Tag: Best Practices
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Exploring Angular Signals: A Deep Dive into Angular’s Reactive Change Detection Model
Angular has long been renowned for its powerful change detection mechanics, but recent developments have added a fresh new concept: Signals. If you’re familiar with state management in modern front-end frameworks, you might recognize the potential here for better reactivity and finer-grained performance tuning. In this article, we’ll explore what Angular Signals are, their role…
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Understanding Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): Making the Web Inclusive
The internet is a critical resource in many aspects of life—education, employment, government, commerce, healthcare, and more. To ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can access and use web content, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were developed. Understanding and implementing these guidelines not only makes your website more inclusive but often improves usability…
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Asynchronous Database Queries in FastAPI: Getting it Right
As your FastAPI applications grow in complexity, leveraging asynchronous programming becomes essential—especially when dealing with I/O-bound operations like database queries. Yet, many developers stumble into pitfalls when trying to "go async" in their data layer. In this article, I’ll explain how to run database queries asynchronously in FastAPI, walk through best practices, and show how…
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How to Use Git Patch Files for Efficient Code Reviews and Collaboration
If you’re working on a software team using Git, you might think of code reviews and collaboration as something that always requires pushing branches to a remote repository or using pull requests. But did you know there’s another powerful way to share changes—using patch files? Let me show you how patch files work, why they’re…
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FastAPI Dependency Injection: Beyond The Basics
Dependency injection is one of FastAPI’s most powerful features, enabling clean, modular, and testable code. But beyond simple function-based dependencies, FastAPI offers several advanced patterns that can make your applications even more flexible. In this article, we’ll explore some lesser-known techniques you can use to level up your FastAPI dependency management. Recap: What is Dependency…
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Rewriting Git History with Rebase: Clean Up Your Project Like a Pro
Git’s flexibility allows for powerful manipulation of your project’s history, and one of the best tools for tidying up a messy commit sequence is git rebase. Whether you’re working solo or as part of a large team, knowing when—and how—to safely rewrite history can make all the difference in readability and maintainability of your repository.…
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A Practical Introduction to Angular Dependency Injection
Introduction If you’re working with Angular, you’ve likely encountered the term dependency injection (DI) numerous times. But what exactly is DI, and why is it so central to Angular applications? In this article, I’ll demystify Angular’s dependency injection system, show you why it’s beneficial, and walk you through practical usage patterns with clear examples. What…
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Exploring Python’s `collections` Module: Data Structures Made Simple
When it comes to data structures, Python provides a lot more than just lists, dictionaries, and sets. Hidden in plain sight is the powerful collections module—a standard library gem that offers high-performance alternatives and useful utilities for common data structures. Whether you’re managing counters, queues, or complex mappings, collections can make your code more readable…
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Git Worktrees: Effortlessly Manage Multiple Working Directories
Introduction If you’ve ever wanted to work on multiple features or bug fixes simultaneously without shuffling commits or constantly switching branches, Git’s worktree feature has your back. As a software engineer passionate about Git, I find git worktree indispensable for juggling diverse tasks and experiments in parallel—all within the same repository. In this article, I’ll…
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Mastering Drupal’s Field Display: A Guide to Form Display and View Display Configurations
One of Drupal’s most powerful features is its fieldable content architecture. But even experienced site builders can get tripped up by the differences and interplay between "Form display" and "View display" settings for content types, users, and other entities. In this article, I’ll explain what these display concepts mean, why mastering them is essential, and…