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I'm a CSS, JS, and jQuery front end developer. I have been hearing a lot about server-side javascript. However, there is not a lot of information for newcomers to SSJS.
What is the easiest Server-Side Javascript to get my feet wet?
My criteria for "easy":
simple to install (prefer one that runs on many servers, but not a deal killer just for learning)
well documented
easiest to wrap brain around
Thanks All!
The most used server-side JavaScript approach today is node.js. If you're on Linux, it's a pretty straightforward installation, but I didn't get it working on Windows though. Most servers run Unix systems, so that isn't such a problem though.
Note that other people usually get it working on Windows, so give it a try.
Maybe you can find something here http://groups.google.com/group/commonjs
I would give node.js a go. IMO it fulfills all your criteria.
I agree node.js would be quite easier and well-versed.
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I am seeking some more knowledge about MySQL queries. I've been working on building myself as a programmer and now I need to know more about MySQL advanced techniques.
I need to learn about MySQL JOIN queries, CASE, MAX..., everything that I don't already know.
I would really appreciate some links to useful articles with in-depth explanations of advanced MySQL. If you know any good video tutorial about learning MySQL, suggest it, I'm gonna purchase it.
Sorry if this question seems useless to any of you, but it's important to me since I can't keep asking SQL related questions here, I have to learn to do stuff myself.
Thanks.
Having picked up on a couple keywords (video tutorial, purchase), combined with your interest in building your skill set, I'd recommend looking into a subscription on http://www.lynda.com/
Depending on the programming language you're using in conjunction with MySQL, I'd also recommend looking into PDO (assuming you aren't already familiar with it).
Some helpful PDO articles, to supplement your existing knowledge of MySQL:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/php-database-access-are-you-doing-it-correctly/
http://www.phpro.org/tutorials/Introduction-to-PHP-PDO.html
http://returnsuccess.com/post/15-PDO-class-Object-Oriented-PHP
I'd be more helpful, but I can only provide as much information as the question itself.
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I want to spend the summer getting into web development. I have some basic C++ and Java background. I was told by some people to master HTML & CSS first then Javascript. Then someone else told me that I should go with Grails while another person told me Ruby on Rails. I've always been interested in web development but never had the time to fully learn it and now I have some free time and I'm hoping to hone my skills.
The problem is there are so many platforms and languages that it's quite confusing. I want to eventually create a website and then embark on a tech startup. I'm quite confused. Please help. I know I need to master HTML, CSS but what do you recommend?
Thanks.
I personally use Grails and JavaScript for developing web apps. I like Grails very much, as I used to work with Java and Grails adds many cool features to the old Java and makes it easier to use. But I wouldn't learn Grails now because its future is uncertain. Ruby is a better candidate, but I don't know this language at all.
IMHO Javascript is a must. If you know it well, I guess you can use it both for client side and server side (Node.js). And I think JS will be use much more in the future, so learning it is a good start.
In conclusion, I recommend Javascript.
Cheers,
Lojza
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So I've been reading up on the D programming language for a while, and it really seems like a cool new language to learn. My impression is that it combines the power of C with intuitive syntax and garbage collection. What more could I want? Ok...so these accounts I've been reading are probably a bit idealized.
However, I just downloaded a D compiler and am looking to learn. I feel like a great way to learn might be to just get hands on in a project. I have no idea where to start though. Where could I find some easy, small D projects (that might actually contribute something to the world)? Or if not getting hands on in something, how would you recommend learning?
what about a quick tutorial,
please check the following link:
http://www.dprogramming.com/tutorial.php
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How much better would commercial OCR software be compared to the stuff that's available online for free?
More specifically: Reading text in pictures (things like book covers etc...)
I work with OCR quite a lot and can definitely vouch that the commercial offerings are much better than what you can find out there for free. Yes, you can make a free one 'work', but it will take a lot of effort for sub-optimal results.
I recommend finding a product that uses the ABBYY FineReader : It does a great job with little configuration.
You may want to consider whether you need to use an SDK provided by the OCR supplier or an end-user application. The SDK will provide position details, etc of what it finds and offer a lot more in-depth control, but will be more expensive. The end-user package will basically just read everything it finds, but you may be able to set it to automatic or control it rudimentally and it might be good enough for what you're trying to do, and may be a lot cheaper.
Get a trial version and give it a go!
Google's ocropus is free opensource and one of the best
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I am aware of J & K; but neither are open source.
I'm also aware of A+, but that seems outdated.
Is there any decent open source implementation of APL?
If so, where? If not, why?
I'm experimenting with an APL interpreter in JavaScript (http://github.com/ngn/apl), runs on node.js or in a browser. It can do basic stuff, like compute a generation of Conway's game of life, but it's early to tell if it can turn out into a decent implementation.
You might try NARS2000 (at http://www.nars2000.org/). I've not tried it myself so can't comment on how it compares to the commercial interpreters.
Kona is an open-source ascii based APL, inspired from K.
J7 was recently released under the GPL.
Have you tried OpenAPL?
It is open source.
There's J.
I have just discovered a Javascript implementation of APL here:
https://github.com/ngn/apl