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Fully Understanding the this Keyword
Today’s tutorial comes courtesy of the extremely talented Cody Lindley, from his latest book: JavaScript Enlightenment. He discusses the confusing this keyword, and the various ways to determine and set its value.
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How to Create a jQuery Image Cropping Plugin from Scratch – Part II
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JavaScript Enlightenment: Now Available
I’m pleased to help promote the follow-up to Cody Lindley‘s fantastic jQuery Enlightenment eBook, appropriately titled, JavaScript Enlightenment. Building upon his previous book, this newest release focuses exclusively on JavaScript objects, and will assist you in transitioning from a library user, to a full-fledged JavaScript developer!
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Quick Tip: How to Add Syntax Highlighting to Any Project
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Python from Scratch – Functions and Modules
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How to Create a jQuery Image Cropping Plugin from Scratch – Part I
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