Posted on June 11, 2014
null + null = 0, +new Date, and why loosely typed languages like Javascript are a pain
Javascript is a loosely typed language. This was done to expedite the writing of code and avoiding tedious tasks such as declaring variables and explicitly defining their types. You know, the kind of stuff only suckers would do…. Read More
Posted on June 5, 2014
Scoping of “this” – client side Javascript versus server side NodeJS
Every function in Javascript has a “this” object that behaves differently depending on the execution context. Everytime a function is executed in Javascript, there is an object context associated with it; “this” provides a way to reference that… Read More