tobitailor

/*
 *    Copyright (c) 2010 Tobias Schneider
 *    This script is freely distributable under the terms of the MIT license.
 */

(function(){
    var UPC_SET = {
        "3211": '0',
        "2221": '1',
        "2122": '2',

unscriptable

// (c) copyright unscriptable.com / John Hann
// License MIT
// For more robust promises, see https://github.com/briancavalier/when.js.

function Promise () {
	this._thens = [];
}

Promise.prototype = {

femto113

function transpose(a)
{
  return a[0].map(function (_, c) { return a.map(function (r) { return r[c]; }); });
  // or in more modern dialect
  // return a[0].map((_, c) => a.map(r => r[c]));
}

solotimes

var s = 'this-is-a-very-very-very-long-file-name.jpg';

console.log(truncate(s, 100)); //this-is-a-very-very-very-long-file-name.jpg
console.log(truncate(s, 10)); //this-is-a-[...].jpg
console.log(truncate(s, 4)); //this[...].jpg

tarunc

var distances = {
  euclidean: function(v1, v2) {
      var total = 0;
      for (var i = 0; i < v1.length; i++) {
         total += Math.pow(v2[i] - v1[i], 2);      
      }
      return Math.sqrt(total);
   },
   manhattan: function(v1, v2) {
     var total = 0;

scttnlsn

Pub/sub with MongoDB and Node.js

Setup:

$ mongo
> use pubsub
> db.createCollection('messages', { capped: true, size: 100000 })
> db.messages.insert({})

hfcorriez

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var db = mongoose.createConnection('127.0.0.1', 'test');

// Make schema
var schema = mongoose.Schema({ name: String });

// Create subscribers collection
var subscribers = [];

// Hook `save` post method

amaxwell01

##Google Interview Questions: Product Marketing Manager

• Why do you want to join Google? -- Because I want to create tools for others to learn, for free. I didn't have a lot of money when growing up so I didn't get access to the same books, computers and resources that others had which caused money, I want to help ensure that others can learn on the same playing field regardless of their families wealth status or location.
• What do you know about Google’s product and technology? -- A lot actually, I am a beta tester for numerous products, I use most of the Google tools such as: Search, Gmaill, Drive, Reader, Calendar, G+, YouTube, Web Master Tools, Keyword tools, Analytics etc.
• If you are Product Manager for Google’s Adwords, how do you plan to market this?
• What would you say during an AdWords or AdSense product seminar?
• Who are Google’s competitors, and how does Google compete with them? -- Google competes on numerous fields: --- Search: Baidu, Bing, Duck Duck Go

domenic

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.

omurphy27

/*Transparent pattern placed over an image, like we see on the bootstrap homepage: http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/index.html*/

div {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    display: block;
    position: relative;
    background: url(images/background-image.png);
}