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    Using Storybook with Nuxt

    Nuxt.js has been a lot of fun to use in production web apps and side projects. It's simple, fast, and seems very in line with web standards when it comes to creating components, importing plugins, etc. Equally as exciting has been the rise of...

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    Better Node.js Console Dumps with console-probe

    Writing JavaScript in the Node.js environment has always felt a bit more difficult; probably because browser developer tools have become incredibly powerful, interactive, and visually appealing.  Using console.log on the client side isn't the best of experiences and obviously isn't interactive. Though not interactive, I've found that

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    Node EADDRINUSE (Address Already in Use) Error

    Every once in a while my MacBook Pro freaks out and a process goes rogue.  This oftentimes happens when I'm working on the excellent debugger.html project; I attempt to start the server side of the debugger and suddenly I'm hit with an error that resembles the...

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    Node.js Debugging

    Proper logging is of massive utility for web apps, both during development and after deployment.  What can sometimes be difficult is organizing both the code and output of logging, i.e. knowing where each log message is coming from.  I recently found debug, a Node.js utility...

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    Node.js Port Scanner

    Node.js has become an incredible tool for creating services or utilities that act like a service.  Usually it's npm start, wait a moment, and you'll see the utility provide an address and port; a good example being localhost:8000.  One thing that bugs me about this pattern...

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    Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js

    There are a variety of strategies for protecting your important online credentials.  We often hear about password managers and generators, but for me, the more important strategy is using two-factor authentication (2FA).  Passwords can be guessed, phone numbers can be spoofed, but using two-factor authentication essentially requires that user be in...

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    JavaScript Deep Merge

    I recently shared how you can merge object properties with the spread operator but this method has one big limitation:  the spread operator merge isn't a "deep" merge, meaning merges are recursive.  Moreover nested object properties aren't merged -- the last value specified in the merge replaces the last, even when there are...

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    Custom Neutrino Linting

    Last week my friend Eli Perelman shared Modern JavaScript Apps with Neutrino, an awesome new Node.js tool for creating amazing apps with minimal fuss.  No need to learn webpack, scour babel plugins, or search for what exactly is required to get a React.js app up and running -- just install...

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    Modern JavaScript Apps with Neutrino

    Utilize tooling that harnesses the power of Webpack with ease of simple presets to quickly start JavaScript projects, all without upfront configuration. Taking the plunge into starting a new JS project often brings along a significant effort into preparing your environment prior to starting development on the...

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    Follow URL Redirects with Node.js

    URL shorteners are a dime a dozen these days, and it is quite nice to have a pretty URL instead of a mile long string, but there are some downsides to URL shorteners:  they can mask dangerous URLs and getting to the endpoint can be slow, since you...