The History of C++ Programming Language

Posted on January 4, 2009, 3:30 am (1 day ago) by gregsometimes

A few notes on the difference between C an C++You may hear from time to time that the C++ programming language is a superset of the C language. In C++, you can do almost everything you can do in C, with the exception of just a small number of things that may be considered specification details. Nonetheless, C and C++ are two different languages. One of the important points I'd like to make is that it is not desired to write C programs in a C++ compiler, although it is p... Read entire story

Learning C++, Tutorial Introduction

Posted on January 4, 2009, 3:13 am (1 day ago) by gregsometimes

The C++ Tutorial GoalsWriting learning material in the blog format is a little unusual. Like many visitors who found this page on Google, when I want to learn something I usually buy a book. When I want to learn a quick detail or researching additional information to what I already know, I might do an Internet search. However, I find the blog medium easy to use and it has the quality of publishing itself as it is being written. I usually write blogs in a book-like style. Before I wro... Read entire story

C++: The difference between an int and a float

Posted on January 3, 2009, 7:10 pm (1 day ago) by gregsometimes

Data Type is related to the amount of space allocated to store data AND also how it is represented within that space. All data types equal a certain number of bits. For example, an int and a float consist of the same number of bits on a 32-bit Windows-based Intel processor. Data types may vary from one machine to another machine. In the case of an int and a float, on a 32-bit processor, they both hold 4 bytes (or 32 bits), but the memory representation is what is different. An int holds the sign... Read entire story

Computer Programmer Job Description

Posted on January 1, 2009, 5:06 am (4 days ago) by gregsometimes

Being a Computer Programmer can mean many things. The description of a computer programmer's role at work varies depending on the nature of the programming problems to be solved at the employer company. With the extremely fast-paced developments in the area of Internet and Web Applications, it is not surprising that most engineers in San Francisco and Silicon Valley are employed by Web-based companies. What unites any software engineer, or a computer programmer, is that a person wh... Read entire story

2009. A New Year and 2008 Site Statistics Overview

Posted on January 1, 2009, 4:43 am (4 days ago) by gregsometimes

I started tracking Authentic Society statistics slightly over a year ago. At the end of 2007 I added Google Analytics javascript code to every page on the site and turned off my default traffic statistics meters on the hosting website control panel as they were getting outdated and couldn't provide the same type of deep statistics for my website. As I wrote articles for this site I have learned a tremendous amount of information on website search-engine optimization, website promotion and other ... Read entire story

An easy to use jQuery Tabs plugin

Posted on December 29, 2008, 2:37 am (7 days ago) by gregsometimes

jQuery plugin development note - the main application objectOver a period of time, I developed a system for developing jQuery plugins. In many of the jQuery plugins that I write, I create a DIV block whose role is being the plugin application placeholder. This placeholder is usually added by the web developer to a location on their webpage where they want that plugin to be displayed. This makes plugin development easier.Defining the jQuery tabs plugin application object:

Blogging: Relevancy of Content and the Mistake of Misleading Target Audience

Posted on December 28, 2008, 5:22 am (8 days ago) by gregsometimes

In this article I talk about the complexities of content relevancy, the focus of website visitors and how important it is not to mislead the visitors of your website by placing affiliate or Google AdSense links on the page that are disguised as regular text links. The intention of the latter would be to increase sales, however by misleading your visitors you are likely to only increase your CTR without necessarily making any sales at all from the resulting clicks. While this may give the websit... Read entire story

Blogging for Money - How to Successfully Monetize Your Blog

Posted on December 22, 2008, 8:32 pm (13 days ago) by gregsometimes

This is by far the longest article about blogging I had written. This blog is nearly 3,000 words in length and its possibly the most in-depth article I posted on this site so far. I would like to ask you to send feedback (email available on the front page of this website) as to what you have learned from this article, what you thought could be improved about it, and any other comments or questions. Blog requests are also welcome, I will be sure to write about subjects that are frequently request... Read entire story

jQuery Plugin Tutorial, In-Depth for Absolute Beginners

Posted on December 15, 2008, 4:46 am (21 days ago) by gregsometimes

Tutorials for writing jQuery plugins are plentiful on the Internet. When I was learning about writing jQuery plugins for the first time, one of the difficulties that I had while looking at jQuery plugin tutorials written by other people was that they merely explained what code needed to be implemented in order to make a jQuery plugin function. This is often enough, but I like to be thorough. I like to question things. For example, some of the basic questions one may have when beginning learning ... Read entire story

JavaScript Dollar Sign ($) - What is it for?

Posted on December 15, 2008, 1:04 am (21 days ago) by gregsometimes

A beginner, or even a seasoned JavaScript programmer may be slightly intimidated once spotting something as ambiguous as the dollar sign ($) in JavaScript code for the first time. To explain the usage of the dollar sign in JavaScript code, I need to lay out some generics. In JavaScript, the dollar sign commonly appears in variable definitions and function calls. Let me assure you that there is nothing mysterious about the dollar sign for it is just a variable name. As an example of this, ... Read entire story