CategoryAPI

July 13, 2021 — In JavaScript, attaching an event listener to constantly fire a callback on scroll can be performance-intensive. But there is a better way with Intersection Observer. Read more…

June 7, 2021 — In this guide, we’ll be taking a general look at the concepts of forward geocoding and reverse geocoding, and will build a mini-app that applies these concepts to display specific locations, using Mapbox and Vue.js 2.6.11 to achieve this. Read more…

June 1, 2021 — Amazon allows visitors to display prices in their own currency. Thanks to ExchangeRatesApi.io, we can do the same for our online shops, providing a better experience to our customers. Let’s find out how. Read more…

April 20, 2021 — Let’s explore the plugins providing GraphQL servers to WordPress. When should we use WPGraphQL, and when the GraphQL API for WordPress? Is there some advantage of one over the other, or some particular task that is easier to accomplish with one of them? In this article, we will find out. Read more…

January 19, 2021 — In this article, John Agbanusi explains how you can build a Node.js API from scratch by building and deploying an Ethereum Blockchain for decentralization. He also shows you a step-by-step process of integrating both the API and blockchain into a single API called a “decentralized application API”. Read more…

January 5, 2021 — This article is a response to the Platform Adjacency Theory by Alex Russell, with specific takes on WebUSB and some alternative proposals for a way forward. Read more…

November 16, 2020 — With the help of this tutorial, you can learn how to create a continuous integration workflow for your Node JS REST API by using GitHub Actions as well as how to report test coverage with Coveralls. Read more…

November 11, 2020 — In this article, Nefe explains how to authenticate React apps using Auth0. You’ll also see how you can set up Social Logins in your apps. Read more…

October 29, 2020 — This guide will teach you the basics of Next.js API Routes. We will start by explaining what they are and why API Routes are useful compared to REST or GraphQL APIs. Then, we will guide you through a step by step tutorial on how to build your very first GraphQL server with Next.js and the Github API. Read more…

October 19, 2020 — In this article, Aleem Isiaka explains how you can deploy a basic NodeJS application to Heroku, automate and schedule a deployment to run at certain intervals of the day, and use other actions from the Github Actions community. Read more…