Join us! — When Mark Farnsworth and I decided to create Language Hub, we did not expect to achieve these incredible results so quickly. We are now a community of over 150 writers! We receive new submissions every day, and some of you have proven to truly love us (Radek Kaisler, I am…

Adding a custom .env.staging file to a Create-React-App application — When developing a React application, a common scenario is to have three deployment environments: Local: for local development. Staging: an online mirror of the production environment. Production: the live application that serves end-users. Your architecture may also have other deployment environments, such as a Testing, Development, or Pre-Production environment.

Adding a custom .env.staging file to a Create-Next-App application — When developing a Next.js website, a common scenario is to have three deployment environments: Local: for local development. Staging: an online mirror of the production website. Production: the live website that serves end-users. Your architecture may also have other deployment environments, such as a Testing, Development, or Pre-Production environment.

See changes immediately without having to reload the page manually — One of the most annoying things while developing is when you change something in your code and do not get immediate feedback in your app. This is why Next.js 9.4 introduced what is called Fast Refresh. “Fast Refresh is a Next.js feature that gives you instantaneous feedback on edits made…

Enabling SSH access in AWS EB Linux instances — I recently encountered a problem with my EB instances that I could not figure out. The only way to figure out what was happening was to access the instances directly via SSH. However, accessing AWS Elastic Beanstalk Linux instances via SSH is not that simple. To access an EB instance…

Trying to grasp what human intelligence really is. — “Mà’iyyat-ul-’aqli” is a short essay written by the Persian philosopher Harith al-Muḥāsibī. This ancient book, written more than 1,000 years ago, is incredibly rich in insightful teachings. However, it is unfortunately available only in very few languages. …

A tutorial on how to avoid the “Maximum call stack size exceeded” error in JavaScript arrays. — I recently had to work on a Node.js script that deals with several arrays containing more than 100k elements each. While merging these arrays with the push() function and the JavaScript spread operator, I ran into the “Maximum call stack size exceeded” error. This gave me the opportunity to delve…

Everything you need to know about the new DuckDuckGo email service. Get your @duck email address today! — As you may already know, DuckDuckGo is a search engine that promises to keep your searches anonymous while providing a built-in tracker blocker. This makes it harder for the websites you visit to gather information about you. …

Start using the Chrome DevTools Network panel like a pro — As a web developer, it is likely that you are familiar with Chrome WebTools and use them daily. Specifically, you might be spending hours of your time in the Chrome DevTools Network panel. You might not know that the Network panel has several cool features. …