Mid-Project Pivots: Improving Performance and Business Value
Need some help addressing your project’s performance problems? Daniel provides a guide that can help you solve these issues mid-project.
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Using the Node filesystem API (fs) to Automate File Creation (Video)
Are you looking to avoid more JavaScript dependencies but need to scaffold files as part of your build tooling? The Node filesystem API and Adam might have your answer.
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Cache Busting for A More Performant, Usable Web
Caching is good for web performance, but it can also create a problem when updating or changing files. Patrick introduces a tool that enables updates to still happen when using web caching.
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Idiomatic Sails
Running JavaScript server-side is gaining momentum fast. Mike shares his experience writing web services for a client using Sails.js, a JavaScript web application framework similar to Rails.
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Legacy Authentication
Struggling to incorporate new features into a legacy codebase? Mike shares a way to safely and efficiently bring your existing users along when starting anew.
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Sparkbox Gems
We have a lot of fun at Sparkbox. And we say some pretty hilarious things too. Patrick walks through how he created a way for the public to partake in our entertainment.
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ExpressionEngine on Heroku
Managing servers takes time and budget away from much more successful endeavors. Mike shares how Heroku can get you out of the server management business.
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API Testing with Postman
Postman is a great tool for prototyping APIs, and it also has some powerful testing features. Mike shares how to integrate Postman’s tests into your build automation to make things really take off.
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HTTP Response Handling in Vanilla Ruby
Vanilla can be delicious, especially when you learn to make Ruby expressive and flexible simply by following good object-oriented programming practices. Mike shares a method for handling HTTP responses in Ruby’s ‘net/http’ library.
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srcset
The web is all about responsible compromises, and srcset embodies that mentality completely. Adam explores some recent project requirements that made srcset a handy solution.
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