Programming
API Style Choices
APIs come in many different styles and types. Before running into a style we need to understand the different options and the trade offs that we are making.
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Cloud Computing
Serverless Offline causes MongoDb Atlas to run out of connections
I was recently working on a serverless api that uses serverless offline, express.js and mongodb. We started getting emails from MongoDB Atlas telling us that we ran out of connections.
Cloud Computing
Why small companies and startups should use serverless architecture
There are quite a few different reasons to consider using serverless instead of looking at building a monolith or building services in containers.
Cloud Computing
Getting started with Serverless Framework
The Serverless Framework allows us to abstract away quite a bit of the complexity from setting up lambda functions and the necessary events to execute them, especially through the API gateway. In this blog post we look at how to set up a simple project to use the serverless framework.
JavaScript
How to read an Excel file in NodeJs
My favourite library for reading, writing, and manipulating Excel files in Node.JS is ExcelJS. In this tutorial, we'll look at how to install the library and how to dynamically read an Excel file.
Programming
Introduction to the Client Server Architecture
It is a distributed architecture that allows us to partition workloads between the providers of the service and service requestors. The service provider is called a server, and the service consumer is called a client. A server listens for requests and services them as clients request them.
Programming
Introduction to the Layered Architecture (n-Tier Architecture)
A Layered Architecture is an application that has been designed to have multiple separate tiers or layers that can be located on…
Programming
Introduction to Relational Database Scaling
Scaling relational databases can be hard especially if you don't take the time upfront to prepare for it. Replication, denormalization, and federation are all explored in this article.
Programming
How should Microservices Communicate?
A critical aspect of building a microservices-based application is how the microservices communicate with one another. In this post, we'll explore some of the critical considerations for microservice communication and look at some of the most common approaches.
Programming
What is Software Architecture?
Software architecture is the design of software systems whether intentional or not. Software architecture is the organization of the system. Every piece of software has an architecture.
Programming
Opening Up the Emoji Keyboard on Windows & Mac
WindowsOn Windows, open any program that allows you to enter text. This could be a web browser, a word document, or something…
Programming
Why do we still need Visualforce and Apex?
Where possible we should really be trying to use Lightning Web Components over Visualforce. The main reason we should prioritize Lightning Web…
Cloud Computing
AWS Lambda logging best practices
Logging is very important to developers as it helps us more efficiently debug a system in production and the steps that led to the occurrence of the bug. In this post, we look at ways to make logging better.
Programming
How to Avoid Governor Limits in Salesforce Apex
Most governor limit errors are a result of poorly understanding how Salesforce works, so they can be prevented by designing a better architecture and by taking advantage of the platform. For example, too many SOQL queries can be avoided by writing bulk-friendly code or using caching.
Programming
Everything you need to know about Schedulable Batch Apex
Batch Apex has some incredible advantages over regular apex. The execution time of batch apex can be much longer and a lot more records can be processed. Scheduling Batch Apex has even more benefits than batch apex: it can do large jobs regularly.
JavaScript
Outputting a CSV File from Node.js
After reading this article, you will understand how to export data from a database or other system using a csv library in Node.js. CSV stands for common separated values file which means that data can be stored in a tabular format with commas separating each value.
NetSuite
Creating a Pivot Report Using a Saved Search In NetSuite
A pivot report is a matrix-based report that has subtotals across both rows and columns and allows us to summarize a much larger dataset.
Cloud Computing
Updating to the Latest Version of Serverless
The Serverless Framework is a free open source framework that allows us to easily build applications on cloud providers like AWS using serverless computing. As you may remember, it needs to be installed globally which means we need to do the update globally and we'll need to potentially update all of our projects for any breaking changes.
JavaScript
How to Generate a PDF in Node.js From HTML
In this blog post, you can learn how to generate PDF from an html file using Node.js.
NetSuite
Customizing the NetSuite Industry Field On Leads, Prospects, and Customers
If you are like me, you've had a requirement to customize the list of values in the Industry field which appears on Leads, Prospects, and Customers. In this blog article, you've learned how to customize the NetSuite Industry list that was installed through the Enhanced Sales Center Bundle.