The gRPC protocol and its tooling seem to have improved significantly over the past few years. I haven't used it yet but seriously considering it for my next projects. I've stumbled upon this article that gives a very practical overview of the current state of the gRPC ecosystem:

https://kostyay.com/grpc-5-years-later-is-it-still-worth-it-b181a3b2b73b

What's your experience with gRPC? Have you used it and would you choose it again?

#grpc #webdev #webdevelopment

One of the nicest SQL cheat sheets I’ve seen lately. Can’t resist sharing it with you… #sql #webdev #database

Docker Swarm vs. Kubernetes - great overview of both systems!
https://spacelift.io/blog/docker-swarm-vs-kubernetes

#devops #webdev #webdevelopment #docker #kubernetes

ProfileMe.dev - a pretty nice tool for making your GitHub profile great again! Customize your main page and give it a fresh look in a matter of seconds.

https://www.profileme.dev/

#webdev #github #coding #programming

Hi everyone!
Today I'd like to share this absolutely ultra-cool CSS Flexbox guide from Josh Comeau. I've met him in person some years ago, when he was presenting some CSS stuff on a React conference. This person knows very well what he's doing, and he's extremely good in frontend. Just found this tutorial on his blog and it's amazing!
He also made a few courses that you can find on this website, in case you want level up your frontend skills.

So, here the link to the Flexbox tutorial - https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/interactive-guide-to-flexbox/

Thank me later ;)

#css #frontend #javascript #reactjs #webdev #webdevelopment

⚡️ Highly informative and insightful reads from the Google Chrome team for all web devs out there. Understanding the browser architecture can lead to significant improvements when building complex and distributed projects. Even if you're familiar with the topic, dedicate 15-20 minutes to read through this 4-articles series, you're not going to regret it.

Inside look at modern web browser
- Part 1: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/inside-browser-part1
- Part 2: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/inside-browser-part2
- Part 3: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/inside-browser-part3
- Part 4: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/inside-browser-part4

#webdev #webdevelopment #javascript #programming #frontend #backend #nodejs #html #css #webdeveloper

In case you didn’t know, since recently you can run TypeScript files with Node.js natively, without transpiling to JavaScript. It is still an experimental feature and has some limitations, beware of that. Obviously, too early for the use in production, but it’s a great step forward.

Read more about this feature: https://nodejs.org/en/learn/typescript/run-natively

#nodejs #typescript #javascript #webdev #webdevelopment

Yjs (https://github.com/yjs/yjs) - #JavaScript framework for building collaborative web apps. In case you need to build a sharable drawing board or to-do list, this framework can save your life. Also, it has a nice interactive tutorial - https://learn.yjs.dev 🧑‍💻

#webdev #webdevelopment #typescript #nodejs #frontend #websocket

If you're using TypeScript with the Fastify web server in your Node.js projects, then check out typed-fastify (https://tfs.cooba.me). I'd say it's the only reliable solution I've found so far to achieve end-to-end type-safety using existing TS types.

https://github.com/Coobaha/typed-fastify

#webdev #nodejs #typescript #javascript

Are you developing an open-source library/project in the #AI space? Then check out the new fund from #Google, it may sponsor your tool…💰

https://web.dev/blog/web-ai-acceleration-fund

#webdev #opensource #programming #webdevelopment

We all love cheatsheets, right? Here's the one for Docker CLI! ✅

#docker #cli #devops #webdev #webdevelopment

Pretty accurate guide on a simple web server setup on a Linux VM. Maybe it will be useful for those who want to deploy their app on Hetzner and don’t know where to start.

https://swiftace.org/posts/deploy-web-app-to-cloud-vm

#webdev #webdevelopment #linux #deployment #webapp

To Next or not to Next?...

Next.js is a legendary web dev framework. Arguably, it's the most popular choice across web engineers for building SaaS and web projects. I'm not a deep expert in #nextjs, although I used it for a while and quite liked it a couple of years ago. I liked its flexibility in SSR/no-SSR rendering, and other cool features. But I've recently had several chats with web devs where we discussed Next.js. So I noticed more and more people complaining that Next became unreliable, too cumbersome and fragile. It seems like Next.js has really changed since then. Also, we have Astro, Svetle, Remix and other competitors around. The latter one in particular is the one I'm working with right now, and it looks quite interesting so far...

What is your favorite framework for building a SaaS or web project nowadays?

#webdev #nodejs #javascript #typescript #webdevelopment #webdeveloper

🤖 Monitoring servers - better late than never...

I've recently read a discussion on Reddit where devs shared solutions they use for monitoring servers. Apart from Prometheus+Grafana, that is a well-known and very common stack for medium-large projects nowadays, I've noticed a couple of options that I wasn't aware of. So I thought it could be useful to share them here.

The first one is called Zabbix and it seems to be a big deal. Lots of folks use this setup to watch their hardware, and I actually decided to give it a go too. It provides everything you need for monitoring your dedicated server remotely, including nice templates and dashboards. It's not very obvious in the beginning how to run it because it has a rich set of options, but I believe you can also leverage ChatGPT to configure it for your needs 😀 Maybe later I share with you my thoughts on it after using it myself. Let me know if you're interested in that.

The second option is a small tool that might be handy for uptime and blacklist monitoring. It's called HetrixTools. What I liked about it is that it has a free plan with up to 15 uptime monitors, which is quite generous. We all love free tools, especially when running projects that don't generate any revenue, right? I'm not in need for such service right now, but feel free to test it yourself and let me know if you like it!

I'm curious to hear your opinions of these tools. If you have any other solutions that you prefer to use for monitoring servers, then also share it in the comments!

Happy DevOpsing 👨🏻‍💻 and coming Easter 🥚!

#devops #server #programming #javascript #webdev #webdeveloper

⚡️ The new AI agent mode in the VS Code is pretty sick 🤯

The video gives a great overview of this new feature and more. You will definitely learn something new from it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dutyOc_cAEU

#webdev #ai #webdevelopment #programming #javascript #typescript

If you’re trying to catch up with MCP hype, this is a nice brief technical breakdown of what the MPC is and how its architecture built. MCP have great potential I think and will definitely stay with us, so we have to learn how to build and consume them. Do you build/use MCP servers already?

https://youtu.be/FLpS7OfD5-s?si=YC41ClxQYN6zqaBZ

#mcp #ai #webdev #webdevelopment #javascript