IDE. Integrated Development Environment and Programming Editors.
An IDE is basically a type of editor that helps programmers develop programs in their chosen computer language. IDE may help with a number of aids including, but not limited to, highlighting sections of code, error tracking, step into or over areas of code, syntax checking, watch variables change over time whit the code is running and testing and debugging, etc...
A very basic introduction to what is an IDE. Integrated Development Environment.
An IDE is basically a type of editor that helps programmers develop programs in their chosen computer language.
IDE may help with a number of aids including, but not limited to, highlighting sections of code, error tracking, step into or over areas of code, syntax checking, watch variables change over time as if the code is running and testing and debugging, etc…
Aptana Studio. IDE A code base and complete environment that includes extensive capabilities to build Ruby and Rails, PHP, and Python applications, along with complete HTML, CSS and JavaScript editing. Build web applications quickly and easily using the industry’s leading web application IDE. Aptana Studio harnesses the flexibility of Eclipse and focuses it into a powerful web development engine.
NetBeans IDE is an Integrated Development Environment for software developers. It provides the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, as well as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy and Grails, and C/C++. (use with JavaFX). JavaFX is the evolution of Java as a rich client platform. It is designed to provide a lightweight, hardware-accelerated Java UI platform for enterprise business applications. Start developing JavaFX applications with the JavaFX SDK and your favorite Java development tools. JavaScript
Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.
Geany is a text editor using the GTK2 toolkit with basic features of an Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. Geany is known to run under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS X, AIX v5.3, Solaris Express and Windows. More generally, it should run on every platform, which is supported by the GTK libraries. Only the Windows port of Geany is missing some features.
MSDN, Microsoft Development Network, Downloads. Programming Languages Programming Examples and Programming Tips. . Downloads are about getting the latest bits quickly and easily for the product that you're interested in. Download free versions of various products (either feature or time-limited, in many cases), or get the latest updates to key products.
Visual Studio 11 Programming Language Advances.
Take a look at upcoming enhancements in Visual Studio 11 to JavaScript, C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#.
Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox Manager This application was developed to be a
useful utility that makes it easy to install or uninstall user controls to the Visual Studio 2005 toolbox. The Toolbox utility is a single executable which
processes one or more tasks via the command-line. Since the Toolbox itself can change depending on whether you are working with Desktop Framework 2.0 or
Compact Framework 2.0 applications, different commands exist which let you add desktop or mobile device controls.
Download and Install Debugging Tools for Windows. Use the Debugging Tools for Windows to debug drivers, applications, and services on Windows systems. Debugging Tools for Windows includes WinDbg, a powerful debugger with a graphical interface and a console interface, as well as the console-based debuggers NTSD, CDB, and KD. You can install the Debugging Tools as a standalone component from the Windows SDK. This Debugging Tools for Windows is an installable and redistributable component of the Windows SDK and Windows Driver Kit (WDK). As I write this, the current version is 6.12, and it’s available in version 7.1 of the Windows SDK or the WDK. Debugging Tools for Windows To debug drivers, applications, and services on
systems that are running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or
Windows 7. You can also use Debugging Tools for Windows to debug the operating
system itself. Versions of the Debugging Tools for Windows package are available
for 32-bit x86, native Intel Itanium, and native x64 platforms.
Learn about debugger APIs: Writing an Extension for Debugging Tools for Windows Learning how to debug is a crucial developer skill. Fortunately, Visual Studio provides great tools for helping you debug your code. We'll cover the basics of building a custom debugger extension so you can analyze dump files (and also live systems) with ease.
Debugging Tools for Windows. It is recommend using the most-recent version, as the debugging engine has many valuable additions, including better stack walking Windows automatically creates a minidump through Windows Error Reporting (WER) when any application throws an unhandled exception. In addition, you can manually create a dump file via the Userdump.exe tool, (How to use the Userdump.exe tool to create a dump file).
The Sysinternals tool ProcDump is becoming the preferred process-dumping tool of Microsoft Support because it can capture a dump based upon a large variety of triggers and can generate dumps of various sizes. But once you have the dump data, what can you do with it to aid debugging? Sysinternals tool ProcDump a command-line utility whose primary purpose is monitoring an application for CPU spikes and generating crash dumps during a spike that an administrator or developer can use to determine the cause of the spike. ProcDump also includes hung window monitoring (using the same definition of a window hang that Windows and Task Manager use), unhandled exception monitoring and can generate dumps based on the values of system performance counters. It also can serve as a general process dump utility that you can embed in other scripts.
BugNET is an issue tracking and project issue management solution built using the ASP.NET web application framework. Email notifications, reporting and per project configuration of fields and values allows efficient management of bugs, feature requests, and other issues for projects of any scale.
Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework This code pack provides a source code library that can be used to access some features of Windows 7 and Windows Vista from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework.
Spec Explorer.
A tool that extends Visual Studio for modeling software behavior, analyzing that
behavior by graphical visualization, model checking; and generating standalone
test code from models. Behavior is modeled in two ways: by writing rule machines
in C# (with dynamic
data-defined state spaces) and by defining scenarios as action patterns in a
regular-expression style.
Microsoft
Enterprise Library A collection of application blocks designed to assist
developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application blocks are
a type of guidance, provided as source code that can be used "as is," extended,
or modified by developers for use in enterprise development projects. More Applications.
Scripting
with Windows PowerShell. Scripting with Windows PowerShell brings together
resources for system administrators who are interested in learning about the
Windows PowerShell command line and scripting environment. Like Windows
PowerShell, this section of the Script Center is under active development.
OpenMP. Documentation of the OpenMP directives for parallel
processing.
OpenMP (Open Multi-Processing) is an API (Application Programming Interface) that supports multi-platform shared memory multiprocessing programming in C, C++, and Fortran, on most processor architectures and operating systems, including Unix, AIX, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows platforms. It consists of a set of compiler directives, library routines, and environment variables that influence run-time behavior
InstEd is a Free Windows Installer (msi) database editor built for professionals.
Orca database editor to edit Windows Installer files. (No longer supported by Microsoft)
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). CWE is a community-developed formal list of common software weaknesses. The intention of CWE is to serve as a common language for describing software security weaknesses in architecture, design, or code; as a standard measuring stick for software security tools targeting these weaknesses; and to provide a common baseline standard for weakness identification, mitigation, and prevention efforts. Broad community adoption of CWE will help shape and mature the code security assessment industry and also dramatically accelerate the use and utility of software assurance capabilities for organizations in reviewing the software systems they acquire or develop.
FreeTechBooks. Lists free online computer science and engineering books and lecture notes, all of which are freely and legally available over the Internet. What's the Catch? None. All the books listed in this site are available for free, as they are hosted on websites that belong to the authors or the publishers. Note that each author and publisher has their own terms and conditions in the forms of free documentation licenses or other specific ones. Of course, you are most welcome to view, download and print the books for your own private use at no charge.
ProProfs Academy is a free and open online resource for students, professionals and professors on various programs of study. At ProProfs.com, we are committed to furthering education and knowledge through our educational FREEway®, that provides quality study aids. FREE: High Quality Study Guides. Our extensive quality assurance process ensures that our free training material is of the highest standard, providing a quality learning experience to students and helping improve performance.
MICE CORBA The Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) was first published in 1990 by the Object Management Group (OMG), a non-profit organisation that was founded in 1989 to integrate distributed applications based on a variety of existing technologies. Common Object Request Broker Architecture, CORBA, standardises interfaces and semantics for object-oriented middleware. It includes a specification for the Object Request Broker (ORB), a software library with standardised CORBA object interfaces that allows clients and targets to communicate with each other across a network in a well-defined way. In addition, CORBA automatically applies a range of useful services to communications. After the ORB is initialised, all CORBA objects can be invoked by applications like local software objects.
The MSDN Library is an essential resource for developers using Microsoft tools, products, and technologies. It contains technical programming information, sample code, documentation, technical articles, and reference guides.
MSDN TechNet Lab is
an agile platform to publicly incubate and showcase both fresh new experiences
and exciting new technologies. Our goal in the lab is to grow the software
through a public evolution with the express desire of incorporating public
feedback throughout the labs lifecycle. Ideas that resonate with the public will
eventually be folded into our regular sites while projects that fail to appeal
will be relegated to oblivion.
RDF Primer. The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web. This Primer is designed to provide the reader with the basic knowledge required to effectively use RDF. It introduces the basic concepts of RDF and describes its XML syntax. It describes how to define RDF vocabularies using the RDF Vocabulary Description Language, and gives an overview of some deployed RDF applications. It also describes the content and purpose of other RDF specification documents.
Stretch Break is an ergonomic stretching and typing break timer program. the program reminds you to take periodic breaks from your computer and provides ergonomic information, including workstation setup guidelines.
Eyes Relax is a small freeware Windows utility that reminds you taking breaks
when working with computers. This software allows you to customize the duration of your work and length of the breaks. During the break you may exercise your
eyes, look away, or look at distant objects either in your office or outside, take a stroll outside your office. A "Parent mode" feature can be used to
protect your children eyes.
RSI Action is a student group providing preventative education about RSI to the general public and to students at Harvard. It also provides advocacy and support for Harvard students with RSI. RSI stands for Repetitive Strain Injury. It includes a whole spectrum of conditions, from tendonitis of the hand or wrist to carpal tunnel syndrome to cubital tunnel syndrome.
UserHealth.
Do you spend several hours in front of the computer without breaks or pauses?
Maybe you want a tool that can monitor how much time you actually spend in front
of the computer? In that case this software can be perfect for you, and by the
way did I mention that it is freeware!
Safe computing tips Know the basic tips about Office Ergonomics, Workstation Ergonomics, Ergonomic PC, Laptop Ergonomics, Ergonomic chair and avoid health problems such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Strain Injury. Stay Healthy & Fit while working in front of your computer. No eyestrains, back pains or other discomforts.
The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is a computer-readable format for representing models of biochemical reaction networks. SBML is applicable to metabolic networks, cell-signaling pathways, regulatory networks, and many others.
MUTAT - a human-centered testing tool (framework). MUTAT is a simple cgi script to demonstrate possible uses of EARL, and also use of RDF to configure an application. It is designed to help perform Quality Assurance evaluation tasks.
A systems programming language
expressive, concurrent, garbage-collected.
Go is an experiment. We hope adventurous users will give
it a try and see if they enjoy it. Not every programmer will,
but we hope enough will find satisfaction in the approach it
offers to justify further development.
Is Google using Go internally?
The Go project was conceived to make it easier to write
the kind of servers and other software Google uses internally,
but the implementation isn't quite mature enough yet for
large-scale production use. While we continue development we are
also doing experiments with the language as a candidate server
environment. It's getting there. For instance, the server behind Go is a Go program; in fact it's
just the godoc
document server running in a production configuration.
Go is a new experimental systems programming language intended to make software development fast. Our goal is that a major Google binary should be buildable in a few seconds on a single machine.
The language is concurrent, garbage-collected, and requires explicit declaration of dependencies. Simple syntax and a clean type system support a number of programming styles.
OPML, Outline Processor Markup Language
OPML an XML-based format that
allows exchange of outline-structured information between applications running
on different
operating systems and environments. OPML files are basically lists of
RSS
feed URLs that you can export from one reader into another so you don't have to
laboriously re-enter RSS URLs one at a time if you decide to switch to a
different reader.
Genetic Programming Inc. A privately funded research group that does research in applying genetic programming). Genetic programming (GP) is an automated method for creating a working computer program from a high-level problem statement of a problem. Genetic programming starts from a high-level statement of “what needs to be done” and automatically creates a computer program to solve the problem.
Genetic programming starts with a primordial ooze of thousands of randomly created computer programs. This population of programs is progressively evolved over a series of generations. The evolutionary search uses the Darwinian principle of natural selection (survival of the fittest) and analogs of various naturally occurring operations, including crossover (sexual recombination), mutation, gene duplication, gene deletion. Genetic programming sometimes also employs developmental processes by which an embryo grows into fully developed organism.
The Quick Reference site. The ultimate resource for free IT-related Quick Reference Cards and e-books. A huge pile of documents that deal with almost every aspect of software development and programming lanuages. The purpose of this site is to centralize this information and to make it available to everyone who may need it or shares the passion on this subject. There are still a lot of documents in my "archive" that I like to share with you all. At the moment this site represents only a fraction of what I want to provide, so a lot of work still needs to be done. As a result, you should consider this site as a work in progress.
Open Data Protocol.There is a vast amount of data available today and data is now being collected and stored at a rate never seen before. Much, if not most, of this data however is locked into specific applications or formats and difficult to access or to integrate into new uses. The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a Web protocol for querying and updating data that provides a way to unlock your data and free it from silos that exist in applications today. OData does this by applying and building upon Web technologies such as HTTP, Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub) and JSON to provide access to information from a variety of applications, services, and stores. The protocol emerged from experiences implementing AtomPub clients and servers in a variety of products over the past several years. OData is being used to expose and access information from a variety of sources including, but not limited to, relational databases, file systems, content management systems and traditional Web sites. OData is consistent with the way the Web works - it makes a deep commitment to URIs for resource identification and commits to an HTTP-based, uniform interface for interacting with those resources (just like the Web). This commitment to core Web principles allows OData to enable a new level of data integration and interoperability across a broad range of clients, servers, services, and tools. OData is released under the Open Specification Promise to allow anyone to freely interoperate with OData implementations.
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Mon, 17 May 2010 19:40:00 Z - Debugging WebForms based applications that use Ajax can be challenging. The Sys.Debug class is provided for debugging client applications. It contains methods that allow you to display objects in readable form at the end of the page, show trace messages,
use assertions, and break into the debugger. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use this class to make debugging Ajax client applications easier.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:40:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) as a data interchange format for client side development.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:35:00 Z - As the reliance on JavaScript for rich client interactions increases, it is more relevant to need supporting JavaScript in a custom control. It is possible to embed JavaScript files in an assembly alongside the custom control code and then reference this
JavaScript file at runtime. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to embed a JavaScript file in an assembly and use it in a web page.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:35:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to make effective use chaining in jQuery. First, the concept of chaining in jQuery is discussed, emphasizing its central role throughout jQuery.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:30:00 Z - Reflection is the ability to examine the structure and components of a program at run time. The Microsoft AJAX Library implements reflection through the use of API extensions to the Type class. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates the use of the reflection
APIs in the Microsoft AJAX Library.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:30:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to create a jQuery plugin. First, the principle of encapsulating the plugin code is shown using an anonymous function that executes immediately.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:25:00 Z - An interface defines the input and output requirements of classes that implement it. The Microsoft AJAX Library makes it easier for JavaScript developers to use interfaces. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use an interface with the Microsoft
AJAX Library.
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:20:00 Z - Inheritance is the ability of one class to derive from another class. The Microsoft AJAX Library makes it easier for JavaScript developers to use inheritance. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use inheritance with the Microsoft AJAX Library.
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:50:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to do the fundamentals of object oriented programming (OOP) with JavaScript. First, the concept of a class constructor is discussed which uses the function() statement. As part of that discussion the importance of the
"new" keyword for instantiating instances of the class as compared to just executing a function are covered.
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:45:00 Z - The Microsoft AJAX Library adds a type system to provide frequently used object-oriented features to JavaScript that resemble features in the .NET Framework. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use Type to register classes with JavaScript.
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:40:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use the jQuery .data() property to store and retrieve data in client-side script. First, a sample web site is created with a simple data entry form and simulated initial data values from a data store. Next, the .data()
property is used to store the initial version of the data entry form values. After the user has edited the values using the form the original values stored in the .data() property can be used to determine which values have changed. Finally, there is a discussion
of what kinds of data can be stored using this approach as well as the availability of the .data() property on all DOM elements.
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:45:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use the AJAX functionality in jQuery. First, a simple service is created in the sample web site. Next, a simple implementation of the jQuery .ajax() method, which is the core AJAX method in the jQuery library, is used
to call the service that was implemented. A number of options available in the .ajax() method for controlling the behavior of the method as well as passing data to and receiving it from the server are then demonstrated. The list of "shortcut" methods which
simplify the implementation of common AJAX calls to the server and are all based upon the core .ajax() method are then reviewed. Finally, the ability to set and override global jQuery AJAX options is discussed.
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:15:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use jQuery to create effects and animations in an HTML document. An HTML document is created with several sample elements then the show() and hide() methods are demonstrated. Next, a group of methods for sliding effects
are covered. Fading elements is shown next including controlling the speed of the effect and how to use a callback function when the effect is completed. The final method shown is the animate() method which provides tremendous flexibility and control over
creating custom effects.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use the event related functionality in jQuery. First, the bind() and unbind() methods are demonstrated which are the basis for many other aspects of the jQuery event capabilities. Next, an event is initiated using
the trigger() method. Then several examples of event helpers are shown including the very useful hover() method. Finally, the live() method which dynamically attaches event handlers to new elements added to the page is discussed.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:00 Z - An enhancement to Visual Studio 2008 allowed any JavaScript library to have full intellisense support using a specially formatted file. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to enable intellisense for jQuery in Visual Studio.
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:25:00 Z - Objects in JavaScript can be extended by using the prototype object. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to add custom properties to an object using prototype.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use the powerful jQueryUI library that is based on jQuery. First, an overview of jQueryUI is provided including the types of controls/widgets and effects that are available. A sample jQueryUI DatePicker is created
initially without any options selected which demonstrates the ease of using the controls in the jQueryUI library. Next, a theme is added to the DatePicker as well as several options. The options demonstrate how to set various aspects of the look and feel as
well as how to control events for all controls in the library. After the DatePicker a slider control is created and several options are set. Themes are then discussed including how all the controls use a standard style implementation for easy application of
themes and also the ThemeRoller web site/tool is reviewed.
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:45:00 Z - RegisterDataItem allows the sending of custom data to a control during partial-page rendering. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use RegisterDataItem.
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:30:00 Z - When dynamically adding JavaScript to a page, care must be taken not to add the same script more than once. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to make sure you only add a script block one time.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 Z - Getting started writing JavaScript for a web page starts with learning how to add script to the page. In this video, Todd Miranda will demonstrate how to add JavaScript to your web page.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:00 Z - The ClientScriptManager class is used to manage client scripts and add them to Web applications. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to add script to your page using the ClientScriptManager.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use jQuery to manipulate attributes in an HTML document. First, the value of an attribute for an element is retrieved, followed by changing or adding an attribute with a specified value. In addition, multiple attributes
and their values are set using one method call. Next, the specialized methods for manipulating class attributes are explored. Classes are added, removed, toggled, and the existence of a class is determined.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use a wide variety of jQuery selectors to select DOM elements that can then be further manipulated. First, the Hierarchy selectors such as ancestor-descent, parent-child, and siblings are demonstrated. Next, several
of the Basic Filter selectors are covered to select the first, last, odd, or specific index in an array of selected elements. The empty filter is shown as an example of the Content Selectors. The Attribute value selector is shown next as an example of the
powerful set of attribute selectors available. Then some of the Child filters are demonstrated, followed by the Form selectors for selecting form elements. Finally, some of the Form Filter selectors are discussed.
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:05:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to get started using jQuery in a web site. First, the jQuery script files are added to the web site and the accompanying Visual Studio documentation files that provide intellisense for jQuery commands. Next, the jQuery
script reference is added to a sample page along with the .ready() function which ensures page loading is complete before executing jQuery commands. The main jQuery() method is discussed along with its $() shorthand notation. Finally, several examples of using
jQuery selectors are provided along with some simple DOM manipulation.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 Z - In this video Chris Pels shows how to use jQuery methods to manipulate content (DOM elements) in an HTML document. First, the inner HTML of an element is selected and assigned followed by just the text in an element. Then a group of methods are reviewed
that insert content inside of selected elements. Next, a group of methods that insert content outside of selected elements are covered. This is followed by methods that insert content around selected elements, e.g., wrapping elements. Finally, methods that
replace, remove, and copy content are demonstrated.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 Z - ASP.NET introduces a new attribute that makes creating client side eventing much easier. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use the OnClientClick attribute.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:00 Z - The ScriptManager class manages ASP.NET AJAX script libraries and script files and other dynamic capabilities. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use the ScriptManager.
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:39:16 +0000 - The Mathematical Anniversaries tool has had an update and now has its own domain! Check it out now at Mathaversaries.com!
A short 923 days ago, I launched a little tool with a blog post titled Mathematical Anniversaries. It was fairly simple - it would tell you when 1,000 days had passed, or 50 Mercury years - and give you plenty more excuses to demand birthday or anniversary presents!
I have meant to move it to its own domain and give it an update, almost since launching the tool here, and have been working on it since then from time to time. Among other things, I wanted to tidy up the code, add some more events, and add some email notifications.
Finally, it is done and ready for the big bad real world. Please take a moment to check it out, at Mathaversaries.com!
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:09:57 +0000 - Who says cheat sheets have to be geeky? The 2012 Six Nations is about to start, so I've put together the ultimate one-page help sheet for rugby fans.
Overview
The Six Nations 2012 cheat sheet is an essential guide for rugby fans. Includes the 2011 table and results, full fixture list, Six Nations teams world rankings, a little Six Nations trivia and even current odds on the eventual winner.
Downloads
This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography!
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:39:31 +0000 - A cheat sheet for Wikipedia editors, with formatting help, useful links and a glossary of common shortcuts.
Overview
The Wikipedia cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for budding Wikipedia editors, including formating tips, some handy links and a run-down of some of the more common shortcuts and abbreviations used on Wikipedia.
Contents
The Wikipedia cheat sheet includes:
Headings
Text Effects
Links
Lists and Indents
Lines and Signatures
Allowed HTML Tags
Tables
Images
Citations
Useful Pages
Abbreviations and Shortcuts
Downloads
This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography!
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:19:53 +0000 - A cheat sheet for the discerning historian: Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom.
Overview
The Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for UK historians, listed monarchs and their reigns since William the Conqueror.
Contents
The Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom cheat sheet includes:
The Houses of Normandy, Plantagenet, Lancaster, York, Tudor, Stuart, Hanover and Saxe-Coburg / Windsor
Wives of Henry VIII
Commonwealth Rulers
Downloads
This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography!
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:40:22 +0000 - The best web development cheat sheet on Cheatography before the end of January wins $100!
Ladies and Gentlemen ... now the moment you've all been waiting for, the world famous just starting out Cheatography Cheat Sheet Contest!
At the end of January, every web development cheat sheet released on the site between now and then will be weighed and measured, and the very best will earn its creator a shiny new pile of money adding up to one hundred of the finest US dollars!
I'll give you a moment to catch your breath. I know what you're thinking ... $100 is so much! Perhaps too much? I only wish it could be more.
Here are the rules:
You can enter as many cheat sheets as you like.
Entries must be related to web development (if you want to check your cheat sheet is on-topic, email me).
Entries must be published (made live for the first time) between now (16th December) and the end of January.
Entries are automatic - you don't need to do anything other than create an on-topic cheat sheet to enter the competition.
The winner will be announced on the Cheatography blog and will be emailed.
The prize can be sent either via Paypal or Amazon gift certificate.
What makes the "best" cheat sheet is rather subjective, but here are a few hints and tips for what might help make your cheat sheet stand out:
Original - please don't just copy cheat sheets from elsewhere.
Concise - make good use of space and try to fill all of the pages you use (staying under one page is usually good).
Organised - try to group similar blocks of content together, and focus on things people are most likely to make use of.
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:07:47 +0000 - Four weeks after launch, how is Cheatography doing?
Four weeks ago, I launched a new website, Cheatography , into public beta. It felt very good to get it seen by fresh eyes, and all those extra visitors, users and contributors have helped improve the system so much that I cringe when I think of all of the problems it had when I launched it. Still, better to have the thing out and being used, even if a little rough, than have it collecting dust and stagnating.
I know some of you are involved with various stages of starting up your own websites and online businesses, so I thought it might be useful to share what it's been like in this first few weeks. Hopefully it won't put you off your own projects!
First, the Numbers
I am in a rather good position to start with, in that this site gets some significant traffic for cheat sheets already. So getting a small amount of starter traffic was just a matter of adding some extra links to the existing cheat sheets.
So the first month saw around 22,000 visitors to the site, average 2.7 page views per visit. Of those, 121 signed up, producing a massive 162 content blocks, 27 content blocks and, best of all, 14 new cheat sheets (of which 9 were from new members, with another 35 cheat sheets in progress). Most of those numbers have risen steadily through the month (and long may that continue). Revenue wasn't stellar, but things are still new, so I'm not going to worry about that for a fair while yet!
I wasn't expecting the signup rate to be particularly high - most people just download or view a cheat sheet and move on - but would like to find a way to convince people to stick around and contribute some content. I'm also hoping that as the community grows there will be more communication between members. I'm looking at adding some collaborative tools, which may help with that.
What's Changed?
Most of the changes so far have been led by the community, either through emails or the Get Satisfaction support system. My thanks to everyone who got in touch and shared their ideas and thoughts. Please keep them coming!
Cheat Sheets
There have been a lot of changes since launch, but by far and away the most significant is the addition (finally!) of PDFs! I'd been working on PDF support for over two years, trying every technique or tool I could find, but nothing worked. In the end, I found the wkhtmltopdf project, and PDFs of a high enough quality were achieved. There are still some issues (mainly with pagination), but at least there's now a high quality printable version of everything!
The PDFs also include a footer bar, added since they went live, which includes some more information about the author, relevant dates (so you know how old your cheat sheet is) and there's a space for a sponsor advert, which at the moment is being used by me to promote my other incubating project, Envoy, but will be a paid advertising spot in the future.
The last cheat sheet related change is the addition of thumbnails, which show up in listings, helping reduce the text-heavy feel of a lot of the pages.
Building
The build system has been completely rewritten (actually, almost twice) in the last four weeks. The front end has been changed substantially to combat problems with large lists of content blocks, and bugs in the JavaScript that allows you to drag and drop the contents of your cheat sheet. The mechanism to add content blocks to cheat sheets has also been changed. And a whole host of bugs have been fixed related to image editing, special characters and formatting.
The system now also provides draft preview URLs, so that you can solicit feedback for a cheat sheet while you work on it.
Site Stuff
When the site launched, all the links that were important to you - your favourites, your cheat sheets (and so on) were in a dropdown from the main menu. I converted these to a new "you bar", which is always visible while you are logged in and gives you easy access to your favourites, your cheat sheets, and so on. It also alerts you when you have new comments on the site.
In order to make signups easier, I integrated Facebook and Twitter logins. These have proved a reasonably popular option for signing up, although it is difficult to tell if it increased the number of people who joined, or just provided more convenience to people who would have joined
Finally, there's a new blog on the site, which I am already behind with posting to. I will try harder! There are RSS feeds for the blog and new cheat sheets too.
What's Next?
Top of the list at the moment is a cheat sheet request system. You'll be able to add and vote for cheat sheets that you'd find useful. You'll also be able to comment on a request, to say what you'd like to see on the sheet, and you'll be able to see who's working on it already.
Next (and this has been quite fun to work on so far) is what's been dubbed a "Cheat Screen". This is a javascript-powered, full-screen cheat sheet. The idea is that you can build and bookmark a single page on the site with the content you find most useful - a configurable, personal cheat sheet.
More formats for cheat sheets are planned, including a JSON-based format (that's right, an API for the content!) and hopefully PNG and JPG format (although long, multi-page, cheat sheets might be problematic).
There are a few other ideas in the works, and obviously mobile support and integration would be nice, but I'm sure there will be lots more ideas from the community, so mobile interfaces may be a while off yet.
Back to the Coal Face
Given the level of enthusiasm of the community so far, and how far the site has come in the last four weeks, I can't wait to see what happens in the next four!
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:24:35 +0000 - A cheat sheet for NaNoWriMo (write a 50,000 word book in November!), with some dramatic situations, the Hero's Journey, a word count tracker and some inspirational quotes to keep you going.
Overview
The NaNoWriMo cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for NaNoWriMo 2011. Good luck with your books everyone!
Contents
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The Hero's Journey
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This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography!
Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:26:39 +0100 - A cheat sheet for French to English words and phrases.
Overview
The French cheat sheet, built with the help of wonderful people in the cheat sheets google group, contains a whole host of useful words and phrases to take with you on holiday
Contents
The French cheat sheet includes:
Greetings and Pleasantries
Days and Time
Transport
Buildings and Shops
Pronouns
Lost Items
Directions
Numbers
Essential Phrases
Signs
Friends and Family
Miscellaneous Words
Downloads
This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography!
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:08:10 +0000 - Quick Reference Card for TTCN-3 edition 4.3.1 (2011-06) TTCN-3 stands for the Testing and Test control notation and is an international standard by ETSI (http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/technologies/ttcn3.aspx).
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The Six Nations 2012 cheat sheet is an essential guide for rugby fans. Includes the 2011 table and results, full fixture list, Six Nations teams world rankings, a little Six Nations trivia and even current odds on the eventual winner.
The Wikipedia cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for budding Wikipedia editors, including formating tips, some handy links and a run-down of some of the more common shortcuts and abbreviations used on Wikipedia.
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The Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for UK historians, listed monarchs and their reigns since William the Conqueror.
The PDFs also include a footer bar, added since they went live, which includes some more information about the author, relevant dates (so you know how old your cheat sheet is) and there's a space for a sponsor advert, which at the moment is being used by me to promote my other incubating project, Envoy, but will be a paid advertising spot in the future.
When the site launched, all the links that were important to you - your favourites, your cheat sheets (and so on) were in a dropdown from the main menu. I converted these to a new "you bar", which is always visible while you are logged in and gives you easy access to your favourites, your cheat sheets, and so on. It also alerts you when you have new comments on the site.
The NaNoWriMo cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for NaNoWriMo 2011. Good luck with your books everyone!
The Linux Command Line cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for bash, nano, screen and a few other everyday tools on the Linux command line.
The French cheat sheet, built with the help of wonderful people in the cheat sheets google group, contains a whole host of useful words and phrases to take with you on holiday