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dhtml18:
I use BAYGON SPRAY to kill all my bugs.

Very helpful sir.

It's a lightweight markup language similar to html. It is commonly used in forums like this. It's called BBcode, angle brackets are replaced with square brackets and there are no void elements.

To add an image using BBcode, all you need is to surround the pointer to the image in img tags
.

Example:

[ img ] http://linktoimage.com/smiley.png.[ /img ]


Note: mine is a fake link just for illustration and I added spaces so it doesn't try to display a non-existent image. If you were to add an actual image, you would have to get a correct link to the image and there should be no spaces in the tags.

ADDING AN IMAGE
https://ocpsoft.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/javascript_logo_unofficial-300x300.png?abfaab

Dlastofmykind:
Yea.... I'v embarked on it some couple of days ago.

I sent you a mail a few weeks back. Did you get it?

amadijoe:
ok bro... really need your help ... are video tutorials included in d resources?

If you like videos, then you should visit thenewboston.org, they have tons of videos on a lot of computer programming languages.

A few resources to learn PHP

PHP 101- Php for the absolute beginner
PHP Academy (mostly videos)
Afterhours Programming - PHP tutorial

A few resources to learn Javascript

Code Academy - free
Team Treehouse (video tutorials) - Premium (14 days free trial)
HTML Dog - Javascript tutorial

If you want to read books instead, just go to IT Ebooks and search for a particular book. One thing when downloading the books is to read reviews about the book first before downloading preferably on amazon.

Good luck, lemme know if you need any more help.

amadijoe:
hi narialanders .. just got a head up in php .. but having issues when trying to code using php variables, functions ... pls I really want to learn php and javascript. can anyone help?

My honest opinion is that as a beginner you should try to learn one language at a go or everything might become overwhelming. I'm not saying it's impossible, just saying it'll make things easier in the long run because once you've got a good grasp on a particular language then others become much easier to learn as most programming languages have the same basic rules. So which one would you like to focus on first? I could point you to a few online resources.

Hi, I sent you a mail.

AkunneObinna: Need suggestions on which code validator to use offline... any ideas please?

Web browsers come with a console that can be used for debugging purposes, the shortcut on most browsers is f12.

You can also get the firebug extension for firefox at http://getfirebug.com

Also, get the web developer toolbar at http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/

That should be more than enough for your needs.

Raypawer: i dey here! jumping into JavaScript... its fun knowing More Programming language to solve more problems!

Welcome bro.

Cybergenius: <script>
$(this).thread().close(true);
</script>

How can you use jQuery without linking to it first? Your code no work and as such this thread remains open.

Karleb: Blueyedgeek.

Pls can you pls gimme a link to download an android app that display JavaScript, I've searched on play store but I haven't gotten a suitable one, I wouldn't mind if it's the paid ones.

Your request isn't clear, do you mean something you can use for javascript coding? if that is the case, then search for DroidEdit, it's a simple text editor like notepad++.

BTW, why do we have many java, c+ and c# app compared to Js app and even HTML&CSS apps, majority of this web app app's are thrash compared to their mobile app app's counterpart.


A case study is Sand ide.

The languages used to build such apps are native to the platform and as such will be faster compared to web apps. Web apps are not all that bad though, one thing about it is that you can code once and deploy anywhere without having to start from scratch again should you want to develop for another platform. There are also many mobile apps that are trash as well, it has nothing to with the language used to build it.

ruz080: Pls am using windows 7 and after writing a programmer as a beginner i find it difficult to see the output of the program i run or executed. How can i see that and know that i have written. Pls help me thanks.

What programming language are you referring to here?

ruz080: Thanks so much friends for the reply i got. Again as a beginners how can i run the program and see the output of the program i wrote. Pls help me.

Your request is a bit vague, could you be a little more specific? more details needed.

ruz080: pls i am anewbie in programming, which of the programming language should i start with pls..........................pls am waiting for response dear ogas on top ooooooooooooooooooooo. pls

Read from page 0 of this thread up to page 3. You should make up your mind after doing that.

AkunneObinna: I my self am a total newbie (just entering chapter three of my Javascript book) and as for now I think dummies is outdated. The book am reading now which is of massive help to me, and just entering chapter three and so far no hitches. Here is a link to download it for free its very light compared to the headfirst "7mb" (if someone ever advices you to use heardfirst to learn programming please run, its tells to much stories rather than give codes and explanation. If you want to be a boss in programming stay clear of heardfirst and codeacademy it treats programming softly as if it was revision for an exam... believe me heardfirst frustrated CSS for me...) http://it-ebooks.info/book/1068/ : there a lot of free ebooks on this site to learn anything on programming it is my go to site to download programming ebooks.

Codecademy is not meant to be used alone and besides all it does is to provide you with the basics so that you can move on from there. About the head first books, while some are great and others sub par, it doesn't treat programming ''softly''. It just seeks to make each topic engaging and interactive (like you were actually speaking to a person). Just because it didn't work for you, it doesn't mean that the book is bad. I'm a newbie as well and I wouldn't recommend the definitive guide as a first book either (it's a must have anyway but you must gotten very comfortable with javascript ). I must also let you know that the book you are using is outdated, trust me, it has examples like:

<body bgcolor=''red''>

I know that's just html but I'll rather stay away from such a book as it might teach me old practises when it comes to DOM scripting or other things I wouldn't be able to notice. It does give a good introduction to using the browser console and the firebug add on (very useful tool).

Here are the books I'm using (and by proxy the ones I'd recommend)

Head first Javascript programming, 2nd edition (Search for this one specifically. it has a woman on the front cover)

Head first HTML 5 programming (a good book to read after head first javascript)

Eloquent Javascript (I downloaded the entire website cos it's an online book)

Jump start Javascript (a good first book)

learning Javascript (it's first few chapters give a good introduction to the DOM and progressive enhancement)

Further reading:

Professional javascript for web developers

Javascript: the definitive guide

Javascript: the good parts

Secrets of the javascript ninja

The best thing is to read reviews on amazon or good reads

By the way If videos are more your thing, then a trip to the new Boston.org should be more than helpful.

You should also join a community of developers.

Nairaland's programming section

stackoverflow

stackexchange

tutorialspoint

our very own dhtmlhub

mza55: Hi everyone. I am new here. I would like to ask about creating mobile apps. Can someone suggest me which is the best language to learn? I'm totally zero with programming.

There is no "best" language to learn. Which particular platform are you looking at?

Ios -- Objective C (Although, Apple have released their own proprietary language called Swift which will be replacing Objective C) and the cocoa touch framework

Android -- Java

Windows Phone -- C#, silverlight

Give him simpler tasks please.......... like flooding the earth, killing first born sons, impregnating virgins and receiving burnt offerings.

Karleb: Then it means you are a pantheist, I think that defines who you are religiously.








But wait o, e don tey wey I see your brake light for NL o.

A pantheist still believes in some kind of deity na. I am an "idon'tcareaboutanydeityexistingornottheist" like seriously, I don't really care about that. If I am to go with any of those fancy "isms" then I would go with non-theism.

I've been on NL oo, na everyday I dey come but I no just dey comment (I dey comment now sha). I just read topics and post of people I'm following, shikena.

Seun: Are you saying that Nigerians are not smart enough to code using normal programming languages that work well for the rest of the world?

I don't know what you read but the op never insinuated such.

qstar: huh?



I knew it, i thought as much.



Do you mean, my clothes will not dry again?



But, i acknowledge the maker, the almighty Spider-Man. TSM. or am i missing something?



For twenty-four hours now i've given my life to this Jesus you proferred, but no, the rain has continued to be defiant, abrupt and incessant.

Don't you think i have offended the "rain-god"?

Na 4 where u dey stay wey rain never stop since? Abi u think say u be Noah? Bros, use pressing iron force the clothe make e dry.

Karleb:

Does this means that you are now a Christian or what?


Cause I've always thought of you as an atheist.

Why would you think of me as an atheist? those vile creatures that have chosen to willingly disobey the will of the maker, those fools that say that there is no God! I mean, come on, no GOD. Creatures that are not aware of the God consciousness, creatures that are spiritually dead. I'll rather be referred to as someone that worships goats than to be referred to as an atheist.

They enjoy their sinful life and they only deny the existence of God to carry out their ungodly desires, their life on earth is like that of a wanderer who is lost in the desert.




















Okay...... Okay....... I'm just joking but I am neither Atheist nor Christian. I'm just somewhere in the middle.

qstar: What??

Are you an MOG?

Yes I am and you should really take this seriously as God is trying to send you a message.

Most times we overlook simple things like this and the enemies and evil ones use it against us. Be vigilant son of man, God is speaking to you.

You have a really important destiny on this earth God is sending you a message using the rainfall.

You are like the clothes on the rope that will never dry.

As long as you continue to deny the existence of your maker, your existence will remain like that of the clothes that will never dry meaning that you will never be able to fulfill your real purpose here on earth.

Come to Jesus now and let him give your life real meaning.

hoe low she !!

DharkPoet: Any questions? Keep them coming, next stop - Python installation

Question, what are the major differences between version 2 and 3? why do you prefer 2 when 3 is the latest stable version (and the one that will be used in the future)

meetmonde: I am in... But first question.... HTML is to web design whereas python is to what pls

Well, python is a general purpose programming language and can be used in building web applications, mobile applications, games etc. With HTML, all you get is a static website but with python (or any other server side language), your websites become dynamic and interactive. HTML is to web design while Python is to web design on steroids.

spikesC: @sisqology
i think sharing it equally is ok, if the competitors agree

Since we were only three that submitted, split it into a 4 - 4 - 2 formation
Everyone is a winner.

Men, these kind of posts just make me hungry. Microbes at work I think.

dhtml18: You guys should google goat simulator (for real). It has a website I think www.goat-simulator.com - the guy just made it for fun, and people love it, downloads don plenty sef, now they are planning to take it to ios and beyond.

Who plays that sort of game sef? You just play as a goat doing "goaty" things. Game dey dis world kwa.

MizMyColi: @BlueEyedGeek

Thanks to You, I've been able to do it.

Would have uploaded here, but I used my picture, and that's a no no, for now

Again, thanks. I'll continue with my HTML lessons now.

Cool, all knowledge is useful. You should also check out htmldog.com . It is a great place to learn the basics quickly. Godspeed on your learning adventure.

MizMyColi: No, No, Not at all. I totally get you.

Like this?

[img=C:\Users\user\Desktop/Yay.jpg]Snapshot[/img]


*Facepalm*

If you are trying to link to an image on your own system, then the easiest solution would be to move (or copy) the image to the same folder as the html document so that you can just reference it by the file name alone.

Your code snippet won't work because it seems like you are mixing html codes with BBcodes.
Html tags begin with the lower than symbol ( < ) and you close them with the greater than symbol ( > ), also, you should note that img tags (in html) are void elements meaning that they don't need to be closed. You should also be aware that the link to the actual image should be enclosed in quotes.

Additionally, you link to different directories using the forward slash ( / ) and not the backward slash ( \ ). You can't use \ to link directories in Html. A way to fix your code snippet would be like this:

<img src="C:/Users/user/Desktop/Yay.jpg">

On the other hand, if you are talking about linking to an image and uploading on nairaland, then you should note that you can't directly link to an image on your hard drive. What you have up there is BBcode (Bulletin board code), it is a lightweight markup language used in forums (for security purposes) like this one. It is very similar to Html except for a few key differences (for example, it uses square brackets [] instead of angle brackets <> ). To upload an image on nairaland using BBcode, then you would have to link to a file on the internet.

Something like this

[ img ] http://somelinktoanimage.com/image.jpg [ / img ]

Example:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/HTML5_logo_and_wordmark.svg/1024px-HTML5_logo_and_wordmark.svg.png

MizMyColi: One Thing Though.

I find it hard uploading an image.

I type in a file name and .jpg but it doesn't work

Anyone Please?

One thing you should note is that there are different file formats for images so typing in ".jpg" for any image will not work. The major file formats for images are (in no particular order): ".gif", ".png" and ".jpg" so check to make sure that the file name and the file extension are both correct. Let's say for example, you have an image named MizMyColi.png and you want to add it to a webpage, you would have to reference it correctly like this:

<img src="MizMyColi.png" alt= "some text" title ="some other text">

and not like this:

<img src="MizMyColi.jpg" alt= "some text" title ="some other text">

This is because the extension is ".png" and not ".jpg", any other thing will result in a broken image.

You should also check to make sure that you are linking to the image correctly and you have specified the file path. What I have done there is relative linking and this can only be done when the html file and the image are in the same directory. If they are not in the same directory, then you would have to link to the image absolutely by specifying the full file path.

Example, let's say you have the image inside a folder named my-pictures which is also inside a folder named Images then you would link to it this way:

<img src="Images/my-pictures/MizMyColi.png" alt="some text" title="some text">

Hope I have not confused you?

blueflames00: Do programmers in niger ever make money programming?pls help me I wanna know....is there any programmer here that makes money by programming

If money is your main motivation then you had better focus your time on something else bruv.