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thomas howard

Peoria, IL

I'm quite a good business litigator, and in my spare time I like recursive puzzles and JavaScript.

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Company

Stumari
Job Title

Tamada
Spoken Languages
- Russian, Georgian, Korean, French, Spanish
Awards
- Lots for law, none for software
Publications
- same as above

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Flexbox Properties

CSS Flexbox Layout

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Understanding Flexbox

CSS Flexbox Layout

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Improving Our Todo App

AngularJS Basics (1.x)

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Services in Angular

AngularJS Basics (1.x)

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Using Angular's Built-in Directives

AngularJS Basics (1.x)

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Controllers and Scope

AngularJS Basics (1.x)

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Getting Started with Angular

AngularJS Basics (1.x)

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Improving your Gulp Workflow

Gulp Basics

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Compile Sass with Gulp

Gulp Basics

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Gulp your JavaScript workflow!

Gulp Basics

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Welcome to Gulp.js

Gulp Basics

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Doing More with Express

Express Basics (2015)

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Serving Static Files in Express

Express Basics (2015)

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Using Templates with Express

Express Basics (2015)

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The Request and Response Objects in Express

Express Basics (2015)

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Developing Express Apps Like a Boss

Express Basics (2015)

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Getting Started with Express

Express Basics (2015)

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Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

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Installing Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

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What is npm?

npm Basics (retiring)

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HTTP Methods and Headers

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Handling Routes in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Creating a Simple Server in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Building a Command Line Application

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Introduction to Node.js

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Quiz Practice Project

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Prototypal Inheritance

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Constructor Functions & Prototypes

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Introduction to Methods

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Using a jQuery Carousel

Using jQuery Plugins

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Add a Sticky Navigation Bar

Using jQuery Plugins

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Introducing jQuery Plugins

Using jQuery Plugins

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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Moving Forward with UX

UX Basics

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Tools UXers Use

UX Basics

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How UXers Think

UX Basics

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What Do User Experience Designers Do?

UX Basics

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Finalizing the Project

Brand Identity Basics

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Case Studies and Examples

Brand Identity Basics

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The Brand Identity Design Process

Brand Identity Basics

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Introduction to Brand Identity

Brand Identity Basics

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The Logo Sprint

Logo Design Basics

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Logo Design 101

Logo Design Basics

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Introduction to Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

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Workflow Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Slices & Save for Web

Photoshop Foundations

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Vector Shapes

Photoshop Foundations

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Introduction to Video Games

How to Make a Video Game

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Type Tools

Photoshop Foundations

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Masks Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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What is User Experience (UX)?

UX Basics

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Layer Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Workspace Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

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Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

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Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

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Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

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Grid Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Flexbox Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Positioning Schemes

CSS Layout Techniques

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Float Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Display Modes

CSS Layout Techniques

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Advanced Selectors

CSS Selectors

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CSS Selectors

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Selectors - Beyond the Basics

CSS Selectors

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Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Custom Post Type Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Building Out WordPress Navigation

WordPress Theme Development

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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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The WordPress Loop

WordPress Theme Development

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WordPress Header and Footer Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes

WordPress Theme Development

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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Local WordPress Development

Local WordPress Development

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Local Python

Setting Up a Local Python Environment

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The WordPress Codex

The WordPress Codex

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WordPress Plugin Best Practices

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Widgets and Custom Menus

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Custom Post Types and Fields

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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How to Make a Website with WordPress

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WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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PHP Inheritance & Interfaces

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Properties & Methods

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Objects and Classes

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Database Security

PHP & Databases with PDO

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Queries & Results

PHP & Databases with PDO

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Getting Started with PDO

PHP & Databases with PDO

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Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database

Database Foundations

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SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions

Database Foundations

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Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL

Database Foundations

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Manipulating Schema with SQL

Database Foundations

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Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL

Database Foundations

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Reading Data from Databases with SQL

Database Foundations

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Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

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Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

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Paginating a List: Model and View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Paginating a List: Controller

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Adding Search: Model

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Adding Search: Controller & View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Refactoring the Codebase

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Cleaning URLs with Subfolders

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Integrating Validation Errors

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Apr 1, 2015
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Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Mar 31, 2015
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Working with PHP Functions

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Integrating With Paypal

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Listing Inventory Items

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Adding a Contact Form

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Creating the Menu and Footer

Build a Simple PHP Application

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Mar 21, 2015
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Getting Started with PHP

Build a Simple PHP Application

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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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PHP Returns & Closures

PHP Functions

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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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PHP Loops

PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Conditionals

PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Datatypes

PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Data & Structure

PHP Basics (Retired)

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PHP Getting Started

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Forms

HTML

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Tables

HTML

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Objects

HTML

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Links

HTML

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Lists

HTML

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Text

HTML

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Mar 15, 2015
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Introduction

HTML

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Workflows

Git Basics

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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Merging

Git Basics

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Branches

Git Basics

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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

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Console Processes

Console Foundations

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Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

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Web Apps

Accessibility

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Websites

Accessibility

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Feb 27, 2015
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Introduction

Accessibility

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Feb 27, 2015
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AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Feb 27, 2015
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jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Feb 25, 2015
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Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Feb 22, 2015
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Custom Media Players

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Captioning Video

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Feb 19, 2015
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Media Basics

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Feb 19, 2015
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

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Feb 18, 2015
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

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Feb 17, 2015
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Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Feb 16, 2015
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Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Feb 12, 2015
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Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Feb 6, 2015
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Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Feb 4, 2015
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Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Feb 3, 2015
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Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Jan 28, 2015
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JavaScript and the DOM

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

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Jan 23, 2015
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

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Jan 23, 2015
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 22, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 21, 2015
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 20, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 19, 2015
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 19, 2015
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Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

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Functions

Introduction to Programming

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Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

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Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

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Basics

Introduction to Programming

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Fundamental Concepts

CSS Basics (2014)

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Designing with the Latest Features

CSS Basics (2014)

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Basic Layout

CSS Basics (2014)

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Understanding Values and Units

CSS Basics (2014)

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The Box Model

CSS Basics (2014)

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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

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HTML First

How to Make a Website

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Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

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Swift Classes and Objects

Object-Oriented Swift

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Pointers and Memory

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

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Functional Programming in C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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Fundamentals of C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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Displaying Our Weather Data

Build a Weather App with Swift (Retired)

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Dec 30, 2014
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Data Modeling With Structures

Build a Weather App with Swift (Retired)

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Dec 29, 2014
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Concurrency

Build a Weather App with Swift (Retired)

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Dec 28, 2014
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Pulling Data From the Web

Build a Weather App with Swift (Retired)

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Dec 28, 2014
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Deploying to a Device

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 28, 2014
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Debugging Our App

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 28, 2014
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Improving Our User Interface

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 27, 2014
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Using a Data Model

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 27, 2014
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Views and View Controllers

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 27, 2014
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Better SEO Through Content

SEO Basics

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Dec 27, 2014
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Introduction to SEO

SEO Basics

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Dec 25, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

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Dec 25, 2014
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Getting Started with Xcode

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 25, 2014
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Swift Structs and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

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Swift Structs

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 25, 2014
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

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Swift Enums and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

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Swift Enums

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 25, 2014
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Swift Optionals

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Swift Parameters and Tuples

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Swift Functions

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Control Flow

Swift Basics (retired)

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Collections

Swift Basics (retired)

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Operators

Swift Basics (retired)

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Types

Swift Basics (retired)

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Dec 15, 2014
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Variables and Constants

Swift Basics (retired)

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Newbie

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