I'm a Mac-based webmonkey, and I need to sett up a secondary dev environment on an old Thinkpad X200.
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posted by nímwunnan
on May 9, 2013 -
7 answers
I am hoping to become a fairly nimble noob with jQuery (and understand the javascript logic that goes with it) in about 3 weeks. What is the smartest way forward?
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posted by OlivesAndTurkishCoffee
on May 7, 2013 -
5 answers
I am teaching myself how to program. But there seems to be a big gap between intro courses/resources (CodeCademy, O'Reilly books, Learn X the Hard Way) and Actually Doing Things. Help me figure out a road plan?
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posted by Phire
on May 6, 2013 -
16 answers
Is there a Bob Ross of coding? I'm looking for a particular style of educational video which shows developers working through problems. It should include a voice over describing what they are trying to accomplish. It should also show the types of decisions they are making as they work through the problem.
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posted by quadog
on Apr 14, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm scheduled for a technical interview after the weekend for a front-end development position. I'd like to spend some intensive time beforehand reading relevant blogs and books to prime the ol' noodle and supplement my existing knowledge. Could you recommend some resources? Are there questions you would ask an applicant in this situation, or that you have been asked?
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posted by jsturgill
on Mar 22, 2013 -
10 answers
Coding books give silly examples, like dogs with properties like "breed" and methods like "bark." Can you give me a practical example that includes properties and at least one method—an example that someone would actually use on a real website?
posted by markcmyers
on Mar 18, 2013 -
5 answers
Working on an important open gov data project to support public schools. Need to know how to grab data from a single Google Fusion table cell using javascript...And of course, we are trying to stay up all night because we launch tomorrow. Help?
posted by jeanmari
on Mar 12, 2013 -
2 answers
I am taking an entry-level college class in programming. We are using Javascript "playground" that works within a web browser. I am a visual learner and the textbook and exercises are useless to me. We're only six weeks in and I'm in the weeds. Is there a tool that shows what exactly is happening at each step in the Javascript code?
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posted by crosten
on Feb 27, 2013 -
15 answers
I have a tumblr. I wanted to use
this plugin on it, but I am a relative newb in terms of HTML/Javascript, etc, so I don't really even know if this is possible. I asked a friend and he told me tumblr might be "too lightweight" to do this. Is there a tumblr veteran who could walk me through how to do this?
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posted by Palmfrond
on Feb 26, 2013 -
2 answers
I am handy with HTML, CSS and a little Javascript. I also have a lot of experience with Wordpress theme development. What is the best path for me to become an ace data visualizer on the web?
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posted by Rodrigo Lamaitre
on Feb 16, 2013 -
10 answers
I was told I can't code anymore, but I love to code. I want to keep up with cutting edge technologies, and while I'm learning -- why not develop projects that people need while getting a part-time income. One problem: Where can I find projects?
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posted by MMALR
on Jan 23, 2013 -
6 answers
Javascript question: I have a rectangular div. Imagine that div is divided from one corner to the other to make two right triangles. I would like to, on hover, have Javascript tell me which triangle my mouse is over. But my trigonometry powers are failing me, and Google is coming up short. Hope me, admin!
posted by eustacescrubb
on Jan 8, 2013 -
6 answers
In this game, you roll a number of six-sided dice to get a
total. The total is either the highest single die result, or the sum of any multiples rolled, whichever is higher.
For example: If I roll three dice and get a 3, 4, and 6, my total is 6. But if I roll a 4, 4, and 6, my total is 8, the sum of the two 4s.
What I want to find out is the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the possible totals given N dice. How might I create a simple script to compute this?
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posted by j0hnpaul
on Nov 30, 2012 -
24 answers
I need an image slideshow script for a website. Unfortunately, I'm extremely constrained by our dinosaur CMS.
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posted by toastedcheese
on Nov 30, 2012 -
9 answers
In Safari 6, I have a folder of bookmarks on the Bookmarks Bar that I visit each day by right-clicking and choosing "Open in Tabs". I'd like one of those bookmarks to open to a specific vertical scroll position on the page in question. Is that do-able?
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posted by boombot
on Nov 29, 2012 -
2 answers
I have a MediaWiki installation on new hardware to replace an old public website. Occasionally someone visits the site using a dead link and gets MediaWiki's "There is currently no text in this page". I can customize the message they get, but how can I get a notification (ideally with Google Analytics custom variables) whenever this happens,
without using GA's standard Javascript?
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posted by supercres
on Nov 29, 2012 -
3 answers
I'm building a Javascript application that will do cool things with JSON data dumped from a client's Wordpress. It's working great except for parts that are in this PHP-style serialized data that I can't figure out how to deal with in Javascript. Can someone recommend a good method for this?
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posted by steinsaltz
on Nov 5, 2012 -
9 answers
JavaScript question: Here in the U.S. myDate.toLocaleDateString () returns Thursday, Oct. 04, 2012. Can anyone give me an example of the date formatted for another locale?
posted by markcmyers
on Oct 4, 2012 -
2 answers
JavaScript question: What is the lowest number and what is the highest number generated by Math.random()?— 0.0000000000000000 or 0.0000000000000001, 1.0000000000000000 or 0.9999999999999999
posted by markcmyers
on Sep 25, 2012 -
3 answers
I posted this question a few months back but would like to... ask again with a little more details. I bit the bullet and signed up for classes again, and after my first half day back, I'm now at home having a panic attack regarding my decision. I'm a historic preservation graduate student, and after a whole year of freaking out about what I want in life, all I really want is a job that pays well, or an incredibly marketable skill. I doubt I will get either with this degree.
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posted by ohmansocute
on Sep 25, 2012 -
17 answers
Hi
I have programmed on eclipse, a reasonably straightforward program in Python 2.7 that applies image filters to user selected images e.g. by turning them to sepia, black & white, negative, etc. It uses Tkinter for the graphics user interface and the program functions ok. However, I was thinking about how to turn this into a web app. So to transfer this to an Amazon cloud server, I understand that for the client side user interface I would need to convert the program by adding html and javascript to the client side while python handles the server side? Does anyone know of any tutorials or other resources that are particularly good at covering web apps like this using python, html and javascript?
posted by conrad101
on Sep 19, 2012 -
3 answers
JavaScript Filter: New to JavaScript and jQuery. Need help wrapping my head around selectors.
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posted by JPowers
on Sep 4, 2012 -
11 answers
I want to set up a browser-based programming environment for my projects that I can access from the web whenever I'm not at home.
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posted by jsturgill
on Aug 14, 2012 -
2 answers
In JavaScript, I can't think of any situation in which nested if statements can't be replaced by more concise code that employs the logical operators &&, || and !. Can you think of any?
posted by markcmyers
on Aug 11, 2012 -
10 answers
Forgive me if this is a) really basic and b) has been asked before (I have searched the questions, honest!). My mother has a Pro Flickr account, but is unable to view her pictures, getting only the broken image link in the photo box. How can I fix that please?
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posted by Myeral
on Aug 7, 2012 -
16 answers
In JavaScript, if I define a variable within in a conditional block, is the variable defined through a type of hoisting even if the condition isn't met?
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posted by markcmyers
on Aug 2, 2012 -
5 answers
Is there a way to enable Facebook Comments Box for mobile viewing in Google Blogger?
I used these
instructions to enable Facebook comments on my blog. It worked out, but it's not showing up in the mobile view.
This
site discusses how to add a widget to the Blogger Mobile Template. The Facebook Comments Box is not exactly a widget. I imagine there's probably a solution to getting it to appear in the mobile view, similiar to
this, but I don't know how to do it. Is there a way to add something like this (mobile='yes') to the plugin code?
posted by Bushmiller
on Jul 25, 2012 -
0 answers
I want to make a lightweight, non-Flash animation for my webpage that looks like this one example...
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posted by pavane
on May 18, 2012 -
3 answers
In JavaScript, since global variables are available to functions, is there ever any reason to pass them to functions through arguments?
posted by judytaos
on Apr 7, 2012 -
12 answers
Do serious JavaScript coders use string-formatting methods like big()?
posted by markcmyers
on Apr 4, 2012 -
5 answers
I want to make an awesome web resource, but have hit a wall on the technical side of it and need to know what to ask for. I want to make an image with a slider that reveals and hides different triggerable pop-ups depending on where you move the slider.
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posted by history is a weapon
on Mar 29, 2012 -
25 answers
I have a hard time remembering operator precedence rules in JavaScript. Is there anything wrong with using parentheses to force the precedence I want so I don't have to remember the rules?
posted by markcmyers
on Feb 20, 2012 -
12 answers
What kind of magic does QString().setNum() do to convert -1413011644 to 2881955652?
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posted by crawl
on Feb 16, 2012 -
6 answers
What is the best way for a web developer to create a custom "chat with the site owner" widget?
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posted by steinsaltz
on Feb 15, 2012 -
10 answers
I've written some customizable interactive activity templates in javascript that work on tablets and I want to sell to publishers. How do I prevent anyone from stealing and re-using the code?
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posted by postergeist
on Feb 15, 2012 -
9 answers
Literal notation vs. constructor: Which one should I use to create an object in JavaScript?
posted by markcmyers
on Feb 7, 2012 -
5 answers
Is there anyway to call functions of a modeless dialog (in IE) from the parent window that spawned the dialog?
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posted by zeoslap
on Feb 3, 2012 -
3 answers
I keep making the same JavaScript mistake, writing = when the rules call for ==. It's because both signs mean "equal," but in different contexts. Any tips for reprogramming myself so I get it right every time?
posted by markcmyers
on Jan 30, 2012 -
29 answers
