Items tagged webdevelopment, javascript in 2013
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What is the most succinct definition of a JavaScript callback, being more elaborative than simply “A function that calls another function.”?
A way of saying “once you’ve finished doing this, do that”.
[... 38 words]Should a beginner to web development start out with Node.Js?
Maybe. One of the things I like about Node.js is that the raw abstraction it provides over HTTP is much closer to how the actual protocol works than the abstractions provided many of the more widely used frameworks such as PHP, Django or Rails. That might actually make it an effective learning tool—I’d be interested in hearing from some web developers who learnt Node.js as their first server-side technology.
[... 87 words]How can you run image processing in cloud code (Parse) ? If parse is not the best
There are dozens of web-based image resizing APIs that could help with this. Check out http://www.imgix.com/ for example.
[... 42 words]How do I get started with node.js?
You don’t run Node.js in a script tag on your website. Node is a technology for writing servers in JavaScript—you can think of it as a replacement/alternative for PHP, Python, Ruby, ASP.NET etc.
[... 58 words]What are the strategies for a front end developer to keep up to date with the emerging technologies?
Step one: find developers who you respect and subscribe to their blogs, follow them on Twitter/Google+/etc and try to understand what they are talking about and what they think is exciting.
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