An implementation, memory, and performance comparison between reassignment and mutation in Rust — An implementation, memory, and performance comparison between reassignment and mutation in Rust Knowing when to use mutations versus reassignments is a common decision in many programming languages and in a memory-safe language like Rust, they are an essential question. …

With Mozilla shrinking in total employees, what is going to happen with Rust? — With Mozilla shrinking in total employees, what is going to happen with Rust? Recently Mozilla announced and enacted a sizeable number of layoffs, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Many within the Rust community at large began to worry about the future of the beloved Rust programming language. There are over 5000…

The three new logical operators now available — The three new logical operators: nullish, AND, and OR are now available Want to write less code? Let’s meet the new assignment operators available in JavaScript, which are readily available and in Firefox 79, and Chrome 85 (not available in Node.js quite yet). The logical assignment operator proposal specifies new…

A theoretical salary calculator with Tensorflow.js — Using The State Of JavaScript survey from 2019, I’ve modeled the different types of questions in relation to a given developer’s salary. Utilizing this data, we are able to loosely (okay … very loosely) correlate developer opinions, preferred tools, frameworks, favored JavaScript flavors, and total years of professional experience with…

Here is a thorough method to check the readiness of your application in order to determine the cause of your 502 problem — Here is a thorough method to check the readiness of your application in order to determine the cause of your 502 problem You did it — you’ve built a Docker image, created a Cluster, set up a Deployment, structured a Service, and configured an Ingress alongside an automated TLS certificate…

The definitive guide to musically-enhanced-cybernetic-human software engineering. — The definitive guide to musically-enhanced-cybernetic-human software engineering. The best-kept secret amongst apex programmers is to… concentrate. Music provides a stable zone to hone in and attain the deep concentration needed to produce better code. On top of the benefits of clarity, plugging into some music can reduce the external distractions that sprout up from cubicle neighbors and…

For JavaScript engineers looking into Rust, understanding errors and how to handle them in is a difficult concept to understand. — Error Handling in Rust for JavaScript Developers For JavaScript engineers looking into Rust, understanding errors and how to handle them is a difficult concept to understand. At first glance, JavaScript and Rust are not quite the same when it comes to error handling — as a matter of fact, they seem to be polar opposites.

I was given two code samples and an exercise: find the differences and then determine which engineer made $30,000 more and why. — A while ago, I was given two code samples and a simple exercise: find the differences between the two samples and then determine which engineer made $30,000 more than the other, and why. When I first searched the source code for the method used to increase one’s salary, I couldn’t…

For newbies or non-techies, here is an analogy to help plan your next byte — How does one understand web architecture? If you are a seasoned web developer, you live and breathe it. For newbies or non-techies, here is an analogy to help plan your next byte. What Does My Lunch Have to Do With Software? Let’s think of modern web applications as a restaurant. When using the word app in this article, just…