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5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR JAVASCRIPT PRODUCTIVITY WITH CHATGPT


AI IS EVERYWHERE, AND YOU CAN BENEFIT TOO BY OPTIMIZING YOUR JAVASCRIPT
PROGRAMMING SKILLS. HERE’S A FEW THAT CAN IMPROVE YOUR WORK QUICKLY


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HOW YOU CAN USE AI TO IMPROVE YOUR PROGRAMMING SKILLS


I’VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT AI, AND HOW IT WILL DISRUPT EVERYTHING.
WHILE IT IS TRUE IT’S TRULY AMAZING, IT’S NOT THERE YET…


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HOW SETTING ARBITRARY DEADLINES CAN HURT DEVELOPERS


DEADLINES SCARE ME. “WE NEED THIS APP TO GO LIVE NEXT WEEK” IS SOMETHING YOU
MOST LIKELY HEARD BEFORE, AND YOU FEARED.


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THE ONLY JAVASCRIPT LOOP BENCHMARK THAT MATTERS FOR THE MOST OF US


IF YOU’RE DEALING WITH ARRAYS, HOW SHOULD YOU LOOP THROUGH THEM TO GET THE
FASTEST RESULT? DOES IT MATTER?


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YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: YOU DON’T NEED A GITHUB CONTRIBUTIONS STREAK


IT’S TIME FOR A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION, DON’T FALL INTO THE TRAP THAT YOU NEED TO
HAVE A CONTRIBUTION CHART THAT HAS EVERY DAY COLORED…


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HOW TO PREPARE FOR ADVENT OF CODE


IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR ANOTHER ADVENT OF CODE, A YEARLY PROGRAMMING EVENT,
STARTING DECEMBER 1ST, WHERE YOU CAN SOLVE PUZZLES USING…


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CHATGPT IS NOT A FACT MACHINE


I SEE SO MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STORIES ABOUT THE USE OF CHATGPT FOR
RESEARCH AND Q&A PURPOSES, BUT THAT’S NOT CHATGPT’S PURPOSE AT…


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THERE WILL NOT BE A TWITTER REPLACEMENT


AND THAT’S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING


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TITANIUM IS MAKING A COMEBACK!


TITANIUM, THE JAVASCRIPT CROSS-PLATFORM MOBILE SDK IS STILL ALIVE, AND IS BACK!
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (NON-PROFIT AND 100% OPEN SOURCE)…


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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD DOCUMENTATION


WE ALL KNOW DOCUMENTATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY SOFTWARE. WHETHER THAT IS
THROUGH SELF-DOCUMENTING CODE OR HOSTED DOCUMENTATION ON…


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WHY WE’VE MOVED FROM GITBOOK TO README


RUNNING DOCUMENTATION IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. NOT ONLY ARE THERE TONS OF
PLACES TO HOST DOCUMENTATION, BUT THE TOOLING CHANGES TOO!


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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE ONE-LINERS.


FOR MANY YEARS IN MY DEVELOPMENT CAREER, IT SEEMED EVERYONE WAS PUSHING TOWARDS
SHORTER CODE. IF YOU COULD DO THE SAME THING IN FEWER LINES…


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WHY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATIONS ARE HARD


IF YOU’VE EVER WORKED ON A PRODUCT YOU KNOW DELAYS ARE ALMOST INEVITABLE. WHY IS
THAT?


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HOW RESPONSES TO MY ARTICLE ABOUT DEADLINES ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM WITH
DEADLINES


I RECENTLY WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT ARBITRARY DEADLINES, AND THE RESPONSES GIVEN
ON REDDIT ILLUSTRATE EXACTLY HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND…


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THE END OF AN ERA —MOVING ON FROM TITANIUM


WITH SADNESS I’M SAYING GOODBYE TO MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE TECHNOLOGY.

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WHEN SELF-DOCUMENTING CODE IS NOT ENOUGH


SELF-DOCUMENTING CODE IS GREAT, BUT WHEN DOES THAT NOT WORK? WHEN DO YOU
ACTUALLY BENEFIT FROM HAVING COMMENTS IN CODE?


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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO WRITING SELF-DOCUMENTING CODE


TIRED OF HAVING TO WRITE COMMENTS IN YOUR CODE? WELL STOP DOING IT, WRITE
SELF-DOCUMENTING CODE INSTEAD


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5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FUNCTIONS IN JAVASCRIPT


MAKE YOUR JAVASCRIPT LIFE EASIER BY APPLYING THESE METHODS TO YOUR FUNCTIONS


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JAVASCRIPT: HOW OPTIONAL CHAINING IS GOING TO CHANGE YOUR CODE


EVER CURSED YOUR CODE WHEN YOU HAD TO MAKE SURE A NESTED PROPERTY IN A DEEP
OBJECT EXISTS? CURSE NO MORE!


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HOW TO PREVENT UNEXPECTED VARIABLE MUTATION IN JAVASCRIPT


SO WHEN YOU’RE WORKING WITH JAVASCRIPT YOU’VE GOT THE FLEXIBILITY TO OVERWRITE
ANY VARIABLE WITH ANYTHING. HOW DO YOU PREVENT THIS?


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