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  1. Leveraging Express Middleware to Authorize your API

    Recently I've had to build a bunch of REST API's and I've been writing them mostly with Node.js and express. I ran into a scenario where I was building an internal admin panel and I wanted to ensure there was a proper authentication & authorization scheme to both Authenticate…
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  2. Creating a "trusted" self-signed certificate to serve HTTPS locally

    It's been a while! As you may have read from my previous post, I have been spending a lot of time refining and building an ideal developer environment that fits my needs (which I'll talk more about in future posts). However, this post will be fairly short and sweet to…
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  3. How to use Gulp, Webpack, Node.js, and Codeship effectively for Heroku deployment

    Over the past several weeks I've been working on building an ideal developer environment that I can use to build and launch a variety of my side projects. Because this environment will only be used by me, expect a small number of sessions/users, and since I'm a cheapass, I…
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  4. Setting up multiple subdomains on one express app in Heroku

    Let's say you've decided to create a website; before even starting to build it, you'll probably find yourself brainstorming what it should be called. So one of the first things that you do is look for and purchase a domain name. Some folks believe that you gotta "lock in" that…
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  5. Better Express Routing & Architecture for NodeJS

    I have been working on the backend with NodeJS for a while now as both a hobbyist and as a professional. Thus, I've been exposed to both open-source code as well as enterprise level Javascript code for NodeJS. Last year I led the rearchitecture for one of Intuit's products from…
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