Articles, notes and random thoughts on Software Development and Technology
Developing with React and ES5, state on a Component is configured using the getInitialState() function: var ButtonComponent = React.createClass({ getInitialState : function(){ return({ value1: this.props.value1, value2: this.props.value2 }); }, … }); If you’re moving from ES5 TO ES6 and creating React components using ES6 …
Installing ReactOS in VirtualBox for a test drive. A few notes: Attached harddisk image only seems to be detected if using IDE, not SATA Insert the VirtualBox GuestAdditions cd after installing, and run the Windows 32 bit guest additions Default network card of Intel Pro/1000 does not get detected with VirtualBox Guest Additions, change to PCNet …
Pre-orders for Microsoft’s Surface tablet are apparently now on back-order of up to 3 weeks, so there seems to be initial demand for the new tablet running Windows 8. Some stores will have the devices on the shelf on Oct 26th, the same day that Windows 8 launches. Bill Gates is very positive about the …
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The frontend code running in your browser for the web page that you’re looking at right now is immediately visible, so it’s easy to understand why new developers are overly focused on becoming a mobile app or web developer. The go-to skills every new developer wants to learn today are HTML, CSS and JavaScript (plus …
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