Alexander Godwin I'm a software developer and writer that likes to write code and build things. Currently I'm fascinated by distributed systems and cloud computing.

Stories by Alexander Godwin

Exploring The Node.js Native Test Runner

Exploring the Node.js native test runner

Dev

Test functions using the new Node.js native test runner, and compare its performance to testing frameworks like Jest and Mocha.

Alexander Godwin
Sep 1, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
Getting Started With Ecto In Phoenix

Getting started with Ecto in Phoenix

Dev

Use Ecto, the database interface for Phoenix applications, to build an e-commerce app and better understand data migrations.

Alexander Godwin
May 23, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
How To Implement In-Memory Caching In Go

How to implement in-memory caching in Go

Dev

Implement in-memory caching in Go using the go-cache package to increase your application’s performance.

Alexander Godwin
Apr 10, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Using Vue-clamp To Truncate Text In Vue Apps

Using vue-clamp to truncate text in Vue apps

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This tutorial uses the vue-clamp library to truncate text in your Vue app, which improves the readability and layout of your content.

Alexander Godwin
Jan 19, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
Authentication With Phoenix

Authentication with Phoenix

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Learn how to add authentication to the Elixir-based Phoenix application using the flexible and secure phx.gen.auth generator.

Alexander Godwin
Dec 15, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
Introduction To Snapshot Flags In Node.js v18.8.0

Introduction to snapshot flags in Node.js v18.8.0

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Learn about the experimental Node.js v18.8.0 snapshot flags feature, which allows you to generate run-time user-land snapshots.

Alexander Godwin
Oct 31, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read