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JavaScript Closures: A Beginner's Guide

JavaScript closures are the "magic" that lets functions remember and access their outer scope variables, creating a dynamic link. This magical bond gives the functions power to remember and manipulate data.
4 min read
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JavaScript Hoisting Explained

Hoisting refers to the specific behavior of the JS interpreter, where variables and function declarations are moved to the top of their containing scope during the compile phase, before the code has been executed.
5 min read
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Type Coercion in JavaScript

Type coercion (or typecasting) is a language's ability to automatically convert data types. While powerful, this feature can be a bit confusing for a newcomer.
5 min read