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Why JavaScript
In the earlier days of the web, there was a battle between two scripting languages VBScript and JavaScript. VBScript, thankfully, eventually died and JavaScript became the dominant language for making really easy to use and interactive websites. In the years since, JavaScript has become more and more used. Backend code can be written in basically […]
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How to get the URL Parameters in JavaScript
It’s no secret that JavaScript is now all around us, most html forms are using JavaScript for validation and of course there’s now JavaScript on the server. This post covers how to get the query string from the current page’s url.
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5 Resources for Learning JavaScript
Traditionally when somebody said JavaScript, they were talking about a language that just did stuff on the client side like form validation or the occasional animation or UI enhancement. For years now, JavaScript has been all of the rage. Most new technology startups are now using JavaScript on the frontend, and on their backend services.
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Salesforce Developers Need to Learn JavaScript Today
Over the years, it’s been possible for Salesforcce Developers to avoid needing to learn JavaScript because things could usually be done through a combination of apex and visualforce. If you don’t know JavaScript and you are a Salesforce Developer, you need to really consider finishing this post and learning JavaScript.
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Dealing With Dates in JavaScript
Dates and DateTimes are difficult to deal with in most languages. The Date object is a datatype that’s built in the JavaScript language. In JavaScript, the biggest problem is that the browsers aren’t overly consistent in the way they have implemented the Date object and its APIs.