How can I generate random alphanumeric strings?
How can I generate a random 8 character alphanumeric string in C#?
How do I get started with Node.js
Are there any good resources to get started with Node.JS? Any good tutorials, blogs or books? Of course, I have visited its official website [http://nodejs.org/](http://nodejs.org/), but I didn't thi...
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- 13 Jan at 16:5
.gitignore for Visual Studio Projects and Solutions
Which files should I include in `.gitignore` when using in conjunction with Solutions (`.sln`) and Projects?
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- 19 Apr at 11:48
What do Clustered and Non-Clustered index actually mean?
I have a limited exposure to DB and have only used DB as an application programmer. I want to know about `Clustered` and `Non clustered indexes`. I googled and what I found was : > What I found in ...
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- 13 Jun at 12:26
How do I connect to a MySQL Database in Python?
How do I connect to a MySQL database using a python program?
How to trim whitespace from a Bash variable?
I have a shell script with this code: ``` var=`hg st -R "$path"` if [ -n "$var" ]; then echo $var fi ``` But the conditional code always executes, because `hg st` always prints at least one new...
How to install Java 8 on Mac
Editors note: This question was asked in 2014, and the answers may be outdated. --- I want to do some programming with the latest JavaFX, which requires Java 8. I'm using IntelliJ 13 CE and Mac OS...
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- 28 Feb at 16:26
Reference - What does this error mean in PHP?
### What is this? This is a number of answers about warnings, errors, and notices you might encounter while programming PHP and have no clue how to fix them. This is also a Community Wiki, so every...
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- 10 Dec at 16:38
How to exit git log or git diff
I'm trying to learn Git with the help of [Git Immersion](http://gitimmersion.com/). There's one thing that frustrates me whenever I use `git log` or `git diff`: ![Git log shows (END) marker](https://...
How to determine if Javascript array contains an object with an attribute that equals a given value?
I have an array like ``` vendors = [{ Name: 'Magenic', ID: 'ABC' }, { Name: 'Microsoft', ID: 'DEF' } // and so on... ]; ``` How do I check this array to see if "Magenic" exists...
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- 21 Oct at 11:54
How do I get the path to the current script with Node.js?
How would I get the path to the script in Node.js? I know there's `process.cwd`, but that only refers to the directory where the script was called, not of the script itself. For instance, say I'm in ...
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- 17 Dec at 12:3
master branch and 'origin/master' have diverged, how to 'undiverge' branches'?
Somehow my `master` and my `origin/master` branch have diverged. I actually don't want them to diverge. How can I view these differences and them?
Are HTTPS URLs encrypted?
Are all URLs encrypted when using TLS/SSL (HTTPS) encryption? I would like to know because I want all URL data to be hidden when using TLS/SSL (HTTPS). If TLS/SSL gives you total URL encryption then ...
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- 29 Apr at 18:0
Where is the global git config data stored?
When using `git config --global` to set things up, to which file will it write? Example: ``` git config --global core.editor "blah" ``` I can't find it at these places: ``` C:\Program Files\Git\e...
How can I sanitize user input with PHP?
Is there a catchall function somewhere that works well for sanitizing user input for SQL injection and XSS attacks, while still allowing certain types of HTML tags?
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- 26 Jun at 18:34
How can I develop for iPhone using a Windows development machine?
Is there any way to tinker with the iPhone SDK on a Windows machine? Are there plans for an iPhone SDK version for Windows? The only other way I can think of doing this is to run a Mac VM image on a ...
Pipe to/from the clipboard in a Bash script
Is it possible to pipe to/from the clipboard in Bash? Whether it is piping to/from a device handle or using an auxiliary application, I can't find anything. For example, if `/dev/clip` was a device li...
How to list branches that contain a given commit?
How can I query git to find out which branches contain a given commit? `gitk` will usually list the branches, unless there are too many, in which case it just says "many (38)" or something like that. ...
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- 30 Oct at 08:46
How to execute a JavaScript function when I have its name as a string
I have the name of a function in JavaScript as a string. How do I convert that into a function pointer so I can call it later? Depending on the circumstances, I may need to pass various arguments int...
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- 29 Jun at 16:47
HTTP response code for POST when resource already exists
I'm building a server that allows clients to store objects. Those objects are fully constructed at client side, complete with object IDs that are permanent for the whole lifetime of the object. I ha...
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- 24 Mar at 17:47
How to call shell commands from Ruby
How do I call shell commands from inside of a Ruby program? How do I then get output from these commands back into Ruby?
Get JavaScript object from array of objects by value of property
Let's say I have an array of four objects: ``` var jsObjects = [ {a: 1, b: 2}, {a: 3, b: 4}, {a: 5, b: 6}, {a: 7, b: 8} ]; ``` Is there a way that I can get the third object (`{a: 5,...
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- 15 Feb at 21:50
Detecting a mobile browser
I'm looking for a function that returns a boolean value if the user is using a mobile browser or not. I know that I can use `navigator.userAgent` and write that function by using regex, but user-agent...
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- 19 Sep at 13:25
What is a correct MIME type for .docx, .pptx, etc.?
For older *.doc documents, this was enough: ``` header("Content-Type: application/msword"); ``` What MIME type should I use for new .docx documents? Also, for pptx and xlsx documents?
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- 11 Feb at 20:43
How to clear the canvas for redrawing
After experimenting with composite operations and drawing images on the canvas I'm now trying to remove images and compositing. How do I do this? I need to clear the canvas for redrawing other images...
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- 17 Sep at 01:35