What Is an API?
An API comes in when two programs have to share information. It makes sure that the receiving program can use what was sent, without getting into the sending program’s business.
An API comes in when two programs have to share information. It makes sure that the receiving program can use what was sent, without getting into the sending program’s business.
What Is a Timestamp? A timestamp is a value that generally includes year, month, day, hour, minute and second and time zone. Timestamps can show up in quite a few formats. But, in each case, they are recording the specific time that something happened in a digital device. The key …
How data fields are designed and stored has changed over the years and the options have multiplied, making understanding data structure an even more important skill.
There is knowing how to do a few HTML code tweaks, and there is knowing where the control panel writers put the place to add the code. And sometimes, where it seems like it should go and where it actually goes takes you down the merry path of wasted time …
Meta Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks: they aren’t the same. Their jobs have subtle differences. One-size-fits-all works, but like clothes this strategy is more easy for the manufacturer than easy on the eye. What Are Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks? Where are Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks? The …
A bad manager once told me, “Perception is everything.” This was a man who lied a lot … at someone else’s expense to benefit himself. One of the problems with websites is that they really don’t tell you whether a company is good or bad. The Path to the Boiled …
A Little JavaScript Project: A Photo Slider The following are lessons posted on Facebook, using a W3Schools project: 4/27/20: A Little JavaScript Lesson: Scope is More than Mouthwash When we used the code from the W3Schools slider, we noticed one odd thing: the dots for each photo were on the …
Will StackOverflow Be a Help or Not? What is StackOverflow? “Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers. It is a privately held website, the flagship site of the Stack Exchange Network, created in 2008 by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. It features questions and …
As much as I would like attorneys to stay out of my projects, I have learned when to recommend that a client consult with an attorney.
How Not to Start a Shopping Cart Project “How hard can it be …” “Well, that was your job …” These words are an expression of an attitude that could break your shopping cart project. If you start into your first shopping cart project, expecting that you can put it …