According to the language's creator, Brendan Eich, his original inspiration for JavaScript was Scheme. A major requirement handed down to him from management was that the syntax be readily understood by Java developers. This, along with choice of the name "JavaScript" was meant to appeal to Java ...
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What functionality does WebStorm contain which RubyMine does not?
I am looking at buying Rubymine as I am doing a small amount of ruby, but a large amount of html5/javascript.
I was going to get Webstorm as I do have a lot of pure html5/js based frameworks/apps ...
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What is the recommended learning path for PHP and Javascript? [closed]
For a couple of months now I have been wanting to learn Javascript and PHP but the lack of time didn't give me that opportunity. I'm in a position that have enough time to learn only one language and ...
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Advanced JavaScript design patterns [closed]
I'm looking for books, online resources or suggestions about how to structure big projects or build a framework in JavaScript.
I'm not looking for books explaining how inheritance or closures work. ...
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Is Test Driven Development in Javascript helpful for front-end developers?
I really need your advice. I'm reading a few articles about TDD in JavaScript but I'm really struggling to understand how to use it in my daily work. For instance I'm currently working on a page that ...
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Can JavaScript be used as a general scripting language?
I've used JavaScript and some frameworks (jQuery, Prototype, some node.js) for client-side web programming, but never on the desktop, where I do most of my scripting work in either Python or Bash.
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How to name a private method in a language which doesn't support privacy?
What's the coding standard for naming a private method in a language which does not have the private modifier? Specifically, I am talking about Javascript. Below I've placed an underscore at the end ...
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How can I simulate clicks for a mobile browser?
I am creating a web app. I was testing it on a mobile browser and noticed that :active pseudo class doesn't really work. How should I simulate clicks for a mobile browser? I'm specifically interested ...
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HTML 5 Double-Helix/DNA
What would be the most cross browser friendly (IE9, Chrome, FF, Safari, Opera) way to code an animated, interactive double-helix?
HTML 5/JavaScript is fine. Flash or Java is not.
I am unsure if ...
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Interactive training site for Javascript complete with code challenges [closed]
A few months ago I discovered a cool site called Rails for Zombies. This is a great site that allows us to write code and see the results. It takes us through the paces to get us up to speed with ...
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Is there any point in writing JavaScript plugins in any other framework besides jQuery? [closed]
I looked on Alexa today to see comparative site rankings between known JavaScript frameworks. Its not even close. Its not even on the same plain of existence. jQuery has so clearly crushed everything ...
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Advice on learning node.js [closed]
please advice, how do you think I should start node programming with JavaScript or CoffeeScript and why?
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Are super methods in JavaScript limited to functional inheritance, as per Crockford's book?
In Douglas Crockford's "JavaScript: The Good Parts", he walks through three types of inheritance: classical, prototypal, and functional. In the part on functional inheritance he writes:
"The ...
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Multiple dropdown select with jquery and mysql [migrated]
I'm building a search function in PHP and jQuery. I have 3 dropdowns that are loaded from a MySQLdatabase. When a user selects 1 of the dropdowns it has to affect the other dropdown values.
I made ...
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Is there a open source solution for pushing realtime notifications to the browsers? [closed]
Is there a ready-made solution that would require no or little code to be written to be able to push realtime notifications to my web application (in javascript) and also maintain history of the ...
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Easiest way to create static HTML file with sortable and filterable table?
I want to create a static HTML file I can email to someone with a lot of data, and have that data sortable and filterable. What is the easiest to use library or package I can use to get this off the ...
