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Is there something like “pyvideo.org” for JavaScript?
I really enjoy conferences talks and videos. Is there something like that but for JavaScript conferences?
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Handling and organizing data from save file?
I'm working on a webapp (python/javascript) to modify a game's save file. The file has certain bytes representing player information, such as the gun, the equipment, etc. The idea is to show an ...
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Using functions as statements on Python
A great feature of Javascript is function statements. You can do this:
(function myFunc(){
doSomething();
doSomethingElse();
})();
Which is a way to declare a function and call it without ...
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how to choose a web framework and javascript library?
I've been procrastinating learning some framework for web apps w/ some library for AJAX, something like django with prototype, or turbogears with mootools, or zeta components with dojo, grok, jquery, ...
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Is there such a crossplatform tool
I wanted to create an open source program for PC and mobile and I was wondering if there are such tools that allows you to write in HTML, javascript and CSS? Phonegap allows you to do it except it's ...
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3answers
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Translating between Python-Django and Javascript
I have a conceptual question about 'translating' between objects I have stored in Django (in Postgres) that I want to use on the front-end. So I have a user object in Python that holds basic things: ...
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How is type checked in a dynamic language interpreter/compiler, such as JavaScript?
In dynamic languages, such as JavaScript or Python, the type of a variable is determined at runtime. This is one reason why they are slower than typed languages such as Java.
How is type checking ...
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9answers
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How to become an expert in Python, PHP and Javascript? [closed]
So I've been programming for about 9ish months now, and I've taught myself some Python, some PHP and some Javascript.
I want to become better at these languages - I can hack something out, but a lot ...
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12answers
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Differences between JavaScript and Python
Recently, in a job interview, I was asked what the difference between Python and Javascript is.
The interviewer had framed the question as:
Javascript is an interpreted language which runs in a ...
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2answers
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Web development in a small team - best practices
Currently developing a web app in a team of two maybe three in the near future. Tech stack is at the moment : flask, mongodb, and extjs for the fontend. I currently have the project under version ...
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13answers
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How does Python's handling of line-breaks differ from JavaScript's automatic semicolons?
Javascript has a feature called Automatic Semicolon Insertion where basically if the parser encounters an invalid token, and the last token before that was a line break, then the parser will insert a ...
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18answers
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How do I “ease into” programming coming from a designer background?
Is there a way I can 'ease in' to programming. Like learning to use/modify CGI scripts to add some functions to a basic html site? Even if it's the only thing I learn it's still useful, right?. Unlike ...
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12answers
651 views
What are some good ways for an intermediate programmer to build skills?
Preface: I work mostly in Python, and Web Dev languages (HTML, CSS, Javascript and Jquery, PHP)
I'm proficient at coding but I want to get better. In larger more advanced projects my programming ...
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6answers
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What is the historical basis of using Javascript in web programming?
I come from a scientific biology background where we also use Python a lot.
Now that I've begun to start with Web development, I've consistently found myself wondering just why it is that JavaScript ...
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9answers
416 views
One good reason for a rewrite
I have a personal web project I cut my teeth on learning how to program. I wrote it in PHP and learned as I went. I eventually I re-factored it to use MVC and removed all mixing of php/html.
Right ...
