- 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.
- My Favorite Shortcuts for JetBrains' IDEs
JetBrains, the makers of the popular IntelliJ IDEA, offer a range of powerful IDEs for all kinds of programming languages. I would like to share my favorite shortcuts for their IDEs.
- Exploring Observable's interactive JavaScript Notebooks
With the Corona/Covid-19 crisis ongoing, I tried out Observable's interactive JavaScript notebooks to visualize the number of infections in Germany.
- Why HTTPS is important & how to make your website support it
When you deploy a website, by default, it does not support SSL-encrypted connections (HTTPS). But why is SSL important and how can you easily support it, for free?
- How to deploy a Python Flask application to the web with Google Cloud Platform - for free
Flask is a simple but powerful Python web framework. But how can you actually make your Flask application available from the web and let other people use your site?
- 7 Steps to Better JavaScript Development
Some advice on how to program (not just) JavaScript in your daily work with less suck.
- Coding Interview Tips
How I prepared for my coding interviews with Facebook (and succeeded).
- Userscripts: Nuclino Sidebar Toggle Shortcut
Nuclino is a great tool for organizing one's knowledge. But although being quite keyboard-focused, it doesn't have a dedicated shortcut for toggling the sidebar. We can change that.
