Let us start with, what are the Yubikeys pictured above? Yubikey is a form of a physical security key for authenticating with websites and apps. Security keys are the strongest practical authenticators today. They are simple to understand, durable, and portable. They can work cross-platform and can be used on…

I love the code ligatures of JetBrains Mono and Fira Code, but I was disappointed at the subtle italics. I also didn’t want to shell out $199 for the font, Operator Mono. I, therefore, found a better option. Using two coding fonts with ligatures. Please be aware, any time VS…

I had a friend tell me the other day that they figured out how to use an API. What they explained to me they instantiated class objects as required, but then they were manipulating properties and/or using functions that were prefixed with the _ character. As you may or may…

We’ll go through the steps of setting up a single Ubuntu 20.04 x64 server to host multiple Node.js projects to save money. Before we start, I realize that the numbering scheme on this post is off at times. …

In this post, I’ll be discussing some tools I’ve found and used for different projects of mine. Why would we want to seed a database? There are typically a couple of reasons to seed a database. First, having data in your database is typically helpful for tests that need to…

Click here to share this article on LinkedIn » A couple of weeks ago, when I was under the pressure of time, I decided to attempt to get webpack-dev-server (WDS) running. I failed miserably, and moved on instead of wasting time on the project. Now again, I find myself in…

As a former IT professional, the mantra of backups has been drilled into me. I feel that my fellow software engineers can fall into a false sense of security because we are trained to use a version control system (VCS) like git as part of our development workflow. Backups are…