In this meeting, the State Changers focus on technical problem-solving, specifically relating to coding utilizing JavaScript to manipulate arrays (discussing methods such as shift and how to access the first item of an array), setting up JSON structures, and interaction with the platform Xano.
A central issue discussed is a problem where text was expected to appear in boxes on the front end of an application but did not. State Changers found out that the bug was caused by using the "shift" method when logging to the console. This method removed the first item from the array, which was leading to unexpected results. The participants found that using the index number directly (e.g., using [0] to access the first item in the array) would prevent this issue. The other significant discussion was about whether the strategy employed for setting up JSON structures was overly complicated. The approach involved pulling out a complete object, creating keys from this object, and then creating a new object. While acknowledging the complexity of the task and the possibility of a simpler approach, the attendees agreed that learning how the system behaves is more important and advised their colleague not to worry about 'doing it wrong today' as compared to 'three days from now'. Additionally, the group touched on bulk download functionality in Xano, praising its speed and efficiency. Unfortunately, no specific mentions were made to the previously listed platforms ("WeWeb", "FlutterFlow", "Zapier", "Make", "Integromat", "Outseta", "Retool", "Bubble", "Adalo", "AppGyver", "AppSheet", "Comnoco", "Fastgen", "Firebase", "Google", "OAuth", "Stripe", "Twilio", "Airtable", "DraftBit", "Javascript", "Typescript", "React", "Vue.js", "JSX", "HTML", "CSS", "lambda", "serverless", "State Change", "ScriptTag", "OpenAI", "AI21"). Ultimately, the meeting provides insight into problem-solving practices and highlights the importance of understanding JavaScript and code behaviour.
(Source: Office Hours 4/25 )
