Having a good understanding of NodeJS Async functions is key to writing basic NodeJS applications. This post is my understanding of asynchronous functions while using NodeJS. This is not a starter tutorial But talks about some best practices and tips for writing some code. One of those reflections of my learnings MYTHS of NODEJS ASYNC First, let us …
Before launching any website, its always good to have a proper checklist. This post is the checklist, which I use before the launch of any web application. I have fine tuned this one for WordPress based websites. So let’s call it WordPress checklist. The focus, as usual, is performance and security. WordPress checklist – Performance …
Site speed is critical for Google SEO settings. But that is only a secondary reason. Losing customer due to slow loading times is more the primary issue. Half a decade ago, PageRank was the buzzword. Now it’s Pagespeed. There are a lot of best practices talked about everywhere on the web. This post focuses on …
Every time, I set up a server, I tend to replicate my activities. Clearly, this is not right. Especially for me, who keep evangelising automation to my customers. Also coding is not my day job and hence time is important. So I started writing this project. Find the project on my GitHub. The project is known …
This is in continuation of part 1 of “Setting up a dedicated server”. In this part, the focus is on Why Shorewall? First things that must come to mind, when securing a system is the firewall. Not that a firewall would secure the system against hacking, but it’s the basic bare minimum security, which is …
UPDATE: Part 2 has been updated. Keeping the spirit of the Journal, I believe, it’s appropriate to document every bit of learning. So starting up a multi-part series on setting up a new dedicated server with I what need for all my little technical experiments. While the world is moving towards cloud and VPS, I …