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Is it reasonable to use Javascript MVC Frameworks for closed source paid web applications?
I am wondering if it is reasonable to write closed source, paid web apps in Javascript (JS MVC Frameworks like AngularJS, Backbone, Knockout, ...)? I'm concerned because in this type of frameworks you ...
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What is wrong with my Javascript Calculator? [closed]
I made a JavaScript calculator to calculate the price for counseling. I had it working in the old webpage and I'm converting to Drupal 7. Even though it worked before, I'm recieving an error now.
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1answer
183 views
What kind of JavaScript design pattern is that?
In our workplace we use simple ajax library for getting page data and submitting changes to server ,on certain occasions we do need to change the forms fields values ,now we know that fields can be of ...
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2answers
192 views
Can PHP and Javascript do backend together?
I am creating an application with a friend, which we are planning on writing the back end partially in PHP and partially in Javascript with Node.js. Javascripts front-end involvement with PHP makes ...
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3answers
178 views
Compiling multiple languages and Javascript
I have read numerous times that programming languages when making games or large software often use multiple languages / scripts together. I'm wondering how that works. How do they compile it? How ...
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6answers
2k views
How safe are hidden AJAX requests that fake performance?
What is a hidden AJAX request?
I've noticed an increase in the usage of hidden AJAX requests designed to make a user's action appear to happen immediately. I'll refer to this type of AJAX request as ...
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1answer
183 views
JavaScript refactoring tool [closed]
I'm on the process of refactoring a large JavaScript application, which has a lot of repeated functions with 2 or 3 different parameters, a lot of global variables used in several modules, etc.
Which ...
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1answer
233 views
Which Web or UI technology to learn for experienced Java developer [closed]
I have been working on Core Java for around 4-5 years now, but have no exposure of working on any Web or UI technology. So want to have preliminary knowledge of some Web/UI technologies now.
My query ...
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137 views
How is the DOM language independent?
Quoting from Wikipedia
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML, XHTML and XML documents.
and ...
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154 views
Using which technique does facebook and pininterest show images?
If anybody has ever noticed that when you open a image in Facebook something like this happens:-
suppose you are at your homepage on Facebook:-
the URL is
https://www.facebook.com/
now if you open a ...
3
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1answer
148 views
How does a browser determine that a script has run for too long? [closed]
How does a browser determine that a script has run for too long ? Is it actually configurable through some advanced settings ?
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296 views
Client-Side V.S. Server-Side Searching?
I am currently helping to design a web site and application in HTML. We would like the user to be able to search the site/app for desired content via a search bar. We would also like to include an ...
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2answers
225 views
Which web framework to use under Backbonejs?
For a previous project, I was using Backbonejs alongside Django, but I found out that I didn't use many features from Django. So, I am looking for a lighter framework to use underneath a Backbonejs ...
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reading parameters and files on browser, looking how to execute on server
I have a site done in Rails, which uses javascript to load files and generate forms for the user to input certain information. Those files and parameters are then to be used in a fortran code on the ...
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5answers
383 views
Building a website, want to use java
I'd like to make a simple-ish website that is essentially a small game. Key strokes are to be processed and sent to a server (already acquired and should support SQL and JSP, I believe) which then ...
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1answer
311 views
Pinterest - loading more images when scrolling down effect. [closed]
The drag down and load more pictures effect in Pinterest - I see that more commonly used in many a site. What exactly is that done through? Could it be done through javascript? I work mostly in php ...
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1answer
277 views
What is the proper way to create a cross-fade effect?
When creating an image slider, using a cross fade is one of more popular effects. Various sliders use differing techniques to create such an effect. Major techniques I've found so far are:
Method 1: ...
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6answers
2k views
What is the motivation behind TypeScript?
We had JavaScript, then we had Flash, then we had Silverlight and then HTML5 ownd them all.
So what is the motivation behind TypeScript? What problems are going to be tackled and what improvements ...
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Rush to client-side in web development
In the past few months, I recognized a big excitement about client-side scripting in web development. But while server-side technologies are mature, stable and well accepted by backend-developers, ...
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1answer
226 views
Relevance of Metro to ASP.Net developer?
I am a web developer, working mostly with ASP.Net(webforms + MVC), C#, javascript and so on.
As you know, continuous learning is very important for us, but time is not infinite. I do dabble with the ...
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Is it worth moving from Microsoft tech to Linux, NodeJS & other open source frameworks to save money for a start-up?
I am currently getting involved in a startup, I am the only developer involved at the moment, and the other guys are leaving all the tech decisions up to me at the moment.
For my day job I work at a ...
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1answer
201 views
Drawing shapes dynamically on an image through web browser
We have a scenario where we create floor plans of locations when we visit. The floor plan is finally shown on the web. It's come to the point now where we want to show floor plans but have a key with ...
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Should i expect real world questions from interviewing agency ? [closed]
I started coding almost a year ago. By "coding" I mean HTML(5), CSS(3), and only few times I implemented some AJAX and JavaScript. I am interviewing for a position that expects me to know HTML, CSS, ...
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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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1answer
351 views
Best way of Javascript web development in Netbeans (Hot deployment)
I'm beginning Javascript development and as a beginner in JavaScript I make a lot of mistakes. The way I'm developing is very counter-productive because every mistake I fix I have to shutdown ...
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1answer
186 views
Can the overuse of custom taglibs disrupt the outsourcing of html designers?
Yesterday me and a friend were talking about the overuse of custom taglibs!
We create taglibs for everything! We create taglibs in order to wrap jQuery UI elements (tabs, button, etc), and other ...
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2answers
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Why to keep wrapping closure in each js-file if it can be added after concatenating?
At the moment every javasrcipt file in our project includes closure wrapper. Before deploying all files are concatenated and minimized.
And i'm asking myself, do we really need all that closures OR ...
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Storing data offline with javascript
My question is about storing data offline and potentially whether I will need to bring in an outside programmer or could this be learned within a few weeks?
The website I am working on will have an ...
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Referencing external javascript vs. hosting my own copy
Say I have a web app that uses jQuery. Is it better practice to host the necessary javascript files on my own servers along with my website files, or to reference them on jQuery's CDN (example: ...
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4answers
1k views
JavaScript Multi Threading
Well these days JavaScript is main player in all web development technologies , on client side for making user interface better, client side logic, on some web servers as server side logic also
Add ...
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1answer
167 views
Should we use JavaScript and CGI variables to weed out bots from our visitor reports?
I am using ColdFusion 8 and jQuery 1.7.
** This is a programming question, because the solution I am questioning requires programming. It may not be the right solution to the problem, but if it is, ...
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1answer
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Do CDNs (such as MSFT and Google) act on the referrer header sent by clients?
Will my site be automatically indexed, or search ranking affected based on my use (or non use) of the Google/MSFT CDN?
My clients will be sending them the referrer header which I may or may not want ...
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3answers
608 views
Why did Google develop a cross-compiler from Java to JavaScript? [closed]
Google developed a cross-compiler from Java to JavaScript. Why did they do this? Does this mean that JavaScript is not good enought for developing advanced web apps?
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How do I make sense of the javascript frameworks explosion ? Should I learn them all?
For a beginner web developer who is still doing web development the conventional way (PHP/J2EE/Struts on server side, HTML/CSS/Javascript on client side), I was bowled over by the recent blog post on ...
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reverse engineering js/html controls as part of development
I'm starting a project with a big client that has several websites across the world, and they want to integrate them into a single Sitecore codebase/structure.
All good in principle, but there are ...
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4answers
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What is a good IDE for client side JavaScript development? [closed]
I recently started learning JavaScript and am looking for a good JavaScript Editor/IDE. I found dozens of them in a Google search but I would appreciate if users who have experience with using such an ...
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1answer
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Creating a web application to concatenate strings to unify naming conventions
I've been tasked with creating a small web application, where users have a series of forms (I can't currently think of a better way of doing this) which will contain, either a)text input fields or ...
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Has the time gone to think about user with JavaScript disabled in browser? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should I Bother To Develop for JavaScript Disabled?
In this Modern time of
HTML5 API
jQuery
Modernizr
HTML5 Shim
Respond.JS
Google Chrome app store
Canvas
Has the ...
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Is it considered bad practice to have PHP in your JavaScript
So many times on this site I see people trying to do things like this :
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('<?php echo $divID ?>').click(funtion(){
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3answers
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Introductory to Web programming but with Experience [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should every programmer know about web development?
I'm not sure where to start with web development. I have experience with HTML and PHP fundamentals and have ...
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What are the disadvantages of unobtrusive script patterns in web applications?
First of all, is there a name for this as a bona-fide design pattern? Currently I've just been referring to it as "unobtrusive javascript". Here is a brief example of what I am talking about:
1.) Use ...
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6answers
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How should data be passed between client-side Javascript and C# code behind an ASP.NET app?
I'm looking for the most efficient / standard way of passing data between client-side Javascript code and C# code behind an ASP.NET application. I've been using the following methods to achieve this ...
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What benefits are there to native JavaScript development?
Given how much simpler jQuery development is, when compared to native JavaScript, what makes people forgo libraries like jQuery altogether?
Is this because jQuery has limitations or it is slow? I ...
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1answer
450 views
Best practice for populating a dynamic popup menu?
I'm creating a dynamic popup menu whose contents depends on the state of what the user clicked on. Is it considered a better practice to create a template menu in html and modify which options are ...
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2answers
1k views
When to use JavaScript instead of Ruby in web development?
Right now I am developing web applications with ruby-on-rails. Sometimes I am having a hard time deciding which language to chose to solve my problems.
The difference between HTML,CSS and the ...
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2answers
227 views
How do mashups work with same-orgin policy?
If Javascript is only allowed to access scripts from the same domain, how can a website create mashups which must read and modify content from another domain?
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2answers
476 views
Examples of MVVM adoption outside the Microsoft community?
IS MVVM getting any kind of traction outside the Microsoft community? Within Silverlight this is a non-issue, but for other technologies, like JavaScript it surely is: For instance Knockout.js is a ...
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2answers
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Raw JavaScript or jQuery? Where to start from? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How necessary is it to learn JavaScript before jQuery?
I've been working as a back-end web developer for the last 2 years but since the beginning of this year, i'm ...
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JavaScript and the paradigm shift in web programming
If my memory serves me right, there was a time when using JavaScript for web development was hugely frowned upon, because among other things, it was a privacy and security concern for users and some ...
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439 views
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 ...
