Beginning on January 14th, we’ll start a fourteen-day event. Each day we’ll have fresh videos and announcements — there’ll be code releases, project-related updates, and jQuery UI goodness, among other things. In addition to the announcements, we’ll also be releasing a set of videos over the 14 days with talks and tutorials relating the jQuery 1.4 release and other general jQuery topics. You’ll want to check back at jQuery14.com every day during the two weeks to see what’s new, or sign up to be notified via email. Think of it like an online conference, only longer, freer, and with a bit of mystery and suspense!

Want a free jQuery book:

The jQuery project is a non-profit, open-source effort, and we rely heavily on donations and contributions to help fund everything we do. We’ll be running a fundraising drive starting now and throughout the 14 Days of jQuery. If you’re a jQuery user, show your support by making a tax-deductible donation of $20 USD or more to the project during the event, and you’ll receive a free jQuery book with your donation.

jQuery functions:

       $(document).ready(function () {
            $('.HideTableDemoTab').click(function () {
                HideTableColumn(this);
            });

            $('.ShowTableDemoTab').click(function () {
                ShowTableColumn(this);
            });

            $('.TableDemoTabShowAll').click(function () {
                ShowAllColumns();
            });

        });

        function PropagateChanges(rowId, inputChanged, inputTarget, level) {
            if ($('.chkPropagate input').attr('checked')) {
                var tableRows = $('.TableDemo > tbody > tr:gt(' + rowId + ')');
                tableRows.each(function () {
                    var tableCells = $(this);
                    var currentLevel = tableCells.find('.Level').val();

                    if (currentLevel < level) {
                        tableCells.find('.' + inputTarget).val($('#' + inputChanged).val());

                    }
                    else {
                        return false; //break out of loop can't change parents

                    }

                });
            }
        }

        function HideTableColumn(column) {
            if (column.id == "tabHideCol1") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(1)").hide();
            }
            else if (column.id == "tabHideCol2") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(2)").hide();
            }
            else if (column.id == "tabHideCol3") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(3)").hide();

            }
        }

        function ShowTableColumn(column) {
            if (column.id == "tabShowCol1") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(1)").show();
            }
            else if (column.id == "tabShowCol2") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(2)").show();
            }
            else if (column.id == "tabShowCol3") {
                $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(3)").show();

            }
        }

        function ShowAllColumns() {
            $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(1)").show();
            $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(2)").show();
            $("#TableDemo td:nth-child(3)").show();
        }

#develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft’s .NET platform.

MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop is an IDE primarily designed for C# and other .NET languages. MonoDevelop enables developers to quickly write desktop and ASP.NET Web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX. MonoDevelop makes it easy for developers to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and to maintain a single code base for all platforms.

Hot off the presses: jQuery 1.4 Alpha 1 is released! This is the first alpha release of jQuery 1.4. The code is stable (passing all tests in all browsers we support), feature-complete (we’re no longer accepting new features for the release), and needs to be tested in live applications.

Get it here!

John also has a dedicated page to .NET Cheat Sheets I  print and use all the time.

IProblemBase

namespace Euler
{
    public interface IProblemBase
    {
        string GetAnswer();
      
    }
    
}

Program

namespace Euler
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {            
            IProblemBase p = new Problem48();
            string answer = p.GetAnswer();
            //etc.....
        }
        
    }
    
}

The Microsoft Ajax content delivery network (CDN) enables you to easily add ASP.NET Ajax Library and jQuery scripts to your Web applications. You can start using the ASP.NET Ajax Library or jQuery simply by adding a <script> tag to your page that points to Ajax.microsoft.com.

By taking advantage of the Microsoft Ajax CDN, you can significantly improve the performance of your Ajax applications. The contents of the Microsoft Ajax CDN are cached on servers located around the world. In addition, the Microsoft Ajax CDN enables browsers to reuse cached JavaScript files for Web sites that are located in different domains.

Scott Guthrie has a nice write up:  Announcing the Microsoft AJAX CDN

http://codylindley.com/jqueryselectors/

Owners of thoroughbreds never stop their horses during a race, every ten seconds, to remind  the horse and jockey how to run, where the finish line is, or that it’d be a good idea to finish first. Why? It would slow them down. Only an idiot would do this.

If you’re a manager, you must assume you have thoroughbreds working for you. Your job is to give them what they need to win their respective races, agreeing with them on the goal  and rewards, but then getting the hell out of the way. Until they start jumping fences or attacking other horses, you have to let them run their race.