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Async vs Defer: Speed Up JavaScript Loading
Learn the difference between async and defer in JavaScript script loading. Discover how each affects HTML parsing, execution order, and performance
Aug 26, 20254 min read43
Understanding Time Complexity: How Fast Is Your Code?
Perhaps your code once zipped through tasks like a hyper-speed spaceship, but as your data grew, it began crawling at a snail’s pace. If that hasn’t happened yet, consider it a potential future encounter. In this post, we’ll only scratch the surface ...
May 5, 20257 min read21
Who’s ‘This’? A Quirky Exploration of JavaScript’s Most Puzzling Keyword
JavaScript is full of mysteries, but none are more elusive than the 'this' keyword. It’s the Sherlock Holmes of the coding world—always present, solving problems, yet often misunderstood. So, grab your magnifying glass, because today, we’re donning o...
Aug 21, 202410 min read53
You don't have to write JavaScript for everything
JavaScript is a very versatile language. It does everything—you can use it to build web, mobile, and desktop applications, then AI, drones, robots, games. I mean, it can even call the aliens from space. But good luck getting it to center a div on the...
Aug 1, 20247 min read98
Exploring JavaScript Generators: Simplifying Complex Iterations
The function* declaration creates a binding of a new generator function to a given name. A generator function can be exited and later re-entered, with its context (variable bindings) saved across re-entrances. The above definition from MDN might seem...
Jul 30, 20244 min read20