This book is a starting point to meet the most important concepts and frameworks involved in modern web application production. Delivering a web application nowadays consists of building a complete development environment, starting with a proper design and its testing, and ending with an automated build process. Every chapter sequentially introduces a library or a tool as a specific building bl…
The Yii framework, hosted at http://www.yiiframework.com/, is a PHP-based application framework built around the Model-View-Controller composite pattern. It is suitable for building both web and console applications, but its feature set makes it most useful for web applications. It has several code generation facilities, including the full create-read-update-delete (CRUD) interface maker. It re…
REST is an architecture that uses the strengths of the Web to build services. It proposes a set of constraints that simplifies development and encourages more scalable designs. Developers (the majority of whom were outside the Microsoft world) began to adopt this set of architectural constraints shortly after it was proposed (although, to be fair, there were a few inside the Microsoft camp who …
If the APL community debated this topic, it would certainly be making the case for APL as a development tool. The decisive question is: Use APL exclusively or in conjunction with other tools? Whatever the merits, this would be a misplaced debate: the objective is to vindicate APL as a contemporary development tool, with or without other tools. The graphical user interface and a grid object are …
By its resolutions 39/79 and 39/88 of 13 December 1984, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to prepare, on the basis of the outline elaborated by the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization and in the light of the views expressed in the course of the discussions in the Sixth Committee and in the Special Com…
Up until a few years ago, storage, computing, and network resources were intentionally kept physically and operationally separate from one another. Even the systems used to manage those resources were separated—often physically. Applications that interacted with any of these resources, such as an operational monitoring system, were also kept at arm’s length significantly involved access pol…
Deciding to add security to a web application is like deciding whether to wear clothes in the morning. Both decisions provide comfort and protection throughout the day, and in both cases the decisions are better made beforehand rather than later. Just look around and ask yourself, “How open do I really want to be with my neigh- bors?” Or, “How open do I really want them to be with me?” …
Welcome to Rootkits For Dummies, a book written for regular folks who need a better understanding of what rootkits are, what we can do to protect our computers and networks against them, and how to detect and remove them. Like Sergeant Schultz on Hogan’s Heroes, you may be among those who know “nothing, nothing” at all about them. Even the name rootkit may be unfamiliar to you — but soo…
Software engineering is the only engineering discipline where product testing is a major technical and organizational concern, as well as an important cost factor. Several factors contribute to this state of affairs: • The first factor that makes software testing such a big concern is, of course, the size and complexity of software products, which make the design of software products a high-…
Shopify has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years and their ever expanding client list means that now is the perfect time to build a killer app to meet the needs of storeowners across the globe. With the release of the App Store, customers can read reviews, see screenshots, and install apps with a few clicks. There has been a lot of effort from Shopify to make the developer experien…
When people speak of Ruby web development, it has historically been in reference to the opinionated juggernaut that is Rails. This is certainly not an unfounded association; Hulu, Yellow Pages, Twitter, and countless others have relied on Rails to power their (often massive) web presences, and Rails facilitates that process with zeal. Why, then, are people so interested in Sinatra, the tiny lit…
Real-time web applications have traditionally been a challenging thing to achieve, relying on hacks and illusions. Many people avoid going real-time under the assumption of the complexity involved. This book will show you how to build modern, real-time web applications powered by Socket.IO, introducing you to various features of Socket.IO and walking you through the development, hosting, and s…
We extend you a very warm welcome to the first chapter of our journey. Let's give you an idea of what you will achieve here. After reading this chapter, you will have the basic and stimulating knowledge you need to set up a development environment to work with RESTful web services. Then, you will familiarize yourself with the development of a very basic project related to it. In addition, by th…
This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder. During treatment, it is a workbook in which individuals can record their own experience of their disorder, together with the additional advice for their particular case given by their clinician. After treatment has concluded, this manual will serve as a self-help resource enabling t…
This chapter introduces Python's core networking library through some simple recipes. Python's socket module has both class-based and instances-based utilities. The difference between a class-based and instance-based method is that the former doesn't need an instance of a socket object. This is a very intuitive approach. For example, in order to print your machine's IP address, you don't need a…
The successful adoption of a technology into the community of those who rely on it to conduct business is a complicated journey—one that starts with the unyielding work of designers who see something that others don’t. But without the efforts of those who believe in its value and are willing to promote (evangelize), to educate, and to adapt the tool to the needs of the community, the techno…
On the Internet, popularity is swift and fleeting. A mention of your website on a popular blog can bring 300,000 potential customers your way at once, all expecting to find out who you are and what you have to offer. But if you’re a small company just starting out, your hardware and software aren’t likely to be able to handle that kind of traffic. Chances are, you’ve sensibly built your s…
To make best use of web services and SOAP, you must have a firm understanding of the principles and technologies upon which they stand. This chapter is an introduction to a variety of new technologies, approaches, and ideas for writing web-based applications to take advantage of the web services architecture. SOAP is one part of the bigger picture described in this chapter, and you'll learn how…
Professional ASP.NET 3.5 helps the experienced programmer put the latest ASP.NET technologies into action. Greatly expanded from the original best-selling Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Professional ASP.NET 3.5 covers all the key technologies retained from 2.0 in new depth alongside the hundreds of pages of coverage of the important new 3.5 features. Written by 3 of the most well- known and influent…
Rails 3 is a full stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby and this book is an introduction to it. Whether you’re just starting or you have a few cycles under your belt, you’ll appreciate the book’s guru’s-eye-view of idiomatic Rails programming. You’ll master Rails 3.1 by developing a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization,…
This book covers a vast array of information related to packetC. It is a complete language reference and contains background information on many unique parts of packetC. As packetC shares much of its grammar with C, the book focuses on being an instructional language reference and not a general C programming introduction, since extensive texts exist on that topic. Focusing the unique aspects of…
So you have just entered the world of Cisco networking by starting to prepare for CCENT or CCNA and would like to get a taste of everything in Cisco, but do not have the luxury to afford real hardware. Well, who needs a few pieces of real hardware when you can design complex topologies with tens (if not hundreds) of Cisco devices and watch as packets move between them, and do all of this on yo…
Basic network architecture and construction is a good starting point when trying to understand how communication systems function, even though the topic is a bit dull. Architectures are typically based on a model showing how protocols and functions fit together. Historically, there have been many models used for this purpose, including, but not limited to, Systems Network Architecture (SNA-IBM)…
OpenSocial is a new and exciting platform that allows you to create and deploy social networking appli- cations on multiple networks, including MySpace, hi5, imeem, Friendster, Netlog, orkut, and more. It is an alternative to the single-container Facebook-only API used by Facebook. This book teaches you step by step how to create viral and engaging social network applications using OpenSocial. …
Before we get started with the technical intricacies of mastering Nmap, it's a good idea to understand how Nmap itself began and evolved as a project. This tool has been around for almost twenty years, and is a well-loved and often-used component across many technical industries. In this chapter, we will cover: • How the Nmap project began • The evolution of the tool itself • New add-ons …
An economist must be “mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher, in some degree . . . as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near the earth as a politician.” So remarked John Maynard Keynes, the great British economist who, as much as anyone, could be called the father of macroeconomics. No single statement summarizes better what it means to be an economist. As Key…