Successful Strategies for Commenting Code
Introduction Commenting your code is like cleaning your bathroom—you never want to do it, but it really does create a more pleasant experience for you and your guests. Because I’ve recently adopted a new mantra to use comments frequently and appropriately in my code, I spent a few hours researching the literature on commenting readability, reusability, and guidelines. It was a bit overwhelming to see the sheer amount of information and discussions on the topic. Basically, there are a lot of tough, but fundamental questions out there like what does “frequently and appropriately” mean? Types of Comments Code Commenting - This refers to writing descriptive variable names that are self explanatory. function addUserToDatabase(userName, userAge) Without any additional information, you can tell that the function will add a user’s name and age to a database. Class / Page Commenting - Comments that refer to an entire page or top level object fall into this category. Commenting Regulars Why Bother?
Getting Started with Joomla!
[Expand] Articles in this Series This series of documents introduces Joomla! to people who have not previously used it. This introduction aims to help you make the best use of the series. Background Which versions are covered? There are two versions in common use:- Version 2.5 (long-term-support (LTS) version that replaced versions 1.6 & 1.7) was released January 2012. There are many similarities between the versions but they are presented separately to newcomers to Joomla! Who is it written for? The series is for anyone who wants to use Joomla! on people with limited computing experience on using Joomla! but there are sections which will be useful to experienced designers and developers. At the start of each article there is an indication of who it is aimed at and, on occasions, about the pitfalls for the inexperienced or unwary. Introduction to the Getting Started series Joomla! The series divides into four parts:- Hands-on a Joomla! Hands-on a Joomla! You must have the use of a Joomla!
Free Books
A lot of people keep asking about a good list of programming books. Hence, we are building this list to save your time and to spread the knowledge. Some of these books will definitely help us to evolve our coding skills and thought processes for developing better solutions. We will do our best to keep updating this list, hope you find this list useful, here we go. Meta-List Graphics Programming Language Agnostic: NerdDinner Walkthrough Assembly Language: Bash Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide See .NET below Django Djangobook.com Emacs The Emacs manual Thanks Emacser (October 17, 2010) Forth Git Haskell Dive Into HTML5 Java JavaScript Linux Advanced Linux Programming Lisp Lua Programming In Lua (for v5 but still largely relevant) Maven Mercurial NoSQL CouchDB: The Definitive Guide Objective-C The Objective-C Programming Language Parrot / Perl 6 Perl 6 (Work in progress) Perl PowerShell Mastering PowerShell Prolog PostgreSQL Practical PostgreSQL Python Learn REBOL Thanks Nick (October 19, 2010) Ruby Scala Scheme Smalltalk Subversion Vim
Download Joomla
Download Joomla! There are two versions of Joomla! available. Joomla 3.2 is the newest version, recommended for most new installs.Joomla 2.5 is the previous version of the CMS, recommended on an as-needed basis for new installs. Please read the entire FAQ section below to learn more about which version of Joomla may be right for you. Download Joomla! Joomla 3.2 is the newest version recommended for most new installs. Release Notes » Advertisement Download Joomla! Joomla 2.5 is the recommended version for existing Joomla 1.6-2.5 sites. Other Joomla 2.5.x packages » Release Notes » Joomla! Which version is best for me? For most new sites, the Joomla! When starting a new site, please plan ahead and check to make sure that any extensions (including templates) that you plan to use are Joomla 3 compatible. Sites that are currently on Joomla 2.5 are encouraged to stay on 2.5, until Joomla 3.5’s release, unless they need to be moved over sooner to take advantage of Joomla 3’s new features.
Use Joomla! on your own computer
It is very useful to be able to learn and experiment on your own machine. The aim of this document is to help you to download a sample Joomla! site to your own computer, known as a 'localhost' installation. It has some helpful sample content that allows you to become familiar with the way that a Joomla! Who is it written for? Not everyone using this Manual will have enough experience to feel comfortable doing this. Know where to find files on your computer and be able to create foldersBe able to download something from a Web site and save it in an appropriate placeYou will not panic if you do not understand a concept! Experienced developers and people with programming experience will be fine. If in doubt - follow the instructions and try it! Summary There are three basic stages in doing this:- Downloading and installing some software that Joomla! Download and install XAMPP Important note on versions of XAMPP. Before download Make sure you have a separate folder for downloads. Download XAMPP 1.
Getting Started with Joomla!
Getting Started with Joomla! Joomla makes creating and maintaining Web sites easy for everyone, from total beginners setting up their first site to IT professionals managing enterprise installations. Get the Basic Details If you have never used Joomla! Test Out the Online Demo You can really test out Joomla using our online demo at demo.joomla.org. The demo site content is refreshed every 30 minutes. Create AccountYou must create an account with a valid email address. All user accounts are given Super Administrator access and can perform all functions except those that could be abused. For more details about the operation of the demo site, visit demo.joomla.org. Find Documentation and Help Documentation for Joomla is available on the Joomla Documentation Wiki at docs.joomla.org. Get Ready to Install Getting started on your Joomla Web site is easy to do. For Developers and Designers If you're looking to get started in Joomla development, developer.joomla.org is the best place for you to start.
What is Joomla?
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. What's a content management system (CMS)? A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. What are some real world examples of what Joomla! Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. Corporate Web sites or portals Corporate intranets and extranets Online magazines, newspapers, and publications E-commerce and online reservations Government applications Small business Web sites Non-profit and organizational Web sites Community-based portals School and church Web sites Personal or family homepages
