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joepie91 / .md
Last active June 10, 2024 14:18
Running a Node.js application using nvm as a systemd service

Read this first!

Hi there! Since this post was originally written, nvm has gained some new tools, and some people have suggested alternative (and potentially better) approaches for modern systems. Make sure to have a look at the comments to this article, before following this guide!


The original article

Trickier than it seems.

The issue:

..mobile browsers will wait approximately 300ms from the time that you tap the button to fire the click event. The reason for this is that the browser is waiting to see if you are actually performing a double tap.

(from a new defunct https://developers.google.com/mobile/articles/fast_buttons article)

touch-action CSS property can be used to disable this behaviour.

touch-action: manipulation The user agent may consider touches that begin on the element only for the purposes of scrolling and continuous zooming. Any additional behaviors supported by auto are out of scope for this specification.

@joepie91
joepie91 / getting-started.md
Last active July 7, 2024 02:41
Getting started with Node.js

"How do I get started with Node?" is a commonly heard question in #Node.js. This gist is an attempt to compile some of the answers to that question. It's a perpetual work-in-progress.

And if this list didn't quite answer your questions, I'm available for tutoring and code review! A donation is also welcome :)

Setting expectations

Before you get started learning about JavaScript and Node.js, there's one very important article you need to read: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years.

Understand that it's going to take time to learn Node.js, just like it would take time to learn any other specialized topic - and that you're not going to learn effectively just by reading things, or following tutorials or courses. _Get out there and build things!

@joepie91
joepie91 / promises-reading-list.md
Last active June 25, 2023 09:12
Promises (Bluebird) reading list

Promises reading list

This is a list of examples and articles, in roughly the order you should follow them, to show and explain how promises work and why you should use them. I'll probably add more things to this list over time.

This list primarily focuses on Bluebird, but the basic functionality should also work in ES6 Promises, and some examples are included on how to replicate Bluebird functionality with ES6 promises. You should still use Bluebird where possible, though - they are faster, less error-prone, and have more utilities.

I'm available for tutoring and code review :)

You may reuse all gists for any purpose under the WTFPL / CC0 (whichever you prefer).

//taphover - a solution to the lack of hover on touch devices.
//more info: http://www.hnldesign.nl/work/code/mouseover-hover-on-touch-devices-using-jquery/
$('a.taphover').on('touchstart', function (e) {
'use strict'; //satisfy the code inspectors
var link = $(this); //preselect the link
if (link.hasClass('hover')) {
//preventDefault and return false will cause any other touches on the element(s) to fail.
//to avoid this behavior data() will store the "href". so "href" can be restored.
link.attr("href", link.data("href"));
} else {
@katowulf
katowulf / firebase_copy.js
Last active July 29, 2022 15:58
Move or copy a Firebase path to a new location
function copyFbRecord(oldRef, newRef) {
oldRef.once('value', function(snap) {
newRef.set( snap.value(), function(error) {
if( error && typeof(console) !== 'undefined' && console.error ) { console.error(error); }
});
});
}
@robotlolita
robotlolita / livescript-is-beautiful-btw.ls
Last active February 1, 2016 11:20
Guards as nested ternaries vs If/else vs Switch
function attributes(xs, name) {
return is_element(xs)? xs.getAttribute(name)
: is_array(xs)? xs.map(attributes)
: is_sequence(xs)? map(xs, attributes)
: /* otherwise */ raise(TypeError('Not supported.'))
}
// vs
function attributes(xs, name) {
@robotlolita
robotlolita / 0-source.coffee
Last active December 27, 2015 02:32
CoffeeScript parser absurdity
[
a: 1
, b: 2
, c: 3
]
[ a: 1
, b: 2
, c: 3
]
@lucasferreira
lucasferreira / github.treeslider.js
Created February 29, 2012 14:20
GitHub TreeSlider for case study
GitHub.TreeSlider = function () {
if (!Modernizr.history) return;
if ($("#slider").length == 0) return;
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/(iPod|iPhone|iPad)/)) return;
var a = this;
a.enabled = !0, $("#slider a.js-slide-to, .breadcrumb a").live("click", function (b) {
return a.clickHandler(b)
}), $(window).bind("popstate", function (b) {
a.popStateHandler(b.originalEvent)
})
@ghoseb
ghoseb / ns-cheatsheet.clj
Last active May 20, 2024 13:01 — forked from alandipert/ns-cheatsheet.clj
Clojure ns syntax cheat-sheet
;;
;; NS CHEATSHEET
;;
;; * :require makes functions available with a namespace prefix
;; and optionally can refer functions to the current ns.
;;
;; * :import refers Java classes to the current namespace.
;;
;; * :refer-clojure affects availability of built-in (clojure.core)
;; functions.