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Should we test private data (static objects in this case) to make sure it maintains its structure?
I had a discussion at work about whether to unit test a private static object we're using as data for a public component. const data = { 45: { name: 'John' }, 2: { name: 'Patricia' }, 27: { name: '...
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Why does Facebook obfuscate the names of CSS classes?
If you look at the source code of a website such as Facebook, you'll see many classes as such: <div class="_cy6 _2s24"><div class="_4kny"><div class="uiToggle _8-a _1kj2 _4d1i _-57 _5-...
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What is the standard method of handling errors in a NodeJS web app?
I am currently working on a web application as a learning project, which has a NodeJS backend and uses a MongoDB database; however, I believe my question is not specific to the technologies I am using....
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Why is it a good practice to keep Javascript code in separate files?
In web development we are commonly used to keep Javascript code in separate files, but sometimes we need this Javascript code to manipulate server side data locally. For example, making an Ajax Call ...
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Should I place functions that are only used in one other function, within that function?
Specifically, I'm writing in JavaScript. Let's say my primary function is Function A. If Function A makes several calls to Function B, but Function B is not used anywhere else, then should I just ...
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