Dhruvan Naidudhruvan.hashnode.dev·Dec 9, 2024Understanding JavaScript Garbage Collection Under the HoodJavaScript, being a high-level programming language, simplifies memory management for developers by automatically allocating and freeing memory through a process called garbage collection (GC). While it seems effortless on the surface, the mechanisms...Discussunderstanding garbage collection
Preston Mayiekacodewithpres.hashnode.dev·Nov 26, 2024Why Code Comments Should Focus on Reasons Over ActionsIntroduction Let’s get straight to the point: If your code is well-written, the functionality should be self-explanatory. The what is clear from the code itself. What isn’t always obvious is the why behind your approach — the reason for your decision...Discussbest practices
Manojfiremedia.hashnode.dev·Nov 1, 2024Transforming Digital Readability: Advancing Education and Health EquityBeing able to effectively engage with and read digital documents is essential in today’s world. Research highlights that subtle differences in text formatting can significantly impact reading speed, comprehension, and accuracy across various age grou...DiscussHealth Equity
Vishesh Guptavisheshg.hashnode.dev·Sep 25, 2024Importance of Linting: Why You Should Be Using a Linter in Your CodeThe Importance of Linting: Why You Should Be Using a Linter in Your Code As developers, we’ve all been there - pouring over lines of code, trying to track down a pesky bug or error. But what if I told you there’s a tool that can help you catch those ...Discuss·10 likesProgramming Tips
GreenFluxblog.greenflux.us·Sep 17, 2024Text Analysis WITHOUT AI: Lexical Density, String Similarity, Readability & Other MetricsLexical density measures word frequency within text. That sentence had a lexical density of 100%, but it's a little hard to understand. Let's unpack it. Lexical density, in the context of text analysis, is a metric that quantifies the proportion of...Discuss·10 likes·129 readslinguistics
emptycodesemptycodesalsowrites.hashnode.dev·Jul 13, 2024Who Decides What's More Important: Code Readability or Efficiency?In software development, striking a balance between code readability, maintainability, and efficiency is crucial. Recently, I worked on a password validator challenge from Level 24 of RB Whitaker's The C# Player's Guide (5th Edition)that made me pond...DiscussC#
Ashfiquzzaman Sajalashsajal1.hashnode.dev·Jun 20, 2024Managing Growing Projects with Packages, Crates, and Modules in RustAs your Rust projects grow in size and complexity, organizing your code becomes increasingly crucial. This chapter delves into the tools Rust provides to manage this growth effectively, focusing on the concepts of packages, crates, modules, and scope...Discuss·10 likesRust
Nirav Soniniravsoni.hashnode.dev·May 11, 2024Enhance JSON String Readability with this Simple JavaScript HackDevelopers often face the scenario where they deal with a substantial JavaScript object crafted on the front-end. But, before sending it to a REST endpoint, they aim to ensure its validity through validation. Typically, this is done by logging the ob...DiscussJavaScript
Charles Opute Odilichalu.hashnode.dev·Apr 25, 2024Using Generics in Typescript to Ensure Symmetry in Function Argument ValuesFunctions in JavaScript can take arguments and we can use Typescript to enforce a type on each argument, such that we would get build time errors if the function gets called with arguments of the wrong type. What can be tricky and often elusive with ...Discuss·72 readsfunction signatures
Peter Merrillpeterm.hashnode.dev·Mar 30, 2024How to Improve Code Readability and Maintainability with Action-Oriented NamingImagine you're handed a complicated piece of machinery and told to fix it... but there's no manual in sight. Sounds impossible, right? That's essentially what we face when we dive into poorly named and documented code. But what if there was a better ...Discuss·48 readsreadability
