Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that supports many languages. Initially, it supported only Ruby sites but now supports various languages, including JavaScript with Node.js. Heroku also has Docker support so that you can deploy just about anything to it.
Read moreDevelopers have cool ideas for pet projects all the time. I often have quite a clear picture of what I want to build and am ready to spend next weekend making the Next Big Thing. The weekend comes finally, and instead of building it, I find myself doing the same…
Read moreMicronaut is a new framework for developing JVM applications, including APIs and microservices. It uses ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation to compute the information that your application needs before runtime, removing the need for reflection. The result is a significant decrease in runtime overhead and startup time, and a substantial increase in…
Read moreYou've built a React app, but now you need to deploy it. What do you do? First, it's probably best to choose a cloud provider as they're typically low-cost and easy to deploy to.
Read moreBuilding modern apps with Angular and Spring Boot is a common practice these days. In fact, if I use Google's Keyword Planner to look up popular search terms, it's one of the most popular combinations. The results in the list below are average monthly searches and not limited by location.
Read moreOne of the more popular combinations of frontend and backend frameworks is Angular + Spring Boot. I've written several tutorials about how to combine the two—from keeping them as separate apps to combining them into a single artifact. But, what about deployment?
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