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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-121: Detect Consecutive Duplicates in a String

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Detect Consecutive Duplicates in a String

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: String Manipulation

Description

Write a function removeConsecutiveDuplicates that takes a string as input and returns a new string with all groups of consecutive duplicate characters replaced by a single character.

Ready to Begin?

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  1. Fork this challenge
  2. Write your solution
  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Loops_and_iteration

Join the Discussion!

  • How did you approach this problem?
  • Did you find any interesting edge cases?
  • What was your biggest learning from this challenge?

Let's learn together! Drop your thoughts and questions in the comments below. 👇


This is part of our Daily JavaScript Challenge series. Follow me for daily programming challenges and let's grow together! 🚀

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