In this article I will be discussing a few of the components that make up a computer and briefly discuss how they work without being too verbose with information regarding each individual component. Knowing how a computer works can help developers of all levels understand how to write better and…

Regex is one of those tools you may or may not never use but nonetheless it is helpful to now. First we need to decide what value we are matching against. In my case I am matching against an input value added To do that I did: const searchValue: string…

This past week I have had the opportunity to brush up on my testing skills. I started out the week excitedly thinking, “Finally, a project that I will be able to write tests for!”. That excitement slowly came to a halt. Here’s why: The app I’m working on has a…

The nonprofit organization that I worked with is called Story Squad. The goal of Story Squad is to give children between the ages of 8 and 12 to engage in creative activities, specifically reading and drawing to boost there creativity and nurture creation over consumption. On the project I worked…

Most arrays we encounter are dynamic arrays, the difference between a dynamic and a static array is that a dynamic array does not have a fixed size and a static array does. To look up an item by index in an array is constant time O(1). If you have the…

ADTs(Abstract Data Types) can be quite difficult to grasp if you don’t have a computer science background or if you have never used a Object Oriented programming language. But understanding what they are and the advantages they provide can be quite beneficial for your programming career or hobby. 1.) Abstraction: the user…