Developing Turn-Based Multiplayer Games
by Yadu Rajiv
Create your first turn-based multiplayer game using GameMaker Studio 2's built-in networking functions as well as using a simple NodeJS server. This book introduces you to the complexities of network programming and communication, where the focus will be on building the game from the ground up. You will start with a brief introduction to GameMaker Studio 2 and GML coding before diving into the essentia...
Price: $25.82 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
HTML5 and JavaScript Projects, 2nd edition
by Jeanine Meyer
Build on your basic knowledge of HTML5 and JavaScript to create substantial HTML5 applications. Through the many interesting projects you can create in this book, you'll develop HTML5 skills for future projects, and extend the core skills you may have learned with its companion book, The Essential Guide to HTML5.HTML5 and JavaScript Projects is fully updated as a 2nd edition and covers important progra...
Price: $28.32 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Manuel Amunategui, Mehdi Roopaei
Take your Python machine learning ideas and create serverless web applications accessible by anyone with an Internet connection. Some of the most popular serverless cloud providers are covered in this book - Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and PythonAnywhere.You will work through a series of common Python data science problems in an increasing order of complexity. The practical projects presented in this book ar...
Price: $31.75 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Learn to Program with Python 3 
by Irv Kalb
Move from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python. Fully updated for Python 3, with code and examples throughout, the book explains Python coding with an accessible, step-by-step approach designed to bring you comfortably into the world of software development.Real-world analogies make the material understandable, with a wide variety of well-documented e...
Price: $28.89 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning
by Grant Fritchey
Identify and fix causes of poor performance. You will learn Query Store, adaptive execution plans, and automated tuning on the Microsoft Azure SQL Database platform. Anyone responsible for writing or creating T-SQL queries will find valuable the insight into bottlenecks, including how to recognize them and eliminate them.This book covers the latest in performance optimization features and techniques and is ...
Price: $53.39 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Block Trace Analysis and Storage System Optimization
by Jun Xu
Understand the fundamental factors of data storage system performance and master an essential analytical skill using block trace via applications such as MATLAB and Python tools. You will increase your productivity and learn the best techniques for doing specific tasks (such as analyzing the IO pattern in a quantitative way, identifying the storage system bottleneck, and designing the cache policy).In the n...
Price: $31.32 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Software Development From A to Z
by Olga Filipova, Rui Vilao
Understand the big picture of the software development process. We use software every day - operating systems, applications, document editing programs, home banking - but have you ever wondered who creates software and how it's created? This book guides you through the entire process, from conception to the finished product with the aid of user-centric design theory and tools.Software Development: From...
Price: $31.32 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Practical Java Machine Learning
by Mark Wickham
Build machine learning (ML) solutions for Java development. This book shows you that when designing ML apps, data is the key driver and must be considered throughout all phases of the project life cycle. Practical Java Machine Learning helps you understand the importance of data and how to organize it for use within your ML project. You will be introduced to tools which can help you identify and manage your...
Price: $28.17 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
Expert SQL Server Transactions and Locking
by Dmitri Korotkevitch
Master SQL Server's Concurrency Model so you can implement high-throughput systems that deliver transactional consistency to your application customers. This book explains how to troubleshoot and address blocking problems and deadlocks, and write code and design database schemas to minimize concurrency issues in the systems you develop.SQL Server's Concurrency Model is one of the least understood ...
Price: $24.23 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018
by Kit Eason
Why just get by in F# when you can program in style! This book goes beyond syntax and into design. It provides F# developers with best practices, guidance, and advice to write beautiful, maintainable, and correct code.Stylish F# covers every design decision that a developer makes in constructing F# programs, helping you make the most educated and valuable design choices at every stage of code development. Y...
Price: $34.45 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2018