Merge pull request mattmakai#17 from mathonsunday/gh-pages

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit c75757b06b59 · 2014-04-01T09:28:22.000-04:00
Fix typos
diff --git a/source/content/pages/10-css/1001-cascading-style-sheets.markdown b/source/content/pages/10-css/1001-cascading-style-sheets.markdown
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sort-order: 10
 
 
 # Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
-A Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) files contain rules for how to display and 
+Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) files contain rules for how to display and 
 lay out the HTML content when it is rendered by a web browser.
 
 ## Why is CSS necessary?
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ web application's design.
 
 * [Gumby](http://gumbyframework.com/)
 
-* [Compass](http://compass-style.org/))
+* [Compass](http://compass-style.org/)
 
 * [Profound Grid](http://www.profoundgrid.com/)
 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/13-source-control/1301-source-control.markdown b/source/content/pages/13-source-control/1301-source-control.markdown
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ about permanently screwing something up. Unwanted changes can be easily rolled
 back. Developers can merge changes with other developer's code through 
 [diff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff) views. 
 
-These benefits exist on all software projects therefore version control is 
+These benefits exist on all software projects. Therefore version control is 
 a necessity regardless of time size or the programming ecosystem used. Every
 project should immediately begin by using a version control system such
 as Git or Mercurial.
diff --git a/source/content/pages/14-caching/1401-caching.markdown b/source/content/pages/14-caching/1401-caching.markdown
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ slug: caching
 sort-order: 14
 
 # Caching
-Caching can reduce load on servers by storing the results of common 
+Caching can reduce the load on servers by storing the results of common 
 operations and serving the precomputed answers to clients. 
 
 For example, instead of retrieving data from database tables that rarely 
 change, you can store the values in-memory. Retrieving values from an 
 in-memory location is far faster than retrieving them from a database (which
-stores them on a persistent disk like a hard drive). When the cached values 
+stores them on a persistent disk like a hard drive.) When the cached values 
 change the system can invalidate the cache and re-retrieve the updated values
 for future requests.
 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/15-task-queues/1501-task-queues.markdown b/source/content/pages/15-task-queues/1501-task-queues.markdown
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ most common types of jobs for task queues include
 
 * The [RQ (Redis Queue)](http://python-rq.org/) is a simple Python
   library for queueing jobs and processing them in the background with workers.
-  RQ is backed by Redis and it is designed to have a low barrier to entry.
+  RQ is backed by Redis and is designed to have a low barrier to entry.
   The [intro post](http://nvie.com/posts/introducing-rq/) contains information
   on design decisions and how to use RQ.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ most common types of jobs for task queues include
   is a presentation for what task queues are and why they are needed. 
 
 * [How to use Celery with RabbitMQ](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-celery-with-rabbitmq-to-queue-tasks-on-an-ubuntu-vps)
-  is a detail walkthrough for using these tools on an Ubuntu VPS.
+  is a detailed walkthrough for using these tools on an Ubuntu VPS.
 
 * Heroku has a clear walkthrough for using 
   [RQ for background tasks](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/python-rq).
diff --git a/source/content/pages/17-no-sql-datastores/1701-no-sql-datastores.markdown b/source/content/pages/17-no-sql-datastores/1701-no-sql-datastores.markdown
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on [hash map](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table) data structures.
 
 
 ## Graph
-A graph database represent and store data in three aspects: nodes, edges,
+A graph database represents and stores data in three aspects: nodes, edges,
 and properties. 
 
 A *node* is an entity, such as a person or business. 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/18-web-security/1801-web-security.markdown b/source/content/pages/18-web-security/1801-web-security.markdown
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ sort-order: 18
 
 # Web Application Security
 Website security must be thought about while building every level of the web 
-stack. However, this section is included for topics that deserve particular
-treatment, such as Cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, Cross-site 
+stack. However, this section includes topics that deserve particular
+treatment, such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, cross-site 
 request forgery and usage of public-private keypairs.
 
 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/19-logging/1901-logging.markdown b/source/content/pages/19-logging/1901-logging.markdown
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mail plugin to send emails when exceptions occur.
 When you are running your application on several servers, it is helpful
 to have a monitoring tool called a "logging aggregator". You can configure your
 application to forward your system and application logs to one location that 
-provides tools such as to viewing searching, and monitoring logging events across your cluster. 
+provides tools for viewing, searching, and monitoring logging events across your cluster. 
 
 Another advantage of log aggregatortion tools is they allow you to set up custom alerts
 and alarms so you can get notified when error rates breach a certain threshold.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ browsing and searching through log events. There are libraries for most major la
 Saves data in elasicache.
 * [Logstash](http://logstash.net/) Similar to Graylog2, logstash offers features to programatically
 configure log data workflows.
-* [Scribe](https://github.com/facebook/scribe) A project written by facebook to aggregate logs. It's designed
+* [Scribe](https://github.com/facebook/scribe) A project written by Facebook to aggregate logs. It's designed
 to run on multiple servers and scale with the rest of your cluster. Uses the Thrift messagaing format so it can
 be used with any language. 
 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/22-web-analytics/2201-web-analytics.markdown b/source/content/pages/22-web-analytics/2201-web-analytics.markdown
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ application to better suit their needs.
 It's easy to get overwhelmed at both the number of analytics services and
 the numerous types of data points collected. Focus on just a handful of
 metrics when you're just starting out. As your application scales and you 
-understand more about your users then add additional analytics services 
+understand more about your users add additional analytics services 
 to gain further insight into their behavior with advanced visualizations such
 as heatmaps and action funnels. The
 [seven stages of startup analytics grief](http://spenczar.com/posts/2013/Sep/07/seven-stages-analytics-grief/) 
diff --git a/source/content/pages/23-best-python-resources/2301-best-python-resources.markdown b/source/content/pages/23-best-python-resources/2301-best-python-resources.markdown
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ I had when I was learning the language.
 
 * Kenneth Reitz's 
   [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/)
-  contains a wealth of information both on the Python programming as well
-  as the community.
+  contains a wealth of information both on the Python programming and the community.
 
 * [Google's Python Class](https://developers.google.com/edu/python/) contains
   lecture videos and exercises for learning Python.
