Explain Like I&#39;m Five

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Kara Luton

Jun 21 '19

JavaScript 101: Arrow Functions

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners

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Max Antonucci

Jun 25 '19

A Metaphorical Introduction to Functional JavaScript

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners #functional

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Hassan Sani

Sep 21 '19

Explain Kubernetes to me like I'm Five

#discuss #kubernetes #devops #explainlikeimfive

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Marceli-Wac

Sep 21 '19

Kubernetes - Explained Like You're Five

#explainlikeimfive #kubernetes #docker

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6 min read

Rémi Mercier

May 23 '19

What is an API?

#explainlikeimfive #api #beginners

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Max Antonucci

Jul 24 '19

Snow White and the Seven Behavioral Patterns - A Design Patterns Intro

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #design #programming

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Don Goodman-Wilson

Oct 9 '19

Open Source is Broken

#explainlikeimfive #ethics #opensource

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stereobooster

Aug 27 '19

Function vs Object

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #computerscience #javascript

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Kara Luton

Jun 10 '19

JavaScript 101: Breaking Down Functions

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners

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Ben Halpern

Nov 2 '19

Explain React to Me

#explainlikeimfive #react #beginners #javascript

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Ali Abbas

Jun 9 '19

Explain CI/CD like I'm five.

#discuss #webdev #continousintegration #explainlikeimfive

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Kurt Bauer

Aug 26 '19

Functional VS Object-Oriented Programming

#explainlikeimfive #learning #beginners #oop

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Kara Luton

May 9 '19

ELI5: Git Rebase vs. Merge

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #webdev #git

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Max Antonucci

Jun 12 '19

Goldilocks and the Three Behavioral Patterns - A Design Patterns Intro

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #design #programming

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Cat

Apr 13 '20

Explain Async/Await Like I'm Five

#explainlikeimfive #codenewbie #javascript

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Ben Halpern

Nov 4 '19

Explain Vue to Me

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #vue #beginners

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1 min read

Lee

Sep 14 '19

Stupid Short: Bash's |, >, >>, <, 2>>, 2> Operators

#explainlikeimfive #tutorial #bash #linux

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Helitha Rupasinghe

Jul 7 '22

Explain Blockchain like I am Five

#explainlikeimfive #blockchain #help

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stereobooster

Aug 3 '19

dev.wtf - developer's reference

#showdev #beginners #explainlikeimfive #webdev

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Max Antonucci

May 1 '19

Comebacks for Five (Wrong) Arguments Against Accessibility

#explainlikeimfive #a11y #productivity

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Ben Halpern

Apr 28 '20

How do GitHub Actions work?

#discuss #explainlikeimfive #github

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1 min read

Raheem

Jun 30 '19

Linux 101 - the king of operating systems 👑

#explainlikeimfive #linux

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Ben Halpern

Nov 6 '19

Explain the Frontend Webdev Ecosystem to Me

#explainlikeimfive #webdev #javascript #beginners

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stereobooster

Jul 25 '19

Advice for the Newbie

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #webdev

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6 min read

Ben Halpern

Nov 5 '19

Explain Angular to Me

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #javascript #angular

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1 min read

Jess Lee

Aug 1 '19

What is quantum computing?

#discuss #explainlikeimfive

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1 min read

Matthew Collison for Skill Pathway

Jul 31 '19

Single Responsibility Principle for Dummies

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #codenewbie #webdev

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Max Antonucci

Sep 9 '19

Cinderella and the Glass Structural Pattern - A Design Patterns Intro

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #design #programming

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Peter Kim Frank

Jun 23 '21

Explain a "memory leak" like I'm five

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Ben Halpern

Nov 8 '19

Explain the State of WebAssembly to Me

#explainlikeimfive #webassembly #webdev #javascript

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stereobooster

Jul 29 '19

Type System FAQ

#explainlikeimfive #computerscience #typescript #beginners

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Ben Halpern

May 11 '20

Explain Deno Like I'm Five

#discuss #explainlikeimfive #deno #javascript

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Helitha Rupasinghe

Sep 20 '22

Explain JSX like I'm five.

#discuss #explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners

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Alexandra

Jun 25 '19

The Array Iterators Cheatsheet (JavaScript)

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners #webdev

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3 min read

GrahamTheDev

Nov 4 '21

dApps / Web3 - Help me finally understand / ELI5!

#explainlikeimfive #web3 #webdev #discuss

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Desi

May 8 '19

ELI5: How does someone write a new computer language?

#explainlikeimfive #programming

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1 min read

Peter Kim Frank

Nov 12 '19

Explain Open Source like I'm five

#explainlikeimfive

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lizziekardon

Nov 4 '19

What are the benefits of using a static frontend?

#explainlikeimfive #webdev

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Ben Halpern

May 18 '20

Explain the different popular Linux distros

#discuss #explainlikeimfive #linux

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Jakob Attkinson

Nov 27 '19

Explain full stack developer to me like I'm five

#explainlikeimfive #career

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Peter Kim Frank

Aug 31 '20

Explain "Smoke Testing" like I'm five

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Ori Volfovitch

Oct 6 '19

All (or just most) of what you need to know about handling Promises

#explainlikeimfive #promise #javascript #async

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Cubicle Buddha

May 15 '19

Fixing Bad Habits By Learning To Love Them: Agile Retrospectives

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #productivity #career

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kapeel kokane

Oct 23 '19

What is this "Javascript Engine" they speak about?

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #computerscience #webdev

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Shannon Crabill

Mar 22 '20

Explain React State & Props Like I'm Five

#explainlikeimfive #react

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Ben Halpern

Jul 18 '20

Explain DNS Like I'm Five

#explainlikeimfive #dns #webdev

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Mahipal Nehra for Decipher Zone

May 28 '19

What is OAuth? How Does It Work?

#explainlikeimfive #oauth #authentication #beginners

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3 min read

Binyamin Green

Mar 2 '20

Unicorns on DEV 🦄🦄

#explainlikeimfive #meta

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Hrishikesh kumar

May 27 '19

Basic Operating System services and structures.

#explainlikeimfive #computerscience

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3 min read

Desi

Aug 14 '19

ELI5: What the heck is Kubernetes?

#explainlikeimfive #kubernetes

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1 min read

Sloan the DEV Moderator

Apr 21 '22

What's the difference between Front-end and Back-end development?

#discuss #anonymous #explainlikeimfive #beginners

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Halil Can Ozcelik

Nov 3 '19

Very Basics of Cloud Services and AWS

#explainlikeimfive #aws #webdev

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Peter Kim Frank

Sep 11 '20

Explain the challenge of generating random numbers like I'm five

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