@thebarefootdev
All things Software Dev & Architecture

All things Software Dev & Architecture

@thebarefootdev

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Opinionated Irish Senior Software Engineer / Architect in training with a penchant for functional programming

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The road to software career satisfaction...?

Jul 10, 20214 min read 40 views

We were all beginners once, we all stared at a monitor screen in confusion trying to make out what the weird characters were and how we put them together to make something happen. For me, it was the Sinclair ZX spectrum, and apart from playing some p...

The road to software career satisfaction...?

Return a list of non-unique entries in a primitive (number) array in JavaScript

Jun 9, 20211 min read 28 views

Just a fun little challenge I made for myself when figuring out a wider solution for something I am working on. I thought id put it out there for others. Since it's javaScript there is far more than one way to do it! Ignoring good code style and oth...

JavaScript closure illustrated in one example

Jun 7, 20211 min read 41 views

function countFactory(isIncrement, start){ return function(){ return isIncrement ? start += 1 : start -= 1 } } const incByOne = countFactory(true, 0) const i1 = incByOne() const i2 = incByOne() const i3 = incByOne() const decB...

Counting items in a JavaScript Array with reduce

May 31, 20214 min read 81 views

I am a functional programming fan, and I strive for purity and simplicity wherever I can. I especially love the challenge of doing something as simple as succinctly as possible without the cost of bloated code. JavaScript's implementation of reduce i...

A small guide to the more important features of JavaScript to [understand] for any technical interview

May 31, 20219 min read 43 views

A while back I posted about the pitfalls of cramming for a coding interview, the problem with these as mere factual recall challenges rather than any strong insight to candidates seeking development positions. I remain steadfast in all I said there, ...

7 Safety and quality tips for blog posting.

May 16, 20214 min read 63 views

I read a short but well-written article by Nishant Gour which provided a good precis on the benefits of technical writing and posting. It was very good, and after commenting, I thought I would like to add a small personal addendum to the article. I h...