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Follow URL Redirects with Node.js
URL shorteners are a dime a dozen these days, and it is quite nice to have a pretty URL instead of a mile long string, but there are some downsides to URL shorteners: they can mask dangerous URLs and...
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Modern JavaScript Apps with Neutrino
Utilize tooling that harnesses the power of Webpack with ease of simple presets to quickly start JavaScript projects, all without upfront configuration. Taking the plunge into starting a new JS...
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Custom Neutrino Linting
Last week my friend Eli Perelman shared Modern JavaScript Apps with Neutrino, an awesome new Node.js tool for creating amazing apps with minimal fuss. No need to learn webpack, scour babel plugins,...
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JavaScript Deep Merge
I recently shared how you can merge object properties with the spread operator but this method has one big limitation: the spread operator merge isn’t a “deep” merge, meaning merges are recursive....
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Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js
There are a variety of strategies for protecting your important online credentials. We often hear about password managers and generators, but for me, the more important strategy is using two-factor...
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Node.js Port Scanner
Node.js has become an incredible tool for creating services or utilities that act like a service. Usually it’s npm start, wait a moment, and you’ll see the utility provide an address and port; a good...
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Node.js Debugging
Proper logging is of massive utility for web apps, both during development and after deployment. What can sometimes be difficult is organizing both the code and output of logging, i.e. knowing where...
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Node EADDRINUSE (Address Already in Use) Error
Every once in a while my MacBook Pro freaks out and a process goes rogue. This oftentimes happens when I’m working on the excellent debugger.html project; I attempt to start the server side of the...
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Better Node.js Console Dumps with console-probe
Writing JavaScript in the Node.js environment has always felt a bit more difficult; probably because browser developer tools have become incredibly powerful, interactive, and visually appealing. Using...
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Using Storybook with Nuxt
Nuxt.js has been a lot of fun to use in production web apps and side projects. It’s simple, fast, and seems very in line with web standards when it comes to creating components, importing plugins,...
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How to Create a Twitter Bot with Node.js
Twitter bots have been in the news over the past few years due to election meddling, not only in the United States but stretching across the globe. There are, however, good and logical reasons for...
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Convert HTML to Markdown
One of my biggest mistakes with this blog was not finding a WordPress plugin that would allow me to write my posts with markdown; to this day I still need to write posts in “Visual” mode and then...
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How to Detect Text in Images
Images are a great way to communicate without text but oftentimes images are used/abused to spread text within social media and advertisements. Text in images also presents an accessibility issue. The...
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Stop Installing Packages Globally
These days, most front-end projects are going to involve NPM packages of some kind. Occasionally, when browsing documentation for these packages, I’ll see a recommendation to install a package like...
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How to Not Minify Source with webpack
The webpack JavaScript utility has taken over the modern JavaScript landscape, so much so that it’s hard to be a JavaScript developer and not use it. JavaScript build utilities are the point where...
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How to Create a QR Code
QR codes aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but I quite like them. If I see something I want to remember or check out later, especially when on the road, it’s super easy to take a quick picture — it’s much...
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Simple Node.js Proxy
When I wanted to refresh my React.js skills, I quickly moved to create a dashboard of cryptocurrencies, their prices, and and other aspects of digital value. Getting rolling with React.js is a breeze...
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Set a Default Node Version with nvm
As I’ve shown you in the past, nvm an excellent utility for switching between Node.js versions. Whether your host machine or CI, building and testing your apps on different Node versions is a...
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Command Line trash
One of the first commands you learn when experimenting with command line is rm, the utility for deleting files and directories. Deletion is a core computer UI operation but operating systems use a...
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