From the desktop of Joseph Dickson
Day Two – Loops
Took a look at the for and for / in loops and how they’re used in variables and objects to pull information.
var warGoodForObject = {
"what": "nothing",
"who": "no one"
};
for( var name in warGoodForObject ) {
console.log ( name + ": " + warGoodForObject[name] );
}
Results in console:
what: nothing
who: no one
Starting today I’m taking on the challenge to re-learn javascript. The last ten years have led to countless updates, APIs and new frameworks that I’ve largely ignored in favor of focusing on HTML, CSS and enough PHP to get the job done in WordPress.
Day One: Relearning the basics
Javacript for Web Designers by Mat Marquis
Specifically chapter three which focuses on conditional statements such as if, else and else if. True and false and math.
I expect the first 30 days will find me reading about the DOM and running tests in my browser’s console before the actual fun begins.
Hacking my live installation led to losing my WordPress site a few months back. But, the best lessons are learned through stupid mistakes.
Since I’m no longer cowboy coding here is my favorite guide to installing a WordPress server on an Ubuntu 16.04 system.
Additionally I added a “must use plugin” or “mu-plugin” to identify the local server via a wp-local toolbox which provides a customized admin bar.
