Published inJavaScript in Plain English·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Automated My Weekly Newsletter using Blitz.js and CRONI recently discovered Blitz.js and love how quickly the framework lets you build an application but my favorite part is the command-line tool. Blitz.js …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Published inGeek Culture·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Use Typescript & Sails JS for Your REST API (Safer Seas)Shoutin’, typing’ an’ screamin’ — that be how we sail. Have you ever seen Pirates of the Caribbean? It’s a Disney film series based on the exploits of various fictional pirate characters and pirate lore. …Sailsjs8 min readSailsjs8 min read
Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyUsing Sails JS to Create an IMAP Email APIAhoy! There be buried treasure and email ahead. Ok, so mostly email but hopefully, you will treasure this guide. I recently discovered SailsJS when I had the crazy idea to create an email newsletter API service for my startup. The idea is simple to aggregate content into a single source…JavaScript10 min readJavaScript10 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·PinnedMember-onlyUsing CRUD operations with React SWR for mutating REST API cacheFollow me on Twitter to get this article and others free: @Not_TheAuthor SWR for making fetch requests Vercel has made some great libraries and frameworks in the past so it’s no surprise that the SWR library would be any different. I’m going to show you how to fetch and manipulate data from a REST API…Swr12 min readSwr12 min read
Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyAdding Firebase Authentication in Gatsby With a Little Typescript MagicFollow me on Twitter to get this tutorial and others: @Not_TheAuthor Gatsby is a great framework for building and designing a website but what about authentication? Well, That’s where firebase comes in, I’ve read a few articles and posts about how to integrate firebase with GatsbyJS but most of them…Gatsbyjs9 min readGatsbyjs9 min read
Oct 19, 2022Mock Turtle: Dynamic JSON GeneratorJSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is also easy for machines to parse and generate. For these reasons, JSON has become the de facto standard for data interchange on the web. But unfortunately, it can also be…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Apr 4, 2022Member-onlySix essential Amazon Web Services to build your SaaSIn this blog post, we will discuss six essential Amazon Web Services you should be using to build your Startup. SaaS (software as a service) is a growing industry, and AWS is the leading cloud platform provider. Launching your SaaS startup on AWS gives you access to a wide range…AWS6 min readAWS6 min read
Published inEcho Breaking News·Oct 5, 2021Member-onlyTop 10 unbiased news sources 2021In this article, we will be discussing unbiased news sources in 2021. With the current climate of fake news, alternative facts, and media spin it is important to find news sources that can give you a clearer picture of what’s going on in our world. To do this, we have…Unbiased News14 min readUnbiased News14 min read
Published inThe Startup·Sep 28, 2021Member-onlyAfter a Year My Newsletter Hasn’t Made a Dollar — But It Wasn’t A MistakeReflections after a year of work and writing — Many people have suffered over the course of the pandemic, losing jobs, loved ones, and homes. I’ve been lucky to be on the other side of the Pandemic story among the group of people trying to start new business ideas and creative ventures. One side effect of COVID-19 was that…Startup8 min readStartup8 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 15, 2021Member-onlyWhich Parts of Your Startup Should You Automate?Automation has become a staple of the startup world. Thanks to technological advances like machine learning nearly everything can be automated these days, from accounting to social media management. Automation is also an equalizer for solo founders and bootstrappers who lack the same resources as large companies. …Startup11 min readStartup11 min read
