Running a Node app with Google Cloud Spanner

September 2, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

Deploying a Cloud Spanner-Based Node App — Cloud Spanner is an ‘unlimited scale’ managed relational database service Google offers (and which was spun out of an internal database system Google used for numerous services). This post covers the practicalities of building a simple app with…

Best Libraries for React I18n

September 1, 2021 By Mark Otto Off

Internationalization is an integral part of modern software development. In addition to English-speaking countries, there are still many paying markets where a project may not be successful without internationalization and localization. Different studies show that 72% of consumers are more likely to stay on a…

React Native’s platform ambitions

September 1, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

React Native’s ‘Many Platform’ Vision — Facebook has ambitions for React Native beyond the mobile platforms at which it is currently targeted. But did you know that includes the desktop: for example, video calling in Facebook Messenger on Windows and macOS is powered by React…

The JavaScript tool hiding in macOS

August 27, 2021 By Mark Otto Off

jsc: My New Best Friend — If you’re on macOS, did you know you don’t need to install Node or Deno to have a JavaScript runtime at the terminal? JavaScriptCore to the rescue. (You need to create a symbolic link or extend your path before the…

Top 12+ React Datepickers to Use in 2021

August 26, 2021 By Mark Otto Off

We’ve decided to get a deeper look into the theme of React Datepickers and present you with Flatlogic’s list of their top representatives. Let’s, first of all, take a little detour into what a React Datepicker is.  What is a React Datepicker  Generally speaking, a…

Controlling OBS Studio from Node.js

August 26, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

📋 In case you missed our notice a couple of weeks ago, we took a week off last week but are now back every week till Christmas 🙂 Don’t forget you can always hit reply to recommend things for us to consider for future issues…

Two online React meetups to consider

August 25, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

Linaria 2.1: Zero-Runtime CSS in JS — Write your CSS-in-JS, but have it build into real CSS files for runtime efficiency. We originally covered v1 of Linaria in 125 way back in 2019, but it has since hit v2 with betas of v3 already appearing.…

Full Stack Web Application Generator by Flatlogic

August 19, 2021 By Mark Otto Off

Hello there! 👋 I am thrilled to announce to you our new tool called Flatlogic Web Application Generator. 🔥 It is a compilation of more than 7 years of our professional knowledge in web software development. The idea is really simple and consists of a few…

Want to speak at the online React Conf 2021?

August 18, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

Next.js 11.1 Released — The popular React framework takes a few steps forward with experimental ES modules support, a new integration with swc to ultimately replace JS tooling (Babel and Terser), faster data mapping and source maps, and more. Vercel React Conf 2021 Call for Speakers…