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🚀 JavaScript Interview Prep Series — Day 10 Topic: Building Custom Array Methods in JavaScript Continuing my JavaScript interview revision series, today I practiced an important concept: 👉 How built-in array methods like map, filter, and reduce work internally In interviews, you are often asked: “Can you implement map/filter/reduce yourself?” Understanding this shows strong JavaScript fundamentals. 🍳 Real-World Example: Kitchen Workflow Imagine a professional kitchen: 1️⃣ Transform Station (like map) Chef takes ingredients and modifies each item — chopping, cooking, seasoning. Input ingredients → transformed ingredients. 2️⃣ Quality Check Station (like filter) Inspector selects only good ingredients and rejects bad ones. Only items meeting criteria continue. 3️⃣ Mixing Station (like reduce) Chef combines all prepared ingredients into one final dish. Many items → single result. 💻 Custom Array Method Example Custom map implementation Array.prototype.myMap = function(callback) { const result = []; for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) { result.push(callback(this[i], i, this)); } return result; }; const arr = [1, 2, 3]; const doubled = arr.myMap(x => x * 2); console.log(doubled); // [2, 4, 6] Custom filter implementation Array.prototype.myFilter = function(callback) { const result = []; for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) { if (callback(this[i], i, this)) { result.push(this[i]); } } return result; }; Custom reduce implementation Array.prototype.myReduce = function(callback, initial) { let accumulator = initial; for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) { accumulator = callback(accumulator, this[i]); } return accumulator; }; ✅ Why Interviewers Ask This Because it tests: • Understanding of loops • Callback usage • Array iteration logic • Internal behavior of JS methods Once you understand this, map/filter/reduce become much clearer. 📌 Goal: Share daily JavaScript interview topics while revising fundamentals and learning in public. Next topics: debouncing, throttling, event delegation, deep cloning, and more. Let’s keep improving step by step 🚀 #JavaScript #InterviewPreparation #ArrayMethods #WebDevelopment #LearningInPublic #Developers #CodingJourney #Frontend

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