Inject new life into your data with this mini-guide that takes you through all the essentials of data visualization using d3.js. With a basic knowledge of JavaScript and this tutorial, you're all set to create great visualizations.  Overview  Build blocks of web visualizations Learn visualization with detailed walkthroughs Learn to use data more effectively Animate with d3.js Design good visualizations  In Detail d3.js. provides a platform that help you create your own beautiful visualization and bring data to life using HTML, SVG and CSS. It emphasis on web standards that will fully utilize the capabilities of your web browser. Data Visualization with d3.js walks you through 20 examples in great detail. You can finally stop struggling to piece together examples you've found online. With this book in hand, you will learn enough of the core concepts to conceive of and build your own visualizations from scratch. The book begins with the basics of putting lines on the screen, and builds on this foundation all the way to creating interactive animated visualizations using d3.js layouts. You will learn how to use d3.js to manipulate vector graphics with SVG, layout with HTML, and styling with CSS. You'll take a look at the basics of functional programming and using data structures effectively – everything from handling time to doing geographic projections. The book will also help make your visualizations interactive and teach you how automated layouts really work. Data Visualization with d3.js will unveil the mystery behind all those beautiful examples you've been admiring. What you will learn from this book  Draw with SVG shapes and path generators Add styles with HTML and CSS Use data structures effectively Dynamically update visualizations as data changes Animate visualizations Let the user explore your data Use layouts to create complex drawings Learn to identify what makes a good visualization good  Approach This book is a mini tutorial with plenty of code examples and strategies to give you many options when building your own visualizations. Who this book is written for This book is ideal for anyone interested in data visualization. Some rudimentary knowledge of JavaScript is required.

Data Visualization With d3.js: Mold Your Data into Beautiful Visualizations With D3.js

Computers & Technology

Teller, Swizec

Web Development & Design

Packt Pub Ltd

Install, administer, and manage this powerful open source Java-based Enterprise CMS Overview <ul>
<li>Manage your business documents with standard practices like content organization, version control, tagging, categorization, library services, and advanced search</li> <li>Automate your business process with the advanced workflow concepts of Alfresco using the Activiti workflow engine</li> <li>Manage your documents with productivity tools like Microsoft Office, Mobile Application, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, and so on</li> <li>Integrate with external applications such as Liferay Portal, Adobe Flex, iPhone, and Facebook</li> </ul>
In Detail Alfresco 4 has improved a lot with its new and advanced concepts for content management. Users have been waiting for a book that covers these concepts along with security, dashboards, and the configuration features of Alfresco 4. Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation is a well-crafted and easy-to-use book, and it is a complete guide to implementing enterprise content management for your business needs using Alfresco 4. It covers the enhanced document management, integration with standard productivity tools, and various integration options with proven external applications. This book will take you through a number of clear, practical sections that will help you to make a proper decision for your business needs using standard practices with Alfresco’s Document Management and various third-party integrations You will learn how to install, administer, and manage your entire application. The concepts of mapping your business documents by extending content models and achieving your complex business process using Workflow models and business rules will be discussed in this book. Integration with various third party tools like MS Office, Mobile Application, Outlook, Liferay, Ephesoft, and Kofax will also be covered. You will learn to create your own custom workflow using Activiti BPMN 2.0 Process Designer and also maintain and administrate the entire application. This book explains everything you need to know to manage your documents using standard processes and mechanisms. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>Work with users and membership accounts, including LDAP integration and single sign-on</li> <li>Make content easy to find using search, tagging, content categorization, and metadata</li> <li>Customize the user interface, create your own dashboard layouts, and present content in custom ways relevant to your business</li> <li>Integrate external applications such as Liferay Portal, iPhone, Facebook, PDF and image viewer, Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Flex and Ffmpeg video transcoder</li> <li>Set up a single instance multi-tenant system and High Availability, configure Alfresco as in-bound email server, and set up an audit trail</li> <li>Learn the various options for Image and Forms Processing</li> <li>Maintain and administrate all of the Alfresco systems</li> <li>Use Alfresco 4 as a smart document repository; work with automatic version tracking and control, access the repository from the web, share network folders, FTP, Microsoft Office tools and Mobile Applications</li> </ul>

Alfresco 4 Enterprise Content Management Implementation

Shariff, Munwar

Shah, Snehal

Avatani, Rajesh

By the time you've completed the 10 projects in this book, you'll be a dab hand at using jQuery Mobile to create apps for smartphones and tablets. Turn your basic web development knowledge into pure gold. Overview  Write less, do more: learn to apply the jQuery motto to quickly craft creative sites that work on any smartphone and even not-so-smart phones Learn to leverage HTML5 audio and video, geolocation, Twitter, Flickr, blogs, Reddit, Google maps, content management system, and much more. All examples are either in use in the real world or were used as examples to win business across several industries.  In Detail jQuery Mobile is a touch-optimized web framework (also known as a JavaScript library or a mobile framework) currently being developed by the jQuery project team. The development focuses on creating a framework compatible with a wide variety of smartphones and tablet computers made necessary by the growing but heterogeneous tablet and smartphone market. The jQuery Mobile framework is compatible with other mobile app frameworks and platforms such as PhoneGap, Worklight, and more. Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile reflects the author’s years of experience and exposes every hidden secret which will ease your mobile app development. With just a smattering of design and user experience thrown in, going through this book will allow you to confidently say, “yes, I can do that.”. We’ll start out with effective mobile prototyping and then move directly to the core of what every one of your mobile sites will need. Then, we’ll move on to the fancy stuff. After creating some basic business templates and a universal JavaScript, we will move into the more interesting side of mobile development but we always try to keep an eye on progressive enhancement. jQuery Mobile is all about reaching everyone. So is this book.  "Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile" will take your basic mobile knowledge and help you make versatile, unique sites quickly and easily. What you will learn from this book  Learn the art of prototyping jQuery Mobile as both design and sales tactics Get tips on making jQuery Mobile implementations look more unique  Integrate with Google’s Analytics, Maps, and Feeds APIs  Leverage HTML5 video and audio including a jQuery Mobile player interface  Leverage client-side templating to render API results from Twitter, Reddit, Flickr, and more  Check and monitor the user’s position with Geolocation   Auto validate your mobile forms with jQuery Validate on both page-by-page and multi-page views Use jQuery Mobile to create a full responsive web design for photographers using Photoswipe   Approach With ample coded examples and screenshots, the book consists of 10 different projects that will help you master jQuery Mobile.  Who this book is written for "Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile" assumes a base level knowledge of web development. If you’ve used jQuery Mobile before, you’re gold. Otherwise, you can pick it up along the way..

Creating Mobile Apps with jQuery Mobile

Gliser, Shane

Computer Science

Over 60 useful recipes for rapid application development with the CakePHP frameworkAbout This Book<ul>
<li>Be introduced to the fundamentals of the CakePHP framework with useful tips and tricks</li> <li>Learn best practices and solve the most common problems direct from a CakePHP team member and official trainer</li> <li>Create outstanding applications as efficiently as possible</li> </ul>Who This Book Is ForIf you are a CakePHP developer looking to ease the burden of development, then this book is for you. As a headfirst dive into the framework, this collection of recipes will help you get the most out of CakePHP, and get your applications baked in no time. Even if you're not familiar with the framework, we'll take you from basic CRUD building to useful solutions that will aid in getting the job done quickly and efficiently.What You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Start developing quickly with a lightning-fast introduction to CakePHP</li> <li>Handle HTTP requests and responses, and common tasks such as file uploads and Ajax calls</li> <li>Get up-close and personal with the framework's model layer and events system</li> <li>Discover various routing techniques and a selection of API strategies</li> <li>Fully exploit the command line and CakePHP's shell capabilities</li> <li>Get introduced to the fundamentals of unit testing in the framework</li> <li>See how easily you can maintain and migrate your application's database schema</li> </ul>In DetailCakePHP is the most popular rapid application development framework for PHP. For over 10 years, this open source project has been the go-to solution for quickly and easily building websites and web applications.
Through a series of over 60 recipes, this book takes you from the basic building blocks of the CakePHP framework to the implementation of routine tasks that will help speed up your development even further. From routing to authentication, the model layer and the events system, as well as views and unit testing, you'll learn how to handle the ins and outs of developments using CakePHP. With fast paced recipes written by a core CakePHP member and official trainer, this book is your piece of the cake!

Cakephp 2 Application Cookbook

González, Jorge

Watts, James

Apache Cloudstack Cloud Computing

Sabharwal, Navin

Shankar, Ravi.

Networking & Cloud Computing

Learning Play! Framework 2

Petrella, Andy

Harness the power of Cocos2D to create your own stunning and engaging games for iOSAbout This Book Find practical solutions to many real-world game development problems Create games from start to finish by writing code and following detailed step-by-step instructions Full of illustrations and diagrams, practical examples, and tips for deeper understanding of game development in Cocos2D for iPhone Who This Book Is ForIf you want to learn how to make games using the Cocos2D framework, this book is for you. If you would like to build a good foundation for a career in game development as an independent game developer or at a game studio, or if you just want to make games as a hobby, then you'll love this book. You should have some basic programming experience with Objective-C and Xcode. To run the code in this book, you will also need an Intel-based Macintosh running OS X Mountain Lion (or later).What You Will Learn Install Cocos2D and create projects using Cocos2D Xcode templates Understand the Cocos2D architecture and its main classes Render images and text, move and animate them Control your game using touches and a gyroscope Create a user interface and navigate between game screens Use the physics engine to apply forces and detect collisions Add sounds and music and change playback properties Integrate your game with Game Center and make In-App purchases In DetailCocos2D-iPhone (Cocos2D-Swift) is a robust yet simple-touse 2D game framework for iPhone. If you are just starting with game programming, Cocos2D will enable you to make your first game in no time. Even if you are a seasoned game developer, you will still be able to benefit from what Cocos2D offers. This book will set you on the fast-track to game development with Cocos2D for iPhone. You will start by reviewing the basic classes and hierarchy, dive deep into animations and game flow, and finish by creating a complete game with UI using some advanced techniques. You will begin the book with an empty Cocos2D project and build on it until you end up with a complete game. The book will teach you how to work on game logic, handling user input, controlling the character, and playing audio. Later, in the final part of the book, we'll have a working game on our hands, and we'll see how we can improve the game further

Learning Iphone Game Development With Cocos2d 3.0: Harness the Power of Cocos2d to Create Your Own Stunning and Engaging Games for Ios

Muzykov, Kirill

Programming

Learning how to use the free DraftSight CAD program for 2D computer-aided design has never been easier thanks to this Beginner's Guide. Covers everything from installation to executing and printing a real-world mechanical design project. Overview <ul>
<li>Create precise mechanical drawings with DraftSight</li> <li>Download and install this free software in Windows, Mac, and Linux</li> <li>Learn how to dimension and prepare sheets for printing with fully illustrated exercises</li> </ul>
In Detail Computer-aided design (CAD) uses computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, and analysis of a design. DraftSight is a 2D computer-aided design (CAD) software application. DraftSight includes all the main tools to draft with precision, and it works with DWG files, the most popular CAD file type. It runs on a wide variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Getting Started with DraftSight addresses all the main phases for executing and printing a mechanical project. These concepts and commands can easily be applied to other areas. Beginning with the very basic concepts, and going through all the necessary drawing steps, you will finish by printing a full scale mechanical drawing. The illustrative examples will help you understand the design process and teach you how to utilize DraftSight features in your mechanical design projects. You will start with an overview of the mechanical design process, which will help you understand the different commands, tools, and tasks involved in DraftSight projects. You will then proceed to executing all the phases of the design process. This includes setting up a drawing, drawing and editing with precision, organizing with layers, and finally obtaining valid information from the drawing. Furthermore, you will also learn to apply fills, patterns, and dimensions, and the process of defining and printing sheets. With "GettingStarted with DraftSight" you will learn how to specify and document parts and print drawings with the help of DraftSight. Towards the end of this book you will be introduced to some advanced concepts like additional layer commands, and methods to reference other drawings or images, which can be very useful when dealing with complex projects. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>Download and get started with DraftSight</li> <li>Create drawing entities with precision</li> <li>Structure projects and follow standards</li> <li>Build simple and complex projects</li> <li>Create and apply components (blocks)</li> <li>Apply fills and regular patterns</li> <li>Dimension mechanical drawings</li> <li>Define printing sheets and print efficiently</li> <li>Reference other drawings and images</li> </ul>
Approach Packed with illustrations and step-by-step guidelines, this book will serve as a guide for DraftSight and get you up and running with it! Who this book is written for Getting Started with DraftSight is for anyone who wants to create accurate 2D drawings in the DWG file format. It is also a great resource for architectural, engineering, or design professionals and students. The reader needs to have basic knowledge of CAD.

Getting Started With Draftsight

Santos, João

If you know Eclipse then learning how to implement a DSL using Xtext is a natural progression. And this guide makes it easy to get started through a step-by-step approach accompanied with simple examples. Overview <ul>
<li>Learn to quickly develop a domain-specific language with Xtext</li> <li>Implement any aspect of a DSL using Xtend, a fully featured Java-like programming language</li> <li>Discover how to test a DSL implementation and how to customize runtime and IDE aspects of the DSL</li> </ul>
In Detail Xtext is an open source Eclipse framework for implementing domain-specific languages together with its IDE functionalities. It lets you implement languages really quickly, and, most of all, it covers all aspects of a complete language infrastructure, starting from the parser, code generator, interpreter, and more. "Implementing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext and Xtend" will teach you how to develop a DSL with Xtext, an Eclipse framework for implementing domain-specific languages. The chapters are like tutorials that describe the main concepts of Xtext such as grammar definition, validation, code generation, customizations, and many more, through uncomplicated and easy-to-understand examples. Starting with briefly covering the features of Xtext that are involved in a 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. We then proceed by explaining the main concepts of Xtext, such as validation, code generation, and customizations of runtime and UI aspects. By the end of the book, you will have learned how to test a DSL implemented in Xtext with Junit, in order to follow a test-driven development strategy that will help the developer implement maintainable code that is much faster and cleaner. A test-driven approach is used throughout the book when presenting advanced concepts such as type checking and scoping. The book also shows you how to build and release a DSL so that it can be installed in Eclipse, and gives you hints on how to build the DSL headlessly in a continuous integration server. "Implementing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext and Xtend" aims to complement the official Xtext documentation to explain the main concepts through simplified examples and to teach the best practices for a DSL implementation in Xtext. It is a Beginner’s Guide which should set you up for professional development DSL and its Eclipse IDE tooling. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>Learn to write an Xtext grammar for a DSL</li> <li>Use Xtend as an alternative to Java to write cleaner, easier-to-read, and more maintainable code</li> <li>Write constraint checks for a DSL using the validator mechanism</li> <li>Learn how to write a code generator and an interpreter for a DSL</li> <li>Discover how automatic symbol resolution works in Xtext and how to customize it</li> <li>Build and deploy a DSL implementation so that others can install it</li> <li>Get well versed with the typical Xtext development workflow</li> </ul>
Approach A step-by-step guide that enables you to quickly implement a DSL with Xtext and Xtend in a test-driven way with the aid of simplified examples.

Implementing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext and Xtend: Learn How to Implement a DSL with Xtext and Xtend Using Easy-to-Understand Examples and Best Practices

Bettini, Lorenzo

This is a truly hands-on book for developing Eclipse plug-ins. A whole series of "Time for Action" sections gets you involved in practical examples that teach you everything from the very basics to more advanced activities. Overview <ul>
<li>Create plug-ins to extend the Eclipse runtime covering Eclipse 3.x and the changes required for Eclipse 4.x</li> <li>Plug-ins from design to distribution — wide coverage of the entire process</li> <li>No prior OSGi or Eclipse plug-in development experience necessary</li> </ul>
In Detail As a highly extensible platform, Eclipse is used by everyone from independent software developers to NASA. Key to this is Eclipse’s plug-in ecosystem, which allows applications to be developed in a modular architecture and extended through its use of plug-ins and features. "Eclipse Plugin Development by Example: Beginner's Guide" takes the reader through the full journey of plug-in development, starting with an introduction to Eclipse plug-ins, continued through packaging and culminating in automated testing and deployment. The example code provides simple snippets which can be developed and extended to get you going quickly. This book covers basics of plug-in development, creating user interfaces with both SWT and JFace, and interacting with the user and execution of long-running tasks in the background. Example-based tasks such as creating and working with preferences and advanced tasks such as well as working with Eclipse’s files and resources. A specific chapter on the differences between Eclipse 3.x and Eclipse 4.x presents a detailed view of the changes needed by applications and plug-ins upgrading to the new model. Finally, the book concludes on how to package plug-ins into update sites, and build and test them automatically. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>How to create plug-ins for Eclipse 3.x and 4.x and automatically test plug-ins with JUnit</li> <li>How to display tree and table information in views</li> <li>What are the specific differences between the Eclipse 3.x model and the Eclipse 4.x model</li> <li>How and when to build user interfaces from SWT and JFace</li> <li>How to run tasks in the background and update the user interface asynchronously</li> <li>How to build plug-ins, features and update sites with Maven Tycho and automate user interface tests with SWTBot</li> <li>How to store and obtain preferences, and how to integrate with the Preferences panel</li> <li>How to work with the Eclipse resources model for creating and updating files and reporting errors to the user</li> </ul>
Approach A Beginner's Guide following the "by Example" approach. There will be 5-8 major examples that will be used in the book to develop advanced plugins with the Eclipse IDE. Who this book is written for This book is for Java developers who are familiar with Eclipse as a Java IDE and are interested in learning how to develop plug-ins for Eclipse. No prior knowledge of Eclipse plug-in development or OSGi is necessary, although you are expected to know how to create, run, and debug Java programs in Eclipse.

Eclipse 4 Plug-in Development by Example: Beginners's Guide

Blewitt, Alex

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