Data Structures

If you began your programming journey learning either Java, C#, C++, Python, Ruby, Go, or even JavaScript, this post is here to give you a taste of C. The C language (the ancestor of all of these languages) is not an OOP language, and instead follows the procedural (aka functional) programming paradigm. What does that mean, and how does learning C help us understand OOP languages better? What benefit do OOP languages provide, and at what cost?

One of the most basic and fundamental models for application architecture is the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. Many architectures leverage this pattern – whether in a Ruby on Rails, server-side application or a React front-end interface – so it’s important to understand how, why, and so what?

The JavaScript engine is only one of several tools browsers use to deliver a user interface that is both dynamic and able to asynchronously interact with multiple databases and events. Other main components include WebAPIs (including the DOM), two queues, and the Event Loop.

Probably the least understood aspect of JavaScript, the prototypal inheritance model is also coincidentally its most salient and powerful feature. This flexible system enables a rich variety of ways to create objects.

Did you know that Ruby was good for the environment? It is, because it follows strict EPA principles… Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and Abstraction. [Ducks a volley of Tomato objects thrown at him].

Integers, floats, strings, arrays, objects, functions, loops, scope? Piece of cake. Classes? Not so easy. Understanding what classes are, how they work, and how to incorporate them into your code is critical to developing any working enterprise application.

I’ve been working with Javascript for a while now, and have gotten fairly comfortable with its syntax. I’m now also using Ruby again, which has a slightly different flavor. Here are some of the main syntactical differences between the two languages, in table format.