JavaScript Archives

JavaScript

Improving Unit Test Efficiency: Leveraging Assert and Expect for Type Safety

While pursuing better testing practices, my team realized the power of assert statements to improve our unit tests.

JavaScript

JavaScript’s Backtick Strings are Likely the Wrong Tool for Your Job

It's way too common to try to put together query strings using JavaScript's template strings. Thankfully, there's an easy and much better way.

Web Apps

The Future of the Web is Hyperlocal

Hyper-specialized edge computing and WebAssembly: this is the hyperlocal future of the web, and it's right around the corner.

JavaScript

How to Optimize Common JavaScript Array Patterns

Let's go over a few examples of common operations performed on JavaScript array patterns and how we can make them blazingly fast.

Development Practices

Write a Bash Script to Insert the Contents of One File into Another

Writing a bash script is a great way to make repetitive tasks trivial and speed up your development process.

Developer Tools

How to Fake or Mock an API with JSON Server

JSON Server is an easy-to-use module for mocking an API for most of your API needs, including custom routes, POST routes, and faking data.

Extracurricular Activities

Generative Art: Dive Deeper With Recursion

Learn how to use recursion to create infinitely complex and beautiful pieces of generative art with just a few lines of code.

TypeScript

How to Deal with Optional Things and “Undefined” in TypeScript

You have no choice but to deal with optional things and "undefined" in JavaScript, but the great news is, there are many tools to deal with them.

Developer Tools

Debug Javascript in VS Code: Going Beyond Console.log()

Console.log() isn't the only Javascript debug tool. Visual Studio Code has great features to track bugs. Use VS Code's debugging feature for Javascript.

Rust

Explaining How Memory Management in Rust Works by Comparing with JavaScript

Once you get the hang of Rust’s system of ownership and memory management, you’ll find that your code will be freer of mystery memory errors.

JavaScript

Refresher on JavaScript Callbacks and Promises

When reviewing some legacy code, I found I needed a refresher on the difference between JavaScript callbacks and Promises.

Desktop Apps

How to Handle Multiple Windows in an Electron App

Electron allows you to create desktop apps using Node.js. These apps usually have a single window, but here's how to support multiple windows in Electron.