Bootstrap is one of the most popular CSS development frameworks used by web developers to create responsive websites. Bootstrap 5, the latest version of this framework, was released in May 2021. If you have previously built a website with Bootstrap 4, you might be wondering if it is worth updating to the latest version. In…
Express applications that use the body-parser middleware have a default limit to the request body size that the application will handle. This default limit is 100kb. So, if your application receives a request with a body that exceeds this limit, the application will throw a “Error: Request entity too large”. This is a feature that…
For a small business, there are many benefits to having a company website. You get an online presence 24/7, an ability to expand to more markets outside of your geographical boundaries, and an opportunity for growth. But, not everyone has the technical knowledge or resources to create a website. Yes, there are a lot of…
You may have heard the term MEAN Stack in web development. I will explain where this term comes from, and what are the advantages of creating web applications using the MEAN Stack. MEAN Stack stands for MongoDB, Express.js, Angular and Node.js. Let’s first talk about the different parts that make up a MEAN Stack application,…
People often ask me this question, what do I need to learn to become a web developer. There’s no short answer to this question. And, the answer always starts with “it depends…”. In this blog post, I will try to deep dive into the different web technologies that you can learn to become a web…
We often use different terms when referring to web developers, or web development in general. These terms are: Front end, Back end or Full-stack. So, what does each one mean, and how should we use these terms? To understand the difference between Front End vs Back End vs Full-stack development, let me start by explaining…