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Coding for Journalists, Part 0: Why Code?
Learn to code, they say.It’s advice that most of us have heard at school or in a newsroom, but that few of us ever really act upon.And no, it’s not because we aren’t wired that way. We’re smart,...
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Coding for Journalists, Part 1: Text Editing and First Steps with HTML
All code, no matter the language, is written in plain text. Plain text documents are those that don’t allow for any formatting, such as applying fonts, colours, and sizes. Documents that permit...
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Coding for Journalists, Part 2: HTML — Workflows, Nesting and Paragraphs
In Part 1, we set up our environment and tested it out with a little HTML code. More importantly, we built a basic coding workflow.Having and practicing a good workflow is important—not just for the...
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Eight Terminal Utilities Every OS X Command Line User Should Know
The OS X Terminal opens up a world of powerful UNIX utilities and scripts. If you’re migrating from Linux, you’ll find many familiar commands work the way you expect. But power users often aren’t aware...
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On Wednesday night I went to bed pretty pleased with myself. My article abut the OS X command line had captured the attention of a few hundred visitors that evening. I’d even received a bit of...
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How Apple Can Solve Freemium Creep: Make a Freemium Ghetto
Count the problems in this picture:I count eight, not including my crying-out-for-a-lightning-cable battery life and the one-bar reception on Rogers.1Eight of the top ten “Free” iPhone apps aren’t free...
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