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Java question count by any number

I am trying to get a program to work that asks for a user input to count by that number and display 10 numbers per line. I can not get it to display 10 numbers per line. If anyone can explain to me what I am doing wrong?

public static void main(String[] args) 
{
      //final int START = 5;
      final int STOP = 500;
      int NUMBER_PER_LINE = 10;

      Scanner val = new Scanner(System.in);
      System.out.println("Enter your value ");
      int START =val.nextInt();

      for(int i = START; i <= STOP; i +=START)    
      {
          System.out.print(i + "  ");
          if(i % NUMBER_PER_LINE == 0)
             System.out.println();
      val.close();

          }
}
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The Thought Process Behind a Flexbox Layout

I just need to put two boxes side-by-side and I hear flexbox is good at stuff like that.

Just adding display: flex; to the parent element lays out the children in a row.

Well, that's cool. I guess I could have floated them, but this is easier.

They should probably take up the full space they have though. Can I just stretch the parent to 100% wide? Well, I can, but that's apparently not going to affect the child elements.

If the parent element has more space than the children need, it doesn't do anything to help the children fill the space alone.

Maybe I can use width: 50%; on the children? That works, but I thought the point of flexbox is that you don't have to be all specific about width. Ah yes, flexbox has all of these ways of expressing the growy-shrinky-initial behavior of children. Looks like flex: 1; is about as easy as it gets here.

Applying flex: 1; to the children allow them to grow and fill the space.

I like how I haven't had to do any math or hard code values so far. Can I make it a three-up pattern without touching CSS?

Nice.

Hmmm, wait. The sizing is a bit, uhhhh, flexy? Nothing is forcing these boxes to be one-third of the container all the time.

Looks like flex-basis: 33% doesn't fix this. flex: 0 0 33%; also doesn't do the trick. Looks like width: 33%; flex-shrink: 0; does though, if we're really wanting to strongarm it.

Sometimes a design calls for exactly equal size boxes. This is maybe CSS Grid territory, but whatever.

The long word forcing that sizing behavior at narrow widths is perhaps an uncommon scenario. We could have also solved it with word-break: break-word; hyphens: auto; on the child.

Another thing we could do it just let the dang items wrap instead of being so strict about it. Flexbox can do that, right?

Oh hey, that reminds me how cool it is that those first two items are the same height. That's the default stretch behavior, but it can be controlled as well. And it's by row, which is why the second row has its own different height.

What if I want that first "Love" block to be on top instead? Looks like I can re-order it, eh? Let's see, the default order is 0, so to be first, I do order: -1;.

Ha! That kinda worked. But I meant that I want it to take up the full width on the top row. I guess I can just kick it up to flex-basis: 100%; and the others will wrap accordingly.

It's pretty weird to have the source order and visual order different like this. Maybe that should go in the "don't ever do this" category.

What if I wanna bail on the whole flexbox thing at a certain point? Part of me wants to change the direction to go vertical with flex-direction: column; and force the children to be full-width. Ah, a simple display: block; on the parent does that in one swoop.

Rather than changing all the flexbox stuff to handle a column layout, we just turn flexbox off.

Flexbox can do way more stuff! One of my favorites is how auto margins work to "push" other elements away when there is space. This is just one little journey playing with some UI and seeing the useful things flexible does along with things that can make it confusing.

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WordPress Black Friday Sales Roundup

WordPress Black Friday Sales Roundup

Justin Tadlock · November 26, 2019 · News

‘Tis the largest shopping season of the year. While you are gearing up for a big weekend of finding that perfect gift for your family and friends, you might take a moment to consider giving your website a little something for the holiday.

The following is our roundup of WordPress hosting, services, and plugins that are on sale this week and next.

Hosting and Domain Deals

If you are in the market for a new host or have been sitting on a new domain name to purchase, now might be the time to start looking around to see if you can snag a good price.

BlueHost

BlueHost is running a weeklong event, which began on November 25. The web host is offering 60% off WordPress, 50% off VPS, and 40% off WordPress Pro hosting. The offer includes a free domain for the first year.

Visit BlueHost’s site →

DreamHost

DreamHost is cutting their prices on new domain registrations from November 25 through December 3, which ranges from a low $0.79 for .xyz to $6.99 for .com registrations. Beginning on Friday, November 29, they are offering deals on their Shared Unlimited hosting for 1-year ($5.95/month) and 3-year ($4.95/month) paid plans.

Visit DreamHost’s site →

WordPress Services

A couple of WordPress companies are offering markdowns on their services rather than products this shopping season.

WPScan

WPScan, an online WordPress vulnerability scanner, is giving a 20% discount for the first three months on any of their paid plans. Use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout.

Visit WPScan’s site →

WPDandy

WPDandy offers WordPress maintenance, management, and support, which includes backup and security services. The team is currently running 50% off each plan available. The Black Friday deal is currently open, but there is no mention of when it ends.

See WPDandy’s sale →

Plugins

If you have had your eye on a particular plugin but have yet to pull the trigger, now may be a good chance to grab it. The following is a roundup of several plugins and plugin bundles. Some are currently on sale. Others will begin on Black Friday. Most sales will last several days.

Saturday Drive

Saturday Drive, the company behind Ninja Forms and Caldera Forms, has the most interesting Black Friday deal. Users have a chance of getting between 40% and 100% off either plugin by using the spinner at checkout. The company is also donating 10% of all sales to Operation Smile. The promotion runs between November 29 and December 3.

Read more about Saturday Drive’s Save it Forward event →

iThemes

iThemes has a large selection of products, including its popular BackupBuddy and iThemes Security Pro plugins. The site is cutting prices 50% off any new plugin, combo pack, hosting, theme, Stash, or annual Sync plan from November 23 – December 2.

See iTheme’s sale →

GiveWP

GiveWP is a donations plugin that allows visitors to contribute to your cause directly from your website. They are running a 50%-off special for the next week. However, the sale is limited to the first 500 customers. This would be a good time to snag the plugin if you plan on collecting donations for Giving Tuesday next week.

See GiveWP’s sale →

Pootlepress

Pootlepress, a WordPress plugin and theme shop, is slashing 40% off their WooBuilder Blocks and Storefront Blocks plugins, which integrate WooCommerce and Gutenberg. The sale begins on November 29 and ends on December 4.

Visit Pootlepress’ site →

Starfish Reviews

Starfish Reviews, a plugin designed to help businesses get more reviews on Google, Facebook, and other platforms, is currently on sale for 83% off. The lifetime deal ends on November 30.

See Starfish Review’s sale →

ProjectHuddle

ProjectHuddle is a WordPress feedback plugin for use by agencies and freelancers to communicate with their clients. It allows clients to provide comments on mockups and more. Each pricing plan has been cut by 40%. The sale began on November 25 and runs through December 2.

See ProjectHuddle’s sale →

Paid Memberships Pro

Paid Memberships Pro is a WordPress community and memberships plugin that works with several payment gateways and integrates with community plugins such as bbPress and BuddyPress. The website is cutting $100 from its Plus plan and $200 from its Unlimited plan, both of which locks in a lifetime renewal rate. The offer runs from November 29 through December 2. Use the blackfriday discount code at checkout.

See Paid Memberships Pro’s sale →

Dev4Press

Dev4Press is a plugin shop that has a range of plugins, including bbPress tools, security, ratings, and more. Customers can grab 25% off using the BLACKCYBER coupon code at checkout. The discount can be applied to all plugins, add-ons, and club memberships. The sale runs from November 27 through December 3.

See Dev4Press’ sale →

SiteOrigin

SiteOrigin is slashing 50% off their premium product bundle on Black Friday, November 29, which includes over 20 add-ons for their theme and plugin products. Use the NOVEMBER30 coupon code at checkout for the discount. On Giving Tuesday, November 3, the team will provide email support to all users, which is typically only available on paid plans.

Visit SiteOrigin’s Premium page →

Stackable

Stackable, a premium blocks collection plugin, kicked off its version 2 launch on November 25. The site is currently holding a flash sale that ends on November 27. Use the discount code LTD30 to grab 30% off. After the flash sale, they will continue with a 20% discount for all annual plans when using the LAUNCH20 discount code. This deal ends on December 9. The website is also offering limited-time lifetime purchases during the event.

Visit Stackable’s website →

Hookturn

Hookturn, a company that specializes in add-on plugins for Advanced Custom Fields, is currently offering 40% off their ACF Theme Code Pro, ACF Custom Database Tables, and Advanced Forms Pro plugins. The sale runs until December 3.

Visit Hookturn’s website →

SearchWP

SearchWP is an advanced search form plugin that offers a more robust search of content for WordPress. The company’s sale this year begins on Friday, November 29, and lasts until Tuesday, December 3. The site is offering a 30%-50% discount on new plugin licenses and 40% off upgrades for existing customers at checkout.

Visit SearchWP’s website →

OrganizeWP

OrganizeWP, a drag-and-drop plugin that allows users to manage their WordPress admin, will be on sale for 50% off support and update licenses. The runs November 29 through December 3. Discounts are automatically applied at checkout.

Visit OrganizeWP’s website →

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This Week in Spring: Thanksgiving Edition

Check out this year's Thanksgiving edition of ''This Week in Spring.''

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to yet another installment of This Week in Spring! This week, I’m in Tokyo, Japan, for the Pivotal Summit Japan event. I’ve regretfully had to miss the China and Korea events because of a family emergency, so it’s nice to be able to make this, the last stop on the tour, before returning to California to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family.

And, on that note… it’s almost Thanksgiving in the US. Thanksgiving is a time for us in the US to reflect on that for which we’re thankful. I think I speak for the entire Spring team when I say that we are very grateful for you all, dear (worldwide) community! Happy Thanksgiving, all!

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Top 10 Developers and Designer’s Pick Wireframing and Prototyping Tools

Wireframing and prototyping have grown to be quite important, as they make it easier to portray ideas and also cut down on any unnecessary project costs. These tools enable us to embrace our testing before we get to the costly part of the procedure — developing working products in the medium they will be conveyed in.

In this article, I will show you some top-performing prototyping and wireframing tools to incorporate into your day-to-day workflow. 

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CSS Grid Layout vs CSS Frameworks: When To Use What

“CSS Grid or CSS Framework? What should I use for my next project?” It is a question often asked by web developers, specifically new ones after they are introduced to the CSS Grid layout. CSS Grid layouts allow developers to build custom complex layouts with absolute control only by using Native CSS properties without relying on any frameworks which are bound by basic 12 column grid layouts plagued with default styling rules and do not offer a lot of room for customization.

On the other hand building grid layouts with frameworks like Bootstrap feels like a breeze without the need of writing any CSS style rules or media queries to make the layout responsive.

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Get Started With a Web Components Grid in 5 Minutes

Smart HTML elements is a lightweight and easy to use web components framework. It is built using CSS, HTML, and Javascript. It enables cross-browser compatible web applications with custom elements used in web components. It contains more than 30 UI components and has a user interface that works on mobile and on PCs. It is native and does not have any dependencies and works with any framework like Angular, React, and Vue.js.

This article explains Smart HTML Grid and its features. The Grid component can be easily integrated into web pages. It has many features like filtering, sorting, pagination, etc.

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OPEN SSL – The Hero Nobody Talks About

When we see HTTPS and HTTP connections, most of us can’t differentiate between them. We ask ourselves what difference can a single, "S," make? Little do we know that the letter "S" is all that matters.

The difference between the HTTP and HTTPS connection is not of just a letter, but a secure and protected connection ensured by a valid SSL certificate.

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Editor’s Choice DX: Stream’s Interactive Developer Portal Reduces Time to Hello API

Your API developer portal is where current and future stakeholders will go to learn everything possible about your API(s) and even your company, both from a technical standpoint and also just as importantly, from a business standpoint. There are many facets that go into the leading API portals and ProgrammableWeb has created a series of articles that help you understand what best practices are being used by the top providers.

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Free Bootstrap Website Templates Worth Checking Out

Web developers have long been using Bootstrap to create unique, beautiful websites. The HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework offers an easy-to-use and even easier to implement toolkit for designers and developers to create responsive websites.

And where there’s a framework, there will always be free templates built by developers for anyone to use. Here are some of the best general-purpose Bootstrap themes online, totally free to download and edit for your own websites.

UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS: Email, admin, landing page & website templates




Creative

Example of Creative

This simple yet beautiful one-page theme is made for small businesses. With a full-screen header, clean design, and working lightbox gallery, it makes a perfect mini-portfolio for any creative startups.

Grayscale

Example of Grayscale

Grayscale is an elegant multipurpose theme with a minimal dark palette. The template would work well to show off a project or introduce your brand. A beautiful header with a call to action button scrolls you right down into a small portfolio, followed by a newsletter subscription box and social media links.

Freelancer

Example of Freelancer

If you’re a freelancer, you’ll like this portfolio template. The flat, cartoony design is very appealing and will certainly make you stand out. And the portfolio section includes popup lightbox windows with room to describe all your projects, plus a contact form you can get working with a few PHP tweaks.

Resume

Example of Resume

Professional and elegant, this template is perfect for an online resume. The clean theme features fixed side navigation and sections to list experiences and skills, with a design that gets to the point while still being aesthetically pleasing. A great way to impress future bosses and clients.

New Age

Example of New Age

Need a template with a pop of color? New Age is filled with bright and vivid designs, including a beautiful header gradient that’s sure to capture attention. The modern one-page design was made to showcase your app, product, or anything else.

Tabler

Example of Tabler

Looking for a build-your-own Bootstrap admin panel with a clean dashboard interface? There are plenty of interface pieces and useful components already made for you. Just put them all together to create a unique template.

Coming Soon

Example of Coming Soon

Got a big project but aren’t quite ready to reveal it? Coming Soon is a great landing page, with room for a short blurb, newsletter sign-up, social icons, and a huge video background. The video includes a fallback image for mobile users so you don’t need to worry about performance.

NewBiz

Example of NewBiz

This professional business template comes with everything a startup will need. Eye-catching scroll and hover animations keep users interested, while each section has something unique like a lightbox portfolio or a scrolling slider. This is definitely a more feature-packed theme.

Regna

Example of Regna

Regna is a business-oriented template that opens with a beautiful header and transitions to a clean, professional look. There are plenty of animated effects, useful sections, and even a sortable portfolio gallery. The pro version comes with a working contact form and removed attribution.

CoreUI

Example of CoreUI

Every business needs a good admin panel, and CoreUI lets you build your own. Use their customizable components to put together a dashboard that has everything you want. Widgets, charts, cards and popups – and the pro version comes with even more elements.

Rapid

Example of Rapid

Rapid offers a light and sophisticated template made for businesses of any kind. Elegant animations are found on every scroll, and the theme includes all the sections you’ll need to present your brand. There’s a filterable portfolio, pricing section, contact form, and plenty more.

Beautiful Bootstrap Templates

Thanks to Bootstrap template designers, you don’t need to build a website from scratch. Just install one of these themes and tweak the images and text, or build on them to add your own elements. It’s a real timesaver. Try one of these beautiful, functional Bootstrap themes and make them work for you.

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Kubernetes Service Discovery

Discover Kubernetes Service Discovery.


Modern applications rely on microservices to remain scalable and efficient. Kubernetes provides the perfect environment for microservices to exist and work together with the tools and features it offers. As each part of the application gets placed in a container, the system as a whole becomes more scalable.

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Planning and Designing Your Docker Image Hierarchy

Design Docker images with a heirarchy in mind.

Over the past few years, I’ve had the need to create Docker images for various applications/microservices. In my case, the most predominant use cases were Java and Python. Of course, there are a myriad of Java and Python images available on Docker Hub, and often these images can be used as a good basis for applications. However, as time goes on, I found myself having to manage multiple applications requiring different versions of these platforms.

It’s easy enough to reuse and customize a base image, but it tends to lead to repetitive work in configuration. Over time, like many open source projects, Docker Hub images evolve. That is to be expected. However, challenges arise when that change breaks the way dependent images are assembled or required versions aren’t available. In addition, I have also worked in environments where regulatory considerations were a priority and pulling images from Docker Hub tended to generate questions regarding the source and assurances of meeting specified guidelines. Anyone whose been involved in compliance and security audits understands that the use of external resources always requires some type of additional validation demonstrating the authenticity of the source. It can be done, but, with audits, the fewer questions raised are and the more straightforward the process.

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5 Reasons to Model During QA, Part 5: A “Single Pane of Glass” For Technologies and Teams

Modeling lets helpful information go both ways.

Welcome to the final installment of 5 Reasons to Model During QA! If you have missed any of the previous four articles, jump back in to find out how modelling can:

  1. Identify bugs during the requirements analysis and design phase, where they require far less time and cost to fix;
  2. Drive up testing efficiency, automating the creation of test cases, test data and automated test scripts;
  3. Maximise test coverage and shorten test cycles, focusing QA on the most critical, high risk functionality;
  4. Introduce QA Resilience and Flexibility to change, automatically updating a rigorous test suite as requirements evolve.

This last article in the series shifts focuses to consider modeling within the broader context of the Software Delivery Lifecycle. It goes beyond QA, considering how models deliver value to the BAs, developers, and testers who can work collaboratively from them.

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The ABC of DevOps Implementation With Containerization and Docker

DevOps and Docker from A to Z.

DevOps is all the rage in the IT industry. From Wikipedia, DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and information-technology operations (Ops), which aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. The primary reason for the popularity of DevOps is that it allows enterprises to develop and improve products at a quicker pace than traditional software development methods.

As our ever-changing work environment is becoming more fast-paced, the demand for faster delivery and fixes in the software development market is on the rise. Thus, the need for the production of high-quality output in a short period with limited post-production errors gave birth to DevOps.

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Caching in Mule 4: How It Works

Caching in Mule 4

Overview

Caching is the term for storing reusable responses in order to make subsequent requests faster. There are many different types of caching available, each of which has its own characteristics. Application caches and memory caches are both popular for their ability to speed up certain responses.

By storing relatively static data in the cache and serving it from the cache when requested, the application saves the time that would be required to generate the data from scratch every time. Caching can occur at different levels and places it in an application.