Oct 26, 2020bringing it all togetherDiscuss in words something you learned in class today or this week. check my last blog Explain the use cases for, and differences between — bind, apply and call. this gets pretty in-depth depending on your level of understanding of the concept of this in JavaScript. assuming that you fully…Coding4 min readCoding4 min read
Oct 22, 2020discussing in words, one last time. redux-thunk, react native, commonJs, require/AMD, debuggingDiscuss in words something you learned in class today or this week. this week was more about bringing together all of 411 in one big project, and even bringing a lot of things back from 311 (like debugging, minifying, npm folder structure, etc.) and lighting them in the context of…Coding3 min readCoding3 min read
Oct 14, 2020redux, state, and youWhat is Redux? A Predictable State Container for JS Apps What is ‘Store’ in Redux? in redux, this is where your state, reducers, and middleware are combined. for example: import { createStore } from 'redux' import reducers from './reducers' import state from './state' export default createStore(reducers, state) in the above…Coding2 min readCoding2 min read
Oct 14, 2020redux componentsWhat are “actions” in Redux? this is answered a couple of questions below. What is the role of reducers in Redux? so is this one. What is the meaning of “single source of truth” in Redux? in redux, single source of truth refers to the global state that results from…Coding2 min readCoding2 min read
Oct 3, 2020higher order ReactJsHow does hoisting work in JavaScript? hoisting is a mechanism of JavaScript whereby function declarations are moved to the top of their scope before code execution. this means that you can declare a function after you invoke it in your script. consider the following: hoisted() // logs "poop" function hoisted() {…Coding2 min readCoding2 min read
Oct 3, 2020react, etc.What is render() in React? Explain its purpose. render() is the method React runs in order to create and display valid HTML elements (first, it renders into a React element, and then it renders into a standard HTML element) in the browser. it first builds the code into its virtual…Coding3 min readCoding3 min read
Sep 28, 2020more React.jsDiscuss in words something you learned in class today or this week. What is the difference between state and props? What is ReactDOM? What is the difference between ReactDOM and React? What is React.createClass? Explain event delegation in JavaScript and why it is useful. Which new JavaScript / browser features are you most excited about and why?Coding1 min readCoding1 min read
Sep 28, 2020discussing in wordsDiscuss in words something you learned in class today or this week. Why/when would you use a class-based component vs a functional component? What is create-react-app? What are the differences between a class component and a functional component? What is JSX? How does React work? How does the virtual DOM work in React? Which (if there is) node library method could you use to solve the algorithm problem you solved last night in your pre-homework?Austin Coding Academy1 min readAustin Coding Academy1 min read
Sep 14, 2020node.js testing, error handling, and a bit about the node.js cluster moduleTell me about a project you’re particularly proud of. What did you do that worked out well? Marvel API Search Engine by Michael Scoggins nice-script-287000.uc.r.appspot.com in this project i plugged into a Marvel API to create a pretty snazzy superhero search engine. given how wet behind the ears i was (and am) almost anything that ended up actually…Coding5 min readCoding5 min read
Sep 14, 2020node.js loops, tests, and architectureCan you explain the purpose of each type of HTTP Request when using a RESTful web service? Create: this is the POST method, and allows users to add to an API Read: this is your GET method, and allows users to simply “read” data Update: this is your PUT method, and allows…Coding4 min readCoding4 min read
