Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is one of the most common terms we hear alongside every DevOps tool or concept. But what is it and how can we benefit from it? Let’s try to understand what IaC is all about. But first, let’s see a formal definition. “Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the management of infrastructure […]
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My Definitive VSCode Setup for JavaScript/React
Hello everyone, following my previous post, “React + Node SSR Basics,” here is the continuation of the topic we reviewed a few days ago. Today we will not be discussing any code. Instead, we will be talking about something that is fundamental when writing code and without it, there wouldn’t be anything. I am, of […]
React + Node SSR Basics
Hello everyone, welcome to this series of blog posts where we are going to discuss some cool topics. Let us get started! Today we will look at Server-Side Rendering with React and Node.js. We will look at the basics of this rendering technique, like rendering React on the server and routing React on an SSR […]
Learn How to Git & Flow – Part 3
As we’ve seen in this blog, Git has its own inner workings regarding how it tracks our files. However, this is transparent to the user most of the time and thus enables us to use Git more as a toolbox rather than a framework. This means that we are free to follow our own workflow […]
Let’s Build a PC
Hello, everyone. Welcome to this blog post where we will cover all the basics on picking the main parts for a PC. Picking parts for a PC is a pretty interesting job since it’s all about picking what is the right part for your specific needs since you want your PC to be the best. […]
Steve Jobs, the Inventor, the Designer, the Entrepreneur
“…the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” Steve Jobs (1955-2011) The world of technology has a lot of great characters to look up to, people who inspire you to succeed and innovate. The person I admire the most in […]
Realm: A Powerful Mobile Database
Those who have worked with mobile applications have used SQLite or Core Data engines as databases, two options that are totally valid. Still, in many cases, they do not meet all the requirements that developers are looking for. In the development world, new things are coming up that could help and facilitate our daily work. […]
Creating a Simple IoT Application using a RaspberryPi+ NET Core and Azure
The purpose of this blog post is to give an insight on the creation of a sample application that exemplifies what is the Internet of Things and how an application that uses the existing frameworks and resources provided by Microsoft can be developed. This application will consist of a device that generates temperature data and […]
Sending Emails Automatically and Periodically Using C#
This article quickly explains how to send an email automatically and periodically using Windows Service, SMTP Server (for sending the emails), Event Logs, and many more technologies or concepts. Table of Contents: Windows Service Event Log SMTP Client Creating the Automatic Mail Service Creating the Windows Service Installer Creating the Windows Setup Project and installing […]
Generalization or Specialization? What Makes a Better Developer?
If I want to improve my career as a developer. Would it be better to grow into a very specialized Python guru or a Full-stack Developer? Should I use my time to master a specific programming language? Or should I learn a wide range of languages? Should I become as specialist in a particular topic? […]
Sitecore Speak
An introduction to Sitecore Speak featuring a basic example application. The ability to create Sitecore applications is fundamental in the Sitecore world as most projects have the need for custom functionality within Sitecore. Traditionally, the way to create Sitecore applications relied on using the Sheer UI framework. However, it has several issues which makes using it really hard and tedious, some of them are: Little […]
The Agile Business Analyst Transition
Challenges of Business Analysts Transitioning to an Agile Approach The usage of the Agile methodology in software development projects has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Its implementation either as a pure Agile or waterfall-Agile hybrid has driven many Business Analysts and project stakeholders to question: Do we really need the Business Analyst role […]