Oct 22, 2018Creating an “Accurate” JavaScript TimerIn Vanilla JavaScript and in React — In JavaScript, the way to schedule something to happen at a specific time in the future is with the setTimeout or setInterval methods. For example: setTimeout(doSomething(), 2000); Will call the function ‘doSomething’ 2000 milliseconds (or 2 seconds) from now. However, this is not entirely true. …JavaScript6 min readJavaScript6 min read
Oct 8, 2018SCSS MixinsCode Reuse — I recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. …CSS2 min readCSS2 min read
Oct 5, 2018What is an Array-Like-Object?While learning about JavaScript, you may have come across the term ‘Array-like-Object’ a couple of times. Here are a few examples of array-like-objects: the arguments object that is available inside all non-arrow functions. The jQuery object returned by a jQuery selector like ($(#main)). The objects that are returned from either…JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Oct 3, 2018CSS: Cascade, Inheritance, and SpecificityHow conflicts are resolved in CSS — I recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. …CSS5 min readCSS5 min read
Oct 2, 2018JavaScript Interview QuestionsI recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. I have answered each question in a brief article. I plan on adding to these as I get a chance. Hiding Variables and Closure in JavaScriptJavaScript1 min readJavaScript1 min read
Oct 2, 2018jQuery Selector VS getElementByIdWhat’s the difference? — I recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Oct 2, 2018The JavaScript Event LoopHow JavaScript can be single threaded and asynchronous. — I recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. …JavaScript5 min readJavaScript5 min read
Oct 1, 2018Hiding Variables and Closure in JavaScriptI recently had a phone interview and was asked some questions that I could have answered better. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to help me remember these concepts, so next time I will have a better answer. If others find these posts useful, all the better. Hiding Variables …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Apr 6, 2018Passing an Array to a Function as a Value in JavaScriptUsing Spread Operators and Rest Parameters Mutating arrays When you pass an array into a function in JavaScript, it is passed as a reference. Anything you do that alters the array inside the function will also alter the original array. for example this code will log [1, 2, 3] to the console: …JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
