The Honeybadger Developer Blog
Tutorials, product info, and good advice from the Honeybadger crew.
Working with Markdown in PHP
Markdown makes it easy to add syntax to your plaintext documents and convert it to HTML later. PHP has robust support for parsing and rendering markdown—consider this your go-to guide for working with markdown in PHP.
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By Ashley Allen
- Sep 26, 2022
Building a Realtime Chat App with Django Channels and WebSockets
Building stateful web applications can be tricky, unless you use a framework, of course—Django to the rescue! In this article, learn how to build a realtime chat app using Django Channels and WebSockets.
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By Muhammed Ali
- Sep 22, 2022
Deploying Rails with Docker and AWS Fargate
Want to deploy a Rails app with Docker and AWS, but not sure where to start? AWS Fargate simplifies the convoluted process of deploying Docker on Amazon's Elastic Container Service (ECS). It's also a good alternative to Heroku.
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By Aestimo Kirina
- Sep 19, 2022
The PHPer's Guide to OAuth
You may have used OAuth before, but do you know how it really works? In this article, Mauro Chojrin dives deep into building an end-to-end OAuth implementation in PHP.
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By Mauro Chojrin
- Sep 5, 2022
Working with PDFs in Python
Generating PDFs is a rite of passage for every developer. In this article, Giridhar Talla teaches us how to use Python to work with PDF files using two common libraries: fpdf and pypdf2.
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By Giridhar Talla
- Sep 1, 2022
How to Use a Debugger in PHP
How do you debug your PHP code? If you use echo, var_dump, and print_r, there's a better way: use a debugger! Join Mauro Chojrin for an exploration of three world-class debuggers available for PHP.
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By Mauro Chojrin
- Aug 29, 2022
Effective Queries with Rails and PostgreSQL
Getting data into your database is easy, but querying large datasets is challenging—especially without the right indexes. Pavel Tkachenko teaches how to write performant SQL queries with EXPLAIN and ANALYZE.
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By Pavel Tkachenko
- Aug 25, 2022
Deploying a Node.js App with AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon's Elastic Beanstalk makes it easy to deploy and scale your applications with load balancing, health monitoring, and auto-scaling. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to deploy a Node JS application with AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
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By Samson Omojola
- Aug 22, 2022
Automating Django Tests with Github Actions
Automating your test suite helps get your code to production faster. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to write unit tests for Django and run them with GitHub Actions.
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By Muhammed Ali
- Aug 18, 2022
A Deep Dive Into Laravel Queues
Sometimes you have a task that is too slow for a typical web request, such as sending an email or parsing a CSV file. Laravel Queues are a great fit for that type of work. In this article, Farhan dives deep into the Laravel docs to help us understand all of the various options.
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By Farhan Hasin Chowdhury
- Aug 15, 2022
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