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Dr. Derek Austin Dr. Derek Austin
Updated on October 29, 2024

How to Make JavaScript Sleep or Wait

JavaScript doesn’t have a dedicated sleep() function that causes the code to wait before resuming execution. Here's how to write a JavaScript sleep function using setTimeout().

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Zack Ellison Zack Ellison
Updated on October 29, 2024

Common Pitfalls in Investor Pitches and How to Avoid Them

Our expert shares tips for perfecting your pitch to avoid the mistakes that could cost you funding.

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Zack Ellison Zack Ellison
Updated on October 29, 2024

Pitch With Proof: How to Win Over Investors

Evidence and clear strategy will show investors that your business can succeed.

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Jim Frawley Jim Frawley
Updated on October 28, 2024

4 Tips to Navigate Political Conversations at Work

Political conversations are becoming part of the workplace. How you respond can have lasting repercussions. Follow these tips to navigate the topic with empathy and respect.   

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Terrence J. Sejnowski Terrence J. Sejnowski
Updated on October 28, 2024

Could AI Achieve Superintelligence?

While some experts are pessimistic about AI innovations, some look forward to its altruistic use. Here’s what our expert has to say.

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Razy Shah Razy Shah
Updated on October 25, 2024

5 Tips for SMEs to Craft a Winning Grant Affidavit

Not sure where to start with your grant application? Our expert offers some top tips to get the ball rolling.

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Anand K. Parmar Anand K. Parmar
Updated on October 25, 2024

4 Types of Tree Traversal Algorithms

Everything you need to know about tree traversal algorithms and how to implement them through code.

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James Evans James Evans
Updated on October 25, 2024

What Is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)?

Use RAG to customize large language model outputs.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on October 24, 2024

What Does “If __name__ == ‘__main__’” Do in Python?

__name__ is a special variable in Python. “If __name__== ‘__main__’” is a conditional statement that tells the Python interpreter under what conditions the main method should be executed.

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Kay Jan Wong Kay Jan Wong
Updated on October 24, 2024

Python Tree Implementation: A Guide

Trees are non-linear data structures that store data hierarchically and are made up of nodes connected by edges. Here’s how to implement it in Python using bigtree.

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