A Quick Guide to the String Match Method in JavaScript
In as few words as possible, this post will teach you how the JavaScript match method works to retrieve regular expression match(es) from within a string.
The V8 Engine and JavaScript Optimization Tips
A 5,000 feet overview of how the V8 JavaScript engine works and how to write JavaScript code that’s optimized for fast parsing speed.
Putting the ‘A’ in JAMStack With Headless CMS
Learn JAMStack (Javacscript, APIs, and Markup) best practices, and how to set up your API layer by running headless CMS on cloud servers. Get a brief overview of three the most popular free, open source CMS platforms – Wordpress, Ghost, and Strapi – and how to use them for your backend APIs.
Understanding Classes in JavaScript
Understanding prototypical inheritance is paramount to being an effective JavaScript developer. Being familiar with classes is extremely helpful, as popular JavaScript libraries such as React make frequent use of the class syntax.
Understanding Destructuring, Rest Parameters, and Spread Syntax in JavaScript
Introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6), destructuring, rest parameters, and spread syntax provide more direct ways of accessing the members of an array or an object, and can make working with data structures quicker and more succinct. In this article, you will learn how to destructure objects and arrays in JavaScript, how to use the spread operator to unpack objects and arrays, and how to use rest parameters in function calls.
Understanding Objects in JavaScript
Objects are an integral and foundational aspect of most JavaScript programs. For example, a user account object may contain such data as usernames, passwords, and e-mail addresses. Another common use case is a web shopping platform’s shopping cart that could consist of an array of many objects containing all the pertinent information for each item, such as name, price, and weight for shipping information. A to-do list is another common application that might consist of objects.
Using Buffers in Node.js
A buffer is a space in memory (typically RAM) that stores binary data. In Node.js, we can access these spaces of memory with the built-in Buffer class. Buffers are useful when using JavaScript to interacting with binary data, usually at lower networking levels. In this tutorial, you will use the Node.js REPL to create buffers, read from buffers, write to and copy from buffers, and use buffers to convert between binary data and data encoded with ASCII and UTF-8.
How To Use JavaScript Maps – .map()
One of the most popular methods of iterating through datasets in JavaScript is the `.map()` method. `.map()` creates an array from calling a specific function on each item in the parent array. `.map()` is a non-mutating method that creates a new array instead of changing the original. In this tutorial, we’ll look at four noteworthy uses of `.map()` in JavaScript: calling a function of array elements, converting strings to arrays, rendering lists in libraries, and reformatting array objects.
Developing Your App, From Front to Back: Building a SaaS
A selection of recommended technologies that leverage systems that you can run yourself, and managed options that can help you bring your idea to market faster.
How To Apply React Hooks in a React Project
React Hooks are functions and serve as a modular replacement for state and lifecycle methods.
