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If you're a .NET developer looking to build tablet apps, this practical book takes you step-by-step through the process of developing apps for the Windows Store. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's Modern UI design language with Windows 8.1 and WinRT 8.1.1 by building a line-of-business mobile app with C# through the course of the book. To develop the app, you'll work with the same system details and design specs that apply to retail apps, such as persistence, backend service, and Windows 8 features for sharing and search. You'll learn how to develop the code, incorporate third-party open source products, and package your app for the Windows Store. Build a UI with XAML and the Model/View/View-Model pattern Understand asynchrony-and rediscover thread...

Whether you're a budding blogger or web development professional, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites-if you know how to tap its impressive features. This jargon-free Missing Manual shows you how to use WordPress and its themes, plug-ins, and widgets to build just about any website you can imagine, from a classy blog to a basic e-commerce site. The important stuff you need to know: Create a blog. Get a free WordPress.com account, choose the right theme, and start publishing content. Build a website. Produce a professional-looking business site by customizing a WordPress theme. Add features. Choose from thousands of WordPress widgets and plug-ins to extend your site's features. Mix in multimedia. Include slideshows, video clips, webcas...

Why choose Erlang for web applications? Discover the answer hands-on by building a simple web service with this book. If you're an experienced web developer who knows basic Erlang, you'll learn how to work with REST, dynamic content, web sockets, and concurrency through several examples. In the process, you'll see first-hand that Erlang is ideal for building business-critical services. Erlang was designed for fault-tolerant, non-stop telecom systems, and building applications with it requires a large set of skills. By the end of the book, you'll have the information you need to build a basic web service and get it running. Explore the power of Erlang and REST for building web services Serve static and dynamic content with the Yaws web server Use diff...

Run your entire corporate IT infrastructure in a cloud environment that you control completely-and do it inexpensively and securely with help from this hands-on book. All you need to get started is basic IT experience. You'll learn how to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private Windows domain, complete with Active Directory, enterprise email, instant messaging, IP telephony, automated management, and other services. By the end of the book, you'll have a fully functioning IT infrastructure you can operate for less than $300 per month. Learn about Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and other AWS tools you'll use Create a Windows domain and set up a DNS management system Install Active Directory and a Windows Primary Domain Controller Use Microsoft Ex...

Even as big data is turning the world upside down, the next phase of the revolution is already taking shape: real-time data analysis. This hands-on guide introduces you to Storm, a distributed, JVM-based system for processing streaming data. Through simple tutorials, sample Java code, and a complete real-world scenario, you'll learn how to build fast, fault-tolerant solutions that process results as soon as the data arrives. Discover how easy it is to set up Storm clusters for solving various problems, including continuous data computation, distributed remote procedure calls, and data stream processing. Learn how to program Storm components: spouts for data input and bolts for data transformation Discover how data is exchanged between spouts and bolt...