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Getting the Best Managed VPS Possible in the EU

So I’ve been having a hard time with my current hosting provider. But the problem is that I need a VPS that they cannot provide. I am looking for Managed VPS, one where provider can help me with all problems.

The fact is that I don’t know how to do Linux commands. I am just beginner. And I have coming across few choices. For the best Managed VPS Hosting in Europe there are very few choices that make sense. You need to have experience with good reliable hardware and fast SSD storage.

It’s critical to have excellent network connections. For example there are a few choices in European managed hosting market for colocation. There can be choices like the United Kingdom, or you can choose location like Netherlands or Amsterdam internet exchange for the fastest connections. 

Obviously for a high-traffic website, it’s critical to have the type of setup that will allow for spikes. I’m not talking about spikes like you have on your hair when you’re going to the club. I’m talking bursting of up to 10Gbps. 

All of that’s possible with an Amsterdam based hosting provider. 

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Step by step video tutorial for the beginners who want to learn website development. Some business tips at the very end is much appreciated. 

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JavaScript Mixins

A mixin is a set of properties (which can be functions) to add to an existing class (A class is a blueprint for an object). It can be thought of as a sub class with no parent class until it is explicitly assigned to one. They are useful because multiple sets of functionalities can be added to a class without an inheritance heirarchy. Which means mixins can applied to many different unrelated classes.

In JavaScript, classes are implemented as functions (even the new ES6 ones) which are just a specialized type of object. So classes are objects too. In other words objects create objects. Combined with the fact that properties can be added to a class at any point, this makes for a very simple mixin implementation. First here is the class to extend:

function Car(name) { this.name = name; this.currentSpeed = 0; }; Car.prototype.accelerate = function (amount) { this.currentSpeed += amount; }; Car.prototype.brake = function (amount) { this.currentSpeed -= amount; }; var miata = new Car('miata'); miata.accelerate(15); miata.brake(5); console.log(miata); // Car { name: 'miata', currentSpeed: 10 }

And with mixins:

var printer = function(obj) { obj.printAllProperties = function() { for (var key in this) { console.log(key + ': ' + this[key]); } } obj.printName = function() { console.log(this.name); } return obj; }; var reset = function(obj) { obj.resetSpeed = function() { this.speed = 0; }; return obj; }; Car.prototype = printer(Car.prototype); Car.prototype = reset(Car.prototype); var miata = new Car('miata'); miata.accelerate(15); miata.brake(5); miata.resetSpeed(); miata.printName(); // miata miata.printAllProperties(); // currentSpeed: 10 // ... the rest of the object ...

So the mixins above are sets of properties defined in a function which just takes an object to add them to. The prototype is the class definition so the mixins are applied directly to the class. The above mixin creation can be simplified with a simple mixin helper function too:

var mixin = function(obj /* mixins... */) { var mixins = Array.prototype.slice.call(1, arguments); mixins.forEach(function(mixin) { obj.prototype = mixin(obj.prototype); }); return obj; }; Car = mixin(Car, printer, reset);

This is slightly modified version of the mixins given by Angus Cross in an old blog post.

Github Location: https://github.com/Jacob-Friesen/obscurejs/blob/master/2016/mixin.js

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Easily Reading Deep Objects in JavaScript

Related to the previous post, it can also be useful to extract specific properties for deep objects. For example, to extract a value from a deep object that could have empty properties at any point in the list of properties:

var carData = { stats: { power: { hp: 152 } } }; var value = null; if (carData && carData.stats && carData.stats.power && carData.stats.power.hp) { value = carData.stats.power.hp; } console.log(value);// 152 value = null; if (carData && carData.stats && carData.stats.other && carData.stats.other.test) { value = carData.stats.other.test; } console.log(value);// null

The if is quite painful to write. But all this can be avoided with at:

console.log(at(carData ,'stats.power.hp'));// 152 console.log(at(carData ,'stats.power.hp'));// null

Which is implemented as:

var at = function(obj, description) { return (function getValue(keys, obj) { var value = obj[keys[0]]; if (keys.length > 0 && value === Object(value)) { return getValue(keys.slice(1), value); } return value; })(description.split('.'), obj); };

The implementation is very similar to last post because it is basically doing the reverse of an object creation. There is also a more adaptable version of this in the Lodash library.

Github Location: https://github.com/Jacob-Friesen/obscurejs/blob/master/2016/at.js

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Getting Started with AJAX in MVC Framework

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework help developers to build a variety of websites and web application by keeping the business logic and application separate. Many developers even explore option to optimize the MVC framework by integrating advanced technologies like AJAX. Microsoft has updated ASP.NET by incorporating a MVC approach. Once a programmer installed the latest version of ASP.NET MVC 2 framework, he can easily keep the business logic and application separate, while facilitating efficient testing. At the same time, the he can follow simple steps to getting started with AJAX in ASP.NET MVC framework.

Steps to Getting Started with AJAX in ASP.NET MVC Framework 1) Create the MVC Project: You have to start by creating a new ASP.NET MVC project. Click on the New Project option from the File menu. In the New Project dialog box, expand the project type, and choose Visual Basic or Visual C#, and then click on the Web. Now select the ASP.NET MVC Web Application from Visual Studio installed templates, and type MvcAjaxApplication in the Name box. Finally, enter the name of your project in the Location box, and select Create directory for solution. However, you also need to ensure that no unit test project is created during the initial process. 2) Access the ASP.NET AJAX Script Libraries: After generating the project, you have to enable client functionality of ASP.NET AJAX by using two script libraries, i.e., MicrosoftAjax.js and MicrosoftMvcAjax.js. You can visit the project’s Scripts folder to find the debug and release version of each script library. However, you have to add library references to the MVC views before accessing the script libraries in client script of your project. The ASP.NET AJAX script library can be referenced by expanding the Views folder in Solution Explorer, and then expanding the Shared Folder. Now open the Site.Master file by double-clicking on the option. Finally, you have to add the markup at the end of the head element. 3) Add Action Methods to the Home Controller Class: After referencing to the script libraries, you have to add two action methods which can be called from the client script in a synchronous manner. The GetStatus method simply returns the current time, along with the OK status. But the GetStatus method is effective in receiving input from users through HTML forms, and returns a message along with the current time. You can add these two action methods to the Home Controller class by expanding the Controllers folder in Solution Explorer, the double-clicking on the Home Controller class option. Finally, you have to write the code after the About method to define each function. 4) Redefine the Index Page: When you use Visual Studio, it automatically creates and adds an Index page to the ASP.NET MVC project. So you also need to replace the content of Index page. The redefined Index.aspx will display the page rendition time that will act as a status message linked to the asynchronously updates messages and input submitted as a text string. Go to the Solution Explorer; expand the Views folder and then the Home folder to open the index view. Now you have to replace the existing content of the Content control by entering fresh markup. 5) Test the Web Application: Finally, you have to run the project to test the application’s performance. Press Control+F5 to run the MVC application. The page will show its rendition time. Now click on the Update Status link to refresh the page. You can now see the status message with an updated rendition time. You can even submit information through a web form, and check the status message to understand how the data are processed. Microsoft has further updated Visual Studio 2013 with a set of enhancements to enable users to access web forms, web API and MVC using a single UI. However, each .net web developer must consider several factors before using MVC pattern for websites. Similarly, he has to make a comprehensive plan to optimize the usage of AJAX in ASP.NET MVC framework. We provide asp.net application development services. If you would like to get your application developed by our certified asp.net developers, please contact us at Mindfire Solutions.

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Web Development Being Powered by Ajax Programming!

It's a latest trend that most of the websites bring created nowadays use Ajax programming since it brings parity for the users in the online space. It also introduces a much needed dose of advancement as it offers neat navigation to the website. Google Maps, Yahoo Maps etc. are all based on Ajax.

When the discussion about Ajax takes place, most experts praise Ajax for its great flexibility quotient. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, better known as Ajax, since its introduction long back in 2005 has been catching eye balls for its remarkable attributes and characteristics. As it gets along well with server-side scripts, it has high-end communication characteristic, and data can be sent or received by Ajax in multiple formats including text, HTML, XML etc.

With Ajax programming, even without refreshing and reloading the web page, you can still send data across the Web. Hence, rich applications can be built using Ajax programming. No wonder why Ajax is the favorite programming language of Ajax web programmers! Also, this trait of Ajax helps users save a considerable amount of time and bandwidth. It's not that the evolution of Ajax has taken place all of a sudden. In fact, it has evolved as a group of web development technologies.

As the market conditions are continually changing with each passing day, the interactions need to be quick and responsive. Hence, the intricate needs related to web design applications are resolved using Ajax programming. As it's a cross-platform technology, it can be used across varied browsers, OS and other architectures. By virtue of these characteristics, it can be effectively used for creating Web 2.0 sites. Many famous websites powered with rich and interactive applications are based on Ajax today.

It certainly has an edge over other traditional web development technologies since pages get reloaded quicker, improved graphic capacities, specific elements reloading, cross-platform technology and usage of varied operating systems.

A good number of Ajax programmers across the world have attained exhaustive knowledge about Ajax programming, and lend their specialized services to businesses, big or small, worldwide.

Let's talk about an example, Google Maps. Most of us have heard about it since it's a big name in the online arena. Its fast loading helps the users to go through the maps with great ease. So, it may prove to be a good business decision if you wish to develop a website backed with user-friendly web applications.

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Basic Facts About Ruby on Rails Programming Language

The saying "Feels lighter, more agile, and easier to understand" has become the definition for ruby on rails. Many people still don't know that ROR is otherwise called as ruby on rails. Let's learn more about the basic facts of ruby on rails, the lightening fast programming language today.

David Heinemeier Hansson has created ruby on rails during 2003. Today there are around 1500 contributors in the rails core team who has been extending wonderful features in rails.

Ruby on rails helps to develop a website much faster in a simple way. ROR is an interesting framework that has been implemented in almost all web solutions.

Famous websites such as BaseCamp, CrunchBase, Github, Hulu, Penny Arcade, Scribd, Spiceworks, Twitter, Urban Dictionary, XING and Yellowpages.com are using ruby on rails.

Some of the merits of ruby on rails include:

1. web applications can be performed in a matter of days. 2. dynamic, imperative and reflective 3. object-oriented programming language 4. supports multiple programming paradigms 5. easier to write than shell scripts 6. hundreds and hundreds of plug-ins 7. easier to build up a query

If a web development takes months to finish, we can complete the same project using ruby on rails in weeks or within matter of days. This is possible only by ruby on rails because it has incorporated the fast and simple development strategies and features from other programming languages.

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Brilliant site for Nurture Digital. Lovely animation and fluid interactions.

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Yeah, thanks for the site. Its really brilliant.

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What You Should Know About Web Design

First impressions are everything so making a good one is extremely important. The design of your website is the first thing a visitor sees so it’s important to make it the best you can. In order to ensure you get the design just right, follow the advice in the article below.

The internet is all about speed. Visitors want to be able to access a website quickly so be sure your site loads easily. Internet users will lose interest extremely quickly if they have to wait a few minutes for your site to load.

Simple navigation is key. Customers will quickly leave a site that is difficult to navigate through. To make it easier for internet users to navigate your site, include a drop down menu and display links where they can be easily found. You should also be sure that each page of your site has a link back to the main pages so they can find their way no matter how deep into the site they are.

If your site is large and contains numerous pages, you should include a search function for your users. The best place for a search box is the upper right of the site’s home page. Both Google and FreeFind offer search functions for your site, your users will thank you.

Your site must always have cancellation and subscription options for your users. If you do not allow your visitors to back-out of an action like filling out forms or registering for email notifications and newsletters, they will feel forced and lead them elsewhere.

Many people believe that software’s needed to create a good website are extremely expensive. This couldn’t be more false. There are many free software’s that you can use to create a professional looking website. You may have to search a little harder to find these tools, but it will be worth it.

Like previously stated the design is very important. If you are stuck on what color your site’s background should be, whit is always a good chose. Having a white background will make it easier for users to read your content and will give your site a more professional look. If the design is too cluttered your site will come across as amateur which will leave them to believe that your company is as well. Simplicity is key.

Website design is extremely important and can be one of the most important factors that help users decide whether or not they should continue browsing your website. If you follow the tips you gave learned in this article you will be sure to have a layout that works for both you and your users. Like previously stated, first impressions are everything, make sure the one you leave is a good one.

To ensure your website design is the best it can possibly be consider hiring a web design company to help you. Maxburst is a Long Island based firm that provides professional web-based services, ranging from custom web designs to fully functional dynamic rich websites. 

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Some very useful information provided. Really a great post. 

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How to Build Your First Mobile App & Make the Business Big With Apps

There has been a rapid explosion of apps for the past few years and this craze is especially centered towards youngsters. As the number of smart phone users are increasing, the downloading of apps is also increasing. Apps attract millions of people and thus are experiencing a tremendous growth.

App is an abbreviated form of the word "application". Application in this case refers to a software application. An app typically refers to software used on a smart phone or mobile device such as the Android, iPhone, etc. Apps allows access of all the important information to customers at their fingertips. The fact is, now days a business cannot well flourish without its own app, no matter what the business is.

Importance of Using Apps for the Business:

Builds Loyalty

Reinforce Brand

Increases Visibility and accessibility

Exposure through mobile devices

Connects to more customers

Make fast and large sales

Planning is the first step in any management process. So with little planning and research one can establish an app. Steps for the same.

1. Define goals: Having a clear perspective as to what purpose the app will serve is very important. It is not about going into the technicalities, but a rough idea about what problems will the app solve and what benefit the customers shall reap from this.

2. Identify the Need: Once a plan is made, before execution firstly validate the demand of an app. One must ensure that the app is fruitful enough for the customers that its demand is much higher than the supply.

3. Pen and paper: Put all the thoughts onto that paper. In short a visual representation of the thoughts. It is always better to jot down the thoughts for much better clarity and processing becomes easy.

4. Investigate and analyse: Study the market. Look out to competitors. A thorough investigation about the idea, thinking from the customer's point of view and analysis of the market takes place. Think about the financial constraints, how a product or an app will be marketed, which mediums for marketing are to be adopted need a clear research.

5. Wire-frame: Adding that digital functionality to the idea is all about wire framing. After investigating and analyzing, comes the time to frame the app and start its functioning.

6. Designing the back-end: It is putting forward how an app will function. Considering all the technicalities and development, the app must be so innovative to function to satisfy the needs of the customers.

7. Testing: Well, no person can launch an app without testing and modifying the app. So, an app passes through various tests and Reviews are taken from the technicians. It builds a new room for any improvements if needed.

8. Development: Now the actual construction of the apps takes place with all those improvements. This is where app builders come into the picture. Professional help is always better.

9. Framing the look: In today's time a book is judged by its cover. So the user interface, how a website will look becomes important as it gets the attention of the customer.

10. Modifications: Adjust any improvements, if any. An app must be free from errors and should work smooth and fast.

11. Applying beta testing: It's about testing the app live. It has to pass the live test so as to launch it in the market for huge success.

12. Launching: And finally the app is launched. When an app is launched, marketing and advertising are done, comes the part of customer feedback.

13. Feedback: Reviews from customers all over the globe is a live proof whether the app is a success or a failure. The taste of success is worth the hard work.

Apps today are part of almost every credible business. They provide an instant synergy to a customer with the product or service. With proper analysis, applying suitable marketing techniques an app has a long way to go!

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Website Hosting - Information for Beginners

So you want to discover web hosting service and what it has to offer or perhaps you may not know much regarding website hosting? There isn't any disgrace in not knowing this level of detail. Everybody has to start at the beginning at one point. On that note, let us start studying website hosting. First of all, what's web hosting and how does it work? Web hosting is the business process of giving you space and bandwidth on the high-powered computer server that is certainly connected to the Internet at superb data transfer speeds. Hosting providers manage huge networks of high-powered web server computers in a physical location known as data center. These computer servers are usually linked to an incredibly fast, and generally repetitive, Web connection. The information centers have primary and backup power, a fast net connection, and a security overseeing staff. The internet hosting companies supply a share of disk space and available bandwidth to some customer for a monthly fee. As soon as the client is registered, they are able to upload data to their personal space on the net server and the details are then watchable to anyone interested over the internet. The actual monthly charge the internet hosting provider costs far less compared to what it will cost you to run a server out of your house or data center. This is why these lenders are present. These people manage each of the hardware, computer software, and other technical needs for you. Types of website hosting There are numerous kinds of web hosting delivers, but the main 3 are shared, reseller, and dedicated. Each variety of web hosting service is made for a different function. Shared Web Hosting Shared web hosting is among the most preferred style of web hosting. Shared hosting is really a part of disk space and bandwidth provided to you by the web hosting company on a high-powered server. There are numerous other web sites hosted on this server, and the service provider is likely to have many of these servers in a large data center. The resources of the web server are generally shared by as many other websites as are allocated to that computer system. Shared hosting is the best form of web hosting if you're looking for a good price and don't have more than a several thousand daily visitors to your site.

Reseller Website Hosting Reseller website hosting is a well-liked, low-cost solution to starting a individual web hosting business. There's 2 kinds of reseller hosting, private-label and a reseller of services. The private-label is the greatest kind of reseller approach mainly because it enables you to maintained total control over your client's web sites. The private-label plan enables the reseller to maintain the whole monthly payment of the web-hosting purchaser, though the reseller must pay a regular monthly fee to the greater web hosting provider for any reseller space. The greater internet hosting accounts a private-label reseller can sell, the bigger the benefit for them. Private-label internet hosting enables you to host a lot more internet sites than if you were applying shared hosting for each. This is a great option for anyone who have several sites they have to host in one location to cut costs. The particular reseller of services plans resell the regular webhosting plans of a bigger web hosting firm, however, you get a discounted price for giving the customer and earn a monthly fee as long as they remain a customer. This plan would not allow control over customer webpages and you only maintain a part of the possibly monthly profits. Dedicated Web Hosting Dedicated web hosting is regarded as the effective and cost efficient option of website hosting a fast paced website without resorting to buying your own personal products and paying 100's of dollars monthly for a quick Internet access. Dedicated website hosting contains single server with no one else hosting on that pc. This allows for the greatest of configuration options. Whoever has a fast paced site will quickly realize dedicated website hosting is the essential alternative. Hosting is a very difficult selection with the many thousands of hosting companies on the market. It is important to find a plan which fits your requirements and to have a superior web hosting provider. Hopefully this information was useful in deciding about which company to host with. Happy Website hosting.