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Debugging JavaScript in Google Chrome and Visual Studio Code
19.6.2018
Learning to debug is an essential skill for taking the next step as a developer. It's important to understand and leverage the vast array of tools that exist for a given languge. Unfortunately, deb
A Quick Roundup of Recent React Chatter
12.6.2018
Like many, many others, I'm in the pool of leveling up my JavaScript skills and learning how to put React to use. That's why Brad Frost resonated with me when he posted My Struggle to Learn React."
As Brad does, he clearly outlines his struggles point-by-point:
I have invested enough time...
Build a Health Tracking App with React, GraphQL, and User Authentication
12.6.2018
I think you’ll like the story I’m about to tell you. I’m going to show you how to build a GraphQL API with Vesper framework, TypeORM, and MySQL. These are Node frameworks, and I’ll use TypeScript f
Customize Payment Solutions with Enhanced API, Sample Code and SDKs
11.6.2018
As developers build sites for merchants, we know that payment processing capabilities are important. But it’s not always easy to set up a payment solution that is not only reliable and secure, but
Writing Snapshot Tests For React Components With Jest
8.6.2018
In this tutorial, we will be looking at what snapshot tests are and how we can use snapshot testing to ensure our User Interface does not change without the team knowing about it.
To get sta
Getting Started with Yoga and Prisma for Building GraphQL Servers
7.6.2018
By now, you have probably heard a lot of buzz about GraphQL going around and how it’s going to replace REST but you don’t even know where to begin. You hear a lot of buzzwords about mutations and
Build Custom Pagination with React
6.6.2018
Often times, we get involved in building web apps in which we are required to fetch large sets of data records from a remote server, API or some database sitting somewhere. If you are building a pa
Debug JavaScript in Production with Source Maps
5.6.2018
These days, the code you use to write your application isn’t usually the same code that’s deployed in production and interpreted by browsers. Perhaps you’re writing your source code in a language t
How to Integrate MongoDB Atlas and Segment using MongoDB Stitch
5.6.2018
It can be quite difficult tying together multiple systems, APIs, and third-party services. Recently, we faced this exact problem in-house, when we wanted to get data from Segment into MongoDB so we
3 Useful TypeScript Tips for Angular
4.6.2018
These are the 3 tips I found pretty handy while working with Typescript:
Eliminating the need to import interfaces
Making all interface properties optional
Stop throw
Build Multiple Stacking Sticky Sidebars with Pure CSS and Bootstrap 4
31.5.2018
Making high performant, pure CSS sticky sidebars that stack with Bootstrap 4.
This will be a quick and pretty cool tutorial on a neat trick on how to have m
Getting Started with Live Coding in Visual Studio Code w/ Live Share
30.5.2018
Live Share for Visual Studio Code is HOT OFF THE PRESS and publically available as of May 7th 2018! Wha
Modern Distributed Application Deployment with Kubernetes and MongoDB Atlas
30.5.2018
Storytelling is one of the parts of being a Developer Advocate that I enjoy. Sometimes the stories are about the special moments when the team comes together to keep a system running or build it f
Node.js Cron Jobs By Examples
30.5.2018
Ever wanted to do specific things on your application server at certain times without having to physically run them yourself. You want to spend more of your time worrying about productive tasks ins
Capture and Report JavaScript Errors with window.onerror
28.5.2018
onerror is a special browser event that fires whenever an uncaught
Realtime Exchange Rates With Currencylayer
23.5.2018
Ever wanted an accurate and reliable currency data that can be easily integrated into your business; be it CRM, ERP, accounting applications etc., built in any programming languages? Then say hello
Introduction To Koa - The Future of Express
21.5.2018
Express is one of the most popular Node.js frameworks out there. With about about 4+ million weekly downloads, Express has clearly made its mark in the world of
Get to Know React's New Context API
18.5.2018
In a world where there are lots of different front-end frameworks, it's always hard to know which one to pick. Do I want to use the ever popular Angular? Or would diving into VueJS be beneficial to
Personalize Your UX By Location Using IPstack's Geolocation
15.5.2018
Which site is better? This is the age-long question that many website owners are still trying to answer so they can dominate their niche.
Take a look at Google Search — there's no denying th
Upgrade AngularJS Sorting Filters to Angular
14.5.2018
In the early days of AngularJS, one of the most celebrated features was the ability to filter and sort data on the page using only template variables and filters. The magic of two-way data binding