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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

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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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Converting JS Promise chain to async/await

One of the more nuanced areas of JavaScript is the concept of Promises, which are exactly what they claim to be: A Promise to represent a value sometime in the…

January 26, 2023

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Demystifying Javascript Promises

Javascript promises can be one of the more obscure concepts to understand for beginner developers as well as some mid-level developers. According to the official Javascript language spec, a promise…

August 9, 2022

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