Discussion on: Breaking Down JavaScript Solutions To Common Algorithmic Questions (Part 1)

[Mihail Malo]

I'd use this for Longest Word. It's one less iteration, and can be easily modified to return the word.

function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  const arrOfWords = str.split(/\s+/)
  const longestWord = arrOfWords.reduce((a, b) => b.length > a.length ? b : a)
  return longestWord
}