Abhilash Kakumanu

Articles: 18

Joined: Oct 02, 2020

Hey, I am a full-stack web developer located in India. I am a curious person who is always trying to wrap my head around new technologies. In my free time, I read novels and play with my dog!

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JavaScript: Check if Array Contains a Value/Element

Arrays are one of the most widely used data structures in Computer Science. While dealing with a list of items (array), we are often required to look for a particular value in the list. JavaScript contains a few built-in methods to check whether an array has a specific value, or...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Dec 03, 2020·5 min read

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Commenting Code in JavaScript - Types and Best Practices

The main purpose of writing code is so that a computer can interpret it as commands. However, it's also important that the code we write is also easily interpretable by fellow developers. Have you ever gone back to a project and had difficulty understanding the internal logic? Well that's probably...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Nov 17, 2020·8 min read

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Form Data Validation in Node.js With Validator.js

Almost every website involves collecting user input through html forms. Whenever we collect user data, we have to validate it. In Computer Science, data validation is the process of checking whether the data entered is sensible and reasonable. Consider developing a form for email subscriptions. In this case, we want...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Nov 12, 2020·4 min read

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JavaScript: Generate Random Number in Range

We as software developers often stumble into situations where we need to insert a dose of randomness into our code. In this article, we will look at how to generate random numbers in JavaScript. We will also touch upon a few built-in methods to deal with random numbers. By the...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Nov 10, 2020·4 min read

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Linear Search in JavaScript

Searching, in the context of Computer Science, is the process of locating a particular element in the given list/array. If we pay close attention, we can find search algorithms everywhere. Consider the process of logging into a website. Entered email and password are searched against the existing key-value pairs...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Oct 30, 2020·3 min read

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Binary Search in JavaScript

Searching is one of the most commonly performed tasks in the domain of Computer Science. Many algorithms and data structures exist to make searching more efficient. In this article, we'll look at the idea behind Binary Search and how to implement it in JavaScript. Binary Search is a very simple,...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Oct 16, 2020·7 min read

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Merge Sort in JavaScript

Sorting refers to arranging items of a list in a specific order (numerical or alphabetical). Sorting is generally used in tandem with searching. It is generally easier to search for an element (called the key) in a given list if the list is sorted, both visually and algorithmically. There are...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Oct 12, 2020·7 min read

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Quicksort in JavaScript

Sorting refers to arranging items of a list in a specific order (numerical or alphabetical). Sorting is generally used in tandem with searching. Over the years, many sorting algorithms have been developed, and one of the fastest ones to date is Quicksort. Quicksort uses the divide-and-conquer strategy to sort the...

Abhilash Kakumanu

Oct 09, 2020·11 min read

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Publishing a Node.js Module to NPM

NPM stands for Node Package Manager and refers to either the online project repository or the Command Line Interface (CLI) tool used to interact with the online repository. Currently, NPM is the world's largest software registry with over 1.4M+ code packages. For example, if you wanted to use Node....

Abhilash Kakumanu

Sep 29, 2020·7 min read