AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Calculating the Winner

The video tutorial guides viewers through enhancing a game board by dynamically updating text based on the player's turn and determining the winner. It covers implementing a function to check winning combinations and addresses debugging issues related to asynchronous state updates in React.

What was one of the main improvements made to the game board?

• Adding a scoring system

• Increasing the board size

• Introducing a header and footer

• Changing the game rules

How is the current player's turn passed to the header component?

• By using a global variable

• By hardcoding the player's name

• By passing it as a prop

• By using a session storage

What are the types of winning combinations discussed?

• Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal

• Horizontal and vertical only

• Diagonal only

• Random combinations

What is the maximum number of winning combinations for a 4x4 grid?

• 14

• 10

• 8

• 12

What is the purpose of the helper function created in the lesson?

• To reset the game board

• To determine if a player has won

• To change the game board color

• To save the game state

What was the issue with the winner-checking function initially?

• It was not being called at all

• It was checking the wrong player's turn

• It was not checking all winning combinations

• It was returning the result too early

What does the winner-checking function return if a player has won?

• False

• The winning player's name

• The player's score

• True

What was the deliberate mistake made in the winner-checking function?

• Incorrectly placed return statement

• Incorrect loop condition

• Wrong variable name

• Missing function call

How was the asynchronous state update issue resolved?

• By using a different library

• By removing the state update

• By passing the current move and player to the function

• By using a synchronous function

Why is it important to make a copy of the game board in the winner-checking function?

• To prevent mutating the original state

• To avoid using too much memory

• To increase performance

• To simplify the code