Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jul 11, 2021Programming Fundamentals: Basics of StackAlgorithms and data structures are a fundamental part when it comes to programming. It is important to know which data structures you will be using and when and so in this blog, I’ll be going through the fundamentals of a stack data structure. What is a stack? 🤔 A stack is simply an array with…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jul 4, 2021Understanding Recursion to Become a More Efficient ProgrammerIn this blog, we will be going through a key concept in computer science. Yes, you’ve guessed it — recursion! What is recursion? 🤔 Recursion helps us solve intricate problems in a more simple way. The basis of recursion is a function calling itself. Take a look at this function below for an example: …Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jun 27, 2021All The New Features in React 18The React Team revealed new features that would be coming to React in React 18 and in this blog, we will explore these features and how they can help you in the near future! Strict Mode 🧑🏽🏫 Strict Mode has a few additions such as a new behaviour called “strict effects”. This allows…Software Development2 min readSoftware Development2 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jun 20, 2021Get Yourself a Sweet React NavBar 🍫When creating web pages, I always work on the navbar first. This is to make sure that I can deal with any potential routes and design the page from top to bottom. …Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jun 13, 2021JavaScript Classes: The BasicsJavaScript classes are a type of function that are declared using the Class keyword. Classes can have instances, which is the ability to create copies of itself and each class can contain unique properties, often set when the instance is created. …JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Jun 6, 2021How to Create a React Carousel ⚛️ 🎠In this blog, we will be looking at how to implement a carousel slider in React. I recreated a website for a tech start-up that provides its products for many enterprise businesses and proudly displays those brand logos on its website. …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Published inStar Gazers·May 30, 2021Redux State Management 📦My final project at Flatiron involved working with React and Redux on the front end. At first glance, Redux seemed to be confusing but I got to grips with it quite quick and what a great tool it is! What is Redux? 🤔 When building a large React application, state can become more spread…Software Engineering3 min readSoftware Engineering3 min read
Published inStar Gazers·May 23, 2021Big O Categories 📈In this blog, I will be breaking down how we identify which category an algorithm is placed, under Big O Notation. If you aren’t familiar with the Big O then you can read one of my previous blogs here, that explains each category of Big O. We know that Big…Software Engineering5 min readSoftware Engineering5 min read
Published inStar Gazers·May 16, 2021Greedy Algorithms 🤑In your coding journey, you will come across the term — Greedy Algorithms. Sounds strange right? In this blog, we will be diving into what they are and where you will find yourself using them. What makes an algorithm greedy? 🤔 Firstly, we will define this term and break it down further to get a better…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published inStar Gazers·May 9, 2021Big Ohhhhh Notation 🤦🏽If you’re haven’t come across the Big O during your programming journey, you surely will at some point. When I first stumbled upon it, I was completely dumbfounded! However, reading more into it and working with examples, it was a major face palm moment. …Programming6 min readProgramming6 min read
