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Chris Mendez
453 postsDigital Product Manager & Social Entrepreneur. Mostly write about AWS, Swift, R, and Ruby.
Single-page Web Application using jQuery
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Creating a QR reader using Processing
This entry will show you how to create a QR reader using a live webcam feed. Install Processing Option 1: Manual Download Processing 2.2.1 Disk Image...
Swift: Simple GET Request
A simple GET request using Swift. //: Playground - noun: a place where people can play import UIKit class Test { init(path:String){ getRequest(path) } func getRequest(path:String)...
How to install NVM with 1 line of code
This one line will install the shell script found below created by @creationix
Content + Content Format + Codec
For new developers interested in audio, the world of compression algorithms, codecs and content formats is somewhat confusing. For this reason, I've decided to create an...
Where to search for code
Whenever I start working on a new project, I generally default to Github [http://github.com] and start researching which libraries or frameworks can help me quickly complete...
Common Swift string extensions
String Extension import Foundation extension String { var length: Int { get { return countElements(self) } } func contains(s: String) -> Bool { return self.rangeOfString(s) ? true : false } func replace(...
Rails: Validating Your Models
Rails is all about patterns and when you're creating models, it's important to set pattern-based rules before you publish to your database. Below are...
Audio Apps for iOS
I've been doing some research on creating audio apps for iOS and it's taken me down into the complex world of audio frameworks. Apparently...
Create a File Downloader using NodeJS
I wanted to download 100 files but I did not want to do it manually so I created a simple script instead. var files = [ "http://www.patatap....
Design tools to make a geo-based music app
Some of these design resources are free, some of them are not but it should be enough of a starting point to help you with your project. UIX...
JS: Turn image into Vector art silhouette
I was recently asked to turn a bitmap image (.bmp) into a vector graphic and I wanted to do it using Javascript. NodeJS did the trick. The first...
Investing
I've been learning about investment strategies lately and I've found these resources to be the most valuable ones for me. Personal Investment Strategy At...
A simple, jQuery-based Ajax tool
This is a generic AJAX class that can be reused throughout your app. I normally place this within a single file like com.chrisjmendez.AjaxRequest.js, load the...
JS: Proper Global Variables
It's not a good idea to use global variables but if you do, this technique is probably the safest. // Global Object #1. Type: Object. function setData(...
List of Industries
If you're ever building a site that requires you to list out industries, here you go. This list was derived from NAICS [https://www.census.gov/...
How to install SailsJS
Dev Environment Install SailsJS npm install sailsjs Install Chrome Postman [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client-short/mkhojklkhkdaghjjfdnphfphiaiohkef] Content-Type application/json Quickly get started Create a new sails...
Affiliate Marketing Tools
Below are a few tools I use to integrate affiliate marketing into websites and apps. Before we start Here are a few other things I find helpful to...
Wordpress: Replace a theme's Google font with your own
You like a theme but it's referencing a Google font you want to switch out. Here's the simplest way to do it, by keeping...
Wordpress: Disable HTML in Wordpress comments
You might need to strip out HTML in comments and here's how. /** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** * TITLE: Disable HTML in WordPress comments * DESCRIPTION: Disallow HTML in WordPress comments, add this...
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