programming quotes

The goal of software architecture is to minimize the human resources required to build and maintain the required system. The measure of design quality is simply the measure of the effort required to meet the needs of the customer. If that effort is low, and stays low throughout the lifetime of the system, the design ... Read more

Fortify

Why humans should prove that they are humans by filling captchas? Lets bots prove that they are not bots with adding javascript to their user-agents! Anti-spam plugin blocks spam in comments automatically, invisibly for users and for admins. no captcha, because spam is not users' problem no moderation queues, because spam is not administrators' problem ... Read more

debug javascript jQuery

Debug javascript with Chrome tools: The Chrome WebKit Developer Console lets you view attached events for elements. Right click mouse on element => "Inspect element" (F12) => "Elements" tab => "Event Listeners" section; Debug javascript visually with extension: Visual Event 2 - javascript bookmarklet - shows all javascript events (on the Visual Event 2 page ... Read more

axolotl - mexican salamander

Axolotl can regenerate limbs, eyes, heart and part of the brain. Axolotl can also readily accept transplants from other individuals, including eyes and parts of the brain—restoring these alien organs to full functionality. In some cases, axolotls have been known to repair a damaged limb as well as regenerating an additional one, ending up with ... Read more

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difference between .append() and .appendTo()

There is no difference between .append() and .appendTo() functions except the syntax: But they both needed because of chaining and code readability: html: The same difference applies to: .prepend() vs .prependTo() .before() vs .insertBefore() .after() vs .insertAfter()

jQuery scroll .scrollTop() .scrollLeft()

jQuery .scrollTop() gets or sets the vertical position of the scroll bar for the target element; jQuery .scrollLeft() gets or sets the horizontal position of the scroll bar for the target element; Also check jQuery scroll event; js: html:

Higgs Boson

Why is the Higgs boson called the 'God particle'? GENEVA – Why is the Higgs boson - posited by an atheistic physicist nearly 50 years ago - called the 'God particle'? The answer is as simple as it is profound. The Higgs has been dubbed the "God particle" because scientists say it is powerful and ... Read more

writing for the web

Web-pages does not have limit in size of page like newspapers or limit in time like TV-shows. Writing for the Web by Jakob Nielsen keep it short; the shorter article will be - more people will read it keep it simple; pretend you're speaking to someone who's smart and competent, but doesn't know technical jargon ... Read more