Leverage the power of Strapi to build self-hosted, customizable, and performant content APIs Key FeaturesDiscover how Strapi can help you build APIs quickly and focus on your products and featuresLearn how to put Strapi into practice by implementing it in real-world scenariosUnderstand how to use Strapi's powerful features to customize your APIsBook Description Strapi is a Node.js-based, flexible, open-source headless CMS with an integrated admin panel that anyone can use and helps save API development time. APIs built with Strapi can be consumed using REST or GraphQL from any client. With this book, you'll take a hands-on approach to exploring the capabilities of the Strapi platform and creating a custom API from scratch. This book will help JavaScript developers to put their knowledge to work by guiding them through building powerful backend APIs. You'll see how to effortlessly create content structures that can be customized according to your needs, and gain insights into how to write, edit, and manage your content seamlessly with Strapi. As you progress through the chapters, you'll discover a wide range of Strapi features, as well as understand how to add complex features to the API such as user authentication, data sorting, and pagination. You'll not only learn how to find and use existing plugins from the open-source community but also build your own plugins with custom functionality with the Strapi plugin API and add them to the admin panel. Finally, you'll learn how to deploy the API to Heroku and AWS. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build powerful, scalable, and secure APIs using Strapi. What you will learnExplore Strapi and understand how it worksDefine content types to build APIs quickly and efficientlyUnderstand authentication and authorization in StrapiCreate production-ready APIs with StrapiDeploy the Strapi API to various environments, including Heroku and AWSUse best practices to run the Strapi API in productionSync permissions to access the API between multiple environmentsWrite basic tests for API utilities as well as the endpointWho this book is for This book is for backend and frontend JavaScript developers. Experienced API developers will learn a new, fast, and flexible way of building APIs, while frontend developers will be able to take a step toward becoming full-stack developers by learning how to leverage Strapi for building APIs quickly. Basic knowledge of JavaScript and REST API concepts is assumed.

Unleash the full potential of the Netlify platform with this essential guide to deploying and scaling web applications Key Features Leverage this one-stop guide to deploy, optimize, and scale frontend web applications like a pro Discover best practices for deploying applications across popular frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, and Svelte Grasp Netlify's core functionalities, including continuous deployment and performance optimization, through real-world examples Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionWritten by a former member of Netlify’s Developer Experience team, Web Development on Netlify is the ultimate companion for anyone looking to build, deploy, optimize, and scale frontend web applications on the platform. From setting up your account, and configuring settings and options, to deploying and optimizing web applications, this book offers comprehensive guidance through Netlify’s extensive capabilities, supported by step-by-step instructions and real-world examples. Focused on best practices and scalability, this invaluable resource is for both beginners and experienced developers, covering essential aspects such as performance optimization, A/B testing, webhooks, continuous deployment, and scaling considerations. Whether you want to get started with Netlify or expand your knowledge of the platform, this book has everything you need to take your web applications to the next level. Ekene’s clear and concise style makes it easy to understand even for readers with little to no Netlify experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the expertise to revolutionize your workflow and take your web projects to new heights with Netlify, adhering to industry best practices every step of the way.What you will learn Explore Netlify's limitless capabilities to see how it provides everything your business needs Start by setting up your Netlify account and configuring settings Discover best practices for optimizing the performance of your web apps on Netlify Leverage Netlify's built-in A/B testing and webhooks capabilities to improve the functionality of your web apps Set up continuous deployment on Netlify and keep your web apps up-to-date automatically Maintain and troubleshoot your web apps on Netlify ensuring their continued success Who this book is for This book is for web developers and engineers who want to deploy and scale their applications efficiently using the Netlify platform. DevOps teams looking to optimize their deployment processes and reduce downtime and maintenance costs will also find this book useful. A basic understanding of web development concepts and Git version control fundamentals is expected.

Using a web API to provide services to application developers is one of the more satisfying endeavors that software engineers undertake. But building a popular API with a thriving developer ecosystem is also one of the most challenging. With this practical guide, developers, architects, and tech leads will learn how to navigate complex decisions for designing, scaling, marketing, and evolving interoperable APIs. Authors Brenda Jin, Saurabh Sahni, and Amir Shevat explain API design theory and provide hands-on exercises for building your web API and managing its operation in production. You’ll also learn how to build and maintain a following of app developers. This book includes expert advice, worksheets, checklists, and case studies from companies including Slack, Stripe, Facebook, Microsoft, Cloudinary, Oracle, and GitHub. Get an overview of request-response and event-driven API design paradigms Learn best practices for designing an API that meets the needs of your users Use a template to create an API design process Scale your web API to support a growing number of API calls and use cases Regularly adapt the API to reflect changes to your product or business Provide developer resources that include API documentation, samples, and tools

A comprehensive practical manual for professionals and self-builders, this innovative book explains the many benefits of building with hempcrete. Hempcrete is a building material with excellent, environmentally friendly properties. It's made from lime and hemp shivs (a waste product from hemp fibre growing) and can be used for walks, floor and roof insulation. Hempcrete is breathable, absorbing and emitting moisture; this helps regulate internal humidity, avoiding trapped moisture and mould growth, and creating healthier buildings. It provides excellent acoustic and thermal insulation, and it is lightweight, which reduces construction costs. Whether you're working on a new build or are planning a renovation, The Hempcrete Book tells you everything you need to know to get started with hempcrete. It describes how to source and mix it, and provides a detailed account of construction techniques, highlighting potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. With fully illustrated design notes and examples of completed builds, this book is a powerful tool for any eco-builder.

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Discover how easy it is to design killer interfaces and responsive websites with the Bootstrap framework. This practical book gets you started building pages with Bootstrap’s HTML/CSS-based tools and design templates right away. You’ll also learn how to extend your app with interactive features, using its suite of jQuery plugins—often without writing a single line of code. Developed by Twitter and available free from GitHub, Bootstrap supports responsive design by dynamically adjusting your web page layout. With just a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can build apps that work equally well on desktop screens, smartphones, and tablets. This book shows you how. Become familiar with Bootstrap’s file structure, grid systems, and container layouts Learn HTML elements for typography, code, tables, forms, buttons, images, and icons Design interfaces and other web elements, such as navigation, breadcrumbs, and custom modal windows Use jQuery plugins for features such as revolving slideshows, tabbable interfaces, and dropdown menus Modify everything from column count to typography colors with the LESS stylesheet language

This book is a second edition, updated and expanded to explain the technologies that help us find information on the web. Search engines and web navigation tools have become ubiquitous in our day to day use of the web as an information source, a tool for commercial transactions and a social computing tool. Moreover, through the mobile web we have access to the web's services when we are on the move. This book demystifies the tools that we use when interacting with the web, and gives the reader a detailed overview of where we are and where we are going in terms of search engine and web navigation technologies.

"This engaging and highly informative book presents twenty interviews with the world's leading designers, anthropologists and innovators in the field of branding. In a series of illuminating, spirited conversations with preeminent global brand designer Debbie Millman, these influential figures share their take on how and why humans have branded the world around us, and the ideas, inventions, and insight inherent in this process"--Provided by publisher.

Completely updated for Django 4.0 & Django REST Framework 3.13! Django for APIs is a project-based guide to building modern web APIs with Django & Django REST Framework. It is suitable for beginners who have never built an API before as well as professional programmers looking for a fast-paced introduction to Django fundamentals and best practices. Over the course of 200+ pages you'll learn how to set up a new project properly, how web APIs work under the hood, and advanced testing and deployment techniques. Three separate projects are built from scratch with progressively more advanced features including a Library API, Todo API, and Blog API. User authentication, permissions, documentation, viewsets, and routers are all covered thoroughly. Django for APIs is a best-practices guide to building powerful Python-based web APIs with a minimal amount of code.

In this book, the first long-term follow-up study of alcohol use among Native Americans, a physician and sociologist and an anthropologist examine the data on three groups of Navajos whom they first interviewed about their use of alcohol in 1966. The authors find verification for their initial hypothesis that young men who would have been classed as alcoholic often stop or moderate their drinking as they age. They also find that there is considerable diversity in patterns of alcohol use among both women and men. Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy study the histories of those who have died as well as those who have survived since the first study was done. They show that, compared to those who have survived, the former were more likely to have been solitary drinkers and were on average younger at the time when they were first interviewed. The authors also present data for the entire Navajo population on changing mortality from alcohol-related causes from the 1960s to the present; they compare alcohol-related death rates among Navajos to those among rural Anglos in Arizona and New Mexico; they analyze two family histories--one of a family with severe alcohol problems, the other of a family with none--that illustrate how traditional patterns of wealth have shaped the way people have learned to use alcohol; they study the factors that may have led to the emergence of a solitary, unrestrained drinking style among some Navajos; and they describe the changes in treatment programs and the transformation of traditional healing systems as they are integrated into a bureaucratized health care system.