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Top 3 JavaScript Game Engines to Use in 2025

Published on: 7/3/2025 - 11 min read

The JavaScript gaming landscape has evolved dramatically, transforming from simple browser experiments to sophisticated, console-quality exp...

How to Crop an Image Before Upload in JavaScript

Published on: 7/2/2025 - 5 min read

Letting users crop their images before uploading improves both user experience and backend efficiency. Whether it’s a profile picture, produ...

Smash Toad Studios Serves Up Cranked-Up Chaos in New Playdate Game, Say When!

Published on: 6/26/2025 - 5 min read

Indie duo Smash Toad Studios is proud to announce the release of their latest title, [Say When!](https://smashtoadstudios.itch.io/say-when),...

You Can Still Succeed Without a FAANG Job

Published on: 6/23/2025 - 5 min read

After more than two decades as a professional software developer, I've never set foot inside a FAANG company. When I taught at a coding boot...

Creating a Custom Color Picker Tool Using the EyeDropper API

Published on: 6/16/2025 - 3 min read

The **EyeDropper API** is one of the most user-friendly and visually engaging new Web APIs available today. It allows web applications to op...

How to Use Environment Variables in Vite the Right Way

Published on: 6/11/2025 - 2 min read

Vite makes it easy to use environment variables, but there’s a right way to do it, especially if you’re building for production, deploying t...

Why Vite's Proxy Only Works in Dev And What to Do About It

Published on: 6/10/2025 - 3 min read

If you've ever built a frontend using Vite and tried to connect it to an API server, you've probably made use of the `server.proxy` option i...

Understanding the Difference Between react-helmet and react-helmet-async

Published on: 6/9/2025 - 5 min read

When building React applications, especially those concerned with SEO and dynamic content, managing the contents of the HTML document's `` t...

How to Use json_build_object in PostgreSQL to Aggregate Data

Published on: 6/5/2025 - 3 min read

PostgreSQL’s `json_build_object` is your go-to when you want to return structured JSON data from SQL queries, especially for APIs or for log...

Database Normalization: 2NF Explained

Published on: 6/3/2025 - 8 min read

Okay, buckle up. We're diving into the world of database normalization, specifically hitting up **Second Normal Form (2NF)**. It sounds scar...

Remote Work Leaves Junior Developers Behind

Published on: 6/2/2025 - 3 min read

My very first gig as a professional software developer was around 2008 for a medium sized publishing agency. During the interview process I ...

GitHub vs Bitbucket in 2025: Which is Right For Your Team?

Published on: 5/30/2025 - 7 min read

When developers talk source control, there are two names that continue to dominate the landscape of Git repository hosting and DevOps platfo...

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