Understanding mutation in common array methods - push and unshift
Understand whether push, unshift, and equivalent functions using spread syntax, mutate an array or create a copy.
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Write a function that returns a natural language relative time string representing the difference between two dates
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Add Tests Early
I prefer to add automated tests early, to enable safer and faster iteration