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Use the ChatGPT API to Fine-Tune a Model With Node.js
September 12, 2023
You’ve probably heard of ChatGPT, the natural language processing tool that can generate human-like responses and save time when writing code. However, the data used to generate ChatGPT’s responses...
Temporal Is a Swiss Army Knife For Your Distributed Systems
July 10, 2023
Bitovi’s Backend Consulting team has had the pleasure of working with Temporal for several different use cases over the last few years. Temporal has greatly simplified complex distributed systems and...
Node.js Consulting 101: Breaking Down Technical Requirements
May 1, 2023
A skill our Node.js Consulting team practices often is the process of breaking down new product requirements into actionable technical requirements. This is one of the most critical capabilities for...
Day.js: A Convenient Alternative to Moment.js for Node.js Consulting
April 14, 2023
With the phasing out of the popular datetime library Moment.js, one of our Node.js consulting clients wanted to prioritize finding a replacement. We ultimately chose to migrate to Day.js, a...
The Best Software Architectures to Use for Node.js Consulting
March 31, 2023
Working in Node.js consulting on the backend API team, I‘ve had the opportunity to work with various architectures, including Model-View-Controller (MVC) and Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP).
What's New in Node.js and GraphQL for 2023?
March 3, 2023
Lots of things change year over year, especially in backend development. GraphQL, as well as Node.js, are no exception! We’ll cover some background context for the changes leading up to 2023 and then...
Comparing Schema Validation Libraries: AJV, Joi, Yup, and Zod
February 3, 2023
Overwhelmed by the options for schema validation? Comparing tools can be confusing. With so many options, how do you know which one is best for your needs? In this post, we’ll compare AJV, Joi, Yup,...
PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, & MongoDB: Choosing a Database for a Node.js App
December 9, 2022
If you're looking for a database for your Node.js application, Postgres, DynamoDB and MongoDB are all great options.
Use LocalStack to Build a Development Environment for a Serverless App
November 11, 2022
Local development environments allow you to speed up both development and the feedback cycle for your Serverless apps. The LocalStack plugin gives you the tools to build local development...
Implement Event Sourcing and CQRS in Node.js
October 28, 2022
Think Event Sourcing and CQRS are just new buzz architectures that can’t be put into practice? Think again! This post will show both the theory behind Event Sourcing and how to implement Event...
8 Best Practices for Perfect CSS Documentation
In the world of CSS, documentation is underused. Since documentation is not visible to the end user, its value is often overlooked by clients. Also, if it’s your first time documenting code, it can be difficult...
Envato Tuts + Article
The Key to Building Large JavaScript Apps: The Modlet Workflow
You're a developer working on a "large JavaScript application" and you've noticed some issues on your project. New team members struggle to find where everything is located...
CSS-Tricks Article
Streaming Data with Fetch() and NDJSON
Streams are trickling into the scene as we search for ways to improve performance. What if instead of waiting for our entire ajax response to complete, we could start showing...
David Walsh Blog Article
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