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by Bruce Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
C++ is the language behind most of today's computer games. This 96-page C++ Game Development Primer takes you through the accelerated process of writing games for otherwise experienced C++ programmers. After reading this book, you’ll have the fundamental know-how to become a successful and profitable...
by Bruce Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
If you’re new to C++ but understand some basic programming, then Learn C++ for Game Development lays the foundation for the C++ language and API that you’ll need to build game apps and applications.
Learn C++ for Game Development will show you how to:
Master C++ features such as variables,...
C++ Recipes
A Problem-Solution Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
C++ Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is a handy code cookbook reference guide that cover the latest C++ 14 as well as some of the code templates available in the latest Standard Template Library (STL).
In this handy reference, you'll find numbers, strings, dates, times, classes, exceptions,...
Web Applications on Azure
Developing for Global Scale
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally.
Author Rob Reagan takes...
Database Benchmarking and Stress Testing
An Evidence-Based Approach to Decisions on Architecture and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
Provide evidence-based answers that can be measured and relied upon by your business. Database administrators will be able to make sound architectural decisions in a fast-changing landscape of virtualized servers and container-based solutions based on the empirical method presented in this book for...
Pro Single Page Application Development
Using Backbone.js and ASP.NET
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2014
One of the most important and exciting trends in web development in recent years is the move towards single page applications, or SPAs. Instead of clicking through hyperlinks and waiting for each page to load, the user loads a site once and all the interactivity is handled fluidly by a rich JavaScript...
Pointers in C
A Hands on Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Pointers in C provides a resource for professionals and advanced students needing in-depth but hands-on coverage of pointer basics and advanced features. The goal is to help programmers in wielding the full potential of pointers.
In spite of its vast usage, understanding and proper usage of...
by Shankar Garg
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Learn how Appium is implemented in Java and integrated with tools, such as TestNG, Cucumber, Maven, Jenkins and Selenium Grid to create test automation frameworks. With these frameworks, you can test mobile apps on simulators or real devices and create CICD pipelines.
This brief book focuses...
Achieving and Sustaining Secured Business Operations
An Executive’s Guide to Planning and Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Proactively plan and manage innovation in your business while keeping operations safe and secure. This book provides a framework and practices to help you safeguard customer information, prevent unauthorized access, and protect your brand and assets.
Securing company operations is a board-level...
Beginning Swift Games Development for iOS
Develop 2D and 3D games Using Apple's SceneKit and SpriteKit
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Learn the fundamental elements of the new Swift 3 programming language as applied to game development for new iOS 10.
In Part 1 of this book, you'll start with a basic 2D game idea and build the game throughout the book introducing each SpriteKit topic as you add new functionality to the game....
by Gerald Versluis, Steven Thewissen
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Use the solutions provided in this book to handle common challenges in Xamarin.Forms that are encountered on a daily basis. Working examples and techniques are presented that you can modify and drop directly into your own projects. You will be able to deliver working code faster than ever. Examples...
Practical Webix
Learn to Expedite and Improve your Web Development
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2018
Learn to create speedy cross-platform applications with ease using Webix. You will begin with an introduction to Webix and basic usage, exploring the interface components and utilities it offers, as well as the tools available (skin builder, form builder, and code snippet testing facility).
You’ll...
by Ahmed Bakir, Manny de la Torriente, Gheorghe Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Program the Internet of Things with Swift and iOS is a detailed tutorial that will teach you how to build apps using Apple’s native APIs for the Internet of Things, including the Apple Watch, HomeKit, and Apple Pay. This is the second book by Ahmed Bakir (author of Beginning iOS Media App Development)...
Practical Video Game Bots
Automating Game Processes using C++, Python, and AutoIt
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
Develop and use bots in video gaming to automate game processes and see possible ways to avoid this kind of automation. This book explains how bots can be very helpful in games such as multiplayer online games, both for training your character and for automating repetitious game processes in order...