Taswar Bhatti
The synonyms of software simplicity
Archive: August 2014
conversion

In this post I will write about some tips on JavaScript Conversion from type to values etc. Tip 1: Boolean values In JavaScript one can use the double not (!!) to convert a variable to a Boolean. What the !! operator (poor man casting) does is, it first cast the data to a true Boolean […]

javascript

Here is another quick tip on JavaScript, the default value in Javascript. If you are coming from the C# world you may have seen something along the line of

The above code shows the ?? for null coalescing operator in C#, don’t confused it by the generic default value. In JavaScript, there is the […]

Javascript

In JavaScript there are two types of equality operator, the === and the !== , sorry I forgot to mention their evil twin == and != . tsdr; (too short didn’t read) Use three equals unless you fully understand the conversions that take place for two-equals. Basically what the triple equal (===) compares is if […]

Javascript quick tip debugger

Here is Javascript quick tip debugger for Javascript developers, there is a debugger statement in JavaScript, which invokes any available debugging functionality. e.g setting a break point, and if there is no debugging functionality available the statement has no effect. Let’s say you wish to debug a function

One could then add a debugger; […]

Javascript

Here is another quick tip on creating modular JavaScript, namely function wrappers, or more technically called Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE). A self-invoking anonymous function runs automatically/immediately when you are create it, but don’t confuse it with document.ready or window.onload. The basic of IIFE is to use a wrapper so that it does not pollute the […]

Javascript

Here is a quick tip for JavaScript falsy conditions for programmers or for people who come from Java or C#. In Java and C# when we thinks of using a compare conditions in a if statements, we tend to use something along the line of:

We tend to bring this baggage of knowledge to […]

Jade

Jade Node.js Template Engine, Include & Template Inheritance Part 6 In this post, I will write about using includes and template inheritance in Jade template engine. You can also check out my previous 5 post on Jade. Jade Node.js Template Engine Part 1 Jade Node.js Template Engine Basics Syntax Part 2 Jade Node.js Template Engine […]

UA-4524639-2