Understanding the different operations that take place when you browse the web Table of content Introduction What is the internet? How are computers linked via the internet? The journey of data sent between two devices How do we surf the web? Conclusion Introduction Similarly to electricity, we use the internet on a daily basis…

Understanding primitive variables in the Java programming language Introduction You can think of data (variables) in our programs as boxes that contain values. They vary in size and in shape, but they’re fundamentally containers of data, nothing fancier. We will be discussing the two types of data in Java through two…

Understanding what underscores represent in Python as well as other naming conventions! — Introduction Software engineers are known for having heated debates with each other on the different tools and technologies and their preferences. Yet they all agree on one specific thing, and that is consistency of code is vital. Lack of the latter causes unpleasant troubles within teams (and even with one’s self)…

If both of them are CSS selectors, then what’s the difference between the two? — When I first started learning about CSS (and I still am) I felt fabulous applying styles to elements and making the web page look decent (Although still not making the 21st century in style). Till I met one day the ID and class selectors where were my first obstacle in…

Originally published on Hashnode. Our absolute best friend: Many of us underestimate the tool that is deliberately available for us and FOR FREE which is search engines. I believe that consulting definitions first and foremost is crucial in any path you take irrelevant of what the goal of this pursuit might be. Whether it’s…

Here’s what I learned about Big-O Notation and Time Complexity! — Originally published on Hashnode. Table of content: Introduction What is Big-O Notation and Time Complexity? Why should I care? How to calculate it? Common complexity classes Introduction The role of software engineers is to solve real world problems by designing algorithms. …

If you’ve been procrastinating learning about this (like I have), this is for you — Originally published on Hashnode. One of the features that ES6 (ECMAScript 2015) introduced was let and const which raised some confusion. If we could already declare variables with var why do we need let? What’s the difference between the two? Let’s discover that! The legendary battle: let vs var 1) Scope Variables declared with var are said to…