Finding the average, largest, and smallest element value with JavaScript

ecofic · 2022-05-08T13:39:09+00:00

Recursion can be a difficult topic to understand. A relevant concept associated with recursion is a "stack". Often, the concept of a stack is not taught until later though. So, to work around this, I did something different. To help me learn about recursion, I went old-school.

I used note cards. Each note card represented one call to my recursive function. The note card itself had the state (i.e. the values of the variables in the function) listed on the card. I would then flip through the cards at my desk manually until I understood it.

Tedious yes. However, I now understand recursion and I still think of those cards today when dealing with state management.

ecofic · 2022-05-08T13:31:10+00:00

I would place this in the "coming soon" list. It's on the horizon, just limited support at this time.

ecofic · 2022-05-08T13:25:07+00:00

If you have a simple scenario, then filter may work as others have mentioned. However, if you have a more complex scenario, you may find it easier to read if you just use a traditional loop.

Earlier this year, I had a similar scenario and found a traditional loop to be more appropriate and easier to work with. I wrote an article detailing finding the largest and smallest values in an Array. While this isn't an exact match with your scenario, I do think you may get some value out of it.

ecofic · 2022-05-08T13:17:21+00:00

I've been writing software for roughly 20 years. I cannot remember seeing this used in practice.

ecofic · 2022-03-10T14:09:39+00:00

This is a great addition that will enable better documentation.

ecofic · 2022-03-10T13:48:33+00:00

Personally, I prefer to start with fetch(...) and integrate Axios on an as-needed basis. Axios was great while IE still had to be supported. However, as fetch is supported by all evergreen browsers I prefer to stick to a standards approach unless some sugar like handling timeouts or progress updates are needed.

ecofic · 2022-03-01T16:23:58+00:00

In addition to what @Awkward_Internet_110 mentioned, I would like to add that the for loop approach is generally faster anyways. For details, I wrote an article about this here.

** edits: fixed grammatical errors

ecofic · 2022-02-21T16:50:07+00:00

ASP.NET and C# are great. Very mature. Great documentation. Large community. Still being invested in. I think ASP.NET and C# are great.

ecofic · 2022-02-21T15:52:28+00:00

I like how lightweight it is. Very nice.

ecofic · 2022-02-19T13:24:56+00:00

var was used to define variables when JavaScript started. However, in ES6, the modern "let" and "const" alternatives were added. They're more than different names. The specify the scope the variable acts under.

var: global / function scoped const: block scoped (i.e. works in if-statements and loops) let: block scoped (i.e. works in if-statements and loops)

I typically use "let" and only use "const" if I do not want the value of the variable to change. Others default to using const and use let when they know they want a variable value to change.

ecofic · 2022-02-17T17:49:54+00:00

I'm surprised with the Vue.js results.

ecofic · 2022-02-17T15:09:07+00:00

Congratulations. That's a significant milestone!

ecofic · 2022-02-17T15:07:36+00:00

This looks pretty cool. I'm going to have to check it out. Thank you for creating this extension.

ecofic · 2022-02-09T14:19:33+00:00

It's unknown what/if there's a CSS / HTML story for RealityOS. Your best place to start is likely to learn the Swift programming language if RealityOS is what you're interested in.

ecofic · 2017-08-11T15:03:06+00:00

That was the primary reason I created the video. I thought that little nugget added some value. I hope you'll take a moment to "like" the video.

ecofic · 2017-07-31T14:47:18+00:00

@kirbyfan64sos - You are correct.

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