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Choosing the "Right" JavaScript Library/Framework for Your Application

"What's the 'right' JavaScript library/framework for us to use?". That's a question that comes up a lot nowadays given the multitude of choices available and one that doesn't have a "right" answer of course. I'm fond of saying, "Use the right tool for the right job" when I'm onsite at a company …

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Angular Playground - Developing and Running Components in a Sandbox!

Scenario-Driven Development (SDD) - a term I'd heard little about until my friend Justin Couto encouraged me to check out his team's Angular Playground tool. SDD didn't mean much to me when I first heard about it, but I decided to look into Angular Playground more and had one of those "light bulb" …

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Node.js/Express Convention-Based Routes

I've always been a fan of convention-based routing so I converted a local route generation script I've been using with Node.js/Express applications into an npm package called express-convention-routes. The package can be used to automate the creation of Express routes based on a directory …

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Pushing Real-Time Data to an Angular Service using Web Sockets

One of the questions I've been asked a lot lately in my Angular training classes, at conference workshops, and when working with different companies has been, "How can I push data to an Angular application from the server?". Pushing data from the server to the client is useful when applications …

Tech 5 Tutorial: Getting Started with Docker

In this Tech 5 tutorial, I'll walk you through the core concepts of Docker and how you can get started with Docker Community Edition, images, and containers. Getting Started with Docker View All Tech 5 Videos

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Video: Interview from ng-conf on TypeScript, Angular, Docker and More

I had the chance to talk with This Dot Media at ng-conf 2017 about TypeScript, Angular, Docker and more. It was a fun discussion that covered a lot of material in 15 minutes. You can view the full interview below. This Dot Media Interview on TypeScript, Angular and Docker The talks mentioned in the …

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Tech 5 Tutorial: Getting Started with the Angular CLI

I'm starting a new tutorial series called "Tech 5" (think "Take 5"...but for tech) that features short, focused, approximately 5-minute videos. Here's the first one which covers getting started with the Angular CLI. Getting Started with the Angular CLI

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"Containerizing" Angular with Docker

I had the opportunity to speak at the AngularMix conference in Orlando about something that I think every developer should learn more about - containers. The talk was titled "Containerizing" Angular with Docker and discussed the following concepts as they relate to Angular applications: - …

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