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# Eric Jakobsen

@gentlegiantdev · Tucson, Arizona, USA · Joined May 2022

Gentle Giant coding his way through life

[Website](https://gentlegiant.dev/)

### [forEach() vs map() in JavaScript](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/foreach-vs-map-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How are they different?

3 min read · [gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/foreach-vs-map-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 15, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/foreach-vs-map-in-javascript/63c448187a1dbd3d8c5127f2)

### [How to keep your secrets off GitHub](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/how-to-keep-your-secrets-off-github?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Using Node.js and DotEnv

3 min read · [gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/how-to-keep-your-secrets-off-github?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-keep-your-secrets-off-github/6323909add55cd8b89b1a4cd) [Sep 15, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-keep-your-secrets-off-github/6323909add55cd8b89b1a4cd)

### [Keep Your Cowboys Out of the Future](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/keep-your-cowboys-out-of-the-future?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How to Keep Code Organized

6 min read · [gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev](https://gentlegiantdev.hashnode.dev/keep-your-cowboys-out-of-the-future?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[3](https://hashnode.com/posts/keep-your-cowboys-out-of-the-future/631bcd74f73f4734bc05293c) [Sep 9, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/keep-your-cowboys-out-of-the-future/631bcd74f73f4734bc05293c)