
gyp: No Xcode or CLT version detected macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur It is that time of the year again for all apple enthusiast and the developers using MacBooks to make the jump to the latest operating system from Apple. macOS Big Sur (version 11) is the biggest design update to the desktop operating system since OS X debuted back in 2001 says Apple. Is […]
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Javascript Shorthand Coding Techniques
In this blog post, I have compiled some helpful javascript shorthand coding techniques. Javascript shorthands are good coding techniques that can help programmers optimize and simplify their javascript codes. 1. If Presence At a point in our code, we need to check if a variable is present or not. The if present shorthand helps you […]
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Styling Console Messages
As developers, we at a point log messages to the console for debugging purpose. Getting unexpected results can be stressful at times especially if you have multiple components in your application. In this case, console messages are extremely helpful. What if you can style your console messages? Probably not for only debugging purpose but to […]
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Vue packages version mismatch error fix
Approachable, Versatile and Performant are the words used to describe Vue.js on their website. Vue (pronounced /vjuː/, like view) is a progressive framework for building user interfaces. Unlike other monolithic frameworks, Vue is designed from the ground up to be incrementally adoptable. The core library is focused on the view layer only, and is easy […]
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How to fix “Error: Node Sass does not yet support your current environment”
Node Sass does not yet support your current environment error normally happens when the node version is updated globally and the necessary update of dependencies on the project level is not done. Maybe you already get this error when compiling sass files. In my case it’s regularly when I updated my node version or switch versions due […]
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Custom classes in laravel 5.2, the easy way
Custom classes in Laravel 5.2 The PHP Framework For Web Artisans “Love beautiful code? We do too. The PHP Framework For Web Artisans “- well that is all that laravel.com captured about their intuitive and comprehensive framework on their website. If you are a framework fanatic, devotee or even a bigot then I do not have to talk […]
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How to “manually” add/append values to request array in laravel
Add/append values to request array in Laravel I have encountered a situation where I needed to change the value of a particular request or append values to request array in Laravel before calling an Eloquent method in a store() or update() method with Request parameter. So I did search for how to do that and I will like to share my findings […]
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How to format date with accessors and mutators in laravel 5.2
Change date format with accessors and mutators in Laravel 5.2 Dealing with a date can be stressful at times. Date field in MySQL Database has a default format of YYYY-MM-DD. And bootstrap datepicker gives a date format of in DD/MM/YYYY. How do I handle it properly in Laravel? In this post, we will use accessors and mutators to format date. […]
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Handling file uploads with php without any framework
You may want visitors to your website to upload their profile pictures and other documents like pdf or just share files on your website for the public to download. However, your ability to handle file uploads can be advantageous to your website. The ability to upload files lies in HTML input element type ‘file’, which […]
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