Git Fetch: A Master Class
The Git fetch command lets you look before you leap. You can discover what changes have been made to a remote repository, but without overwriting your local files with the remote files.
Git Commit: A Master Class
A basic requirement of any version control system is to store different versions of files for you. In Git, the command that does this is commit. Here’s everything you need to know.
How to Checkout a Remote Git Branch
If your development team uses Git, you’ll eventually need to check out someone else’s work as a branch from a remote repository. Like most branch actions in Git, switching to a remote branch is actually quite simple….
How to Use Git merge
Git uses branches to isolate development streams, to prevent the stable release branch from becoming polluted. Bringing work in a branch into the main stream means merging branches. Here’s how you do it….
How to Get Started With GitLab’s CLI to Manage DevOps From Your Terminal
GitLab is one of the leading source control and CI/CD solutions for modern software delivery teams. It provides a comprehensive set of features for planning, building, and delivering your software projects….
How to Rename a Branch in Git
Branching is a trivial exercise in Git. Unfortunately, trivial tasks rarely get due attention, and mistakes happen. If you’ve misnamed a branch, it’ll have to be renamed. Here’s how to do that.
What’s New In PHP 8.2?
PHP 8.2 was released in December 2022 as the latest minor version in the PHP 8.x release cycle. It adds new features that build upon the capabilities of previous versions, further simplifying the development experience. In th…
Git rebase: Everything You Need to Know
The Git rebase command combines two source code branches into one. The Git merge command does that too. We explain what rebase does, how it’s used, and when to use merge instead.
How to Generate an SBOM With Microsoft’s Open-Source Tool
An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) helps you understand your software supply chain by listing the packages and vendors that your code relies upon. SBOMs are rapidly gaining momentum as a way to help improve security in the …
What Microsoft’s ES Type Syntax Proposal Means For JavaScript
JavaScript could soon have its own type syntax if a proposal submitted by Microsoft and other developers earlier this year becomes a part of the ECMAScript standard. The initiative plans to add “types as comments” support to …
What Are JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)? Why Do APIs Use Them?
The JSON Web Tokens (JWT) standard describes a compact method for verifiable data transfers. Each token contains a signature that allows the issuing party to check the message’s integrity.
5 Great Programming Languages for Kids
If you’re a teacher or you have a kid interested in programming, it can be confusing to sort out the dozens of options available. We’ve picked five great programming languages (and environments) that will give kids a head sta…
How to Get Started With GitLab’s Rails Console for Advanced Administration
GitLab’s Rails console provides an interactive terminal that lets you directly manipulate data in your GitLab instance. You can use it to extract information, troubleshoot problems, and perform advanced administration tasks t…
What Is JSON and How Do You Use It?
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a standardized format for representing structured data. Although JSON grew out of the JavaScript programming language, it’s now an ubiquitous method of data exchange between systems. Most …
How to Deploy the Appsmith Low Code Platform With Docker
Appsmith is a low code platform for assembling complex line-of-business software from pre-built UI components. It connects to your existing data sources such as SQL databases, spreadsheets, REST APIs and GraphQL endpoints. Yo…
How to Upgrade to React 18
React 18 evolves the popular JavaScript component framework with new features built around concurrent rendering and suspense. It promises better performance, more capabilities, and an improved developer experience for apps t…
How to Send Mobile Push Notifications With PHP and Firebase
Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) service is a free and convenient way to distribute push notifications to mobile devices. It works with iOS, Android, and web targets, abstracting away the differences between platforms….
How to Start a React Component Library With Storybook and Create-React-App
React is one of the leading frameworks for frontend development with JavaScript. It’s a naturally component-based approach where you assemble your app from reusable pieces of self-contained functionality….
How Will Parameter Null Checks Work In C# 11?
An early preview of select features to be included in this year’s C# 11 release is now available as part of Visual Studio 2022 Update 1. The most contentious addition is integrated parameter null-checking support. This uses c…
What’s Coming In React 18?
React 18 will be the next major version of the popular JavaScript component library. Now available as a release candidate, it introduces several changes to improve data fetches, performance and server-side rendering….
What’s New In Deno 1.19?
Deno 1.19 was released in February 2022 as the latest incremental update for the secure-by-design JavaScript runtime. Among the changes are a streamlined permissions management experience, first-class support for vendored dep…
What Is Composable Code and How Can You Create It?
Composable code describes classes and functions that can be readily combined to create more powerful higher-level constructs. Composability compares favorably to alternative forms of code reuse such as object-oriented inherit…
What’s New In TypeScript 4.6?
TypeScript 4.6 is this year’s first feature release for the statically typed JavaScript superset. It adds several improvements around constructors, compilation, and code analysis. There are also a couple of breaking changes t…
How to Use ECMAScript Modules With Node.js
A standardized way to package code as reusable modules was missing from ECMAScript for most of its history. In the absence of an integrated solution, the CommonJS (CJS) approach became the de facto standard for Node.js develo…
How to Setup VS Code to Be Portable
In an increasingly agile world of programming and DevOps, not only do the applications and tools you code need to be modular, you may find yourself and the programs needing to be modular as well.
