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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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
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
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
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 -
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I'm a largely self-taught web designer (HTML/CSS/design) with fairly basic but competent enough programming skills (PHP/Javascript/Python) to do simple development and be able to understand roughly what's going on when I work with developers. What are some good things to learn (libraries, techniques, math?) in order to do more interactive and dynamic things on the web, particularly when it comes to data visualization?
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posted by OverlappingElvis
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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Question for a web app I'm building... How can I distort a flat image as though it were projected onto a contour, using JS/jQuery and HTML5 or ColdFusion's server-side image processing?
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posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis
on Oct 13, 2011 -
8 answers
Looking for books and articles on programming, design patterns, information architecture, and whatever else. Clear information on Things To Do and Things To Avoid, with a smattering of theory and opinion, would be great.
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posted by jsturgill
on Aug 23, 2011 -
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What IDEs, editors, or general tools do people use to do web development? I'm a linux geek, so my tool of choice is gVim. But I'm teaching a course on this right now and don't want to inflict my prejudices on the students, and I'd like a broader perspective. So if you're a web developer, what do you use? NetBeans, Notepad? Something in-between?
posted by handee
on Mar 2, 2011 -
38 answers
Programmers: know any good algorithms for picking colors, modifying colors or choosing colors that go well together? This is specifically for code.
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posted by grumblebee
on Feb 4, 2011 -
15 answers
I'm trying to learn the basics of Javascript and it seems like even when broken down to the simplest kindergarten-level explanation, I still don't get it at all.
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posted by windbox
on Jan 24, 2011 -
28 answers
What are your favourite plugins, IDEs, tools and tricks for client side web development? I'd like to have a "tip of the week" or a "plugin of the week" spot in a course I'm delivering. Main content of the course is HTML5/JavaScript/CSS, with a bit of JQuery and Silverlight.
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posted by handee
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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I know basic XHTML and CSS, and I'm almost done with my first Python book. I want to build a database-driven website. What should I learn next? Book/website recommendations and general advice welcome.
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posted by randomname25
on Sep 26, 2010 -
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What software development technologies (languages and plugins) exist for writing real-time games that can run inside web browsers? Bonus points for 1) playing well with source control, 2) being amenable to unit tests, and 3) having dev tools that run on both Windows and OS X.
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posted by Jpfed
on Feb 21, 2010 -
12 answers
Using J-query for tabbed navigation, can you create a hyperlink to a bookmark (named anchor) somewhere in one tab from another tab on the same page?
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posted by xetere
on Feb 1, 2010 -
5 answers
Where can I find a Javascript or PHP library that can generate cardiovascular risk scores based on Framingham or other established models?
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posted by greatgefilte
on Jan 7, 2010 -
1 answer
What's the best way to create a website table that a) can be dynamically (via Javascript) and statically sorted by readers and that b) can be created and added to easily c) for a Blogspot blog. E.g. a list of products I like, with ratings and category (sort by any of these things)? Thanks.
posted by shivohum
on Dec 22, 2007 -
5 answers
Javafilter: Can a Java Applet that runs on my website save and edit files on my website?
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posted by spacefire
on Jul 5, 2007 -
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I came up with an idea for a new board game, and I'd like to code an online version of it, but I've never done any game programming. Need some direction... links to engines, graphics, etc.
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posted by toomuchpete
on Jun 17, 2007 -
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Javascript / Prototype problem: I've written a function that inserts new content in a div whenever you click on a link in that same div. It works, but with the added "feature" of scrolling to the top of the page after the new content has been added. I don't want it to do this. How do I stop it? Here's
the page. (Scroll down to see the link.)
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posted by grumblebee
on May 2, 2007 -
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How do I wish my programming-geek boyfriend "Happy Birthday" and tell him "I love you" using computing code?
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posted by divabat
on Jan 23, 2007 -
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I'm writing a cross-browser JavaScript library that will allow me to apply events (onmouseover, click, etc) to elements using what look like stylesheets:
a {mouseover:someFunction;} In writing a parser for these files, I've come upon a stumbling block.
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posted by potch
on Jan 10, 2007 -
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WebDesignFilter: I have a multi-select box with hundreds of elements in it. I need a better UI for it.
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posted by cschneid
on Jan 7, 2007 -
11 answers
I'm getting into learning web design -- started with the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS, and want to move on to JavaScript and Ajax next. Problem: I have zero, and I mean zero, programming experience.
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posted by hazelshade
on Jan 4, 2007 -
15 answers
I'd like some premade javascript that adds text into a text input when clicked, sounds simple but I cant find anything on the web. anyone know of a script that can help me out?
posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo
on Aug 18, 2006 -
3 answers
Web / Flash / DHTML Developers: help me find an image rotator for a website home page; I want it to take text from a config file and overlay it on the image, like a caption; some more specific requirements follow
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posted by intermod
on Aug 18, 2006 -
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Microsoft Script Debugger - Has anyone actually gotten this thing to work properly? I've got some JavaScript (that I didn't write) that is completely bisbehaving in IE (although it produces no errors...it works fine in FireFox, so my usual line of attack doesn't work). I've used the View | Script Debugger | Break at Next Statement and then refreshed the page. It opens the debugger app but doesn't open any source files and it most certainly doesn't break. Has anyone seen this behavior and overcome it?
posted by mmascolino
on Aug 10, 2004 -
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