Ray AlvaMastering Word Frequencies: A Python Solution to the Coding ChallengeProblem-solving skills are the key to mastering complex challenges. Let’s dig into a fascinating coding problem that involves reading a…Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 2023
Ray AlvainJavaScript in Plain EnglishPagination with the Rick and Morty APIMost websites today can’t show all the data users need to see at once. In order to show more data, a feature called pagination can be used.May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Ray AlvainJavaScript in Plain EnglishCreating a React TimerLately, I have been practicing intervals in React. Last week, I had built a stopwatch and I immediately thought about building a timer.May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Ray AlvainCodeXReact StopwatchThis week I went back to basics to touch upon using hooks by building a stopwatch with react. I think this is a nice little project that…May 9, 20211May 9, 20211
Ray AlvaJava 2D ArrayLately I have been learning Java so I have been looking for problems I can practice the basics on. I came across a problem that I thought…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Ray AlvaFor Loops PyramidLately I decided to learn a new programming language. I decided to go with Java because there is so many resources and it is relatively…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Ray AlvainCodeXSending Better Data With Rails SerializersUsing Ruby on Rails as an API is awesome because of its render :json method. The only problem is that many times the JSON data may contain…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Ray AlvainCodeXUnderstanding JavaScript ClosuresToday I am going to talk about a very confusing but fundamental topic in JavaScript programming. I had a hard time wrapping my head around…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Ray AlvainCodeXVim TutorialVim is a text editor that is included in Unix-like operating systems. It is known for being fast and efficient because it is a small…Apr 5, 20211Apr 5, 20211
Ray AlvainGeek CultureReact Hooks: useEffectLast time I wrote about the useState hook so now I will explain what the useEffect hook does in React. The useEffect hook was developed to…Mar 31, 2021Mar 31, 2021