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Ajax Cache Busting with Javascript

Browsers are notorious at hanging on tenaciously to cached pages. This problem is evident in Ajax applications when sending XMLHTTPRequest GET requests to Internet Explorer. Even when you use all manner of fancy headers like &"Pragma: no-cac...

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Generating weighed random numbers in JavaScript

Learn how to generate weighed random numbers in JavaScript, so some show up more often than others.

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Generating a random number in JavaScript

A random number is useful- if not required- in the creation of many popular JS applications, such as a dice, random image script, or random link generator. Learn how to generate a random number in JavaScript.

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Using External JavaScript to Create Dynamic Content

Create the script once and reference in any number of ways. The example goes into Date Stamps, News, Quotes, etc. One file to update and one line to include in the HTML page. You can use this as a fake Server-Side Includes to create site navigatio...

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