Week 6: JavaScript in the Real World, Asynchronous JavaScript, and APIs

Hello friends!

Last week was very productive for me, I learned about a few more practical applications of JavaScript (JS) and tools that are widely used in the industry. I'm currently learning about Asynchronous JS and event loops which sounds intimidating ngl.

Here are the things that I've learned!

• Linting, a tool that automatically cleans up code from syntax errors.
• Prettier. It's similar to linting, but instead, it makes code prettier by reinforcing coding standards like semicolons, double quotes, line spacing, and much more.
• Dynamic User Interface Interactions. These refer to things like dropdown menus and animation in general. Something I should probably go back to and read up a little bit more about.
• Forms. I've been using forms for a lot of my projects now but I didn't really know what I was doing. I made workarounds to things that actually only take one word to make functional. I'm glad that I finally got a proper lesson on it.
• JSON. I'm honestly surprised at how simple JSON was, I thought it was a whole new language with different concepts but It's just JS in string format.

Improvements I'm planning

From now on, I want to set a deadline for my projects. The time I spend on each project is a bit too much for my liking. I think it's fine to compromise the quality a bit because I can just work on improving it further if I want to use it as a portfolio. Plus, I think it will show me my mistakes in making my code readable.

I also plan to make at least 1 GitHub contribution a day as it builds a strong profile and shows commitment. That's what my favorite Youtuber Fireship says at least.