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String.prototype.*

None of the string methods modify this – they always return fresh strings.

  • charAt(pos: number): string ES1

    Returns the character at index pos, as a string (JavaScript does not have a datatype for characters). str[i] is equivalent to str.charAt(i) and more concise (caveat: may not work on old engines).

@sorenlouv
sorenlouv / determine-changed-props.js
Last active April 18, 2024 16:21
Determine which props causes React components to re-render
import React, { Component } from 'react';
export default function withPropsChecker(WrappedComponent) {
return class PropsChecker extends Component {
componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
Object.keys(nextProps)
.filter(key => {
return nextProps[key] !== this.props[key];
})
.map(key => {
@dypsilon
dypsilon / frontendDevlopmentBookmarks.md
Last active July 7, 2024 19:32
A badass list of frontend development resources I collected over time.
@stephenhardy
stephenhardy / git-clearHistory
Created April 26, 2013 22:14
Steps to clear out the history of a git/github repository
-- Remove the history from
rm -rf .git
-- recreate the repos from the current content only
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
-- push to the github remote repos ensuring you overwrite history
git remote add origin git@github.com:<YOUR ACCOUNT>/<YOUR REPOS>.git