fiznool

'use strict';

/**
 * The default alphabet is 25 numbers and lowercase letters.
 * Any numbers that look like letters and vice versa are removed:
 * 1 l, 0 o.
 * Also the following letters are not present, to prevent any
 * expletives: cfhistu
 */
var ALPHABET =

psi-4ward

var app = require('express')();
var GridStore = require('mongodb').GridStore;
var ObjectID = require('mongodb').ObjectID;
var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
var Server = require('mongodb').Server;

var dbConnection;
MongoClient.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017/ersatz?auto_reconnect", {journal: true}, function(err, db) {
  dbConnection = db;
  app.listen(3000);

domenic

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.

irace

- (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView *)webView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType {
    NSString *urlString = [[request URL] absoluteString];
    
    if ([urlString hasPrefix:@"js:"]) {
        NSString *jsonString = [[[urlString componentsSeparatedByString:@"js:"] lastObject] 
                                stringByReplacingPercentEscapes];
        NSData *jsonData = [jsonString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
        
        NSError *error;