Monday, 30 December 2013

A course in machine learning : BOOK

Machine learning is a powerful tool that is changing the computing world for good. So, what is all about this recent buzz word? I'll tell you. 
Machine learning
Making machines learn
This is what the book on collective intelligence says: Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) concerned with algorithms that allow computers to learn. What this means, in most cases, is that an algorithm is given a set of data and

Sunday, 29 December 2013

The future of search

While skimming through business magazines, I recently read this article on how Google will change the world, again. Google gets down to doing what it knows best - developing new tech - to change your life. I thought it was worth sharing and here it is.

Business Today : How Google will change the World

Saturday, 21 December 2013

7 little known but super useful PHP functions



PHP have lots of built-in functions, and most developers know many of them. But a few functions are not very well known, but are super useful. This is an article from catswhocode.com explaining some of those functions that you can make use of.

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Lets build software! Online MOOC courses to get you started.

Hello people! So, you want to build software? Here are some really awesome MOOC courses you might want to try. These courses are offered by Udacity.com and the best thing about these are that there are no deadlines. You get to learn at your own pace and earn a certificate of completion.  

Kick Start to Programming  Introduction to Computer Science and Building a search Engine

In this course you will learn key concepts in computer science and learn how to write your own computer programs in the context of building a web crawler.

Get, set, JAVA!  Introduction to Programming with JAVA
In this class, you will learn basic skills and concepts of computer programming in an object-oriented approach using Java.
You will learn concepts like classes, methods and argument passing, loops, and general problem solving ability that will become building blocks to your programming skills.

What is a good design? Design Of Computer Programs
Learn new concepts, patterns, and methods that will expand your programming abilities, helping move you from a novice to an expert programmer.

Finding the Bugs. Software Testing
When writing software, destruction can be just as valuable as creation. Learn how to catch bugs and break software as you discover different testing methods that will help you build better software.

Taking down the Bugs! Software Debugging
In this class you will learn how to debug programs systematically, how to automate the debugging process and build several automated debugging tools in Python.

So, what are you waiting for? Lets get down there and build awesome software!


Sunday, 30 June 2013

Spell Check in HTML

A lot of people are unaware of the spell check option that basic HTML offers. It can be implemented with a very small spellcheck attribute as shown below:

                       DEMO                    Download Script

HTML code:

<!DOCTYPE  HTML>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>HTML5 spell check example</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM>
<TEXTAREA style="width:300px;height:150px;border: 1em solid black" spellcheck="false" contentEditable="true">Spell check off</TEXTAREA><BR />
<TEXTAREA style="width:300px;height:150px;border: 1em solid black" spellcheck="true" contentEditable="true">Spell check on</TEXTAREA><BR />
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Animation Effect with CSS

This tutorial gives you the implementation of animation effect using CSS3.
The animation of the first image in the demo happens on mouse hover, and the second happens automatically.

                     DEMO                    Download Script

Code:

CSS code: 

@-webkit-keyframes resize {
0% {
height:220px;
width:220px;
opacity:0.7;
}
50% {
height:240px;
width:240px;
opacity:0.4;
}
}
#heart:hover {
-webkit-animation-name: resize;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1s;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2;
-webkit-animation-direction: alternate;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0,0.5,0,0);
}
#heartinf {
-webkit-animation-name: resize;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1s;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-webkit-animation-direction: alternate;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0,0.5,0,0);
position: absolute;
left:250px;
top:80px;
width: 200px;
height:200px;
}
img{
height:200px;
width:200px;
opacity:1;
}

Html Code:

<BODY>
<H1>Working with Animation </H1>
<IMG id="heart" src="Heart.jpg" >
<IMG id="heartinf" src="Heart.jpg" >
<P style="position:absolute;left:60px;top:280px;text-align:center">Hover on this image <BR/> to animate.</P>
<P style="position:absolute;left:300px;top:280px;text-align:center">Continoustly Animating <BR/>Image </P>
</BODY>