Constructor functions, like Array, offer a wide range of methods and properties that you can make use of. But have ever wished that one of these objects offered some method that isn’t built-in? Is there a way to do so yourself? Absolutely! Let’s see how.

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Up until the release of WordPress 2.9, setting up “post-image” support for your blog was a bit more tedious a task than it really needed to be. Luckily, that’s no longer an issue. I’ll show you how to get setup in this four minute video quick tip.

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Little did we know that, for the last six months, Facebook has made use of a custom compiler for PHP that they refer to as “Hip Hop.” Essentially, it takes your PHP source code, and converts it into C++, and is then compiled with G++. As a result, they’ve managed to reduce their CPU usage by 50%. This project has apparently been in development for the last two years, but has only today been released to the community.

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As most of you know by now, we’re hosting an enormous competition to celebrate the recent launch of CodeCanyon. The $6200 worth of prizes simply wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors. Luckily, I can also say that I 100% recommend each and every one of the services/products listed below.

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I’m extremely excited to announce our first ever CodeCanyon competition. For those unfamiliar, Envato recently launched its newest marketplace, focused specifically on selling high-quality scripts and components for PHP, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and Java. As we’ve only recently launched, we’re hoping to build up our repository with a host of fantastic scripts and components, across all of the categories.

We’re launching this new marketplace with a bang; we have over $6000 worth of prizes to give away to three talented developers.

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As we move forward with JavaScript University, today, we’ll learn how to add event handlers to elements on the page. Unfortunately, this can be more cumbersome than we’d hope, due to the fact that Internet Explorer must always be the black sheep. Nevertheless, we’ll learn how to abstract these inconsistencies away to our custom utility function.

As with every JavaScript from Null screencast, it’s not essential that you view the previous entries in the series before watching.

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Event delegation can be a confusing topic for those who are unfamiliar with the concept. But, luckily, it’s really simple. In this quick tip video tutorial, I’ll demonstrate the concept in just under four minutes.

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Did you know that we recently launched a new sub-category on ThemeForest, specifically for resumes/CVs optimized for the web? It’s becoming more and more common for potential employers to simply request a link to your website, rather than a sheet of paper. Though the category only launched a few weeks ago, we’ve already received a handful of beautiful designs.

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Have you ever seen sites that offer some kind of “color-switcher” within the header section? Want to know how easy it is to replicate? I’ll show you in 200 seconds, using jQuery.

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Nettuts+ is a success solely because of the fantastic community. Today, we have a $50 Amazon gift card to give away to say thank you for sticking with us as long as you have!

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