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JavaScript

Using Apollo GraphQL with Angular

Forget REST and learn GraphQL! In this tutorial I'll be using Apollo as my GraphQL client library together with Angular to create even more powerful applications.

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Java

Working with Spring boot and GraphQL

Forget REST, start with GraphQL! In this tutorial I'll show you what the benefits are of GraphQL and how you can use GraphQL with Spring boot to create even better APIs.

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JavaScript

Handling authentication and authorization with Angular

In this tutorial I'll use route guards, Http interceptors and directives to improve handling authentication and authorization in an Angular application using ngrx.

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JavaScript

Working with @ngrx/store

A component-based architecture brings it own challenges, such as state management. In this tutorial I'll demonstrate how the ngrx library can solve this problem by defining actions and reducers.

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Java

Writing your own Spring boot starter

Spring boot comes with many starters that do most of the work for you. The nice thing is that you can also write your own Spring boot starters as well, and in this tutorial, we'll figure out what we need to do to make our own Spring boot starter.

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Java

Monitoring Spring boot applications with Prometheus and Grafana

While monitoring is essential, there are various tools on the market to do this. In this tutorial I'll be using Prometheus and Grafana to monitor an existing Spring boot application.

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JavaScript

Getting started with Angular CLI and Project Clarity

Project Clarity is a neat UI library with a component-set that can be used with Angular. In this tutorial, I'll set up Project Clarity with Angular CLI.

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Java

Using the Netflix stack with Spring boot: Zuul

Spring boot has several integrations available for Netflix components such as Zuul. In this tutorial I'll demonstrate how Zuul can be used to handle several cross-cutting concerns on a network-based level, such as CORS headers and handling multipart requests.

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2017: Year in review

While 2017 was mostly an inactive year for me, that doesn't mean that we didn't have any visitors! So let's review what happened last year.

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Java

Securing Spring boot applications with JWT

JWT is a popular type of token. In this tutorial I'll show you how to integrate a JWT authentication mechanism with Spring, and within a microservice oriented architecture.

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