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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-41: Remove Consecutive Duplicates in a String

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Remove 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 that takes a string as input and returns a new string with all consecutive duplicate characters removed. The order of the characters should be preserved except for consecutive duplicates, which should be reduced to 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/Reference/Global_Objects/String

Join the Discussion!

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

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