How do Express.js Sessions work?
Every web application in the world that maintains user data has to deal with sessions. As developers, we need to know what they are and how to use them. This post explains how sessions work in Express.
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3 Dangerous Factors Fueling Toronto’s Crazy Hot Real Estate Market
Home prices in Toronto have tripled in the last 15 years. I looked into some data and try to explain what I think is happening in the Toronto housing market.
Six best practices when building REST APIs
Six quick tips which will help you build more maintainable CRUD-based APIs.
How to build and deploy static websites using Metalsmith
How to use Metalsmith.io to build simple static websites in NodeJS
13 best practices to secure your NodeJS web application
Everyone agrees that web application security is very important but few take it seriously. Here’s a 13-step security checklist that you should follow before deploying your next web application.
How to make database changes when your app is in production
Learn about how you can make database changes when your app is in production without causing breaking changes for your active users.
Create a web app with user authentication in under 10 minutes
Have you struggled with user authentication before? Almost every web application we make needs some type of user authentication. Yet, it’s still not trivial to create a standard user authentication flow. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve created login and signup pages. The good news is that there are some good JavaScript […]
React Native on Android Troubleshooting
I’ve been working on a project that involves integrating React Native into an existing Android application. The React Native documentation is great, but there are some gaps when it comes to Android integration, both via the emulator and on the device. Here are some small issues that I ran into while getting React Native to work […]