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Store static data in public folder as json file or directly in .js file?
I'm busy working on a website – somewhat new to this – and I don't quite know where I should store static data: in the public folder as a separate json file, or within the .js file as an object.
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How to implement timing-mechanism for fantasy draft process utilizing ASP.NET Core 3.1 SignalR
I have developed a Fantasy Draft system utilizing ASP.NET Core SignalR, along with Azure's SignalR service (for backplane/scaling stuff).
Last year I utilized a poor-mans' javascript version that just ...
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Why is 2FA usually done after the correct password has been provided?
If all accounts have 2FA for a given product, is there any reason why the 2FA box couldn't be on the primary login screen? Is it bad practice to request 2FA code along with username and password on ...
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How sensible is it to build a website/app etc. using an external api?
Wanting to expand my programming horizons I recently started building a website.
I have started to build up my website and it is heavily focused around an external api.
The reason for using this api ...
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What is the standard method of handling errors in a NodeJS web app?
I am currently working on a web application as a learning project, which has a NodeJS backend and uses a MongoDB database; however, I believe my question is not specific to the technologies I am using....
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Is using Java reflection to map frontend actions to the actual db methods by name bad practice?
I have used java reflection with a static map to map actions(removeElements, getLatest ...) from the front end to the corresponding database methods by name in multiple web applications now.
I was ...
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Validation for each record in csv file
I create page to import records so users can import records using a CSV file.
I am already using Sanitization to remove unexpected characters for specific field of the record, Do I have to validate ...
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How do I calculate server requirement for a web application
I am developing a backend where in I will be exposing APIs for my mobile application. Users can register,add products,share the links of products through email/sms/anywhere and others can click on it ...
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How to structure a SaaS application?
The Problem
I need to develop a Software-as-a-Service application, that will be used from our clients. The application contains a lot of forms (Company Application) using a step-by-step forms. They ...
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Is it better to make database calls or external API calls first in the context of a single Web request?
Say you have a Web app that uses data from both a database and an external API, and for certain pieces of functionality, you need to call in to both in order to read/write the necessary data.
Is it ...
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Why is it a good practice to keep Javascript code in separate files?
In web development we are commonly used to keep Javascript code in separate files, but sometimes we need this Javascript code to manipulate server side data locally.
For example, making an Ajax Call ...
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Why don't we completely de-couple frontend JS frameworks and backend APIs? [closed]
Whenever we implement a frontend framework in the likes of Backbone, AngularJS etc. there's an integration process involved with the backend technologies like NodeJS, Rails, Yii etc. (like setting up ...
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Java web application folder structure
As a beginner to J2EE, I have recently started developing my own project from scratch using the Core of J2EE : Servlets & Jsps.
I could not evaluate whether my project folder structure is right ...
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MVC Architecture -- How many Controllers do I need?
I have been coding for a while, but mostly scripts and simple applications. I've moved into a new role where it is all about developing Web Apps and using a proper MVC architecture, so I am ...
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How to structure a modern web application
Background
I recently developed, for two different projects, two web applications.
The two followed quite different approaches. The first one was a classic inventory application (lists of stuff to ...
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