In part 1 of this series, I’ll be discussing two types of inheritance in programming: class and prototypal.

Inheritance is one of the four principles in Object-Oriented Programming, and OOP is a highly sought-after skill in software engineering. So, what is inheritance?

We know inheritance as something a previous generation may have passed on to us — perhaps you received something meaningful to remind you of your family. Something similar happens in programming as well.

In programming, inheritance is defined as “a mechanism where you can derive a class from another class for a hierarchy of classes that share…

There are many blogs out there about how to use Redux, but few on when to use Redux. It can be difficult and tricky to discern, and something I’ve struggled with myself.

What is Redux? Why was it created?

Redux is a third-party library created by Dan Abramov and Andrew Clark for state management.

For starters, state management is a complex challenge in Frontend Development. JavaScript is asynchronous, which means there can be many functions running in the background waiting to be completed, and we have no idea when they will be completed and returned.

When React was introduced, it came with a built-in state object through…

Web development was my initial introduction into Software Engineering. In my journey to becoming a better engineer, however, I’ve challenged myself to learn more about Frontend Development. This meant understanding the differences between client and server side rendering, building a website incorporating UX trends, and incorporating React Hooks into my projects.

On that note, I recently built a project using React Native, an extension of React. React Native is an open source framework, and it is used for mobile Frontend development. If you have a solid foundation in React, then React Native won’t present too much of a learning curve…

Recently, someone asked me about a React framework, and the benefits of choosing and using this particular framework. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure: I knew this framework loaded faster compared to other frameworks in the same space, but couldn’t explain it in more depth than that at the moment.

After this particular conversation, and a few more about Front End development, I wanted to focus my attention on the differences between server side rendering versus client side rendering, and the benefits of using either or.

What is server side rendering?

Server side rendering is one way of displaying a web page. This was how…

The internet is everywhere, or rather, we can access the internet (almost) everywhere. From the small computers we call mobile devices or “phones”, to smart watches, smart TVs, smart refrigerators, smart door alarms, to our laptops, it’s something we take for granted. We click or tap on an icon, type in an address, and will see a website in a matter of seconds, even milliseconds.

While this seems like all there is to it, it’s actually — surprise! — much more complicated. So…how does the internet work?

There’s an important distinction between the internet and the web. GeeksForGeeks distinguishes this…

Blockchain and cryptocurrency have taken over the headlines. From NFTs sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, to Coinbase’s IPO, to the frenzy around Dogecoin, many people are wondering what exactly is blockchain? What’s cryptocurrency? How are the two related?

This blog is a quick introduction into blockchain and cryptocurrency, and does not serve as financial advice.

What is Blockchain?

To understand cryptocurrency, it’s necessary to first understand blockchain without the confusing jargon. Many people are reluctant to learn more about blockchain because of the technical terms.

Blockchain is defined as “an immutable public digital ledger” (CNN), “a collection of information that…

I’ve been brushing up on my algorithms by focusing on Leetcode Medium problems — or trying to, at least. I came across the Find the Duplicate Number question and learned about the Floyd’s Tortoise and Hare solution. It was a bit challenging to grasp, but with the help of some very useful art and re-reading the code, I decided to share how and why this particular algorithm is so helpful (and time efficient!)

Given an array of integers nums containing n + 1 where each integer is in the range [1, n] inclusive. …

This week, I received some valuable feedback on how to grow as a developer — and that’s to go back to the basics. I’ve been working with React as a Frontend library, and one of the most important features of React and any Frontend library is state management. There are a number of ways of managing state. In this blog, I’ll review three different methods to do so: useState, Redux, and useContext.

State is one of three key features in React: state, components, and props. State is defined as “a built in object…which allows components to create and manage their…