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Building a CLI Tool from Scratch with Node.js

Build a production-quality Node.js CLI: argument parsing, interactive prompts, progress indicators, error handling and npm distribution, done properly.

Aug 19, 2024·5 min read

Terminal showing a CLI tool with colored output, a progress bar, interactive prompts, and structured help text demonstrating professional command-line interface design

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Building a CLI Tool with Node.js from Scratch

Step-by-step guide to a professional Node.js CLI: argument parsing, interactive prompts, colored output, progress, config files and npm publishing.

Dec 16, 2023·5 min read

Type-safe form architecture showing TypeScript generic types flowing from schema definition through field registration to validated submission output

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Building a Type-Safe Form Library from Scratch

Build a type-safe form library in TypeScript with runtime validation, field-level error tracking, dirty state and a composable API that catches errors early.

Oct 15, 2023·5 min read

Architecture diagram of a collaborative editor showing multiple clients syncing document state through CRDT merge operations

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Building a Real-Time Collaborative Editor with CRDTs

Step-by-step implementation of a collaborative text editor with CRDTs: the Yjs library, WebSocket synchronization, the awareness protocol and offline-first.

Jul 29, 2023·5 min read

GraphQL playground interface showing a query, response, and schema explorer panel side by side

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Building a GraphQL Server From Scratch

A step-by-step tutorial for a GraphQL server in TypeScript: schema design, resolvers, dataloaders against N+1, authentication, errors and deployment.

Nov 21, 2022·4 min read

Diagram showing token bucket algorithm with tokens being added at a fixed rate and consumed by incoming requests

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Building a Rate Limiter From Scratch

A step-by-step tutorial for rate limiters using token bucket, sliding window and fixed window — with TypeScript, Redis integration and production patterns.

Sep 16, 2022·4 min read

Event-driven microservice architecture showing producer, message broker, and consumer services

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Building an Event-Driven Microservice with Node.js

A step-by-step tutorial for an event-driven microservice with Node.js, RabbitMQ and TypeScript: publishing, consumption, DLQs and idempotent processing.

Aug 5, 2022·5 min read

Architecture diagram of a URL shortener showing the encode, store, and redirect flow

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Building a URL Shortener from Scratch

A step-by-step tutorial for a URL shortener with short code generation, redirect handling, click analytics and rate limiting — schema through API.

May 25, 2022·5 min read

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Building a Browser Extension from Scratch

A step-by-step tutorial for a Chrome/Firefox extension in TypeScript: the manifest, content scripts, background service workers, popup UI and messaging.

Apr 14, 2022·5 min read

Real-time dashboard showing live metrics with WebSocket connection status indicator

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Building a Real-Time Dashboard with WebSockets

A step-by-step tutorial for a live-updating dashboard with WebSockets: server setup, connection management, data streaming, reconnection and scaling.

Feb 12, 2022·4 min read

Terminal showing a custom CLI tool with colored output and interactive prompts

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Building a CLI Tool with Node.js: Basics to Distribution

A complete guide to building, testing and distributing a Node.js CLI tool: argument parsing, interactive prompts, output formatting and npm publishing.

Apr 26, 2021·6 min read

Git bisect output showing binary search through commit history

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Git Bisect and Advanced Debugging Tools

How to use git bisect, conditional breakpoints, and systematic debugging techniques to find bugs in minutes instead of hours.

Dec 15, 2020·4 min read

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