Jul 25, 2022Real dynamic programming example with JavascriptRecently I had the opportunity to apply one of the most versatile algorithmic techniques in a real example, dynamic programming. Dynamic programming helps us to find an optimized solution for a problem. For this, it breaks the main problem into smaller problems and it uses the optimal solution for each…Java Script4 min readJava Script4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·May 8, 2022TypeScript Basics: Interfaces vs. TypesWhen you start coding in TypeScript, you realize that there are two ways of defining “types” for structures, functions, etc. You can create a “type” or an “interface” and a common question is which one to use and when. …Typescript3 min readTypescript3 min read
Published in CodeX·Apr 3, 2022Software Engineering vs Software ProgrammingAre we “Software Engineers” or “Software Programmers”?. Are we using both as if they were the same?. If we look at “the first” chapter in the book “Software Engineering at Google”, and see that they dedicate a whole chapter for that, we can assume they are not the same. It’s…Software4 min readSoftware4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Mar 26, 2022Understand Type Declarations and Type Assertions in TypeScriptFirst of all, let’s define Type Declaration and Type Assertion. Type Declaration: the type declaration verifies(and ensures) that the value conforms to the selected interface/type.Typescript3 min readTypescript3 min read
Mar 19, 2022Always be leaving“Always be leaving”, a quote from Bharat Mediratta (former Google engineering director), is one of the topics in the chapter “Leading at scale” in the book Software Engineering at Google. The idea behind this topic is to avoid the anti-pattern that “things doesn’t work without you”. The goal here is…Leading4 min readLeading4 min read
Mar 12, 2022Peer programming, mob programming, solo programming…A few days ago(weeks, months,.. when you read this) I founded this article and knew about “Mob programming”, a topic that was totally unknown to me. In the article, the author exposes problems with code reviews and peer programming and he tries to show us how it’s better to apply…Peer Programming5 min readPeer Programming5 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Mar 6, 2022TypeScript Structural Typing In-DepthUnderstanding structural typing in TypeScript with examples. — JavaScript is known for having a “duck typing” system and TypeScript for following something known as “structural typing”. Any object expected by a function will be accepted by the properties it has and not by its real value. Let’s understand this by examples. This example shows how we can have…Typescript3 min readTypescript3 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Feb 26, 2022What TypeScript Really Means for Our JavaScript Code“TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript.” Every JavaScript/TypeScript developer has read or heard this sometime. But what does it really mean? At a high level, what we get when we compile TypeScript code (using the tsc command) are two things: Convert our TypeScript code, with modern features, to an older…Java Script4 min readJava Script4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Feb 20, 2022Improve Pagination Search with Node.js and MongoDBA good practice when we are listing data is to paginate the result from the server and create a way for the client to ask for new pages (more elements). When working with Node.js and MongoDB, there are two common patterns for creating a pagination: use .skip(X).limit(Y) when querying the…Java Script3 min readJava Script3 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Feb 13, 2022Working With Numbers in JavaScriptThe problem with JavaScript in performing calculations and the solution. — JavaScript is easy to learn and Node.js is a great language for creating backend applications. But, being easy doesn’t mean being simple. As I always recommend to young people, learning the basics of the language and understanding its weaknesses and strengths is important to avoid application errors. …Java Script4 min readJava Script4 min read
