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A Deep Dive Into NgRx Advantages and Features
NgRx is a popular Angular state management library, but to unlock its full potential developers may require a few new skills.
In this article, Toptal Full-stack Developer Luka Onikadze explains why he became an NgRx admirer after starting off as a skeptic.
Luka Onikadze
With solid full-stack experience, Luka is currently working as a front-end team lead and developer, specializing in Node.js, Angular, and JavaScript.
Picasso: How to Test a Component Library
Testing can be a daunting task even for experienced teams with an abundance of resources. How do Toptal developers write tests and what do they use?
In this article, Toptal React Developer Boris Yordanov introduces you to Picasso, a component library designed by our developers for in-house use.
Boris Yordanov
Boris works mainly with vanilla JavaScript and the most popular JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, and Meteor.
Linters Implemented by Ruby Libraries
When you hear the word “linter,” you probably think about particular widely used tools. But there’s a different kind of linters.
In this article, Toptal Back-end Architect Robert Pankowecki introduces you to linters implemented by Ruby libraries and details their capabilities.
Robert Pankowecki
Robert is a software architect who specializes in large, monolithic Rails applications. He has authored five books about Rails, React, and Domain-driven Design.
Reduce Boilerplate Code With Scala Macros and Quasiquotes
The concise syntax of Scala usually helps developers avoid writing boilerplate. When repetitive code is required anyway, developers can use macros and quasiquotes to keep code clean and maintainable. Here’s how.
Alain-Michel Chomnoue Nghemning
As Chief Architect and Java expert for a remote work company, Alain has led software development teams to impact thousands of users’ work.
A Kubernetes Service Mesh Comparison
As microservices architecture continues to evolve, interservice communication has become a significant challenge to manage. Service meshes are becoming the standard solution, but how do popular and up-and-coming service meshes compare?
Guillaume Dury
Guillaume is a DevOps engineer and developer whose Kubernetes and Docker expertise helped him launch two startups and start his own cloud consulting company in 2019. He was formerly a site reliability engineering manager at Duo Security (now part of Cisco), and holds a master’s degree in computer and telecommunications engineering from INSA Lyon.
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Building a Node.js/TypeScript REST API, Part 2: Models, Middleware, and Services
The Express.js REST API journey continues! Move from models to full DAOs and DTOs, validate requests with middleware, separate services from controllers, and prepare for a real database.
Marcos Henrique da Silva
Marcos has 17+ years in IT and development. His passions include REST architecture, Agile development methodology, and JS.
Machine Learning Number Recognition: From Zero to Application
Harnessing the potential of machine learning for computer vision is not a new concept but recent advances and the availability of new tools and datasets have made it more accessible to developers.
In this article, Toptal Software Developer Teimur Gasanov demonstrates how you can create an app capable of identifying handwritten digits in under 30 minutes, including the API and UI.
Teimur Gasanov
Teimur is passionate about writing composite interfaces using React and building extensible APIs with Go. He excels at finding solutions for atypical problems.
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