Anyone got any good alternatives to #stackoverflow?

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Have you ever mocked your logger in a test, or wished you could? That is something like

``` TEST(some test name)

mockLogger logger

logger.expect_call(log("some string"))

DoSomething(logger)

```

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Lets learn a bit about array with javascript.

An Array is an Object that stores values in order. In the example above we used an Object to store our car because it had specific properties that we wanted to be able to access easily via a key. If we just want to store a list of items, then there is no need to create an Object. Instead, we can use an Array. https://www.chat-to.dev/post?id=14 #javascript #programming

Callbacks

We can achieve asynchronous programming in JavaScript if we use the callbacks. A callback is a function that is passed as an argument to another function. The idea of the callback function is ‘I will call you back later’. You should know that the functions in JavaScript are executed in the sequence they are called, not in the sequence they are defined in. Okay, without confusing you, I will start from the beginning, why sequence control is so important in JavaScript. The sequence of control allows us to control the sequence when a function needs to be executed. For example, let us say that we want to create a function that will do some basic arithmetic operation like the sum of two integer numbers. After the function returns the result, we want to call another function to display the result to the user. So now we have two functions, one mainly for calculation, and the other is to display the user the result. Therefore we know their sequence of execution. Of course, you cannot start showing the results without first calling the calculation function. Here is the entire example: https://www.chat-to.dev/post?id=13

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use any fonts you like on your web pages thanks to this recipe.

Although web browsers come with a reasonable range of default fonts, they don’t always provide the look you need for a particular web site. In such cases, you usually must resort to calling up a graphic editor and creating logos or headlines there. However, with this recipe all you have to do is upload the TrueType fonts you wish to use to your web site and you can then display text in these fonts by having the GD library convert it on the fly to GIF images. https://chat-to.dev/post?id=9 #php #backend #programming

When accepting user input for redisplay, and particularly if it will be inserted into a database, it’s important that you sanitize the input to remove any malicious attempts at hijacking your server, or otherwise injecting unwanted MySQL commands, HTML, or JavaScript. https://chat-to.dev/post?id=6

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Hey there everyone, I am back with v1.1 of my Latex Template for making D&D Item Cards. I received one major point of feedback from multiple people in the fediverse: make an option for fixing the card dimensions for easier printing and distribution/storage at the table. So that is exactly what I did!

Now you can choose the (admitedly more user-friendly) option of letting the card length vary for digital distribution, or you can fix the card aspect ratio. The item art background and text backgrounds can also now be changed, and a number of options have been included for item art backgrounds, but you can use whatever images you want.

Example Cards

The fixed-size cards are 5:7 by default, the same as playing cards. They include a front and back side for longer item descriptions, but you will have to edit the text more carefully and decide where to split between front/back content.

For the printable card item art, I highly recommend using a PNG with a transparent background and modifying tcolorbox interior style to set your background. Ensure your backgound art is close to 7:5 for best results. You can also load your image as the background art if you'd like instead, again, making sure it is in 7:5.

Response from Martin Woodward, GitHub's VP of Developer Relations:

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Hey there programmers, I know this is a more markup/typesetting deal, but I thought there might be people who are interested. After being dissapointed with many of the options out there for making ttrpg item cards, I made a LaTeX template for that exact purpose. I wanted it to be relatively easy to use, generate clean images, and be (semi) form fillable. The cards scale in height with the quantity of text given and image size, so users don't need to finagle with the box dimensions too much, and all card sections (generated by custom commands) can either be commented out or toggled off if they aren't relevant to the item.

If there are any people familiar with TeX who have thoughts or constructive criticism, I would love to get some more eyes on this. I have already posted this in the relavant ttrpg areas, but I am hoping people here might have more technical critiques. I have already gotten feedback that a setting for fixed dimensions would be smart in case players want to get card sleeves or a card binder, and want to make a back side for longer item descriptions, which I will work into V2.

Here is an example of a completed card with all the trimmings: Staff of the Jackal Lord

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to check it out, and if anyone uses it, please let me know what you think!

I spent years of my life programming C++ for a living. Now I've been away from it for a while, every few years I look back at it and every time it's gotten a little worse.

The latest installment: Instead of implementing a good way for managing object lifetimes, or better runtime introspection, or looser coupling between large modules, they've been spending time and effort on bringing some things back that used to work, but that they'd decided they needed to ban, just now with different syntax than what used to work before. Hooray!

The best part about studying at university is the solidarity of seeing others in the building at 11 pm on a sunday.

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why node.js makes me uncomfortable I've always programmed with php for the web and during that time I've never needed to download packages (like npm) and update them. When I needed a specific function, like sending emails, uploading files or making my application drier, I just had to look at the documentation and implement it. But with node.js it doesn't work like that, and that bothers me. If I'm wrong, please correct me

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could someone mention some social networks on the deepweb? i'm very interested in spreading the word about my applications there. i know it's a pretty toxic environment, but it can also be an open door to new challenges.

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How do you start your applications once the idea has been created? Do you implement the screens first and then work on the backend, or do you build the backend first and then take on the visual part (the screens)?

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Anyone knows interesting forums related to programming/IT? I currently follow Hacker News and I think it's the best one yet.

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i have a good knowledge of pure php and i've never liked using frameworks. can i build large, scalable systems?

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i programmed this site https://paternidade.app and it's in portuguese, but i've had very few subscribers. do you think i should change it to english and get more subscribers or should i change something else on the site? help me

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i'm thinking of programming a simple news aggregator, what technologies do you recommend for the backend?

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