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er">17</span>]</pre></div><blockquote id="c020"><p>Compact Map()</p></blockquote><p id="b1c2"><code>compactMap</code> function is similar to <code>map</code>, but it also includes an additional step, it filters out any <code>nil</code> values that result from applying the transformation closure. This is particularly useful when you have an array of optional values and you want to transform them while simultaneously filtering out the <code>nil</code> elements.</p><div id="9cf9"><pre><span class="hljs-keyword">extension</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Array</span> { <span class="hljs-keyword">func</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">compactMap</span><<span class="hljs-type">T</span>>(<span class="hljs-keyword">_</span> <span class="hljs-params">transforms</span>: (<span class="hljs-type">Element</span>) -> <span class="hljs-type">T</span>?) -> [<span class="hljs-type">T</span>] { <span class="hljs-keyword">var</span> result <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> <span class="hljs-type">T</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> element <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">self</span> { <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> element <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> element { result.append(transform(element)) } } <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> result } }</pre></div><p id="fe9c">Here the only change from <code>Map</code> and <code>Compact Map</code> is avoiding the nil value with a condition.</p><p id="3b42">In the above code</p><ul><li>It takes a closure <code>transform</code> as an argument, which specifies how each element should be transformed.</li><li>Inside <code>compactMap</code>, a new array <code>result</code> is created to store the transformed non-nil elements.</li><li>It then iterates over each element of the original array (<code>self</code>), applies the transformation closure to each element, and checks if the result is non-nil.</li><li>If the result is non-nil, it appends the transformed element to the <code>result</code> array.</li><li>Finally, it returns the <code>result</code> array containing all the non-nil transformed elements.</li></ul><blockquote id="9909"><p>How to consume it?</p></blockquote><div id="41f1"><pre><span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> mapArray <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> [<span class="hljs-number">23</span>, <span class="hljs-number">43</span>, <span class="hljs-number">56</span>, <span class="hljs-literal">nil</span>, <span class="hljs-number">75</span>, <span class="hljs-number">9</span>, <span class="hljs-number">14</span>] <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> result<span class="hljs-operator">=</span> mapArray.compactMap { <span class="hljs-variable">$0</span> } <span class="hljs-built_in">debugPrint</span>(result) output: [<span class="hljs-number">23</span>, <span class="hljs-number">43</span>, <span class="hljs-number">56</span>, <span class="hljs-number">75</span>, <span class="hljs-number">9</span>, <span class="hljs-number">14</span>]</pre></div><blockquote id="854c"><p>Flat Map()</p></blockquote><p id="b656">FlatMap is typically the same as <code>map</code> does, only difference is that it always return flatten array joining all elements. Typically used to collect specific data in n

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ested array, dictionary or set</p><div id="6431"><pre><span class="hljs-keyword">extension</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Array</span> { <span class="hljs-keyword">func</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">flatMap</span><<span class="hljs-type">T</span>>(<span class="hljs-keyword">_</span> <span class="hljs-params">transform</span>: (<span class="hljs-type">Element</span>) -> [<span class="hljs-type">T</span>]) -> [<span class="hljs-type">T</span>] { <span class="hljs-keyword">var</span> result <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> <span class="hljs-type">T</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> element <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">self</span> { result.append(contentsOf: transform(element)) } <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span> result } }</pre></div><p id="75fa">In the above code</p><ul><li>It takes a closure <code>transform</code> as an argument, which specifies how each element should be transformed into a sequence.</li><li>Inside <code>flatMap</code>, a new array <code>result</code> is created to store the flattened elements.</li><li>It then iterates over each element of the original array (<code>self</code>), applies the transformation closure to each element, and concatenates the resulting sequences into the <code>result</code> array.</li><li><code>append(contentsOf: )</code> will add the elements of a sequence to the end of the array.</li><li>Finally, it returns the <code>result</code> array containing all the flattened elements.</li></ul><blockquote id="2285"><p>How to consume it?</p></blockquote><div id="117f"><pre><span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> arrayOfArrays <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> [[<span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">2</span>, <span class="hljs-number">3</span>], [<span class="hljs-number">4</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">6</span>], [<span class="hljs-number">7</span>, <span class="hljs-number">8</span>, <span class="hljs-number">9</span>]] <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> transformedArray <span class="hljs-operator">=</span> arrayOfArrays.flatMap { <span class="hljs-variable">$0</span> } <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(transformedArray) output: [<span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">2</span>, <span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-number">4</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">6</span>, <span class="hljs-number">7</span>, <span class="hljs-number">8</span>, <span class="hljs-number">9</span>]</pre></div><h1 id="3bda">Conclusion</h1><p id="057c">There are plenty of other use cases for higher-order functions. This is a gist of what we have discovered today:</p><ul><li>If you need to simply transform a value to another value, then use <code>map</code>.</li><li>If you need to remove nil values, then use <code>compactMap</code>.</li><li>If you need to flatten your result one level down, then use <code>flatMap</code>.</li></ul><p id="0a10">Thank you for your time and attention! 👏👏👏</p><p id="33e6">Do clap👏 if you like this and comment your suggestions!!! <i>Happy coding</i>!!!</p><blockquote id="1e0c"><p>Source Code: <a href="https://github.com/Vikassingamsetty/HigherOrderFunctions.git">GitHub</a></p></blockquote></article></body>

Using Medium Writing To Build Trust And Reputation

Recognition With Medium Writing Builds Trust!

Many Medium Writers Exclude Some Crucial Requirements!

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What you will learn to boost Medium recognition.

Rules of using Medium stories to generate sales.

Writing on Medium with the use of AI.

Target interested topics obtained from commenting.

Get verified as a book author on Medium.

Free giveaways attract more attention on Medium.

Medium writers to follow and build your squadron.

Free stuff for my Medium subscribers!

Rules of using Medium stories to generate sales.

Take your Medium writing game to the next level by building trust and gaining recognition. This will require a few things you need to comply with. Which might seem trivial, but believe us, they are of paramount importance.

Like quality content that provides solutions, including relevant disclosures, and focuses on your introduction and presentation. Along with including the relevant disclosures where applicable.

These disclosures involve affiliate link disclosures, AI content, and free giveaway disclosures. Because transparency forms a large part of building recognition and gaining your reader’s trust.

Your presentation especially must always create curiosity, which is why we always hammer on the first 2 to 4 lines of text. Because that will also automatically be accepted by search engines as part of the Meta description.

Medium allows you to use affiliate offers in your Medium stories, which we think is rather generous. Because not all sites do, but there are rules you need to know about.

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As can be seen, illustrated above, you must include an affiliate disclosure with all Medium stories including affiliate links. But we also like to include a link to our Medium profile “about” page.

Because your aim is to build recognition and gain trust, therefore a Propper introduction is a good idea. Providing your Medium profile is completed as professionally as possible.

As a content writer, your job, apart from outstanding content is to introduce yourself. And be professional enough to get recognised. When your content solves problems, your recognition and trust will soar in time.

Writing on Medium with the use of AI.

As Medium allows affiliate offers to be shared in your Medium stories. They also allow content created with the help of AI. But, as with affiliate links, you must disclose the content. Some of the content was created with the use of AI tools.

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Bringing us back to what we call transparency. Be honest with your readers and be transparent. Because it is a whole lot easier to trust an honest person.

Without trust, you will have a pretty hard time building recognition, let alone generating any online sales. If you want people to trust, follow, and subscribe to you on Medium. Then you need to give them a reason to do so.

But AI must not be used purely as a copy-and-paste shortcut. You still need to proofread and edit the content. AI is a tool, not a means of cheating.

Personally, we use AI tools occasionally to write marketing-related content only. We consider it unfair, and truth be told. We are not comfortable using AI to write things like stories, novels, or poetry.

Those are the kinds of writing content that must come from pure talent, and we are not comfortable tainting that. In our opinion, when you do use AI tools, do so from a marketing point of view.

Like writing product reviews for instance and explaining what the product is about. With that, we have no problem using AI, and then proofreading and editing the content.

However, we have covered the topic of writing on Medium while using AI tools in another Medium story. You might want to read the story included below and understand the use of AI from a professional point of view.

Target interested topics obtained from commenting.

Commenting is an excellent way to get new ideas to write about. In fact, the idea for this very article sprouted from paying attention to comments. People want to know how to get traction on Medium.

How to get noticed and recognised as a professional, hence us putting this together. Pay attention to comments and be active, and before you know it, your head will be bursting with fresh ideas.

You will be amazed at how much you actually know, but have already forgotten about. We know we experienced this; commenting can sometimes take you down memory lane. Reminding you of things you have already mastered ages ago.

It is at this point you will realize how many people are struggling with doing stuff you have already mastered a long time ago. Use commenting to write content that people will actually read because they would most likely be looking for that exact content.

Never forget that most people are usually searching the internet for solutions to problems, answers to questions guides to complete a certain task, and free stuff. From a marketing point of view, try keeping your content within these parameters.

Get verified as a book author on Medium.

Meaning, your work must be published and have an ISBN number for verification. This only means that your book has been published with well-known publishers like Amazon for instance.

Yes, we are verified as book authors on Medium because we have published work in all major online bookstores. Therefore, it was pretty easy and rather quick to get verified as a book author on Medium.

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Being verified as a book author on Medium just steps up your writing game a little. And you will be more likely to get recognised as a professional writer. Simply because you have already published books.

Getting verified as a book author on Medium is rather simple. All you have to do is simply apply to Become A Verified Book Author on Medium. Medium support will get back to you with confirmation.

As illustrated below, after we have applied to be verified as book authors. Medium support got back to us with a confirmation email the very next day after filling out the application.

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But this just forms part of the larger picture. Getting your Medium profile to display as professionally as possible. Let’s put it this way, will you be more likely to buy a book from a verified book author?

Of course, you would, right? See where the trust and recognition come in. The point is to be as professional as you say you are. And remember that any writer or content creator is only as good as their readers say that they are.

Free giveaways attract more attention on Medium.

Yes, this is a strategy we use to increase our Medium subscribers. We give away 2 free memberships and 2 of our top free traffic eBooks for affiliate marketers to generate sales.

Basically, we need more subscribers. And just about every marketer or person trying to make money online is always looking for more buyer traffic. So, effectively, we are basically helping each other.

We gain subscribers, and our subscribers gain free memberships and eBooks to help them get the traffic they need to generate sales online. Team effort is the key to growth.

Always remember that there will always be someone who knows more than you. But there will also always be someone who knows less than you. Learn from the people who know more than you, then teach those who know less than you.

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But when you do decide on a free giveaway strategy. You also have to disclose that. As can be seen, illustrated above, you must clearly state that Medium does not endorse or have any affiliation with your free giveaway.

All this knowledge we have gained by contacting Medium support just to make 100% sure of our facts before guiding you down this path. However, these strategies are rather effective in building recognition and gaining trust.

Medium writers to follow and build your squadron.

Lastly and in conclusion. You want to surround yourself with people on the same mission as you. When you’re all on the same mission, then why not build a squadron we say.

Below is a list of really talented writers and mentors you might want to check out on Medium. If you want professionals to follow and subscribe to you. Then it is up to you to take the first step.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Tony Stubblebine, Author, D. Denise Dianaty, Michael Thompson, Graham D. Cooke, Alin Stan, Susan Foster, Liberty Forrest, Gary L Ellis, Kristina God, Burk, James Finn, Christine Graves, Erie Astin, Debra G. Harman, Roz Warren, Britt H, Zack Chapepa, Emmarie Hodge, Steffany Ritchie, Jennifer Thompson, Ashley Richmond, Nick Nolan, Tom Kuegler, Brittany Jezouit, Adrienne Gibbs, Robin Christine Honigsberg, Jason Mill, Stephen Moore, Peter Himler, Mathew Lowry, Natalie Holmes, Connie Song, Joan O’Donnell, Keeva Black, Brooke Hammerling, David Liira, Kin, Chris Messina, Camille Fournier, Sarah Miller, Marc Hedlund, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Ariel Meadow Stallings, Alexander Semenyuk, Sara Benincasa, Caleb Naysmith, and Heather H.

But the above list is but a drop in the bucket of professional writers on Medium. Do the research and search for professional writers within the same niche, or topic-related content as yourself.

Connect with those professionals and build your squadron. And remember that getting recognised also involves consistency. Consistency with writing, publishing, commenting, and responding to other writers and readers on Medium.

You have to be “present” to get recognised. Because you cannot be seen and dominate the “party” if you’re not even present. Be present, be professional, and be recognised to build trust.

I’ve been using AI in my business for quite a while and have seen incredible results. Earlier this year, my friend Ryan and I launched a web-based app called GPTDash. It’s been a game-changer! — Source

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