Master the ArcGIS API for JavaScript to build web and mobile applications using this practical guide. Key FeaturesDevelop ArcGIS Server applications with JavaScript, both for traditional web browsers as well as the mobile platformMake your maps informative with intuitive geographic layers, user interface widgets, and moreIntegrate ArcGIS content into your custom applications and perform analytics with the ArcGIS OnlineBook Descrip...

This little book shows JavaScript developers how to build superb web applications with CoffeeScript, the remarkable little language that’s gaining considerable interest. Through example code, this guide demonstrates how CoffeeScript abstracts JavaScript, providing syntactical sugar and preventing many common errors. You’ll learn CoffeeScript’s syntax and idioms step by step, from basic variables and functions to complex comprehensions and classes.Written by Alex MacCaw, author of J...

Turn your digital data into dynamic graphics with this exciting, leading-edge cookbook. Packed with recipes and practical guidance it will quickly make you a proficient user of the D3 JavaScript library.Key FeaturesCreate stunning data visualization with the power of D3Bootstrap D3 quickly with the help of ready-to-go code samplesSolve real-world visualization problems with the help of practical recipesBook DescriptionD3.js i...

Whether you're a novice or an advanced web developer, this practical tutorial will enable you to produce stunning interactive charts using Highcharts. With a foreword by the creator, it's the only guide you'll need to get started.Key FeaturesStep-by-step instructions with real-live data to create bar charts, column charts and pie charts, to easily create artistic and professional quality chartsLearn tips and tricks to create a variety of charts such as ...

Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript!If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online. JavaScript For Kids For Dummies introduces pre-teens and early teens alike to the world of JavaScript, which is an integral programming language that drives the functionality of websites and apps. This informative, yet engaging text guides you through the basics of coding with JavaScript, and is a...

Go beyond the basics and unleash the full power of QGIS with practical, step-by-step examplesKey FeaturesThis book is your one-stop solution to all of your GIS needs using the open source QGISMaster QGIS by learning about database integration, geoprocessing tools, Python scripts, advanced cartography, and custom pluginsThis example-rich, practical guide will help you create sophisticated analyses and mapsBook DescriptionQGIS ...

If you are a web developer working with geospatial concepts and mapping APIs, and you want to learn Leaflet to create mapping solutions, this book is for you. You need to have a basic knowledge of working with JavaScript and performing web application development.

If the phrase scalability sounds alien to you, then this is an ideal book for you. You will not need much Node.js experience as each framework is demonstrated in a way that requires no previous knowledge of the framework. You will be building scalable Node.js applications in no time! Knowledge of JavaScript is required.

JavaScript Robotics is on the rise. Rick Waldron, the lead author of this book and creator of the Johnny-Five platform, is at the forefront of this movement. Johnny-Five is an open source JavaScript Arduino programming framework for robotics. This book brings together fifteen innovative programmers, each creating a unique Johnny-Five robot step-by-step, and offering tips and tricks along the way. Experience with JavaScript is a prerequisite.

Get the best out of Node.js by mastering its most powerful components and patterns to create modular and scalable applications with easeKey Features\[\*\] Create reusable patterns and modules by leveraging the new features of Node.js .\[\*\] Understand the asynchronous single thread design of node and grasp all its features and patterns to take advantage of various functions.\[\*\] This unique guide will help you get the most out of Node.js and...

Until recently, many people thought big data was a passing fad. "Data science" was an enigmatic term. Today, big data is taken seriously, and data science is considered downright sexy. With this anthology of reports from award-winning journalist Mike Barlow, you’ll appreciate how data science is fundamentally altering our world, for better and for worse.Barlow paints a picture of the emerging data space in broad strokes. From new techniques and tools to the use of data for social g...

Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guideKey Features\[\*\] Learn about server-side JavaScript with Node.js and Node modules through the most up-to-date book on Node.js web development\[\*\] Understand website development both with and without the Connect/Express web application framework\[\* \] Develop both HTTP server and client applicationsBook DescriptionNode.js is a server-side Jav...