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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 React

Implementing a word cloud with React

I actually had this come up as an interview question once, and it was more of a theoretical discussion on how I would implement it, as opposed to actually having…

February 10, 2023

Javascript Vue

Vue: Computed properties vs. watcher

Vue.js, or just Vue for short, is one of the big three main JavaScript front end libraries (The other two being React and Angular). In my opinion, Vue is a…

February 6, 2023

Java