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Basti Ortiz

Web developer. Open-source contributor. Learner. Writer. Mentor. Leader.

Location Philippines Joined Joined on  Personal website https://bastidood.github.io/ github website twitter website

Education

B.S. Computer Science @ University of the Philippines Diliman

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The Proper Way to Write Async Constructors in JavaScript
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The Proper Way to Write Async Constructors in JavaScript

#javascript #typescript #tips #async
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🦀 Rust Reviewed: Is the hype justified? 🦀
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🦀 Rust Reviewed: Is the hype justified? 🦀

#rust #devjournal #dx #reflection
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11 min read
18 Essential Videos That Fundamentally Shaped My Understanding of JavaScript
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18 Essential Videos That Fundamentally Shaped My Understanding of JavaScript

#javascript #node #learning
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7 min read
Programming is Hard
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Programming is Hard

#programming #career #culture
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7 min read
Please don't "overchain" array methods
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Please don't "overchain" array methods

#javascript #functional #tips
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4 min read
🤖 Svelte Reviewed: A Masterclass on Empowerment 🤖
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🤖 Svelte Reviewed: A Masterclass on Empowerment 🤖

#svelte #javascript #frontend #devjournal
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14 min read

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Please don't write confusing conditionals
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Please don't write confusing conditionals

#beginners #tips #programming #javascript
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Moving Fast: A Retrospective on Trunk-based Development
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Moving Fast: A Retrospective on Trunk-based Development

#git #devjournal #productivity #softwareengineering
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7 min read
Promises and Events: Some Pitfalls and Workarounds
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Promises and Events: Some Pitfalls and Workarounds

#javascript #typescript #tips #async
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8 min read
Dipping Toes into Unsafe Code
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Dipping Toes into Unsafe Code

#showdev #rust #computerscience
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How Rust helped me power through my C assignments
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How Rust helped me power through my C assignments

#rust #c #computerscience #devjournal
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14 min read
Optimizing Immutable Strings in Rust
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Optimizing Immutable Strings in Rust

#rust #performance #tips
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10 min read
Generic `impl` blocks are kinda like macros...
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Generic `impl` blocks are kinda like macros...

#rust #oop
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12 min read
The Future of "View Page Source"
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The Future of "View Page Source"

#webdev #career #culture
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5 min read
Best Practices for ES2017 Asynchronous Functions (`async`/`await`)
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Best Practices for ES2017 Asynchronous Functions (`async`/`await`)

#javascript #node #performance #tips
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9 min read
Best Practices for ES6 Promises
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Best Practices for ES6 Promises

#javascript #node #performance #tips
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8 min read
The Key to Effective Learning is "Constructive Stupidity"
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The Key to Effective Learning is "Constructive Stupidity"

#beginners #career #learning #culture
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7 min read
Ciphers and Hashes Explained
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Ciphers and Hashes Explained

#beginners #security #computerscience #crypto
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JavaScript Concurrency: Avoiding the Sequential Trap
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JavaScript Concurrency: Avoiding the Sequential Trap

#javascript #node #performance #async
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10 min read
An Introduction to the Server and the Client
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An Introduction to the Server and the Client

#beginners #webdev #networking
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9 min read
Please don't nest promises
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Please don't nest promises

#javascript #node #programming #tips
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5 min read
The Semantics of Falsy Values
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The Semantics of Falsy Values

#javascript #semantics #programming
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6 min read
Please don't forget to write the changelog
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Please don't forget to write the changelog

#ux #writing #tips #opensource
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6 min read
A Grammar-Based Naming Convention
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A Grammar-Based Naming Convention

#beginners #programming #javascript
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6 min read
Thank you to byte-sized integers
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Thank you to byte-sized integers

#cpp #rust #computerscience
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5 min read
A Pedant's Experiment on Optimizing Callback Functions for Array Iteration
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A Pedant's Experiment on Optimizing Callback Functions for Array Iteration

#javascript #node #performance
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9 min read
The Many Masks of `const`
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The Many Masks of `const`

#cpp #beginners #programming
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3 min read
An Introduction to Overloading Operators (for Beginners by a Beginner)
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An Introduction to Overloading Operators (for Beginners by a Beginner)

#beginners #cpp #oop #programming
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6 min read
Who or what inspired you to do programming?
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Who or what inspired you to do programming?

#discuss #career #programming
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3 min read
Please don't commit .env
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Please don't commit .env

#security #git #opensource #webdev
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4 min read
Previewing dev.to's Upcoming Night Mode
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Previewing dev.to's Upcoming Night Mode

#meta
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2 min read
Demystifying the Long Arrow "Operator"
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Demystifying the Long Arrow "Operator"

#javascript #programming
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3 min read
Emulating "Private" Variables in JavaScript with Closures and Factory Functions
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Emulating "Private" Variables in JavaScript with Closures and Factory Functions

#javascript #oop #functional #programming
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"Same Reference" vs. "Same Value"
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"Same Reference" vs. "Same Value"

#computerscience #beginners #javascript
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Node.js: Breaking JavaScript out of the browser since 2009
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Node.js: Breaking JavaScript out of the browser since 2009

#node #javascript #webdev #beginners
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Bitmasks: A very esoteric (and impractical) way of managing booleans
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Bitmasks: A very esoteric (and impractical) way of managing booleans

#computerscience #javascript
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The difference between x++ and ++x
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The difference between x++ and ++x

#beginners #javascript
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Remembering that "functions are objects" can help in writing more concise code
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Remembering that "functions are objects" can help in writing more concise code

#javascript
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