JavaScript

JavaScript - Subtleties

JavaScript oftentimes surprises the C/C++ programmer with its subtle gimmicks that make it hard to understand what goes on in the code in the beginning, but further into your carreer - help you develop speed and flexibility in coding even more. Let us

JavaScript

JSON edition

JSON vs JavaScript - differences: In JS values can be of all the types JSON format can carry, plus 3 more: a function, a date, and undefined. How to list keys of a JSON object? A recursive solution has been proposed by Patrick Fisher.

JavaScript

JavaScript - Most Important Features Pt. 3

The identifier this This mechanism is a different concept than in the object-oriented languages. In JavaScript, if a function contains a this reference inside it, then that reference usually points to an object. But which object it points to, usually depends on how the

JavaScript

JavaScript - Most Important Features Pt. 2

JavaSctipt language interesting properties from the perspective of a C/C++ programmer - continued. Displaying help To show help in the terminal, type .help. To exit, type .exit (notice the dot as the "escape character" for the commands in node CLI). Loading

JavaScript

JavaScript - Most Important Features Pt. 1

This is a JavaScript review for C/C++ developers. It focuses on the differences, especially the most surprising ones to a C/C++ programmer. This review is based on the book called "You Don't Know JS" [1]. Objects Objects in JavaScript are