ShadowMage

Just curious, how does an old browser (like IE7) come to support new features that come out (like HTML5)? Does Microsoft still release updates for IE7? I find that hard to believe......

IE 7

That's your problem. IE8 doesn't even support the new HTML5 features, why would IE7?There's a table outlining browser support for the input types here:http://w3schools.com/html5/html5_form_input_types.asp

I'm still ashamed that I can't even count to 4. Forget JS, I need to go back to kindergarten...

:)I was going to tell you that you spelled 'kindergarten' wrong, that it's supposed to be 'kindergarden'. But then I decided to look it up before I posted and guess what...I was wrong!

Not a bad example. You can see an immediate issue that might trap the unsuspecting developer. Let's add some statements prior to that mess:c=0;d=0;for(;;e++)if(g)a=b?c++&f:--d;What are the values of c and d when the ternary is first evaluated?(1) c == 0; d == 0(2) c == 1; d == -1(3) c == 0; d == -1(4) c == 1; d == 0

Wow! I don't even know where to begin to try and understand what that's doing.

3) Also, he suggests these shorthand methods:

instead of (foo != 0), use (foo)

does that mean if foo has a value of anything (number, boolean, string) then you can just use (foo) and that resolves to true, if foo != 0?

instead of (foo == 0) use (!foo)

does this only apply when using numbers, or would this apply to false or an empty string as the value of foo? 4? ) Also, Douglas Crockford suggests against using ++ and -–. Would the appropriate alternative to say something like

(for i = 0; i <= 10; i++)

be

(for i = 0; i <= 10; i+=1)?

Thanks again for reading through this, I'm open to all your thoughts, comments, or suggestions. Does anyone have any recommendations on good books that better promote good coding practices, or good habits for developing code structure, scalability, employing DRY techniques, etc?Peace, have a good one!

I can't say about 1 and 2 but for 3 and 3 (4) I have a few words.Personally I only use (foo) when I'm testing a boolean value. I think it's much easier to read and understand what exactly it is your conditionals are looking for.As for the ++ thing, I guess that would be a matter of personal opinion. To me it just looks messy to do this: (for i = 0; i <= 10; i+=1)I really don't think that one way is easier or more efficient. (If I'm wrong please correct me )

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I use Code Genie 3.0 at work. I love it. It's just a text editor, but with coloration. The cool thing is that you can customize the color scheme of the syntax for the various languages. I'm not sure where to get it though. It's installed from our servers.