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Java

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

Java

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

Javascript React

Re-rendering a Child Component when Props Change

So typically a React component only re-renders when the state changes - but what if for some reason you want to have the component re-render when you pass it new…

May 11, 2020

Javascript React

Named vs. Default exports

Writing a short blog post about named vs. default exports in React will serve as somewhat of a sanity check for myself. (Scroll down for the tl;dr version!) ES6 provides…

January 22, 2020

Java