Node.js

mongo-monitor - a simple CLI to monitor your MongoDB cluster

More than 7 years old

The mongo-monitor CLI is a lean and simple tool to check the status of a MongoDB server or cluster. The code is on GitHub: …
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A utility to help you wait for ports to open

More than 8 years old

There are occasions where you might need to have scripts or commands which wait for TCP/IP ports to open before you continue. I’ve come across …
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Using Slack for Server Development

More than 9 years old

I recently found a surprisingly helpful approach for server-side development which uses Slack in a creative way. The Problem The scenario can be …
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Effective Node.js Debugging

More than 9 years old

If you are interested in improving your Node.js debugging skills, then check out my talk at the recent JSChannel 2016 conference in Bangalore: …

Testing the Docker for Mac Beta

More than 9 years old

I’ve finally had a chance to install the new Docker for Mac Beta and give it a whirl. In this article I’m going to talk a bit about how …
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Learn Docker by building a Microservice

More than 9 years old

If you are looking to get your hands dirty and learn all about Docker, then look no further! In this article I’m going to show you how Docker …
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Manipulating JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)

More than 10 years old

I’ve been writing a couple of web services lately that use Auth0 for identity management. It’s a great platform that makes working with …
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Blogging with Ghost

More than 11 years old

tl;dr Ghost is a blogging platform well worth considering if your blog is all about development. I’ve been having some gripes with WordPress as …
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Node.js and Express - Strange Http Status Codes

More than 12 years old

In a Nutshell Sending a response in Express with a call like res.send(status, body) will send body as the status code if it is numeric - ignoring …
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