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The documentation for how to do this on the React Native site is out of date Originally published at https://fek.io.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. One of the problems I am finding in the React Native…

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 Going through the React-Native documentation, I found a lot of it to be out of date. …

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. …

Gatsby makes it easy to add CSS frameworks like TailwindCSS and PostCSS with plugins — Originally published at https://fek.io. I am in the process of trying to get caught up on all of the new CSS technologies. One of those technologies that has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years has been Tailwindcss. If you are not familiar with Tailwindcss, it is…

Choose at least one from these 10 languages Originally published at https://fek.io. Every computer programmer/software engineer should learn a new programming language each year. In the book the Pragmatic Programmer, the book postulates that everyone should try to learn a new programming language each year. …

Or how to over-engineer your Christmas lights Originally published at https://fek.io. I have wanted to get light bulbs that you could control over a network or smartphone for years. I finally splurged and got the Philips Hue bridge and bulb. You can find these at most hardware stores now…