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A Brief Overview of Garbage Collection in Java

Garbage collection, or the concept of essentially "cleaning up" no longer referenced spots in memory, is something that we take for granted when writing code in Java since this is…

September 4, 2024

Javascript

Javascript’s Temporal Dead Zone (TDZ)

Not to be confused with the "temporal pincer movement" from Christopher Nolan's 2020 movie Tenet, but perhaps equally confusing, is the concept in Javascript known as the Temporal Dead Zone,…

August 15, 2024

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OOP-101: Polymorphism – What is it, why use it, and an example

In the world of object-oriented programming (OOP), polymorphism is a powerful concept that allows for flexibility and code reusability. Essentially, polymorphism means "having many forms." (Poly meaning 'many' as opposed…

June 16, 2024

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Using React Select along with Redux and Hooks

React Select is an amazing input control with multiselect, autocomplete, async and creatable support. Here's a typical use case in which we are using Redux to manage the app's global…

June 1, 2020

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What is Redux Thunk Middleware?

According to Wikipedia, a 'thunk' is: In computer programming, a thunk is a subroutine used to inject an additional calculation into another subroutine. Thunks are primarily used to delay a…

May 20, 2020

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