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A Brief Overview of Garbage Collection in Java

Garbage collection, or the concept of essentially "cleaning up" no longer referenced spots in memory, is something that we take for granted when writing code in Java since this is…

September 4, 2024

Javascript

Javascript’s Temporal Dead Zone (TDZ)

Not to be confused with the "temporal pincer movement" from Christopher Nolan's 2020 movie Tenet, but perhaps equally confusing, is the concept in Javascript known as the Temporal Dead Zone,…

August 15, 2024

Java

OOP-101: Polymorphism – What is it, why use it, and an example

In the world of object-oriented programming (OOP), polymorphism is a powerful concept that allows for flexibility and code reusability. Essentially, polymorphism means "having many forms." (Poly meaning 'many' as opposed…

June 16, 2024

Javascript

A quirky way to dynamically set key/value pairs in Javascript

There are many instances where one might want to iterate over an array and keep track of of the frequency in which an element appears (think finding palindromes). Using JavaScript's logical OR ( || ) operator is a great way to do this.

June 21, 2021

Javascript React

A unique way to do conditional rendering within a React component

Conditional rendering is really what React is all about - Each component reacts to the state updating and as a result, we as developers want to render certain elements to the DOM based on these state changes. Enter conditional rendering.

February 13, 2021

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