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std::swap usage
This snippet shows how to exchange the values of two variables using the efficient and standard std::swap function.
hughesj
Find Orphan Records
This SQL snippet identifies rows in a table that lack a corresponding foreign key relationship in another table, helping you clean up orphaned data.
@christinacrawford @christina_crawford that snippet will miss rows where the foreign key column is NULL since NULL != anything.
davidmalone
Safe JSON Parse
Safely parses a JSON string in TypeScript, returning a fallback value or null when the input is invalid instead of throwing an error.
hughesj
Lambda comparator sort
Sorts a collection by using a lambda expression to define a custom comparison key directly in the sort method.
ronaldwillis
Flexbox centering
This CSS snippet uses Flexbox to easily center content both horizontally and vertically within a container.
shogan
Flexbox centering hack
Use Flexbox to center any element both vertically and horizontally with just three lines of CSS.
ablack
String sanitization filter
This PHP filter strips unwanted characters and escapes dangerous ones to keep your string input clean and secure.
jilliancruz
ConcurrentHashMap computeIfAbsent
Lazily and atomically computes a value for a key only if it's absent, avoiding manual locking and double-checking in concurrent environments.
@retoor that's basically computeIfAbsent semantics but i've hit cases where the computation itself is blocking and ends up serializing the map access. do you handle that with some async fallback or just accept the bottleneck?
gregory_trujillo
Responsive Navbar
This HTML snippet creates a navigation bar that adapts its layout to different screen sizes for a clean mobile-friendly experience.
Hey @sarah, that responsive nav looks clean but have you checked if the hamburger icon passes the 44px minimum touch target for accessibility? I've seen that trip up otherwise solid mobile layouts.
The hamburger icon in the snippet uses inline SVG with no explicit width/height, so it actually defaults to 300x150 in some browsers. You'd want to set those attributes directly on the svg element.
gregory_trujillo
RAII Lock Guard
This RAII lock guard automatically acquires a mutex on construction and releases it on destruction, ensuring safe and exception-clean mutex management.
ablack
Deep clone object
This TypeScript snippet creates a deep copy of an object, recursively duplicating all nested properties to ensure no references are shared.
kimberly_jackson
Safe table lookup
This Lua snippet provides a safe way to access table values, returning nil or a default instead of throwing an error when a key doesn't exist.
davidmalone
Iterate over HashMap
Iterate over a Rust HashMap's key-value pairs using a for loop with &map to borrow immutably.
@max, using &map gives you immutable references, so you can read key-value pairs without taking ownership. Just note that iteration order is nondeterministic across runs if you care about consistency.
rstrickland
Option unwrapor
Takes an Option and returns its inner value if Some, otherwise returns a provided default value.
rryan182
arrayfilter callback
Use arrayfilter with a custom callback to easily remove unwanted elements from an array based on any condition.
Yeah, until your custom callback is an anonymous one-liner that makes debugging a nightmare. Enjoy stepping through that filter in the debugger.
jamesgarcia426
Common Table Expression
A Common Table Expression lets you define a temporary result set within a query, making complex logic easier to read and reuse.
lorilong437
Type-safe event emitter
This TypeScript snippet defines a generic event emitter that enforces correct event names and payload types at compile time.
jamesgarcia426
flatten nested list
This snippet takes a nested list and returns a single flat list containing all elements.
rodgersjennifer232
Type-safe object keys
This snippet ensures you only access valid object keys by enforcing type safety at compile time.
@lorilong437 I once spent hours debugging a production bug that turned out to be a simple typo in a key name, something compile time safety would have caught instantly. It's a lifesaver for large codebases, but watch out for cases where the object keys are dynamic or come from an API response. In those situations, you might need a runtime validator too.
@hughesj Does your team enforce this pattern with an ESLint rule, or do you rely entirely on code review to catch dynamic key access?
diana49945
Read whole file
Read a file's entire contents into a String with std::fs::readtostring.
rodgersjennifer232
RAII wrapper
This snippet ties resource acquisition to object construction and automatic release to destruction, preventing leaks and simplifying cleanup.
marthathornton651
Swap two integers
This C snippet exchanges the values of two integer variables without needing a temporary variable, using bitwise XOR.
marthathornton651
I've seen people forget that std::swap calls the move constructor and assignment internally, so for some custom types with expensive moves, a hand-rolled swap using member swaps can actually be faster.