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"How do I get started with Node?" is a commonly heard question in #Node.js. This gist is an attempt to compile some of the answers to that question. It's a perpetual work-in-progress.

And if this list didn't quite answer your questions, I'm available for tutoring and code review! A donation is also welcome :)

Setting expectations

Before you get started learning about JavaScript and Node.js, there's one very important article you need to read: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years.

Understand that it's going to take time to learn Node.js, just like it would take time to learn any other specialized topic - and that you're not going to learn effectively just by reading things, or following tutorials or courses. _Get out there and build things!

How to create custom button styles using Android's AppCompat-v7:21

Introduction

AppCompat is an Android support library to provide backwards-compatible functionality for Material design patterns. It currently comes bundled with a set of styles in the Theme.AppCompat and Widget.AppCompat namespaces. However, there is a critical component missing which I would have thought essential to provide the a default from which we could inherit our styles: Widget.AppCompat.Button. Sure, there's Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionButton, but that doesn't actually inherit from Widget.ActionButton, which does not inherit from Widget.Button, so we might get some unexpected behavior using that as our base button style, mainly because Widget.ActionButton strictly belongs in the ActionBar.

So, if we want to have a decently normal default button style related to AppCompat, we need to make it ourselves. Let's start by digging into the Android SDK to see how it's doing default styles.

Digging In

	/**
	* MIT License
	*
	* Copyright (c) 2016 Richard Adams (https://github.com/enriched)
	*
	* 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

	# Hello, and welcome to makefile basics.
	#
	# You will learn why `make` is so great, and why, despite its "weird" syntax,
	# it is actually a highly expressive, efficient, and powerful way to build
	# programs.
	#
	# Once you're done here, go to
	# http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html
	# to learn SOOOO much more.

	#!/bin/bash
	# Cisco Anyconnect CSD wrapper for OpenConnect

	# Enter your vpn host here
	CSD_HOSTNAME=
	if [[ -z ${CSD_HOSTNAME} ]]
	then
	echo "Define CSD_HOSTNAME with vpn-host in script text. Exiting."
	exit 1
	fi

	# Convert the .cer file into a .pem file:
	$ openssl x509 -in aps_development.cer -inform der -out PushChatCert.pem

	# Convert the private key’s .p12 file into a .pem file:
	$ openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -in PushChatKey.p12 -out PushChatKey.pem

	# Finally, combine the certificate and key into a single .pem file
	$ cat PushChatCert.pem PushChatKey.pem > ck.pem

	# At this point it’s a good idea to test whether the certificate works.

	NOTE: Easier way is the X86 way, described on https://www.genymotion.com/help/desktop/faq/#google-play-services

	Download the following ZIPs:

	ARM Translation Installer v1.1 (http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0ZIO8PME/Genymotion-ARM-Translation_v1.1.zip_links)

	Download the correct GApps for your Android version:
	Google Apps for Android 6.0 (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347835438 - benzo-gapps-M-20151011-signed-chroma-r3.zip)
	Google Apps for Android 5.1 (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96042739161891406 - gapps-L-4-21-15.zip)
	Google Apps for Android 5.0 (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001614559 - gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip)

	var gulp = require('gulp'),
	gutil = require('gulp-util'),
	sass = require('gulp-sass'),
	csso = require('gulp-csso'),
	uglify = require('gulp-uglify'),
	jade = require('gulp-jade'),
	concat = require('gulp-concat'),
	livereload = require('gulp-livereload'), // Livereload plugin needed: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/livereload/jnihajbhpnppcggbcgedagnkighmdlei
	tinylr = require('tiny-lr'),
	express = require('express'),