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= Welcome to Techotopia =
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Techotopia is a library of free on-line IT books covering a wide range of topics including iOS and Android app development, operating systems, programming, scripting, system administration, databases, networking and much more. The IT Essentials series of books is designed to provide detailed information that is accessible to both experienced and novice readers. Each on-line book contains everything that is needed to gain proficiency in the corresponding technology subject area.
<td valign="top">[[File:android_studio_3.2_essentials.png|Click to Read Android Studio 3.2 Development Essentials - Android 9 Edition|link=Android Studio Development Essentials - Java Edition]]<td>[[Android Studio Development Essentials - Java Edition|Android Studio 3.2 Development Essentials - Java Edition]] Fully updated for Android Studio 3.2, Android 9 and Android Jetpack, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio 3.2 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 9 Software Development Kit (SDK).
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<td valign="top">[[File:ios_11_app_development_essentials.png|Click to Read iOS 11 App Development Essentials|link=iOS App Development Essentials]]<td>The aim of [[iOS App Development Essentials|iOS 11 App Development Essentials]] is to teach you the skills necessary to build your own applications for the iPhone and iPad using Xcode 9, the iOS 11 SDK and the Swift 4 programming language. Beginning with the basics, this book provides an overview of the architecture of iOS 11. Introductions to Xcode 9 and programming in Swift 4 are provided followed by an in-depth look at the design of iOS applications and user interfaces. More advanced topics such as user interface layout, file handling, database management, graphics drawing and animation are also covered, as are touch screen handling, multitasking, in-app purchasing, iCloud storage, CloudKit, App Extensions, camera access and video playback. Other features are also covered in detail including 2-D game development using Sprite Kit, user interface animation using UIKit Dynamics, Siri integration and drag and drop support.
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<br><br>[[iOS App Development Essentials|Read this book>>]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[File:kotlin_essentials_android.png|Click to Read Kotlin / Android Studio 3.0 Development Essentials|link=Kotlin / Android Studio Development Essentials]]<td>[[Kotlin / Android Studio Development Essentials]] Fully updated for Android Studio 3.0 and Android 8, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the Android 8 Software Development Kit (SDK) and the Kotlin programming language.
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