This post will provide a series of questions on scaling an application with each question building off the one before it. Try to answer the questions first and then see how your answers compare! Let’s begin. How would you handle a server crash? Restart the server. You restarted the server due a crash, but your db is empty now. How do you handle this in the future? You routinely backup your db to a cloud service like AWS…

Sometimes it's good to study in order to learn how something works. Other times, it's better to just build the thing and learn what needs to be done in order to make it work. So in this article, we’ll go through a HashTable Class written in Javascript. If you’d like…

In this article, I’ll be breaking down the FindDuplicates problem in Javascript. Then I’ll walk through my process of solving the problem and discuss its BigO. Let’s begin! Question Given two sorted arrays arr1 and arr2 of passport numbers, implement a function findDuplicates that returns an array of all passport numbers…

In this article, I’ll be breaking down the pancakeSort problem in a few different ways in JavaScript. Then I’ll walk through my process of solving the problem and discuss its BigO. Let’s begin! Question Given an array of integers arr: Write a function flip(arr, k) that reverses the order of the first k elements in the array…

A quick cheat sheet / mini-quiz on Stacks & Queues to brush up on the fundamentals. This blog post will be formatted with a question and then a corresponding answer. I find that having a question posed can help solidify my ability to recall information as well as force me…

If you’re working on a react-app with multiple pages, you’ll want to check out this neat package React Router. React Router does what the name implies — it manages the routing for your react components. In this article, we’ll go over how to set up the basic routing for your…

In this article, I’ll be breaking down the sentenceReverse problem in a few different ways in Javascript. Then I’ll walk through my process of solving the problem and discuss its BigO. Let’s begin! Question You are given an array of characters arr that consists of sequences of characters separated by space characters. Each space-delimited sequence of characters defines a word. Implement a function reverseWords that reverses the order of the words in the array in the most efficient manner.

In this article, I’ll be breaking down the moveZerosToEnd problem in a few different ways in Javascript. I’ll walk through my process of solving the problem and discuss its BigO. Let’s begin! Question Given a static-sized array of integers arr, move all zeroes in the array to the end of the array. You should preserve the relative order of items in the array. We should implement a solution that is more efficient than a naive brute force.

What is Firebase? Firebase is a BaaS (backend as a service) platform developed by Google for creating web and mobile applications. It provides developers a number of tools and services to help develop quality apps and scale over time as their user base increases. Some notable features Firebase provides: Authentication — Firebase Authentication…