Implement Access Control in Node.js

Most web applications rely on some sort of access control to keep users from accessing…

Automagic reload for clients after deploy with Angular 4 (updated to work with Angular 7)

Most of the webpages I’ve built run around the idea that people come, do their things and then go away. This process is repeated for every time they need the functionalities…

Making slow queries fast with composite indexes in MySQL

Covers the basics of composite indexes and…

What I learned from analysing 1.65M versions of Node.js modules in NPM

NPM and open source modules are one of Node.js’ greatest strengths — and also one of it’s greatest weaknesses. took it upon myself to explore how the NPM really works on a granular level and at scale. It…

Set Up a Secure Node.js Web Application

Every application has to live somewhere — a server, a phone, a device — an environment. Before we start worrying if we have used secure coding practises and avoided common mistakes we must secure the foundation of our application otherwise all our effort in…

Concurrency, MySQL and Node.js: A journey of discovery

Our story begins like so many others with a code loving protagonist — someone we all can relate to. His days are largely filled with designing code, writing code and reading about code — keeping clients happy while learning and having…

Simple node.JS and Slack WebHook integration

This post will walk you through the process of how to turn this awesome chat tool…

What do you know about Clickjacking?

Clickjacking, also known as a “UI redress attack”, is an attack vector where multiple transparent or opaque layers are used to trick a user into clicking on a button or link on different page than visually seen by the user. Thus, the attacker is “hijacking” clicks…

Unvalidated Redirects

Every so often, the web application you write will need to redirect the user based on the current situation. Most often this comes up when you redirect the user to a login page and if the login is successful, redirect them back. Sounds familiar?

Story about AWS RDS upgrade to AWS Aurora and InnoDB adaptive hash index parameter