JavaScript Project Configuration
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebJavaScript has a fast moving ecosystem, by standardizing project structure you can increase the speed of development and developer onboarding.
Managing Front-End Assets in Vapor, Part 3: Concatenating Files
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebAs you add more front-end dependencies, you'll need to add more `` and `` tags, and your markup will get unwieldy. Also, downloading many...
Managing Front-End Assets in Vapor, Part 2: Using a Package Manager
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebIn part one of this series, we added some JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheet files to our Vapor web app. We also manually downloaded...
Want Kotlin on the Server? Do Ktor
Android Back-End Full-Stack WebIt has always been possible to use Kotlin on the server. Numerous Java server frameworks happily run any JVM bytecode, whether the code was...
Managing Front-End Assets in Vapor, Part 1
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebLet's look at some of the basics of handling CSS and JavaScript in Vapor. We'll set up custom CSS and JS files for your...
PostCSS: Life after Sass
Back-End Full-Stack WebWe've begun to use PostCSS plugins in almost all of our web projects to lint our CSS, support variables and mixins, transpile future CSS...
Don’t Get Tangled in Your Database Constraints
Back-End Full-Stack WebDatabase constraints are a great tool for preventing bad data. Here's how to use them without causing frustration for yourself or your users.
Cross Stitching: Elegant Concurrency Patterns for JavaScript
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebYou've probably heard statements like "JavaScript is a toy language because it doesn't support multithreading." But in fact, JavaScript is well-suited for a plethora...
Request Testing in Vapor, Part 2
Back-End Full-Stack WebWhen your Vapor tests hit the database, test data can get in the way of your development data, and your development data can cause...
Request Testing in Vapor, Part 1
Back-End Full-Stack WebVapor includes many features out of the box for writing great web apps. You may not realize it, but it also includes great support...
Hi, I’m Node.js and I’ll be your server today.
Back-End Full-Stack WebThe magical moment has arrived: your startup just got its first round of funding, and you're ready to crunch out an MVP that will...
Computers Like Firm (SSL) Handshakes Too
Back-End Full-Stack WebRecently, we encountered a interesting bug on one of our multi-platform app development projects: an older Android (4.1) client was quietly failing to connect...
