This is why you are not declaring JavaScript variables with var in 2021. — JavaScript is everywhere. People are doing awesome things with JavaScript which is perhaps running on your mobile, browser, or even on the server. Here are some code chunks listed to help you understand let, var and const and why you should not declaring JavaScript variables with var . Before 2015…

An easy step-by-step guide to debug React Native apps in VSCode. — As programmers, we always want to perform debugging from the editor. Here are three simple steps to set up React Native debugging in VSCode. Previously, it was done via React native Tools but this is dead now. Step 1 Install things that are necessary for the process. Open the extensions view (ctrl+shift+x)…

Here is how you have to clone Your GitHub repo now. — After trying some time with traditional approach to clone a private GitHub repo, I have figured it out they are not accepting the traditional approach to clone a private repo. This article will demonstrate the process with step by step manner. Step 1 : Generate SSH key and add it to your GitHub account. Open terminal and paste ssh-keygen

This is how to debug you React app in VSCode now — I am big fan of debugging in VSCode while writing web frontend. This article is meant for them who like to debug and add breakpoints on the VSCode IDE. Previously this can be done via Debugger for Chrome plugin. But this plugin is now deprecated and not working properly. So…

How to add authentication in just 2 minutes or less in a React App using AWS Amplify. — Amazon Web Services offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services. It provides almost every solution an IT problem may require. Among them, Amplify is something that provides some out-of-the-box awesomeness to your application. Here, I will demonstrate how to add authentication in just 2 minutes or less in a…

The pitfalls of using “var” and the differences between “var” and “let”. — JavaScript is a powerful language because you can write an entire software without adopting any other programming language at all. var used to be a way to declare variables in JavaScript. …

This is how some smart developer tried to explain JavaScript closures to a 6-year-old! — This is the traditional way of explanation A closure is the combination of a function bundled together (enclosed) with references to its surrounding state (the lexical environment) — Mozila Developer Network So, there are two things involved: - A Function - A Reference to that function's outer scope Here is a small code snippet that can explain…

Things to try in your next JS project — JavaScript is everywhere, from browsers to mobile and even the backend. In this article, I will try to note a few practices that you can follow to make your code look cleaner. 1. Use Default Arguments Instead of Short-Circuiting or Conditionals Default arguments are often cleaner than short-circuiting. Try this instead: Disclaimer: Falsy values such as ''…