Apart from parameters being explicitly defined inside the function definition, there are two additional silent parameters getting passed down to the function itself. These silent parameters are called implicit parameters: this and arguments. They are not listed in the signature of any function but can… Read More »Using this and arguments
Arrow functions were an ES6 addition to the JavaScript standard. They were a pretty significant update to the base language, and the first update since ES5 to be standardized. The list of other ES6 features including enhanced object literals, new operators, and libraries can be… Read More »Arrow functions in JavaScript
We can use the internal workings of functions to remember previously computed values, thus improving the performance of code we write by a huge margin (this is an especially important thing to utilize during algorithm writing/coding interviews). Memoization Memoization is a technique that improves the… Read More »JavaScript memoization
If you didn’t know already, JavaScript functions are first-class objects. They can be treated like any other JavaScript Object data type. Functions can be referenced by variables, declared with literals, and even passed as function parameters. Functions serve an important role in JavaScript because they… Read More »Why are JavaScript functions first-class objects?
What are the differences between function declarations and function expressions? We’ll find out in this article. We know how to write functions in JS, right? We use the function keyword, whose main role is to create a function. But did you know that there are… Read More »JavaScript – Function Declarations vs. Function Expressions