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What do to when your Node.js code crashes because of a circular JSON

What do to when your Node.js code crashes because of a circular JSON

You're trying to figure out what some object looks like, and since you're not running your code locally you don't have access to a proper debugger. So you print it. And your whole Node.js app crashes. What do you do?

Scrap an Instagram’s post’s author; a gentle introduction to web scraping in Node.js

Scrap an Instagram’s post’s author; a gentle introduction to web scraping in Node.js

Want a 'soft' introduction to web scraping? Need to get some data from an Instagram post? Here's how to get it done, in Node.js, using cheerio!

Swiftly deal with pagination in Swift

Swiftly deal with pagination in Swift

Not satisfied with how you're handling pagination in your Swift iOS app? Pretty sure there has to be a better way to paginate your UICollectionView or UITableView? So did I, and here's how I did it!

Localize your push notifications in Node.js

Localize your push notifications in Node.js

Being a backend developer, there's an unusual thing with push notifications. Devices display what we send. The clients don't have a say in it; they can't remodel and transform them. Meaning, we basically have to do some UI (User Interface), and localize it.

Upload a remote file to Firebase Storage (in Node.js)

Upload a remote file to Firebase Storage (in Node.js)

Struggling to upload remote files to Firebase Storage? Running on Node.js? You're in luck!

Always handle your table & collection view cell selection properly, using functions

Always handle your table & collection view cell selection properly, using functions

When writing iOS, you will always end up using UITableView or UICollectionView. With them come cells, delegates, datasources, cellForRow(at indexPath:), didSelect,... I've often seen it become (and inherited) an ugly mess. Not anymore.

Add an Apple App Site Association (AASA) to your Wix, Squarespace or whatever website, using Cloudflare Workers

Add an Apple App Site Association (AASA) to your Wix, Squarespace or whatever website, using Cloudflare Workers

I currently work at Spotr [https://spotr.app], a company building a mobile app. We rely on Wix for the landing page, for the simple reason that it's simple enough to use for the rest of team to update it and design it themselves, letting me focus on