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How/Why: REST API authorization with JWT in NodeJS

In this article, we’ll delve into how to implement JWT using NodeJS and why I think it’s the best way forward for REST architecture.

March 6, 2023 Read

Why you should be using Go-Task

In today’s tooltip I’ll be showcasing go-task. It’s a tool designed to make executing terminal commands or even lists of commands needed for specific operations easier.

March 3, 2023 Read

How to use prototyping to make smarter code with NodeJS

In this example, I’ll show you how to add helper methods to your classes with little effort using prototyping. As a bonus approach leaves you with no messes to clean up later.

February 27, 2023 Read

3 Reasons Scrum is failing you

Scrum fails in a lot of businesses. Most don’t realize it, and the rest accept it as an industry standard they can’t avoid. Here are three reasons why Scrum fails and how to fix it.

February 13, 2023 Read

Critical Abuse or Constructive Criticism?

Being a good teacher or mentor is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to learn. Everyone struggles with praising or encouraging others, but this is how we learn. The focus of teaching should be to establish lasting confidence and skill in that order.

February 6, 2023 Read

I'm NOT like you. I'm an Engineer

Distributed Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, ChatGPT. I know all the buzzwords and the challenges they hide.

January 30, 2023 Read

How to create Queue Workers

In my opinion queue workers are often overlooked and underutilized as a way of dealing with background tasks. In the bad ole days of Drupal, we were stuck with hook_cron and a single wget call to cron.php with a so-called “secure key.”

November 25, 2021 Read

Take advantage of your time off

Info: This is part three of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

October 4, 2021 Read

My burnout story

Info: This is part of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

September 30, 2021 Read

Why financial stability is freedom

Info: This is part two of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

September 23, 2021 Read

How I choose contracts and clients

Info: This is part one of the Freelance & Prosper series, a series about how to prosper in a job that can feel very insecure and not very stable to some.

September 9, 2021 Read