3 Ways to run a simple webserver from the command line

04/11/2020

You need to run a simple web server and you don’t want to set up a virtual host or do any configuration. Here is how you can run a simple web server locally. Note, these utilities are not for production web hosting. Pythons built-in HTTP server Use Pythons built-in HTTP server. Python ships with a […]

HTTP Requests in Javascript

09/15/2019

HTTP Requests are an important part of web application development. In this post you’ll find many examples of HTTP requests in Javascript.

What is CORS?

09/10/2019

A short introduction to Cross-Origin Resource Sahring (CORS). In this article I explain what CORS is and what its for with examples of how to enable CORS for your APIs.

What is REST?

09/04/2019

Introduction to APIs and REST. This article covers REST at a high level intended for junior developers.

Anatomy of a Serverless YAML File

08/03/2019

In this post I describe the basics of a serverless.yml used by Serverless Framework. We look at environment variables, sourcing files, permissions, and function definitions.

2 Shell Commands Every Web Developer Needs To Know

06/22/2018

Let’s face it, your code base is going to grow and many different people will work on it. Working with a large codebase, you’ll often have a hard time finding the correct files to edit your code. This is where the native linux command line tools are a life saver. The first command you should […]