Code Explainers
Intermediate code explainers
go
package debounce import ( "sync"
Building a debouncer in Go
concurrency
debounce
timers
Intermediate
6 steps
typescript
import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react"; interface SearchResult { id: string;
A debounced search hook in React
debounce
custom-hooks
abortcontroller
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@WebMvcTest(OrderController.class) class OrderControllerTest { @Autowired
Slice testing a controller with @WebMvcTest in Spring
testing
mocking
http
Intermediate
8 steps
python
import gzip from pathlib import Path from typing import Iterator
Streaming TSV records with Python generators
generators
lazy-evaluation
file-io
Intermediate
5 steps
php
<?php namespace App\Http\Requests;
How a Laravel FormRequest validates input
validation
form-request
input-sanitization
Intermediate
6 steps
rust
use axum::{ extract::FromRequestParts, http::{request::Parts, StatusCode, header::AUTHORIZATION}, };
How a JWT extractor works in Axum
authentication
jwt
extractors
Intermediate
8 steps
javascript
import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'; function ProductList({ products }) { const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
Memoizing a filtered list in React
memoization
derived-state
filtering
Intermediate
8 steps
ruby
module Fibonacci CACHE = Hash.new do |cache, n| cache[n] = cache[n - 1] + cache[n - 2] end
Memoizing Fibonacci with a Hash default block
memoization
recursion
hash-default
Intermediate
5 steps
go
package retry import ( "context"
Retry with exponential backoff in Go
retry
exponential-backoff
jitter
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
type SignupInput = { email: string; password: string; confirmPassword: string;
How a typed signup validator collects errors
form-validation
type-safety
regex
Intermediate
9 steps
java
public final class BusinessDays { private BusinessDays() { }
Counting business days between two dates in Java
date arithmetic
utility class
streams
Intermediate
7 steps
python
import hashlib import hmac import os
Verifying signed payment webhooks in Flask
hmac
webhooks
signature verification
Intermediate
7 steps
php
<?php final class CsrfGuard {
Building a per-form CSRF guard in PHP
csrf
security
sessions
Intermediate
8 steps
php
<?php namespace App\Models;
Polymorphic comments in Laravel with morphTo
polymorphism
eloquent
relationships
Intermediate
5 steps
java
import java.time.Duration; import java.util.concurrent.Executors; import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService; import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
A safe recurring heartbeat scheduler in Java
concurrency
scheduling
thread-safety
Intermediate
6 steps
javascript
function initLazyLoad(root = document) { const images = root.querySelectorAll('img[data-src]'); if (!('IntersectionObserver' in window)) {
How lazy image loading works
lazy-loading
intersectionobserver
progressive-enhancement
Intermediate
8 steps
go
package main import ( "bufio"
Counting matching lines in Go with bufio
file-io
buffered-scanning
error-handling
Intermediate
4 steps
ruby
class EventEmitter def initialize @listeners = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] } end
Building an EventEmitter in Ruby
pub-sub
closures
callbacks
Intermediate
7 steps