DOM: the document.getElement[s]By

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I can feel that the summer is almost over and it's time to get to serious things again.
In the following post, we are going to see how to manipulate the DOM elements with document.getElement[s]By.
As you may know we have different way of manipulating DOM elements and here we will see all of them:
1) document.getElementById;
2) document.getElementsByClassName;
3) document.getElementsByName;
4) document.getElementsByTagName;

As you can see there are 4 possible way of using the document.getElement[s]By[something].
Are you ready?

DocHub: a reference to almost all programming things

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Today I would like to share a web site I recently found and which might be of interest for many of you.

The place is called DocHub - Instant Documentation Search and has references to all things in programming CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DOM, JQuery, PHP and Python.
Well, as you can see ASP is not there (while there's PHP and Python) but the resource is really incredible and it is a quick and complete guide to the above programming languages.

The site is made of two panels: the left one allow us to search the wanted term (and it's a free search box), while on the right panel the searched information are made available when selected.
Believe me when I say the database is very well done and it has many valuable information either for the experienced programmer or the newbie.

So... what you're waiting for? Go there and have a look for yourself!

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jQuery: extract the page title and URL

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Sometimes we need to obtain the page title and URL that the user is viewing. This might be useful for different reasons: for example just to create breadcrumbs with customised menus, or simply because we need to gather where the user is.
We are going to use jQuery in order to do that.
Please follow me in this short example.

ASP: database connection strings (basic)

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After a few days of deserved rest, here we get back to work! No that I want to, but I'm sure you are all waiting for new posts ... ... ... or not?

In the following short article I would like to list all possible database connection strings, just in case you need them in your projects. We will see just the basic way of connecting to data sources, so keep in mind that specific additional security parameters may be used, in case you need them.
Ready? Then please follow me...

ASP: not installed by default on IIS

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As almost all the web thought readers know, I am a long time ASP fan - and as I can see from your comments, many of you feel the same way.
With the most new (!) MS operating systems, when we install IIS, classic ASP is not included by default. We are talking about IIS7.0 and 7.5 here.
Accustomed to having ASP automatically installed, when we see a HTTP 404 error on our browser the first time we browse our beloved ASP web site, we remain completely lost. That happened to me in the past, because I couldn't imagine the real situation behind it.
Is MS trying to put ASP aside? I don't think so, but surely they are trying to promote .NET in any possible way.
Ok. If you don't know how to install classic ASP in IIS and your great .asp pages are not shining in all their glory, here you will find a quick and swift solution.
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CSS: Less!

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I don't know if you are already aware of LESS. If not, you will probably find it quite interesting. In fact if you're programming using CSS a lot, LESS is a powerful add on which will make things easier for you.

"LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operations and functions. LESS runs on both the client-side (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) and server-side, with Node.js and Rhino"

If you are intrigued by LESS and don't know about it already, please follow me...

Web Development: Adobe Brackets

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As I told you in my last post, I'm actually away from my beloved desk at work. I'm on vacation for a while, but to keep your attention high, here are some interesting news for those of us who like to explore new way of writing code.
We are talking about Brackets, a new code editor by Adobe. How is Brackets different from other editors? Well... as a start:

"[...] Brackets [is] a code editor for HTML, CSS and JavaScript that's built in HTML, CSS and JavaScript."

Not bad eh?

Interested in more info?
Well, just follow the above link and read the "read me" section... There, you will find everything you need to know.
If you have already used Brackets, just use the comments section below to share your experience...