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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written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.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.

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

	PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF;
	BEGIN TRANSACTION;
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_schema_version(schema_version INTEGER);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_response(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE, version INTEGER, hash_value INTEGER, storage_policy INTEGER, request_key TEXT UNIQUE, time_stamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_blob_data(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, response_object BLOB, request_object BLOB, proto_props BLOB, user_info BLOB);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_receiver_data(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, receiver_data BLOB);
	DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence;
	CREATE INDEX request_key_index ON cfurl_cache_response(request_key);
	CREATE INDEX time_stamp_index ON cfurl_cache_response(time_stamp);
	CREATE INDEX proto_props_index ON cfurl_cache_blob_data(entry_ID);

	PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF;
	BEGIN TRANSACTION;
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_schema_version(schema_version INTEGER);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_response(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE, version INTEGER, hash_value INTEGER, storage_policy INTEGER, request_key TEXT UNIQUE, time_stamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_blob_data(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, response_object BLOB, request_object BLOB, proto_props BLOB, user_info BLOB);
	CREATE TABLE cfurl_cache_receiver_data(entry_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, receiver_data BLOB);
	DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence;
	CREATE INDEX request_key_index ON cfurl_cache_response(request_key);
	CREATE INDEX time_stamp_index ON cfurl_cache_response(time_stamp);
	CREATE INDEX proto_props_index ON cfurl_cache_blob_data(entry_ID);

	###################
	# compiled source #
	###################
	*.com
	*.class
	*.dll
	*.exe
	*.pdb
	*.dll.config
	*.cache

	import android.content.Context;
	import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
	import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
	import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
	import android.content.pm.Signature;

	public class TamperCheck {

	//we store the hash of the signture for a little more protection
	private static final String APP_SIGNATURE = "1038C0E34658923C4192E61B16846";

	MIT License

	Copyright (c) 2014 Piotr Kuczynski

	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWAR

	(function () {
	var dateTimeController = function ($scope, $rootScope) {
	$scope.vm = {
	message: "Bootstrap DateTimePicker Directive",
	dateTime: {}
	};

	$scope.$watch('change', function(){
	console.log($scope.vm.dateTime);
	});

	#!/bin/bash
	set -ex

	# This scripts allows you to upload a binary to the iTunes Connect Store and do it for a specific app_id
	# Because when you have multiple apps in status for download, xcodebuild upload will complain that multiple apps are in wait status

	# Requires application loader to be installed
	# See https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Chapters/SubmittingTheApp.html
	# Itunes Connect username & password
	USER=bla