Jan 22, 2022Easily Host a Node Server on Heroku with GitIn this tutorial, I will show you how to easily a host Node.js server on Heroku, my preferred hosting service for my backend applications. I specifically like Heroku because it allows for easy CI/CD directly from a git repository and the command line, and also provides free HTTPS. Prerequisites: basic…Heroku11 min readHeroku11 min read
Jan 16, 2022Easily Host a React app on Netlify from GithubIn this tutorial, I will show you how to easily host a React app in just minutes using Netlify, a robust platform for hosting frontend applications with awesome supporting features like free HTTPS and easy branch-based CI/CD from Github. To get started, you will need to create a free account…React7 min readReact7 min read
Aug 15, 2021Node.js Interview Questions Part 2Tell me about a project you’re particularly proud of. What did you do that worked out well? A recent project that I am proud of was a simple Arabic letter writing and spelling app I recently wrote. Basically, the app plays the audio of a random Arabic word, the user…Nodejs4 min readNodejs4 min read
Aug 6, 2021Backend Javascript Interview QuestionsWhat’s the difference between operational and programmer errors? Operational errors are problems that take place during runtime in a program where the code has been written correctly, but there are some other issues preventing it running as intended. …2 min read2 min read
Jul 26, 2021Coding Interview Questions: Node.js and moreWhat is “callback hell” and how can it be avoided? Callback hell refers to the phenomenon of one function that takes a callback function as an argument, that callback function itself taking a callback function as an argument, the new callback taking a callback function as an argument also: essentially…Coding4 min readCoding4 min read
Jul 18, 2021Coding Interview Questions: VariousIf a user attempts to create a resource that already exists — for example, an email address that’s already registered — what HTTP status code would you return? In my view, the best status code to return in this case would be a code of 400, which indicates a “bad…Codingbootcamp4 min readCodingbootcamp4 min read
Jul 9, 2021Coding Update: Challenges, My Latest Project, and Website Optimization.What do you find challenging about coding? One of the things I currently find most challenging about coding is optimizing a solution to a given problem. …Austin Coding Academy4 min readAustin Coding Academy4 min read
Jun 8, 2021Javascript Interview Questions: Arrow Functions vs ES5 functions, Destructuring, ClosuresCan you offer a use case for the new arrow => function syntax? The new arrow => function syntax was introduced in ECMA Script 6. The general syntax is as follows: const myFunction = () => { // do something } Note that for this syntax we do not need…Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
May 21, 2021More JS Interview QuestionsHigher Order Functions This week at Austin Coding Academy we are learning about higher order functions. A higher order function is a function that takes another function as one of its parameters, also known as a callback function. In JavaScript, some of the most commonly used higher order functions include…Coding5 min readCoding5 min read
May 17, 2021JavaScript Good to Knows Part IIWhat’s something that’s been confusing? How would you explain it to someone else? Something that was confusing for me when I first started with JavaScript, and still is at times, was the concept of “scope” and what is meant by global scope for a variable vs. local scope. After lots of hands-on practice, I now think I have a pretty clear understanding of…7 min read7 min read
