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April 2012

Faking it until I make it [right]

I started reading Eloquent Javascript, which seems like a very well-written tutorial with a lot of programming fundamentals…. but I got frustrated with putting my project on hold.  I think there’s something to be said for hacking some code and getting something out, and then taking time to refactor and …

Hiding all elements with a given tag except one

Over 10 years ago, I made my first show/hide toggler and was very proud of it… and tonight I had to remember how to do these basics. My script searches for section elements and hides all but the specified one — this will eventually be used as a way of …

One page Javascript Quiz with Summary Page

I’ve decided to devote two nights a week to working on a side project. The first iteration will be very simple: a one page JS quiz/worksheet with a summary page at the end.  The only problem is that I have forgotten more Javascript than I currently know, and all of …

Semantic Markup: a good place to start.

5 years ago in September ’07, I started a blog with this post.  I’m now reposting this excited first-time-at-An-Event-Apart post because I like it, and because it’s a really lazy way to start a new blog…. The most important thing I learned at An Event Apart is something I already …