IT Lesson

The most challenging part of learning anything new is often simply getting started. Unfortunately, when it comes to programming, the first few minutes (or more!) are often occupied with cumbersome details such as setting up an environment, which results in very little time spent actually writing code. We were certain there must be a better way.

Code School has been doing exciting things with learning to program online. This is why we decided to team up with them to create a way for developers to learn to use the Google Drive API, with no setup required. In the Discover Drive course, you can learn at your own pace from your web browser. You’ll spend less time fussing with coding environments and more time writing code.

To find out what the course is all about, go check it out at Code School. Happy coding!



Cross-posted on the Google Developers Blog.

Greg Knoke Google+ Greg Knoke is a technical writer in the Google Drive Developer Relations Team. Prior to joining Google, he worked as a scientist developing image and signal processing algorithms. His current interests include new technologies, content management, information architecture, cooking, music, and photography.

Strange issue. I was testing AddThis code. The basic script produces an interesting result. Try to see this post (pay attention to the buttons bellow) in Chrome and then in Firefox or IE:


Chrome will mix up the code to put Blogger in the game. Why, a man would have to guess. :-)

I have tested all the possible icons. The Firefox result (FB first, TW second):


The Chrome result (TW first, Google second):