3 free Node.js hosting services you should be using today (with step-by-step deployment examples)
Hosting Node.js applications is easy, finding a completely free Node.js hosting service that is reliable is not. In this post, we will discuss 3 hosting services where you can host your Node.js applications or API for free which you should start using now. We will also deploy a demo app step-by-step on each of these 3 platforms. I wished to have found more than 3 but finding even 3 was not very easy.
Express Helmet: the must-have seatbelt for a secure Node.js application
Security is everyone’s responsibility. Express Helmet secures your Node.js application from some obvious threats. While writing a Node.js Express application, always use Helmet to safeguard your application or API from usual security risks like XSS, Content Security Policy, and others.
In this post, we will see how we can add Helmet to an existing API and how it bolsters the security of the application. Let’s get started!
5 useful PHPUnit Assertions you should start using today
PHPUnit has been blowing away its competition for more than 5 years now. With the use of the right PHPUnit assertions, you can get the most benefit out of PHPUnit. In this post, we will look into some popular and very useful PHPUnit assertions you should be using day to day in your PHPUnit tests. Let’s get cracking!
Node.js Postgresql tutorial: Build a simple REST API with Express step-by-step
Node.js can be used efficiently with relational databases like PostgreSQL. In this post about Node.js PostgreSQL tutorial, we are going to build a REST API for Quotes step-by-step using Express Js.
Recap 2020: Review of the year with blogging, a side project, and other things
This is the second time I am writing a year in review, the first one was for a recap of 2019. The year 2020 has been chaotic, to say the least. With COVID 19 turning out to be a mild world war 3, everyone had a fair share of this disorder and new normal. In this post, I am going to discuss the professional and technical things I accomplished in 2020.
More posts can be found in the archive.