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Integrating MySQL with Node.js Applications

MySQL is an immensely popular Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) - and has for a long time been a staple in any back-end engineer's toolkit, right next to PostgreSQL. With the advent of JavaScript for the back-end, via Node.js' spectacular rise in popularity and applicability - MySQL is commonly...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 26, 2022

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How to Loop in React JSX

Javascript Syntax Extension (JSX), is a JavaScript extension developed and popularized by the React framework that allows you to structure the rendering of elements. It essentially makes it easier to write HTML code in React (describe the UI), and due to its flexibility, JSX has been adopted by other popular...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 25, 2022

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How to Convert JSON to JavaScript Object

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto serialization format for REST APIs, due to the fact that it's humanly-readable, simple and small in size. It uses the same notation used to define JavaScript objects, and naturally, it's extremely straightforward to convert between a JSON string and JavaScript objects....

David Landup

Jan 21, 2022

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How to Copy to Clipboard in JavaScript with the Clipboard API

The copy/paste feature is without a doubt one of the most commonly used features in modern computing, and it refers to the process of copying/transferring text or images from one part of a computer-based application to another. Most recently, it's become common practice to programmatically copy some contents...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 18, 2022

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Guide to Getting Started with Next.js - Create a Next.js App

Next.js is an open-source JavaScript framework created by Vercel to enhance React applications with features such as Server-Side Rendering and Static Site Generation. Traditionally, React is used to create Single-Page Applications (SPAs) whose contents are rendered on the client side. Next.js extends this by allowing developers to create...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 14, 2022

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How to Check/Select a Checkbox with jQuery - JavaScript

In this short guide, you'll learn how to select checkbox elements on the page, and check them in JavaScript, with Vanilla JavaScript and jQuery. We'll be working with this simple checkbox setup: <h1>Check/Select Checkbox</h1> <p>Have you taken this test before?...

David Landup

Jan 11, 2022

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Guide to Vuex - Centralized State Management for Vue Applications

Vuex is a library that stores data in a Vuex store, which acts as the source of data on states in a Vue application. This store contains a global state (set of properties) and functions (getters, actions and mutations) used to read and alter the state. Consider a scenario in...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 10, 2022

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Programmatically Navigate Using React Router

Pages on modern websites, and especially Single-Page Applications (SPAs) do not follow the traditional method of loading new pages completely whenever something changes on them. Client-Side Routing is used instead - to route towards resources to load another part of the program or structurally change the application's entire view if...

Asaolu Elijah

Jan 04, 2022

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How to Sort an Array by Date in JavaScript

In this short guide, we'll cover all necessary aspects of sorting an array by date in JavaScript. The array data structure in JavaScript has a built-in sort() method, but it is not designed to be used to sort an array by date. There are a lot of different date formats...

Dimitrije Stamenic

Dec 29, 2021