Oct 13, 2021Can Coral Engineering save us all?Or Are we f*****? — I am worried about the bleaching of coral reefs all around the world and if you are a responsible human being you might be worried as well. Global warming related natural disasters got us all feeling like sitting ducks right now. All eyes have been on coral bleaching around the…Nature7 min read
Sep 6, 2021What’s wrong with releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida1 billion genetically modified mosquitoes are to be released in Florida — I am the kind of person who is always bitten by mosquitoes and according to science I am cursed. Veritasium, the famous science channel, did an entire video clip on why mosquitoes bite some people more than others and apparently it is a thing. Some people are more attractive to…Public Health6 min read
Jul 24, 2021Why the oldest rocks on Earth are way older than the EarthDiscovery of Erg Chech 002 A single meteor crash landed in the Sahara in 2020 and got fragmented into tiny pieces. Erg Chech 002 is an ancient volcanic meteorite that was discovered in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara desert in Algeria. Fragments of Erg chech 002 were discovered by meteor hunters in the…Science5 min read
Apr 19, 2021What happened to the Animals that were sent to spaceThe unsung heroes of outer space — We often hear about our astronaut heroes who had gone into or returned from orbit. Returning astronauts are heartily welcomed by society, congratulated and their photos are taken as they receive a heroes welcome from all. But there lurks a dark truth amongst all this glory. There are unsung heroes…History6 min read
Mar 25, 2021Everything React Developers need to know about Material-UIThe reasons why Material-UI is a must know for react developers — Would you walk across the Alps or take a plane to go to Switzerland? Now, if you are like me, you would at least begin your journey the harder way until the sudden realisation of its uselessness slaps you in the face and then you will change your course. My…Reactjs8 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Feb 21, 2021Build a News App, using the New York Times API and ReactHow I built a Search Engine for looking up the latest New York Times articles using free NY Times API and React — 1. Sign Up for the API Once you sign up for the New York Times Developer console it will provide you with the free APIs that you need to build your search engine. You get presented with many kinds of APIs: movie reviews, Archives, Article Search, RSS Feeds, etc. …Reactjs6 min read
Feb 8, 2021JavaScript functions map(), filter(), reduce()Why do we need these functions in JavaScript? It will be naive to call yourself a JavaScript developer without knowing how to use these functions. The basic functionality of these functions revolve around arrays, transforming each array element, finding an element in an array or simplifying a computation etc. Not…Java Script4 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Jan 24, 2021Hack a website using JavaScriptHow JavaScript can be used to read, write or manipulate the DOM — What is a DOM? The Document Object Model is a cross platform and language independent interface that treats HTML and XML as a tree structure where each node is an object representing a part of the document. The DOM is a structured representation of HTML documents and can be thought of as tree nodes…Codingbootcamp4 min read
Jan 17, 2021Basic JavaScript Algorithms part 1Algorithms are an important aspect of coding interviews. But why is that? Mastering algorithms is not a joke. It can make the entire interview process way more difficult than it has to be. Now what could be the purpose for interviewers to even ask these questions. I was under the…Coding4 min read
Dec 31, 2020The useState hook in ReactHooks got recently introduced in react. Now if you are familiar with React, you will understand the concept of the two main types of components, functional components and class components. One of the main advantages of using Class components over functional components is that only class components can use states…Coding3 min read
