Programming By Stealth

By Bart Busschots & Allison SheridanTechnology

Programming By Stealth episodes

March 01, 2017 PBS 31 of x – JS Static Functions | Checkboxes & Radio Buttons
Bart and I may have broken a record on Chit Chat Across the Pond this week. We went through so much material in Programming By Stealth that this show runs 100 minutes! The funny thing is that I wasn't ever bored, it was all really interesting. We started by going over last time's JavaScript challenge where I made some mistakes but node.js saved me so I didn't realize I'd entirely missed the point. I'm still getting the hang of that object thing. The we learned one final new concept related to JavaScript prototypes: static functions. The we finished that we went over to the html side and learned how to make forms, checkboxes and radio buttons. Not nearly as mentally challenging as JavaScript to be sure, especially since you can see the changes right on screen when you mess with them. Speaking of messing with them, Bart teaches us how to use jQuery to find out what our buttons and checkboxes say and to change them. He does this all with particular attention to using ARIA to ensure our html is accessible.
1 hr 41 min
February 18, 2017 PBS 30 of x - Comparing JS Objects | Introducing WAI-ARIA
Bart continues his current dual path of teaching. We learn how to compare JavaScript objects (spoiler, you can't use == or === to do it). After that he teaches us how using WAI-ARIA as we develop our code will make it accessible to screen readers and other assistive devices. We don't do any real coding in this section; instead he explains the foundation for what we'll be doing in the future.
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February 04, 2017 PBS 29 – JS Prototype Revision | Glyph Icons
I don’t want to jinx anything here, but I feel like I’m finally starting to “get” this JavaScript programming thing. In this episode of Programming By Stealth, Bart starts by talking about how we solved the challenges from last week, getting rid of “bad smells” by learning how to reuse our code. Then Bart teaches us about another bad smell, where inadvertently point two variables point the same object and he teaches us about the clone function to eradicate that problem. With that bite-sized JavaScript lesson behind us, he takes us forward into learning about Glyph Icons, a way of having scalable icons on our web pages instead of pixel-based icons. He introduces us to Font Awesome tool to get free access to (awesome) scalable glyph icons. The full tutorial is available at bartbusschots.ie/….
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February 04, 2017 PBS 29 of x - JS Prototype Revision | Glyph Icons
I don't want to jinx anything here, but I feel like I'm finally starting to "get" this JavaScript programming thing. In this episode of Programming By Stealth, Bart starts by talking about how we solved the challenges from last week, getting rid of "bad smells" by learning how to reuse our code. Then Bart teaches us about another bad smell, where inadvertently point two variables point the same object and he teaches us about the clone function to eradicate that problem. With that bite-sized JavaScript lesson behind us, he takes us forward into learning about Glyph Icons, a way of having scalable icons on our web pages instead of pixel-based icons. He introduces us to Font Awesome tool to get free access to (awesome) scalable glyph icons. The full tutorial is available at bartbusschots.ie/....
1 hr 22 min
January 21, 2017 PBS 28 – CSS Attribute Selectors & HTML Buttons
In this week’s installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart teaches us about how to change the look of HTML buttons using their CSS attributes. It’s great fun, but I have to confess we don’t actually get to the new stuff till over an hour into the show! We had so much fun going through the homework from last time that we lost track of time. I was so excited because I’d worked really hard on my homework this time and was able to actually conquer the first two parts (with some help from my friends) but I did struggle a bit with the third piece where I had to assemble them together. Anyway, we decided it’s ok if you skip ahead to the CSS parts if you like; it starts at an hour and six minutes in.
As always the full written tutorial with examples is at bartbusschots.ie/…
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January 21, 2017 PBS 28 of x - CSS Attribute Selectors & HTML Buttons
In this week's installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart teaches us about how to change the look of HTML buttons using their CSS attributes. It's great fun, but I have to confess we don't actually get to the new stuff till over an hour into the show! We had so much fun going through the homework from last time that we lost track of time. I was so excited because I'd worked really hard on my homework this time and was able to actually conquer the first two parts (with some help from my friends) but I did struggle a bit with the third piece where I had to assemble them together. Anyway, we decided it's ok if you skip ahead to the CSS parts if you like; it starts at an hour and six minutes in.
1 hr 40 min
January 02, 2017 PBS 27 – Introducing HTML Forms
On this week’s continuing series Programming By Stealth, Bart introduces us to HTML forms in order to take user input. It’s a pretty basic installment so not as head bendy as they have been lately. He also gives us some more repetitive homework to get more practice creating and using prototypes and accessor methods. The full written tutorial can be found at bartbusschots.ie/….
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January 02, 2017 PBS 27 of x - Introducing HTML Forms
On this week's continuing series Programming By Stealth, Bart introduces us to HTML forms in order to take user input. It's a pretty basic installment so not as head bendy as they have been lately. He also gives us some more repetitive homework to get more practice creating and using prototypes and accessor methods. The full written tutorial can be found at bartbusschots.ie/....
1 hr 26 min
December 11, 2016 PBS 26 – HTML Data Attributes with jQuery
Bart Busschots is back with another installment of Programming By Stealth. In this week’s episode we wake Allison up from her long winter nap away from programming and continue our work on our JavaScript clock. The goal is to create a better API for our clock so that we can publish it and have it be used by others. My personal goal is to have a secure clock I can display on https://podfeet.com/live so that you know when it’s coming up on 5pm at my house and hence time for the NosillaCast Live. In order to achieve this goal, we need to learn how to add data attributes within html, and then change those attributes using jQuery. Dust off your memories of prototypes and screw your propeller beanie on tight for this one!
Link to the full tutorial is available at bartbusschots.ie/…
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December 11, 2016 PBS 26 of x - HTML Data Attributes with jQuery
Bart Busschots is back with another installment of Programming By Stealth. In this week's episode we wake Allison up from her long winter nap away from programming and continue our work on our JavaScript clock. The goal is to create a better API for our clock so that we can publish it and have it be used by others. My personal goal is to have a secure clock I can display on http://podfeet.com/live so that you know when it's coming up on 5pm at my house and hence time for the NosillaCast Live. In order to achieve this goal, we need to learn how to add data attributes within html, and ithen change those attributes using jQuery. Dust off your memories of prototypes and screw your propeller beanie on tight for this one!
1 hr 28 min

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A collaborative project between Bart Busschots and Allison Sheridan to sneak up on real programming in small easy steps, using the allure of the web as the carrot to entice people forward.