Develop native applications for multiple mobile and desktop platforms including but not limited to iOS, Android, and UWP with the Xamarin framework and Xamarin.Forms Key Features Understand .NET Core and its cross-platform development philosophy Build Android, iOS, and Windows mobile applications with C#, .NET Core, and Azure Cloud Services Bring Artificial Intelligence capabilities into your mobile applications with Azure AI Book Description.NET Core is the general umbrella term used for Microsoft's cross-platform toolset. Xamarin used for developing mobile applications, is one of the app model implementations for .NET Core infrastructure. In this book, you will learn how to design, architect, and develop highly attractive, maintainable, efficient, and robust mobile applications for multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and UWP, with the toolset provided by Microsoft using Xamarin, .NET Core, and Azure Cloud Services. This book will take you through various phases of application development with Xamarin, from environment setup, design, and architecture to publishing, using real-world scenarios. Throughout the book, you will learn how to develop mobile apps using Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms and .NET Standard; implement a webbased backend composed of microservices with .NET Core using various Azure services including but not limited to Azure App Services, Azure Active Directory, Notification Hub, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions, Cognitive Services; create data stores using popular database technologies such as Cosmos DB, SQL and Realm. Towards the end, the book will help developers to set up an efficient and maintainable development pipeline to manage the application life cycle using Visual Studio App Center and Visual Studio Services. What you will learn Implement native applications for multiple mobile and desktop platforms Understand and use various Azure Services with .NET Core Make use of architectural patterns designed for mobile and web applications Understand the basic Cosmos DB concepts Understand how different app models can be used to create an app service Explore the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms UI suite with .NET Core for building mobile applications Who this book is forThis book is for mobile developers who wish to develop cross-platform mobile applications. Programming experience with C# is required. Some knowledge and understanding of core elements and cross-platform application development with .NET is required.

A definitive guide covering all the core concepts necessary to pass the Salesforce Administrator Certification exam Key Features Understand critical design considerations for setting up Salesforce CRM Facilitate and manage the transition from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience Learn key functions of application security to manage user profiles and data Book DescriptionSalesforce's winter '19 release offers a host of new features for CRM designed to meet your sales and marketing requirements. With this comprehensive guide to implementing Salesforce CRM, administrators of all levels can easily get a thorough understanding of the platform. This Salesforce handbook begins by guiding you in setting up users and security and then progresses to configuration, data management, and data analytics. You'll discover process automation and approval mechanisms, while also exploring the functional areas of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Salesforce Chatter. This book covers Salesforce CRM system administration in a practical way, and it'll serve as an invaluable reference for both new administrators and experienced professionals. Furthermore, you'll also delve into Salesforce mobile apps and mobile administration, along with Salesforce Adoption Manager. You'll gain insights into Lightning Experience, Salesforce's new app, and learn how its modern design and sleek interface helps you to build customizable components. Finally, we'll see how the two versions compare and help manage the transition from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience. By the end of the book, you will have mastered the techniques to configure and control various user interface features in Salesforce CRM. What you will learn Configure a variety of user interface features in Salesforce CRM Understand the capabilities of the Salesforce CRM sharing model Explore Einstein Analytics - Salesforce's new wave of advanced reporting Get to grips with the Lightning Process Builder workflow Set up user profiles, security, and login access mechanisms Find out how Apex and Visualforce coding can be used in Salesforce CRM Manage the transition from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience Implement data manipulation features to apply best practices in data management Who this book is forThis book is for administrators who want to develop and strengthen their Salesforce CRM skills in the areas of configuration and system management. Whether you are a new or experienced professional, this book will enhance your knowledge and understanding of Salesforce CRM features.

Understand Gang of Four, architectural, functional, and reactive design patterns and how to implement them on modern Java platforms, such as Java 12 and beyond Key Features Learn OOP, functional, and reactive patterns for creating readable and maintainable code Explore architectural patterns and practices for building scalable and reliable applications Tackle all kinds of performance-related issues and streamline development using design patterns Book DescriptionJava design patterns are reusable and proven solutions to software design problems. This book covers over 60 battle-tested design patterns used by developers to create functional, reusable, and flexible software. Hands-On Design Patterns with Java starts with an introduction to the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and delves into class and object diagrams with the help of detailed examples. You'll study concepts and approaches to object-oriented programming (OOP) and OOP design patterns to build robust applications. As you advance, you'll explore the categories of GOF design patterns, such as behavioral, creational, and structural, that help you improve code readability and enable large-scale reuse of software. You'll also discover how to work effectively with microservices and serverless architectures by using cloud design patterns, each of which is thoroughly explained and accompanied by real-world programming solutions. By the end of the book, you'll be able to speed up your software development process using the right design patterns, and you'll be comfortable working on scalable and maintainable projects of any size. What you will learn Understand the significance of design patterns for software engineering Visualize software design with UML diagrams Strengthen your understanding of OOP to create reusable software systems Discover GOF design patterns to develop scalable applications Examine programming challenges and the design patterns that solve them Explore architectural patterns for microservices and cloud development Who this book is forIf you are a developer who wants to learn how to write clear, concise, and effective code for building production-ready applications, this book is for you. Familiarity with the fundamentals of Java is assumed.

Use Ansible to configure your systems, deploy software, and orchestrate advanced IT tasks Key Features Get familiar with the fundamentals of Ansible 2.7 Understand how to use Ansible Tower to scale your IT automation Gain insights into how to develop and test Ansible playbooks Book DescriptionAnsible is an open source automation platform that assists organizations with tasks such as application deployment, orchestration, and task automation. With the release of Ansible 2.7, even complex tasks can be handled much more easily than before. Learning Ansible 2.7 will help you take your first steps toward understanding the fundamentals and practical aspects of Ansible by introducing you to topics such as playbooks, modules, and the installation of Linux, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), and Windows support. In addition to this, you will focus on various testing strategies, deployment, and orchestration to build on your knowledge. The book will then help you get accustomed to features including cleaner architecture, task blocks, and playbook parsing, which can help you to streamline automation processes. Next, you will learn how to integrate Ansible with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) before gaining insights into the enterprise versions of Ansible, Ansible Tower and Ansible Galaxy. This will help you to use Ansible to interact with different operating systems and improve your working efficiency. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the Ansible skills you need to automate complex tasks for your organization. What you will learn Create a web server using Ansible Write a custom module and test it Deploy playbooks in the production environment Troubleshoot networks using Ansible Use Ansible Galaxy and Ansible Tower during deployment Deploy an application with Ansible on AWS, Azure and DigitalOcean Who this book is forThis beginner-level book is for system administrators who want to automate their organization's infrastructure using Ansible 2.7. No prior knowledge of Ansible is required

Use Qt 5 to design and build functional, appealing, and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for your applications. Key Features Learn to use Qt 5 to design and customize the look and feel of your application Improve the visual quality of an application by using graphics rendering and animation Understand the balance of presentation and web content that will make an application appealing yet functional Book DescriptionWith the growing need to develop GUIs for multiple targets and multiple screens, improving the visual quality of your application becomes important so that it stands out from your competitors. With its cross-platform ability and the latest UI paradigms, Qt makes it possible to build intuitive, interactive, and user-friendly user interfaces for your applications. Qt5 C++ GUI Programming Cookbook, Second Edition teaches you how to develop functional and appealing user interfaces using the latest version of QT5 and C++. This book will help you learn a variety of topics such as GUI customization and animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. You will also be taken through advanced concepts like asynchronous programming, event handling using signals and slots, network programming, various aspects of optimizing your application. By the end of the book, you will be confident to design and customize GUI applications that meet your clients' expectations and have an understanding of best practice solutions for common problems. What you will learn Animate GUI elements using Qt5's built-in animation system Draw shapes and 2D images using Qt5's powerful rendering system Implement an industry-standard OpenGL library in your project Build a mobile app that supports touch events and exports it onto devices Parse and extract data from an XML file and present it on your GUI Interact with web content by calling JavaScript functions from C++ Access MySQL and SQLite databases to retrieve data and display it on your GUI Who this book is forThis intermediate-level book is designed for those who want to develop software using Qt 5. If you want to improve the visual quality and content presentation of your software application, this book is for you. Prior experience of C++ programming is required.

Click your way to automating business processes with Salesforce Visual Workflow Key Features Create and maintain complex business processes using Process builder Discover how to debug and deploy Flow and Process Builder Use new or existing Flows to work with Salesforce Lightning Experience Book DescriptionSalesforce Management System is an information system used in CRM to automate business processes, such as sales and marketing. Process Builder is a visual tool created to automate business processes in Salesforce. It enables users with no coding expertise to build complex Salesforce workflows. The book starts with an introduction to Process Builder, focussing on the building blocks of creating Processes. Then you will learn about different applications of Process Builder for developing streamlined solutions. You will learn how to easily automate business processes and tackle complex business scenarios using Processes. The book explains the workings of the Process Builder so that you can create reusable processes. It also explains how you can migrate existing Workflow Rules to Process Builder. By the end of the book, you will have a clear understanding of how to use Flows and Process Builder to optimize code usage. What you will learn Develop an application using point and click with the help of Process Builder Bypass Processes for specific users Understand the concepts of reusable processes Handle complex business processes using Process Builder and keep them clean Work with formulae in Process Builder to minimize the code required Create a process with no criteria so as to minimize the amount of rework Overcome Salesforce's known limitation in terms of referencing picklist values Who this book is forThis book is for people who want to use Process Builder to automate their business requirements by clicking, not coding. A basic understanding of Salesforce is required, but not extensive programming knowledge.

Learn the fundamentals of Java EE 8 APIs to build effective web services Key Features Design modern and stylish web services with Java EE APIs Secure your web services with JSON Web Tokens Explore the advanced concepts of RESTful web services and the JAX-RS API Book DescriptionJava Enterprise Edition is one of the leading application programming platforms for enterprise Java development. With Java EE 8 finally released and the first application servers now available, it is time to take a closer look at how to develop modern and lightweight web services with the latest API additions and improvements. Building RESTful Web Services with Java EE 8 is a comprehensive guide that will show you how to develop state-of-the-art RESTful web services with the latest Java EE 8 APIs. You will begin with an overview of Java EE 8 and the latest API additions and improvements. You will then delve into the details of implementing synchronous RESTful web services and clients with JAX-RS. Next up, you will learn about the specifics of data binding and content marshalling using the JSON-B 1.0 and JSON-P 1.1 APIs. This book also guides you in leveraging the power of asynchronous APIs on the server and client side, and you will learn to use server-sent events (SSEs) for push communication. The final section covers advanced web service topics such as validation, JWT security, and diagnosability. By the end of this book, you will have implemented several working web services and have a thorough understanding of the Java EE 8 APIs required for lightweight web service development. What you will learn Dive into the latest Java EE 8 APIs relevant for developing web services Use the new JSON-B APIs for easy data binding Understand how JSON-P API can be used for flexible processing Implement synchronous and asynchronous JAX-RS clients Use server-sent events to implement server-side code Secure Java EE 8 web services with JSON Web Tokens Who this book is forIf you're a Java developer who wants to learn how to implement web services using the latest Java EE 8 APIs, this book is for you. Though no prior knowledge of Java EE 8 is required, experience with a previous Java EE version will be beneficial.