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alex
Software Engineer at Shopify
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I like to make stuff. Check out my blog.

You can email me at alex at my domain.

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Does JavaScript have a method like "range()" to generate a range within the supplied bounds?
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May 31, 2010
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JavaScript: location.href to open in new window/tab?
Feb 28, 2011
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Maximum call stack size exceeded error
May 23, 2011
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Apr 12, 2011
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Can I make a <button> not submit a form?
Jul 23, 2010
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How can I remove the decimal part from JavaScript number?
Oct 3, 2011
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Download File to server from URL
Oct 15, 2010
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How do CSS triangles work?
Aug 16, 2011
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JavaScript displaying a float to 2 decimal places
Jul 2, 2010

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