Overview Let’s face it, almost all web applications have some requirement for date-time handling, and choosing a library that caters to all our requirements yet is very lightweight is always a chore. MomentJS has always been the solid offering for extensive date-time management options but it is currently in maintenance mode…

Overview Java is a strongly-typed, object-oriented programming language, which often translates to strict request, response, and data-transfer objects. It provides the developer with a clear picture of the data available for consumption in any class, but adds a lot of boilerplate code such as getters, setters, and let us not forget…

What it’s all about As developers, we have all gone through the process of setting up the boilerplate and associated files like .env, Dockerfile, etc. every time we start a new project. Even though CLI’s are available for certain frameworks like ReactJS, they don’t usually include the utility files we typically need for completing…

Overview To create rich user interfaces and experiences, CSS frameworks are used extensively. There are a number of reasons for this; firstly, it is easier to build structured layouts as most modern CSS frameworks provide tooling. …

Overview Want to make your console look groovy and colorful? In this article we are going to go through the npm package chalk which aids in styling your terminal in a very easy and quick way! This package is solely built for the purpose of the console and how we can…

Overview Let’s face it, your coding environment plays a major role in how your application operates (pun intended)! Managing environment variables is ever more important in today’s containerized and cloud native applications, be it for defining your database connection string per environment or storing your access keys. Using a .env …