NestJS with TypeORM: Building a Clean, Scalable REST API
When Node.js applications grow beyond simple scripts or small APIs, structure becomes just as important as functionality. This is where NestJS shines. Built on top of Express (or Fastify), NestJS brings strong architectural patterns, dependency injection, and TypeScript-first design to the Node ecosystem. When paired with TypeORM, you get a powerful combination for building clean, […]
Build a Simple Blog API with Express, ES6, and MongoDB
Express remains one of the most popular backend frameworks in the JavaScript ecosystem because it’s minimal, flexible, and easy to reason about. When you pair it with ES6 syntax and MongoDB, you get a lightweight but powerful stack that’s perfect for APIs, side projects, MVPs, and even production services. In this post, we’ll build a […]
Laravel One-to-Many Relationships: A Complete Practical Guide
Laravel’s Eloquent ORM is one of the framework’s strongest features. It allows you to work with your database using expressive, readable PHP instead of writing raw SQL for every query. At the heart of Eloquent is its relationship system, and one of the most common — and most important — relationships you’ll use is the […]
Build a CRUD To-Do List API with Spring 5 and Kotlin
Spring has long been one of the most powerful and widely used frameworks in the Java ecosystem. But as applications grow larger and teams prioritize readability, safety, and developer experience, Kotlin has become an increasingly popular choice for building Spring-based backends. Kotlin brings: In this post, we’ll build a CRUD To-Do List REST API using […]
Integrate Stripe API with ASP.NET Core: Creating Customers the Right Way
Stripe has become the default payment platform for modern SaaS products, marketplaces, and subscription-based applications. Its API is powerful, well-documented, and flexible enough to handle everything from one-off payments to complex billing models. But when you’re working in ASP.NET Core, especially on production systems, the question isn’t “How do I charge a card?” — it’s: […]
Setting Up Express with ES6 and Babel: A Modern Node.js Backend from Scratch
For years, Express has been the go-to framework for building Node.js backends. It’s minimal, flexible, and battle-tested. But if you’ve been writing Express apps for a while, you’ve probably noticed something frustrating: The good news is that you don’t have to write Express like it’s 2015 anymore. With ES6 modules (import / export) and Babel, […]