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Using Ternary Operators

Jan 29, 2023

You know, ternary (conditional) operators!

const a = condition? if_true : if_false;

Ternary operators are probably the most underrated. Being a declarative programming enjoyer, I think people don’t use ternary operators enough even when appropriate. Admittedly,

  1. they’re more …
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Digital Media vs Printed Media

Dec 11, 2021

Books journals and laptop

Printed Media

Ugh paper websites…

Some printed books could REALLY …

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Cool Android Apps (on F-droid)

Oct 01, 2021

1. Notification Cron

Uses cron expressions to schedule regular notifications. Functions as advertised. I have set up reminders for all sorts of things; reminders to drink water, wash my hands, check my mail, and to use dim lights etc. I’m sure you could think of a couple of additional uses as …

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I Made a Programming Language

Jul 08, 2020

Dear reader, I’m going to be honest with you. You just got pranked. EPIC STYLE! *Dabs* 😎

The title is clickbait, but please do keep reading. You may find some interesting things.

A Domain Specific Language (DSL) is a specialized language designed to solve a very specific problem. Some examples …

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My Experience With Smart India Hackathon

Sep 16, 2019

Some background about myself

I have participated in all the three Smart India Hackathons, the software editions conducted so far (2017, 2018 and 2019).

In 2017, our team competed for the Department of Posts problem statements at JECRC, Jaipur. Without getting into too much detail, we worked on a …

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