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Five Integrated Development Environment applications

May 10, 2013 11:05am PDT

When it comes to building applications, the right tool for the job can really make all the difference.

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JavaScript interview questions and answers

December 14, 2012 1:07pm PST

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample JavaScript proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.

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Preloading and the JavaScript Image() object

May 27, 2004 7:05am PDT

Lots of high-res images can really spruce up a Web site. But they can also slow it down-- images are files, files use bandwidth, and bandwidth is directly related to wait times. It's time you get...

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Android Studio can fix Android development

May 16, 2013 7:29pm PDT

Google has finally decided to get rid of the Eclipse albatross from Android's neck.

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10 skills for developers to focus on in 2013

December 16, 2012 6:21am PST

Development trends that began to emerge in 2012 are picking up steam. Here's a look at the must-know technologies for the year ahead.

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Calling RESTful services from your Android app

March 20, 2012 7:55am PDT

Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device.

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Become a Java programmer without a college degree

August 22, 2012 6:13am PDT

Being a pro on Java doesn't necessarily mean you need a college degree. You just have to take the right steps.

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Convert the local time to another time zone with this JavaScript

January 3, 2006 7:32pm PST

To display the time of day of a different time zone from the local time zone on a Web page it is necessary to perform various temporal calculations and convert local time to destination time.

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Expand your utility belt with Underscore.js

April 24, 2013 11:07am PDT

The JavaScript library Underscore.js streamlines tasks and allows you to do more with fewer lines of code. Get a sense of what you can do with some of its 60+ functions.

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Get started with Android fragments

March 14, 2012 10:18am PDT

After purchasing and using a Sony Tablet S, William J. Francis is sold on the idea of Android fragments. His tutorial shows how to create a functional fragment-based UI.

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Improve web page load time with yepnope.js

May 10, 2013 11:03am PDT

The yepnope.js library offers a simple approach to asynchronously and conditionally loading web page resources. Here's a basic usage guide for yepnope.js.

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10 new HTML5 tags you need to know about

May 13, 2012 8:51am PDT

HTML5 offers new tags and attributes that provide more power, efficiency, and flexibility for your Web development. Here are 10 tags you'll want to check out.

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Use Gson to work with JSON in your Android apps

July 3, 2012 3:01pm PDT

In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis uses Gson to build up a standard Java entity and flatten it into JSON.

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How do I... Install plugins for Firefox in Linux?

February 1, 2008 12:47pm PST

For many, one of the biggest obstacles in Linux is installing applications. Because the computing world has grown so accustomed to click and install, the idea of having to manually install...

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Manipulate time and date values with JavaScript's Date object

May 25, 2006 3:33pm PDT

Working with date values is a common task regardless of the language you use. When working with Web clients, JavaScript provides the Date object to work with date and time values. Learn more about...

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Create navigation bars with Responsive Web Design techniques

January 31, 2013 6:00am PST

Ryan Boudreaux recommends some navigation bar designs and demos as a good way to start implementing Responsive Web Design for your website.

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Build powerful web interfaces with Bootstrap

April 1, 2013 9:32am PDT

Bootstrap provides developers and designers with a straightforward way to create web interfaces. Here's how to use the open source framework's design features.

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How the parallax effect is used in web design

April 24, 2012 11:59am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux defines the parallax effect and how it has been used in animation and gaming. It is also an effect that can be achieved in web design. Here are some examples.

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Programming Android on Android

April 3, 2012 8:03pm PDT

Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is possible to create fully fledged Android applications on Android devices.

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How to use the command line with Amazon's EC2 API tools

June 6, 2012 7:46am PDT

Nick Hardiman runs through the steps of installing Java, creating security credentials, and setting up some variables so that you can play with the EC2 API tools from the command line on your...