Delicious JavaScript: Delectable Explanations of the Power of JS - ThunderPlains 2019
Channel: Techlahoma
Date: 15/11/2019

`map()`, `reduce()`, `filter()`, oh my! Many new devs (or seasoned ones venturing into JavaScript) always tell me that these and other essential methods are difficult understand, let alone explain to someone else. Sure, you can read the official documentation (you should do that) to see how they are supposed to work and even get useful code samples. But when the time comes, either in an interview or a conversation with someone new to JavaScript, can you clearly and confidently explain how they work? To solve this conundrum, I did what I do best and created dessert-based explanations of the essential and most commonly used methods! So if you're ready to hear how marshmallows and map() are totally a thing or why includes() and ice cream belong together in a JavaScript
for beginners course, then stop by!

Adrienne Braganza Tacke, a proud Filipina and 90s kid, was born in California. After short stints in Baguio City, Philippines and Tampa, Florida, she found herself back on the west side of America and settled in Las Vegas, Nevada for college. Defecting from the "natural" path of nursing, she found that technology fascinated her much more and chose to major in Management Information Systems. While working towards her degree at UNLV, she also worked as a student technician for UNLV's Office of Information Technology. This job paved
the way for her to discover a software engineering internship that would serve as the start of her career. She also met her future husband while working this job! After almost 8 years in the software engineering industry, she has worked in various industries like higher education and healthcare as well as several Las Vegas startups. Currently, she is a software engineer in the FinTech industry where she continues to solve complex problems to help modernize the FinTech space. Any remaining time she has not advancing her career is dedicated to educating, mentoring, and leading new software engineers. From her
#DontBeAfraidOfTheTerminal series on Instagram to her lessons and talks as a Code.org volunteer for Las Vegas, Adrienne wants to share her knowledge with everyone and help anyone truly curious to become knowledge leaders. She strongly advocates for STEM education and always encourages young women and girls to explore a career in software engineering. And for the important information: her favorite PC/video games are Age of Empires II, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, and the Borderlands series; her favorite lipstick color is Bite's Aubergine; her favorite movies are Inception (really, anything be Christopher Nolan) and The Matrix.