Use this hands-on guide book to learn and explore cognitive APIs developed by Microsoft and provided with the Azure platform. This book gets you started working with Azure Cognitive Services. You will not only become familiar with Cognitive Services APIs for applications, but you will also be exposed to methods to make your applications intelligent for deployment in businesses. The book starts with the basic concepts of Azure Cognitive Services and takes you through its features and capabilities. You then learn how to work inside the Azure Marketplace for Bot Services, Cognitive Services, and Machine Learning. You will be shown how to build an application to analyze images and videos, and you will gain insight on natural language processing (NLP). Speech Services and Decision Services are discussed along with a preview of Anomaly Detector. You will go through Bing Search APIs and learn how to deploy and host services by using containers. And you will learn how to use Azure Machine Learning and create bots for COVID-19 safety, using Azure Bot Service. After reading this book, you will be able to work with datasets that enable applications to process various data in the form of images, videos, and text. What You Will Learn Discover the options for training and operationalizing deep learning models on Azure Be familiar with advanced concepts in Azure ML and the Cortana Intelligence Suite architecture Understand software development kits (SKDs) Deploy an application to Azure Kubernetes Service Who This Book Is For Developers working on a range of platforms, from .NET and Windows to mobile devices, as well as data scientists who want to explore and learn more about deep learning and implement it using the Microsoft AI platform

Get up and running with Unity with the help of expert guidance for addressing the performance issues encountered in Unity development Key Features Discover solutions to common problems faced by .NET developers while creating games in Unity Explore tips, tricks, best practices, and advanced Unity coding techniques for creating impressive games Understand how to program with C# code using Unity's built-in modules and add engaging effects Book DescriptionUnderstand what makes Unity the world's most widely used real-time 3D development platform and explore its powerful features for creating 3D and 2D games, as well as the Unity game engine and the Microsoft Game Dev, including the Microsoft Azure Cloud and Microsoft Azure PlayFab services, to create games. You will start by getting acquainted with the Unity editor and the basic concepts of Unity script programming with C#. You'll then learn how to use C# code to work with Unity's built-in modules, such as UI, animation, physics, video, and audio, and understand how to develop a game with Unity and C#. As you progress through the chapters, you'll cover advanced topics such as the math involved in computer graphics and how to create a custom render pipeline in Unity with the new Scriptable Render Pipeline, all while optimizing performance in Unity. Along the way, you'll be introduced to Microsoft Game Dev, Azure services, and Azure PlayFab, and using the Unity3D PlayFab SDK to access the PlayFab API. By the end of this Unity book, you'll have become familiar with the Unity engine and be ready to develop your own games while also addressing the performance issues that you could encounter in the development process. What you will learn Get to grips with using the Unity Editor Use C# scripts to work with Unity's built-in modules such as UI, animation, physics, video, and audio Create a custom render pipeline in Unity Engine with the latest Scriptable Render Pipeline Write high-performance multithreaded code with the latest DOTS in Unity Discover the Azure PlayFab Client library for C# in Unity Understand how the asset management and serialization system within Unity really works Explore some of the most commonly used profiler tools in Unity development Who this book is forThe book is for developers with intermediate .NET and C# programming experience who are interested in learning game development with Unity. Basic experience in C# programming is assumed.

A professional's guide to solving complex problems while designing modern software Key Features Learn best practices for designing enterprise-grade software systems from a seasoned CTO Deeper your understanding of system reliability, maintainability, and scalability Elevate your skills to a professional level by learning the most effective software design patterns and architectural concepts Book DescriptionAs businesses are undergoing a digital transformation to keep up with competition, it is now more important than ever for IT professionals to design systems to keep up with the rate of change while maintaining stability. This book takes you through the architectural patterns that power enterprise-grade software systems and the key architectural elements that enable change (such as events, autonomous services, and micro frontends), along with showing you how to implement and operate anti-fragile systems. First, you'll divide up a system and define boundaries so that your teams can work autonomously and accelerate innovation. You'll cover low-level event and data patterns that support the entire architecture, while getting up and running with the different autonomous service design patterns. Next, the book will focus on best practices for security, reliability, testability, observability, and performance. You'll combine all that you've learned and build upon that foundation, exploring the methodologies of continuous experimentation, deployment, and delivery before delving into some final thoughts on how to start making progress. By the end of this book, you'll be able to architect your own event-driven, serverless systems that are ready to adapt and change so that you can deliver value at the pace needed by your business. What you will learn Explore architectural patterns to create anti-fragile systems that thrive with change Focus on DevOps practices that empower self-sufficient, full-stack teams Build enterprise-scale serverless systems Apply microservices principles to the frontend Discover how SOLID principles apply to software and database architecture Create event stream processors that power the event sourcing and CQRS pattern Deploy a multi-regional system, including regional health checks, latency-based routing, and replication Explore the Strangler pattern for migrating legacy systems Who this book is forThis book is for software architects who want to learn more about different software design patterns and best practices. This isn't a beginner's manual - you'll need an intermediate level of programming proficiency and software design to get started. You'll get the most out of this software design book if you already know the basics of the cloud, but it isn't a prerequisite.

Learn how to build, maintain, and test Android applications using clean architecture principles Key Features Understand various software design principles and patterns to make an application more testable Structure your application's code into different layers and components to make it more maintainable and flexible Study popular libraries and frameworks and integrate them into an application Book DescriptionAs an application's code base increases, it becomes harder for developers to maintain existing features and introduce new ones. In this clean architecture book, you'll learn to identify when and how this problem emerges and how to structure your code to overcome it. The book starts by explaining clean architecture principles and Android architecture components and then explores the tools, frameworks, and libraries involved. You'll learn how to structure your application in the data and domain layers, the technologies that go in each layer, and the role that each layer plays in keeping your application clean. You'll understand how to arrange the code into these two layers and the components involved in assembling them. Finally, you'll cover the presentation layer and the patterns that can be applied to have a decoupled and testable code base. By the end of this architecture book, you'll be able to build an application following clean architecture principles and have the knowledge you need to maintain and test the application easily. What you will learn Discover and solve issues in Android legacy applications Become well versed in the principles behind clean architecture Get to grips with writing loosely coupled and testable code Find out how to structure an application's code in separate layers Understand the role each layer plays in keeping the application clean Integrate existing frameworks and libraries for each layer Who this book is forThis book is for Android developers who want to learn about managing the complexity of their applications, and is also highly recommended for intermediate or advanced Android developers looking for a go-to guide for clean architecture and the integration of various Android technologies. New developers familiar with the fundamentals of Android app development will find this book useful too.

Explore hidden behaviors and customization techniques to help you get the most out of ASP.NET Core for building web applications Key Features Second edition updated and enhanced to cover the latest .NET 6 features and changes Learn expert techniques to implement authentication and authorization for securing your web apps Discover best practices for configuring ASP.NET Core, from user interface design to hosting it on platforms Book DescriptionASP.NET Core comes packed full of hidden features for building sophisticated web applications. You'd be missing out on a lot of its capabilities by not customizing it to work for your applications. With Customizing ASP.NET Core 6.0, you'll discover techniques to help you get the most out of the framework to deliver robust applications. In this updated second edition, you'll cover the latest features and changes in the .NET 6 LTS version. You'll find new insights and customization techniques for important topics such as authentication and authorization. The book will also show you how to work with caches and change the default behavior of ASP.NET Core apps. You'll learn essential concepts relating to optimizing the framework, such as configuration, dependency injection, routing, action filters, and more. As you progress, you'll be able to create custom solutions that meet the needs of your use case with ASP.NET Core. Later chapters will cover expert techniques and best practices for using the framework for your app development needs, from UI design to hosting. Finally, you'll focus on the new endpoint routing in ASP.NET Core to build custom endpoints and add third-party endpoints to your web apps for processing requests faster. By the end of this book, you'll be able to customize ASP.NET Core to develop robust optimized apps. What you will learn Explore various application configurations and providers in ASP.NET Core 6 Enable and work with caches to improve the performance of your application Understand dependency injection in .NET and learn how to add third-party DI containers Discover the concept of middleware and write your middleware for ASP.NET Core apps Create various API output formats in your API-driven projects Get familiar with different hosting models for your ASP.NET Core app Who this book is forThis .NET 6 book is for .NET developers who need to change the default behaviors of the framework to help improve the performance of their applications. Intermediate-level knowledge of ASP.NET Core and C# is required before getting started with the book.

Learn how to secure your ASP.NET Core web app through robust and secure code Key Features Discover the different types of security weaknesses in ASP.NET Core web applications and learn how to fix them Understand what code makes an ASP.NET Core web app unsafe Build your secure coding knowledge by following straightforward recipes Book DescriptionASP.NET Core developers are often presented with security test results showing the vulnerabilities found in their web apps. While the report may provide some high-level fix suggestions, it does not specify the exact steps that you need to take to resolve or fix weaknesses discovered by these tests. In ASP.NET Secure Coding Cookbook, you'll start by learning the fundamental concepts of secure coding and then gradually progress to identifying common web app vulnerabilities in code. As you progress, you'll cover recipes for fixing security misconfigurations in ASP.NET Core web apps. The book further demonstrates how you can resolve different types of Cross-Site Scripting. A dedicated section also takes you through fixing miscellaneous vulnerabilities that are no longer in the OWASP Top 10 list. This book features a recipe-style format, with each recipe containing sample unsecure code that presents the problem and corresponding solutions to eliminate the security bug. You'll be able to follow along with each step of the exercise and use the accompanying sample ASP.NET Core solution to practice writing secure code. By the end of this book, you'll be able to identify unsecure code causing different security flaws in ASP.NET Core web apps and you'll have gained hands-on experience in removing vulnerabilities and security defects from your code. What you will learn Understand techniques for squashing an ASP.NET Core web app security bug Discover different types of injection attacks and understand how you can prevent this vulnerability from being exploited Fix security issues in code relating to broken authentication and authorization Eliminate the risks of sensitive data exposure by getting up to speed with numerous protection techniques Prevent security misconfiguration by enabling ASP.NET Core web application security features Explore other ASP.NET web application vulnerabilities and secure coding best practices Who this book is forThis ASP.NET Core book is for intermediate-level ASP.NET Core web developers and software engineers who use the framework to develop web applications and are looking to focus on their security using coding best practices. The book is also for application security engineers, analysts, and specialists who want to know more about securing ASP.NET Core using code and understand how to resolve issues identified by the security tests they perform daily.

Improve your Azure architecture practice and set out on a cloud and cloud-native journey with this Azure cloud native architecture guide Key Features Discover the key drivers of successful Azure architecture Implement architecture maps as a compass to tackle any challenge Understand architecture maps in detail with the help of practical use cases Book DescriptionAzure offers a wide range of services that enable a million ways to architect your solutions. Complete with original maps and expert analysis, this book will help you to explore Azure and choose the best solutions for your unique requirements. Starting with the key aspects of architecture, this book shows you how to map different architectural perspectives and covers a variety of use cases for each architectural discipline. You'll get acquainted with the basic cloud vocabulary and learn which strategic aspects to consider for a successful cloud journey. As you advance through the chapters, you'll understand technical considerations from the perspective of a solutions architect. You'll then explore infrastructure aspects, such as network, disaster recovery, and high availability, and leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform. The book also guides you through cloud design patterns, distributed architecture, and ecosystem solutions, such as Dapr, from an application architect's perspective. You'll work with both traditional (ETL and OLAP) and modern data practices (big data and advanced analytics) in the cloud and finally get to grips with cloud native security. By the end of this book, you'll have picked up best practices and more rounded knowledge of the different architectural perspectives. What you will learn Gain overarching architectural knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform Explore the possibilities of building a full Azure solution by considering different architectural perspectives Implement best practices for architecting and deploying Azure infrastructure Review different patterns for building a distributed application with ecosystem frameworks and solutions Get to grips with cloud-native concepts using containerized workloads Work with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and use it with service mesh technologies to design a microservices hosting platform Who this book is forThis book is for aspiring Azure Architects or anyone who specializes in security, infrastructure, data, and application architecture. If you are a developer or infrastructure engineer looking to enhance your Azure knowledge, you'll find this book useful.

Harness the full power of the Visual Studio IDE to take your coding skills to the next level by learning about IDE productivity practices and exclusive techniques Key Features Increase your productivity by leveraging Visual Studio 2019's improvements and features Explore powerful editing, code intelligence, and source code control features to increase productivity Delve into VS's powerful, untapped features such as custom project templates and extensions Book DescriptionVisual Studio 2019 (VS 2019) and Visual Studio Code (VS Code) are powerful professional development tools that help you to develop applications for any platform with ease. Whether you want to create web, mobile, or desktop applications, Microsoft Visual Studio is your one-stop solution. This book demonstrates some of the most sophisticated capabilities of the tooling and shows you how to use the integrated development environment (IDE) more efficiently to be more productive. You'll begin by gradually building on concepts, starting with the basics. The introductory chapters cover shortcuts, snippets, and numerous optimization tricks, along with debugging techniques, source control integration, and other important IDE features that will help you make your time more productive. With that groundwork in place, more advanced concepts such as the inner workings of project and item templates are covered. You will also learn how to write quality, secure code more efficiently as well as discover how certain Visual Studio features work 'under the hood'. By the end of this Visual Studio book, you'll have learned how to write more secure code faster than ever using your knowledge of the extensions and processes that make developing successful solutions more enjoyable and repeatable. What you will learn Understand the similarities and differences between VS 2019 and VS Code Get to grips with numerous keyboard shortcuts to improve efficiency Discover IDE tips and tricks that make it easier to write code Experiment with code snippets that make it easier to write repeating code patterns Find out how to customize project and item templates with the help of hands-on exercises Use Visual Studio extensions for ease and improved productivity Delve into Visual Studio's behind the scene operations Who this book is forThis book is for C# and .NET developers who want to become more efficient and take advantage of features they may not be aware of in the IDE. Those looking to increase their productivity and write quality code more quickly by fully utilizing the power of the Visual Studio IDE will also find this book useful.

Learn how to build web applications efficiently using ASP.NET Core 5 with the C# programming language and related frameworks Key Features Build web apps and services and cross-platform applications using .NET and C# Understand different web programming concepts with the help of real-world examples Explore the new features and APIs in ASP.NET Core 5, EF Core, Visual Studio, and Blazor Book DescriptionASP.NET Core 5 for Beginners is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to the framework. This condensed guide takes a practical and engaging approach to cover everything that you need to know to start using ASP.NET Core for building cloud-ready, modern web applications. The book starts with a brief introduction to the ASP.NET Core framework and highlights the new features in its latest release, ASP.NET Core 5. It then covers the improvements in cross-platform support, the view engines that will help you to understand web development, and the new frontend technologies available with Blazor for building interactive web UIs. As you advance, you'll learn the fundamentals of the different frameworks and capabilities that ship with ASP.NET Core. You'll also get to grips with securing web apps with identity implementation, unit testing, and the latest in containers and cloud-native to deploy them to AWS and Microsoft Azure. Throughout the book, you'll find clear and concise code samples that illustrate each concept along with the strategies and techniques that will help to develop scalable and robust web apps. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to leverage ASP.NET Core 5 to build and deploy dynamic websites and services in a variety of real-world scenarios. What you will learn Explore the new features and APIs introduced in ASP.NET Core 5 and Blazor Put basic ASP.NET Core 5 concepts into practice with the help of clear and simple samples Work with Entity Framework Core and its different workflows to implement your application's data access Discover the different web frameworks that ASP.NET Core 5 offers for building web apps Get to grips with the basics of building RESTful web APIs to work with real data Deploy your web apps in AWS, Azure, and Docker containers Work with SignalR to add real-time notifications to your app Who this book is forThis book is for developers who want to learn how to develop web-based applications using the ASP.NET Core framework. Familiarity with the C# language and a basic understanding of HTML and CSS is required to get the most out of this book.

Use this collection of best practices and tips for assessing the health of a solution. This book provides detailed techniques and instructions to quickly diagnose aspects of your Azure cloud solutions. The initial chapters of this book introduce you to the many facets of Microsoft Azure, explain why and how building for the cloud differs from on-premise development, and outline the need for a comprehensive strategy to debugging and profiling in Azure. You learn the major types of blades (FaaS, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), how different views can be created for different scenarios, and you will become familiar with the Favorites section, Cost Management & Billing blade, support, and Cloud Shell. You also will know how to leverage Application Insights for application performance management, in order to achieve a seamless cloud development experience. Application Insights, Log Analytics, and database storage topics are covered. The authors further guide you on identity security with Azure AD and continuous delivery with CI and CD covered in detail along with the capabilities of Azure DevOps. And you are exposed to external tooling and trouble shooting in a production environment. After reading this book, you will be able to apply methods to key Azure services, including App Service (Web Apps, Function Apps, and Logic Apps), Cloud Services, Azure Container Service, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Log Analytics, and many more. What You Will Learn Debug and manage the performance of your applications Leverage Application Insights for application performance management Extend and automate CI/CD with the help of various build tools, including Azure DevOps, TeamCity, and Cake bootstrapper Who This Book Is For Application developers, designers, and DevOps personnel who want to find a one-stop shop in best practices for managing their application's performance in the cloud and for debugging the issues accordingly