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• How to Insert Special Characters in Javascript

  

  By chco : 21 July 2010 - 09:58 AM

  The following is from Javascript Cookbook. The excerpt shows you how to insert a special character, such as a line feed, into a string.Use one of the escape sequences in the string. For inst...

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• How much do you play with new programming tools?

  Asked by rlum : 10 June 2010 - 03:17 PM

  

  Answered by dan7 : Jun 11 2010 04:13 PM
  I've been exploring HTML5 and its support on smartphones the last few days in an effort to decide whether it's possible to build useful and attractive, engaging apps without writing anything t... full answer >

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  • programming
  • tools

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• What is your favorite IDE and why?

  Asked by Renea Mackie : 10 June 2010 - 12:26 PM

  

  Answered by sboss : Jun 17 2010 11:07 AM
  I dont think that there is a single answer per person but maybe an answer per language (or groupings of languages). Personally I prefer Vim (or MacVIM) for Perl, and shell scripting. I prefer REAL S... full answer >

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  • IDE
  • programming
  • preference
  • style

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• What motivates YOU to become a programmer?

  Asked by Renea Mackie : 04 June 2010 - 04:15 AM

  

  Answered by cupcakesandcode : Jun 04 2010 06:25 AM
  Like you, I also got into programming because of the creative potential. Game making definitely played into this -- when I was young, I enjoyed creating games with the help of a point-and-click author... full answer >

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  • programming
  • learning
  • education
  • creativity
  • problem solving

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• Best Way to Teach Programming to Children?

  Asked by arjonesiii : 18 May 2010 - 06:07 AM

  

  Answered by SyntaxC4 : May 18 2010 04:57 PM
  Hello arjonesiii, There is an excellent series that has just kicked off here in Canada at Butterscotch.com. It's called Developer Junior and it's focused on teaching young Developers. It'... full answer >

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  • children
  • teach
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• How to Customize WCF Services in SharePoint 2010

  

  By kbnotes : 26 April 2010 - 07:15 AM

  Chris Beckett posted this article on his SharePoint Bits blog recently. He explains how to add custom WCF services in SharePoint 2010. Customizing WCF Services in SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2007 pro...

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  • SharePoint
  • SharePoint 2010
  • SharePoint Foundation
  • Office
  • Office 2010
  • WCF
  • programming
  • web services

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• How Themes Work in SharePoint 2010

  

  By kbnotes : 26 April 2010 - 04:59 AM

  This article by Chris Beckett was posted recently on his SharePoint Bits blog. Chris is also the author of the forthcoming Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 Plain & Simple (Microsoft Press). How Them...

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  • SharePoint
  • SharePoint 2010
  • SharePoint Foundation
  • Office
  • Office 2010
  • themes
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• Client-Side Programming in SharePoint

  

  By kbnotes : 11 April 2010 - 04:05 AM

  The following excerpt is from the forthcoming Inside Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 by Ted Pattison, Andrew Connell, and Scot Hillier: The server-side object model for SharePoint has long been soph...

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  • SharePoint
  • SharePoint 2010
  • SharePoint Foundation
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• Create a fractal mountain scape with Processing

  

  By odewahn1 : 07 April 2010 - 08:01 AM

  This Answer shows you how to create a fractal mountain scape with Processing. Why, you ask? Well, who doesn't enjoy a good fractal mountain scape now and then? In addition, it's a good way to ...

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  • justforfun
  • processing
  • programming
  • visualization
  • j4f

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• Extend Processing with contributed libraries

  

  By odewahn1 : 06 April 2010 - 12:37 PM

  The base Processing language includes a lot of core functionality. However, there are a number of powerful external libraries that extend the base language in many ways. There are libraries for creati...

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  • processing
  • programming
  • visualization

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