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Embedding React Components in Angular (the Easy Way)

Recently I’ve decided to switch to using React in a client’s SPA project currently developed in Angular 8. The way to go about such transitions is to build a bridge between the frameworks  (i.e. React-Angular), use React in all new developments and gradually migrate old components to React, until the entire application is written in […]

By |January 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Debugging Node.js TypeScript Applications in WebStorm

But Why Another Guide?

I’ve decided to write this short port since I found there are simply too many guides out there which are either out of date, incomplete, inaccurate or just over-complicated.

This is a true dummy’s guide: if you follow these clear instructions carefully you will be debugging within 5-10 minutes.

Hopefully this post will come […]

Make The Leap From WEBAPPs to DAPPs

Recently I’ve heard from several fullstack dev colleagues that although Smart contracts and DAPPs (Distributed Apps) sound real exciting they are clueless on how to get started.

This actually surprised me as developers with good FED (Front End Development) skills actually have an advantageous starting point, so I decided to write this short post as a short […]

Optimizing Node.js Apps

As Node.js gains continuous traction offering parallel and in many times superior qualities compared to traditional technologies, the question of optimizing our app/service becomes one of increased importance. Whether we’re building a monolith server or a microservices oriented solution, we’d like to squeeze more juice out of the underlying CPU/VM by running optimized code.

Putting aside […]

By |September 11th, 2018|Development Tools, Node.js, Productivity, Server Side, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Taming CPU Intensive Node.js Streams

By |January 6th, 2017|Node.js, Server Side, Software Development, Uncategorized|0 Comments

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Developers

On my last post I talked about the approach I’m taking towards testing candidates for development positions, which for me has been working like a charm yielding excellent assignments.

Today I’d like to discuss a tangent subject which I’ve been meaning to write about for a long time, that touches the seven characteristic of truly effective developers. […]

How to Screen Good Developers

As part of our expansion I recently spent time again meeting and interviewing potential new recruits, which re-struck the question I’ve been asking myself for a long time: what are the key factors that differentiate a truly brilliant developer from the rest of the pack?

A long time ago I stopped crediting candidates based on their […]