A Concise Collection of College Students' Slang


Book Description

Language is a passport to a culture. Slang, probably the most lively part of a language, is especially so. Understanding of a culture's slang is a great lens through which to know the authentic life of the members in that culture. Slang can also serve to spice up conversations with these members. In this light, a collection is made of undergraduate college students' slang--by college students themselves. For authenticity, more attention is given to comprehensiveness than to political correctness, although racist terms are avoided. This concise collection promises to give you a better understanding of and a closer connection with undergraduate college students.




Scalable Android Applications in Kotlin


Book Description

DESCRIPTION Kotlin, a modern and expressive language, has revolutionized Android app development. As the app complexity grows, building scalable and maintainable Android apps becomes crucial. This book is a complete guide to modern Android app development using Kotlin. It covers key concepts like clean architecture and dependency injection for building strong, maintainable apps. This book will also help you learn how to use Kotlin DSL for build configuration and Jetpack Compose for creating user interfaces. It also covers testing, debugging, networking, and API integration. With best practices and real-world examples, this book will help developers create high-quality Android apps using Kotlin. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to architect, develop, and deploy scalable Android apps using Kotlin. You will confidently tackle complex app development challenges, write clean, efficient, and testable code, and become a proficient Android developer. KEY FEATURES ● Learn Kotlin and Jetpack Compose essentials. ● Understand how to apply feature-oriented separation of concerns. ● Use cross-platform technologies to achieve a clean code architecture. ● Perfect control of Jetpack Compose UI with unidirectional flow. ● Discover how to engineer an application from inception to release. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Kotlin and Jetpack Compose fundamentals. ● Feature-oriented separation of concerns. ● Clean-code architecture in Android. ● Kotlin-specific test-driven development. ● Multi-module project organization. ● Tips and techniques for debugging. ● Continuous integration and releasing applications. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book can be understood by novice developers but will also benefit intermediate/seasoned professionals in the Android space. This book is a must-have for Android developers, software engineers, and mobile app developers striving to create exceptional applications. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to Kotlin for Android 2. Breaking Down App Code with Separation of Concerns 3. Feature-Oriented Development in Android 4. Clean Code Architecture 5. Cross-Platform App Development 6. Dependency Injection 7. Introduction to Jetpack Compose 8. Presentation Layer Evolution in Compose 9. Test-Driven Development with Mocking Libraries for Android 10. Kotlin DSL and Multimodule Apps 11. Creating the Module Hierarchy 12. Networking and APIs in Kotlin 13. Creating UI with Jetpack Compose 14. Debugging in Kotlin 15. Test Automation 16. Building and Distributing Applications







Artificial Intelligence Tools


Book Description

Artificial Intelligence Tools: Decision Support Systems in Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis discusses various white- and black-box approaches to fault diagnosis in condition monitoring (CM). This indispensable resource:Addresses nearest-neighbor-based, clustering-based, statistical, and information theory-based techniquesConsiders the merits of e







Class List


Book Description




Concise Collections of Classes


Book Description

Classic and Contemporary Classes This supplement for Four Against Darkness presents you with nine new character classes, including rules to bring them to up to Expert level with Four Against the Abyss. Featuring: - the assassin, who hides to deliver astounding killing blows - the fire elf, gifted with the deadly gaze of fire - the harlequin, who can juggle and fight with three swords - the lutin, who can turn invisible and play tricks - the marksman, with lightning-fast shots - the monk, a specialized fighter with deadly skills - the ogre mercenary, a slow but indestructible powerhouse - The elder, who lends his skills and guides party members - The wilderness survival guide, your best friend in the wilds This book also describes six dwarven clans, each with exclusive skills and dwarven patrons. Will you fight for the Miner clans who master rune magic, the animist Pelter savages, the obsessive Dragonslayers, the martial artist Iron Hands, the desperate Outcasts or the evil Possessed? Last but not least are rules for crossbows and harquebuses. This book requires the core Four Against Darkness book. Four Against the Abyss is required for Expert-tier progression.







Mastering Kotlin for Android 14


Book Description

Accelerate your Android development journey by mastering the latest Kotlin techniques and libraries to build robust apps with the help of this part-color guide Key Features Apply best practices and industry-essential skills used by Google Developer Experts Find out how to publish, monitor, and improve your app metrics on the Google Play Store Learn how to debug issues, detect leaks, inspect network calls, and inspect your app’s local database Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionWritten with the best practices, this book will help you master Kotlin and use its powerful language features, libraries, tools, and APIs to elevate your Android apps. As you progress, you'll use Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3 to build UIs for your app, explore how to architect and improve your app architecture, and use Jetpack Libraries like Room and DataStore to persist your data locally. Using a step-by-step approach, this book will teach you how to debug issues in your app, detect leaks, inspect network calls fired by your app, and inspect your Room database. You'll also add tests to your apps to detect and address code smells. Toward the end, you’ll learn how to publish apps to the Google Play Store and see how to automate the process of deploying consecutive releases using GitHub actions, as well as learn how to distribute test builds to Firebase App Distribution. Additionally, the book covers tips on how to increase user engagement. By the end of this Kotlin book, you’ll be able to develop market-ready apps, add tests to their codebase, address issues, and get them in front of the right audience.What you will learn Build beautiful, responsive, and accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose Explore various app architectures and find out how you can improve them Perform code analysis and add unit and instrumentation tests to your apps Publish, monitor, and improve your apps in the Google Play Store Perform long-running operations with WorkManager and persist data in your app Use CI/CD with GitHub Actions and distribute test builds with Firebase App Distribution Find out how to add linting and static checks on CI/CD pipelines Who this book is for If you’re an aspiring Android developer or an Android developer working with Java, then this book is for you. Basic Java programming skills are a must if you want to fully utilize the techniques and best practices showcased in this book.




Directions in Databases


Book Description

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD-12), held at Surrey, Guildford in July 1994. The BNCOD conferences are thought as a platform for exchange between theoreticians and practitioners, where researchers from academia and industry meet professionals interested in advanced database applications. The 13 refereed papers presented in the proceedings were selected from 47 submissions; they are organized in chapters on temporal databases, formal approaches, parallel databases, object-oriented databases, and distributed databases. In addition there are two invited presentations: "Managing open systems now that the "Glashouse" has gone" by R. Baker and "Knowledge reuse through networks of large KBs" by P.M.D. Gray.