[Frank Jaeger]

So any GAF-Progammer is willing to modify a chrome extension?

The extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...flmjajfphcnakg

What I would like:
To have the value on the first box divided by 12 and this value shown in a new box. So it would be something like [converted value][converted value divided by 12][Currency name]

I can't believe this is hard. I just NEVER worked with java.

Thanks to anyone that would take the time!

[hawkshockey11]

OK I am a little in over my head here trying to assist this guy as an intern. I am not even being paid for this right now, but it ended up being my only option as far as continuing my career goals this summer.

I was told I only needed knowledge of Javascript for this and I thought I knew enough.

Hahaha in actuality I know nothing.



This is what I currently need to do. I have Node, Express, Coffeescript all set up and have been following these guides.

http://expressjs.com/guide.html#routing
http://coenraets.org/blog/2012/10/cr...s-and-mongodb/

Any ideas/tips/suggestions?

I have no idea if I am on the right track though. I'm in over my head, but I still believe I can do this.

[BomberMouse]

OK I am a little in over my head here trying to assist this guy as an intern. I am not even being paid for this right now, but it ended up being my only option as far as continuing my career goals this summer. I was told I only needed knowledge of Javascript for this and I thought I knew enough. Hahaha in actuality I know nothing. This is what I currently need to do. I have Node, Express, Coffeescript all set up and have been following these guides. http://expressjs.com/guide.html#routing http://coenraets.org/blog/2012/10/cr...s-and-mongodb/ Any ideas/tips/suggestions? I have no idea if I am on the right track though. I'm in over my head, but I still believe I can do this.

What is your problem?

[hawkshockey11]

What is your problem?

Everything :'(

but really I know absolutely no backend stuff and thus know nothing about the stuff I am required to do. He understands that and knows that it will take me some time to get up to speed, but I just don't know where to begin with all this. All I know is OO programming and some javascript basically :/

[BomberMouse]

Everything :'( but really I know absolutely no backend stuff and thus know nothing about the stuff I am required to do. He understands that and knows that it will take me some time to get up to speed, but I just don't know where to begin with all this. All I know is OO programming and some javascript basically :/

I don't want to sound rude with this, do you understand what he is asking? When you read the Stage 1 requirements, do you understand all the terms, what he expects and how to test it?

[usea]

Everything :'( but really I know absolutely no backend stuff and thus know nothing about the stuff I am required to do. He understands that and knows that it will take me some time to get up to speed, but I just don't know where to begin with all this. All I know is OO programming and some javascript basically :/

You need to be more specific about what you do and don't know.

Do you know hat JSON is? Does {response: "hello world"} make sense to you? Do you know what a GET request is?

[hawkshockey11]

I don't want to sound rude with this, do you understand what he is asking? When you read the Stage 1 requirements, do you understand all the terms, what he expects and how to test it?

You need to be more specific about what you do and don't know. Do you know hat JSON is? Does {response: "hello world"} make sense to you? Do you know what a GET request is?

Sorry for being vague with what I don't understand.

I created a server on localhost 3000 that gets Hello World in the browser. I'm believe that takes care of the first part, but I am not sure. Here is what I have.

server.js

var express = require('express');

var app = express();

app.get('/hello.txt', function(req, res){
 var body = 'Hello World';
 res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
 res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
 res.end(body);
});

app.get('/hello.txt', function(req, res){
 res.send('Hello World');
});

package.json

{
        "name": "hello-world",
        "description": "internship practice app",
        "version": "0.0.1",
        "private": true,
        "dependencies": {
                "express": "3.2.4"
        }
}

I downloaded MongoDB, but I have not started doing anything with it. I need a driver for node.js I believe.

[BomberMouse]

I'm believe that takes care of the first part, but I am not sure. Here is what I have.

How can you not being sure? test it.

[hawkshockey11]

How can you not being sure? test it.

node server.js?

did it. Still don't know what to look for to know if it has a JSON response on and GET request.

[Magni]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

[Lasthope106]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

I don't really follow any blogs. I subscribe to a few specific programming sub-reddits on reddit, and that's where I get all my news. The comments also always provide better insight than the posts themselves.

[Randolph Freelander]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

Neither of those. I just spend (too much) time on Stack Overflow and read Eric Lippert's blog.

[BomberMouse]

node server.js? did it. Still don't know what to look for to know if it has a JSON response on and GET request.

curl localhost:3000 or type the url in your browser?

[Notrollious]

I don't really follow any blogs. I subscribe to a few specific programming sub-reddits on reddit, and that's where I get all my news. The comments also always provide better insight than the posts themselves.

Yep. /r/Programming is still a pretty decent "large" subreddit + some of the more language specific ones.

[nekura]

node server.js? did it. Still don't know what to look for to know if it has a JSON response on and GET request.

If you're going to be doing this kind of development, I'd highly recommend acclimating yourself with Wireshark for monitoring packets.

[BomberMouse]

If you're going to be doing this kind of development, I'd highly recommend acclimating yourself with Wireshark for monitoring packets.

For web development he can just use Chrome default network inspector.

[Kinitari]

Bout to make my first real web-app. And I'm going to try and use the Google Drive API.

This is going to be a roller coaster, filled with tears and anguish. What I want to do PROBABLY won't work, and I'll have to use a proper DB, but I wanna give it a shot - it'll be a learning experience.

Right?

Right????

[usea]

node server.js? did it. Still don't know what to look for to know if it has a JSON response on and GET request.

GET is a type of http request. It's what your browser does when it visits a URL. It sends a GET request to the server.

JSON is a standard for representing data as text. It looks basically just like javascript objects. Here's an example:

{
  "name": "Ralph",
  "age": 31,
  "children": [
    {
      "name": "Judy",
      "age": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "Ethan",
      "age": 5
    }
  ],
  "sex": "Male"
}

Quick explanation:
The stuff inside curly braces {} is an object.
The stuff inside square brackets [] is an array.
White space doesn't matter at all (new lines and spaces). They're just to make it easier to read.
Objects have key-value pairs in the form of key: value
Strings are enclosed in double quotes, numbers aren't.
Things in objects are separated by commas.

Your assignment says that your server code should return some json on a GET request. This is different from returning a text document, or from returning a web page.

[Zozobra]

Hi everyone,

I've been doing the Python course through Codeacademy, but I'm finding that I'm not really getting what I hoped out of it.

I think I'm going to dive into 'Learn Python the Hard Way' which seems like a popular suggestion, but I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the video course he offers? I'd definitely prefer accompanying video tutorials and have no problem buying them if they're good.

Thanks!

[hawkshockey11]

GET is a type of http request. It's what your browser does when it visits a URL. It sends a GET request to the server. JSON is a standard for representing data as text. It looks basically just like javascript objects. Here's an example: { "name": "Ralph", "age": 31, "children": [ { "name": "Judy", "age": 9 }, { "name": "Ethan", "age": 5 } ], "sex": "Male" } Quick explanation: The stuff inside curly braces {} is an object. The stuff inside square brackets [] is an array. White space doesn't matter at all (new lines and spaces). They're just to make it easier to read. Objects have key-value pairs in the form of key: value Strings are enclosed in double quotes, numbers aren't. Things in objects are separated by commas. Your assignment says that your server code should return some json on a GET request. This is different from returning a text document, or from returning a web page.

Wow you are an immense help through these awkward beginnings.

Ok so I have the Hello World GET request.

How would I edit my json file and then return it?

[nekura]

For web development he can just use Chrome default network inspector.

Definitely a better suggestion. :) I'm mostly familiar with Wireshark due to my line of work so I didn't really think about a more specific tool.

Wow you are an immense help through these awkward beginnings. Ok so I have the Hello World GET request. How would I edit my json file and then return it?

Your questions really seem like the type you are supposed to learn to answer yourself with this assignment.

[hawkshockey11]

Definitely a better suggestion. :) I'm mostly familiar with Wireshark due to my line of work so I didn't really think about a more specific tool. Your questions really seem like the type you are supposed to learn to answer yourself with this assignment.

I'm aware. I just have no idea where to start. The vocab alone is new and confusing.
In cases like this I learn best when the "answers" are available. I build off of them and can then make connections.

I am reading this currently and it helps.
http://www.nodebeginner.org/

[fna84]

Need to make an android app for school, anyone have any good ideas for a beginner?

[Slavik81]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

None regularly, but I enjoy peeking at oldnewthing every once in a while.

[ColtraineGF]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

I ended up getting Joel on Software (the book) around Christmas, 'twas alright.

Aside from those you said, I also read The Old New Thing, I listen to Hanselminutes, follow Hacker News, look through GitHub every now and then, and sometimes look through programming threads on /g/, along with other places.

Used to follow Ars Technica, Engadget, and Gizmodo heavily, but have lessened recently. I do still listen to The Verge podcast, though, but that's veering towards general tech news, really.

[Eaten By A Grue]

Need to make an android app for school, anyone have any good ideas for a beginner?

Tip calculator.

[Haly]

Tip calculator.

With voice recognition.

"Dragon? I did not enjoy my meal at all."
"Very good sir, the tip should out to $0.05."

[BomberMouse]

I'm aware. I just have no idea where to start. The vocab alone is new and confusing. In cases like this I learn best when the "answers" are available. I build off of them and can then make connections. I am reading this currently and it helps. http://www.nodebeginner.org/

That's why I was asking if you understood the terms used on the assignment. hawkshockey11 did a pretty good job covering the basic of it.

[r1chard]

Need to make an android app for school, anyone have any good ideas for a beginner?

Write a game. Minesweeper if simple. A match-3 game if more complex.

[usea]

Wow you are an immense help through these awkward beginnings. Ok so I have the Hello World GET request. How would I edit my json file and then return it?

Usually you make an object and return it, not a file. Like, you could literally just return {response: "Hello World"}, from the code. I've never used express or even node, but given that it's javascript it'll be natural to do.

[wolfmat]

Please appreciate that the JSON format represents objects. In production scenarios, you should really not do the abstraction yourself because it's related to a standard you don't want to implement on your own.

Meaning that in the context of uni assignments and the like, you should be okay with treating JSON responses as dictionaries, basically (which is what usea is suggesting). But as soon as you communicate with an endpoint that returns JSON, or deliver JSON upon arbitrary requests, you should seriously consider using a library that does the abstraction for you.

Such a library has a facility that takes an object and returns the JSON representation and vice versa. It's easy to find and use these libraries.

{response: "Hello World"} is not valid JSON. JSON always has key-value pairs. response is not guaranteed to be a key, but "response" is. Just in case that trips you up :)

[usea]

Please appreciate that the JSON format represents objects. In production scenarios, you should really not do the abstraction yourself because it's related to a standard you don't want to implement on your own. Meaning that in the context of uni assignments and the like, you should be okay with treating JSON responses as dictionaries, basically (which is what usea is suggesting). But as soon as you communicate with an endpoint that returns JSON, or deliver JSON upon arbitrary requests, you should seriously consider using a library that does the abstraction for you. Such a library has a facility that takes an object and returns the JSON representation and vice versa. It's easy to find and use these libraries. {response: "Hello World"} is not valid JSON. JSON always has key-value pairs. response is not guaranteed to be a key, but "response" is. Just in case that trips you up :)

I actually don't know much javascript. I just assumed in js literal objects you didn't quote the keys, and that since his server was nodejs, he wouldn't have to either (and the conversion to json would be handled by node). I should have looked it up :)

Thanks for the corrections.

[wolfmat]

I actually don't know much javascript. I just assumed in js literal objects you didn't quote the keys, and that since his server was nodejs, he wouldn't have to either (and the conversion to json would be handled by node). I should have looked it up :)

In JS, keys can be a lot of stuff, but JSON is not restricted to JS (although that's where it originates, hence the name, and it of course applies here because of nodejs doing the backend stuff). The standard requires strings to be quoted in JSON in any case.

I was really only pointing that out because I myself made the mistake of not adhering to the JSON standard once when eating responses, which broke things in production. That's why Murphy's Law exists, right? :P

[hawkshockey11]

Please appreciate that the JSON format represents objects. In production scenarios, you should really not do the abstraction yourself because it's related to a standard you don't want to implement on your own. Meaning that in the context of uni assignments and the like, you should be okay with treating JSON responses as dictionaries, basically (which is what usea is suggesting). But as soon as you communicate with an endpoint that returns JSON, or deliver JSON upon arbitrary requests, you should seriously consider using a library that does the abstraction for you. Such a library has a facility that takes an object and returns the JSON representation and vice versa. It's easy to find and use these libraries. {response: "Hello World"} is not valid JSON. JSON always has key-value pairs. response is not guaranteed to be a key, but "response" is. Just in case that trips you up :)

Thanks for the clarification. That was tripping me up since every other keyword I had seen was in quotes. Thanks a ton.

[pompidu]

Since I'm doing a CIS degree, what languages should I be focuisng on? I'm really digging Java and getting more into it. Gonna concentrate on using Oracle and mySql during this summer break too. Anything else I should be focusing on??

[that1dude24]

is there a "last in, first out" copy paste program?

edit: never mind. i just had to search for stack.
i found one at: http://bluemars.org/clipx/

[hateradio]

ClipX is great, but it didn't want to work for me in Windows 8. :|

I have to use ArsClip, which is okay.

[Randolph Freelander]

Since I'm doing a CIS degree, what languages should I be focuisng on? I'm really digging Java and getting more into it. Gonna concentrate on using Oracle and mySql during this summer break too. Anything else I should be focusing on??

2 ways to think about this

1) What is in demand in your preferred job, market, etc? All things held equal, be solid in those languages and tools. (Java is fairly popular almost everywhere you look, so it's not a bad option, but peek down to point 2.)

2) Expose yourself to a wide variety of languages and paradigms. You have your entire career to find yourself boxed in. Don't do it now. Now is the time for you to explore. Particularly since you are CIS (I know what that's like), if programming is something you want to do rather than reports and management and things, then certainly branch out and figure out what the CS guys are doing, what they know that you don't. And then try to bridge some of those gaps.

[pompidu]

2 ways to think about this 1) What is in demand in your preferred job, market, etc? All things held equal, be solid in those languages and tools. (Java is fairly popular almost everywhere you look, so it's not a bad option, but peek down to point 2.) 2) Expose yourself to a wide variety of languages and paradigms. You have your entire career to find yourself boxed in. Don't do it now. Now is the time for you to explore. Particularly since you are CIS (I know what that's like), if programming is something you want to do rather than reports and management and things, then certainly branch out and figure out what the CS guys are doing, what they know that you don't. And then try to bridge some of those gaps.

i enjoy all aspects of programming and IT shit. Some im kind looking into everything. I signed up for a few classes on coursea too just because.

[flowsnake]

I just finished the Coursera Scala/Functional Programming course. I can recommend it. The assignments were more of the "fill in the blanks" sort than actually designing programs from a high level, so I didn't find them too challenging. The most difficult part is to stop thinking in imperative ways.

[rhfb]

When updating a resume have people here found it helpful to list EVERY single language they know (either fully or partially)?

[soco]

When updating a resume have people here found it helpful to list EVERY single language they know (either fully or partially)?

Probably depends on how many you know. I think there's a tipping point where some people start to suspect that you don't all of them that well, whereas if you just list a few they might be more likely to assume you're an expert in one or two of them.

I've started dropping some off the list just because I really have no desire to work jobs that make use of them anymore (eg. Java and Perl).

[Randolph Freelander]

When updating a resume have people here found it helpful to list EVERY single language they know (either fully or partially)?

It impresses HR and recruiter types that desire to see technology vomit.

From an actual interviewer standpoint, if you list it, you better actually know it. If it's something you've had "exposure to" (you're familiar but not well versed), then make that obvious. If I see something on your resume, I might ask you about it. If you can't answer, your stock has just dropped. Maybe you can recover, maybe you can't, but don't invite me to ask questions you can't answer.

[Lasthope106]

When updating a resume have people here found it helpful to list EVERY single language they know (either fully or partially)?

You could qualify the languages; for example:

Proficient: C++, C
Prior Experience: Java, Python

However, I would recommend only listing languages where you have implemented at least several medium-sized programs. If all you know about Python is that it doesn't have curly braces and semicolons, then I wouldn't list it.

[rhfb]

You could qualify the languages; for example: Proficient: C++, C Prior Experience: Java, Python However, I would recommend only listing languages where you have implemented at least several medium-sized programs. If all you know about Python is that it doesn't have curly braces and semicolons, then I wouldn't list it.

I think this is what I'll end up doing. Thanks for the input everyone.

[GG-Duo]

Ugh.

I hate GitHub's algorithm for making populating the "Your Contributions" grid. It doesn't take private repositories into account, and it doesn't take NEW repositories and first commits into account.

I want my streak back dang it :(

[close to the edge]

So what programmer blogs do you guys read apart from Coding Horror and Joel on Software?

I like those:
http://programmingpraxis.com/ A blog that posts programming exercises, most of them algorithmic or math-y. Still pretty nice, the author always provides a sample solution as well.
http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/ If you're interested in programming language theory and new languages, this one is good.
http://thedailywtf.com/ This one is pretty famous I think, basically failblog for programming. Some pretty entertaining stuff on here.
http://www.realtimerendering.com/blog/ Blog from the auther of the excellent book "Real Time Rendering". The site also has an excellent section on computer graphics books, a lot of them are available for free.

[usea]

Ugh. I hate GitHub's algorithm for making populating the "Your Contributions" grid. It doesn't take private repositories into account, and it doesn't take NEW repositories and first commits into account. I want my streak back dang it :(

Mine is super sparse. But it says I've 'contributed' to some popular repositories simply because I opened issues heh

[Leezard]

I like those: http://programmingpraxis.com/ A blog that posts programming exercises, most of them algorithmic or math-y. Still pretty nice, the author always provides a sample solution as well. http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/ If you're interested in programming language theory and new languages, this one is good. http://thedailywtf.com/ This one is pretty famous I think, basically failblog for programming. Some pretty entertaining stuff on here. http://www.realtimerendering.com/blog/ Blog from the auther of the excellent book "Real Time Rendering". The site also has an excellent section on computer graphics books, a lot of them are available for free.

Programmingpraxis appears to be very much like http://projecteuler.net/ , although it seems a bit more accessible.

[_Isaac]

Ugh. I hate GitHub's algorithm for making populating the "Your Contributions" grid. It doesn't take private repositories into account, and it doesn't take NEW repositories and first commits into account. I want my streak back dang it :(

Mine once took like two months to actually show anything. It wasn't reading my activity for some reason.