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Tech Term: Cron Job

A cron job is a script that runs on a web server to perform maintenance tasks on regularly scheduled intervals. Sound fancy? It’s not. In fact, it's...

Bitcoin

If you are on the Internet regularly, you have no doubt heard about this hot new currency called Bitcoin. But...

Agile

Agile software development is a software development methodology that forgoes a hard set of must-have application features in favor of responding in real-time...

The Stack

In tech, the stack, or the solution stack, is the set of software and hardware resources that are necessary for a web product to function.

Grok

Among techies, and sci-fi enthusiasts, to grok something is to understand it at a deep, deep level. To the point where you have become one with the knowledge,...

MySQL

MySQL is one of the most popular databases in the world, and no one agrees on how to pronounce it.

Grid Systems

Grid systems are the design structure for building a web page.

Regular Expressions

Regular Expressions (regex or regexp) make it possible to find specific words or letters in large bits of text.

DNS (Domain Name Server)

DNS is the phonebook of the Internet. When you call your friends on the phone, you pick their name from your contact list and the phone does the rest....

Node.js

Node.js is a JavaScript framework that makes it possible to use JavaScript for backend development.

REST

REST is a set of simple rules for how to organize and transmit information on the internet.

Command Line

A command line interface (or the command line) is a text-only way of browsing and interacting with your computer.