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Guides and deep dives on software engineering topics.

Standard Notes Plugins

A guide to creating and using plugins

Installing Plugins
One of the best parts of Standard Notes is the ability to use plugins (also called extensions). This guide covers how to install plugins.
Creating Plugins
A guide for creating your own Standard Notes editor plugins (also called extensions).
Plugin Demos
A collection of plugins and themes for Standard Notes

Number Localization

A comprehensive reference

An Introduction
An introduction to number localization, decimal symbols, grouping symbols, numbering systems.
Formatting Guide
The most common examples of using the Intl.NumberFormat API to format numbers in any locale.
Parsing Guide
A guide to parsing numbers in any locale, using the Intl.NumberFormat API, without any library.

Stable Diffusion in the Cloud

A guide to running automatic1111 stable diffusion servers in the cloud

An Introduction
An introduction to running an automatic1111 stable diffusion server in the cloud
Running in Google Cloud
A full guide to running your own stable diffusion server using Google Cloud Compute Engine
Running in AWS
A full guide to running your own stable diffusion server on an EC2 instance in AWS
Introduction to the API
A guide to using the Automatic1111 API to run stable diffusion from an app or a batch process
Merge Git repositories while maintaining history

A step-by-step guide on how to merge multiple Git repositories into one, perfect for transitioning to a monorepo structure.

Publishing an app on Fdroid

A complete guide to publishing an app on Fdroid, including Reproducible builds.

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Creating text frames with Canva

A guide to creating text frames with the Canva FontFrame app

How to configure browser caching in Cloudflare Pages

A guide to configuring the browser cache settings for for assets in Cloudflare Pages

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Cloudflare Workers Cache API

A guide to caching D1, R2, or other data in a Cloudflare Worker

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Forcing a footer to the bottom of the page

An easy way to force a footer to the bottom of the page

Chainlink Functions Guide

A guide to calling Chainlink Functions and authenticating to a private API with secrets

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Frontend engineer interviews

An opinionated guide on creating a good frontend/typescript interview process. This especially applies to companies with highly complex applications and systems.

NPM vs Yarn vs PNPM

A very brief comparison of NPM, Yarn, and Pnpm package managers, from a performance perspective

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Vercel Configuration Guide without NextJS

Configuration guide for deploying to Vercel without using NextJS. Rewrites for SPAs, Serverless Functions, and Caching.

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Advanced Guide to Module Federation

Beyond the basics of module federation to cover what a production app will most likely need. Dynamic Imports, Sharing Files and Libraries, Web Components, Routers, Prefetching, Cache Busting, Dynamic URLS.

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Theme Rotations - Keeping it fresh

How, why, and when to change theme styles in a web application

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