Designing an API is complicated to begin with, but evolving your API design over time makes the process even more difficult. There are several books on the topic, but none that guide you through key decisions for designing and building APIs for specific audiences and types of products. Well, until now, that is. Using case studies from companies such as Slack, Stripe, Facebook, and Github, this practical guide shows you how to navigate complex decisions when building, scaling, and evolving your own APIs. You'll learn best practices for designing APIs that developers will love, and discover how to evolve your APIs as your product grows. Developers, architects, tech leads, product managers, and engineering managers will: Examine strategies to expose data through web APIs, using webhooks, websockets, and HTTP Learn how to evolve APIs while keeping them consistent Be able to scale APIs with pagination and rate limiting Handle security, performance, monitoring, and testing Build a thriving ecosystem around your API

Sharpen your coding skills by exploring established computer science problems! Classic Computer Science Problems in Java challenges you with time-tested scenarios and algorithms. You'll work through a series of exercises based in computer science fundamentals that are designed to improve your software development abilities, improve your understanding of artificial intelligence, and even prepare you to ace an interview. Classic Computer Science Problems in Java will teach you techniques to solve common-but-tricky programming issues. You'll explore foundational coding methods, fundamental algorithms, and artificial intelligence topics, all through code-centric Java tutorials and computer science exercises. As you work through examples in search, clustering, graphs, and more, you'll remember important things you've forgotten and discover classic solutions to your "new" problems! Key Features * Recursion, memorization, bit manipulation * Search algorithms * Constraint-satisfaction problems * Graph algorithms * K-means clustering For intermediate Java programmers. About the technology In any computer science classroom you'll find a set of tried-and-true algorithms, techniques, and coding exercises. These techniques have stood the test of time as some of the best ways to solve problems when writing code, and expanding your Java skill set with these classic computer science methods will make you a better Java programmer. David Kopec is an assistant professor of computer science and innovation at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He is the author of Dart for Absolute Beginners (Apress, 2014), Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift (Manning, 2018), and Classic Computer Science Problems in Python (Manning, 2019).

Beginning Drupal 8 teaches you how to build, maintain, and manage Drupal 8-based web sites. The book covers what Drupal is, using Drupal when building a new web site, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. The book also builds practical examples of common Drupal sites, such as a company website, a community website, and a commerce website, that you can take and expand on to create your own Drupal 8 sites. By reading this book, you will understand the power of the Drupal platform, and why you should be using Drupal if you're not already. Through following the samples in the book, you will quickly build your confidence and your ability to use Drupal. Beginning Drupal 8 gives you the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites on Drupal 8.

Revisiting your code to remove redundancies and inconsistencies-known as refactoring-is a common practice when using programming languages. With this book, author Steve Lindstrom not only shows you how to structure your CSS to build a responsive, easy-to-use website, but also how to use refactoring tools to create faster, more readable CSS. Good CSS is essential to the look and feel of modern sites-as important as the HTML that dictates the site's appearance and the JavaScript that runs the application. This book is ideal for seasoned front-end developers cleaning up an existing project, as well as those starting a new project for the first time. Discover why CSS is easy to learn but difficult to master Understand the difference between good and bad CSS Learn about refactoring and how it relates to CSS Explore methods for executing a CSS refactoring Learn how to deal with browser inconsistencies Investigate common CSS antipatterns-and how to avoid them Use techniques for structuring a project's CSS Recognize when your CSS refactoring is successful

Der enorme Kostendruck in Industrieunternehmen sowie der erkennbare Wandel der Wertschopfungsketten hin zu Wertschopfungsnetzwerken werden die Bedeutung der Beschaffung auf den Unternehmenserfolg sowie die Komplexitat der Beschaffungsaufgaben noch weiter erhohen. Diese Herausforderung kann nur durch den verstarkten Einsatz geeigneter, prozessorientierter Informationstechnologie bei der Beschaffung direkter Guter bewaltigt werden.

Dieses Buch bietet durch die Darstellung des State-of-the-Art und der Entwicklungstendenzen aus Sicht der Wissenschaft sowie namhafter IT-Anbieter-, Beratungs- und Industrieunternehmen erstmals einen ganzheitlichen Uberblick uber Strategien, Prozesse und Systeme bei der Beschaffung direkter Guter. Daraus konnen Handlungsempfehlungen fur die konkrete Ausgestaltung in den Unternehmen gewonnen werden."

To get the most out of modern JavaScript, you need learn the latest features of its parent specification, ECMAScript 6 (ES6). This book provides a highly practical look at ES6, without getting lost in the specification or its implementation details. Armed with practical examples, author Nicolas Bevacqua shows you new ways to deal with asynchronous flow control, declare objects or functions, and create proxies or unique sets, among many other features. The first title in Bevacqua's Modular JavaScript series, Practical Modern JavaScript prepares JavaScript and Node.js developers for applied lessons in modular design, testing, and deployment in subsequent books. This book explains: How JavaScript and its standards development process have evolved Essential ES6 changes, including arrow functions, destructuring, let and const Class syntax for declaring object prototypes, and the new Symbol primitive How to handle flow control with Promises, iterators, generators, and async functions ES6 collection built-in types for creating object maps and unique sets How and when to use the new Proxy and Reflect built-ins Changes to Array, Math, numbers, strings, Unicode, and regular expressions, and other improvements since ES5

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Written by the world-renowned Zed Shaw, this book of 52 hands-on projects is perfect for everyone who's written Python code but isn't yet comfortable taking new ideas all the way to finished software. The perfect follow-up to Shaw's best-selling Learn Python the Hard Way, this all-new, step-by-step book teaches you how to: Approach new problems in ways that lead to better solutions Analyze a concept, idea, or problem to implement in code Design a solution based on your analysis Implement your solution in the simplest way possible Systematically improve your programming skills through real projects Each project in Learn More Python the Hard Way helps you build a key practical skill -- combining demonstrations to get you started, and challenges to help you achieve even deeper understanding. Shaw organizes this practical programming course into five sections: working with commands, organizing and using data, applying algorithms, processing text, and implementing simple internet-style networking protocols. Along the way, Shaw stresses efficient processes and practical hacking mindsets -- helping you gain true mastery, not just follow recipes!

Learning Angular, Second Edition A Hands-On Guide to Angular 2 and Angular 4 Learning Angular teaches modern application development with Angular 2 and Angular 4. It begins with the basics of Angular and the technologies and techniques used throughout the book, such as key features of TypeScript, newer ES6 syntax and concepts, and details about the tools needed to write professional Angular applications. The reader will next build an Angular application from scratch while learning about the primary pieces of an Angular application and see how they work together. Using lots of examples, the core parts of Angular will be introduced, such as Components, the Router, and Services. The book also covers techniques like server-side rendering and how to incrementally add Angular 2+ features to existing AngularJS applications. Finally, the reader will gain insight into advanced skills that should be part of any professional Angular developer's toolkit such as testing, tooling options, and performance tuning. Understand how Angular is organized and learn best practices for designing Angular applications Quickly build Angular templates with built-in directives that enhance the user experience Bind UI elements to your data model, so changes to your model and UI occur automatically in tandem Define custom Angular directives that extend HTML Implement zoomable images, expandable lists, and other rich UI components Implement client-side services that interact with web servers Build dynamic browser views to provide even richer user interaction Create custom services you can easily reuse Implement rich UI components as custom Angular directives Contents at a Glance Introduction What is Angular Why Use Angular Who this Book is For How to Use this Book Getting the Source Code Chapter 1: Jumping into JavaScript Setting Up a JavaScript Development Environment Defining Variables Understanding JavaScript Data Types Using Operators Implementing Looping Creating Functions Understanding Variable Scope Using JavaScript Objects Manipulating Strings Working with Arrays Adding Error Handling Chapter 2: Jumping into TypeScript Learning the Different Types Understanding Interfaces Implementing Classes Implementing Modules Understanding Functions Chapter 3: Getting Started with Angular Why Angular? Understanding Angular Separation of Responsibilities Adding Angular to Your Environment Using the Angular CLI Creating a Basic Angular Application Chapter 4: Angular Components Component Configuration Building the Template Using Constructors Using External Templates Implementing Directives Chapter 5: Expressions Using Expressions Using Pipes Building a Custom Pipe Chapter 6: Data Binding Understanding Data Binding Interpolation Property Binding Attribute Binding Class Binding Style Binding Event Binding Two-Way Binding Chapter 7: Built-in Directives Understanding Directives Using Built-in Directives Structural Directives Attribute Directives Chapter 8: Custom Directives Creating a Custom Attribute Directive Creating a Custom Directive with a Component Chapter 9: Events and Change Detection Using Browser Events Emitting Custom Events Using Observables Chapter 10: Implementing Angular Services in Web Applications Understanding Angular Services Using the Built in Services Sending HTTP GET and PUT Requests with the http Service Implementing a Simple Mock Server Using the http Service Changing Views with the router Service Implementing a Router with a Navigation Bar Implementing a Router with Parameters Chapter 11: Creating Your Own Custom Angular Service Integrating Custom Services into Angular Applications Implementing a Simple Application That Uses a Constant Data Service Implementing a Data Transform Service Implementing a Variable Data Service Implementing a Service that Returns a Promise Implementing a Shared Service Chapter 12: Having Fun with Angular Implementing an Angular Application That Uses the Animation Service Implementing an Angular Application That Zooms in on Images Implementing an Angular Application That Enables Drag and Drop Implementing a Star Rating Angular Component

If you need to build a scalable, fault tolerant system with requirements for high availability, discover why the Erlang/OTP platform stands out for the breadth, depth, and consistency of its features. This hands-on guide demonstrates how to use the Erlang programming language and its OTP framework of reusable libraries, tools, and design principles to develop complex commercial-grade systems that simply cannot fail. In the first part of the book, you'll learn how to design and implement process behaviors and supervision trees with Erlang/OTP, and bundle them into standalone nodes. The second part addresses reliability, scalability, and high availability in your overall system design. If you're familiar with Erlang, this book will help you understand the design choices and trade-offs necessary to keep your system running.Explore OTP's building blocks: the Erlang language, tools and libraries collection, and its abstract principles and design rules Dive into the fundamentals of OTP reusable frameworks: the Erlang process structures OTP uses for behaviors Understand how OTP behaviors support client-server structures, finite state machine patterns, event handling, and runtime/code integration Write your own behaviors and special processes Use OTP's tools, techniques, and architectures to handle deployment, monitoring, and operations

Erfolgreiche Veranderung hangt von der zielgerichteten Umsetzung pragmatischer Konzepte ab. Das Business Engineering liefert diese Konzepte. Das Buch zeigt, wie sie in der betrieblichen Realitat zu erfolgreichen Projekten fuhren. Die Nutzung der Informationstechnologie ist dabei das verbindende Element. Die von erfahrenen Praktikern des Business Engineering verfassten Beitrage drehen sich zum einen um technologiegetriebene Wertschopfungspotenziale und zum anderen um den methodischen Transformationsprozess zum Unternehmen des Informationszeitalters. Sie beschaftigen sich mit den zentralen Fragen des unternehmerischen Wandels: Wie andert sich die Geschaftslogik z.B. von Finanzdienstleistern, Industrieunternehmen oder Immobilienmanagement-Gesellschaften unterstutzt durch innovative Anwendungen? Welche Potenziale ergeben sich fur Supply-Chain-Management-Prozesse oder fur ein innovatives HR-Management? Welche Effekte ergeben sich in Netzwerken? Wie lassen sich die Erkenntnisse in KMU anwenden?

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After years of anticipation and delay, the W3C finally released the XSLT 2.0 standard in January 2007. The revised edition of this classic book offers practical, real-world examples that demonstrate how you can apply XSLT style sheets to XML data using either the new specification, or the older XSLT 1.0 standard. XSLT is a critical language for converting XML documents into other formats, such as HTML code or a PDF file. With "XSLT", you get a thorough understanding of XSLT and XPath and their relationship to other web standards, along with recommendations for a honed toolkit in an open platform-neutral, standards-based environment.This book: covers the XSLT basics, including simple style sheets and methods for setting up transformation engines; walks you through the many parts of XSLT, particularly XSLT's template-based approach to transformations; applies both XSLT 1.0 and 2.0 solutions to the same problems, helping you decide which version of XSLT is more appropriate for your project; and, includes profuse examples that complement both the tutorial and the reference material. The new edition of "XSLT" has been updated thoroughly to explain XSLT 2.0 's many dependencies, notably XML Schema and XPath 2.0. Want to find out how the 2.0 specification improves on the old? This book will explain.

Programming skills are indispensable in today's world, not just for computer science students, but also for anyone in any scientific or technical discipline. An Introduction to Programming in Java, Second Edition, by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne is an accessible, interdisciplinary treatment that emphasizes important and engaging applications, not toy problems. The authors supply the tools needed for students and professionals to learn that programming is a natural, satisfying, and creative experience, and to become conversant with one of the world's most widely used languages. This example-driven guide focuses on Java's most useful features and brings programming to life for every student in the sciences, engineering, and computer science. Coverage includes Basic elements of programming: variables, assignment statements, built-in data types, conditionals, loops, arrays, and I/O, including graphics and sound Functions, modules, and libraries: organizing programs into components that can be independently debugged, maintained, and reused Algorithms and data structures: sort/search algorithms, stacks, queues, and symbol tables Applications from applied math, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science Drawing on their extensive classroom experience, the authors provide Q&As, exercises, and opportunities for creative engagement with the material throughout. Together with the companion materials, this book empowers people pursue a modern approach to teaching and learning programming. Companion web site contains Chapter summaries Supplementary exercises, some with solutions Detailed instructions for installing a Java programming environment Program code and test data suitable for easy download Detailed creative exercises, projects, and other supplementary mat And companion studio-produced online videos provide students and professionals with the opportunity to engage with the material at their own pace and instructors the opportunity to spend their time with students helping them to succeed on assignments and exams.

For courses in Introductory Programming for Java and Alice Learn programming basics in a creative context that's more engaging and less complicated Taking a computer programming course can be challenging, time-consuming, and downright frustrating-but there's a better way. Alice 3 to Java: Learning Creative Programming through Storytelling and Gaming, First Edition introduces readers to programming in a creative context that's more engaging and less complicated, while still covering all the essential concepts you'd expect to see in an introductory programming course. Readers are invited to step into the world of creating 3D animations through chapters that present programming concepts with hands-on examples. Throughout the text, readers create a short story or game centered on Lawrence Prenderghast's Haunted Circus, a story by Laura Paoletti. Students bring the story to life through projects and exercises using Alice, an animation tool similar to professional software used by studios like Pixar and DreamWorks. Later in the book, students may apply what they've learned in Alice to using Java, a professional, production-level programming course.

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Programmers love its flexibility and speed; designers love its accessibility and convenience. When it comes to creating web sites, the PHP scripting language is truly a red-hot property. In fact, PHP is currently used on more than 19 million web sites, surpassing Microsoft's ASP .NET technology in popularity. Not surprisingly, this surge in usage has resulted in a number of PHP books hitting the market. Only one, though, takes the language beyond traditional Web programming and into mapping, graphing, multimedia, and beyond: PHP Hacks. In PHP Hacks, author Jack Herrington wrings out his 20 years of code generation experience to deliver hands-on tools ranging from basic PHP and PEAR installation and scripting to advanced multimedia and database optimizing tricks. On the practical side of things, PHP Hacks helps you develop more robust PHP applications by explaining how to improve your database design, automate application testing, and employ design patterns in your PHP scripts and classes. In the category of "cool," Herrington explains how to upgrade your Web interface through the creation of tabs, stickies, popups, and calendars. He even examines how to leverage maps and graphics in PHP. There's also a bounty of image and application hacks, including those that show you how to: * Integrate web sites with Google maps and satellite imaging * Dynamically display iPhoto libraries online * Add IRC, SMS, and Instant Messaging capabilities to your Web applications * Drop the latest Wikipedia dictionary onto your Sony PSP * Render graphics and user interfaces with SVG, DHTML, and Ajax Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in PHP Hacks, the only PHP guide that offers something useful and fun for everyone.

ASP.NET MVC insiders cover the latest updates to the technology in this popular Wrox reference MVC 5 is the newest update to the popular Microsoft technology that enables you to build dynamic, data-driven websites. Like previous versions, this guide shows you step-by-step techniques on using MVC to best advantage, with plenty of practical tutorials to illustrate the concepts. It covers controllers, views, and models; forms and HTML helpers; data annotation and validation; membership, authorization, and security. * MVC 5, the latest version of MVC, adds sophisticated features such as single page applications, mobile optimization, and adaptive rendering * A team of top Microsoft MVP experts, along with visionaries in the field, provide practical advice on basic and advanced MVC topics * Covers controllers, views, models, forms, data annotations, authorization and security, Ajax, routing, ASP.NET web API, dependency injection, unit testing, real-world application, and much more Professional ASP.NET MVC 5 is the comprehensive resource you need to make the best use of the updated Model-View-Controller technology.

Beginning Backbone.js is your step-by-step guide to learning and implementing the Backbone.js library. Backbone.js is one of the most popular JavaScript libraries among web developers, used to create modular, single-page web apps. This book takes you from downloading Backbone.js and its dependencies all the way to using more advanced libraries to structure your application architecture, and everything in between. With a real-world, practical approach, you will learn how you can integrate Backbone.js into the center of your JavaScript stack, and create scalable applications. James Sugrue shows you how to implement all aspects of templating, really work well with RequireJS, and fully understand Grunt and all its plug-ins. Armed with this knowledge you'll be able to architect a continuous integration system that is key to real-world applications. With the explosion of JavaScript-based applications on the web, the need for more structured approaches to code management is more important than ever. Backbone.js helps create applications that separate models from views, enabling developers to avoid spaghetti code. Beginning Backbone.js will gently guide you into this amazingly powerful library, and help you ramp up to building professional applications.Integrate Backbone.js into your work today. What you'll learn * Learn the importance of MVC approaches in software development * Learn why Backbone.js is so popular and how to integrate it into your JavaScript stack * Understand core Backbone.js concepts such as models, views, routers, and events * Test your application using the latest JavaScript testing tools * Create build scripts using Grunt.js to simplify your build and deployment workflow * Use additional libraries to build on the power of Backbone.js * Avoid common beginner errors and code using best practices Who this book is for Beginning Backbone.js is for the web developer who is already confident with JavaScript, but who is keen to build larger, single-page web apps. If you want to introduce more structure, quality, and process to your web application using Backbone.js, and other leading JavaScript technologies, this is the book for you.

Develop a real-world web application and learn how to take advantage of the web platform and cutting-edge technologies to create great user experience. Key Features * Create a full stack web application using cutting-edge technologies such as distributed edge deploy, Redis, and multi-region databases * Unlock the full potential of the web platform to enhance your React dev experience * Learn to build great user experience with Remix from start to finish Book Description We live in exciting times for web development. The JavaScript ecosystem is evolving rapidly. Remix provides necessary abstractions to take advantage of the latest advancements in React and beyond. Unlock the full potential of latest technologies such as edge functions and streaming and the full stack of the web platform by leveling up from React development to full stack web development with Remix. This book guides you through the thoughtfully designed conventions, levers, and primitives of Remix. Become a better web developer by using the platform. Develop a personal finance management application - a dashboard that mimics both personal and enterprise use cases. Each chapter introduces new concepts such as routing, data fetching and mutations, error handling, state management, and advanced topics such as real-time communication, edge deploys, and caching strategies to create a great user experience start to finish. Apply each concept to the personal finance dashboard to learn how to supercharge your React app with Remix. Remix is a healthy combination of what works (the web platform) and new ideas, trends, and technologies. The final part of this book covers migration strategies. Learn how to move an existing application to Remix. If you are looking for a start-to-finish guide about Remix, then this book is for you. What you will learn * Understand Remix's philosophy and guiding principles * Increase your expertise in the web platform which you can take anywhere * Master data mutations, routing, error handling, and state management with Remix * Learn how to build with accessibility and progressive enhancement in mind * Familiarize yourself with advanced topics such as caching strategies, real-time communication, and developing for the edge * Work with state-of-the-art technologies such as the edge, multi-regional databases, and Redis * Study migration patterns to move an existing project to Remix Who This Book Is For This book is for React developers looking to use Remix for their next project, or for those trying to evaluate and justify a migration to Remix. This book will guide you through the development of a full stack web application. You should have some beginner experience developing with React and JavaScript to get the most out of this book. Basic knowledge of server-side runtimes such as Node.js and experience with TypeScript is helpful but not required. If you are looking for a guide that introduces you to Remix start to finish, then this book is for you.

Static websites-sites with fixed content-are the simplest type of web pages. In addition to being easier to create and maintain, they're inherently more secure that dynamic pages. And with the Hugo static site engine, you can render them in milliseconds. Hugo in Action is a step-by-step guide to using Hugo to create static websites that really show off the advantages of simplicity. Working with a complete example website and source code samples, you'll learn how to build and host a low-maintenance, high-performance site that will wow your users and stay stable without relying on a third-party server. Key Features * Installing Hugo and building your first web page * Using the Go Template language * Forking themes * Building your own APIs For web developers with intermediate knowledge of HTML/CSS and basic knowledge of JavaScript. About the technology With the Hugo engine, you can build and render static web pages in milliseconds. Written in Go, the Hugo engine takes your directory of content and templates and renders it as a full HTML and CSS website. It uses Markdown files for its data, making it quick to code, capable of running from any directory, and a great choice when working on a shared system where you don't have full privileges. Perfect for blogs, documentation, and portfolio sites, Hugo makes web development fast and fun again. Atishay Jain is a Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe, who has developed web-based software used by millions of Adobe Creative Cloud customers on a daily basis.

Web frameworks are playing a major role in the creation of today's most compelling web applications, because they automate many of the tedious tasks, allowing developers to instead focus on providing users with creative and powerful features. Java developers have been particularly fortunate in this area, having been able to take advantage of Grails, an open source framework that supercharges productivity when building Java--driven web sites. Grails is based on Groovy, which is a very popular and growing dynamic scripting language for Java developers and was inspired by Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk. Beginning Groovy, Grails and Griffon is the first introductory book on the Groovy language and its primary web framework, Grails. Griffon is also covered. While Grails is the Web framework for building Groovy Web applications, Griffon is the deskop framework for building desktop Groovy applications. Could Groovy be the new Java? It's light, fast and free (open source). This book gets you started with Groovy, Grails and Griffon, and culminates in the example and possible application of some real--world projects.You follow along with the development of each project, implementing and running each application while learning new features along the way. What you'll learn* Understand the fundamentals of the open source, dynamic Groovy scripting language and the Grails web framework. * Capitalize upon Grails' well--defined framework architecture to build web applications faster than ever before. * Improve your web application with cutting--edge interface enhancements using Ajax. * Use Grails' object--relational mapping solution, GORM, to manage your data store more effectively than ever before. * Take advantage of Groovy to create reporting services, implement batch processing, and create alternative client interfaces. * Deploy and upgrade your Grails--driven applications with expertise and ease. * Discover an alternative client in Groovy as well. * Explore the Griffon framework for creating Groovy-based desktop applications. Who this book is for Java and web developers looking to learn and embrace the power and flexibility offered by the more agile, lightweight Groovy scripting language and its Grails and Griffon frameworks.

Web advertising is changing. What was once a predominantly Flash-based medium is making the switch to HTML5, with the benefit of a plug-in free environment giving a larger audience for ads, and better integration with the page they are featured on. We live in a time where marketers, designers, and developers are confused as to what they can and can't do on different devices, browsers, and operating systems. What better way to finally make sense of it all, than by stepping through the entire campaign process on your own terms? HTML5 Advertising will educate you on the whole digital advertising process from start to finish, and help you take advantage of new HTML5 features such as canvas, CSS3 animations, DOM events, audio and video, and offline storage. You'll also learn how to get around discrepancies in browser support with JavaScript and polyfills. You will be provided with tips and tricks to better optimize content across screens and make the most successful campaign with the lightest footprint possible, which is especially important when deploying to mobile devices.This book: * Takes you through the advertising campaign process with HTML5 from design to delivery * Provides in-depth knowledge into the digital advertising landscape and the HTML5 specification * Communicates tips and tricks coming from Flash and ActionScript to HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. HTML5 Advertising equips you with the knowledge to attack cutting-edge, rich media projects with confidence and scale, while also learning the essentials to communicate to internal and external clients. HTML5 is here whether you like it or not, so why not jump in early and head down the path of building the future.What you'll learn * How to work with web standards within the digital advertising desktop and mobile landscape * Understand new HTML5 features like SVG, web fonts, device orientation, offline storage and tracking, geolocation, canvas, drag-n-drop, webGL and video * Create, encode and deliver device and browser agnostic video for HTML5 * Create interactive and dynamic advertisements for HTML5 compliant browsers * Deploy to mobile devices, both in application and mobile web environments * Optimize your creatives and provide graceful failovers when needed with debugging tips * Understand the entire digital advertising campaign process from end to end Who this book is for HTML5 Advertising is for the designer/developer transitioning from Flash & Actionscript to web standards (HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript). It's ideal for someone who is ready to move beyond his/her current skillset and get a jumpstart on developing with the emerging standard. It's for designers and developers tired of not reaching the full audience on Apple iOS platforms and browsers where Flash can't run.While the industry is swiftly progressing towards the new standard, Digital Advertising with HTML5 is an excellent choice for developers and designers who enjoy learning useful tips and shortcuts that they can apply in their professional life. It's an exceptional choice for the creative or technology director craving to improve the skillsets of an entire team or department.

Foundation Adobe Edge Animateis a project-oriented book that will walk you through the features ofEdge Animate - Adobe's exciting new motion and interaction tool forweb standards development. Edge Animate is an application that allows web designers and developers to make full use of many of the features of CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5. Edge Animate enables you to animate graphics without the need to hand code everything using canvas or SVG. It exports well-formed, standards-compliant code that you can either use to create new web products, or add directly into existing projects. It also features full JavaScript and DOM manipulation, enabling you to get under the hood and create fantastic interactive experiences. Using a unique project-oriented focus you will be creating carefully developed projects designed to give you the skills and confidence necessary to undertake interactive and web design experiences aimed at devices ranging from smart phones to the TV set in your living room. Along the way you will discover how many of the tools in the Adobe Web Design CS6 collection can be fully utilized to create expressive and engaging web applications. This includes: Building interactive projects using the Edge Animate timeline and coding tools. Learning how Fireworks, Photoshop, and Illustrator are used for Edge Animate content creation. Discovering how pages created in Dreamweaver and Muse can become fully interactive and contain motion graphics in Edge Animate. What you'll learn Use Edge Animate to create web sites and applications Create web graphics without the need to hand code in canvas Add JavaScript animation and interactivity to your projects Integrate Edge Animate content with your own HTML5 projects Easily handle DOM events Combine Edge Animate with Dreamweaver and Muse Who this book is for

Web standards developers needing a simple tool to create interactive experiences in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript Table of Contents Learning the Edge Animate Interface Creating Timeline Animations: Part 1 Creating Timeline Animations: Part 2 Creating Graphics for Edge Animate Working with Type in Edge Animate Adding Interactivity in Edge Animate Edge Animate and the Web Adding a Bit of "Wow"EdgeAnimate and Digital PublicationsEdge Animate Goes Mobile

Use digital experience platforms (DXP) to improve your development productivity and release timelines. Leverage the pre-integrated feature sets of DXPs in your organization's digital transformation journey to quickly develop a personalized, secure, and robust enterprise platform. In this book the authors examine various features of DXPs and provide rich insights into building each layer in a digital platform. Proven best practices are presented with examples for designing and building layers. A special focus is provided on security and quality attributes needed for business-critical enterprise applications. The authors cover modern and emerging digital trends such as Blockchain, IoT, containers, chatbots, artificial intelligence, and more. The book is divided into five parts related to requirements/design, development, security, infrastructure, and case study. The authors employ proven real-world methods, best practices, and security and integration techniques derived from their rich experience. An elaborate digital transformation case study for a banking application is included. What You'll Learn Develop a digital experience platform from end to end Understand best practices and proven methods for designing overall architecture, user interface and integration components, security, and infrastructure Study real-world cases, including an elaborate digital transformation building an enterprise platform for a banking application Know the open source tools and technology frameworks that can be used to build DXPs Who This Book Is For Web developers, full stack developers, digital enthusiasts, digital project managers, and architects

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This brain-friendly guide teaches you everything from JavaScript language fundamentals to advanced topics, including objects, functions, and the browser's document object model. You won't just be reading--you'll be playing games, solving puzzles, pondering mysteries, and interacting with JavaScript in ways you never imagined. And you'll write real code, lots of it, so you can start building your own web applications. Prepare to open your mind as you learn (and nail) key topics including: The inner details of JavaScriptHow JavaScript works with the browserThe secrets of JavaScript typesUsing arraysThe power of functionsHow to work with objectsMaking use of prototypesUnderstanding closuresWriting and testing applications

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