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Hashing and encryption for dummies

In case you were wondering — You googled Hashing and Encryption. And the 2,970,001st result was me. Welcome! So what is a hash? A hash is a bit like putting something through a blender. The milkshake looks different depending on what you put into it, but you can’t un-blend something and see what exactly it…

Security

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Hashing and encryption for dummies, in case you were wondering
Hashing and encryption for dummies, in case you were wondering
Security

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Jan 4, 2020

Insertion Sort

In case you were wondering — This week I’m having a look at Insertion sort, another simple method to sort an array. In short, Insertion sort takes one value at the time, and checks it only compared to items to its left. If the item is smaller, it will be swap them until all the numbers…

JavaScript

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Insertion Sort
Insertion Sort
JavaScript

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Dec 28, 2019

Bubble Sort

In case you were wondering — Sorting algorithms are basically just a set of instructions that take an array or list as an input and arrange the items into a particular order. They are a very popular interview question. We’re starting with Bubble sort, which is the easiest of sorting algorithms. The idea in Bubble sort…

JavaScript

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Bubble Sort
Bubble Sort
JavaScript

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Dec 27, 2019

React vs Angular

In case you were wondering — As I’m in the midst of doing a fair few interviews, I try to spend a good part of my time learning about technologies I may be working with once I find the right job. The only thing I know for sure - unless I land a pure backend job…

JavaScript

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React vs Angular
React vs Angular
JavaScript

8 min read


Dec 20, 2019

Why Sass is sassy and cute

In case you were wondering — Sass is CSS extension or meta-language: it helps where CSS lacks. It comes with a few extra features and tools that work on top of CSS. Apart from that, it’s pretty loyal to the CSS syntax. As we know CSS consists of a series of selectors that group rules that…

CSS

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Why Sass is sassy and cute
Why Sass is sassy and cute
CSS

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Dec 15, 2019

Why you should avoid Magic Numbers

In case you were wondering — You have no idea what that number is, do you? A number without context nor a label is a random value. It doesn’t tell us anything. Imagine walking by a billboard, with a picture of a person on a boat, and the text is a giant number 89. I’d be…

Programming Tips

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Avoid Magic Numbers
Avoid Magic Numbers
Programming Tips

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Dec 2, 2019

Big O for junior juniors

In case you were wondering — As you approach your first coding interview and get closer to the dreaded whiteboard sesh, one of the things you should definitely look into is Big O notation, because sooner or later you will be asked to optimise your solution (unless your solution is already optimised, in which case I…

Algorithms

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Big O for junior interviews
Big O for junior interviews
Algorithms

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Sep 4, 2019

How to survive (& succeed) at a coding bootcamp

In case you were wondering — How to: survive a coding bootcamp , from an average brain with anxiety, and the attention span of a fruit fly THANK GOD IT’S THE END This year I quit my job and thirteen weeks ago I started a coding bootcamp. Here’s my two cents. Be ready to work hard, honestly There’s a reason why…

Coding

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Coding

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Aug 17, 2019

Why React

In case you were wondering — ReactJS is a component-based Javascript library, used for building interactive user interface for websites and mobile applications where data updates in real time. It handles the View in the MVC (Model — View — Controller) model. React is component-based and everything is a component: the whole page is divided into…

JavaScript

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Why React, in case you were wondering
Why React, in case you were wondering
JavaScript

3 min read


Jul 29, 2019

Javascript Promises for dummies

In case you were wondering — Promises are a way to handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript, but what do we mean by asynchronous? Could a coffee shop be synchronous? The first person in line would order, the barista would make the drink, then call the person’s name to give them their drink. Only at…

JavaScript

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JavaScript

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