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Table Drag and Drop JQuery plugin | Isocra Consulting

TableDnD is a jQuery plugin that enables users to reorder table rows through drag-and-drop, with support for marking individual rows as non-draggable or non-droppable, and the ability to trigger custom functions on drag start and drop events. The plugin handles limitations of general-purpose drag-and-drop utilities specific to tables, such as moving entire rows rather than individual cells and avoiding problematic fade effects. It includes a serialization feature that converts the new row order into a query string format suitable for sending to a server via AJAX to persist the changes.

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Bootstrap 2.3.1 released · Bootstrap Blog

Bootstrap released patch version 2.3.1 to fix several JavaScript bugs in the dropdown, popover, tooltip, and carousel components before shifting full development focus to Bootstrap 3. The team announced that future bug fixes would be addressed in version 3.0 rather than backported to the 2.x line, making this the final maintenance update for Bootstrap 2.

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DocPad - Streamlined Web Development

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Quick Tip: Chrome Extensions that make GitHub rock - Brett Terpstra

The author switched from Safari to Chrome and discovered that Chrome's extension ecosystem—particularly for GitHub—made the browser change permanent. They've compiled a list of nine GitHub extensions they use regularly, ranging from diff visualization tools and markdown preview to repository navigation and recommendation features, with brief descriptions of what each adds to the GitHub browsing experience.

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Getting Started with WebRTC - HTML5 Rocks

WebRTC is a set of open-source browser APIs enabling real-time audio, video, and data communication between peers without plugins, built on standardized protocols like DTLS and SRTP for encryption and security. The technology uses three main APIs—MediaStream (for accessing camera/microphone), RTCPeerConnection (for peer-to-peer streaming), and RTCDataChannel (for generic data exchange)—along with signaling protocols and NAT traversal mechanisms like STUN and TURN to establish connections across firewalls. WebRTC democratizes real-time communication by eliminating the need for downloads, plugins, or proprietary software while keeping encryption mandatory and requiring explicit user permission for camera and microphone access.

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Home | Testing made easier in Internet Explorer | modern.IE

Microsoft has launched a new version of Edge built on Chromium across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, offering improved extension compatibility and web standards support. The update emphasizes developer tools including WebView2 for embedding web content in native apps, progressive web app capabilities, and enhanced DevTools for debugging. Microsoft is also integrating Copilot throughout the browser experience and providing multiple channels for developers to build and test extensions through the Edge Add-ons ecosystem.

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5 Tips for More Efficient jQuery Selectors - SitePoint

This guide explains how to write faster jQuery selectors by leveraging browser capabilities and understanding how jQuery's selector engine works. Key strategies include preferring ID selectors over class selectors, qualifying class selectors with tag names, keeping selectors simple rather than deeply nested, structuring selectors to start with the most specific elements, and avoiding redundant selector calls through chaining or caching. The article emphasizes that older browsers lack native support for complex CSS selectors and must use jQuery's Sizzle engine to manually parse and search the DOM, making optimization particularly important for cross-browser compatibility.

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iOS Development Tips I Would Want If I Was Starting Out Today

This article offers practical advice for beginner iOS developers, emphasizing modern tools and practices like ARC for memory management, blocks for cleaner code, and Grand Central Dispatch instead of manual threading. The author advocates for code-based layouts over Interface Builder for anything beyond basic apps, recommends embracing open-source libraries managed through CocoaPods, and stresses the importance of crash tracking, code analysis, and localization from the project's start. Throughout, the piece balances technical guidance with opinions on what tools work best in real-world development scenarios.

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