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Daily JavaScript Challenge: Balance the Parentheses Count
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
Create a function that takes a string with parentheses and returns the number of insertions required to balance the parentheses. A balanced parentheses string is one where each opening parenthesis ‘(‘ has a corresponding closing parenthesis ‘)’.
Ready to Begin?
- Fork this challenge
- Write your solution
- Test it against the provided test cases
- 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
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- Did you find any interesting edge cases?
- What was your biggest learning from this challenge?
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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by DPC