Node8’s util.promisify is so freakin’ awesome!

In this guide you will learn how to use Node’s util.promisfy to promisify your own functions. This utilitiy function was included in NodeJS version 8. If you plan to follow along with this guide you’ll need to install the latest version.

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Testing Components in Angular Using Jasmine: Part 2, Services

This is the second installment of the series on testing in Angular using Jasmine. In the first part of the tutorial, we wrote basic unit tests for the Pastebin class and the Pastebin component. The tests, which initially failed, were made green later. 

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TypeScript for Beginners, Part 1: Getting Started

TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript. As an analogy, if JavaScript were CSS then TypeScript would be SCSS.  All the valid JavaScript code that you write is also valid TypeScript code.

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Deploying AdonisJS Apps to Heroku

The question on how to deploy AdonisJS apps keeps popping out within the AdonisJS community. The thing is that most people tend to forget that AdonisJS apps are Node.js applications and can be deployed the same way you would deploy any Node.js application.

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Best VS Code Extensions for Angular v2+ Development

Visual Studio Code is a brilliant editor that makes coding life much easier, especially for JavaScript developers. What makes VS Code an even better editor is the amount of extensions in the marketplace.

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Sliced Dual Image Layout

Today we’d like to share some layouts with a sliced image look with you. The idea is to show some text elements in a grid layout and change the content and images in a slideshow fashion. For the background image slices, we created a little plugin that has a couple of additonal options. For making an interesting transition, we use a glitch effect. This effect we also apply to some of the text.

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Great Storytelling Connects Employees to Their Work

I once spent a few delicious days studying Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), a collection of high-end, casual eateries started by the famed New York restauranteur, Danny Meyer. He had recently claimed the key to his success was creating a “culture of hospitality.” I set out to discover how.

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