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How To SSH Into Minikube VM

Minikube is a lightweight implementation of Kubernetes that runs on your local machine. It essentially creates a VM and deploys a cluster consisting of one node only. While using Minikube, there may come a time when you need to update the kube-apiserver manifest file or perform some other maintenance that requires you to SSH into the […]

Become a Web Developer From Scratch in 2023

The Exact Blueprint… The Exact Course… And How To Land the Job. Tens of thousands of people without degrees or experience have changed careers into web development, including myself. It’s 100% attainable. You just need a solid plan, the right course, and persistence. Below I’ll try and answer three foundational questions: So if you are […]

Learn to Code With Meta Engineers

Meta just launched two brand new Professional Developer Certificates on Coursera that look promising and even include access to a 200+ employer job board upon completion to help you in your job search. In this video, we’ll take a look at these two curriculums, the courses within them, and the benefits they would offer anyone […]

How To Update Your GitHub Personal Access Token (and add origin)

When your GitHub personal access token expires, it leaves you with an unauthenticated remote origin. In this post, I’ll show you how to update your remote origin with your newly authenticated token. What do you do when your GitHub personal access token expires? Sure, you create a new one in Github for another 30, 60, […]

How To Use BNB In Remix IDE (instead of ETH)

Not everyone wants to use Ether in their smart contracts, yet the Remix IDE provides this option only. In this post, I’ll show you how to actually use BNB instead and how to deploy your contract onto the Binance Smart Chain. Quick Nav You Can Use BNB Instead Of ETH A Practical Example of Depositing […]

How To Retrieve The Latest Crypto Prices From A Smart Contract

Using Chainlink Data Feeds, you can retrieve the latest price of a crypto asset from your smart contract in real-time. In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how to retrieve price data in Solidity using the Remix IDE. Quick Nav Why Can’t We Call Off-Chain APIs? How To Get The Latest Prices From Your Smart […]

The Ultimate Guide To Blockchain Development For Developers in 2022

Where do you begin learning Blockchain development with the many tools out there? In this complete Blockchain guide for developers, I’ll cover the exact tools you need with examples along the way, including a simple React app that interacts with the Blockchain itself. Quick Nav Part 1: Hardhat Is Where To Begin Blockchain Development Bootsrapping […]

My Favorite Udemy Python Courses of 2021: Top 5

In this post, we’ll look at 5 of the best Udemy Python Courses of 2021 for those looking to either learn Python or to take their Python skills to the next level. Quick Nav 1. 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp for 2022 By Angela Yu 2. The Modern Python 3 Bootcamp […]

How to use Firebase v9 with React (setup, authentication and CRUD examples)

Firebase v9 takes a modular approach which is different from previous versions. In this post, I’ll show you how to use Firebase v9 with React including setup, auth, and CRUD examples. Quick Nav Firebase v9 is Different Firebase v9 Setup Firebase v9 Authentication Firebase v9 CRUD Examples setDoc addDoc getDoc getDocs updateDoc deleteDoc Firebase v9 […]

How to use Firebase v9 with React (setup, authentication and CRUD examples)

Firebase v9 takes a modular approach which is different from previous versions. In this post, I’ll show you how to use Firebase v9 with React including setup, auth, and CRUD examples. Quick Nav Firebase v9 is Different Firebase v9 Setup Firebase v9 Authentication Firebase v9 CRUD Examples setDoc addDoc getDoc getDocs updateDoc deleteDoc Firebase v9 […]