The Infamous JavaScript void() Function

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:06:00 +0000

Once in a while, I have a need to use a HTML hyperlink to perform client-side behavior like open a new window, modify a field or any imaginable DHTML task. There's actually a few ways to accomplish that and prevent the hyperlink from firing a web navigation to another page. One way is to use the void() function...

Indiana 4-H Global Programs Send Youth to Poland, Japan - ValpoLife.com

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:04:50 +0000

Indiana 4-H Global Programs Send Youth to Poland, Japan ValpoLife.com (blog) Global 4-H Programming also has maintained a six-year partnership with part of southern Poland. This summer, three adult representatives and 13 Indiana 4-H ...

Belen schools dealing with state-imposed 3.2% cut

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:12:40 +0000

Belen Schools officials will discuss how to reduce the district's budget next week after the state told administrators to cut their general operational fund by 3.2 percent to help fix a revenue shortfall statewide.

Speeding up Ruby on Rails

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:45:35 +0000

IBM Developerworks "Ruby on Rails, a popular Web development framework based on the Ruby programming language, makes it easy to access your database, but it does not always do so efficiently. Learn more about common performance problems with Rails and discover how you can fix them."

Downloads & Upgrades

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:53 +0000

LabKey Software has released LabKey Server 10.2 , the latest version of its data-management platform that helps researchers organize, analyze, and share biomedical research data.

10 Experimental PHP Projects Pushing the Envelope

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:02 +0000

As the saying goes, "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should." But in the world of programming, stretching boundaries is just part of the fun.

Lipa is named the director of District 11s STEP program

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:10:18 +0000

Although classes will not start until September, the new STEP (Secondary Technical Education Program) director is already hard at work.

Registration open for Workforce Forward 2011 - News and Record

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:45:28 +0000

Registration open for Workforce Forward 2011 News and Record Participants will catch a “first look†at the workforce-based programming available from the SVHEC as well as an insider’s view of the new Innovation ...

Q&A: Microsoft's Lisa Feigenbaum Talks about C# 4 - Visual Studio Magazine

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:11 +0000

Q&A: Microsoft's Lisa Feigenbaum Talks about C# 4 Visual Studio Magazine NET Insight newsletter, we featured in-depth coverage of the C# programming language, including a rundown of new capabilities in C# 4. ... and more »

HOW TO: Implement Google Font API on Your Website

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:14:58 +0000

This series is supported by Ben & Jerry's Joe, Ben & Jerry's new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here.

Briefs, July 29, 2010

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:04:43 +0000

Enstrom’s hosting drag racing cars Enstrom’s Almond Toffee will host the Jelly Belly Wheelstander and other drag racing cars and drivers from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, in the Enstrom’s parking lot at 701 Colorado Ave.

Safari Updated, Gets Official Extensions Gallery - Mashable

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:28:07 +0000

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Safari Updated, Gets Official Extensions Gallery Mashable (blog) ChromeChrome, which like Safari is also based on WebKit, also uses HTML, JavaScript and CSS to create its add-ons. The APIs themselves are different, ... and more »

Safari Updated, Gets Official Extensions Gallery

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:22:47 +0000

When Apple released Safari 5 earlier this summer, one of the new features included the ability to (finally!) install third-party extensions; today the company has released Safari 5.0.1 and, with it, an official extension gallery.

Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3, for Web app development

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:55:27 +0000

InfoWorld - Microsoft is readying an update to its ASP.Net MVC (Model View Controller) technology for Web application development, leveraging the company's new "Razor" view engine and offering enhancements for JavaScript.

Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3 - NetworkWorld.com

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:33:36 +0000

Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3 NetworkWorld.com ... enhancements for JavaScript. The company posted on Tuesday Preview 1 of ASP.Net MVC 3, which provides an MVC programming model for building ASP. ... and more »

New York, NY 10128 - Mashable

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:37 +0000

New York, NY 10128 Mashable (blog) Knowledge of PHP, XHTML, CSS, MySQL, and JavaScript programming languages, and Web 2.0 technologies is required, as is a working knowledge of Adobe Creative ... and more »

Java and Ruby welded together with Mirah

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:30:58 +0000

New programming language attempts to ease Java coding A key Java platform developer is moving forward with an experimental programming language dubbed Mirah, which attempts to meld the niceties of Ruby with the heavy-duty performance of Java. Mirah is intended to look like Ruby while being statically typed and compiling to fast Java Virtual Machine bytecode. The Mirah project is headed up by ...

Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity - PC World

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:51:12 +0000

Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity PC World Pike made his case against such "industrial programming languages" during his keynote at the conference in Portland, Oregon. "I think these languages are ... and more »

Javascript Cookbook: Programming the Web - Kansas City infoZine

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:17:43 +0000

Javascript Cookbook: Programming the Web Kansas City infoZine ... JavaScript Cookbook (O'Reilly Cookbooks) (O'Reilly Media, $49.99 USD) is chock-full of code recipes that address common programming tasks, ...

Research and Markets: Professional XMPP Programming with JavaScript and jQuery ... - National Post

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:30:17 +0000

Research and Markets: Professional XMPP Programming with JavaScript and jQuery ... National Post (registration) (blog) Featuring the JavaScript language throughout and making use of the jQuery library, the book contains several XMPP apps of increasing complexity that serve ... and more »

Adobe Flash Language Used to Hide Malicious Code - eWeek

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:28:12 +0000

Adobe Flash Language Used to Hide Malicious Code eWeek ActionScript is the programming language of the Adobe Flash platform. New research has found attackers are abusing Adobe System's ActionScript programming ... and more »