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How To Deploy a Next.js App to App Platform
In this tutorial, you will deploy a Next.js application to DigitalOcean's App Platform using a Static Export and a Custom Server. → Read More
Creating a Laravel API
APIs make the web go round. Let's create one from scratch using the popular PHP framework, Laravel. We will go over the main tools required to create Laravel projects and the fastest, most efficient way to create a Laravel API. → Read More
Building Custom APIs with Strapi
Let's build a custom API, quickly! Using Strapi, a Node CMS, we can create our own APIs in very little time without having to write Node code, from a clean dashboard. Get up and running with a REST API or GraphQL API. → Read More
VS Code Screencast Mode
VS Code has many great tools hidden deep within its settings. One of those tools is screencast mode. Screencast mode will display keyboard presses. You can use screencast mode for: Creating VS Code Gifs Teaching keyboard shortcuts (li → Read More
VS Code June Update: Status Bar Updates, Indent Guides, and more
It's amazing that VS Code can consistently come out with meaningful updates month after month. The commitment that team has to the needs of the community is impressive. The June 1.36 update is ou → Read More
Trying the New WSL 2. It's Fast! (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
Windows Subsystem for Linux is the tool that was released by Microsoft to get a full UNIX system inside of Windows. Microsoft has put in some good initiatives for developers after purchasing GitHub, making VS Code, open sourcing .NET Core, and more. → Read More
Windows Emoji Picker Now Supports Kaomoji (●'◡'●)
The Windows emoji picker helps us choose emojis quickly. I used to have to go to getemoji.com to copy and paste some emojis. (⌐■_■) Windows introduced an emoji picker a while back and now we can open the emoji picker using Windows + . → Read More
The Many Ways to Return JSX ― React Starter ― S
JSX is a great tool because it has so much flexibility. There are many ways to achieve the same thing. For this reason, it can be confusing for new developers when they see different tactics for defining and returning JSX elements. Let's take a look at the different ways we ca → Read More
macOS Catalina Will Replace Bash with zsh
Apple's #WWDC2019 (Worldwide Developers Conference) was yesterday and came with some really cool things for developers. WWDC is always an interesting event where Apple introduces the tools for developers to make greater and greater apps and → Read More
Angular v8 is Released!
Angular's 8.0.0 release is here! This is a major release that brings some nice features. For the official blog post, check the official Angular post on Medium. → Read More
Scotch.io Job Board Launched!
Here at Scotch, our main goal has always been to help people make sense of the complex world of development. Explaining why something is in addition to what or how is crucial to us. Visit the job board: scotch. → Read More
CSS Scan: The Fastest Way to Inspect and Copy CSS
CSS Scan is a super cool tool I've just learned about from Chris Nwamba. It allows you to inspect and copy CSS. It's definitely the fastest way I've seen to copy CSS from a website. → Read More
Google Fonts Now Supports font-display!
font-display is a CSS feature that allows us to control how we load fonts. Google Fonts are used by many websites (including Scotch.io) and up until now, we didn't have the ability to c → Read More
Using Create React App to Make React Applications ― React Starter ― S
Usually when you create a React application, you’ll be creating a single page app (SPA). In order to make setting up single page apps easier, a CLI tool called create-react-app was made. → Read More
Microsoft Announces a New "Windows Terminal"
I am a big fan of Windows (shame shame shame). I’m usually the only Surface in a sea of MacBooks. I love both platforms and work on both. My kitchen laptop is a 2015 MacBook and I’d gladly get another if they ever fix the keyboard so that it has more than 1mm of travel. → Read More
The Ways to Use React ― React Starter ― S
React is a versatile JavaScript library that can be used in many ways. Let's explore the two main ways to use React. → Read More
Going Full-Time on Scotch.io After 5 Years!
This post will be short and sweet. No, I'm not going full-time on drinking some alcohol (part-time on that definitely). After 5 years of being a side project, Scotch.io will be my full-time job! I'm super excited. Can't even put into words → Read More
React Prerequisites and 4 ES6 Things to Know ― React Starter ― S
These are the things you need to know to learn React. 4 main ES6 features and a few things about working with React. → Read More
The 10 Things We Built on Twitch in March
Here are 10 Things we built during the Twitch streams in March. → Read More
React Popularity and When Not to Use React ― React Starter ― S
There are many big reasons for why React has become so popular. Let's examine how popular React is, what people like about it, and when we should/shouldn't use React. Main Benefits of React There are many big benefits to React, but the main ones are: Clean prog → Read More