Blog | Severin Perez

2018

Fundamental Object Design Patterns in JavaScript

As a JavaScript developer, much of the code you will be writing will deal with objects. We create objects to help organize code, reduce redundancy, and reason about problems using object-oriented techniques. The benefits of object-oriented design are readily apparent, but recognizing the usefulness of objects is just the first step. Once you have decided to use an object-oriented structure in your code, the next step is to decide *how* to do it.

June 17, 2018
11 min read

design patterns javascript programming
What in the World is this?!

If you’re like me, then one of your first thoughts when you started reading JavaScript code was “why in the world is 'this' written all over the place?!” It is a strange syntax indeed, and confusing to read about because “this” is one of the most common words in the English language! Rest assured though, with a little practice you’ll master the necessary mental gymnastics to understand 'this'.

June 9, 2018
13 min read

javascript programming
All About Scope

Scope got you down? No problem! This article is all about scope--one of the most fundamental parts of the JavaScript we know and love. Scope defines what is visible to whom, and where--with the what being some variable, the where being some point of execution in your program, and the whom being your friendly neighborhood functions.

May 24, 2018
11 min read

javascript programming
The Dangers of Instant Gratification Learning

The Internet has democratized learning in a way that is unprecedented in human history. Never before have so many people had such easy access to such vast quantities of information. In the learning space, the Internet is second only to the printing press in its importance. This is a common perspective one hears about the revolutionary impact the Internet has had on learning. But what if there is more at play here?

April 14, 2018
10 min read

learning life
What I Learned About Life by Learning to Code

My journey in life is a good deal longer than my journey in code, and yet, I feel at times that my understanding of the latter exceeds my understanding of the former. Life and code are not the same thing--but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn something about the one from the other."

April 6, 2018
15 min read

learning programming life
Pour Some (Syntactic) Sugar On Me

Apologies to Def Leppard for, shall we say, “borrowing”, the name of one of their greatest hits to introduce this article. However, if any programming language has had a lot of sugar poured into it, surely it’s Ruby!

March 22, 2018
10 min read

ruby programming
Knowing One's Self (in Ruby)

In Ruby, as in life, knowing one’s self is a vital element for long-term success. Let’s take a minute to explore self and why it matters.

March 3, 2018
9 min read

ruby programming

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