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Detecting dark mode preference using JavaScript
As dark themes have become popular across the web and across operating systems, we might want to check the user's operating system...
JavaScript: Split string and keep the separators
String.prototype.split() is a valuable method to split strings based on a delimiter. There often comes a scenario when we want to split...
Printing JavaScript stack traces using console.trace
The console object in JavaScript has a lot more useful functions than the most frequently used console.log method. Debugging errors and finding...
Overriding nested dependencies in NPM
Whenever we install a particular package, it is common to come across a problem with a dependency's dependency. With the release of...
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Remember the earlier versions of React that used to batch multiple state updates inside event handlers such as click or change to...
Flatten Arrays in Vanilla JavaScript with flat() and flatMap()
ES2019 introduced two methods on the array prototype that would make life so much simpler for developers. These are flat() and flatmap()...
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Array grouping is a fairly common operation in any project. Until recently, we had to resort to either writing our own implementation...
Node.js introduces node: protocol imports
Node.js recently introduced a node: protocol for built-in modules. Built-in node modules can now be imported by prefixing the node: protocol prefix.
JSON Modules in JavaScript
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How to check if a string contains emojis in JavaScript?
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Retrieving content value of ::after or ::before in JavaScript
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