced data structures, error handling, and networking. You will also learn to work with futures and experimental nightly features. The book also covers the most relevant external crates in Rust. By the end of the book, you will be proficient at using the Rust Standard library. Style and approach This recipe-based practical guide presents each topic with step-by-step instructions on how you can create fast and efficient applications utilizing Rust's Standard library packages.

A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised. About This Book ? Leverage this guide to confidently deliver a system that reduces the risk of being hacked ? Perform a number of advanced Linux security techniques such as network service detection, user authentication, controlling special permissions, encrypting file systems, and much more ? Master the art of securing a Linux environment with this end-to-end practical guide Who This Book Is For If you are a systems administrator or a network engineer interested in making your Linux environment more secure, then this book is for you. Security consultants wanting to enhance their Linux security skills will also benefit from this book. Prior knowledge of Linux is mandatory. What You Will Learn ? Use various techniques to prevent intruders from accessing sensitive data ? Prevent intruders from planting malware, and detect whether malware has been planted ? Prevent insiders from accessing data that they aren’t authorized to access ? Do quick checks to see whether a computer is running network services that it doesn’t need to run ? Learn security techniques that are common to all Linux distros, and some that are distro-specific In Detail This book has extensive coverage of techniques that will help prevent attackers from breaching your system, by building a much more secure Linux environment. You will learn various security techniques such as SSH hardening, network service detection, setting up firewalls, encrypting file systems, protecting user accounts, authentication processes, and so on. Moving forward, you will also develop hands-on skills with advanced Linux permissions, access control, special modes, and more. Lastly, this book will also cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques to get your work done efficiently. By the end of this book, you will be confident in delivering a system that will be much harder to compromise. Style and approach An advanced-level guide filled with real-world examples that will help you secure your Linux system

Learn to design, implement and secure your IoT infrastructure About This Book ? Build a complete IoT system that is the best fit for your organization ? Learn about different concepts, technologies, and tradeoffs in the IoT architectural stack ? Understand the theory, concepts, and implementation of each element that comprises IoT design—from sensors to the cloud ? Implement best practices to ensure the reliability, scalability, robust communication systems, security, and data analysis in your IoT infrastructure Who This Book Is For This book is for architects, system designers, technologists, and technology managers who want to understand the IoT ecosphere, various technologies, and tradeoffs and develop a 50,000-foot view of IoT architecture. What You Will Learn ? Understand the role and scope of architecting a successful IoT deployment, from sensors to the cloud ? Scan the landscape of IoT technologies that span everything from sensors to the cloud and everything in between ? See the trade-offs in choices of protocols and communications in IoT deployments ? Build a repertoire of skills and the vernacular necessary to work in the IoT space ? Broaden your skills in multiple engineering domains necessary for the IoT architect In Detail The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people's well-being. An architectural guide is necessary if you want to traverse the spectrum of technologies needed to build a successful IoT system, whether that's a single device or millions of devices. This book encompasses the entire spectrum of IoT solutions, from sensors to the cloud. We start by examining modern sensor systems and focus on their power and functionality. After that, we dive deep into communication theory, paying close attention to near-range PAN, including the new Bluetooth? 5.0 specification and mesh networks. Then, we explore IP-based communication in LAN and WAN, including 802.11ah, 5G LTE cellular, SigFox, and LoRaWAN. Next, we cover edge routing and gateways and their role in fog computing, as well as the messaging protocols of MQTT and CoAP. With the data now in internet form, you'll get an understanding of cloud and fog architectures, including the OpenFog standards. We wrap up the analytics portion of the book with the application of statistical analysis, complex event processing, and deep learning models. Finally, we conclude by providing a holistic view of the IoT security stack and the anatomical details of IoT exploits while countering them with software defined perimeters and blockchains. Style and approach This hands-on guide combines theory and application to the Internet of Things. This book covers the entire architectural stack of components and engineering domains from sensors to power analysis, communication systems, information theory, networking and routing, data security, protocols, software stacks, cloud mechanics, and data analytics with deep learning.

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.

Implement real-world decentralized applications using Python, Vyper, Populus, and Ethereum Key Features * Stay up-to-date with everything you need to know about the blockchain ecosystem * Implement smart contracts, wallets, and decentralized applications(DApps) using Python libraries * Get deeper insights into storing content in a distributed storage platform Book Description Blockchain is seen as the main technological solution that works as a public ledger for all cryptocurrency transactions. This book serves as a practical guide to developing a full-fledged decentralized application with Python to interact with the various building blocks of blockchain applications. Hands-On Blockchain for Python Developers starts by demonstrating how blockchain technology and cryptocurrency hashing works. You will understand the fundamentals and benefits of smart contracts such as censorship resistance and transaction accuracy. As you steadily progress, you'll go on to build smart contracts using Vyper, which has a similar syntax to Python. This experience will further help you unravel the other benefits of smart contracts, including reliable storage and backup, and efficiency. You'll also use web3.py to interact with smart contracts and leverage the power of both the web3.py and Populus framework to build decentralized applications that offer security and seamless integration with cryptocurrencies. As you explore later chapters, you'll learn how to create your own token on top of Ethereum and build a cryptocurrency wallet graphical user interface (GUI) that can handle Ethereum and Ethereum Request for Comments (ERC-20) tokens using the PySide2 library. This will enable users to seamlessly store, send, and receive digital money. Toward the end, you'll implement InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) technology in your decentralized application to provide a peer-to-peer filesystem that can store and expose media. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in blockchain programming and be able to build end-to-end decentralized applications on a range of domains using Python. What you will learn * Understand blockchain technology and what makes it an immutable database * Use the features of web3.py API to interact with the smart contract * Create your own cryptocurrency and token in Ethereum using Vyper * Use IPFS features to store content on the decentralized storage platform * Implement a Twitter-like decentralized application with a desktop frontend * Build decentralized applications in the shape of console, web, and desktop applications Who this book is for If you are a Python developer who wants to enter the world of blockchain, Hands-On Blockchain for Python Developers is for you. The book will be your go-to guide to becoming well-versed with the blockchain ecosystem and building your own decentralized applications using Python and library support.

Grasp advanced PowerShell Core 6.0 functionalities to automate your environment Key Features * Keep up with changes introduced in PowerShell Core 6.0 * Easily maintain appropriate compatibility with older versions * Automate complex tasks, manipulate data, and secure your environment with PowerShell Core 6.0 Book Description PowerShell scripts offer a handy way to automate various chores, however working effectively with these scripts can be a difficult task. This comprehensive guide starts with the fundamentals before moving on to advanced-level topics to help you become a PowerShell Core 6.0 expert. The first module, PowerShell Core 6.0 Fundamentals, begins with the new features of PowerShell Core 6.0, installing it on Linux, and working with parameters, objects and .NET classes from within PowerShell Core 6.0. As you make your way through the chapters, you'll see how to efficiently manage large amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell Core 6.0. You'll be able to make the most of PowerShell Core 6.0's powerful automation feature, where you will have different methods available to parse data and manipulate regular expressions and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). After having explored automation, you will enter the extending PowerShell Core 6.0 module, covering asynchronous processing and desired state configuration. In the last module, you will learn to extend PowerShell Core 6.0 using advanced scripts and filters, and also debug issues along with working on error handling techniques. By the end of this book, you will be an expert in scripting with PowerShell Core 6.0. What you will learn * Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures * Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data * Parse and manipulate different data types * Create scripts and functions using PowerShell * Use jobs, events, and popular public modules which assist with implementing multithreading * Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell * Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts * Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behavior of parameters Who this book is for If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting is for you. It is also ideal for those new to the PowerShell language.

Discover the skill-sets required to implement various approaches to Machine Learning with Python Key Features * Explore unsupervised learning with clustering, autoencoders, restricted Boltzmann machines, and more * Build your own neural network models using modern Python libraries * Practical examples show you how to implement different machine learning and deep learning techniques Book Description Unsupervised learning is about making use of raw, untagged data and applying learning algorithms to it to help a machine predict its outcome. With this book, you will explore the concept of unsupervised learning to cluster large sets of data and analyze them repeatedly until the desired outcome is found using Python. This book starts with the key differences between supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning. You will be introduced to the best-used libraries and frameworks from the Python ecosystem and address unsupervised learning in both the machine learning and deep learning domains. You will explore various algorithms, techniques that are used to implement unsupervised learning in real-world use cases. You will learn a variety of unsupervised learning approaches, including randomized optimization, clustering, feature selection and transformation, and information theory. You will get hands-on experience with how neural networks can be employed in unsupervised scenarios. You will also explore the steps involved in building and training a GAN in order to process images. By the end of this book, you will have learned the art of unsupervised learning for different real-world challenges. What you will learn * Use cluster algorithms to identify and optimize natural groups of data * Explore advanced non-linear and hierarchical clustering in action * Soft label assignments for fuzzy c-means and Gaussian mixture models * Detect anomalies through density estimation * Perform principal component analysis using neural network models * Create unsupervised models using GANs Who this book is for This book is intended for statisticians, data scientists, machine learning developers, and deep learning practitioners who want to build smart applications by implementing key building block unsupervised learning, and master all the new techniques and algorithms offered in machine learning and deep learning using real-world examples. Some prior knowledge of machine learning concepts and statistics is desirable.