{"product_id":"renderscript-giorgio-marchetti-9791220011303","title":"RenderScript: parallel computing on Android, the easy way","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRenderScript: parallel computing on Android, the easy way\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a straightforward way to learn how to use the RenderScript parallel computing framework. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst\u003c\/strong\u003e book on the market that covers as many RenderScript related topics as possible! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Basic and advanced topics are treated, ranging from parallel computing \u003cstrong\u003eKernels\u003c\/strong\u003e to the \u003cstrong\u003eAndroid NDK\u003c\/strong\u003e integration, covering many aspects of RenderScript and targeting both newcomers and experienced users.\u003cbr\u003e A general list of the treated topics is as follows: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhat is RenderScript\u003c\/em\u003e, a general description of the framework.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRenderScript components\u003c\/em\u003e, like \u003cstrong\u003eKernels\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAllocations\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePerformance notes\u003c\/em\u003e, where different ways to perform calculations are benchmarked.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNative analysis\u003c\/em\u003e, or \"what is under the hood\".\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRenderScript and NDK\u003c\/em\u003e, how to use the Android NDK together with RenderScript.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eUse cases\u003c\/em\u003e, some examples of RenderScript usage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePorting case - FAST features detection\u003c\/em\u003e, a big example that shows how to port a C++ library to work inside RenderScript kernels.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e RenderScript gives users the chance to unleash the true computing power of Android-based devices, helping them to develop calculation-intensive apps: the \u003cstrong\u003eobjective\u003c\/strong\u003e of this book is to spread the word about this beautiful framework, by showing how easy it is to transform the common CPU-intensive code to the more useful \u003cstrong\u003eparallel\u003c\/strong\u003e one.\u003cbr\u003e Some possible applications of RenderScript are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWearable devices raw signals analysis, like Electromyography data and Electroencephalography data.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced image processing, like \u003cstrong\u003eMulti Face Detection and Recognition\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003evisual features extraction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNeural networks testing on mobile-phones, which requires a large number of parallel processes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital Signal Processing (e.g. sound analysis).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAlberto Marchetti\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hard-times developer, born to solve coding problems. He started working in the software development field when he was a child. Since then, learning to find solutions to every possible development problem, has become his way of living life. When he discovered RenderScript, he found a beautiful tool that could help every developer to solve even more problems. That's why he decided to write this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giorgio Marchetti,Alberto Marchetti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791220011303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alberto Marchetti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.28d","brand":"Giorgio Marchetti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014161740031,"sku":"9791220011303","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27bb3634-30b0-41e5-913e-a05cba88bf04.jpg?v=1767747100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/renderscript-giorgio-marchetti-9791220011303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}