In OAuth, a valid access token grants the caller access to resources and the ability to perform actions on the resources. This means the access token is powerful and dangerous if it falls into malicious hands. The traditional bearer token scheme means the token grants anyone who possesses it access.…
Read moreAdding authentication to public clients such as Single Page Applications (SPA) and JavaScript applications can be a source of confusion. Identity Providers like Okta try to help you via multiple support systems. Still, it can feel like a lot of work. Especially since you're responsible for way more than authentication…
Read moreYou will use Vue and Spring Boot to build a todo list web application. The application will include CRUD abilities, meaning that you can create, read, update, and delete the todo items on the Spring Boot API via the client. The Vue frontend client will use the Quasar framework for…
Read moreThis is the second post in a series about web security for SPAs. In the last post, we laid the groundwork for thinking about web security and applying security mechanisms to our application stack. We covered the OWASP Top Ten, using secure data communication with SSL/TLS, using security headers to…
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Alisa Duncan 7 min read
There's a lot of information floating out there about web security. But when I read through the material, I noticed some information wasn't up to date, or it was written specifically for traditional server-rendered web applications, or the author recommended anti-patterns. In a series of posts, I will cover web…
Read moreNuxt calls itself the intuitive Vue framework. It aims to make a developer-friendly experience while not sacrificing performance or degrading the integrity of your architecture. It has been exciting to see the community and tooling around VueJS grow and evolve — there's no better time to get started in this…
Read moreIn this tutorial, you are going to create a single-page application (SPA) that uses a Spring Boot resource server and a Vue front-end client. You'll see how to configure Spring Boot to use JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication and authorization, with Okta as an OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect…
Read moreToday, we are going to build a simple web application that implements a to-do list. The backend will be written in Go. It will use the Go Gin Web Framework which implements a high-performance HTTP server. The front end will use the Vue.js JavaScript framework to implement a single page…
Read moreMuch like React or Angular, Vue.js is a JavaScript view library. When coupled with a state management library like MobX, Vue.js becomes a full-featured application framework. Vue.js is designed to be incrementally adoptable, so you can use as much or as little of it as you like. Like React, Vue.js…
Read moreVue lets you create complex and high-performance web applications. As a front-end JavaScript framework, it's becoming more popular than ever. Vue Router is the official router for Vue. It facilitates routing in single-page applications, and provides a way to process user authentications and restrict page access. Combined with Okta, implementing…
Read moreToday's Web users are a lot more sophisticated than just a few years ago. They expect applications to be fast, secure, and work equally well on their desktops and phones. Meeting these expectations requires a great deal of work so you can provide a reliable backend and a fully dynamic…
Read moreWhen you develop a new web application, you most likely split the application into two parts. The server-side provides access control and data persistence, while the client-side is mostly presentational. The two parts have to communicate, and your first idea may be to implement a REST API. However, a number…
Read moreVue.js is known as a "progressive framework for building user interfaces". There's a lot to unpack in this simple statement. It's easy to get started with Vue.js, with a minimal feature set, and then layer in more of the framework as you need it.
Read moreThere are several advantages to using a static site generator such as VuePress. With VuePress, you can focus on writing content using markdown, and the VuePress application generates static HTML files. VuePress also turns your content into a single-page application (SPA), so transitions between pages seem instant and seamless. The…
Read moreWith the ever-increasing use of mobile devices over the last few years it has become more and more important for web developers to anticipate the need for users on these devices. The first step was the ability to cater for different screen sizes, thus creating the need for responsive user…
Read moreSchematics is a tool from the Angular team that allows you to manipulate projects with code. You can create files, update existing files, and add dependencies to any project that has a package.json file. That's right, Schematics aren't only for Angular projects!
Read moreReducing the time between a user clicking your application and the content being displayed is vital. Optimized images? Check! Minified CSS? Check! Minified JS? Check! But if your application is a single page app (or SPA) there is a large bundle of JavaScript that must reach the user before the…
Read moreLaravel is one of the most popular web frameworks today because of its elegance, simplicity, and readability. It also boasts one of the largest and most active developer communities. The Laravel community has produced a ton of valuable educational resources, including this one! In this tutorial, you'll build a trivia…
Read moreVue is a web framework that's gotten a lot of attention lately because it's lean and mean. Its baseline framework cost is around 40K and is known as a minimalistic web framework. With all of the recent attention on web performance and mobile-first, mobile-fast, it's no surprise that Vue has…
Read moreSingle-Page Applications (SPAs) improve user experience by offering rich UI interactions, fast feedback, and the relief of knowing you don't need to download and install a traditional application. Browsers are now operating systems and websites are apps. While a SPA isn't always the answer, for apps that rely on snappy…
Read moreASP.NET Web API was released in 2012. Today, it's a mature framework for building ReST-ful APIs to back any modern app. It pairs nicely with the newcomer on the client-side block, Vue In this tutorial, you'll use Vue with .NET Framework 4.7.1 Web API and Visual Studio 2017 to build…
Read moreKeeping an eye on your daily calorie intake can be crucial to healthy lifestyle. There are a ton of apps on the market that will help you do this, but may be bloated with extra features or just full of ads. The app we'll build today is a bare-bones stand-in…
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Brandon Parise 14 min read
Writing a Vue app is intuitive, straightforward, and fast. With low barriers to entry, a component-based approach, and built-in features like hot reloading and webpack, Vue allows you to focus on developing your application rather than worrying about your dev environment and build processes. But, what happens when you are…
Read moreIf you're a web developer in 2018, then you already know that the expectations are high and the tools are many. Users want progressive web applications and seamless experiences across every device. The focus is shifting from monolithic code to APIs built as microservices and consumed by multiple frontends, and…
Read moreDevelopers love sample applications. It's one thing to see the steps to create an application or feature; but when someone provides a working app you can just build and run it's simply fantastic. Open source is near and dear to many developers today. Many of the frameworks we use to…
Read moreI've danced the JavaScript framework shuffle for years starting with jQuery, then on to Angular. After being frustrated with Angular's complexity, I found React and thought I was in the clear. What seemed simple on the surface ended up being a frustrating mess. Then I found Vue.js. It just felt…
Read moreI love lists. I keep everything I need to do (too many things, usually) in a big to-do list, and the list helps keep me sane throughout the day. It's like having a second brain!
Read moreI'll happily admit that like many of you, I'm a lazy developer. I tend to look for solutions someone else has already built before I try to build them myself. In the "old days" of the early 2000s, I used to spend a lot more time coding solutions myself. But…
Read moreVue.js is a simple JavaScript framework that lets you build dynamic front-end web applications. Lots of people compare it to React and Angular.
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