A lot of developers struggle to understand how to read generics and what problem they solve. Let’s dive in. — The use of generics is common in many other programming languages, but they’re still rather new to the TypeScript/JavaScript world. Adding generics to your repertoire will help you be a much more rounded developer and create more robust and type-safe code. In other words, it will help you get away…

There aren’t many patches of Old Florida left in the busy Orlando metro area. But smack dab in the heart of Maitland’s commercial district you’ll find this throwback: Hollieanna Groves. And boy is it a gem! It is located on the bend in US Highway 17–92 just north of Lake…

There aren’t many libraries that allow out-of-the-box testing against HLS video streams. But Flagpole is no ordinary QA framework. It solidifies its reputation as the “Swiss army knife of QA” here. HLS, or HTTP Live Streaming, is a video streaming format that was invented by Apple. Despite its name, it…

Nest comes with a lot of great hand-holding out of the box, but before long you’ll want to override a lot of these defaults. One of the first areas will be creating a custom global error handler. Luckily, that’s pretty easy to do. If you follow the Getting Started tutorial…

Let’s give a real-world analogy to better explain the concept of a loosely-coupled application. — If you live in Florida (as I do) the term “Pub/Sub” may bring you to think about the peaceful green glow of a Publix logo and a delicious 6-inch chicken finger sandwich for lunch. But that’s not what we’re talking about here. In this context, “Pub/Sub” stands for a publish-subscribe…

This one confuses even senior developers over and over. Let’s keep this simple and hopefully help give some clarity. First of all, why does it even matter? Remember that a RESTful API is all about making the proper use of these native HTTP methods/verbs. They each have a distinct connotation…

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s is notorious for lynchings and bigotry. And that dishonor is well-earned, of course. However, the hooded order was involved in more than simply terrorizing blacks, immigrants, Jews, and Catholics. In those days, the Klan was a civic institution in Central Florida. Its roster…

For years historians have debated the location of the fabled landmark where Seminoles gathered. Let’s solve the puzzle. —