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Intermediate code explainers
rust
use std::net::Ipv4Addr; use std::str::FromStr; #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
Parsing and matching IPv4 CIDR ranges in Rust
bitwise-operations
parsing
error-handling
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
type CsvColumn<T> = { header: string; value: (row: T) => string | number | boolean | null | undefined; };
Building a type-safe CSV writer in TypeScript
generics
serialization
escaping
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/products") public class ProductSearchController {
Binding collection query params in Spring
rest-api
query-parameters
dependency-injection
Intermediate
6 steps
ruby
class Api::MessagesController < ApiController before_action :authenticate_api_key! rate_limit to: 100,
Layered API rate limiting in Rails
rate-limiting
api-authentication
throttling
Intermediate
9 steps
php
<?php namespace App\Http\Middleware;
Resolving the current team in Laravel middleware
middleware
multi-tenancy
cookies
Intermediate
8 steps
go
package scheduler import ( "container/heap"
A priority job queue with Go's container/heap
priority-queue
heap
interfaces
Intermediate
9 steps
python
import os from pathlib import Path BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
How a Django settings module is wired
configuration
environment-variables
middleware
Intermediate
8 steps
rust
use std::sync::OnceLock; static CRC_TABLE: OnceLock<[u32; 256]> = OnceLock::new();
Table-driven CRC32 with lazy init in Rust
checksums
lazy-initialization
lookup-tables
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
import { parsePhoneNumberFromString, CountryCode } from 'libphonenumber-js'; export interface NormalizedPhone { e164: string;
Normalizing phone numbers to E.164 in TypeScript
validation
normalization
error-handling
Intermediate
7 steps
java
import java.util.ArrayDeque; import java.util.Deque; import java.util.Map;
Evaluating math expressions with two stacks
stacks
parsing
operator-precedence
Intermediate
9 steps
ruby
class Order < ApplicationRecord include AASM belongs_to :warehouse
Modeling an order lifecycle with AASM in Rails
state machine
guards
callbacks
Intermediate
10 steps
php
<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;
Broadcasting typing indicators in Laravel
websockets
authorization
presence-channels
Intermediate
9 steps
ruby
require "timeout" require "net/http" class RemoteInventoryClient
Bounding a slow HTTP call with Timeout in Ruby
timeout
error-handling
http
Intermediate
6 steps
java
@Entity @Table(name = "orders") @SQLDelete(sql = "UPDATE orders SET deleted = true, deleted_at = now() WHERE id = ?") @Where(clause = "deleted = false")
Soft deletes with Hibernate in Spring
soft-delete
jpa
hibernate
Intermediate
9 steps
javascript
import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'; function getColumnCount(width) { if (width < 640) return 1;
A responsive column hook in React
custom-hooks
debouncing
responsive-design
Intermediate
7 steps
php
<?php namespace App\Services\Reports;
Streaming a monthly revenue CSV in Laravel
csv-export
lazy-collections
eloquent-query
Intermediate
8 steps
python
def is_valid_card_number(number: str) -> bool: digits = [int(c) for c in number if c.isdigit()] if len(digits) < 13 or len(digits) > 19:
Validating card numbers with the Luhn check
checksum
validation
luhn-algorithm
Intermediate
6 steps
go
func (h *ArticleHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) { var req struct { Title string `json:"title" binding:"required"` Body string `json:"body" binding:"required"`
Handling a POST request in Gin
request binding
validation
http status codes
Intermediate
7 steps