The latest articles on DEV Community by Fortunatus Adegoke (@fortunatus). https://dev.to/fortunatus https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F946206%2Fe7d8894d-5c08-4fc9-a17d-ad678eddaacb.jpeg https://dev.to/fortunatus en Fortunatus Adegoke Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:58:25 +0000 https://dev.to/fortunatus/the-best-way-to-store-file-paths-in-the-database-3j6h https://dev.to/fortunatus/the-best-way-to-store-file-paths-in-the-database-3j6h <p>In software engineering (API development), I need a professional explanation of how to store file paths in the database when uploading files to the server. </p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy88q723lfu3risw19v6i.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fy88q723lfu3risw19v6i.png" alt=" " width="800" height="247"></a></p> <p>Although the absolute file path is undoubtedly <br> a bad strategy, I used to think of two different strategies whenever I'm developing an API system. Relative file paths and URL-based file paths are these two strategies.</p> <blockquote> <p>The URL-based file path:<br> <code>https://my-website-domain.com/uploads/filename</code><br> The relative file path:<br> <code>uploads/filename</code></p> </blockquote> <p>Which of these methods is better for software engineering in terms of security and flexibility?</p> <p>I appreciate the clarifications in advance.</p> programming coding api backenddevelopment Fortunatus Adegoke Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:06:12 +0000 https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-algorithm-complexity-like-im-10-33mi https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-algorithm-complexity-like-im-10-33mi <p>Looking to unlock the mystery of algorithm complexity with a simple explanation, perfect for a 10-year-old's understanding.</p> <blockquote> <p>Algorithm complexity is a fundamental concept in computer science that developers need to understand to become experts in this field</p> </blockquote> <p>Please, I need a simple explanation in a straightforward way so that I can grasp its importance and apply it to my work with confidence.</p> <p>PS: Video (link or URL) explanations would be appreciated for better understanding.</p> <p>Cheers,<br> <code>Fortunatus Adegoke</code></p> beginners bigo softwareengineering algorithms Fortunatus Adegoke Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:43:33 +0000 https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-mvc-like-im-five-4ahj https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-mvc-like-im-five-4ahj <p>I need someone who can explain MVC concept to me like a layman.</p> explainlikeimfive webdev php api Fortunatus Adegoke Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:45:04 +0000 https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-mvc-concept-non-expert-15hm https://dev.to/fortunatus/explain-mvc-concept-non-expert-15hm <p>It's been really difficult to fully understand what this concept (MVC) mean.</p> beginners programming tutorial php