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Book SynopsisExplore Meta Spark Studio, a program used for augmented reality (AR) effect creation and deployment across multiple social media channels. This beginner's guide to AR development focuses on practical, project-based learning no prior coding or design experience is required.You will start by learning the fundamentals of AR as a whole and become familiar with key terminology and core concepts, building a baseline understanding of the technology overall.Using that foundational knowledge, you'll embark on step-by-step tutorials and get hands-on with building AR effects. Projects include selfie effects that react to facial expressions and target tracking effects that respond to images detected in the real-world environment. You'll also learn how to create an entire AR game, including animations and scoring.Along the way, you'll learn techniques for how to customize each one of these projects to fit your own unique vision. Additionally, you'll become familiar with the ways to publish and shaTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Augmented Reality· What is AR? o AR basics o AR vs. VR o Use cases for AR · How does AR work? o Hardware o Software o Inputs · AR Tools o ARKit o ARCore o Unity o Unreal Engine o Lens Studio o Effect Studio o Spark AR Chapter 2: Introduction to Spark AR · Installation o 2.1.1 Windows o 2.1.2 Mac · Introduction to the Spark AR Interface Chapter 3: Creating Your First Effect · Background Segmentation · Mapping an effect to a face o Face trackers o Face meshes · Color Grading o Exploring the Spark AR Library · Testing an effect Chapter 4: Spark AR Library Overview · Home · 3D Objects · Music and Sound · Patch Assets · Textures · Blocks · Script Packages · Color Luts · Voice Intents Chapter 5: Introduction to Patch Editor · Understanding Patches · Animation · Audio · Body Landmarks · Device · Face Landmarks · Interaction · Logic · Math · Shaders · Time · User Interface · Utility · Voice Control Chapter 6: Creating Full Body Effect · Body Finder Patch · Mapping assets to Body Landmarks · Body Bounding Box Chapter 7: Creating Object Tracking Effect · Target tracking · Selecting a target · Working with 3D assets · Particle systems Chapter 8: Creating World Effect · Plane trackers · Believable effects with occlusion · Animation · Environment light Chapter 9: AR Game Development · Building logic into an effect · Scripting in Spark AR o Intro to Scripting o JavaScript o TypeScript · Introduction to code editors o Sublime Text o Atom o Visual Studio Code o Installing a code editor · Writing our first script · Working with audio · Testing a game o The Spark AR Console o Testing on a device Chapter 10 Customizing Assets in Project Template · Finding resources · Swapping assets Chapter 11: Tips and Tricks · Quality of life improvements · Device compatibility · Performance optimization · Checking the changelog Chapter 12: Publishing an Effect · Effect guidelines · Creating an icon o Introduction to graphics editing o Figma o Icon design fundamentals o Exporting finished assets · Monitoring effect results Chapter 13: AR Development Best Practices · Creating experiences of value · Accessibility · Internationalization and localization · Inclusivity · Safety and privacy Chapter 14: Conclusion · Finding inspiration · Giving back to the community · Final words

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Book SynopsisCreate apps for iOS and Android phones and tablets using Flutter, a Google framework that produces two outputs for a single app.

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Book SynopsisBuild and maintain effective, collaborative, and motivated software development teams. This book addresses the challenges in doing so, like communication gaps, trust issues, and motivation problems, and provides strategies to overcome them.You'll be introduced to the Radical Therapy Dev philosophy, a holistic approach designed to optimize software development teams for better performance and overall well-being. This book highlights common pain points in software development and offers solutions to resolving much of the issues in teams. It offers strategies for implementation, focusing on adaptability and accountability, while also promoting community-supported standards. And, the book reveals why an emphasis on fostering a growth mindset, mentorship programs, and junior-intern initiatives promotes continuous learning and collaboration. With the rise of remote work, you'll see why hiring globally while thinking locally is gaining popularity. You'll also gain insights into removing barriers to remote work, along with tools and policies for remote collaboration. Additionally, the book explores the concept of cloud-native software development and its benefits. Radical Therapy for Software Development Teams critiques the traditional agile methodology, identifying its shortcomings while extracting valuable lessons that can still be applied effectively.What You Will LearnAddress communication gaps, foster trust, and nurture a growth mindset among team membersAvoid common feedback mistakes, recognize accomplishments, and implement a reward systemImprove software development practices and team dynamicsTake a scientific approach to project management rather than traditional requirements gatheringBreak Down Communication BarriersWho This Book is ForSoftware development professionals

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Book SynopsisThe book introduces the programming language Dart, the language used for Flutter programming. It then explains the basics of app programming with Flutter in version 2. Using practical examples such as a games app, a chat app and a drawing app, important aspects such as the handling of media files or the connection of cloud services are explained. The programming of mobile as well as desktop applications is discussed. New important features of Dart 2.12 and Flutter 2 are described: - Null safety - Desktop Applications Targeted readers are people with some background in programming, such as students or developers. The sample projects from the book are available for download on the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/meillermediaOver time, more branches may be added. However, the default branches are those that correspond to the state in the book.

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Book SynopsisBuild enhanced visual experiences and design and deploy modern, easy-to-maintain, client applications across a variety of platforms. This book will show you how these applications can take advantage of JavaFX's latest user interface components, 3D technology, and cloud services to create immersive visualizations and allow high-value data manipulation.This book is a professional reference for building Java applications for desktop, mobile, and embedded in the Cloud age. It offers end-to-end coverage of the latest features in JavaFX 21 and 23.This third edition has been updated to include new features introduced in JavaFX 21 and 23, including NEW APIs: Map, FlatMap, and OrElse fluent bindings for ObservableValue, along with the new Subscription API. Additionally, it's updated to account for new bug fixes and overall improvements to existing functionality in Java.After reading this book, you will be equipped to upgrade legacy client applications, develop cross-platform applications in Java, and build enhanced desktop and mobile native clients. What You Will LearnCreate modern client applications in Java using the latest JavaFX 21 and 23Build enterprise clients that will enable integration with existing cloud servicesUse advanced visualization and 3D featuresDeploy on desktop, mobile, and embedded devicesWho This Book Is ForProfessional Java developers who are interested in learning the latest client Java development techniques to fill out their skills set

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Book SynopsisDive into the future of programming with this comprehensive guide for Java developers to integrate large language models (LLMs) and Generative AI using the Spring Framework. This book comes at a revolutionary time when AI technology is transforming how we implement solutions in various fields, including natural language processing, content generation, and predictive analytics. With its widespread use in the Java community, the Spring Framework is a logical choice for this integration. By focusing on integrating LLMs and GenAI with Spring, this book bridges a significant gap between cutting-edge AI technologies and traditional Java development practices. The author uses a hands-on approach, guiding you through practical implementation to effectively show how to apply theory in real-world situations. Basic introductions of topicsSpring AI, Spring Framework, and other related AI technologiesevolve into advanced integrations to ensure that you find valuable insights regardless of your starting level. Additionally, this book dedicates sections to security and ethical considerations, addressing the pressing issues associated with AI. With a look at emerging trends and future developments, this book prepares you for what's next, ensuring that you are not just catching up with the current state of technology but are also ready for future advancements. What You Will Learn Master the integration of LLMs and GenAI with the Spring Framework Develop practical skills in developing AI-driven applications using Java Gain insights into handling data, security, and ethical considerations in AI applications Apply strategies for optimizing performance and scalability in AI-enabled applications Prepare for future AI trends and technologiesWho This Book Is ForIntermediate to advanced Java developers who are familiar with the Spring Framework, including concepts such as dependency injection, Spring Boot, and building RESTful services. This foundational knowledge will help developers grasp the more advanced topics of integrating AI technologies with Spring. Prior knowledge of basic AI concepts and machine learning is helpful but not essential as the book covers these topics from the ground up.

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Book SynopsisExplore the world of APIs and learn how to integrate them with production-ready applications using Postman and the Newman CLIKey Features Learn the tenets of effective API testing and API design Gain an in-depth understanding of the various features Postman has to offer Know when and how to use Postman for creating high-quality APIs for software and web apps Book DescriptionPostman enables the exploration and testing of web APIs, helping testers and developers figure out how an API works. With Postman, you can create effective test automation for any APIs. If you want to put your knowledge of APIs to work quickly, this practical guide to using Postman will help you get started. The book provides a hands-on approach to learning the implementation and associated methodologies that will have you up and running with Postman in no time. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and self-assessment questions, this book begins by taking you through the principles of effective API testing. A combination of theory coupled with real-world examples will help you learn how to use Postman to create well-designed, documented, and tested APIs. You'll then be able to try some hands-on projects that will teach you how to add test automation to an already existing API with Postman, and guide you in using Postman to create a well-designed API from scratch. By the end of this book, you'll be able to use Postman to set up and run API tests for any API that you are working with. What you will learn Find out what is involved in effective API testing Use data-driven testing in Postman to create scalable API tests Understand what a well-designed API looks like Become well-versed with API terminology, including the different types of APIs Get to grips with performing functional and non-functional testing of an API Discover how to use industry standards such as OpenAPI and mocking in Postman Who this book is forThe book is for software testing professionals and software developers looking to improve product and API quality through API test automation. You will find this book useful if understand APIs and want to build your skills for creating, testing, and documenting APIs. The book assumes beginner-level knowledge of JavaScript and API development.Table of ContentsTable of Contents API Testing Theory and Terminology Principles of API Design OpenAPI and API Specifications Considerations for Good API Test Automation Understanding Authorization Options Creating Test Validation Scripts Data Driven Testing Running API Tests in CI with Newman Monitoring APIs With Postman Testing an Existing API Designing an API Specification Creating and Using a Mock Server in Postman Using Contract Testing to Verify an API Design and create an API

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Book SynopsisGet hands-on practical knowledge of concepts and techniques for VR development using Unity and VRTK version 4. This book is a step-by-step guide to learning VRTK 4 for developing immersive VR experiences.Unity is a powerful game engine for developing VR experiences. With its built-in support for all major VR headsets, it''s the perfect tool for developers to realize their vision in VR. VRTK is a battle-tested VR solution for Unity; VRTK 4, in conjunction with Unity, has changed the dynamics of VR development.This book focuses on creating deep understanding of how advanced VR mechanics and techniques are built and utilized as a part of a VR framework. You will start off by setting up your devices for VR development and learn about the advantages of using VRTK 4 over alternate SDKs. You will learn to setup your very own custom VRTK Rig, find out how to setup various advanced VR mechanics and locomotion techniques, how to create several spatial UI objects, and hTrade Review“The book is accompanied by many images described in great detail. … I would suggest it to readers who want to approach the subject for the first time.” (Tommaso Mazza, Computing Reviews, December 22, 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: A New Reality Through Virtual RealityChapter 3: Setting Up Your Project for VR DevelopmentChapter 4: Importing VRTK Version 4 Tilia PackagesChapter 5: Setting Up VRTKs Camera RigsChapter 6: Setting Up Interactors and Virtual HandsChapter 7: Configuring Interactor Functionality and Setting Up Velocity TrackersChapter 8: Interactable Game ObjectsChapter 9: Moving Around the Virtual World - TeleportationChapter 10: Seamless LocomotionChapter 11: Arm Swinging MovementChapter 12: Setting Up a Pseudo-BodyChapter 13: Climbing in VRChapter 14: Movement AmplifierChapter 15: Distance GrabbingChapter 16: Snap ZonesChapter 17: Creating Spatial 3D User Interface Game ObjectsChapter 18: Using Unity's UI Controls with VRTKChapter 19: Angular DrivesChapter 20: Linear DrivesChapter 21: Tips, Tricks, and RecipesChapter 22: Mini-Game

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Book SynopsisThe present book is based on the conference Software Development and Reality Construction held at SchloB Eringerfeld in Germany, September 25 - 30, 1988. This was organized by the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) in cooperation with the German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD), Sankt Augustin, and sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation whose financial support we gratefully acknowledge. The conference was an interdisciplinary scientific and cultural event aimed at promoting discussion on the nature of computer science as a scientific discipline and on the theoretical foundations and systemic practice required for human-oriented system design. In keeping with the conversational style of the conference, the book comprises a series of individual contributions, arranged so as to form a coherent whole. Some authors reflect on their practice in computer science and system design. Others start from approaches developed in the humanities and the social sciences for understanding human learning and creativity, individual and cooperative work, and the interrelation between technology and organizations. Thus, each contribution makes its specific point and can be read on its own merit. But, at the same time, it takes its place as a chapter in the book, along with all the other contributions, to give what seemed to us a meaningful overall line of argumentation. This required careful editorial coordination, and we are grateful to all the authors for bearing with us throughout the slow genesis of the book and for complying with our requests for extensive revision of some of the manuscripts.Table of ContentsPrologue.- 1 Thinking About Computer Science.- 1.1 Human Questions in Computer Science.- 1.2 Learning from our Errors.- 2 Living Computer Science.- 2.1 The Technical and the Human Side of Computer Science.- 2.2 Hermeneutics and Path.- 2.3 Computing: Yet Another Reality Construction.- 2.4 How Many Choices Do We Make? How Many Are Difficult?.- 2.5 From Scientific Practice to Epistemological Discovery.- 3 On Reality Construction.- 3.1 Self-Organization and Software Development.- 3.2 Software Development as Reality Construction.- 3.3 The Idea that Reality is Socially Constructed.- 4 Learning to Know.- 4.1 Scientific Expertise as a Social Process.- 4.2 How to Communicate Proofs or Programs.- 4.3 Making Errors, Making Sense, Making Use.- 4.4 Artifacts in Software Design.- 5 Computer Science and Beyond.- 5.1 The Denial of Error.- 5.2 Towards a New Understanding of Data Modelling.- 5.3 A Reappraisal of Information Science.- 6 Understanding the Computer Through Metaphors.- 6.1 Perspectives and Metaphors for Human-Computer Interaction.- 6.2 Software Tools in a Programming Workshop.- 6.3 Soft Engines — Mass-Produced Software for Working People?.- 6.4 Artificial Intelligence: A Hermeneutic Defense.- 7 Designing for People.- 7.1 Shared Responsibility: A Field of Tension.- 7.2 A Subject-Oriented Approach to Information Systems.- 7.3 Anticipating Reality Construction.- 7.4 On Controllability.- 7.5 Work Design for Human Development.- 8 Epistemological Approaches to Informatics.- 8.1 Truth and Meaning Beyond Formalism.- 8.2 Informatics and Hermeneutics.- 8.3 Language and Software, or: Fritzl’s Quest.- 8.4 Activity Theory as a Foundation for Design.- 8.5 Reflections on the Essence of Information.- Epilogue.- List of Authors.

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Book SynopsisCombining theory and practice, Website Design and Development with HTML5 and CSS3 is aimed at both beginners who want to design their first website, and experienced developers who want to consolidate their technical skills. This book addresses the theoretical aspects of HTML5 and CSS3, including: HTML elements, semantic containers, semantic text formatting, multimedia elements, forms, tables, definition and integration of CSS styles, text formatting, and container and box styles. It also encompasses a practical section which presents the process of creating a website, as well as the key rules to apply in order to not only achieve project success, but also to meet user needs. Illustrated by numerous examples, this book includes corrected practical work, structured according to an evolutionary logic ranging from the design of a simple HTML5 page to the creation of a professional website.Table of ContentsForeword xiTeddy PAYET Preface xiii Chapter 1 The Web and its Future 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Phases of evolution of the Web 3 1.3 Web application architecture 7 Chapter 2 The Language of the Web: HTML5 13 2.1 Overview 13 2.2 Structure of an HTML5 document 18 2.3 Structuring the content of a web page 21 2.4 Text organization 28 2.5 Creating hyperlinks 52 2.6 Inserting images and multimedia objects 58 2.7 Tables 65 2.8 Forms 70 Chapter 3 Style Sheets: CSS3 101 3.1 Overview 101 3.2 Text formatting 121 3.3 List formatting 131 3.4 Backgrounds, borders and shadows 133 3.5 Table formatting 144 3.6 Layout of the site 148 Chapter 4 Design and Creation of a Website 167 4.1 Process of creating a website 167 4.2 Ergonomics of the website 175 4.3 Different website types 181 Chapter 5 Practical Exercises 185 5.1 PE1: structure of an HTML5 web page 185 5.2 PE2: simple forms 195 5.3 PE3: table formatting 211 5.4 TP 4: media (image, video and audio) 240 5.5 PE: element positioning 270 5.6 PE6: creating a template model 296 5.7 PE7: creating a website from A to Z 313 References 323 Index 325

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Book SynopsisThe final installment in this three-volume set is based on this maxim: "Before software can be designed its requirements must be well understood, and before the requirements can be expressed properly the domain of the application must be well understood." The book covers the process from the development of domain descriptions, through the derivation of requirements prescriptions from domain models, to the refinement of requirements into software architectures and component design.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The presentation is focused on the fundamental ideas of domain engineering, requirements engineering and computer system engineering. … The rigorous treatment and the author’s original style of viewing the software engineering approaches are important, outstanding features … . is of special interest for both software engineering theorists and practitioners … . The style is very concise, but at the same time very friendly. … Undoubtedly, readers coming from a large variety of fields of interest will appreciate the novelty and usefulness … ." (Tudor Balanescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1095 (21), 2006)Table of ContentsOpening.- The Triptych Paradigm.- Documents.- Conceptual Framework.- Methods and Methodology.- Models and Modelling.- Descriptions: Theory and Practice.- Phenomena and Concepts.- On Defining and on Definitions.- Jackson’s Description Principles.- Domain Engineering.- Overview of Domain Engineering.- Domain Stakeholders.- Domain Attributes.- Domain Facets.- Domain Acquisition.- Domain Analysis and Concept Formation.- Domain Verification and Validation.- Towards Domain Theories.- The Domain Engineering Process Model.- Requirements Engineering.- Overview of Requirements Engineering.- Requirements Stakeholders.- Requirements Facets.- Requirements Acquisition.- Requirements Analysis and Concept Formation.- Requirements Verification and Validation.- Requirements Satisfiability and Feasibility.- The Requirements Engineering Process Model.- Computing Systems Design.- Hardware/Software Codesign.- Software Architecture Design.- A Case Study in Component Design.- Domain-Specific Architectures.- Etcetera: Coding and All That!.- The Computing Systems Design Process Model.- Closing.- The Triptych Development Process Model.- Finale.

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Book SynopsisCreate a professional looking app from start to finish that takes advantageof iCloud technology. Rather than working with Storyboarding for buildingyour UI, you'll use code to build professional looking screens. Using code isstandard for professional developers to fit form factor alignment acrossmultiple screen sizes and other design constraints. First, you'll build a basic, functional UX screen. Then you'll incorporateiCloud with CloudKit for data persistence and private, public, and shareddatabases. Here your code-drive UI design will expand out to developingprofessional looking screens with animation. You'll also learn to workwith reminder and notification boxes, sharing data between your users, andadding functionally for interaction with other Apps. Finally, you'll tackletesting and using Test Flight before publishing your app to the App Store. This book offers a practical guide for coders at any level who want to learnand create professional looking iOS apps leveraging the database featuresof iCloud and the numerous extensions that Apple provides in the Xcodeenvironment. Create professional looking apps that are secure and yourusers will love!This is the second version of App Development using iOS iCloud, which offers comprehensive coverage of iOS 17's changes, empowering you to create efficient, user-friendly applications.Build cutting-edge iOS apps with the latest iCloud features!What You'll LearnBuild a real-world chat app to solidify your learning and discover the power of push notificationsLeverage iOS 17's new featuresMaster iCloud database operationsWho This Book Is ForiOS developers familiar with the basics of Swift coding who want to work with iCloud databases or move into more advanced fields, such as using extensions or designing UX in code.

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Book SynopsisLankhorst and his co‑authors present ArchiMate® 3.0, enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures. Since an architecture model is useful not only for providing insight into the current or future situation but can also be used to evaluate the transition from ‘as‑is’ to ‘to‑be’, the authors also describe analysis methods for assessing both the qualitative impact of changes to an architecture and the quantitative aspects of architectures, such as performance and cost issues.The modelling language presented has been proven in practice in many real‑life case studies and has been adopted by The Open Group as an international standard. So this book is an ideal companion for enterprise IT or business architects in industry as well as for computer or management science students studying the field of enterprise architecture.This fourth edition of the book has been completely reworked to be compatible with ArchiMate® 3.0, and it includes a new chapter relating this new version to other standards. New sections on capability analysis, risk analysis, and business architecture in general have also been introduced.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Enterprise Architecture.-State of the Art.- Foundations.- Communication of Enterprise Architectures.- A Language for Enterprise Modelling.- Combining ArchiMate with Other Standards and Approaches.- Guidelines for Modelling.- Viewpoints and Visualisation.- Architecture Analysis.- Architecture Alignment.- Tool Support.- Case Studies.- Beyond Enterprise Architecture.- Appendix.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisLankhorst and his co‑authors present ArchiMate® 3.0, enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures. Since an architecture model is useful not only for providing insight into the current or future situation but can also be used to evaluate the transition from ‘as‑is’ to ‘to‑be’, the authors also describe analysis methods for assessing both the qualitative impact of changes to an architecture and the quantitative aspects of architectures, such as performance and cost issues.The modelling language presented has been proven in practice in many real‑life case studies and has been adopted by The Open Group as an international standard. So this book is an ideal companion for enterprise IT or business architects in industry as well as for computer or management science students studying the field of enterprise architecture.This fourth edition of the book has been completely reworked to be compatible with ArchiMate® 3.0, and it includes a new chapter relating this new version to other standards. New sections on capability analysis, risk analysis, and business architecture in general have also been introduced.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Enterprise Architecture.-State of the Art.- Foundations.- Communication of Enterprise Architectures.- A Language for Enterprise Modelling.- Combining ArchiMate with Other Standards and Approaches.- Guidelines for Modelling.- Viewpoints and Visualisation.- Architecture Analysis.- Architecture Alignment.- Tool Support.- Case Studies.- Beyond Enterprise Architecture.- Appendix.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. AGILE DEVELOPMENT. 1. Agile Practices. 2. Overview of Extreme Programming. 3. Planning. 4. Testing. 5. Refactoring. 6. A Programming Episode. II. AGILE DESIGN. 7. What Is Agile Design? 8. SRP: The Single-Responsibility Principle. 9. OCP: The Open-Closed Principle. 10. LSP: The Liskov Substitution Principle. 11. DIP: The Dependency-Inversion Principle. 12. ISP: The Interface-Segregation Principle. III. THE PAYROLL CASE STUDY. 13. Command and Active Object. 14. Template Method & Strategy: Inheritance vs. Delegation. 15. Facade and Mediator. 16. Singleton and Monostate. 17. Null Object. 18. The Payroll Case Study: Iteration One Begins. 19. The Payroll Case Study: Implementation. IV. PACKAGING THE PAYROLL SYSTEM. 20. Principles of Package Design. 21. Factory. 22. The Payroll Case Study (Part 2). V. THE WEATHER STATION CASE STUDY. 23. Composite. 24. Observer—Backing into a Pattern. 25. Abstract Server, Adapter, and Bridge. 26. Proxy and Stairway to Heaven: Managing Third Party APIs. 27. Case Study: Weather Station. VI. THE ETS CASE STUDY. 28. Visitor. 29. State. 30. The ETS Framework. Appendix A. UML Notation I: The CGI Example. Appendix B. UML Notation II: The Statmux. Appendix C. A Satire of Two Companies. Index.

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Book SynopsisBeginning 3D Game Development with Unity 4 is perfect for those who would like to come to grips with programming Unity. You may be an artist who has learned 3D tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or Cinema 4D, or you may come from 2D tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. On the other hand, you may just want to familiarize yourself with programming games and the latest ideas in game production. This book introduces key game production concepts in an artist-friendly way, and rapidly teaches the basic scripting skills you''ll need with Unity. It goes on to show how you, as an independent game artist, can create interactive games, ideal in scope for today''s casual and mobile markets, while also giving you a firm foundation in game logic and design. The first part of the book explains the logic involved in game interaction, and soon has you creating game assets through simple examples that you can build upon and gradually expand. In the second part, yoTable of Contents 01. Introduction to Game Development 02. Unity UI basics 03. Introduction to Scripting 04. Terrain Generation and Environment 05. Exploring Navigation 06. Cursor Control and Interaction 07. Importing Assets 08. Action Objects 09. Managing State 10. Exploring Transitions 11. Physics and Special Effects 12. Message Text and HUD 13. Inventory Logic 14. Managing Inventory 15. Dialogue Trees 16. Mecanim 17. Game Environment 18. Setting up the Game 19. Menus and Levels

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the way primarily external actors influenced and were influenced by the revolutionary chaos that erupted in the Arab Middle East in 2011. The Arab revolutions radically altered the Middle East dynamic and particularly the strategic standing of key actors, both locally and globally.The âwinnersâ are leaders with strategic understanding of the region and a scheme for exploiting the chaosâPutin, Netanyahu and Iranâs Qasem Soleimaniâalong with, strikingly, the very institution of Arab monarchy. The âlosersâ are the Arab autocrats who were deposed in Egypt, Libya and Yemen. The Palestinians, seemingly bypassed by the dynamic of Arab revolution, are also losers. So are the American presidentsâBush 43 and Obamaâwhose disastrous strategic decision-making catalyzed Arab state fragmentation and opened the gates of the Levant to Iranâs drive for regional hegemony. Western democratic society suffered tooâfrom waves of Islamist terrorism and the effects of Muslim migration generated at least in part by Arab chaos. Only in the case of two leaders was the jury still out by 2019. The effects of the high-risk policies of Saudi Arabiaâs crown prince Mohamed bin Salman and the strategically incoherent policies of US President Trump remain to be seen.Winners and Losers in the âArab Springâ takes a global look at a massive regional upheaval that is far from over. It is an essential read for everybody interested in the Arab revolutions, Middle East and international strategic affairs. Trade Review'At 125 pages, the book is slim but peppered with anecdotes and almost epic in dimensions. Alpher traces “Arab state fragmentation and chaos” to the 2003 Iraq invasion. He examines the role of individual Western and regional leaders in creating or reacting to events and argues Arab collapse has had global consequences, partly through a refugee crisis. Alpher said he’s been repeatedly informed the “Arab spring” isn’t over: “This is all open-ended but I think I was able to draw some fairly stable conclusions.”' — Gareth Smyth, The Arab Weekly'At 125 pages, the book is slim but peppered with anecdotes and almost epic in dimensions. Alpher traces “Arab state fragmentation and chaos” to the 2003 Iraq invasion. He examines the role of individual Western and regional leaders in creating or reacting to events and argues Arab collapse has had global consequences, partly through a refugee crisis. Alpher said he’s been repeatedly informed the “Arab spring” isn’t over: “This is all open-ended but I think I was able to draw some fairly stable conclusions.”' — Gareth Smyth, The Arab WeeklyTable of ContentsPreface: Two Images Introduction I. Abetting the Chaos: Western Losers 1. Presidential Blunders: Bush (and Blair), Obama, Trump 2. Hapless Political Philosophers, Counterproductive Social Media 3. Interim Summary: US Post-Cold War Intervention and Arab Collapse II. Reaping the Benefits: Local Winners 4. Qasem Soleimani and the Quds Force 5. Putin: Russia Returns to the Middle East 6. Netanyahu Leverages Arab Chaos 7. Erdogan and the Kurds: the Jury is Still Out 8. The Arab Monarchies and MbS’s Reformist Mayhem III. Conclusion: Understanding a Global Grand-Strategic Event Timeline of Arab Chaos through December 2018

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Book SynopsisEmbark on a journey to build an augmented reality world. This book puts theory into practical application by building unique augmented reality apps specific to each chapter's topic. You'll learn to engineer successful, well-designed, and comprehensive augmented reality applications for iOS devices.This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the latest advancements in iOS 17 and Xcode 15, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to build cutting-edge augmented reality experiences.Starting with the foundation of augmented reality on Apple platforms, you will understand the building blocks and inner workings of the technologies that power augmented reality. Then, delve into the practicalities of building AR apps using ARKit, SceneKit, SpriteKit, RealityKit, and integrating with SwiftUI and advanced features like ReplayKit for recording experiences. Explore augmented reality app business models, designs, and content for the ultimate user experience. This book covers a wide range of ARKit APIs and topics, including surface detection, 3D objects implementation, horizontal plane detection with raycast, physics by launching rocket ships, light estimation, 2D image recognition, world-mapping data for persistence, immersive audio experiences, real-time image analysis, machine learning, face and body motion capture, people occlusion, and more. Chapter by chapter, this book guides you to become an advanced augmented reality engineer for Apple's platforms. By the end of the book, you'll have acquired the necessary mental models and tools to engineer delightful experiences in Apple's augmented reality ecosystem. What You'll LearnConstruct AR apps using SceneKit, SpriteKit, RealityKit, and integrate with SwiftUI. Leverage ARKit for advanced features like face and body motion capture, people occlusion, and world tracking. Incorporate 3D objects, surface detection, computer vision, and body motion capture in your apps. Implement persistence in AR experiences and create shared experiences using Multipeer Connectivity. Who This Book Is ForiOS developers who want to expand their knowledge of ARKit. Ideal for those with a solid foundation in Swift and familiarity with Xcode, seeking to explore the expansive capabilities of augmented reality on Apple devices.

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Book SynopsisExplore the world of Generative AI and understand why it matters. This book is divided into two parts, introducing tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, and will show you how to use them to build AI-powered web apps. The first part of the book describes Generative AI and covers the essential models and APIs from OpenAI. Legal, ethical, and security considerations are discussed to help you decide whether it is an appropriate tool for your projects. You'll then review ChatGPT and see how to use it effectively for generating code. This is followed by a review of best practices, and tips and techniques for getting around the limitations of ChatGPT and other OpenAI APIs. The second part of the book provides practical guide to building a series of web apps with Next.js that showcase how to use the OpenAI APIs. For example, you'll learn how to build a Story/Poetry generator, a language learning app, and a blog site with a custom Chatbot widget. The code for the web apps is generated using ChatGPT. When done with this book, you'll have a clear understanding of Generative AI and be well on your way to building web applications powered by OpenAI APIs and Next.js. What You Will LearnAssess the legal, ethical, and security concerns with using Generative AI in web applicationsReview the latest APIs provided by OpenAI for generating text and imageUse ChatGPT to generate code for web projects, as well astips and tricks to working around the limitations. Who This Book Is For?Experienced web developers and software engineers who know their way around HTML, CSS, and JavaScript,but have limited or no experience using Generative AI to build web applications.

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Book SynopsisThe growing but still evolving success of the Android platform has ushered in a second mobile technology gold rush for app developers. Google Play and Amazon Appstore for Android apps has become the second go-to apps eco for today''s app developers. While not yet as large in terms of number of apps as iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Appstore have so many apps that it has become increasingly difficult for new apps to stand out in the crowd. Achieving consumer awareness and sales longevity for your Android app requires a lot of organization and some strategic planning. Written for today''s Android apps developer or apps development shop, this new and improved book from Apress, The Business of Android Apps Development, Second Edition, tells you today''s story on how to make money on Android apps. This book shows you how to take your app from idea to design to development to distribution and marketing your app on Google Play or Amazon Appstore. <Table of Contents1. The Android Market: A Background 2. Making Sure Your App Will Succeed 3. Legal Issues: Better Safe Than Sorry 4. A Brief Introduction to Android Development 5. Develop Apps Like a Pro 6. Making Money with Ads on Your Application 7. In-App Billing: Putting A Store in Your Application 8. Making App Marketplaces Work for You 9. Getting The Word Out 10. After You Have A User Base

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Book SynopsisToday, hundreds of blockchain networks are in production, including many built with Hyperledger Fabric. This practical guide shows developers how the latest version of this blockchain infrastructure provides an ideal foundation for developing enterprise blockchain applications or solutions.

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Book SynopsisUNLOCKING AGILE''S MISSED POTENTIAL Agile has not delivered on its promises. The business side expected faster time to market, but they still experience the long delays of bloated releases. Engineers thought they would be given time to build the product right the first time, but they are rushed under pressure to deliver new features within impossible schedules. What went wrong? The culprit is feature-based waterfall release planning perpetuated in a vain attempt to achieve business predictability. Agile didn''t address the business need for multi-year financial predictability. The Agile community''s answer was the naïve response, The business needs to be more Agile. Waterfall release planning with fixed schedules undercuts a basic tenet of Agile development the need to adjust content delivered within a timebox to account for evolving requirements and incorporation of feedback. Agile without flexible content is not Agile. This book introduces a novel solution thTable of ContentsForeword 11 Preface 13 Introduction 16 The Lost Potential of Agile Development 16 Missed Business Expectations 18 A New Approach to Agile Planning 19 Addressing Traditional Software Development Challenges 21 Motivation and Innovation 22 Your Organization 22 Chapter 1: The Persistence of Waterfall Planning 23 Introduction to AccuWiz 23 The New COO 24 Product Management 24 PMO 25 Engineering 25 Customer Perspective 26 Synopsis 26 Summary 27 Chapter 2 – Why Agile has Struggled 29 Agile Development Fundamentals 30 The Agile Revolution 30 Scrum 31 Kanban 34 Barriers to Real Agile 35 Schedule Pressure 35 The “Motivation” Factor 37 The Mythical Product Owner 39 Feature Planning 40 Agile Scaling Frameworks 41 Summary 42 Chapter 3: Embracing Software Development Variance 43 The Cone of Uncertainty 43 Software Development Estimation Variance Explained 44 Making and Meeting Feature Commitments 45 How Other Departments Meet Commitments 47 Agile Development Implications 48 Summary 48 Chapter 4: Cost of Delay 49 Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) 50 Cost of Delay Basics 50 Example 52 WSJF Proof 54 CoD and Net Present Value (NPV) Prioritization Methods 56 Non-linear Income Profiles 57 CoD for Non-Linear Cumulative Income Profiles 58 Payback Period CoD Method 58 Third-year Income Slope CoD Method 58 CoD NPV Method 63 CoD Computation Method 64 WSJF and Traditional Finance 66 ROI 66 Investment Rate of Return (IRR) 67 WSJF versus ROI Prioritization 67 Summary 69 Chapter 5: Investment Fundamentals 70 Investments, Initiatives and Programs 70 Investment Hierarchy 71 AccuWiz Investment Examples 74 Portfolio Allocation 75 Investment Forecasts 76 Development Effort and Cost 76 Investment Income Forecasts 78 Investment Backlogs 81 Investment WIP 82 Investment Backlog WIP 82 Investment WIP 83 Technical Debt Investments 84 Summary 86 Chapter 6: Maximizing Investment Value 87 Great Products 87 Business Model Value Considerations 89 Stakeholder Value Analysis 90 Gilb Stakeholder Definition 90 Ford’s Big Mistake 92 Trucking Fleet Management Example 93 Five Whys 95 User Scenarios 96 Summary 97 Chapter 7: Planning High-Value Investment Features 99 Avoiding the Feature Pit 99 Feature ROI 100 Summary 104 Chapter 8: Releasing Investments 105 Release Opportunity Cost 105 Investment Release Bundling 108 Investment Pricing 108 Lack of Customer Acceptance 110 Release Overhead Costs 111 Overcoming Modular Release Challenges 113 Architecture for Modular Deployment 113 Configuration Management 113 Release Investment Prioritization 114 Reducing Software Inventory Costs 115 Summary 118 Chapter 9: Meeting Investment Targets 120 Meeting Commitments 120 Investment Teams 120 Managing Investment Scope 123 Managing Sales Requests 127 Summary 129 Chapter 10: Investment Planning Template 130 Investment Description 130 Proxy Business Case 130 Product Stakeholder Analysis 132 Customer Product Stakeholders 132 Internal Product Stakeholders 132 Constraints 132 Competition 133 Acceptance Criteria 133 Go-to-Market Plan 134 Pricing Model 134 Deployment Model 134 Sales Channels 134 Investment Targets 134 Development Cost 134 Cycle Time 134 Income Projections 134 WSJF 136 Assumption Validation 136 Summary 138 Chapter 11: Managing the Agile Roadmap 139 The Agile Roadmap Management Database 139 The Agile Technology Roadmap 141 Stages of Technology Acquisition 142 Investment Technology Roadmaps 143 Summary 143 Chapter 12: Maximizing Investment Development Productivity 145 Measuring Software Productivity 145 Cost of Quality (CoQ) 146 Cost of Quality and Software Productivity 147 Sources of Software Rework 149 Agile Cost of Quality 150 Reducing Agile User Story Rework 152 Reducing Agile Defect Rework 153 Agile Cost of Quality Example 154 Summary 155 Chapter 13: Motivating Agile Teams 156 Background 156 Why You’re the Only Smart One in Your Organization 157 Consequences and Behavior 158 Performance and Organizational Culture 159 Behavior and Software Quality 163 Intrinsic Motivation 164 Agile and Motivation 165 Measuring Motivation 167 Motivation Advice 169 Summary 171 Chapter 14: Innovating with Investments 173 Innovation – A Working Definition 174 Investments as an Innovation Vehicle 175 Why Your Organization Can’t Innovate 176 An Organizational Behavior Model of Innovation 178 An Innovation Tale of Two Companies 181 Creating a Culture of Innovation 184 Summary 188 Chapter 15: AccuWiz Gets it Together 189 The Founder Meeting 189 The Announcement 190 Product Stakeholder Analysis 191 Creating the Investment Backlog 192 Customer Management 195 Investment Development 195 Project Management 196 Managers 197 Executive Team 198 Innovation is Revived 199 Synopsis 199 Chapter 16: Getting it Together in your Company: A Practical Guide 200 Step 1: Organizational Support 200 Influence Strategy 204 Step 2: Stakeholder Value Analysis 205 Step 3: Stakeholder Research 206 Step 4: Stakeholder Interviews 207 Step 5: Investments 207 User Scenarios 208 Feature Definition 209 WSJF Screening 209 Step 6: Initial Roadmap 210 Resource Allocation 211 Step 7: Investment Planning 214 Agile Roadmap Alignment Meeting 215 Program Review 216 Step 8: Consequence Alignment 217 Summary 220 Appendix 1: General Cost of Delay Formula 221 Reinertsen WSJF 222 Income Curve Approximation 223 Summary 225 Appendix 2: Investment Income Profile Forecasts 226 Appendix 3: Release Cycle Productivity Formula 228 Appendix 4: Rework and Productivity 232 Appendix 5: Innovation Behavior Survey 233 Glossary 238 Index 246

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Book SynopsisUprooting has to do with one of the fundamental properties of human life-the need to change-and with the personal and societal mecha nisms for dealing with that need. As with the more general problems of change, uprooting can be a time of human disaster and desolation, or a time of adaptation and growth into new capacities. The special quality of uprooting is that the need to change is faced at a time of separation from accustomed social, cultural, and environ mental support systems. It is this separation from familiar supports that either renders the uprooted vulnerable to the destructive conse quences of change, or creates freedoms for their evolution into new and constructive patterns of life. Whether the outcomes will be destruc tive or constructive will be determined by the forces at work: the nature and power of the uprooting forces versus the personal and societal capacitiTable of ContentsI: Coping with the Inner and Outer Worlds of Change.- 1 Contemporary Uprootings and Collaborative Coping: Behavioral and Societal Responses.- 2 Change, Vulnerability, and Coping: Stresses of Uprooting and Overcrowding.- 3 Identity, Politics, and Planning: On Some Uses of Knowledge in Coping with Social Change.- 4 Stress, Strain, and Role Adaptation: Conceptual Issues.- II: Meanings and Impacts of Uprooting.- 5 The Uprooting of Meaning.- 6 Uprooting and Self-Image: Catastrophe and Continuity.- 7 Sociological Dimensions of Uprootedness.- 8 The Long-Term Sequelae of Uprooting: Conceptual and Practical Issues.- III: Stressful Situations of Children and Adolescents in Transition: The Role of Attachments and Social Supports.- 9 Young Children in Stressful Situations: The Supporting Role of Attachment Figures and Unfamiliar Caregivers.- 10 Relocation and the Family: A Crisis in Adolescent Development.- 11 Coming Home: Adjustment of Americans to the United States after Living Abroad.- 12 Running Away in America: The History and the Hope.- IV: Stressful Situations of Foreign Students: Challenges of Cross-Cultural Education.- 13 Stressful Experiences of Foreign Students at Various Stages of Sojourn: Counseling and Policy Implications.- 14 Role Learning as a Coping Strategy for Uprooted Foreign Students.- 15 Research on Students from Abroad: The Neglected Foreign Policy Implications.- V: Stressful Situations of New Settlers: Coping Strategies of Immigrant Women and New Ethnic Groups.- 16 Stress and Coping among Latin American Women Immigrants.- 17 Patterns of Adaptation of Indian Immigrants: Challenges and Strategies.- 18 New Immigrants and Social-Support Systems: Information-Seeking Patterns in a Metropolis.- 19 Making Friends in a New Culture: South Asian Women in Boston, Massachusetts.- VI: Stressful Situations of Uprooted Communities: The Role of Public and Government Bodies.- 20 Forced Migration: Its Impact on Shaping Coping Strategies.- 21 Integration of Immigrants: The Israeli Case.- 22 After the Fall: Indochinese Refugees in the United States.- 23 Relocation and Rapid Growth: Case Studies of the Effects of Federal Policy on Life in Rural Communities.

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Book SynopsisRob Myers is a seasoned software developer and instructor with four decades of experience. He has trained and mentored teams worldwide in TDD and Agile practices, helping organizations of all sizes achieve lasting software excellence.

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Book SynopsisDevelopment studies has tended to neglect culture as a factor in development processes. This volume of readings redresses the balance, gathering together some of the most influential contributions that reflect on the relationship between culture and development.Trade Review"Schech and Haggis' collection is a very good starting point for those interested in teaching and researching the culture and development." South African Geographical JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction: Pathways to culture and development: Jane Haggis and Susanne Schech. Part I: Modernizing Cultures:. 1. The Grocer and the Theif: A Parable: Daniel Lerner. 2. Modernization Ideals: Gunnar Myrdal. 3. A Universal Civilization? Modernization and Westernization: Samuel P Huntington. 4. Divided Market Cultures in China. Gender, Enterprise and Religion: Robert P Weller. Part II: Culture/Power/Knowledge:. 5. Orientalism: Edward W Said. 6. The West and the Rest: Discourse and Power: Stuart Hall. 7. Black Bodies, White Bodies: Toward an Iconography of Female Sexuality in Late Nineteenth Century: Sander L Gilman. Part III: Development as Discourse:. 8. The Problematisation of Poverty: The Tale of Three Worlds and Development: Arturo Escobar. 9. The Constitution of the Object of "Development" - Lesotho as a "Less Developed Country": James Ferguson. 10. Becoming a Development Category: Nanda Shrestha. 11. Knowledge for Development: The World Bank. Part IV: Development Culture and Human Rights:. 12. Universalism, Particularism and the Question of Identity: Ernesto Laclau. 13. Human Rights as Cultural Practice: Ann Belinda Preis. 14. Women's Rights, Human Rights and Domestic Violence in Vanuatu: Margaret Jolly. Part V: Global/Local:. 15. Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy: Arjun Appadurai. 16. Capitalisms, Crises and Cultures II: Notes on Local Transformation and Everyday Cultural Struggles: Alan Pred. 17. Narratives of Masculinity and Transnational Migration: Filipino Workers in the Middle East: Jane A Margold. 18. Learning to be Local in Belize. Global Systems of Commom Difference: Richard Wilk. Part VI: Place and Space:. 19. Geography as Destiny: Cities, Villages and Khmer Rouge Orientalism: Kevin McIntyre. 20. Contesting Cultures: Westernization, Respect for Cultures and Third-World Feminists: Uma Narayan. 21. Gender, Place and Networks. A Political Ecology of Cyberculture: Arturo Escobar. 22. Maya Hackers and the Cyberspatialized Nation-State: Modernity, Ethnostalgia and a Lizard Queen in Guatemala: Diane M Nelson. 23. CyberResistance: Saudi Opposition Between Globalization and Localization: Mamoun Fandy. Part VII: Multiple Modernities:. 24. The Invention of Tradition Revisited: The Case of Colonial Africa: Terence Ranger. 25. Contentious Traditions: The Debate of Sati in Colonial India: Lata Mani. 26. "When the Earth is Female and the Nation is Mother". Gender, the Armed Forces and Nationalism in Indonesia: Saraswati Sunindyo. 27. The Objects of Soap Opera: Egyptian Television and the Cultural Politics of Modernity: Lila Abu-Lughod. 28. The Credible and the Credulous: The Question of "Villagers' Beliefs" in Nepal: Stacy Leigh Pigg. 29. Modernizing the Malay Mother: Maila Stivens. Index.

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Book SynopsisLearn to mobilize latent energy in your body and direct it to energize and awaken your higher brain • Provides a simplified step-by-step guided process to the higher-brain activation techniques of Source Code Meditation • Explains how to shift energy out of the lower “survive” brain into the higher “thrive” brain to bring confidence, clarity, and empowerment for transformative change in all areas of life • Reveals how the “brain first” techniques of SCM tune the brain to receive meditation, enabling access to deep flow states, transcendent states of consciousness, and higher brain potential The human brain is like a flowing river of potential. Until now, that river has been blocked, barricaded, and diverted by the primitive lower brain. The lower brain hijacks our ability to experience deeper flow and higher transcendent states of consciousness. It also guards against the full expression of the passionate human heart. Source Code Meditation (SCM), with its nine summits of transformation, effortlessly re-routes that lower brain diversion, allowing you to activate latent energy in your body, awaken your higher brain, enlighten your mind, and set your heart on fire to create a new world. With traditional meditation techniques, it often takes decades of practice for hours each day to confer significant changes in the mind and the higher brain. Few of us make it to these rarified states of mind, due to the amount of time and the intensity of focus needed. With “brain first” SCM techniques, you mobilize latent energy in the body and direct it to energize and awaken the higher brain before meditation begins. With the higher brain prepped and tuned, meditation is efficiently received, leading to quantum breakthroughs in higher consciousness without years of practice as well as access to deep flow states, transcendent states of consciousness, and higher brain potential. Providing a simplified step-by-step guided process to SCM, Dr. Michael Cotton explains how to shift energy out of the lower “survive” brain into the higher “thrive” brain to bring confidence, clarity, and empowerment for transformative change in all areas of life. Distilled from the world’s most comprehensive philosophy, Integral Metatheory, SCM offers not only a way to create the brain state necessary to change the mind, but the crystal clarity needed to use these advanced meditative states to actualize your potential and live your destiny to the fullest.Trade Review“What a blessing it has been to have experienced Dr. Michael Cotton’s work through Higher Brain Living and Source Code Meditation. These methods for energizing the higher brain structures and getting out of lower brain stress and overwhelm have changed my inner and outer experiences of life dramatically. My interest in these methods has been for spiritual development. I don’t know of anything else on the planet that can create such momentum, peace, presence, intuition, and shifting into more expansive levels of being. Source Code Meditation takes us to new levels of expression in purpose, meaning, connection, love, bliss, and freedom!” * REV. DR. RACHEL WETZSTEON, minister, REV with Rachel podcast host *“Dr. Michael Cotton is a visionary genius who has conceived, authored, and administers this life-changing process. Although it’s complicated and based on undisputable scientific research, Dr. Cotton simplifies the concepts so as to be accessible to students of any level. What he teaches works. He is changing my life and many others. He is at the cutting edge of something huge, and early participants will be foundational as this explodes worldwide.” * DAN HOSTETLER, executive director of Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center *“I have waited all my life for a program that pulls together centuries of random hints that there is more to this life that is yet to be discovered. It was never OK that I seemed to only have access to 10% of my brain. Through this Source Code Meditation program I am experiencing exponential growth in my creativity as a musician and dancer as well as feeling more and more connected to my social circles and the world as a whole.” * CHRISTINE SOTMARY, MS, LAc, NC, CPC, director of Gonna’ Dance Forever Acupuncture *“For many years I suffered through debilitating depression and anxiety even though I took prescription medication and received counseling. I was apathetic about life and did just enough to get by. Today I surprise myself because I look out the window and marvel at how beautiful everything is. People, friends and strangers alike, simply appear as beautiful. I feel wonder and awe and gratitude on a daily basis, no special effort or occasion required. Life still has its challenges, but I am able to purposefully navigate through with greater ease anchored in the knowing of who I am. Source Code Meditation has given me a practice I look forward to and can use at any time, even standing in line at the grocery store. I am no longer running from the past. I am living fully in the present, drawn by a sparkling future. I’m happy to be alive and living my life.” * BARBARA BROUWER, MSOM, LAc, LMT, RScP *“As a scientist (quantum physicist) and seeker, I’ve been looking for something that really works for decades, something that can leverage both science and spirituality, that offers the real possibility of creating massive personal and social change, the possibility of a heaven on earth, and not a spiritual bypass. I found it. My experiences of this technology have been deeply profound and even miraculous – and yet I can understand the experiences scientifically. As a provider of this work, my own clients report similar profound and real change in their lives. The creator of this work, Dr. Michael Cotton, is a genius and a masterful teacher of this revolutionary work. Real evolutionary change doesn’t get any easier than this.” * STEVEN GIRON, Ph.D., certified master facilitator of Higher Brain Living *“I have been on a spiritual path most of my life. I have done many different modalities and techniques to advance and heal. Source Code Meditation takes growth and healing to a whole new level. I look and feel about life in a more peaceful and blissful way. Shifts in my consciousness happen quickly and completely. I generally handle life situations better than I ever have. I love that I can witness my life more clearly and therefore avoid the need to react to situations. I will continue this program long after it is complete. I highly recommend it to anyone ready to experience Heaven on Earth.” * CATHI HAMPSON, certified hypnotherapist, Zenith Energy Master *Table of ContentsPrelude - Miracle in Mexico Preface - Midway between the Gods and the Beasts Introduction My Story The Great Search and Discovery The Future of Yoga, Meditation and the Human Potential Movement Do We Really Believe Transformation Is Possible? Now That the Time Is Right PART I - The Base The Source Code Meditation Base Your Stone Age Brain Is Eating You Alive Why ‘Self-Help’ Seldom Helps Why Health and Wellness Care Rarely Lead to Health and Wellness The Solution Activation Energy for Your Higher Brain The Science of the Energy of Transformation and its Pathways Higher Brain Mechanisms and the Energy of Transformation The Source Code Meditation Base - Creating the Biological Thrive State Let’s Get Started The SCM Base Source Code Meditation - The Brain First Revolution The Angel Lobes - An Emerging New Brain The Higher Brain and the Emotions That Drive Change The Higher Brain and Higher Order Thoughts The Higher Brain and Spiritual Experience Acquired Savant Syndrome: Undeniable Evidence for Transformative Brain Potential Your New Brain’s Architecture Has Arrived but The Silent Area Is about to Roar! A 21st-Century Renaissance Hacking Meditation Learn the SCM Technique The 9 Summits of Transformation - Brief Summary Integral Metatheory - Your 21st-Century Reality Map A Brief Introduction The Four Dimensions Mind and Brain, Two Irreducible Perspectives of One Holism Lower Brain Feedback in Four Dimensions of Life Enlightenment States Soul Awakening Transcendent Awakening Unitary Awakening Hacking Enlightenment with SCM and the 9 Summits Vertical Transformations of Your Brain, Consciousness, Culture How We Grow The Proposed Dominant Brain Structures/Physiology What’s Wrong with Where We Are? Are We Running out of Time? Shadow Elements and Lower Brain Loops EPOCH 5 and its ‘Cultural Creatives’ - Poised to Transform the World EPOCH 6 The Rise of the New Human A Science Fiction Story? EPOCH 6 Emergence Signs That You Are Moving into EPOCH 6 Hacking Evolution The Thrive DNA of the New Human Sacred ‘WE’ Space Red Velvet Cake (Context as Causative Agent) EPOCH 6 Ascension Hallmarks of Moving into EPOCH 6 Ascension PART II - Source Code Meditation & The 9 Summits of Transformation The 9 Summits of Transformation SUMMIT 1: Soul Awakening SUMMIT 2: Transcendent Awakening SUMMIT 3: Unitary Awakening SUMMIT 4: Your Authentic Self and Your Soul’s Purpose SUMMIT 5: Look Up - Promoting the Vertical Trajectory of the Authentic Self SUMMIT 6: Look Down - Reclaiming the Spiral of Development SUMMIT 7: Illuminate, Liberate and Trans-Mutate the Shadow into High Brain Fuel SUMMIT 8: Your Life Codes SUMMIT 9: Unitary Evolutionary Enlightenment The SalutoGenic Thrivestyle of an Architect of EPOCH 6 Spiral back up to Summit 1 Bibliography List of Illustrations Index Acknowledgments About the Author

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Book SynopsisDeepening Employment Crisis in India.- Potential of Manufacturing Sector to Absorb Rural Labour.- Informal Employment and Inequality in Africa: Exploring the Linkages.- Dynamics of Impoverishment and Impact of Health Care Payments in Nepal.- Development and Exclusion: Intergenerational Stickiness in India.- Intergenerational Transfer of Education among Social Groups in India.- Public Goods Provision and Upward Intergenerational Occupational Mobility.- Rapid Urbanization: The Challenges and Opportunities for Planning in Indonesian Cities.- Urban Inequalities and Infrastructural Violence: Socio-spatial Dimensions in Delhi and Patna.- Social and Community Mapping of Inclusivity: A Spatial Analysis of Patna.- Challenges to Sustainable Urbanisation in India -Migration, Poverty and Urban Crimes.- The Immediate Implications of In-situ Electrification on Physical Environment.- Smart City and Inclusive Urban Policies.- Integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Development Planning.

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Book Synopsis1. Megabrains 101: Generative AI & LLMs Unboxed.- 2. First Contact: “Hello, LLM” with Spring Boot.- 3. The Transformer Saga—From Attention to Fine-Tuning.- 4. Bring Your Own Model: Self-Hosting with Ollama.- 5. Power Tools: LangChain4j Quick-Start.- 6. Integrating LLMs with Java Applications.- 7. From Chatty to Clever: Retrieval-Augmented Generation.- 8. Spring AI Ninja Moves.- 9. Prompt Alchemy: Patterns that Make Models Look Smarter.- 10. Swiss-Army LLMs: Tool Calls in Spring AI.- 11. Agents Assemble! Building Autonomous Workflows.- 12. Quarkus + LangChain4j: Lightning-Fast Gen AI.- 13. Jlama & Friends: Hosting Models the Java Way.- 14. Seeing Is Believing: Multimodal LLMs & Image Hacking.- 15. Does It Even Work? Testing & Evaluating LLM Apps.- 16. Cloud Power-Ups—Bedrock, Vertex & Azure OpenAI.- 17. Talking in Protocols: The MCP Revolution.- 18. Can You See Me Now? Observability for LLM Pipelines.- 19. Native-Speed Machine Learning in Java: DJL, ONNX & JNI.- 20. Architectures of Tomorrow: From Monoliths to Modular Minds.

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