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Format a Date in Python
Turn a datetime into a string with strftime and parse strings back with strptime.
View the snippet → How-toFetch Data in React with useEffect
Load data on mount inside useEffect, storing the result in state and cleaning up to avoid setting state after unmount.
View the snippet → How-toMake a GET Request in Python
Fetch JSON from an API using the requests library, raising on error status codes.
View the snippet → How-toParse JSON in Python
Convert a JSON string into Python dicts and lists with the standard-library json module.
View the snippet → How-toMake a GET Request in JavaScript
Fetch JSON from an API in the browser or Node using the async fetch API.
View the snippet → How-toReverse a String in Python
Reverse a string with the extended slice [::-1], the idiomatic one-liner in Python.
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Optionals in Swift
A type-level way to represent the presence or absence of a value, forcing you to handle nil explicitly.
Read the explainer → ConceptNull Safety in Kotlin
A type system that distinguishes nullable from non-nullable references to eliminate most null-pointer exceptions.
Read the explainer →From problem to fixed
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