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Secure AWS S3 File Uploads with Pre-Signed URLs: Node.js & React.js Guide for Private Bucket Access

Discover how to securely upload files to private AWS S3 buckets using pre-signed URLs in a Node.js backend and React.js frontend. Step-by-step guide to generating temporary access tokens for controlled, permission-limited uploads without exposing bucket credentials.

Posted on January 23, 2025

Optimize React-Quill Image Storage: Upload to AWS S3 & Replace Base64 Strings

Learn to seamlessly replace base64 images in React-Quill with AWS S3 URLs. This guide walks through configuring a custom image handler, backend integration with Multer and AWS SDK, and streamlining storage for cleaner databases and faster load times.

Posted on November 7, 2024

Build Real-Time Google Calendar Webhooks in Node.js: Automate Slack Alerts & Event Updates with OAuth & Ngrok

Learn to build a real-time Google Calendar webhook in Node.js using the googleapis package, enabling automatic notifications for event updates like acceptances, deletions, or changes. Implement OAuth, calendar watches, and ngrok for local testing to trigger custom actions (e.g., Slack alerts) seamlessly.

Posted on October 16, 2024

The ultimate guide to understand hoisting in Javascript

Explore how JavaScript’s hoisting mechanism allows variables (using var) and functions to be accessed before declaration, unlike stricter languages like Python or Java. Learn why this behaviour occurs and how it impacts code execution.

Posted on August 9, 2024

Mastering Debouncing in React.js: From Scratch, Lodash & Custom Hooks to Boost App Responsiveness

Explore three methods to implement debouncing in React.js: manual implementation, the Lodash library, and custom hooks with awesome-debounce-promise. Optimize performance by delaying function calls during rapid user interactions like search inputs or window resizing.

Posted on April 4, 2024

Understanding asynchronous JavaScript and event loop

Discover how JavaScript’s single-threaded runtime manages asynchronous operations using the event loop, callback queue, and browser APIs. A deep dive into non-blocking code execution and the mechanics behind async workflows like setTimeout.

Posted on January 25, 2024