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Nick Janetakis

I'm a full stack web developer who has been freelancing for the last 20 years. I write about everything from development to production and also have video courses on my site!

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Do You Have a Web App Running in Production? Become a Guest on My New Podcast / Interview Site

Do You Have a Web App Running in Production? Become a Guest on My New Podcast / Interview Site

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Configuring wsltty Which Is My Favorite Windows WSL Terminal

Configuring wsltty Which Is My Favorite Windows WSL Terminal

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Upgrading a Dockerized Flask App from Python 2.7 to Python 3.7+

Upgrading a Dockerized Flask App from Python 2.7 to Python 3.7+

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Find and Replace Text in 1 or More Files Using Vim, fzf and ripgrep

Find and Replace Text in 1 or More Files Using Vim, fzf and ripgrep

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A Python CLI Tool to Help Diff Web Framework Versions

A Python CLI Tool to Help Diff Web Framework Versions

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Using tmux Sessions, Windows, Panes and Vim Buffers Together

Using tmux Sessions, Windows, Panes and Vim Buffers Together

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Design Your Web UIs Faster by Planning Out Each Different State

Design Your Web UIs Faster by Planning Out Each Different State

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Learning a New and Unfamiliar Code Base

Learning a New and Unfamiliar Code Base

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Live Demo of Planning a Real World Web Application from Scratch

Live Demo of Planning a Real World Web Application from Scratch

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Writing and Previewing Markdown in Real Time with Vim 8+

Writing and Previewing Markdown in Real Time with Vim 8+

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Remap and Set Global Hotkeys on Windows 10 with Auto Hotkey

Remap and Set Global Hotkeys on Windows 10 with Auto Hotkey

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Using GnuCash as a Freelancer to Track Finances and Prepare Taxes

Using GnuCash as a Freelancer to Track Finances and Prepare Taxes

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Getting Productive with Vim in a Week without Hating It

Getting Productive with Vim in a Week without Hating It

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Vim Is Saving Me Hours of Work When Writing Books & Courses

Vim Is Saving Me Hours of Work When Writing Books & Courses

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80 Characters per Line Is a Standard Worth Sticking to Even Today

80 Characters per Line Is a Standard Worth Sticking to Even Today

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A Linux Dev Environment on Windows with WSL, Docker, tmux and VSCode

A Linux Dev Environment on Windows with WSL, Docker, tmux and VSCode

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My Favorite VSCode Extensions and Settings

My Favorite VSCode Extensions and Settings

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Optimize Your Programming Decisions for the 95%, Not the 5%

Optimize Your Programming Decisions for the 95%, Not the 5%

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How to Transfer a Domain Name with Zero Downtime

How to Transfer a Domain Name with Zero Downtime

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ngrok, lvh.me and nip.io: A Trilogy for Local Development and Testing

ngrok, lvh.me and nip.io: A Trilogy for Local Development and Testing

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Here's Why You Should Quote Your Variables in Bash

Here's Why You Should Quote Your Variables in Bash

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Best Practices When It Comes to Writing Docker Related Files

Best Practices When It Comes to Writing Docker Related Files

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Using Print Statements Are A Handy Way to Debug and Explore Code

Using Print Statements Are A Handy Way to Debug and Explore Code

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Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With

Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With

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Not sure what to build? Here's a desktop app idea that solves a real problem for people who create videos

Not sure what to build? Here's a desktop app idea that solves a real problem for people who create videos

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How do you organize source code on your computer?

How do you organize source code on your computer?

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Would Socrates Use Docker Today?

Would Socrates Use Docker Today?

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What's a good light weight library to handle inputting text that also supports file uploads?

What's a good light weight library to handle inputting text that also supports file uploads?

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Using WSL and MobaXterm to Create a Linux Dev Environment on Windows

Using WSL and MobaXterm to Create a Linux Dev Environment on Windows

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How to Pick a Good Monitor for Software Development

How to Pick a Good Monitor for Software Development

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How to Start and Finish Any Web App Project

How to Start and Finish Any Web App Project

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Dockerize a Rails 5, Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq and Action Cable Application with Docker Compose

Dockerize a Rails 5, Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq and Action Cable Application with Docker Compose

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Flask Libraries for Building Awesome Real World RESTful APIs

Flask Libraries for Building Awesome Real World RESTful APIs

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Breaking down Problems by Prepending a DOM Element with jQuery

Breaking down Problems by Prepending a DOM Element with jQuery

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Setting up a Python Development Environment with and without Docker

Setting up a Python Development Environment with and without Docker

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