The jQuery library has become increasingly popular with web application developers because of its simplicity and ease of use. The library is supported by an active community of developers and has grown significantly over the years after its inception in 2006 by John Resig. Using this library eases complicated tasks and adds to the interactive...

Mongoose for Application Development is a practical, hands-on guide that takes you from...

Practical jQuery is your step-by-step guide to using jQuery in the real world, taking you from downloading jQuery all the way to extending it by writing your own plug-ins and testing the DOM using QUnit. jQuery is one of today’s most popular JavaScript web application development frameworks and libraries. While getting started...

The GIMP project was started in 1995 by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball, and is now maintained by a group of volunteers under the auspices of the GNU Project. The first release was in January 1996, The latest version of GIMP, version 2.6.1, was released on December 21, 2010. Available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, GIMP...

This concise book is a quick start-up primer on the Gradle build and release tool. You'll learn about Gradle and how to set it up to use. You'll learn about the Gradle life cycle and how to effectively leverage and use it. Also, you'll learn the basics of using site plugins and generating Javadocs, test coverage/FindBugs reports,...

• Design and customize applications with mobile users in mind using open source CSS3 frameworks
• Use polished UI components written from scratch solely in AngularJS to build real-world applications with a...

ASP.NET Web API is a key part of ASP.NET MVC 4 and the platform of choice for building RESTful services that can be accessed by a wide range of devices. Everything from JavaScript libraries to RIA plugins, RFID readers to smart phones can consume your services using platform-agnostic HTTP.

With such wide accessibility,...

• Understand the usage of various socket.io features like rooms, namespaces, and sessions.
• Secure the socket.io communication.
• Deploy and scale your socket.io and Node.js applications in production.
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• Analyze the security of Android applications and devices, and exploit common vulnerabilities in applications and Android operating systems
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• Monitor almost anything in a network.
• Control notifications in your network by configuring Nagios Core.
• Get a handle on best practices and time-saving configuration methods for a leaner...