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Javascript and Asynchronous Magic — Explaining the JS Engine and Event Loop

What do we mean when we say that something is single-threaded or synchronous? In Javascript-speak, these terms are synonymous for the fact…

Feb 26, 2019

Javascript and Asynchronous Magic — Explaining the JS Engine and Event Loop

Feb 26, 2019

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How the Web Works — what happens when you type a URL and press “Enter”

The Internet is a very amazing part of our lives that came into existence fairly recently. In short, it is a global network that provides…

Aug 5, 2018

How the Web Works — what happens when you type a URL and press “Enter”

Aug 5, 2018

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IoT — Internet of Things — …All things

This world is filled with networks: our own body contains networks of nerves and organs that work together; the various aspects of nature…

Jun 24, 2018

IoT — Internet of Things — …All things

Jun 24, 2018

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Machine Learning for My Grandma

Have you ever used Siri? How about Alexa? Or maybe you have used an automated voice system when calling customer service at a specific…

May 26, 2018

Machine Learning for My Grandma

May 26, 2018

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Pythonic Oddities: Everything is an Object…and every Object is Immutable or Mutable…

Python is an Object-Oriented Programming Language (OOP Language) which means that it is based on classes and objects. Everything in Python…

May 9, 2018

Pythonic Oddities: Everything is an Object…and every Object is Immutable or Mutable…

May 9, 2018

Derek Kwok

Object Oriented Programming Oddities: Class/Instance Attributes and Restaurants

What is Object Oriented Programming?

May 8, 2018

Object Oriented Programming Oddities: Class/Instance Attributes and Restaurants

May 8, 2018

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The Linking Process Exposed — Static vs Dynamic Libraries

What Are Libraries?

Apr 17, 2018

The Linking Process Exposed — Static vs Dynamic Libraries

Apr 17, 2018

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How A Shell Works — What happens when ls -l is typed?

At Holberton School these past few weeks, students in my cohort were assigned the task of coding our own Linux Shell in the C Programming…

Mar 28, 2018

How A Shell Works — What happens when ls -l is typed?

Mar 28, 2018

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Ethereum — How Virtual Fuel Powers a Vast Machine

Today, I started looking at and learning more about block-chain in preparation for a smart contracts project that I am about to tackle at…

Feb 19, 2018

Ethereum — How Virtual Fuel Powers a Vast Machine

Feb 19, 2018

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Having Fun Isn’t Hard, When You’ve Got a Library Card (aka C Static Libraries Make Your Life…

What Is A Library?

Feb 11, 2018

Having Fun Isn’t Hard, When You’ve Got a Library Card (aka C Static Libraries Make Your Life…

Feb 11, 2018

Derek Kwok

Derek Kwok

BS in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois. Software Engineering Student at Holberton School. Foreign language enthusiast. Musician. Engineer.

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