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• Machine Learning with R, 2nd Edition : Discover how to build machine learning algorithms, prepare data, and dig deep into data prediction techniques with R
• NumPy Cookbook, 2nd Edition : Over 90 fascinating recipes to learn and perform mathematical, scientific, and engineering Python computations with NumPy
• Learning Docker : Optimize the power of Docker to run your applications quickly and easily
• Learning Ionic : Build real-time and hybrid mobile applications with Ionic
• Learning pandas : Get to grips with pandas - a versatile and high-performance Python library for data manipulation, analysis, and discovery
• Python Data Analysis : Learn how to apply powerful data analysis techniques with popular open source Python modules
• Apache Mesos Essentials : Build and execute robust and scalable applications using Apache Mesos
• ggplot2 Essentials : Explore the full range of ggplot2 plotting capabilities to create meaningful and spectacular graphs
• WildFly Cookbook : Over 90 hands-on recipes to configure, deploy, and manage Java-based applications using WildFly
• SFML Blueprints : Sharpen your game development skills and improve your C++ and SFML knowledge with five exciting projects

Machine Learning with R, 2nd Edition : Discover how to build machine learning algorithms, prepare data, and dig deep into data prediction techniques with R Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT Updated and upgraded to the latest libraries and most modern thinking, Machine Learning with R, Second Edition provides you with a rigorous introduction to this essential skill of professional data science. Without shying away from technical theory, it is written to provide focused and practical knowledge to get you building algorithms and crunching your data, with minimal previous experience. With this book, you'll discover all the analytical tools you need to gain insights from complex data and learn how to choose the correct algorithm for your specific needs. Through full engagement with the sort of real-world problems data-wranglers face, you'll learn to apply machine learning methods to deal with common tasks, including classification, prediction, forecasting, market analysis, and clustering.

NumPy Cookbook, 2nd Edition : Over 90 fascinating recipes to learn and perform mathematical, scientific, and engineering Python computations with NumPy Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT NumPy has the ability to give you speed and high productivity. High performance calculations can be done easily with clean and efficient code, and it allows you to execute complex algebraic and mathematical computations in no time. This book will give you a solid foundation in NumPy arrays and universal functions. Starting with the installation and configuration of IPython, you'll learn about advanced indexing and array concepts along with commonly used yet effective functions. You will then cover practical concepts such as image processing, special arrays, and universal functions. You will also learn about plotting with Matplotlib and the related SciPy project with the help of examples. At the end of the book, you will study how to explore atmospheric pressure and its related techniques. By the time you finish this book, you'll be able to write clean and fast code with NumPy.

Learning Docker : Optimize the power of Docker to run your applications quickly and easily Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT Docker is a next-generation platform for simplifying application containerization life-cycle. Docker allows you to create a robust and resilient environment in which you can generate portable, composable, scalable, and stable application containers. This book is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through the various features of Docker from Docker software installation to the impenetrable security of containers. The book starts off by elucidating the installation procedure for Docker and a few troubleshooting techniques. You will be introduced to the process of downloading Docker images and running them as containers. You'll learn how to run containers as a service (CaaS) and also discover how to share data among containers. Later on, you'll explore how to establish the link between containers and orchestrate containers using Docker Compose. You will also come across relevant details about application testing inside a container. You will discover how to debug a container using the docker exec command and the nsenter tool. Finally, you will learn how to secure your containers with SELinux and other proven methods.

Learning Ionic : Build real-time and hybrid mobile applications with Ionic Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT With this book, you will learn hybrid mobile application development using Ionic. This book uses Cordova 5.0.0, Ionic CLI 1.5.0, and Ionic 1.0.0 to explain the concepts and build apps. To begin with, the book helps you understand where Ionic fits in today's world. Then, you will dive deep into Ionic CSS components and Ionic-AngularJS directives and services. You will also examine theming Ionic apps using the built-in SCSS setup. Next, you will learn to build an Ionic client for a secure REST API, where you will implement user authentication and token-based development. Cordova and ngCordova will be explored, and you will learn how you can integrate device-specific features such as a camera and Geolocation with an Ionic app. We will wrap up the book by building a messaging app, which deals with talking to Firebase (a real-time data store), as well as device features.

Learning pandas : Get to grips with pandas - a versatile and high-performance Python library for data manipulation, analysis, and discovery Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT This learner's guide will help you understand how to use the features of pandas for interactive data manipulation and analysis. This book is your ideal guide to learning about pandas, all the way from installing it to creating one- and two-dimensional indexed data structures, indexing and slicing-and-dicing that data to derive results, loading data from local and Internet-based resources, and finally creating effective visualizations to form quick insights. You start with an overview of pandas and NumPy and then dive into the details of pandas, covering pandas' Series and DataFrame objects, before ending with a quick review of using pandas for several problems in finance. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you will be able to quickly begin your journey into the exciting world of data science and analysis.

Python Data Analysis : Learn how to apply powerful data analysis techniques with popular open source Python modules Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT Dive deeper into data analysis with the flexibility of Python and learn how its extensive range of scientific and mathematical libraries can be used to solve some of the toughest challenges in data analysis. Build your confidence and expertise and develop valuable skills in high demand in a world driven by Big Data with this expert data analysis book. This data science tutorial will help you learn how to effectively retrieve, clean, manipulate, and visualize data and establish a successful data analysis workflow. Apply the impressive functionality of Python's data mining tools and scientific and numerical libraries to a range of the most important tasks within data analysis and data science, and develop strategies and ideas to take control your own data analysis projects. Get to grips with statistical analysis using NumPy and SciPy, visualize data with Matplotlib, and uncover sophisticated insights through predictive analytics and machine learning with SciKit-Learn. You will also learn how to use the tools needed to work with databases and find out how Python can be used to analyze textual and social media data, as you work through this essential data science tutorial.

Apache Mesos Essentials : Build and execute robust and scalable applications using Apache Mesos Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT Apache Mesos is a cluster manager that provides efficient resource isolation and sharing across distributed applications, or frameworks. It allows developers to concurrently run the likes of Hadoop, Spark, Storm, and other applications on a dynamically shared pool of nodes. With Mesos, you have the power to manage a wide range of resources in a multi-tenant environment. Starting with the basics, this book will give you an insight into all the features that Mesos has to offer. You will first learn how to set up Mesos in various environments from data centers to the cloud. You will then learn how to implement self-managed Platform as a Service environment with Mesos using various service schedulers, such as Chronos, Aurora, and Marathon. You will then delve into the depths of Mesos fundamentals and learn how to build distributed applications using Mesos primitives.

ggplot2 Essentials : Explore the full range of ggplot2 plotting capabilities to create meaningful and spectacular graphs Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT ggplot2 is one of the most sophisticated and advanced packages of R and its use is constantly growing in the community of R programmers. This book is the perfect starting point for your journey in learning about one of the most refined and widely used plotting tools—ggplot2. You will start by taking a tour of the most relevant packages available in R to create plots, such as graphics, lattice, and ggplot2. Following this, you will take a deep dive into the concepts of ggplot2 by covering different kinds of plots that will help you gear up for your first hands-on project. After this first taste of the capabilities of ggplot2, you will explore in detail the visualization approach implemented in this package, the so-called grammar of graphics, providing you with the basics to understand the backstage concepts in the plotting functions. Finally, you will take a look at some specialized and sophisticated applications of ggplot2, such as how to realize a complex scatterplot matrix, heatmaps, and how to make spatial visualization graphs.

WildFly Cookbook : Over 90 hands-on recipes to configure, deploy, and manage Java-based applications using WildFly Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT With the increasing demand for distributed systems for Java applications, WildFly offers a robust platform on which to deploy and manage your services. As a matter of fact, WildFly 9 is a fully certified Java EE 7 platform and provides remote management tools, such as the redesigned Admin Console and the new and powerful Command Line Interface (CLI). With practical and accessible material, you will begin by learning to set up your WildFly runtime environment, and progress to selecting appropriate operational models, managing subsystems, and conquering the CLI. You will then walk through the different balancing and clustering techniques, simultaneously learning about role-based access control and then developing applications targeting WildFly and Docker.

SFML Blueprints : Sharpen your game development skills and improve your C++ and SFML knowledge with five exciting projects Posted: 01 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT SFML is a cross-platform software development library written in C++ with bindings available for many programming languages. This book contains useful information that you'll need to create any kind of 2D games. Starting with the basics of game programming, resource management, and building simple 2D games, you'll then delve into more complex features such as the physics engine, constructing a game UI, and more advanced concepts of 2D gaming using SFML. You'll develop advanced functionality in your game using the concept of multithreading and learn how various threads interact. In later chapters, you'll quickly grasp the usage and implementation of isometric views and image transformation in your 2D real time tower defense game. You'll wrap up by adding networking and database management systems to your game with SQLite using an ORM.

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