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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on November 20, 2024

A Guide to Callback Functions in JavaScript

A callback function in JavaScript is a function that’s called after the first function has completed its task. Learn more about how they’re used and when to use them.

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Odumosu Matthew Odumosu Matthew
Updated on November 12, 2024

How to Format Dates in JavaScript

JavaScript offers a variety of ways to format dates, including using the date object, intl.DateTimeFormat and a number of date libraries. Here’s how to use each one. 

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Jayanth Somineni Jayanth Somineni
Updated on November 11, 2024

How to Make API Calls in React With Examples

An API call in React refers to making a request to a web API from a React application. We can make an API call with: XMLHttpRequest, Fetch API or Axios.

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John Au-Yeung John Au-Yeung
Updated on November 07, 2024

How to Loop Through JavaScript Associative Arrays

There are three common ways to loop through a JavaScript associative array object, including the for-in loop, object.entries with forEach and the for-of loop. Here’s how.

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Sukanta Das Sukanta Das
Updated on November 06, 2024

How to Set Up TypeScript in an Express App

TypeScript can be used to build an Express app through a tsconfig.json file, which provides a series of compiler files. Here’s how to set it up.

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Abdullah Bashir Abdullah Bashir
Updated on November 05, 2024

Prisma Build “Environment Variable Not Found: DATABASE_URL” Error Solved

Prisma “environment variable not found: DATABASE_URL” error occurs when there’s a disconnect between the schema and the environment variables. Learn to solve it.

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Shashwat Nautiyal Shashwat Nautiyal
Updated on November 04, 2024

A Guide to ESLint, Prettier, Husky and Lint-Staged

ESLint, Prettier, Husky and lint-staged are code editing tools that can be used to correct errors and format code for consistency pre-commit. Here’s how they work. 

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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on October 31, 2024

How to Filter a JavaScript Array With the Filter() Method

The JavaScript filter() method iterates through an array and returns a filtered copy with elements that meet a condition. Learn how to use it.

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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on October 30, 2024

50 Top JavaScript Interview Questions With Example Answers

Review these common JavaScript interview questions and answers and practice your coding fundamentals with this guide to ace your next interview.

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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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