forEach() loops in JavaScript are fun to use – until you need to get out of them. Here is a short guide on how forEach() works, how to break out of a forEach() loop, and what the alternatives to a forEach() loop are. What is a forEach() loop? A forEach() loop...
What's the difference between declarative and imperative programming? How does it work and why does it matter?
Not everything is an object. When it comes to functional programming, it’s more to do with the processes that get you from point A to point B than how data and groups of business logic are structured. JavaScript is a language that’s prone to imperative patterns because of...
The idea of recursion is a funny one to get your head around. On the surface and in JavaScript, recursion is described as a pattern where functions call into itself. But does this actually mean? In diagramic form, it looks something like this: But that doesn’t really help explain...
Ideas are the building blocks of code. They give you the scaffold of how to think, how to create, and how to best write your code. Without it, you’ll be coding yourself into a corner in no time. Lack of knowledge and awareness is also how code smell starts....
The thing with frontend frameworks and libraries is that you’ve got a scaffold to work against. There are set rules that you have to follow to make things work. However, the front end by itself isn’t that useful. It might look good, but functionality-wise, it’s an isolated...
