Firebase has two types of database: Realtime Database and Cloud Firestore. Both databases are NoSQL-like databases so the database is structured as key-value pairs. In this tutorial, we’ll focus on the Realtime database and explore how the security rules secure the integrity of the data in our database. We will build a note-taking called Easi […]
If you have been programming with Python, chances are you’ve come across the term recursion. Chances are also that you might probably find this confusing at first, not to worry, this article should clear things up for you. Recursion is a very powerful programming concept that provides a simple, (neater in most cases), concise and […]
Ever thought of the possibility of writing reactive components in your application that has the capability of managing state, re-rendering as required and doing all the other interesting stuff, without writing any line of Javascript??Say hello to Laravel Livewire. Livewire, as described on https://laravel-livewire.com/, is a full-stack framework for Laravel that makes building dynamic front-ends […]
When you start a project which interacts with the outer world, it requires data exchange. To make a project successful this interaction must be simple and efficient. What is Data Exchange? Data exchange is the process of taking data structured under a source schema and transforming it into data structured under a target schema, so […]
Knowledge of authentication and security procedures are important in the day to day process of building and managing applications today. In this tutorial, we will learn how to add authentication to a Laravel API using Passport. APIs are known to authenticate users using tokens as they do not maintain session between requests. With the Laravel […]
The Media Session API enables web apps to provide a way to interact with media elements (audio, video) without actively being on the web page playing the media. All you need to achieve this is to provide some metadata, event handlers, plug them to a media element and have rich media experience. This allows users […]
There are various reasons a web application may want to collect input from its users. However, there are times you want to limit how much input you get from your user. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a word counter in JavaScript and stop the user from entering any further information when they […]
This article will guide you on everything you need to know to create your own custom password strength calculator using android studio with kotlin, and at the end of this article you will be provided with a link to the source code. Kindly read on. In Modern day Application Development, security is always an issue […]
In this article, we’ll be exploring different use cases for the Android Architecture Components (AAC) in building a simple Word Application. This application will be able to take data input from the user using LiveData, save it a Local Database which we’ll be employing Room, and finally displaying this data in a recyclerview to the […]
Images make up a large portion of the overall web traffic. On Instagram alone, over 95 million photos are shared daily. Delivery images in a fast and efficient way can improve the overall performance of a web application. This article covers some techniques that can be used with Cloudinary to make this seamless. What is […]
A lot of countless options exist for building APIs with JavaScript frameworks these days, and each with their own advantages. This article will focus on explaining the steps to build an API with Create Read Update and Delete (CRUD) functions using the Restify Framework for Node.js. The project we’re going to be building would be […]
One of the basic things for every developer is how to go about managing Create Read Update and Delete (CRUD) operations in an application. The app we’re going to be building is an Expense Management App with Laravel for the Backend API and React on the frontend. Read this article if you want to learn […]
As developers, we tend to spend more time debugging our code than writing new features. Most times, this is due to the negligence of the side effects in our codebase. In this article, we will understand what side effects are and how side effects can be avoided. In programming, a function is a unit of […]
In this tutorial, we are going to build a mock API using JSON Schema Faker and JSON server. Why would we need a mock API? Often, when working in a project, there are some parts of the projects that depend on making API calls. Some of which haven’t been built by the backend team. This […]
Sometimes you want to build a quick prototype without worrying about backend logic and infrastructure. This is where Firebase really shines and combined with React, you can get authentication set up really quickly. This article covers how to authenticate your web app with React and Firebase. You need to be familiar with: Higher-Order Components React […]
