A playful challenge unfolds as hosts tackle tricky web development interview questions, providing insights into key JavaScript, CSS, and HTML concepts. They delve into functional programming principles, emphasizing pure functions and caching techniques. Closures and CSS specificity are also explored, highlighting their importance in modern coding. Additionally, the differences between prototypal and classical inheritance in JavaScript are clarified, alongside a solid breakdown of parameters versus arguments in functions. Expect laughs and learning in equal measure!
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Stumped Game
The hosts use 30secondsofcode.org for interview questions.
This ensures fairness and helps demonstrate that even experienced developers face challenges.
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Sentry's Usefulness
Sentry helps track releases and identify bugs.
It provides insights into application performance and status, including user feedback.
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Higher-Order Components
Higher-order components (HOCs) are components that pass information down to lower-level components.
They manage data fetching and access control.
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes try to stump each other with coding interview questions like what is a higher order component? What is functional programming? And more!
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