A while back I wrote this post about having classes with prototype functions that have access to private variables. To clarify this discussion, I have created this slideshow which briefly outlines how to accomplish writing JavaScript classes with private members Read more…
Two very simple operations that you may have to deal with if writing a JavaScript that deals with trigonometry are Math.degrees() and Math.radians(). These function can be easily defined as follows: The name of these functions indicates the end result. Read more…
One of the things that bothers me about the native rounding functions is the fact that there is no way to specify precision. If this is something that you need to do you can use the following code to define Read more…
I am currently working on a totally new layout and was recently trying to ensure that if the minified version of a JS file existed on my site, it would be used instead of the normal version. Thusly, I decided Read more…
Recently someone tested my knowledge of JavaScript and asked me what types of native data structures exist which can contain an arbitrary amount of data. My answer was that Arrays and Objects can both do this right out of the Read more…
This post gives the answer to last week’s Problem of the Week. First of all, I have to admit that this problem actually came from the Quicker Maths blog. This blog actually pulled the problem from IBM’s Ponder this section. Read more…
Did you know that 882 + 332 = 8833? How about the fact that 9902 + 1002 = 990100? That is pretty interesting, huh? My question for you all is, are there any two 4-digit numbers with this same relationship? Read more…
If you remember the problem, the key is the fact that the problem never said to choose one of the answers from the multiple choice list. Also, the question never said that that question was the one that applied to Read more…
Have you ever had a column text for which you wish you could easily create links? For example, let’s say that you have a column of search words (or phrases) that should link to the Google page for each search. Read more…
This Problem of the Week will make you question whether or not multiple choice questions really are easier. Here is the question: Assuming the answer can be selected from the following list, if you were to choose one of the Read more…