PHP is an incredibly popular programming language, reportedly used by 80% of all websites. It serves as the foundation for WordPress, the widely used content management system, and powers numerous frameworks designed to simplify web development, such as Laravel. This book is presented as a perfect introduction for those new to the language, as well as for individuals who have worked with

This book helps you gain the foundational knowledge required to write an operating system from scratch. Hence the title, 0 to 1. After completing this book, at the very least you will learn: - How to write an operating system from scratch by reading hardware datasheets. In the real world, it works like that. You won't be able to consult Google for a quick answer. - A big picture of how e

This 3rd edition of Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook guides you through the development of a basic back-end web API that performs simple operations, helping you understand how to persist data in Azure Storage services. You'll cover the integration of Azure Functions with other cloud services, such as notifications (SendGrid and Twilio), Cognitive Services (computer vision), and Logic

Microservice architecture has emerged as a common pattern of software development from the practices of a number of leading organizations. These practices includes principles, technologies, methodologies, organizational tendencies, and cultural characteristics. Companies taking steps to implement microservices and reap their benefits need to consider this broad scope. You should read thi

Enterprise developers face several challenges when it comes to building serverless applications, such as integrating applications and building container images from source. With more than 60 practical recipes, this cookbook helps you solve these issues with Knative - the first serverless platform natively designed for Kubernetes. Each recipe contains detailed examples and exercises, alon

Incredibly useful, knowledge graphs help organizations keep track of medical research, cybersecurity threat intelligence, GDPR compliance, web user engagement, and much more. They do so by storing interlinked descriptions of entities - objects, events, situations, or abstract concepts - and encoding the underlying information. How do you create a knowledge graph? And how do you move it f

Observability is critical for building, changing, and understanding the software that powers complex modern systems. Teams that adopt observability are much better equipped to ship code swiftly and confidently, identify outliers and aberrant behaviors, and understand the experience of each and every user. This practical book explains the value of observable systems and shows you how to p

Software delivery practices are constantly improving as companies apply the philosophy of continuous delivery to deploy and release changes quickly, safely, and predictably. Most teams, however, hit roadblocks in the process. This report examines 10 organizations that have implemented continuous delivery in the real world. These case studies demonstrate how branching strategy, environmen

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics for a one-semester undergraduate course. It is designed for computer science students with substantial programming experience in languages like Java, C, or JavaScript, which are used in the examples. The book's approach uses a simplified subset of OpenGL to introduce fundamental 3D graphics concepts, including geome

This book highlights that the capacity for gathering, analysing, and utilising vast amounts of digital (user) data raises significant ethical issues. Annika Richterich provides a systematic contemporary overview of the field of critical data studies that reflects on practices of digital data collection and analysis. The book assesses in detail one big data research area: biomedical studi