The Full Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Python trains you by demonstrating what is happening and explaining it so you are able to replicate it in another exercise, rather than just telling you how to do something. If you have the desire to be the best Python programmer you can be, this book is for you. If you have already learned to write computer programs in other languages – be it a simple language like HTML5 or a more complex high-level language like C# – then this book is for you. This ...

CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals and pocket references.CodeNotes for Web Services in Java and .NET examines the core sp...

Learn the tricks of the trade so you can build and architect applications that scale quickly--without all the high-priced headaches and service-level agreements associated with enterprise app servers and proprietary programming and database products. Culled from the experience of the Flickr.com lead developer, Building Scalable Web Sites offers techniques for creating fast sites that your visitors will find a pleasure to use.Creating popular sites requires much more than f...

This book introduces you to Node, the new web development framework written in JavaScript. You'll learn hands-on how Node makes life easier for experienced JavaScript developers: not only can you work on the front end and back end in the same language, you'll also have more flexibility in choosing how to divide application logic between client and server.Written by a core contributor to the framework, Node: Up and Running shows you how Node scales up to support large numbe...

Get a Solid Foundation in Oracle Database TechnologyMaster Oracle Database 11g fundamentals quickly and easily. Using self-paced tutorials, this book covers core database essentials, the role of the administrator, high availability, and large database features. Oracle Database 11g: A Beginner's Guide walks you, step by step, through database setup, administration, programming, backup, and recovery. In-depth introductions to SQL and PL/SQL are incl...

Defending your web applications against hackers and attackersThe top-selling book Web Application Hacker's Handbook showed how attackers and hackers identify and attack vulnerable live web applications. This new Web Application Defender's Cookbook is the perfect counterpoint to that book: it shows you how to defend. Authored by a highly credentialed defensive security expert, this new book details defensive security methods and can be use...

This book covers detailed aspects of Design Patterns and Object-Oriented Programming concepts using the most modern version of the C# language and .NET platform, including many real-world examples and good practice guidelines that help developers in building robust and extensible applications.The book begins with the essential concepts of C# programming and the .NET platform. You get your foundation strong by understanding SOLID Principles and the actual implementation of reliable applicat...

Learn how to apply a test-driven development process by building ready C\# 7 and .NET Core applications.Key FeaturesCreate tests to quickly detect and resolve issues when writing portable codeUncover code integration issues that improve code quality using continuous integrationSet up and use data-driven unit testing to verify your codeBook DescriptionThis book guides developers to create robust, production-ready C\# 7 and .NE...

Why choose Erlang for web applications? Discover the answer hands-on by building a simple web service with this book. If you’re an experienced web developer who knows basic Erlang, you’ll learn how to work with REST, dynamic content, web sockets, and concurrency through several examples. In the process, you’ll see first-hand that Erlang is ideal for building business-critical services.Erlang was designed for fault-tolerant, non-stop telecom systems, and building applications with i...

Written by Microsoft software legend Juval Lowy, Programming WCF Services is the authoritative introduction to Microsoft's new, and some say revolutionary, unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows. Relentlessly practical, the book delivers insight, not documentation, to teach developers what they need to know to build the next generation of SOAs.After explaining the advantages of service-orientation for application design and teaching ...

The web services architecture provides a new way to think about and implement application-to-application integration and interoperability that makes the development platform irrelevant. Two applications, regardless of operating system, programming language, or any other technical implementation detail, communicate using XML messages over open Internet protocols such as HTTP or SMTP. The Simple Open Access Protocol (SOAP) is a specification that details how to encode that information and ha...

Design, install, and configure high-performance data replication solutions using Oracle GoldenGateKey FeaturesThe very first book on GoldenGate, focused on design and performance tuning in enterprise-wide environmentsExhaustive coverage and analysis of all aspects of the GoldenGate software implementation, including design, installation, and advanced configurationMigrate your data replication solution from Oracle Streams to GoldenGateD...