Mike Valstar
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Coding with Node.js: Part 3; Admin login with Mongo & Mongoose.
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Now that we have a working website model with error pages and some useful content the next step is to connect to a database so that we can later administer the content of the website and store it in the database.
For this tutorial we are going to setup a simple login system into mongo with the help of mongoose. In the next tutorial add in the blog posts to the database.
Coding with Node.js: Part 2; Error Handling and 404 pages with Express.
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The next step for coding a website (for me) is to setup the error and 404 pages. The 404 page to be used to display something useful to the user when something cannot be found. A nice error page can also be helpful in debugging and for informing the general public that an error has occurred on your website.
Simple Hashbang URLs and Google
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websites are increasingly becoming more and more dynamically loaded as opposed to a full page download for every page on a website. This website in particular is using Hashbang (shebang) style page loading to make page transitions more seamless; but this presents a problem both with google search and google analytics. I'll discuss how I manage both of these problems and how you can design a website with seamless page transition as well as tracking these page changes with google analytics.
Coding with Node.js: Part 1; Getting started with Express.
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I have once again decided to rewrite and this time in node.js, I have rewritten the site both as a tutorial for new node.js developers as well as a personal blog and project page.
Since college I have primarily been a PHP developer, building OOP websites with a combination of PHP, Smarty, PDO and other good practice techniques; however since the birth of node I followed the development of the project and more recently started using node for my production projects. Node has proved to be a great tool for rapidly creating websites both semi-static and highly interactional; it is highly responsive and is a better fit for progressively loaded pages over PHP and most other languages I have used in the past.
Fitbit vs. UP - Day 1
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For the last year or so I have been on a bit of a diet and exercise routine in order to get myself in shape and more recently I have increased my level of workout and decreased my calorie intake somewhat. A few weeks ago I bought myself a Fitbit to help me better track my daily exercise and overall fitness level as well as weight and sleeping habits asa bonus. Last week however I started seeing a myriad of reviews and information about the new Jawbone Up and was starting to think I might be missing out on something.
Brand New Once Again
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In what has become an annual tradition; I have re-written the website again. And this time I've re-written it in node.js. I do plan on taking better care of the website this time around and devoting a little more time to my other projects including gentoo-portage.com and gentoo-wiki.com as well as my newer projects e.g. medusajs.