In this post, we’re going to implement the Repository design pattern in a Laravel application. If you’re coming from the Symfony world or any other framework that uses the Reposi… Read More

VS Code’s latest update introduced a new command to surround a piece of code with a snippet. It’s easy, fast, and may speed up your coding. Let’s have a look! Let me know… Read More

We’re going to have a look, in just a few steps, at how to seed the database with data that come from a JSON file within our application. In this example, we’ll use the movies.js… Read More

Let’s quickly have a look at how to integrate Git Bash as the default integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code. By default, VS Code comes with Powershell as the default terminal if yo… Read More

In this post, we’re going to look at a simple way of unit testing a Model’s getters and setters. We won’t go into the debate on whether or not it’s ok to write specif… Read More

By default, VS Code doesn’t have the option to import PHP Classes. To achieve this, we have to use an extension. Let’s open the Extensions panel by pressing down CTRL + SHIFT +… Read More

In this post, we’re going to have a look at a simple way of preventing sending e-mails to real customers from our local or staging environment with the help of alwaysTo() method. Let&r&hell…Read More

In this post, we’ll discuss how to review your code and why you should get into the habit of doing that. But before we begin, I’d like to briefly point out what is a code review… Read More

Let’s quickly have a look at how we can easily change the size of the horizontal and vertical editor scrollbars. Open the Settings window by pressing down CTRL + , (comma) or go to… Read More

Let’s talk about rubber duck debugging. In this post, we’re going to find out: what is rubber duck debugging how it can help you become a better programmer and how to implement t… Read More

This is a special post! A few days ago Neutron Dev YouTube channel reached 100 subscribers It ain’t much but it’s honest work! To me, this milestone is a huge deal, not only bec… Read More

In this post, we’re gonna be looking at how to enable and disable debug mode in Laravel. Debug mode provides you with detailed error messages, stack traces and other useful information… Read More

Let’s quickly have a look at how we can easily zoom in and zoom out in VS code. By default, VS Code allows you to: Zoom InCTRL + Zoom OutCTRL - Reset to defaultCTRL + 0 That’s gr… Read More

In this post, we’re gonna be looking at how to create custom helper functions that can be globally used, meaning they can be called on both back-end such as Controllers and Services an… Read More

If you’re working with a lot of nested code, sometimes it’s hard to identify matching brackets, braces, or parentheses. The good news is that VS Code now allows you to color the… Read More

In this post, we’re going to talk about ‘security.txt’: what is it what are the benefits the downsides how you can easily create your own ‘security.txt’ file ho… Read More

By default, VS Code comes with plain light-colored brackets which can be confusing when you have plenty of parentheses, brackets, and braces in your code. The good news is that VS Code now s… Read More

If you’ve been going through developer blogs reading technical articles, you’ve most probably seen little windows that look just like this one: This is a GitHub Gist. A Gist is… Read More

If you’re working with a lot of editor tabs open, you already know how unpleasant it is to scroll through tabs to find the file that you want. VS Code now allows you to have the tabs w… Read More

In this post, we’re gonna be looking at how to process large amounts of database records with Laravel without running into memory or locking issues. And that is – by chunking the… Read More

I’m gonna be showing you how to download files from an API with Laravel without having to write the contents of the files to disk. This can be extremely useful for example when your us… Read More

Photo by Priscilla du Preez. I recently changed my job and in this new company, we are working with a different tech stack that I was used to.I had to quickly learn the new technologies an… Read More

In this short post I’m going to show you how to prevent the usage of npm or yarn, depending on your needs.Let’s get started! Edit .npmrc You might not have this file in your cod… Read More

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve ever used Node.js, you must have used npm for sure. npm (node package manager) is the dependency/package manager you get out of the box when y… Read More

https://www.wowhead.com/making-a-macro-commands-modifiers-warcraft-guide https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/16200990425 Macros are a very useful tools within the World of Warcraft cli… Read More

Macros are very useful tools within the World of Warcraft client which have been present since the beginning. They allow the user to combine multiple actions into a single button in order to… Read More

There’s no better way to celebrate another trip around the sun than praising the achievements you have unlocked on the course of it, right? Or wait, is it? How about praising the great… Read More

Programming is hard and you will often find yourself in a love-hate relationship with it. You love what you do, but you hate it when you don’t get something right. There are sometimes… Read More

It’s no secret that software development has exploded in the past 20 years. New software startups pop up like dandelions in the spring. It then follows that a lot of people think sof… Read More

Have you ever wondered if you can build cross platform desktop apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript? It is possible with Electron. This article is a step-by-step guide that will help you under… Read More

It perhaps lies within the microscopical feature of these creatures that some turned out so malicious and pathogenic whereas others play an important role in what makes you, well… you… Read More

Programming languages all have built-in data structures, but these often differ from one language to another. In the latest JavaScript (ECMAScript 6) standard defines 7 data types: Six data… Read More

The world needs increasingly more programmers with each passing day. If you decided that you want to change your career or you just simply want to learn new programming languages to widen yo… Read More

Classical antiquity seems to be a long-forgotten era from our time’s memory. Indeed, about 2.400 years have passed since the times of the Peloponnesian War, but since we are in the era… Read More

With a scientifically proven warming trend on the rise, Christmas might become a backyard barbecue party in a few decades. But wait, why is there snow in certain places on Earth where cold w… Read More

Updating WordPress from version 4.6.1 to 4.7 will most likely give you an error halfway through the process that will redirect you to the following link:https://yoursitename.com/wp-admin/upg… Read More

It’s been decades since we’ve been using cards made with keypunch machines in order to program computers.Hopefully, we’ve come a long way since then and now we have text ed… Read More

You might wonder what skills and qualifications are required in order for your application to be taken into consideration for a Service Desk job.The job description is usually standard and c… Read More

Why is Excel Better Than Using Pen and Paper?If you are adding a list of numbers, you do each calculation at once. What if I said you can tell the piece of paper how to add once, and repeat… Read More

Sometimes people can’t tell the difference between a Call Center and a Service Desk. This is because both work with phones and provide help to their customers. Although there are a lot… Read More

Hello there you quantum lumps of carbon floating in space-time!Starring in Neutron Dev’s first science article: Neutron stars!Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of large stars that… Read More

WordPress is one of the most fastest growing CMS software on the market. It is also probably the easiest and most powerful content management system nowadays.With WordPress you can create a… Read More

You wake up with to an unexpected coffee break because your scheduled event has been canceled.You have some free time at your disposal and you should make the best of it.Scrolling down on yo… Read More

As you may already know, the Service Desk provides technical support for their clients, also known as “users”.The Service Desk agents use a lot of helpful tools while assisting t… Read More

Most people have a 9 to 5 working schedule.If you ask them if they are happy with their current job some will say yes, but many more will say no.Let’s set our focus to the people who a… Read More

Testing and software development go hand in hand. There cannot be one without the other.But do future junior software developers, in particular, really need to know testing before writing co… Read More

The lack of motivation is a mundane and troublesome issue which affects almost everyone.Sometimes you feel like life is pointless or get depressed pretty often and you just feel like you&rsq&hell…Read More

Is listening to music while coding a good or bad habit? What kind of effects does music have on us while programming and working in general?Our work is being done at and with computers and m… Read More

Hold on to your hats, computer geeks because the following tips and tricks are so useful you’ll might want to keep them for yourself because they will make your life easier if you&rsqu&hell…Read More

Protecting data must not be optional if you have a website, especially if you are processing sensitive customer information through some forms.For e-commerce sites, you absolutely need encry… Read More

If you have a website that’s based on a content management system like WordPress or Magento, the first thing you need to have is a theme or a template, which is basically the same thin… Read More