iOS 8 App Development Essentials is the latest edition of this popular book series and has now been fully updated for the Swift programming language, the iOS 8 SDK and Xcode 6. Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an iOS development environment. An introduction to the architecture of iOS 8...

Mobile apps should feel natural and intuitive, and users should understand them quickly and easily. This means that effective interaction and interface design is crucial. However, few mobile app developers (or even designers) have...

Investors and technology gurus have called big data one of the most important trends to come along in decades. Big Data Bootcamp explains what big data is and how you can use it in your company to become one of tomorrow’s market leaders. Along the way, it explains the very latest...

• Publish apps in the Shopify App Store and work on Twitter Bootstrap
• Get a jump-off point for additional programming and enhancements using the Ruby on Rails code
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Navigate the complex financial close process and learn how to address regulatory requirements, manage disclosure management, and report results to key stakeholders. Written for business process owners, finance directors, and managers, this book will teach you how to optimize the financial close process within your organization. Develop a...

This Handbook was the first APM Body of Knowledge Approved title for the Association for Project Management. Over the course of five editions, Gower Handbook of Project Management has become the definitive desk reference for project management practitioners. The Handbook gives an introduction to, and overview of, the essential knowledge...

• Discover how to use the new Scratch Version 2.0 to create games, animations, and digital stories
• Six hands-on projects that get you learning by doing with projects for all ages and experience levels
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The State of the Art in Intrusion Prevention and Detection analyzes the latest trends and issues surrounding intrusion detection systems in computer networks, especially in communications networks. Its broad scope of coverage includes wired, wireless, and mobile networks; next-generation converged networks; and intrusion in...

Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for core configuration and administrative tasks in Windows Server 2012 R2. Zero in on the essentials through quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You'll get the focused information you need to save time and get the job done - whether at your desk or in the...

The book presents research papers presented by academicians, researchers, and practicing structural engineers from India and abroad in the recently held Structural Engineering Convention (SEC) 2014 at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi during 22 – 24 December 2014. The book is divided into three volumes and encompasses...