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News May 21, 2021

My takeaways from Google I/O Event 2021 as a developer

The annual Google IO developer conference kicked off with a two-hour keynote filled with announcements. Here are the highlights.
gRPC May 20, 2021

gRPC: detailed guide to the core concepts

gRPC is a robust open-source high-performance RPC framework released by Google in 2015. It is a standardized, general-purpose, and cross-platform RPC infrastructure that provides scalability, performance, and functionality to distributed applications.

Chidume Nnamdi
Weekly Picks May 19, 2021

Next-Gen CSS, OSS needs you, testing best practices - Picks #180

Learn about the new CSS container queries, JavaScript testing practices, what you can do for the open-source community, and more!

Ido Shamun
Fastify May 18, 2021

Building modern APIs with Fastify, Graphql, and MongoDB

Both Fastify and GraphQL are great technologies that offer improved speed, flexibility, and easy code maintainability.

Lawrence Eagles
GraphQL May 17, 2021

How GraphQL Subscriptions Work: Tips, Best Practices and Examples.

Subscriptions is one of the powerful features of GraphQL. In this guide, I cover all you need to know to start with subscriptions in GraphQL.

Chidume Nnamdi
Tailwind CSS May 14, 2021

Tailwind CSS from Zero to Hero - The Utility-First Workflow

In this article, you got to know more about the core concept behind what makes Tailwind CSS a different CSS framework, i.e. the utility classes. You saw how they are formatted, how they work, how they convert to the usual CSS properties.

Vaibhav Khulbe
Insights May 13, 2021

How to Use Git Bisect for Debugging

Let’s think about when bisect can be useful. Then we’ll go through a tutorial. Lastly, I’ll cover some advanced features and go over some caveats.

Danny Guo
Fastify May 13, 2021

Building an image gallery with Fastify and React

In this article, we would see how Fastify handles file upload as we build an image gallery using Fastify and React. We would work with Cloudinary and Fastify-multer a Fastify alternative to the express middleware multer.

Lawrence Eagles
Weekly Picks May 12, 2021

Making Money with Code, Bootstrap 5, Is Docker Dead - Picks #179

How to make money with code, is Docker dead, and finally, Bootstrap 5 is here! All this and more on this week's picks! Check them out.

Ido Shamun
GraphQL May 6, 2021

Everything you need to know about GraphQL Authentication and Authorization

Learn about authentication and how it can be implemented in a GraphQL API using Express.js and APolloServer.

Chidume Nnamdi
Weekly Picks May 5, 2021

Coding Practices, MERN Stack, Working With TypeScript - Picks 178

Learn how to clean your code, build an app using the MERN stack, and more on our new weekly picks edition

Ido Shamun
Fastify May 5, 2021

How to build blazing fast APIs with Fastify and TypeScript

Fastify is a must use for all Node.js developers and I hope you give it a try in your next app.

Lawrence Eagles
Weekly Picks Apr 28, 2021

Alpine.js v3, Ubuntu 21.04, Fower v1 - Picks #177

This was such a busy week! So many releases and launches that you gotta check out.

Ido Shamun
GraphQL Apr 26, 2021

Step by step guide to pagination in GraphQL

GraphQL enables you to fetch exactly the fields you need from your data graph, with no unnecessary overhead. Learn how to implement it.

Chidume Nnamdi
Tailwind CSS Apr 22, 2021

Tailwind CSS from Zero to Hero - Up and Running

Welcome to the complete Tailwind CSS guide you need to build high-quality frontend webpages.

Vaibhav Khulbe
Weekly Picks Apr 21, 2021

Context vs Redux, notebookJS, kickass GitHub profile page - Picks #176

Check out our weekly picks that include inspiring portfolios, JavaScript fundamentals, OOP, and more

Ido Shamun
Testing Apr 19, 2021

Unit Testing Fraud: Why Code Coverage is a Lie

The coverage report can be helpful in identifying untested code, but targeting a percentage of coverage does not equal quality-tested code.

Braydon Coyer
gRPC Apr 15, 2021

Getting practical in building an API Gateway for gRPC microservices

Building API Gateway for gRPC microservices. Rethinking external APIs.

Konstantin Ostrovsky
Weekly Picks Apr 14, 2021

Building micro-frontends, improve your programming skills, and a free Apple Watch - Picks #175

Documentation as code, JavaScript tips & tricks, improve your coding skills and more on this week's picks

Ido Shamun
Webdev Apr 13, 2021

10 Most Common Accessibility Mistakes: An Actionable Checklist

It is important that the Web be accessible to everyone in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with disabilities.

Anna Monus
Insights Apr 12, 2021

How to improve your programming skills in 2021 [The Full Guide]

Improving as a developer is not only about problem-solving skills and coding. It's a long-term journey with many ways you can choose to get better.

Nimrod Kramer
React Apr 8, 2021

Building React micro-components with styled system

In this article, we would be learning about Styled system; a utility first styling library that works in tandem with css-in-js libraries such as Styled-com

Lawrence Eagles
Weekly Picks Apr 7, 2021

Perfect Score Portfolio, Flutter In 5 Days, WWDC21 - Picks #174

Perfect score portfolio, Flutter In 5 days, WWDC21, and much more

Ido Shamun
Tailwind CSS Apr 6, 2021

Creating a custom Tailwind CSS color plugin

Tailwind CSS provides an API for other developers to write plugins that will help them to build beautiful UIs. In this post, I will show you how

Ido Shamun
Architecture Apr 5, 2021

How to Achieve End-to-End Microservices Visibility in Asynchronous Messaging with OpenTelemetry

When it comes to microservices and distributed systems, you need to see the full picture and the small details. But how do you get visibility?

Michael Haberman
daily.dev Apr 1, 2021

daily.dev is launching new Clubhouse-like channels for audio chats

We're on to the drop-in audio trend with Fireside Chat! A whole-new feature in daily.dev for interacting via audio chats.

daily.dev
Tailwind CSS Apr 1, 2021

Everything you need to know about Tailwind CSS JIT Compiler

It's an experimental just-in-time compiler for Tailwind CSS that generates your styles on-demand as you author your templates.

Nimrod Kramer
Weekly Picks Mar 31, 2021

JavaScript Bot, SVG Generators, Building a Video Chat App - Picks #173

Another issue of our weekly picks: JavaScript bot, SVG generators, building a video chat app and more

Ido Shamun
React Mar 31, 2021

Create powerful and flexible forms with React Hook Form

Learn how to create performant, flexible, and extensible forms with easy-to-use validation with React Hooks.

Vaibhav Khulbe
Tailwind CSS Mar 30, 2021

Create reusable Tailwind CSS components with React and TypeScript

My take on how to achieve a similar developer experience to styled-components with Tailwind CSS

Ido Shamun

Developer news, read by people who ship.

My takeaways from Google I/O Event 2021 as a developer

gRPC: detailed guide to the core concepts

Next-Gen CSS, OSS needs you, testing best practices - Picks #180

Building modern APIs with Fastify, Graphql, and MongoDB

How GraphQL Subscriptions Work: Tips, Best Practices and Examples.

Tailwind CSS from Zero to Hero - The Utility-First Workflow

How to Use Git Bisect for Debugging

Building an image gallery with Fastify and React

Making Money with Code, Bootstrap 5, Is Docker Dead - Picks #179

Everything you need to know about GraphQL Authentication and Authorization

Coding Practices, MERN Stack, Working With TypeScript - Picks 178

How to build blazing fast APIs with Fastify and TypeScript

Alpine.js v3, Ubuntu 21.04, Fower v1 - Picks #177

Step by step guide to pagination in GraphQL

Tailwind CSS from Zero to Hero - Up and Running

Context vs Redux, notebookJS, kickass GitHub profile page - Picks #176

Unit Testing Fraud: Why Code Coverage is a Lie

Getting practical in building an API Gateway for gRPC microservices

Building micro-frontends, improve your programming skills, and a free Apple Watch - Picks #175

10 Most Common Accessibility Mistakes: An Actionable Checklist

How to improve your programming skills in 2021 [The Full Guide]

Building React micro-components with styled system

Perfect Score Portfolio, Flutter In 5 Days, WWDC21 - Picks #174

Creating a custom Tailwind CSS color plugin

How to Achieve End-to-End Microservices Visibility in Asynchronous Messaging with OpenTelemetry

daily.dev is launching new Clubhouse-like channels for audio chats

Everything you need to know about Tailwind CSS JIT Compiler

JavaScript Bot, SVG Generators, Building a Video Chat App - Picks #173

Create powerful and flexible forms with React Hook Form

Create reusable Tailwind CSS components with React and TypeScript