React.js: Building a Password Strength MeterSeptember 17, 2020 | software-engineeringIn this post, we’ll walk through a simple React.js example of how to build a password meter display to indicate the strength of a password…Read More
Debatable: Build the front-end or back-end first?August 27, 2020 | software-engineeringThis is the start of a new and ongoing series in which I will address topics that are debatable within the IT industry. I will then attempt…Read More
Decorator - Wrapping FunctionalityJuly 30, 2020 | software-engineeringThe Decorator Pattern is a Structural Design Pattern that can be used as a flexible alternative to inheritance to add responsibility at…Read More
12 Factor Apps in Java – IntroductionJuly 16, 2020 | software-engineeringThis is the start of a series of blog posts on building Java-based apps following the 12 factor best practices. I have a number of reasons…Read More
Builder – Controlling Object CreationJuly 09, 2020 | software-engineeringThe Builder Design Pattern is another one of the GOF creational design patterns. This pattern can be used to simplify the way that complex…Read More
Spring Cloud Config Server Encrypted ValuesJune 25, 2020 | software-engineeringRecently I have been working on building an app using Spring Boot with Java 11 and was prototyping a solution for external configuration…Read More