Mobile devices changed the world of business forever. With an increased dependency on apps by consumers, the need for agile app development with nothing short of top-of-the-line quality is crucial to stay competitive in the ever-evolving business world.To stay at the top of the game, developers must abandon the old ways of the past. The need for mobile app testing across a wide variety of mobile devices is essential to smooth app performance and the manual testing methods of the pa...

For those of you who need to quickly ramp up on SQL, but have no time to plow through a 600-page tome, this is for you. SQL in 30 Pages is a brief e-booklet of fewer than 4,000 words, designed to get you into SQL as fast as possible, as easily as possible. There is no bull in this Micro-Manual by popular online teacher U.Q. Magnusson. From the very first page you will learn about the basic concepts of SQL, including the command-line interface, the CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, and...

Learn how to create PLC programs using RSLogix 5000 and the industry\\'s best practices using simple, hands-on recipesKey FeaturesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate resultsCreate Ladder Logic (LL), Functional Block Diagrams (FBD), Structured Text (ST), and Sequential Function Chart (SFC) routinesExplore object-orientated features such as user-defined types and routine generation techniques

Have you ever felt frustrated working with someone else’s code? Difficult-to-maintain source code is a big problem in software development today, leading to costly delays and defects. Be part of the solution. With this practical book, you’ll learn 10 easy-to-follow guidelines for delivering Java software that’s easy to maintain and adapt. These guidelines have been derived from analyzing hundreds of real-world systems.Written by consultants from the Software Improvement Group (SIG)...

Software Engineering provides the software engineering fundamentals, principles and skills needed to develop and maintain high quality software products. The software engineering processes and techniques covered include requirements specification, design, implementation, testing and management of software projects. This book is modeled on the recommendations and guidelines prescribed in the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) published by the IEEE ...

Develop complete web applications from scratch through practical examples and tips for beginners and more advanced usersKey FeaturesImprove your programming experience and become a full stack developerMaster real-life web applications, and create and manage four different projectsStep-by-step guidance to develop real-world web applications smoothlyBook DescriptionYii is a high-performance PHP framework best for developing Web...

If you're a system administrator, developer, or site reliability engineer responsible for handling hundreds or even thousands of nodes in your network, the Puppet configuration management tool will make your job a whole lot easier. This practical guide shows you what Puppet does, how it works, and how it can provide significant value to your organization.Through hands-on tutorials, DevOps engineer Jo Rhett demonstrates how Puppet manages complex and distributed components to ensure...

Put Unity to use for your video games by creating your own custom tools with editor scriptingKey FeaturesBook DescriptionOne of Unity's most powerful features is the extensible editor it has. With editor scripting, it is possible to extend or create functionalities to make video game development easier. For a Unity developer, this is an important topic to know and understand because adapting Unity editor scripting to video games saves a great deal of t...

Learn to create Augmented Reality applications in no time using the Appcelerator Titanium Framework with this book and ebook.Key FeaturesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Create an open source Augmented Reality Titanium applicationBuild an effective display of multiple points of interestLearn to calculate distances between points of interestUnderstand how to effectivel...

300 Software Testing Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked77 HR Interview QuestionsReal life scenario based questionsStrategies to respond to interview questions2 Aptitude TestsSoftware Testing Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked is a perfect companion to stand ahead above the rest in today’s competitive job...

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Get the job done and learn as you go. Written in the easy to understand Packt How-to format, this book offers the solution to the big issues in Android application development. If you want the best possible reviews for your apps, regardless of device or Android operating system, then this book is for you.