Developer Links Worth Looking at - September 2011

Here are some links that I've found useful and noted down.

To sum up, links of this month include some javascript tips, information about some java frameworks, podcasts and news. Continue reading to see more...




FRAMEWORKS / LIBS

• Vaadin A Java web application framework for Rich Internet Applications (RIA). You create your UI using the server-side API in pure Java. Vaadin is licensed under the Apache Software License 2.0 which means you can use it both for non-commercial and commercial projects free of charge. It also has plugin support to provide visual web design. Check out this article to learn more.
• Play Framework : eases web applications development while sticking with Java. You can edit your Java files, save, refresh your browser and see the results immediately!

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SOME ARTICLES

• Pass by reference? Java is pass by value. : A good article that wxplains why Java is pass by value.
• Are You a Good Programmer? The Four Kinds of Good Programmers

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JAVASCRIPT TIPS

• jQuery DATETIME Functions – Complete Listing Date/Time jQuery functions by JQuery4U.com. Includes functions to: get date, convert date, valid date, string to date, leap year, compare date, format date, timezone and heaps of others!!!
• Use CSS to Hide Content when JavaScript is Turned Off
• Write Your Own jQuery Selectors
  

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LEARNING

> Studying

• Stanford Intro to DB Classes
• Stanford AI Classes
• Stanford Machine Learning Classes
• Academic Earth Computer Science Videos

> Content

• TIOBE Programming Community Index Popularity of programming languages

> Podcasts

• StackExchange Podcasts
• Software Engineering Radio
• IT Conversations

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