About Programming: CSS3, DOS Lives!, Strings Inside Strings

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Programming From Angela Bradley, your About Programming Editor Greetings Programmers! This week we take a look at a CSS3 book, an incarnation of DOS, and counting strings inside strings. Have a great week! Are you thinking about CSS3? You should be. And this book by Dan Cederholm (CSS3 for Web Designers) from A Book Apart is a great way to get started. You'll have suggestions for how to use CSS3 that works right now and even examples in a real (well, sorta) site. There are CSS3 techniques that work right now and a lot of new CSS3 features. DOS Will Never Die! The last time I wrote a blog like this, I got some serious kickback. "It's already dead, Doofus! DOS hasn't been needed for Windows since Windows 3.1!" "Do you see DOS anywhere in Windows? Repeat after me: C-O-M-M-A-N-D P-R-O-M-P-T." Yeah, yeah, yeah. If it DIR's like DOS and ECHO's like DOS, then it is DOS. Writing "Command Prompt" all the time gives me carpal tunnel. How Many Times A String Appears Inside Another String? While the SysUtils unit and the StrUtils unit provide hundreds of string manipulation routines there are always some that are "missing". A function I need daily is the one that return the number of how many times a string appears inside another string. Web v Destop Programming Tips Every time I see a Top 25 software errors listing, I wince a little because they are top 25 web software errors or Operating system software vulnerabilities and not relevant to probably 90% or more of the code written by readers here. I don't write Sql at work trying to identify and eliminate all possible ways of users injecting code ala Little Bobby Tables and even if they did, their permissions would not allow it. Users have to go through a lot of hoops to get onto our systems in the first place Programming Ads Programming Strings Cello Strings Set Java Programming PDF Learn C# Programming Featured Articles Installing MySQL on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Converting bytes to str in Python 3.0 via Functions SQL Server Performance Optimization Security Vulnerability in RubyGems, 1.8.10 Released Table Heading Discounts for JavaOne 2011 Attendees   More from About.com Should You Go Back to School? Have you been thinking about resuming your education? These eight questions may help you figure it out. More> 5 Tips for Adult Students Whether it's finding the money or worrying about tests, going back to school can be stressful for adult students. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Programming newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Advertisement