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JavaScript Format Phone Number – Dead Simple

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Recently I needed to roll my own phone number formatting for a problem at work.  The basic requirement was as follows: All the user to only enter numbers, no other characters were allowed The user could only enter 10 numbers After all the numbers were entered, the value would auto-format to (xxx)-xxx-xxxx The user could … Read more

Who do you code for?

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You are a writer. You read me correctly.  A writer.  Check it out. See?  Told ya. As developers, we write code (text) for others to enjoy, either through the usage of the output it creates or … wait there is another thing to consider here?  … yeah .. or for others to read and learn … Read more

Simple AngularJS Directive Copyright Year

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Last week, one of my favorite bloggers wrote this little diddy in jQuery.  And though I list “Angular Ninja” on my LinkedIn profile that is more jest than reality. Therefore I thought it a good exercise to take what was written here at Maff Rigby’s website and do me some learnin’ about AngularJS Directives. I like … Read more

Azure SQL Connection Error: No entity framework provider found for ‘system.data.sqlclient’

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I’ve been doing some work for a website which would be deployed to Azure for both the website and the database.  Here is a quick run-down on how the deploy situation went, an error that gave me fits and the final-fix. First off, let me say I had this website entirely working on my local … Read more

Get your free HTML5 exam voucher

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I’m looking at this free course right now and so far, I’m digging what I’m seeing.  Check out the details below in case you’re interested in picking up some HTML5.   Get ahead of your competition: Earn your MCSD certifications and start developing Windows 8 web and Windows store apps. We’ll get you started with … Read more

To log or not to log …

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To Log or Not to Log Honestly, really?  Let’s hope we’re not still asking ourselves that question in 2012 kids.  Say in ain’t so! So let’s say its safe to assume we’re all logging things somewhere. The question is not “to log or not to log” but rather where should yon logs go? (yon logs … Read more

The Simpleton Pattern

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Simpleton UniversityNo, you read that correctly.  Simpleton, not Singleton is the subject of choice today.  Recently a fellow developer was looking over some code that I had written.

He commented on it by saying, “Rob I just love looking at your code.  It’s simple, easy to read, well-commented, and just makes sense”.

I replied, “Well that’s likely because I’m a simpleton”.

So jokes ensued with my friend asking, “Is that the design pattern you follow?”.  I thought, well yeah actually I guess it is and thus was born the idea for this blog post.

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