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Docker vs. Kubernetes: Which Is Right for Your DevOps Pipeline?
As modern applications grow in complexity, developers and DevOps teams face an important question:...
REST vs. GraphQL: Choosing the Right API for Your Project
In the world of APIs, REST and GraphQL are two popular choices, each offering unique advantages....
Understanding Git Branching in 5 Minutes
Git branching is an essential part of version control, allowing multiple people (or just you!) to...
How to check if a tuple is empty in Python?
Just like lists, tuples are also a sequence of values and are considered falsy if they are empty. So,...
Javascript Array.from() second argument
Array.from() is a method that creates a new array from an array-like or iterable object. However, one...
Why do SQL Server views need refreshing?
Views in SQL are a great way to simplify complex queries, to hide sensitive data, or to provide a...
When to use useRef() instead of useState()
In React, hooks are a way to use state and other React features without having to generate a class...
How can I set the value of a select input in React?
Adding selected to an option A very common way of setting a <select> input's value...
Tip: React conditional className, empty strings and null
When developing React components, you often need to conditionally apply a className attribute to one...
Tip: JavaScript array sorting shorthand
When sorting an array of primitive values (e.g. strings or numbers), you'll often see a lot of code...
How can I execute an event handler at most once?
jQuery Back in the day when jQuery was all the rage, we would usually use $.one() to...
Javascript sparse array and how to avoid them
Sparse arrays are arrays with elements that are not consecutive and don't always start at index 0. In...
Understanding Python's slice assignment
Basic syntax In order to understand Python's slice assignment, you should at least have a...
Understanding Python's slice notation
Basic syntax Python's slice notation is used to return a list or a portion of a list. The...
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Tip: You should use dict.get(key) instead of dict[key]
A common debate among Python developers seems to stem from the retrieval of dictionary values, which...
What is the difference between list.sort() and sorted() in Python?
Python provides two ways to sort a list, the built-in list method list.sort() and the built-in...
How do I trim whitespace from a string in Python?
When working with Python strings, a pretty common question is how to trim whitespace from a string....
What is the ternary operator and how do I use it?
JavaScript's ternary operator (?:), also called the conditional operator, is used to replace a...
How do I convert a string to lowercase in Python?
str.lower() Python's standard method for converting a string to lowercase is str.lower()...
What are named tuples in Python?
Python's named tuples are a very simple yet interesting feature that can make a developer's life...
Tip: 2 ways to format a string in Python
f-string Formatted string literals, commonly known as f-strings, are strings prefixed with...
What is the difference between Python's equality operators?
Python provides two very similar equality operators used for comparisons: The double equals (==),...
Code Anatomy - Writing high performance Python code
Writing short and efficient Python code is not always easy or straightforward. However, it's often...
3 ways to swap two variables in Python
Using a temporary variable The simplest way to swap the values of two variables is using a...
How to correctly close files in Python
When working with files in Python, it's quite common to explicitly invoke the close() method after...
Tip: Watch out for mutable default arguments in Python
Default arguments in Python are evaluated only once. The evaluation happens when the function is...
Tip: Avoid using bare except in Python
In Python, keyboard interrupts and system exits are propagated using exceptions (i.e....