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Spencer Wightman
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Nov 17, 2022

Launch School JS225 Notes

Object Oriented JavaScript (early lessons) this - References the execution context at the time of function invocation - Every function invocation has an implicit execution context - Global object window is a function’s implicit execution context in a browser (node is different). - An enclosing object, within which a function is a property/method…

JavaScript

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JavaScript

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Oct 24, 2022

Basic JavaScript Navigation

This article is a consolidation of notes from the MDN JavaScript documentation. It answers hypothetical questions with useful method calls. Important details, like mutation, were omitted to mitigate visual clutter. There is also a regex section at the end. I hope it serves as a useful study guide. How do…

Programming

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Basic JavaScript Navigation
Basic JavaScript Navigation
Programming

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Aug 25, 2022

Ruby to JavaScript

A short guide for Rubyists starting JS210 Variables Local variable declaration: let schoolName = 'Launch School'; Constant variable declaration: const SCHOOL_NAME = 'Launch School'; An undeclared variable with global scope: schoolName = 'Launch School'; (don’t do this) camelCase for local variables (and functions) SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE for constants We can also create variables…

Programming

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Ruby to JavaScript
Ruby to JavaScript
Programming

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May 29, 2022

Making Sense of SQL: Part 3

food name | quality | weight | id | taste --------------+---------------+--------+----+------------- Bread | fresh |…

Programming

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Making Sense of SQL: Part 3
Making Sense of SQL: Part 3
Programming

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May 27, 2022

Making Sense of SQL: Part 2

food name | quality | weight | id -----------+---------+--------+---- Apple | ripe | 50 | 1 Bread | fresh | 10 | 2 Cheese | AAA | 25 | 3 Pepperoni | fresh | 25 | 4 (4 rows) recipes name | time | temp…

Programming

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Making Sense of SQL: Part 2
Making Sense of SQL: Part 2
Programming

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May 26, 2022

Making Sense of SQL: Part 1

This article series is for anyone beginning to learn PostgreSQL. It focuses on problem solving and understanding why basic, increasingly complex statements don’t evaluate as expected. Part 2 examines constraints and functions, Part 3 clauses, with joins and duplication all the way through. food name…

Programming

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Making Sense of SQL: Part 1
Making Sense of SQL: Part 1
Programming

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Feb 15, 2022

Best Practices: RB101 through RB139

This article describes the best practices I picked up during RB101, RB120, and RB130. Its purpose is to structure my learning process going forward, and to help others in the same way that many articles have helped me. For context, I’m currently in RB170 and doing well on assessments. …

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Best Practices: RB101 through RB139
Best Practices: RB101 through RB139
How To Study

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