Just a few days ago Code.org released a video with several world famous people, who all code or have coded in the past such as Bill Gates (Microsoft), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Jack Dorsey (Twitter), Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas), Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) promoting Code.org’s initiative that everyone should have the chance to learn how to code.
I came across a post earlier that is way cool. With a simple insert of the text/html Data URI into the browser address bar, you can turn the Chrome browser into a full-on text editor with bells and whistles. The best parts are that you can save it as a bookmarklet, so anytime in the future you want to turn your browser into a text editor, you can with one click.
A popular function on the Tumblr Dashboard, or on many websites now for that matter, is a Back to Top button that you can click after scrolling down that will smoothly take you back up to the top of the page. If you want this for your Tumblr (or website), this is how you do it.
I’ve always been a fan of infinite scrolling, as it seems much easier to just keep scrolling down to find new content versus using pagination which requires more clicking. Some favor pagination, but if you are interested in adding infinite scrolling to your Tumblr, here’s how you will do it.
How awesome is this kid? Well, I shouldn’t say kid, but a 14 year old teenager. Santiago Gonzalez is an exception to the rule. He is fluent in many different programming languages, and by the time most teens are learning to drive he will have graduated from college and will be finishing up his masters degree. He says when he dreams at night, he figures out solutions to all the programming problems he might encountered during the day. A true prodigy.
Have you noticed in your Facebook comments when you do the :) symbol, Facebook converts it to an actual emoticon? That is because just recently Facebook converts all symbols in comments to emoticons. It used to only be for chat, but as of earlier this month you can add emoticons to comments too.
Earlier this year Code Academy launched their free online classes to help anyone learn to code. Learning to code is invaluable for several reasons. Even for the average person, knowing basic coding is becoming essential.
For anyone that uses Disqus as a commenting platform (I know a lot of Tumblr’s do), you may want to check out the brand new Disqus 2012 commenting system. Disqus has made a lot of changes from the old format to the new format which really should improve the commenting experience.
I don’t claim to know a lot about malware, or spyware for that matter, other than I know it’s bad shit and if your computer gets infected it can really mess things up. It’s also a pain in the ass to try to remove a virus, which I have had to do on an occasion or two. Which is also why I run virus scans often and am very careful about my web browsing and the sites I visit.
The United States and North Korean relationship has been tumultuous, with a recent and big flare up when North Korea decided to launch a ‘satellite’ into space. The U.S. firmly suspected that N. Korea was launching a missile into space, which could be positioned to hit many countries including the U.S., saying the launch was a direct threat to the U.S. North Korea, not really giving an eff, launched anyways, and failed miserably.
For years it has been debated that code can be stolen, therefore if it can be stolen, you can be prosecuted for stealing other peoples code or work in a court of law. Also in a similar token, if you can steal code, then it should be able to be copyrighted. In a recent court ruling, this may have all changed.
Coding is always something I have been interested in. I am not a very good programmer in the least, but I like to write HTML and CSS codes. If I could improve my JavaScript and learn more coding languages, it would be something I would really be interested in. Part of the issue is finding the time to learn, and taking classes can be costly.
Here is some inspiration for 2012 to help you get coding. It comes by the way of Fake Grimlock, who is your friendly giant robot dinosaur that likes to write code and also makes kickass posters which are available for purchase via his Kickstarter page.
I just discovered an amazing website that has an endless supply of background images for use with public licenses, as well as other types of Creative Commons licenses for use.
Creating an app for a mobile device might seem like a daunting task. Trust me I have researched it and it is. There is a lot more than just the creation of the app, as that is just one part of it. However, actually coding the app and creating it just got a lot easier with Codify.
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