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5 JavaScript concepts I kept forgetting (so I made them my lock screen)

I used to "learn" the same JavaScript concepts every few months. I'd read about the event loop, nod along, and a month later get a predict-the-output question wrong in an interview. What finally worked was seeing the rule every day. I turned each concept into a phone wallpaper with a short why at the bottom, so every time I unlock my phone, I revise one thing. Here are the five that helped most.…

These five JavaScript concepts were so challenging for the author that they decided to make them part of their phone wallpaper to constantly revisit and solidify their understanding. The concepts include the event loop, closures, the 'this' keyword, type coercion, and hoisting. By seeing the rule or concept on their lock screen every day, the author aimed to revise and reinforce their knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals.

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