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Java

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 3: Multitenancy

Part three of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers the concept of multitenancy.

Java

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 2: Authorization

Part two of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers Dropwizard authorization.

Java

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 1: Custom Authentication

Part one of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers adding custom authentication to Dropwizard.

Developer Tools

Take Your Emacs to the Next Level by Writing Custom Packages

How to write an Emacs package with Emacs Lisp, then publish it to MELPA, using the example of a Mocha test runner.

Developer Tools

Up Your Logging Game with Improved Log Management Tools

There is no reason for most projects to use plain text logs. So which log management tool is best for you – Graylog or Loggly?

Web Apps

Bye-Bye, Sinon – Hello, testdouble

A review of testdouble.js, a new alternative to Sinon as a test mocking library in JavaScript.

Web Apps

Emacs vs. WebStorm for Node.js Development

The pros and cons of both Emacs and WebStorm for Node.js development.

Web Apps

Using ES6 in Node.js

Some of the great ES6 features that are now supported natively in NodeJS.

Project & Team Management

Don’t Let Silos Ruin Your Software

Why to avoid horizontal and vertical silos – and what to do instead.

Web Apps

Serving Remote PDF Files with Node.js and Express

A tutorial on loading and serving PDF files from a remote source with NodeJS and Express

Development Practices

Using Cookbook Documentation to Pass on Knowledge

Cookbook documentation organizes material into "recipes," simple practical problems along with a described solution and short code sample.

Web Apps

Speeding Up Your JavaScript Test Suite

I just went through the practice of speeding up a large JavaScript test suite for my project. Here are some of the culprits I found and how I fixed them.

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