AWS CDK: Running Integration Tests in real AWS cloud environment using Github Actions.
With the evolution of tools that allow us to deploy infrastructure in a few seconds is getting easier and easier to spin up Cloud environments in a blink of an eye! This article brings a simple demo of how we can do it and integrate it with CI/CD tools like Github actions.
Read10 tips to improve your website speed
Increasing your website speed can have many benefits, not only related to user experience but also improve your SEO results/google ranking score. This article was heavily inspired by the content available at https://developers.google.com/ and https://web.dev and brings some tips/concepts to make your website faster.
ReadWEB APIs: Important Concepts for beginners: Business Logic x HTTP Layer
In this short post, I will focus mainly on giving an idea/mindset of view/separate the HTTP Layer/Controllers vs Business Roles. So this tip will be most related to traditional Web MVC frameworks. Does not matter if you are developing it using Ruby, C#, Java, or Javascript, for example, the concept can be applied to different languages and frameworks.
ReadHow to build multiple Gatsby websites/SaaS applications using shared themes . A quick overview of gatsby theme and monorepository.
In many situations, especially for SaaS applications, we can have multiples web applications using the same components, layouts, features, services, etc. Let's imagine you have to set up the same web application with the same data structure for different customers, then you might need to change little things such as images, colors, and all the data with is sitting on your backend CRM system. (I will use contentful in this example). We will use Gatsby Theme which is perfect for this situation. We'll share components, services, graphQL queries, pages, everything! It's easy, simple to maintain & deploy.
Read5 Things that help me to become a better Software Developer
As a software developer, I know how busy we are and how many different ideas we got in our minds: learn and study new techs, fix bugs, contribute to open source, start a business, etc. Can you count how many new tools came up since last year? I sometimes ask myself what is the secret to becoming a successful software developer, although I believe the word success is extremely subjective. It depends on each person and on their goals. I do not believe in a magic secret to become a successful software developer, however, if we start to take care about ourselves, plan and set goals, study and work hard, I believe we have a better chance. I wrote this article to share some important things which are continuously helping me to become a better software developer. Hope you'll find it useful.
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