I’ve just learned from a friend that the comment system on this site was not working due to an error in the captcha system directory permissions. As those who don’t know me personally have no way to contact me other than through comments they also had no way to tell me it was broken. My apologies for anyone who tried to comment but couldn’t. All fixed now.
Super Simple Form Validator Using jQuery
Let me start by saying that until a few weeks ago I had never really used JavaScript, or done much web development at all. That changed when I decided that a project I’m working on would be best done as a web application, which makes it cross-platform without all the problems associated with trying to do the same thing with a regular application. In order to simplify things as much as practical I decided to use jQuery to handle all the hard stuff.
As a web application is effectively little more than a large collection of forms it’s obviously important that the input fields are validated properly. To that end I had a look at a number of jQuery plug-ins that were created for the purpose but in the end I didn’t much like any of them. I’m sure they are fine for other purposes but they just didn’t suit my this time. I therefore created my own validator and as it happens it couldn’t be simpler.
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Applied Laziness
“Applied Laziness” is my term for working in a manner that makes your own life easier and more efficient, although I’m not the only beneficiary. It should not be confused with plain ordinary laziness, which results in poor workmanship and unfinished tasks. So what does it mean? Well, Applied Laziness isn’t any one thing or idea. In fact it’s more a philosophy or a way of life. In this post I’ll be discussing this in relation to my own job but the principles can be applied to just about any job or task.
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Open Source Software in the Corporate World
I’m primarily a Windows System Administrator, although I do use both Linux and Mac as appropriate because each has its strengths and weaknesses. That is an important point that appears lost on some people, even those with considerable IT experience.
Frommer’s Australia
Like all the Frommer’s books, this is a great one for those wanting to know a bit more about the subject of the book, in this case Australia. Of course Australia is a huge place and it’s not possible to cover it in any one book but this one goes a long way to getting you started.