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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!

Location New York Joined Joined on  Personal website https://nickjanetakis.com github website twitter website

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

#showdev #devops #podcast #webdev
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I interviewed with Nick Janetakis: here's what I learned

Hey Bruno, I'm glad to hear the experience was positive an...

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

Thanks. It comes down to the community wanting to share the...

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

Are you using Bash or another shell? There's nothing differ...

Configuring wsltty Which Is My Favorite Windows WSL Terminal

You can add that to your $PATH in your ~/.profile file. He...

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

In some cases this works, like for storing internal numbers...

How to Start and Finish Any Web App Project

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There's only one way to validate an email address

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Configuring wsltty Which Is My Favorite Windows WSL Terminal
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Configuring wsltty Which Is My Favorite Windows WSL Terminal

#beginners #terminal #video #wsl
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Upgrading a Dockerized Flask App from Python 2.7 to Python 3.7+
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Upgrading a Dockerized Flask App from Python 2.7 to Python 3.7+

#docker #flask #python #video
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Find and Replace Text in 1 or More Files Using Vim, fzf and ripgrep
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Find and Replace Text in 1 or More Files Using Vim, fzf and ripgrep

#beginners #video #vim
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A Python CLI Tool to Help Diff Web Framework Versions
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A Python CLI Tool to Help Diff Web Framework Versions

#opensource #python #video #webdev
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Using tmux Sessions, Windows, Panes and Vim Buffers Together
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Using tmux Sessions, Windows, Panes and Vim Buffers Together

#beginners #tmux #video #vim
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Design Your Web UIs Faster by Planning Out Each Different State
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Design Your Web UIs Faster by Planning Out Each Different State

#beginners #tutorial #video #webdev
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Learning a New and Unfamiliar Code Base
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Learning a New and Unfamiliar Code Base

#beginners #opensource #video #webdev
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Live Demo of Planning a Real World Web Application from Scratch
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Live Demo of Planning a Real World Web Application from Scratch

#beginners #tutorial #video #webdev
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Writing and Previewing Markdown in Real Time with Vim 8+
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Writing and Previewing Markdown in Real Time with Vim 8+

#beginners #markdown #productivity #vim
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Remap and Set Global Hotkeys on Windows 10 with Auto Hotkey
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Remap and Set Global Hotkeys on Windows 10 with Auto Hotkey

#autohotkey #beginners #productivity #windows
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Using GnuCash as a Freelancer to Track Finances and Prepare Taxes
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Using GnuCash as a Freelancer to Track Finances and Prepare Taxes

#beginners #career #freelance #tips
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Getting Productive with Vim in a Week without Hating It
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Getting Productive with Vim in a Week without Hating It

#beginners #productivity #programming #vim
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Vim Is Saving Me Hours of Work When Writing Books & Courses
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Vim Is Saving Me Hours of Work When Writing Books & Courses

#productivity #programming #writing #vim
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80 Characters per Line Is a Standard Worth Sticking to Even Today
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80 Characters per Line Is a Standard Worth Sticking to Even Today

#beginners #productivity #webdev #vscode
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A Linux Dev Environment on Windows with WSL, Docker, tmux and VSCode
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A Linux Dev Environment on Windows with WSL, Docker, tmux and VSCode

#docker #productivity #windows #vscode
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My Favorite VSCode Extensions and Settings
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My Favorite VSCode Extensions and Settings

#beginners #productivity #webdev #vscode
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Optimize Your Programming Decisions for the 95%, Not the 5%
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Optimize Your Programming Decisions for the 95%, Not the 5%

#beginners #devops #productivity #webdev
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How to Transfer a Domain Name with Zero Downtime
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How to Transfer a Domain Name with Zero Downtime

#beginners #devops #webdev
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ngrok, lvh.me and nip.io: A Trilogy for Local Development and Testing
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ngrok, lvh.me and nip.io: A Trilogy for Local Development and Testing

#beginners #stripe #testing #webdev
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Here's Why You Should Quote Your Variables in Bash
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Here's Why You Should Quote Your Variables in Bash

#bash #beginners #devops #linux
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Best Practices When It Comes to Writing Docker Related Files
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Best Practices When It Comes to Writing Docker Related Files

#beginners #docker #devops #webdev
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Using Print Statements Are A Handy Way to Debug and Explore Code
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Using Print Statements Are A Handy Way to Debug and Explore Code

#beginners #learning #productivity #webdev
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Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With
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Microservices Are Something You Grow Into, Not Begin With

#beginners #learning #productivity #webdev
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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
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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

#discuss #opensource #desktop
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How do you organize source code on your computer?
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How do you organize source code on your computer?

#discuss #productivity #beginners
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Would Socrates Use Docker Today?
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Would Socrates Use Docker Today?

#docker #beginners #learning #productivity
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What's a good light weight library to handle inputting text that also supports file uploads?
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What's a good light weight library to handle inputting text that also supports file uploads?

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

#productivity #webdev #beginners #windows
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How to Pick a Good Monitor for Software Development
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How to Pick a Good Monitor for Software Development

#productivity #webdev #beginners
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How to Start and Finish Any Web App Project
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How to Start and Finish Any Web App Project

#beginners #webdev #flask #productivity
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Dockerize a Rails 5, Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq and Action Cable Application with Docker Compose
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Dockerize a Rails 5, Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq and Action Cable Application with Docker Compose

#docker #rails #webdev
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Flask Libraries for Building Awesome Real World RESTful APIs
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Flask Libraries for Building Awesome Real World RESTful APIs

#flask #python #webdev #api
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Breaking down Problems by Prepending a DOM Element with jQuery
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Breaking down Problems by Prepending a DOM Element with jQuery

#beginners #javascript #webdev
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Setting up a Python Development Environment with and without Docker
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Setting up a Python Development Environment with and without Docker

#docker #python #flask #productivity
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