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🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #13 Refactoring JavaScript Safely (Without Breaking Everything) How senior engineers improve code with confidence instead of fear Refactoring is where good intentions go to die. Most developers know their code could be better…but they’re afraid to touch it because: Senior engineers refactor anyway — but they do it safely. … Read more
🎮 Learn JavaScript by Building 20 Simple Games A hands-on guide to core JavaScript concepts—through play The fastest way to really learn JavaScript isn’t memorizing syntax.It’s building small, interactive games that force you to think about logic, timing, state, and user interaction. That’s why I created a GitHub-ready collection of 20 simple JavaScript games, each … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #12 Reading JavaScript Code You Didn’t Write (And Understanding It Fast) How senior engineers ramp up quickly in unfamiliar codebases Writing JavaScript is one skill.Reading and understanding existing JavaScript — especially someone else’s — is a completely different one. Most developers struggle not because the code is “bad”…but because … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #12 Reading JavaScript Code You Didn’t Write (And Understanding It Fast) How senior engineers ramp up quickly in unfamiliar codebases Writing JavaScript is one skill.Reading and understanding existing JavaScript — especially someone else’s — is a completely different one. Most developers struggle not because the code is “bad”…but because … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #11 (Season 2 Kickoff) Debugging JavaScript Like a Senior Engineer How experts actually find bugs — and why juniors get stuck Most JavaScript bugs aren’t hard because the code is complex.They’re hard because we debug the wrong way. Senior engineers don’t “try random fixes.”They follow systems, mental models, and … Read more
JavaScript DOM Game Dev (Beginner-Friendly): Build a “Reaction + Score” Click Game If you can select an element, listen for a click, and update text on the page, you can build a game. The DOM (Document Object Model) is the browser’s “live” representation of your HTML. When you write JavaScript that changes what’s on screen—moving … Read more
🚀 Node.js Interview Quiz (100 Questions with Answers) 1️⃣ Node.js Fundamentals (1–15) 1) What is Node.js? Answer: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 engine.Explanation: Node.js allows JS to run outside the browser, mainly for servers and tooling. 2) Is Node.js single-threaded? Answer: Yes (but it uses background threads).Explanation: JS runs on one thread, but … Read more
1) Basics, Types, Coercion (1–15) 1) What is the result of typeof null? A) “null” B) “object” C) “undefined” D) “number”Answer: B Explanation: A long-standing JS quirk: typeof null returns “object”. 2) What does NaN === NaN evaluate to? A) true B) falseAnswer: B Explanation: NaN is not equal to anything, even itself. Use Number.isNaN(x). … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #10 (Final) Building AI-Powered JavaScript Applications (Without Losing Control) How to integrate AI responsibly, predictably, and maintainably in real-world JS apps AI is no longer a novelty in JavaScript applications.It’s becoming infrastructure — used for search, assistants, personalization, content generation, tutoring, analytics, and automation. But most examples online focus … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #9 The Future of JavaScript: What’s Coming Next (And What Actually Matters) New language features, real-world impact, and what to learn vs ignore Every year brings new JavaScript features, proposals, APIs, and “next big things.”Some of them quietly improve everyday development.Others sound exciting… and never really change how we … Read more