Sometimes upgrading a major version of a JavaScript framework can be tricky. Originally published at https://fek.io. Upgrading to Gatsby 5 from version 4 Gatsby 5 was introduced at the end of last year. I decided to upgrade my site to Gatsby 5 from version 4. Upgrading Gatsby a major version can be complex, especially if you…

Swift Package Libraries for iOS will sometimes not run using the standard swift test runner. Originally published at https://fek.io. I recently ran into a problem trying to set up automated unit testing for a iOS based Swift Package. There are a couple of different ways of creating packages or…

It turns out you can use machine learning with JavaScript. — Originally published at https://fek.io. I am in the process of trying to learn more about machine learning. AI and machine learning on the surface can appear to be daunting when you hear terms like multi-layered neural networks and linear regression. …

Even with NoSQL alternatives, developers should learn SQL Originally published at https://fek.io. I spent last Saturday going to the 2022 SQL Saturday event here in Jacksonville, FL. …

Find the easy and not-so-hard way to add Jest to your Next.js app. — Originally published at https://fek.io. I have been using Next.js for a new project I am currently working on. Most of my Node.js experience working with web apps has been using the Express.js framework. One of the tools I like using for my testing is Jest. If you have not…

Find out about the new features in the latest release of Node.js. — Originally published at https://fek.io. The Node.js foundation just released the first version of Node v18.0.0. The Node.js foundation maintains multiple versions, including the current release along with a long-term support (LTS) release. The current v18 release will become the LTS release sometime in October 2022. …

The documentation for how to do this on the React Native site is out of date Originally published at https://fek.io. I have been starting to use React Native in existing iOS and Android apps that I am maintaining. …

The documentation for React Native does not contain M1 Apple Silicon specifics — I recently purchased an M1 Mac for development. It is my first time using an M1 Mac, so I thought to share my experiences. Going through the React-Native documentation, I found a lot of it to be out of date. Here is what I had to do to get React-Native…

Start taking advantage of Tailwindcss utility classes in your Next.js site Originally published at https://fek.io. I am in the process of trying to get caught up on a lot of the new CSS technologies. …