Node.js How to automate the deployment of a Node.js app using Shipit.js I love automated deployments as they are great to make deployments quicker and more importantly, safer. They are used to make app deployment as simple as few command lines and make it easy
Programming 10 essential skills to becoming a full-stack software developer in 2020 The definition of a full-stack software engineer is often either unclear or misrepresented. Sometimes it is overstated as someone who is a master of everything when it comes to working with code. For
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Node.js Best practices for logging in production for a Node.js application There are several things you can do to set up logging in your Node.js server application. You'd want to be able to save your logs in a file so that you can
Node.js The simple guide to write and publish your own Node.js NPM package Have you written or want to write something great that you wish to share with others in the JavaScript community? Creating and publishing an NPM package is can be done with a simple
Programming How to add strong parameters in Node.js with Mongoose example Strong parameters prevent users from maliciously updating attributes in the database that have not been whitelisted. With strong parameters, you will have to make a conscious decision of which attributes are allowed to
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Programming How to learn web development for a complete beginner Web development was what started me on my journey to become a programmer. It all started when I wanted to create my own website and I progressed from there to become a full-time
Programming Best practices and common beginner mistakes for Mongoose in Node.js Mongoose is the most popular MongoDB ORM library to use with Node.js. However, there are a lot of things that can go wrong with the way you use it that took me,
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