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March 16, 2015
New Videos: Git and Version Control, Part 1
If you want to be a web developer in 2015, you have to understand Git.
Git is a free and open source version control system that can handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git can really help your development, but it can be intimidating to set up and use.
In this week's new videos, Brian helps you get started with installing Git and making your first "commits".
These first 20 videos are part of a longer series that will give you a comprehensive introduction to Git.
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Git is a free and open source version control system that can handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git can really help your development, but it can be intimidating to set up and use.
In this week's new videos, Brian helps you get started with installing Git and making your first "commits".
These first 20 videos are part of a longer series that will give you a comprehensive introduction to Git.
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March 13, 2015
Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP Problems
If you just updated to Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP stopped working for you, this tutorial will provide a very simple fix.
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March 12, 2015
Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman from Center Centre on Design, Learning, and Tech in Chattanooga
Welcome to the "New Tech Cities" series at OSTraining.
In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, and using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
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In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, and using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
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March 11, 2015
Using the Easy Content Types Plugin for WordPress
In June of 2010 WordPress 3.0 introduced Custom Post Types, and thereby changed WordPress from a blog platform to a Content Management System.
The power and flexibility of Custom Post Types has played a strong role in getting WordPress to the place where it powers nearly 25% of the web.
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The power and flexibility of Custom Post Types has played a strong role in getting WordPress to the place where it powers nearly 25% of the web.
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March 10, 2015
The State of Drupal 8: March 2015
Over the last few years we've been writing a regular series called the "State of Drupal 8".
We aim to give a short, plain English update for people who don't follow Drupal development closely.
So, here's the busy person's guide to the state of Drupal 8 in March 2015 ...
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We aim to give a short, plain English update for people who don't follow Drupal development closely.
So, here's the busy person's guide to the state of Drupal 8 in March 2015 ...
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March 9, 2015
New Video Class: Custom Post Types for WordPress
One of the reasons Drupal is so flexible is the ability to put content in fields that go beyond just the title and body. Both Joomla and WordPress pages and posts are limited in this way.
When you do need more in your WordPress site, custom post types come to the rescue! Using the excellent plugin by Pippen, its easy to build custom post types, taxonomies, meta boxes and fields, creating an easy-to-use input system for content editors.
In this class, Topher updates his previous tutorial but dives much more deeply into the process of building custom post types.
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When you do need more in your WordPress site, custom post types come to the rescue! Using the excellent plugin by Pippen, its easy to build custom post types, taxonomies, meta boxes and fields, creating an easy-to-use input system for content editors.
In this class, Topher updates his previous tutorial but dives much more deeply into the process of building custom post types.
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Introducing Polymer Web Elements by Google
Polymer is a library created by Google that makes it easier to create elements.
Elements are reusable sections of code that makes it much easier to implement consistent, good practices. Sometimes elements are created by web standards bodies such as the W3C, but you can also make your own elements for your own projects.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use the Polymer library to build your own elements.
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Elements are reusable sections of code that makes it much easier to implement consistent, good practices. Sometimes elements are created by web standards bodies such as the W3C, but you can also make your own elements for your own projects.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use the Polymer library to build your own elements.
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March 5, 2015
DesktopServer: The Best Way to Install WordPress Locally
I recently got to test drive DesktopServer from ServerPress, both the free and the premium version.
This app has a very nice interface for installing first XAMPP so you can have a local server environment, but then also for immediately installing WordPress inside it. It also does a wonderful job of managing your own computer’s hosts file, so you can invent domain names like www.my-cool-web-site.dev.
I’ve had some experience with Varying Vagrant Vagrants for local development environments, so I’m no stranger to the theory, but DesktopServer made everything much MUCH simpler. There’s a simple installer for both Windows and OS X, and a very simple interface for setting up WordPress right after that.
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This app has a very nice interface for installing first XAMPP so you can have a local server environment, but then also for immediately installing WordPress inside it. It also does a wonderful job of managing your own computer’s hosts file, so you can invent domain names like www.my-cool-web-site.dev.
I’ve had some experience with Varying Vagrant Vagrants for local development environments, so I’m no stranger to the theory, but DesktopServer made everything much MUCH simpler. There’s a simple installer for both Windows and OS X, and a very simple interface for setting up WordPress right after that.
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March 4, 2015
Tia Capps from Company Lab and GIGTANK in Chattanooga
Welcome to "New Tech Cities" series at OSTraining.
In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, as using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
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In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, as using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
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March 3, 2015
Enormous Changes to Google Summer of Code in 2015
The Google Summer of Code (GSOC) is a progam that has helped many open source projects. Google accepts applications from projects and provides up to $150,000 in stipends to help student developers contribute code.
Since it started in 2005, Google estimates that GSOC,
has brought together over 8,500 successful student participants from 101 countries and over 8,300 mentors from over 109 countries worldwide to produce over 50 million lines of code.
Last year, there was a 10% increase in the program to commemorate its 10th anniversary.
This year, there was been far more significant decrease in the size of the program. The number of accepted projects dropped from 190 last year to 137 this year - the lowest number for many years.
After seeing reaction to the news on Twitter, I compared the list of accepted projects in 2015 to the list from 2014. It appears that over 130 projects were dropped and over 80 new projects added.
Some the biggest names in open source weren't accepted this...
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Since it started in 2005, Google estimates that GSOC,
has brought together over 8,500 successful student participants from 101 countries and over 8,300 mentors from over 109 countries worldwide to produce over 50 million lines of code.
Last year, there was a 10% increase in the program to commemorate its 10th anniversary.
This year, there was been far more significant decrease in the size of the program. The number of accepted projects dropped from 190 last year to 137 this year - the lowest number for many years.
After seeing reaction to the news on Twitter, I compared the list of accepted projects in 2015 to the list from 2014. It appears that over 130 projects were dropped and over 80 new projects added.
Some the biggest names in open source weren't accepted this...
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