En este libro se intentan plasmar todas las facetas que integra el ecosistema Arduino, desde la presentación del hardware en el que se basa la tarjeta hasta las herramientas de generación del código integradas en el entorno de desarrollo. Conjuntamente con la presentacion de los contenidos de cada seccion, el libro muestra multitud de ejemplos de diseño que exponen de forma clara toda la potencia y alcance de esta tecnologia. Se presenta toda la informacion necesaria para desarrollar aplicaciones complejas a partir de los bloques de diseño basicos. El lector puede descargar el entorno de desarrollo desde la pagina web del equipo Arduino (http://arduino.cc/) para compilar los ejemplos expuestos en el texto. Con todo ello el lector podra construir sus propios sistemas basados en Arduino y convertir sus ideas en dispositivos funcionales, ya sea con un objetivo profesional, educacional o de entretenimiento.

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Windows Phone es una sólida plataforma que se ha ganado un lugar como referencia en el ámbito de los dispositivos móviles. Cuenta con una atractiva interfaz y una amplia variedad de características que lo convierten en una muy interesante opcion para el nuevo y cada vez mas grande mercado de los telefonos y aplicaciones moviles. El desarrollo de sus aplicaciones se basa en Silverlight que cuenta con una demostrada capacidad de crearlas con interfaces espectaculares y un gran rendimiento. Este libro es una eficaz herramienta que lo llevara a conocer en profundidad las ventajas que puede ofrecer Windows Phone en el momento de crear una aplicacion de cualquier nivel de una manera sencilla y comoda. Incluye las nuevas y mas destacables caracteristicas de Windows Phone accesibles para un desarrollador como: Uso de la pantalla de bloqueo Manejo de los diferentes tipos de mosaicos Uso de la cartera y cupones Utilizacion del nuevo control de mapa Empleo de los diferentes sensores Manejo de datos desde distintas fuentes como servicios web, XML y JSON Uso de sockets, etc. Por su contenido, este libro es una guia imprescindible para desarrolladores tanto principiantes como avanzados que deseen adentrarse y conocer los mas importantes detalles de esta plataforma, asi como poder aprovechar sus grandes cualidades.

Conozca las diferentes ediciones de SQL Server 2012 y aprenda a realizar una instalación del producto. Domine el uso de SQL Management Studio de SQL Server 2012 para el diseño y la implementación de bases de datos relacionales. Domine el uso de estatutos de DML (Data manipulation lenguage), para actualizar informacion en una base de datos, asi como para realizar consultas avanzadas sobre los datos. Conozca y domine el lenguaje de programacion Transact SQL, para la codificacion efectiva de Stored Procedures y la automatizacion de procesos que involucran datos. Conozca el uso de objetos especiales de automatizacion, como lo son Views, Triggers, Constraints, Sequences, etc. Conozca las tecnicas para anializar y corregir el desempeño de consultas complejas, mediante el uso de Dynamic Management Views y Dynamic Management Functions Este libro incluye: Ejercicios Videoclips explicativos Presentaciones para exposicion

If you''re new to ActionScript 3.0, or want to enhance your skill set, this bestselling book is the ideal guide. Designers, developers, and programmers alike will find Learning ActionScript 3.0 invaluable for navigating ActionScript 3.0''s learning curve. You''ll learn the language by getting a clear look at essential topics such as logic, event handling, displaying content, classes, and much more.Updated for Flash Professional CS5, this revised and expanded edition delivers hands-on exercises and full-color code samples to help you increase your abilities as you progress through the book. Topics are introduced with basic syntax and class-based examples, so you can set your own pace for learning object-oriented programming.Harness the power and performance of ActionScript 3.0Control sound and video, including new access to microphone dataCreate art with code by drawing vectors and pixels at runtimeManipulate text with unprecedented typographic controlAnimate graphics, create particle systems, and apply simple physicsAvoid common coding mistakes and reuse code for improved productivityLoad SWF, image, text, HTML, CSS, and XML file formats, and moreAuthors Rich Shupe and Zevan Rosser draw on their experience as Flash developers and instructors to give you a solid ActionScript foundation, revealing ways you can use code for practical, everyday projects.

By the mid-1980s researchers from artificial intelligence, computer science, brain and cognitive science, and psychology realized that the idea of computers as intelligent machines was inappropriate. The brain does not run "programs"; it does something entirely different. But what? Evolutionary theory says that the brain has evolved not to do mathematical proofs but to control our behavior, to ensure our survival. Researchers now agree that intelligence always manifests itself in behavior -- thus it is behavior that we must understand. An exciting new field has grown around the study of behavior-based intelligence, also known as embodied cognitive science, "new AI," and "behavior-based AI."This book provides a systematic introduction to this new way of thinking. After discussing concepts and approaches such as subsumption architecture, Braitenberg vehicles, evolutionary robotics, artificial life, self-organization, and learning, the authors derive a set of principles and a coherent framework for the study of naturally and artificially intelligent systems, or autonomous agents. This framework is based on a synthetic methodology whose goal is understanding by designing and building.The book includes all the background material required to understand the principles underlying intelligence, as well as enough detailed information on intelligent robotics and simulated agents so readers can begin experiments and projects on their own. The reader is guided through a series of case studies that illustrate the design principles of embodied cognitive science.

Beginning Android Games, Second Edition offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers, including Android tablet game app development considerations. You''ll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game apps that work on Android and earlier version compliant smartphones and now tablets. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games.The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes Android an attractive target for aspiring game developers. Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? Beginning Android Games will help you kick-start your project. This book will guide you through the process of making several example game apps using APIs available in new Android SDK and earlier SDK releases for Android smartphones and tablets:The fundamentals of game development and design suitable for Android smartphones and tabletsThe Android platform basics to apply those fundamentals in the context of making a game, including new File Manager system and better battery life managementThe design of 2D and 3D games and their successful implementation on the Android platformThis book lets developers see and use some Android SDK Jelly Bean; however, this book is structured so that app developers can use earlier Android SDK releases. This book is backward compatible like the Android SDK.

Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences. This in-depth guide shows you how to build rich social frameworks, using open source technologies and specifications. You''ll learn how to create third-party applications for existing sites, build engaging social graphs, and develop products to host your own socialized experience. Programming Social Apps focuses on the OpenSocial platform, along with Apache Shindig, OAuth, OpenID, and other tools, demonstrating how they work together to help you solve practical issues. Each chapter uncovers a new layer in the construction of highly viral social applications and platforms. Learn how to build applications on top of social containers, and leverage existing user data Map user relationships with a social graph, and extend social links between users Customize your application with user profile information and encourage growth through friendships Build a scalable social application container with OpenSocial and Shindig Dive into advanced OpenSocial topics such as templating and data pipelining methods Protect your container and its users against malicious code

Whether you develop web applications or mobile apps, the OAuth 2.0 protocol will save a lot of headaches. This concise introduction shows you how OAuth provides a single authorization technology across numerous APIs on the Web, so you can securely access users datasuch as user profiles, photos, videos, and contact liststo improve their experience of your application. Through code examples, step-by-step instructions, and use-case examples, youll learn how to apply OAuth 2.0 to your server-side web application, client-side app, or mobile app. Find out what it takes to access social graphs, store data in a users online filesystem, and perform many other tasks. Understand OAuth 2.0s role in authentication and authorization Learn how OAuths Authorization Code flow helps you integrate data from different business applications Discover why native mobile apps use OAuth differently than mobile web apps Use OpenID Connect and eliminate the need to build your own authentication system

Beginning Android 4 Games Development offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers. You''ll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game that works on Android 4.0 and earlier devices. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games.The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes Android an attractive target for aspiring game developers. Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? Beginning Android 4 Games Development will help you kick-start your project.The book will guide you through the process of making several example games for the Android platform, and involves a wide range of topics:The fundamentals of Android game development targeting Android 1.5-4.0+ devicesThe Android platform basics to apply those fundamentals in the context of making a gameThe design of 2D and 3D games and their successful implementation on the Android platform

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Este libro es una introducción para principiantes a la programación orientada a objetos. El libro esta enfocado principalmente sobre los conceptos generales de orientación a objetos y de programación, desde una perspectiva de ingenieria del software.Aunque los primeros capitulos estan escritos para estudiantes que no tengan experiencia en programacion, los capitulos posteriores son adecuados para estudiantes mas avanzados o incluso para programadores profesionales.En particular, los programadores con experiencia en un lenguaje no orientado a objetos que quieran efectuar la migracion y adaptar sus habilidades a la orientacion a objetos podran tambien beneficiarse de la lectura del libro.A lo largo del libro, utilizamos dos herramientas para poder llevar a la practica los conceptos presentados: el lenguaje de programacion Java y el entorno de desarrollo Java BlueJ.El libro contiene un CD-ROM con recursos en ingles y, ademas, un codigo de acceso al sitio www.pearsonhighered.com/barnes_kolling donde se puede encontrar herramientas visuales para entender los conceptos y claves de las tecnicas de programacion.

Vivimos una revolución. Internet ha dejado de ser sólo un instrumento de comunicación para convertirse en parte de, prácticamente, todos los aspectos de la vida humana. En este contexto, el lenguaje HTML5 ha adquirido una importancia unica. Las aplicaciones de Internet a las que accedemos ahora incontables veces en un dia, ya sea desde un ordenador de mesa, un telefono movil, una PDA o cualquier otro dispositivo, son posibles gracias a HTML5. Con este manual aprendera, a traves de ejercicios practicos soportados por solidos conocimientos teoricos, a crear toda clase de sitios webs y aplicaciones estructuradas en HTML5, con estilos CS3 y programadas con las mas importantes y recientes herramientas de Javascript. Estudiara desde los conceptos mas basicos y tradicionales de cada uno de los lenguajes hasta los mas utilizados por verdaderos profesionales de la programacion. En cada capitulo ira desarrollando diversos codigos que iran ganando complejidad a medida que se avanza en la leccion y haran mucho mas accesibles los conceptos previamente estudiados. Mediante el uso de los componentes de los tres lenguajes, las nuevas API que ofrece Javascript y librerias externas, aprendera a escribir sus propios codigos para crear, programar y optimizar formularios, personalizar la forma en la que se reproduce un archivo de video o de audio, insertar una o mas pistas de subtitulos en un video, controlar la entrada y salida de cualquier elemento en el modo de pantalla completa, capturar video en streamig, crear graficos y animaciones de dos y tres dimensiones, programar un video juego, controlar la apariencia y la forma en la que se comporta el raton en determinadas circunstancias, utilizar la geolocalizacion, manipular la historia de navegacion del usuario, optimizar el funcionamiento fuera de linea de su sitio, crear aplicaciones de mensajeria digital y otras formas de comunicacion bidireccional, entre muchos otros conocimientos.

Would you like to go from first idea to working code much, much faster? Do you currently spend more time satisfying the compiler instead of your clients or end users? Are you frustrated with demanding languages that seem to get in your way, instead of getting the work done? Are you using Rails, and want to dig deeper into the underlying Ruby language? If so, then we''ve got a language and book for you!Ruby 1.9 is the latest version of Ruby. It has many compelling features, including multinationalization support, new block scoping, and better performance. At the same time, the current Ruby 1.8 is still being maintained and is widely used. We''re therefore releasing both the Ruby 1.9 version of the PickAxe (this book) alongside the 1.8 version of the PickAxe. Readers can choose the book that matches their environment.Ruby is a fully object-oriented language, much like the classic object-oriented language, Smalltalk. Like Smalltalk, it is dynamically typed (as opposed to Java or C++), but unlike Smalltalk, Ruby features the same conveniences found in modern scripting languages, making Ruby a favorite tool of intelligent, forward-thinking programmers and the basis for the Rails web framework.This is the reference manual for Ruby, including a description of all the standard library modules, a complete reference to all built-in classes and modules (including all the new and changed methods introduced by Ruby 1.9). It also includes all the new and changed syntax and semantics introduced since Ruby 1.8. Learn about the new parameter passing rules, local variable scoping in blocks, fibers, multinationalization, and the new block declaration syntax, among other exciting new features.

Building upon the fundamental principles of decision theory, Decision-Based Design: Integrating Consumer Preferences into Engineering Design presents an analytical approach to enterprise-driven Decision-Based Design (DBD) as a rigorous framework for decision making in engineering design. Once the related fundamentals of decision theory, economic analysis, and econometrics modelling are established, the remaining chapters describe the entire process, the associated analytical techniques, and the design case studies for integrating consumer preference modeling into the enterprise-driven DBD framework.Methods for identifying key attributes, optimal design of human appraisal experiments, data collection, data analysis, and demand model estimation are presented and illustrated using engineering design case studies. The scope of the chapters also provides:A rigorous framework of integrating the interests from both producer and consumers in engineering design,Analytical techniques of consumer choice modelling to forecast the impact of engineering decisions,Methods for synthesizing business and engineering models in multidisciplinary design environments, andExamples of effective application of Decision-Based Design supported by case studies.No matter whether you are an engineer facing decisions in consumer related product design, an instructor or student of engineering design, or a researcher exploring the role of decision making and consumer choice modelling in design, Decision-Based Design: Integrating Consumer Preferences into Engineering Design provides a reliable reference over a range of key topics.

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