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Karleb:
Just In Time compilation.

With JIT, the classes are generated automatically when you type them, there is no need to install an additional package like purgeCss to do that for you.

That is, if you only type 10 unique Tailwind classes, you index.css will only have 10 css declarations.

Another very important use is that it allows you to write custom css in tailwind classes. Take for instance, if you want the height of a div to be exactly 50.4567rem, you can just write h-[50.4567rem] as long as you set mode to jit in your tailwind config file, it will be generated automatically.

You might feel like you could do this in the config file by extending or even over-writing tailwind default values, but sometimes, all you need is a value you'd use once and never use again and this is where jit comes in.

You can literally put in any css values in tailwind classes.

bg-[cyan]
text-[#000099]
top[33.333px]
pt-[10%]
rounded-[11.77%]

To set mode to jit, just write "mode: 'jit'" in that tailwind config object, that's all.

I hope I did not bore you with my explanation?

but my tailwind does this without the JIT being configured

Ronin1:
Or just personal preference. Tailwind is nice, even nicer when you pair it with plugins like daisyUI but Styled Components does it for me.

Personally, styled components is my favorite. I just love tailwind because of its simplicity

Iretii0511:
Dear Senior programmers,

When you've written codes for a while, how do you refresh?

My eyes are doing some funny movements.

take two or 3 shots, listen to music or watch movies and sleep

JoyousFurnitire:
I was only supporting your point though so the op can see it's impossible to skip the basics

ooh my bad..I was half-sleepy

JoyousFurnitire:
Basics are important and freecodecamp covers all that, I don't think I Know advance stuffs and I'm good to go. I spent a lot of time with the basics.

I wasn't referring to you though. You can see I @op

namikaze:
Recursion is actually basic, just like loops, especially in functional programming languages.

Op doesn't even have a solid knowledge of function yet.

JoyousFurnitire:
You're a troll

Like God damn!!!...then @op, you were the one that dropped "variable chaining" stuff some days ago. Why not stick to the basics for now, before moving to the advanced.

sixpathsofpain:
and please bro, what's the use of the first if and return statement? because I don't see any need for them

Your code will give a stack overflow error without the if statement. It is called the base case of a recursive function.

sixpathsofpain:
I'm still a noob learning to code in JS on my phone with grasshopper.. since you opened this thread, I'm sure you know what variable chaining means and probably what array indexing means?
Okay I'll go straight to my question then..

While I was studying array indexing after learning about variable chaining, I say this code example that wanted to explain array indexing.


Var groceries = [
'apples'
'bananas'
'orange'
] ;

Var Fruit = groceries [1]

So after seeing that example and considering what I learnt from variable chaining, I made me wanna ask this. Can I also call this variable chaining since the value of the argument 'groceries' was assigned ( I think ) to the value of the argument 'fruit' ?

If I were were being taught by a programming teaching I probably would have asked him that too but since I am teaching myself, I have to seek for answers somewhere else..

So please, any one with any Idea of the answer should please help me. Thanks alot.

variable chaining?? Never heard of that. In your code, Fruit = 'bananas' and that's it.

GREATIGBOMAN:
All your portfolio sites are just static and they don't do anything... No functionality... Nothing... the Kongo version was pain to the eyes...


Try buying reviews on Upwork... u need reviews... save 50-100k and invest in getting reviews then watch the magic... U Need money to get money... your skill is not always eenough

First forget functionality, those sites look like they were rushed.

Lone35:
I want to study computer science in higher institution where I will study programming.
But the big question now is which higher institution is the best for this course?

If you don't mind ASUU strike, unilag and oau are the best in computer programming. If na private, bowen and covenant dey solid.

bularuz:
Well I assumed you know CSS well enough to know you should use a framework to easy the stress and hassles

All I'm saying is you don't jump to a css framework without fully understanding css itself, or else, you go lost.

Rgade:
I already have a solid grasp of css. I’ve even worked extensively with sass but now I’m just tired of all that spaghetti css.
More than half of my time is spent on styling instead of concentrating on the app logic.

okay then...go learn tailwind, it's a great framework.

bularuz:
No need wasting time on CSS when you can get what you want easily with frameworks like bootstrap and tailwind

Hmmmm bad advice. Please op, make sure you are very good with css before moving on to learn any of its frameworks.

You are good guy

Hmmmm there are lots of budget laptops to get to learn programming. I learnt web dev with the hp folio 9780, i5, 8gb RAM, 256 ssd. Really strong and reliable. Good battery too. An alternative could be an hp probook g3 or a dell latitude E7440.

devdev:
I would have really loved to give your website a general fair rating, but for lying that you built the website from scratch meanwhile you used wordpress and a popular theme called phlox pro, i will be giving 0/10

Lol

Winningbot:
Good morning to you. Firstly I want to appreciate all who have been assisting me here with my questions, I'm really grateful.

Now my question

Can someone please explain why if I try to run a string on my vs code the output is same as a number?

Like the example on my laptop screen

I typed
Var num1 = 10;
Var num3 = "20";

And the output is
10
20

I thought one should be
10 and the string "20"

Pls someone should explain pls

Lol they are still different data types... you can confirm this by "console.log(typeof num1, typeof num3) or console.log(num1 === num 3)"

Winningbot:
I don't understand sir. Can you explain please

just google "download node js for windows"

tensazangetsu20:
Men I still haven't grabbed JavaScript till now and I have been at it two years.

The thing taya person. You just keep on learning and learning.

3 textbooks...and a youtube video...11 mini projects...5 months let's say...But unfortunately, you never stop learning javascript..It's a very wide language

truthsayer009:
- Did you also ask those 70% what they requested for at the beginning?
- Did they say they want to learn web development or programming?

Maybe you should ask them, because if you type Learning Introduction to programming on Google, It is NOT HTML and CSS that would show up.

Now yu are getting where I'm aiming at

LikeAking:
Op this ya idea sef.

Every house get foundation.

Every foundation must be laid on html and css?? What of people who want to dive into other programming career asides web dev?

SimeonOTC:
Lol..bro, i really don't think you know what JavaScript is because I actually don't know for instance, how you are going to apply Javascript DOM and EVENT if you don't know HTML and CSS..

Lol..na people like you dey think sey javascript is specifically built to tweak the DOM

sollolucci77:
You cant start teaching a newbie to program with javascript what are you saying?..its too technical...people start teaching with html and css because it's the building block of web design...javascript is to add functions to your web design...you dont start with more technical parts that is so wrong...if you dont know theres what they call backend of a website....you have to be taught the basics of a website frontend website before moving to backend development which is where python comes in.

But programming is not all about frontend and backend

It has become a common thing nowadays to advise people who wish to learn programming to start from HTML and CSS. It is a bad advice. 70% of the people I know that started this way quitted programming their second week into Javascript, after a lot of time learning HTML and CSS. Well, like 15% actually quitted while learning CSS. I think the best way to start learning programming is to begin from a real programing language. There are lots of beginner-friendly languages to start learning with. I started with python , and even though I've not used it for my works other than dsa, the knowledge gained while learning python really helped me to grasp the other things I learnt after easily. Of course easily wasn't easily, but at least, the toughness was easier to contain.
So people who are trying to switch career into programming world should best be informed to start with a programming language, favorably Javascript or Python, grab the basics and from there, their career path will start getting revealed to them.

donproject2:
And conforming your interface to render well in all browsers, all screen sizes and another big headache. To me.

Very tasky..Reason some people run to backend since only logic has the greater ratio of its requirements.

truthsayer009:
JUST A Frontend Dev ?

The fact that you used the word JUST means you don't know what you're doing.

Frontend Dev has the lowest barrier of entry at the Junior level because HTML/JS/CSS is simple to learn, but has one of the highest barrier at the Senior level.

Later on, you will discover that Frontend is super hard with all the endless frontend frameworks and UI libraries that you have to keep up with. Each company you join is using a different Frontend framework, each personal project you get into might be using a different development pattern.

I can tell you for sure that Backend at Senior level is x10 simpler than Frontend, No rendering + No CSS problems, No 3rd party UI framework dependency problem, No Spaghetti code problems etc Most backend language & codebases use an official architectural pattern that is followed for their projects unlike Frontend that everyone creates their own nonsense. Write code, write test for backend, create Pull Request, finish.

So please, stop using the word JUST. Frontend Development is already a mouth-full to learn.

When I said "just", I meant choosing only frontend development, not undermining it. Of course, it's obvious frontend entails a lot. And I already changed the 'just' to 'only'.

LikeAking:
I observed what ever JS skill one has acquired is likely going to be a waste, when u about learning React.

So all the V-JS and J Query skills will just waste like that?

Why are React code longer? A library surpose elp us write shorter or even no code .

Why is React like this?

How did you guys overcome this temptation?

Are you kidding me? You can't write codes in react without knowing javascript well now

bercarray:
Please op which material are u using to learn data structure and algorithm can you recommend any?

textbook-grokking algorithm video-codebasics on youtube

devdev:
When you say frontend i understand you mean frontend for web apps and all that, but that is not true. An android and ios developer can also be called a frontend developer and at same time, a programmer. When it also comes to frontend, we also deal with logic. Almost every conditional statement you find in backend can also be found in frontend. The main difference is that fact that, backend deals with data, security, storage etc. So yes choosing frontend makes you a solid programmer. You can expand your languages to java, c# etc.

Hmmm great response as I must say. And oh yeah, I'm quite vast with python too cos I learned data structures and algorithm with it. Thanks.

If you opened this thread, I'm guessing you already know the definition of a frontend developer, and the distinctions between them and other developers. So as a frontend developer and enthusiast myself, I've been so curious to know whether being solely a frontend developer can be accorded as a successful programming career, cos truth be told, I am only interested in frontend development cos I am the visual-inclined and artistic type of person. I love seeing the beauty of what I'm doing. Although, I'm logically capable to dive into backend too, but the interest is not just present, but still, I want to have a solid programming career. Unfortunately from my hypothesis, most great devs I've met are either full-stack or the backend engineers. Thus, my question: Is the frontend development career path of programming enough to make you a successful programmer?