DTO-typed Reactive Forms in Angular
As of Angular v14, reactive forms are strictly typed. Can you though use a DTO instead of manually defining a new type for a form? Well, yes you can!
How I failed Google interviews twice in a row and what I learned
Hello reader, in case you clicked on this article, it probably means that you would like to get an interview at Google once or already have it planned and you are just gathering some info as I did. I obviously cannot expose the coding challenges even though I would love to see how you would solve them and what you think about them. However, I would like to share my experience that might help you land an interview and also not fail it as I did.
Angular backend environment config
The best practice to configure an Angular app is to define multiple environment files and use one of them at compilation time. Unfortunately, with line-of-business apps, I mostly saw that the usual way is to build a single bundle which is then deployed through individual stages, and each starts it with a different configuration file...
Affordable business applications ?== Google Apps Script
Can't you afford custom line of business applications? Don't worry, Google Apps Script will save you some time and money.
Angular state management made easy!
Have you ever had troubles to synchronize your data values and its changes between multiple Angular components? Or have you ever tried using popular solutions like Redux, NgRx and felt confused and overwhelmed? If so, then you might find this article on state management in Angular useful.
Angular TestBed made easy
Angular CLI projects come with a testing framework and automatically generated test files, however, it is still quite a lot of work to set up those tests for services or components which requires multiple dependencies. In this article, I am going to show you a trick on how to take advantage of already existing module configuration and avoid setting up your (test)bed all the time!
Binding constants in Angular template
Have you ever wondered how to bind an enum value or a constant in a template of an Angular component? Don't repeat yourself there and take advantage of pipes!
Dependency Inversion Principle in Angular
Dependency Injection is a really nice feature of Angular, however, if you are used to code in C# or Java, you might be familiar with Dependency Inversion Principle, which helps to keep things a bit less coupled and a bit more organized.
Running Angular tests with Github Actions
It is a while since Github actions were introduced, however, I got my hands on it just now. To be honest, I am really surprised how easy it was for me, a developer without any deeper knowledge of CI, to run tests for Angular CLI project, so let's take a look.
Introducing DotVVM Flex Controls
Are you struggling with creating or maintaining code for many customized CSS layouts? Let's take a quick look at the upcoming CSS Flex layout controls for DotVVM, and learn how it can help you.