Internet of things programming with JavaScript

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East Tennessee is loaded with great people, exciting places, and fascinating history. Explore the region through the eyes of local children and learn about all the things that make East Tennessee such

Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in 1798–99 was one of many factors that influenced the rise of Egyptomania, a pop-Western fascination with all things Egyptian. Napoleon and Egyptomania in Tenne

Many people today are afflicted with a sense that they cannot change things for the better. They feel helpless, constrained, caught ? in a word, fatalistic. Beyond Fate examines why. In her characteri

“There is not a single American awake to the world who is comfortable with the way things are.” So begins Lawrence Lessig's sweeping indictment of contemporary American institut

Over 25 centuries ago, the Greek philosopher and sophist Protagoras equated his famous notion of "man is the measure of all things" with another that declared "On every question there are two opposing

Don Kurz is a walking encylopedia of knowledge of wild things in Arkansas, with a special passion for wildflowers. He is also a great nature photographer-his photos not only illustrate, they are works

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Few things get our compassion flowing like the sight of suffering. But our response is often shaped by our ability to empathize with others. Some people respond to the suffering of only humans or to o

It isn’t easy to throw things in the sea for the sea will bring them back again — from “In memoriam”Alice Major continues her long engagement with science and math as means

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This practical book shows you how to build web applications that connect devices to the Internet of Things, using JavaScript and the Node.js platform. Programming Arduino boards in C or C+&

This book serves as a single-source reference to the state-of-the-art in Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, services, tools, programming languages, and applications. In particular, the authors focus

A practical and concise introduction to CoffeeScript, a programming language that compiles into JavaScript and that makes working with JavaScript easier. The book lays out the basics of the language,

Adobe's Flex 3 is a platform for web development which combines the Flex Builder development environment with a programming model based on JavaScript. This book begins with a concise review of Flex 3

An entertaining introduction to programming for novice computer users teaches the fundamental principles of programming using JavaScript, covering such topics and techniques as Looping, Functions, Arr

Psst! You're not stuck with JavaScript anymore. Google's Dart language makes programming for the Web simpler, faster, and more powerful. With version 1.0 in 2013 and an ECMA standard in 2014, Dart is

Using React Native, developers can build performant cross-platform native apps much easier than ever before, all with a single programming language: JavaScript. React Native in Action gives iOS, Andro

1 Computer Basics2 HTML and Web Pages3 The Internet and the Web4 JavaScript and Dynamic Web Pages5 JavaScript and User Interaction6 The History of Computers7 Functions and Randomness8 Algorithms and P

A scathing and prescient look at television news?now updated for the new tech-savvy generationTelevision news : genuine information or entertainment fodder? Fifteen years ago, Neil Postman, a pioneer in media education and author of the bestselling Amusing Ourselves to Death, and Steve Powers, an award-winning broadcast journalist, concluded that anyone who relies exclusively on their television for accurate world news is making a big mistake. A cash cow laden with money from advertisers, so-called news shows glut viewers with celebrity coverage at the cost of things they really should know. Today, this message is still appallingly true but the problems have multiplied? along with the power of the Internet and the abundance of cable channels. A must-read for anyone concerned with the way media is manipulating our worldview, this newly revised edition addresses the evolving technology and devolving quality of America?s television news programming.

Your One-Stop Guide to Web Development with PHP--Covers PHP 5.2Build dynamic, cross-browser Web applications with PHP--the server-side programming language that's taken the Internet by storm. Through

Specifically designed for linguists, this book provides an introduction to programming using Python for those with little to no experience of coding. Python is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages as it's also available for free and runs on any operating system. All examples in the text involve language data and can be adapted or used directly for language research. The text focuses on key language-related issues: searching, text manipulation, text encoding and internet data, providing an excellent resource for language research. More experienced users of Python will also benefit from the advanced chapters on graphical user interfaces and functional programming.

Specifically designed for linguists, this book provides an introduction to programming using Python for those with little to no experience of coding. Python is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages as it's also available for free and runs on any operating system. All examples in the text involve language data and can be adapted or used directly for language research. The text focuses on key language-related issues: searching, text manipulation, text encoding and internet data, providing an excellent resource for language research. More experienced users of Python will also benefit from the advanced chapters on graphical user interfaces and functional programming.

Big data is upon us. With the 'internet of things' now a reality, social scientists must get to grips with the complex network of location-based data in order to ask questions and address problems in

Big data is upon us. With the 'internet of things' now a reality, social scientists must get to grips with the complex network of location-based data in order to ask questions and address problems in

The Internet of Things, robo investment advisers, wearable fitness devices, remote health care operations . . . business executives in many industries are currently being inundated with a confusingly

As the number of Internet of Things (IoT) elements grows exponentially, their interactions can generate a massive amount of raw and multi-structured data. The challenge with this data explosion is to

Pal and Purushothaman present readers with a comprehensive examination of the Internet of Things and the challenges it is experiencing as it grows and becomes more of a global platform. The author

Time series data is of growing importance, especially with the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things. This concise guide shows you effective ways to collect, persist, and access large-scale time s

The first book focusing on one of the hottest new topics in Internet of Things systems research and development Studies estimate that by 2020 we will have a vast Internet of Things (IoT) network compr

"This book contains a collection of latest results and insights of state-of-the-art solutions for CPS ubiquity, with a specific focus on the Internet-of-Things. It provides an overview of current deve

The latest edition features a new chapter on implementation and operation of an integrated smart grid with updates to multiple chapters throughout the text. New sections on Internet of things, and how

Industry X.0 takes an insightful look at the business impact of the Internet of Things movement on the industrial sphere. Eric Schaeffer combines deep analysis with practical strategic guidance, and o

The Internet of Things, cloud computing, connected vehicles, big data, analytics – what do any of them have to do with the automotive industry? This book provides essential information on the future o