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Aug 30, 2017 Dive into the world of JavaScript utility libraries that elevate web development! Explore the practical benefits of Lodash and Moment.js for data handling and date management. Hear about the shift to Braintree for secure payments and the complexities of integrating GraphQL. Discover tools like Slugify for URL-friendly strings and Faker.js for generating realistic test data. Learn about async management with libraries like Ngrok and BrowserSync. Plus, get insights on essentialism and improving MacBook usability with handy USB-C adapters!
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Lodash for Data Manipulation
- Lodash provides handy methods for data manipulation, from arrays and objects to functions.
- Explore its documentation to discover how it simplifies common JavaScript tasks and improves code readability.
Unique Value Challenges
- Wes Bos used to copy-paste helper functions from Stack Overflow for unique array values.
- Lodash offers battle-tested unique value methods, addressing potential performance issues and edge cases.
Lodash Performance and Modularity
- Lodash creator John David Dalton prioritized performance, rewriting Underscore for better efficiency.
- Lodash offers individual functions (e.g., lodash.get, lodash.has) to avoid unnecessary library bloat.
