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JavaScript Garden Although JavaScript deals fine with the syntax of two matching curly braces for blocks, it does not support block scope; hence, all that is left in the language is function scope. function test() { // a scope for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // not a scope // count } console.log(i); // 10} There are also no distinct namespaces in JavaScript, which means that everything gets defined in one globally shared namespace. Each time a variable is referenced, JavaScript will traverse upwards through all the scopes until it finds it. In the case that it reaches the global scope and still has not found the requested name, it will raise a ReferenceError. The Bane of Global Variables CSS3 Patterns Many of you have probably seen my CSS3 patterns gallery. It became very popular throughout the year and it showed many web developers how powerful CSS3 gradients really are. But how many really understand how these patterns are created?

What do I need? - PHP Manual In this tutorial we assume that your server has activated support for PHP and that all files ending in are handled by PHP. On most servers, this is the default extension for PHP files, but ask your server administrator to be sure. If your server supports PHP, then you do not need to do anything. Just create your files, put them in your web directory and the server will automatically parse them for you. There is no need to compile anything nor do you need to install any extra tools.

Can Podcasts Affect Your Computer « Future of Music Policy Summit | Main | New Podcast Research Report » July 28, 2005 Can Podcasts Infect Your Computer? Bring Your Forms Up to Date With CSS3 and HTML5 Validation Let's look at how to create a functional form which validates users' data, client-side. With that done, we'll cover prettying it up using CSS, including some CSS3! First we want to conceptualize what our form is going to look like and how it is going to function. For this example, let's create a simple contact form that asks for the following information from the user:

Functional Programming in Javascript This is an interactive learning course with exercises you fill out right in the browser. If you just want to browse the content click the button below: This is a series of interactive exercises for learning Microsoft's Reactive Extensions (Rx) Library for Javascript. Developing Your Own CSS Framework Quite a few CSS frameworks have been around for a while, but most web developers avoid using them. Instead most veteran developers prefer to create their own CSS framework, which provide benefits of a personalized solution and minimizes negative aspects of depending on a third party solution. Although CSS frameworks are meant to enable rapid web development; developing your own comprehensive CSS framework may require significant amount of time and effort. This article will provide you with guidelines & carefully selected resources to assist you during this process.

Freelance Documentation One of the things many new freelancers don't realize is how much paperwork (either digital or actual paper) is created and used by successful design firms. There are forms and documents for every stage of the design process. And while only one is really required (a contract) you can benefit from knowing about the other types of documents. Here is a list of some of the documents I have used in my web design work, as well as resources for creating and using them.

No You Can't Yes What has been the single most effective new media tool this campaign season? Twitters from campaigns? A YouTube gotcha ad? Facebook groups? Campaign theme-song ringtones? Google "bombs"? Filter Functionality with CSS3 Using the general sibling combinator and the :checked pseudo-class, we can toggle states of other elements by checking a checkbox or a radio button. In this tutorial we will be exploring those CSS3 properties by creating a experimental portfolio filter that will toggle the states of items of a specific type. View demo Download source The idea is inspired by Roman Komarov’s brilliant “Filtering elements without JS” experiment where he uses checkboxes and radio buttons for filtering colored shapes. The beautiful Dribbble shots used in the demos are by Mike from Creative Mints.

creating your first website, basic HTML for beginners Path // → MY FIRST SITE We’ll begin very easily here, because I’m assuming you are just starting out. No one likes to look back on My First Site, but hopefully your experience can be made slightly less traumatic with a push in the right direction. You did Start Here first, right? 7 Great CSS Text Effects Time for a bit of fun with CSS!The following examples are all created using live text and the CSS text-shadow property. Apart from the Letterpress effect, all of the following examples make use of multiple shadows, and as such will only work on the following browsers. Firefox 3.1+ (Mac/Win/Lin)Safari 4+ (Mac/Win)Chrome (Mac/Win)Opera 9.5+ (Mac/Win/Lin) Unfortunately Internet Explorer (6/7/8) has no support for the text-shadow property. If you're not familiar with the text-shadow property here's a example and explanation:

Visual Basic .NET 2010 Express - A "From the Ground Up" Tutorial Updated April 15, 2014 What's this course all about? Microsoft has made it as easy as they can for you to learn .NET by giving away a really great Visual Studio based development system absolutely free: Visual Basic .NET 2010 Express Edition. Really. It's actually free. Zeolite - heavy metal toxins and the thyroid By Patricia Stokes Recently an article in the Sunday Telegraph, May 7, 2009, by health writer Sharon Labi caught my attention. Here is the article in its entirety. “IQ’s going down.” Iodine deficiency among pregnant women has reached such alarming levels that they will produce a generation of dumber children, an expert warns.