PinnedStart HereMy Medium articles listed by topic — Aristotle Laid the Foundation for Object-Oriented Programming When computer science meets philosophylevelup.gitconnected.com 1. Follow me on Medium and LinkedIn 2. Support me and become a Medium Member 3. Receive my stories in your inbox 4. Join us at Language Hub 5. Buy me a coffee Technology Front-End Development Avoiding Code Duplication by Adding an API Layer in JavaScript7 min read7 min read
Published in Better Programming·Nov 21Member-onlyCheck Out React Pokedom — A Library To Catch Pokémon in ReactThere are more than 800 Pokémon hiding in your DOM. Gotta catch ’em all! — A couple of days ago, I came across a LinkedIn post announcing the release of React Pokedom. The idea behind the project seemed quite intriguing to me, and I couldn’t resist looking into it. I had to learn more. Created by Donato Rimenti, the author of GomorraSQL, React Pokedom is…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 20Member-onlyHow to Set Up Prettier in IntelliJ IDEAAutomatically format your code on save — Code indention affects the readability of a codebase. Your code should follow the same indentation rules throughout the project for consistency reasons. Prettier is one of the most popular code formatter. Specifically, it supports JavaScript, JSX, Angular, Vue, Flow, TypeScript, CSS, Less, SCSS, HTML Ember/Handlebars, JSON, GraphQL, Markdown, GFM, MDX, and…Java Script4 min readJava Script4 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 6How To Test CRUD RESTful APIs With the API Tester Mobile AppTesting APIs directly on your smartphone — Backend developers can test APIs and validate API responses through one of the many popular tools available, such as Postman, Apigee, SoapUI, and Swagger. However, none of these as well as many others have attempted to revolutionize API testing through an easy-to-use mobile application that provides everything a backend developer…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Nov 2Member-onlyThe Most Important Lesson My Grandma Taught Me About LifeA powerful lesson condensed into a single word. — In 2017 my grandmother had a near-death experience. Everyone — herself included — thought she would pass away. During those days, she had a chance to reflect on her life and understand what really matters. Then, she whispered in my ear what were supposed to be her last words to…Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
Published in Language Hub·Nov 1Member-only[November 2022] Topic of the Month: Reviews“Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.” — Plato — You can learn a language completely on your own, but chances are that you are using a particular app, taking a course, or following a specific method. Or maybe you did in the past and then decided to give up on them. This month we want to know what you…Language1 min readLanguage1 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 1Member-onlyHow To Perform JOIN Queries With JPA Criteria APISelecting multiple entities in a Criteria JOIN query in Spring Boot — JPA Criteria queries are based on the JPA Criteria API, which allows you to build type-safe queries in Spring Boot. This becomes easier if you use them with the JPA Metamodel classes, which can be automatically generated. The JPA Criteria API offers several features but also comes with a few…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Oct 30Member-onlyThe 3 Basic Laws of Software EngineeringWhy the engineering approach to software development is better — Before studying software engineering, I had always wondered what truly made an engineer an engineer. Well, during my five years of study in college, I had a lot of time to think about that. It was a slow process, but I eventually managed to find an answer to that question…Software Engineering3 min readSoftware Engineering3 min read
Published in Better Programming·Oct 18Member-onlyReturning CSV Content From an API in Node.jsA brief guide to transferring your content — Several systems and platforms allow you to import data from a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file. This is because CSV is one of the most popular human-readable formats, especially regarding data science. What generally happens is that you convert the data returned by an API or a query into a valid…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Oct 18Member-onlyHow To Deploy a React Application on DokkuHosting your React SPA with Dokku — Dokku has become one of the most popular PaaS (Platform as a Service) on the market. In particular, Dokku is an extensible, open-source PaaS that runs on a single server. Dokku enables you to build apps on the fly through a simple git push command via either Dockerfile or by…Java Script4 min readJava Script4 min read
