In this article, we will take a closer look at GraphQL and how we can integrate it into a Gatsby website by building and implementing advanced data sourcing and transformation in Gatsby.
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Ever wanted to have a comments section for your blog, but were overwhelmed by the high cost and maintenance solutions? Firebase can be your savior. In this guide, Aman Thakur will show you how to add a comments section to your blog with Firebase, while learning the basics of Firebase on the way. Let’s build a super-simple comments section.
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In this article, Chidi Orji will create a set of API endpoints using Express from scratch in ES6 syntax, and cover some development best practices. Find out how all the pieces work together as you create a small project using Continuous Integration and Test-Driven Development before deploying to Heroku.
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A basic introduction to the backend web application development process with Express — discussing bleeding edge ES6+ JavaScript features, the Factory Design Pattern, MongoDB CRUD Operations, servers and ports, and the future with enterprise n-tier architectural patterns for TypeScript projects.
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Cloudflare Workers lets devs build and extend the capabilities of serverless sites.There is nothing mystical or mysterious about serverless: its end result is simply a website or application. And it is also becoming increasingly popular due to the increasing availability of services offered by cloud providers, simple-yet-powerful template-based static site generators and convenient ways to feed data into the process. In this article, Leonardo Losoviz will show you how Cloudflare Workers works and when it makes sense to add it to our technology stack.
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Did you know that the average website is offline for 3 hours per month due to web hosting downtime? This case study by HostingFacts compares 32 web hosting services and their average uptime in 2018. To run this series of tests, John Stevens and his team have signed up for all of the 32 web hosting providers as a regular user, using the cheapest plan available. After that, they set up a basic WordPress website and start monitoring them with Pingdom.com. Their uptime check interval was set to 1 minute, which means all of the sites are scanned every minute to get the most accurate statistics.
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When creating a multi-step form in which a file is uploaded and manipulated, if the application is running on several servers behind a load balancer, then we need to make sure that the file is available all throughout the execution of the process, for whichever server handles the process at each step. In this article, Leonardo Losoviz will solve this issue by creating a repository accessible to all servers where to upload the files, based on AWS S3.
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When it comes to performance, what works in the browser doesn’t necessarily suit Node.js. So, how do we make sure a Node.js implementation is fast and fit for purpose? Node is a very versatile platform, but one of the predominant applications is creating networked processes. In this article David Mark Clements is going to focus on profiling the most common of these: HTTP web servers.
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Whenever we design a web application utilizing real-time data, we need to consider how we are going to deliver our data from the server to the client. The default answer usually is “WebSockets.” But is there a better way? Let’s compare three different methods: Long polling, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events; to understand their real-world limitations. The answer might surprise you.
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In this article, Jeremy Wagner will teach you everything about server push, from how it works to the problems it solves. Server push allows you to send site assets to the user before they’ve even asked for them. It’s an elegant way to achieve the performance benefits of HTTP/1 optimization practices such as inlining, but without the drawbacks that come with that practice. Jeremy will also show you how to use it, how to tell if it’s working, and its impact on performance. Let’s begin!
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