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How to Customize Your Command Prompt

February 16, 2012
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How to Customize Your Command Prompt

Lately, I’ve been getting this question a lot: “how did you get your terminal to look the way it does?” If you’ve noticed my terminal and are curious about how I set it up, this is the tutorial for you! Of course, what you learn...

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JavaScript Testing From Scratch: New on Premium

February 5, 2012
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JavaScript Testing From Scratch: New on Premium

This likely isn’t the first tutorial on testing that you’ve ever seen. But perhaps you’ve had your doubts about testing, and never took the time to read them. After all, it can seem like extra work for no reason. This tutorial (with...

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Meet Crockford’s JSDev

January 24, 2012
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Meet Crockford’s JSDev

Recently, Douglas Crockford released a neat tool that makes the process of developing and testing your JavaScript a bit easier. Interested in learning more? Watch today’s quick tip to find out! Watch the Screencast Show Link Douglas Crockf...

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Testing your PHP Codebase with EnhancePHP

January 20, 2012
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Testing your PHP Codebase with EnhancePHP

You know it; I know it. We should be testing our code more than we do. Part of the reason we don’t, I think, is that we don’t know exactly how. Well, I’m getting rid of that excuse today: I’m teaching you to test your PHP with t...

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Digging into Dojo: Premium Video Series

January 18, 2012
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Digging into Dojo: Premium Video Series

If you prefer the written word, we have a fantastic session on working with Dojo Toolkit, created by Andrew Burgess. However, for the visual learners among us, I also asked him to prepare a series of screencasts for the series as well. I’m please...

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Digging into Dojo: Premium Video Series

January 18, 2012
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Digging into Dojo: Premium Video Series

If you prefer the written word, we have a fantastic session on working with Dojo Toolkit, created by Andrew Burgess. However, for the visual learners among us, I also asked him to prepare a series of screencasts for the series as well. I’m pleased to announce that,...

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Dig into Dojo: DojoX

January 9, 2012
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Dig into Dojo: DojoX

Maybe you saw that tweet: ”jQuery is a gateway drug. It leads to full-on JavaScript usage.” Part of that addiction, I contend, is learning other JavaScript frameworks. And that’s what this four-part series on the incredible Dojo Toolk...

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Dig into Dojo: DojoX

January 9, 2012
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Dig into Dojo: DojoX

Maybe you saw that tweet: ”jQuery is a gateway drug. It leads to full-on JavaScript usage.” Part of that addiction, I contend, is learning other JavaScript frameworks. And that’s what this four-part series on the incredible Dojo Toolk...

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10 New Year’s Resolutions Every Web Developer Should Make

December 27, 2011
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10 New Year’s Resolutions Every Web Developer Should Make

In less than a week, we’ll be in 2012. I know it’s a cliché, but where has the year gone? Naturally, we’re now at the time of year when folks set goals for the new year. While you might have some goals for your “real” lif...

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Dig into Dojo: Dijit

December 15, 2011
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Dig into Dojo: Dijit

Maybe you saw that tweet: “jQuery is a gateway drug. It leads to full-on JavaScript usage.” Part of that addiction, I contend, is learning other JavaScript frameworks. And that’s what this four-part series on the incredible Dojo Tool...

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