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Convert XML to JSON in Node

📅 May 13, 2020 · ☕ 4 min read

Here’s a quick demo of how you can convert XML to JSON in NodeJS. Problem You are given a slew of XML files and you have to convert them to JSON. But why JSON? It takes lesser space Faster and easier to work with What are we dealing with here?

Access Vuex Store in a Quasar App

📅 May 6, 2020 · 📝 May 22, 2020 · ☕ 4 min read

Quasar is great. But, it is also a bit different when it comes to accessing the Vuex store from your code. Why is Quasar any different? “Is it not just Vue?” Well, yes. But.. the project structure created by Quasar CLI differs from a “normal” that by Vue CLI. Quasar CLI builds on top of Vue as well but may not follow similar practices to other frameworks / libraries using Vue.

The Developer Tools I Use (2021 Edition)

📅 Apr 29, 2020 · 📝 Jun 9, 2020 · ☕ 6 min read

Here are the list of tools that I use in my developer life 🔥🔥. Almost all of the tools are free, or reasonably priced. We live in exciting times - a developer in a “developing country” can do business globally by using the most amazing tools that humankind has produced.

Learn FeathersJS by Building a Simple CRM - Client App

📅 Apr 22, 2020 · 📝 Jun 9, 2020 · ☕ 15 min read

Here we see how to build a real-world client application for your FeathersJS backend. We will use Vue + Feathers-Vuex and quickly create the frontend app. Building the Client Application Previously you saw how we could use Feathers to quickly build a backend application. The beauty of feathers is not only that it is quick to build, but it is also universal.

Simple VueJS Starter Template

📅 Apr 15, 2020 · 📝 Jun 9, 2020 · ☕ 4 min read

VueJS booster template is a boilerplate that has simple features that make it really easy to start new projects. Vue CLI makes starting a Vue project simple - vue create demo This sets up everything that you need to start - but just so. There are more than few things missing for a functioning/easy-to-use project :)

Learn FeathersJS by Building a Simple CRM App

📅 Apr 8, 2020 · 📝 Jun 9, 2020 · ☕ 17 min read

We have previously seen a simple todo app using FeathersJS(and NeDB). Feathers makes it really easy to develop an API or a real-time app by providing a super-powered baseline that can be extended quickly to create a useful app. However, the example provided earlier does not provide a set of features anywhere near the real-world experience.

Starter Template for AdonisJS

📅 Apr 1, 2020 · 📝 Apr 30, 2020 · ☕ 3 min read

I have used AdonisJS in and out of projects in the last year. Despite it’s smaller community and not-so-regular enhancements, it remains one of my favourite NodeJS frameworks. I recommend AdonisJS for hobby and production projects in full confidence :) I typically use AdonisJS for back-end, which has me start with -

Fastode Server Framework

📅 Mar 25, 2020 · 📝 Apr 30, 2020 · ☕ 2 min read

Fastode is an experimental boilerplate / framework based on Fastify. Why another boilerplate? Well, I just wanted to experiment with technologies to create MVP products. Although I have used NestJS, AdonisJS and friends before, those frameworks, while being great, bring their structure and overhead to any project. I wanted to check how difficult or easy it is to just start with a bunch of basic features and leave everything else to the project.

Quasar Dev Stuck Without Errors

📅 Mar 11, 2020 · 📝 May 7, 2020 · ☕ 2 min read

Do you see quasar dev stuck but no errors reported anywhere? The fix was quite easy - only the way to get to the fix was frustrating. I faced this issue in a medium-sized project that I was playing around with. I was stupid enough to change a few lines in multiple components, and lo and behold - I don’t see the changes being compiled.

Numerous Ways to a Vuex Store

📅 Mar 4, 2020 · 📝 May 6, 2020 · ☕ 4 min read

Vue is great and Vuex makes it greater. But, how do you use them stores? Vuex: You exy thing Vuex makes it a breeze to handle states, mutations and actions in Vue. All I need to do is follow a couple of steps. Step 1: Select Vuex as an option when you create the Vue application (or, you can always add it later)

Building Mobile Apps using VueJS. Also Cordova vs. Capacitor

📅 Feb 26, 2020 · 📝 Apr 30, 2020 · ☕ 6 min read

If given a choice to develop mobile apps, what is it going to be Capacitor, Cordova or something else altogether? Here are my glorious opinions on the matter. The World of Mobile Apps - with VueJS As fans of VueJS, we have more than few options for mobile app development. A few popular ones are -

Layouts in Vuetify vs. Quasar

📅 Feb 19, 2020 · 📝 Apr 30, 2020 · ☕ 7 min read

How do you create typical layouts in the the most popular Material Design styling libraries for Vue? Creating layouts for your application Layouts help us standardize UI across the application. For e.g., you have layouts to take care of - Toolbar for the app and for views/components Navigation bars Standard controls (buttons/titles etc.

Test Email Functionality During Development

📅 Feb 12, 2020 · 📝 Apr 30, 2020 · ☕ 2 min read

Here are a few simple ways and powerful tools to test your email functionality when you are developing your awesome application. The Case for Email Testing After working in CRM and dealing with millions of records, and dozens of fragile’ly built systems, I have been through imagined (and a couple of real) scenarios of email fiascos -