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Programming Android with Kotlin 1

Mobile Development / Programming / Software Development

Programming Android with Kotlin

eBook Details: Paperback: 354 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (December 28, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1492063002 ISBN-13: 978-1492063001 eBook Description: Programming Android with Kotlin: Achieving Structured Concurrency with Coroutines Developing applications for the Android mobile operating system can seem daunting, particularly if it requires learning a new programming language: Kotlin, now Android’s official development language. With this Programming Android with Kotlin practical book, Android developers will learn how to make the transition from Java to Kotlin, including how Kotlin provides a true advantage for gaining control over asynchronous computations. Learn about Kotlin essentials and the Kotlin Collections Framework Explore Android fundamentals: the...

Mastering the Lightning Network 0

Algorithms & Cryptography / Security & Encryption

Mastering the Lightning Network

eBook Details: Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (December 21, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1492054860 ISBN-13: 978-1492054863 eBook Description: Mastering the Lightning Network: A Second Layer Blockchain Protocol for Instant Bitcoin Payments The Lightning Network (LN) is a rapidly growing second-layer payment protocol that works on top of Bitcoin to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this Mastering the Lightning Network practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and Rene Pickhardt explain how this advancement will enable the next level of scale for Bitcoin, increasing speed and privacy while reducing fees. This book examines: How the Lightning Network addresses...

Reactive Systems in Java 0

Cloud Computing / Programming / Software Development

Reactive Systems in Java

eBook Details: Paperback: 298 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (November 30, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1492091723 ISBN-13: 978-1492091721 eBook Description: Reactive Systems in Java: Resilient, Event-Driven Architecture with Quarkus Reactive systems and event-driven architecture are becoming indispensable to application design, and companies are taking note. Reactive systems ensure that applications are responsive, resilient, and elastic no matter what failures or errors may be occurring, while event-driven architecture offers a flexible and composable option for distributed systems. This Reactive Systems in Java practical book helps Java developers bring these approaches together using Quarkus 2.x, the Kubernetes-native Java framework. Understand the fundamentals of reactive...

Kafka: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition 0

Databases & Big Data / Programming / Software Development

Kafka: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

eBook Details: Paperback: 488 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook; 2nd edition (November 30, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1492043087 ISBN-13: 978-1492043089 eBook Description: Kafka: The Definitive Guide: Real-Time Data and Stream Processing at Scale, 2nd Edition Every enterprise application creates data, whether it consists of log messages, metrics, user activity, or outgoing messages. Moving all this data is just as important as the data itself. With this updated Kafka: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition, application architects, developers, and production engineers new to the Kafka streaming platform will learn how to handle data in motion. Additional chapters cover Kafka’s AdminClient API, transactions, new security...

Mastering Apache Pulsar 0

Cloud Computing / Databases & Big Data

Mastering Apache Pulsar

eBook Details: Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (December 28, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 1492084905 ISBN-13: 978-1492084907 eBook Description: Mastering Apache Pulsar: Cloud Native Event Streaming at Scale Every enterprise application creates data, including log messages, metrics, user activity, and outgoing messages. Learning how to move these items is almost as important as the data itself. If you’re an application architect, developer, or production engineer new to Apache Pulsar, this Mastering Apache Pulsar practical guide shows you how to use this open source event streaming platform to handle real-time data feeds. This Mastering Apache Pulsar book helps you: Understand how event...