Category: Programming

Application Program Interface (API)

API stands for “Application Programming Interface”. APIs let your product or service communicate with other products and services without having to know how they’re implemented. This can simplify app development, saving time and money.

Compass

Compass functions as a framework for CSS. Sometimes CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) can become overly complicated; Compass addresses this problem by offering ways to simplify the coding process.

Cookie

HTTP cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user’s computer or other device by the user’s web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, …

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CSS

Cascading Style Sheets; while HTML dictates the content of page, CSS regulates the format, including headers, footers, navigation bars, etc. While all of these elements can be created in HTML, such a method would have to be repeated on every web page. CSS on the other hand, is applied to all pages of a website.

Head Tag

Head tag is an element indicating the header in HTML of a document. The content of this element will not be displayed in a browser.

htaccess

The .htaccess file is a powerful website file that controls high-level configuration of your website. On servers that run Apache (a web server software), the .htaccess file allows you to make changes to your website’s configuration without having to edit server configuration files.

HTML5

HyperText Markup Language, the coding language used to create hypertext documents for the World Wide Web. In HTML, a block of text can be surrounded with tags that indicate how it should appear (for example, in bold face or italics). Also, in HTML a word, a block of text, or an image can be linked …

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HTTP Status Code

This code expresses the meanings of responses from the web server when computers are communicating information to each other. The code is 3 digits with different meanings depending on the number. Responses are grouped in five classes: Informational responses (100–199) Successful responses (200–299) Redirects (300–399) Client errors (400–499) Server errors (500–599)   Information responses 100 …

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JavaScript

This is a type of programming language that adds dynamic features to web pages and is used by many web services.

jQuery

This is a javascript library designed to simplify HTML scripting. It is made to more easily navigate documents, create animations, and create plug ins to add onto the javascript library.