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Markus Dosch
Senior Software Engineer @ CHECK24
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Resources: Learning web languages the modern way
Programming languages that are used for web development have changed significantly over the latest years. This means that there exist many old guides that teach outdated knowledge. This document is an attempt to collect resources that teach the respective language the "modern" way.
My Windows setup
Collection of how my Windows system is configured & which programs I have installed. Useful when setting up a new Windows machine from scratch.
Web Development: Overview & Basic Concepts
You want to learn web development? Then let me give you an overview & some pointers on some important basic concepts.
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Hosts file: What is it, why is it useful & how to edit it?
Operating systems like Linux, Windows, and macOS have a so-called 'hosts' file. Let's examine how it can help us in web development!
Presenting Socket.IO: Building a chat in 70 lines
With Socket.IO, it is very easy to develop real-time web applications. I am going to present how to use it. Let's implement a simple chat in a couple of lines!
A short historic overview: Building JavaScript apps that receive server events in real-time
When building web apps like chats and multiplayer games, you need to receive events from the server. In the past, such "server push" has been quite difficult to implement. I am going to give an overview on techniques that were used, and how WebSockets make everything better.
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Latest “Today I Learned” Snippets
JupyterLab: Run a fresh instance in 1 minute (= 3 commands)
csplit: Splitting a text file into individual files according to a certain pattern
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): Finding out whether a package is installed
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