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Selenium WebDriver Quick Start Guide

Pinakin Chaubal — 2019/10/14

Get writing tests and learn to design your own testing framework with Selenium WebDriver API Key Features Learn Selenium from the ground up Design your own testing framework Create reusable functionality in your framework Book Description Selenium WebDriver is a platform-independent API for automating the testing of both browser and mobile applications. It is also a core technology in many other browser automation tools, APIs, and frameworks. This book will guide you through the WebDriver APIs that are used in automation tests. Chapter by chapter, we will construct the building blocks of a page object model framework as you learn about the required Java and Selenium methods and terminology. The book starts with an introduction to the same-origin policy, cross-site scripting dangers, and the Document Object Model (DOM). Moving ahead, we'll learn about XPath, which allows us to select items on a page, and how to design a customized XPath. After that, we will be creating singleton patterns and drivers. Then you will learn about synchronization and handling pop-up windows. You will see how to create a factory for browsers and understand command design patterns applicable to this area. At the end of the book, we tie all this together by creating a framework and implementing multi-browser testing with Selenium Grid. What you will learn Understand what an XPath is and how to design a customized XPath Learn how to create a Maven project and build Create a Singleton driver Get to grips with Jenkins integration Create a factory for browsers Implement multi-browser testing with Selenium Grid Create a sample pop-up window and JavaScript alert Report using Extent Reports Who this book is for This book is for software testers or developers.

Audit and Accounting Guide

AICPA — 2019/10/14

ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, replaces almost all previously existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. That means unprecedented changes, affecting virtually all industries and all size organizations. For preparers, this guide provides the comprehensive, reliable accounting implementation guidance you need to unravel the complexities of this new standard. For practitioners, it provides in-depth coverage of audit considerations, including controls, fraud, risk assessment, and planning and execution of the audit. Recent audit challenges are spotlighted to allow for planning in avoiding these new areas of concern. This guide includes 16 industry-specific chapters for the following industries: Aerospace and Defense, Airlines, Asset Management, Broker-Dealers, Construction Contractors, Depository Institutions, Gaming, Health Care, Hospitality, Insurance, Not-for-Profits, Oil and Gas, Power and Utility, Software, Telecommunications, and Timeshare.

Audit and Accounting Guide: Investment Companies

AICPA — 2019/10/14

Whether you are a financial statement preparer or auditor, it is critical to understand the complexities of the specialized accounting and regulatory requirements for investment companies. This 2018 guide provides authoritative how-to accounting and auditing advice, including implementation guidance and illustrative financial statements and disclosures. This guide is the industry standard resource, supporting practitioners in a constantly changing industry landscape packed with continuous regulatory developments. Updates include: References to appropriate AICPA Technical Questions and Answers that address when to apply the liquidation basis of accounting. Appendices discussing the new standards for financial instruments, leases and revenue recognition. Appendices discussing common or collective trusts and business development companies.

Audit and Accounting Guide - Depository and Lending Institutions

AICPA — 2019/10/14

The 2018 edition of this financial institution industry standard resource offers clear and practical guidance of audit and accounting issues such as transfers and servicing, troubled debt restructurings, financing receivables and the allowance for loan losses, and fair value accounting. It also provides direction for institutions assessing their operations and internal controls for regulatory considerations as well as discussions on existing regulatory reporting matters.

Machine Learning in Java - Second Edition

AshishSingh Bhatia — 2019/10/14

Leverage the power of Java and its associated machine learning libraries to build powerful predictive models Key Features Solve predictive modeling problems using the most popular machine learning Java libraries Explore data processing, machine learning, and NLP concepts using JavaML, WEKA, MALLET libraries Practical examples, tips, and tricks to help you understand applied machine learning in Java Book Description As the amount of data in the world continues to grow at an almost incomprehensible rate, being able to understand and process data is becoming a key differentiator for competitive organizations. Machine learning applications are everywhere, from self-driving cars, spam detection, document search, and trading strategies, to speech recognition. This makes machine learning well-suited to the present-day era of big data and Data Science. The main challenge is how to transform data into actionable knowledge. Machine Learning in Java will provide you with the techniques and tools you need. You will start by learning how to apply machine learning methods to a variety of common tasks including classification, prediction, forecasting, market basket analysis, and clustering. The code in this book works for JDK 8 and above, the code is tested on JDK 11. Moving on, you will discover how to detect anomalies and fraud, and ways to perform activity recognition, image recognition, and text analysis. By the end of the book, you will have explored related web resources and technologies that will help you take your learning to the next level. By applying the most effective machine learning methods to real-world problems, you will gain hands-on experience that will transform the way you think about data. What you will learn Discover key Java machine learning libraries Implement concepts such as classification, regression, and clustering Develop a customer retention strategy by predicting likely churn candidates Build a scalable recommendation engine with Apache Mahout Apply machine learning to fraud, anomaly, and outlier detection Experiment with deep learning concepts and algorithms Write your own activity recognition model for eHealth applications Who this book is for If you want to learn how to use Java's machine learning libraries to gain insight from your data, this book is for you. It will get you up and running quickly and provide you with the skills you need to successfully create, customize, and deploy machine learning applications with ease. You should be familiar with Java programming and some basic data mining concepts to make the most of this book, but no prior experience with machine learning is required.

Practical Time Series Analysis

Dr. Avishek Pal — 2019/10/14

Step by Step guide filled with real world practical examples. About This Book Get your first experience with data analysis with one of the most powerful types of analysis - time-series. Find patterns in your data and predict the future pattern based on historical data. Learn the statistics, theory, and implementation of Time-series methods using this example-rich guide Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone who wants to analyze data over time and/or frequency. A statistical background is necessary to quickly learn the analysis methods. What You Will Learn Understand the basic concepts of Time Series Analysis and appreciate its importance for the success of a data science project Develop an understanding of loading, exploring, and visualizing time-series data Explore auto-correlation and gain knowledge of statistical techniques to deal with non-stationarity time series Take advantage of exponential smoothing to tackle noise in time series data Learn how to use auto-regressive models to make predictions using time-series data Build predictive models on time series using techniques based on auto-regressive moving averages Discover recent advancements in deep learning to build accurate forecasting models for time series Gain familiarity with the basics of Python as a powerful yet simple to write programming language In Detail Time Series Analysis allows us to analyze data which is generated over a period of time and has sequential interdependencies between the observations. This book describes special mathematical tricks and techniques which are geared towards exploring the internal structures of time series data and generating powerful descriptive and predictive insights. Also, the book is full of real-life examples of time series and their analyses using cutting-edge solutions developed in Python. The book starts with descriptive analysis to create insightful visualizations of internal structures such as trend, seasonality and autocorrelation. Next, the statistical methods of dealing with autocorrelation and non-stationary time series are described. This is followed by exponential smoothing to produce meaningful insights from noisy time series data. At this point, we shift focus towards predictive analysis and introduce autoregressive models such as ARMA and ARIMA for time series forecasting. Later, powerful deep learning methods are presented, to develop accurate forecasting models for complex time series, and under the availability of little domain knowledge. All the topics are illustrated with real-life problem scenarios and their solutions by best-practice implementations in Python. The book concludes with the Appendix, with a brief discussion of programming and solving data science problems using Python. Style and approach This book takes the readers from the basic to advance level of Time series analysis in a very practical and real world use cases.

ISO/IEC 38500: A pocket guide, second edition

Alan Calder — 2019/10/14

This useful pocket guide is an ideal introduction for those wanting to understand more about ISO 38500. It describes the scope, application and objectives of the Standard and outlines its six core principles.

EU GDPR & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: A pocket guide, second edition

Alan Calder — 2019/10/14

This concise guide is essential reading for US organizations wanting an easy to follow overview of the GDPR and the compliance obligations for handling data of EU citizens, including guidance on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.

JavaScript Series: Developing a Proficiency in JavaScript (JavaScript Fundamentals)

Shaumik Ghosh — 2019/10/14

Follow along with JavaScript expert Shaumik Ghosh in this comprehensive JavaScript course, as he covers these 51 topics on this powerful object-oriented language: Introducing JavaScript . Be able to explain JavaScript and its use cases in web development, computer application development, artificial intelligence, and mobile app development, in this first topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Also get a preview to the topics that will be covered in this course. Developing your First JavaScript Program . Write your first program (“Hello World”) in JavaScript during this second topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Creating Variables and Functions in JavaScript . Create variables and functions in JavaScript during this third topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Work with external JavaScript files as well. Knowing the Importance of “Use Strict” . Know the importance of “Use Strict” during this fourth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Variables in JavaScript . Work with variables in JavaScript during this fifth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Data Types in JavaScript . Work with data types in JavaScript during this sixth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Type Conversions in JavaScript . Use type conversions in JavaScript during this seventh topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Practice converting from string to numbers and vice versa. Using Operators in JavaScript . Practice using operators in JavaScript during this eighth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Comparison Operators in JavaScript . Work with comparison operators in JavaScript during this ninth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Interactions in JavaScript . Use the alert, prompt, and confirm interactions in JavaScript during this tenth topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Conditional Operators in JavaScript . Use conditional operators such as ‘if’ and ‘?’ in JavaScript during this 11th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Logical Operators in JavaScript . Use the logical operators in JavaScript during this 12th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Mastering the JavaScript Switch Statement . Master the JavaScript switch statement during this 13th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Writing JavaScript Functions . Write JavaScript functions during this 14th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Functions in JavaScript . Use JavaScript functions during this 15th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Loops in JavaScript . Use For, While, and Do-While loops in JavaScript during this 16th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with JavaScript Objects . Work with JavaScript objects during this 17th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Performing Garbage Collection in JavaScript . Perform garbage collection in JavaScript during this 18th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with the Symbol Function in JavaScript . Work with the symbol function in JavaScript during this 19th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Object Methods in JavaScript . Use object methods in JavaScript during this 20th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Performing Object to Primitive Conversions in JavaScript . Perform object to primitive conversions during this 21st topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using the Constructor Operator in JavaScript . Use the constructor operator in JavaScript during this 22nd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Practice using the “new” keyword as well. Working with Methods of Primitives in JavaScript . Work with methods of primitives in JavaScript during this 23rd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Numbers in JavaScript . Use numbers in JavaScript during this 24th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Strings in JavaScript . Use strings in JavaScript during this 25th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Arrays in JavaScript . Use arrays in JavaScript during this 26th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Array Methods in JavaScript . Use array methods in JavaScript during this 27th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Iterables in JavaScript . Use iterables in JavaScript during this 28th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Map and Set in JavaScript . Use map and set in JavaScript during this 29th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Weak Map and Weak Set in JavaScript . Use weak map and weak set in JavaScript during this 30th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Objects Keys, Values, and Entries in JavaScript . Use objects keys, values, and entries in JavaScript during this 31st topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Destructuring Assignments in JavaScript . Destructuring assignments in JavaScript during this 32nd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Date and Time in JavaScript . Work with date and time in JavaScript during this 33rd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using JSON in JavaScript . Use JSON in JavaScript during this 34th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Recursion and Stack in JavaScript . Use recursion and stack in JavaScript during this 35th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Rest Parameters and the Spread Operator in JavaScript . Use rest parameters and the spread operator in JavaScript during this 36th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Performing Closure in JavaScript . Perform closure in JavaScript during this 37th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using var in JavaScript . Use var in JavaScript during this 38th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Global Objects in JavaScript . Use global objects in JavaScript during this 39th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using the NFE (Named Function Expression) in JavaScript . Use the NFE (Named Function Expression) in JavaScript during this 40th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Invoking the “New” Function in JavaScript . Invoke the “new” function in JavaScript during this 41st topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Scheduling in JavaScript . Perform scheduling in JavaScript during this 42nd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Practice using set timeout and set interval. Using Decorators and Performing Forwarding in JavaScript . Use decorators and perform forwarding in JavaScript during this 43rd topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Function Binding in JavaScript . Perform function binding in JavaScript during this 44th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using the Arrow Function in JavaScript . Use the arrow function in JavaScript during this 45th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Using Property Flags and Descriptors in JavaScript . Use property flags and descriptors in JavaScript during this 46th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Property Getters and Setters in JavaScript . Work with property getters and setters in JavaScript during this 47th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Applying Inheritance in JavaScript . Apply inheritance in JavaScript during this 48th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Building Prototypes in JavaScript . Build prototypes in JavaScript during this 49th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Native Prototypes in JavaScript . Work with native prototypes in JavaScript during this 50th topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. Working with Prototypes Methods in JavaScript . Work with prototype methods in JavaScript during this 51st topic in the JavaScript Fundamentals series. After learning these basics, take additional JavaScript courses by Shaumik Ghosh .

Database Series: Data Control Language (DCL) and Transaction Control Language (TCL)

Vijay Raghavan — 2019/10/14

Practice creating Data Control Language (DCL) and Transaction Control Language (TCL) using SQL Server as an example in this hands-on video.