Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

The object-oriented paradigm popularized by languages including Java and C++ has slowly given way to a functional programming approach that is advocated by popular Python libraries and JavaScript ...

Ever wondered why programming in Bash is so difficult? Bash employs the same constructs as traditional programming languages; however, under the hood, the logic is rather different. The Bourne-Again ...

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At its core, programming is about moving data and playing with it. When you send login credentials to a web server, or when you get your profile picture loaded, that’s code sending data back and forth ...

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Over the course of my 10-year tenure as an administrator in study abroad, I’ve always found a dearth of program offerings for American students in developing countries. Raised in Nigeria and having ...