How To Be Wrong – A crash course in startup success

We were watching Ferrit, Telecom’s online shopping mall, turn into a slow train wreck – all while they spent millions on billboards, TV ads and even banners on Trade Me (we were happy to take their money). We were keeping a closer eye on Zillion, the first credible local Trade Me competitor to get any traction. Our […]

How to Dockerize NestJS – DEV Community

Today, I’ll walk you through how to dockerize a NestJS application. This will help you package your app into a container that can run consistently across different environments. Let’s get started! Step 1: Setting Up the Dockerfile First, we need to create a Dockerfile in the root directory of your NestJS project. This file will […]

How to set better 2025 Goals

For me I’ve realized that, going back through my failed resolution goals, I have never set a higher value to change my behaviors. These are examples of those goals: Learn a new programming language X Learn how a computer works Become 10x more productive They are shallow, unmeasurable goals that are rather by-products of some […]

How to write clean code

Why Write Clean Code? ⛩️ Imagine if you tried to find something in a messy room—you’d waste time searching, right? The same goes for messy code! It’s HARDER to find problems or understand what’s happening. With clean code, you can avoid that mess. You know what?.. By writing clean code you will save other developers […]

How to Crack a DevOps Interview in One Attempt: A Complete Guide for Freshers and Experienced

Cracking a DevOps interview can be challenging for both freshers and experienced engineers. This guide aims to equip you with essential skills, tools, and methodologies to help you succeed in your DevOps interview. Table of Contents Understand the DevOps Role Prepare the Fundamentals Intermediate to Advanced DevOps Topics Common DevOps Interview Questions Soft Skills and […]

How to make your Express app 9x faster (and type-safe)

💡 This guide shows you how to migrate an existing Express.js app to Encore.ts, an Open Source backend framework for TypeScript, to unlock a 9x performance boost. Why migrate? Express.js is great for simple APIs, but as your app scales, you may face limitations. While the large Express.js community offers plugins and middleware to help, […]

How to Promote Primitive Values To Value Objects

I originally posted this post on my blog a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Not every primitive value deserves to be promoted to a value object. Some time ago, at a past job, I reviewed a pull request that triggered a discussion about when to use value objects instead of primitive […]

How to Build Your Online Presence as a Developer

When entering a career, you have to find something that makes you competitive—something that makes someone say, “Hey, I want to hire this person so we can work together on this product or project.” There are many ways to achieve this. You can be skilled, you can have a good network, you can have rich […]

Multi-Entity Accounting: How to Add an Entity in Sage Intacct

As your organization grows, you may find that you need to add new entities in your Sage Intacct environment. Sage Intacct provides robust multi-entity accounting software tools to help manage multiple locations or businesses from one platform. While the process to create a new entity record is simple and quick, there are associated system objects, […]