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Origin Code Academy Rolls Out Free Programming Intro Course Online

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San Diego-based "code school" Origin Code Academy said this morning that it has rolled out a new, online-only, free course on programming and the basics of writing code. According to the school, the new course teaches some of the fundamentals of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. READ MORE>>.

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Mangling JSON numbers

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If we have a long (64-bit integer) that we serialize into JSON, we might be in trouble if JavaScript consumes that JSON. JavaScript has the equivalent of double (64-bit floating point) for its numbers, and double cannot represent the same set of numbers as long. The output of x.toString() in JavaScript is suspicious.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

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The disadvantage is that you can’t install a lot of additional tools that use Javascript. Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. Every time I write a post I send it out on Twitter.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

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Sure we still get excited and animated about a new JavaScript library, a new CSS trick, a new device, or a new data store. Although we spend plenty of time researching and developing with new technologies based on desire and need, we don't want our clients to be guinea pigs (unless that's the nature of their business, of course).

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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Frameworks Round 1

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For example, we used Sequelize for the JavaScript MySQL tests. JavaScript. write(HelloDbResponse.mapper.writeValueAsString(worlds)); } catch (IOException ex) { } } }); return response; }. As with JSON serialization, we''ve selected a best-of-breed ORM when the framework is agnostic. Switched gigabit Ethernet. Load simulator.

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Framework Benchmarks

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For example, we used Sequelize for the JavaScript MySQL tests. JavaScript. write(HelloDbResponse.mapper.writeValueAsString(worlds)); } catch (IOException ex) { } } }); return response; }. As with JSON serialization, weve selected a best-of-breed ORM when the framework is agnostic. Switched gigabit Ethernet. Load simulator.

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