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2025

Practice System Design interview question walkthroughoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2025
Loading large amounts of data performantly using Node.js Streamsoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2025

2024

Testing REST endpoints with fake HTTP statusesoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2024
One way to slim down bloated Express controllersoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024

2023

Learning a codebase by reading testsoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2023
Should you still use Express?original ↗
25 May 2023
What kind of code belongs in a utils folder in your REST API?original ↗
15 May 2023
The difference between project structure, design, and architectureoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2023
Where to put your tests in a Node project structureoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2023
Making test stub setup effortless using Sinonoriginal ↗
1 Feb 2023
In what layer does request validation go in a Node REST API?original ↗
12 Jan 2023

2022

What is the difference between Middleware and Controllers in Node REST APIs?original ↗
14 Dec 2022
Multiple assertions per test may actually be OKoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2022
Better test structuring using Mocha's context()original ↗
3 Nov 2022
What is the difference between a job queue and worker threads?original ↗
20 Oct 2022
Using a task queue vs. just not waiting for Promise to resolveoriginal ↗
4 Aug 2022
ExpressJS antipattern: making everything middlewareoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2022

2020

Better handling of rejections using Promise.allSettled()original ↗
1 Oct 2020
Using spies as a way to test side-effects in Nodeoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2020
Using GitHub to determine work-life balance at potential new jobsoriginal ↗
27 Jul 2020
Simplifying local dev setup with Docker Composeoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2020
Using supertest to avoid manually testing your endpointsoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2020
Setting up your Node package to be run from the command-lineoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2020
Should one Express controller call another?original ↗
12 Feb 2020
Awaiting multiple requests to finish using Promise.alloriginal ↗
6 Feb 2020
Express-approved middlewares to use in your APIoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2020

2019

Do you always need to separate services and controllers?original ↗
26 Nov 2019
Faking errors to test error scenarios in Express API'soriginal ↗
14 Nov 2019
Set up your Node project to run tests locally and on CircleCIoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2019
How to use `import/export` in Node without Babeloriginal ↗
17 Oct 2019
Awaiting or just returning asynchronous values in JavaScript async/await functionsoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2019
Possibly the greatest value in having tests for your code is...original ↗
12 Sept 2019
Using functional programming to avoid intermediate variables and nested functionsoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2019
How to run a npm package from the command lineoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2019
How to run more than one command as part of a npm scriptoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2019
Lessen the pain of mocking/stubbing by writing smaller JavaScript functions for easier unit testingoriginal ↗
31 Jul 2019
Why would you download a Docker image vs. just building from the Dockerfile for local dev?original ↗
16 Jul 2019
How to pitch your skills as a developer in a way that aligns with a company's needsoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2019
A better way to sell your skills as a developer than just "hire me!" or mass applyingoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2019
Understand how to approach designing queues in Nodeoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2019
Should you log the Express req object and external API responses?original ↗
29 Mar 2019
Executing arrays of async/await JavaScript functions in series vs. concurrentlyoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2019
Applying the callback -> async/await conversion process to a real-world exampleoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2019
Why should you separate Controllers from Services in Node REST API's?original ↗
12 Feb 2019
What is the difference between Controllers and Services in Node REST API's?original ↗
5 Feb 2019
Real world testing: Using business and technical requirements to know what to testoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2019
How to rewrite a callback function in Promise form and async/await form in JavaScriptoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2019
expect(await fn()) vs await expect(fn()) for error tests with chai-as-promisedoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2019

2018

Why you should isolate Express from the rest of your Node applicationoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2018
Real world testing recipes: Node service that calls an external APIoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2018
Project structure for an Express REST API when there is no "standard way"original ↗
6 Nov 2018
Avoid manually prepending '/api' to every Express route with this simple methodoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2018
How to find the best open source Node.js projects to study for leveling up your skillsoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2018
Separating logic from Express routes for easier testingoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2018
Why isn't this unit test catching an error from this async/await function?original ↗
6 Sept 2018
Know what to test using these recipes: Node service that calls a databaseoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2018
Tried TDD and didn't realize the benefits? Try it the next time you get writer's blockoriginal ↗
31 Jul 2018
Using the `debug` module to avoid polluting your application logs with logs from Node modulesoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2018
Why should your Node.js application not handle log routing?original ↗
3 Jul 2018
Should you use a logging framework or console.log() in Node?original ↗
20 Jun 2018
Explain JavaScript unit testing like I’m fiveoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2018
Which of the 635000 npm modules do I choose?original ↗
23 May 2018
../../../../ escaping relative path require hell in Node.jsoriginal ↗
7 May 2018
Do you need to queue jobs in Node.js?original ↗
15 Apr 2018
Why does async/await in a .forEach not actually await?original ↗
25 Mar 2018

2017

Using a designated point person in the office to bridge the distributed employee gaporiginal ↗
25 Nov 2017
Questions to anticipate when asking your manager if you can start working remotelyoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2017
How long do new developers need to work at an office job before going remote?original ↗
27 Sept 2017
How to determine if that remote developer job will throw you in the deep end or notoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2017
Easy way to make Angular 2 services configurableoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2017
How to use your on-site trips strategically as a remote employeeoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2017
Closing connections and returning results using node-oracledboriginal ↗
9 Jul 2017
Remote Work As Innovationoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2017
10 Observations after Working Remote for 6 Monthsoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2017
Calm Technology - CTA train trackeroriginal ↗
14 Mar 2017
Setting up Chrome Extensions for use with ES6original ↗
30 Jan 2017

2016

Why is `compose` right to left?original ↗
18 Jul 2016
Uploading Node.js package to AWS Lambdaoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2016
Hartford Hackster.io Edison Hackathonoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2016
ES6: Mutability of constoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2016
Functional Programming as the Paradigm for IOToriginal ↗
12 Jun 2016
Overriding WSDL endpoint in node-soaporiginal ↗
5 Jun 2016
My Hackster.io Alexa Skills entryoriginal ↗
31 May 2016
PM software should include a ROI featureoriginal ↗
24 May 2016
ES6: Destructuringoriginal ↗
16 May 2016
Authoring Yeoman Generatorsoriginal ↗
9 May 2016
Hartford Hackster.iooriginal ↗
1 May 2016