Well I have a huge announcement to make! Wait for it… I am learning GraphQL 😱 I just finished my first tutorial on EDX. I am pretty stoked about it, its something I have been putting off for months mainly because of two reasons: I have been insanely busy and, I have been feeling overwhelmed lately about the ton of stuff I have to learn as a developer. When you hear people say as that As a developer the learning never stops, its definitely not a cliche.

Objectives This article was written to help explain a topic which is an interview staple for Javascript developers. Based on the assumption that the reader is a total newbie to the topic, we will start from the very basics and incrementally build up on our knowledge. Hopefully by the end of this article you will have a solid understanding of closures. Prerequisites Nodejs installed locally. Text editor of your choice. Key Concepts Variable A variable in Javascript is an entity that is used to refer to data stored in memory.

The calamity and threat brought by the pandemic had us locked away in our homes for months. As we came out of the lockdown we were forced to introspect and confront systematic and institutionalized prejudices(be it racism, ableism, ageism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, religious prejudice or any form of prejudice that exists thereof) which act as barriers to social and economic inclusion. The catalyst to this awareness and movement was the untimely death of Gorge Floyd, a victim of police brutality and racism in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.