Excerpt from Eloquent Javascript: Page 14

A program is many things. It is a piece of text typed by a programmer, it is the directing force that makes the computer do what it does, it is data in the computer’s memory, yet it controls the actions performed on this same memory. Analogies that try to compare programs to objects we are familiar with tend to fall short. A superficially fitting one is that of a machine—lots of separate parts tend to be involved, and to make the whole thing tick, we have to consider the ways in which these parts interconnect and contribute to the operation of the whole.

A computer is a physical machine that acts as a host for these immaterial machines. Computers themselves can do only stupidly straightforward things. The reason they are so useful is that they do these things at an incredibly high speed. A program can ingeniously combine an enormous number of these simple actions to do very complicated things. A program is a building of thought. It is costless to build, it is weightless, and it...

What is JavaScript?

An excerpt from the free book Eloquent Javascript (page 18)
“JavaScript was introduced in 1995 as a way to add programs to web pages in the Netscape Navigator browser. The language has since been adopted by all other major graphical web browsers. It has made modern web applications possible— applications with which you can interact directly without doing a page reload for every action. JavaScript is also used in more traditional websites to provide various forms of interactivity and cleverness. It is important to note that JavaScript has almost nothing to do with the programming language named Java. The similar name was inspired by mar- keting considerations rather than good judgment. 

When JavaScript was being introduced, the Java language was being heavily marketed and was gaining popularity. Someone thought it was a good idea to try to ride along on this success. Now we are stuck with the name. After its adoption outside of Netscape, a standard document was...

Have you ever wanted to write a book?
Below I explain how I accidentally wrote a book in just 1 day...you can do the same!

Previously, I published 6 books which are on Amazon...the first one took me over two years. The subsequent books took 4-6 months each, and in a surprising turn of events, I created my 7th book in an afternoon. An afternoon? Yes. That's correct. I published a Swahili children's book from start to finish in about 6 hours.

How did I decide to write a book in Swahili?
In part because of my tangential involvement with a school in Tanzania I decided to learn Swahili. Several months in, I casually noticed that the word "water" rhymed with "I need" or "I do not need." A lightbulb went off and I decided to challenge myself to create a children's story in Swahili that rhymes, or at the very least I used the excuse of "making a children's book" to continue to practice the new vocabulary words that I was learning.

The book I wrote, Hatuhitaji Maji translates to "We...

I did management consulting for many years and am part of a small team of volunteers developing Maktaba.org. 

We are still working on our core features as well as trying techniques to reach new readers and people that might enjoy participating in our community....but I thought I'd share some of the ideas we are considering to help out other social entrepreneurs.

Based on research and experience with previous online projects, I have developed a small list of free ideas of how any non-profit might collaborate with influencers and bloggers. Of course influencers and bloggers will promote a website if you pay them, but since we have a limited marketing budget, we are looking for free marketing opportunities. Hopefully others can benefit from these ideas as well.

We'll keep everyone posted on various endeavors we pursue, but our guiding principle is to establish mutually beneficial partnerships that align with both our organizational goals and our collaborator's interests.

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