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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes are back for another edition of Stumped! where they try to stump each other with interview questions. Today’s questions are from Flashcards for Developers.
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Show Notes 4:03
What’s the difference between synchronous and asynchronous code?
5:56
What’s the difference between .call and .apply?
7:08
How do you share code between files?
8:18
What’s the difference between double equals and triple equals?
10:40
What’s the difference between null, undefined, and undeclared?
14:18
What is the event loop?
Philip Roberts - What the heck is the event loop anyway?
16:02
Why is extending built-ins never a good idea?
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