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**Build and Deploy a Serverless API with Planetscale and Prisma ORM**
In this guide we will create an API using a serverless framework called Nitric. This will use Nitric serverless functions, then use PlanetScale and Prisma for data persistence. We will then deploy the application to the cloud of your choice, AWS, GCP, or Azure.

To keep things light, the API we'll create generates memes by allowing uploads of image templates, then generating new images with overlaid text. Feel free to adapt the steps for any other API you'd like to build.

For image editing, we used a library from NPM called jimp, but you could use anything else you like.

**Build and Deploy a Serverless API with Planetscale and Prisma ORM**
In this guide we will create an API using a serverless framework called Nitric. This will use Nitric serverless functions, then use PlanetScale and Prisma for data persistence. We will then deploy the application to the cloud of your choice, AWS, GCP, or Azure.

To keep things light, the API we'll create generates memes by allowing uploads of image templates, then generating new images with overlaid text. Feel free to adapt the steps for any other API you'd like to build.

For image editing, we used a library from NPM called jimp, but you could use anything else you like.

When you're done, you'll have an API which accepts a template image and can generate multiple memes from it.


Build and Deploy a Serverless API with Planetscale and Prisma ORM


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**What Is React and How to Master It?**

In this article, I'll talk about React, a popular JavaScript library, and I'll share a learning roadmap for how to master it.

React specialists are in high demand: Yandex uses it; Netflix, Facebook, as well as many other well-known products have been built using React.

What is React?
React is a JavaScript library for creating user interfaces. First up, note that React is a library and not a framework, though it's often referred to as one. This is because it doesn't create any sort of "scaffold" for the project. That means that this library alone is generally not enough to complete a project. Indeed, React developers often create apps using extra tools like Redux, TypeScript, and Jest.

Instead, React just performs one task: it displays interface components synchronized with the application's data.

Soon after the advent of React, similar options like Vue.js and Svelte essentially took over the front-end world. The common denominator here is that they all help solve problems based on a declarative approach rather than an imperative approach. Here's how those two approaches break down:

Declarative approach: describes the end result. Basically, the result we want to have.
Imperative approach: describes the specific steps to achieve an end result. That is, the steps we must take to get a result.
As it turns out, the declarative approach is great for creating interfaces, and this has taken root in the tech community. Furthermore, this approach doesn't solely apply to web technologies. For instance, Apple has recently introduced the SwiftUI framework based on the same principles.

To better understand the difference between the two approaches, let's take a look at them in more detail. We'll create two versions of a simple application. One with HTML and JS (using an imperative approach) and the other with React (applying the declarative approach).

Our application will display a number and a button which will increase the value of the number by one each time it is clicked.

What Is React and How to Master It?



Must have websites for every Frontend Web developer
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Frontend Web development can be tough sometimes when you don’t have some essential tools to make your websites look attractive. In this article, I’ll p[rovid you with the 8 best websites that will make your frontend web development task easier. These websites will not only make your websites look elegant and beautiful, but will also make your work much easier.

1. CSS Background Patterns
With this website, you can generate beautiful Pure CSS background patterns that you can actually use in your project.

https://lnkd.in/djEmi2Kj

2. CSS gradient
CSS Gradient is a happy little website and free tool that lets you create a gradient background for websites. Besides being a CSS gradient generator, the site is also chock-full of colorful content about gradients.

https://cssgradient.io/

3. CSS layout generator
Create beautiful layouts for your websites within seconds. CSS grid and flexbox issues were solved instantly.

https://lnkd.in/dsd92524

4. Readme .so
The simple editor allows you to quickly add and customize all the sections you need for your project’s readme.

https://readme.so/

5. CanIuse
Is the easiest way to know which property to should use or not.

https://caniuse.com/

6. HTML head
It's a simple guide to HTML

elements. Know everything about how to use links, meta, and other tags within seconds.
https://htmlhead.dev

7. Responsively app
With this website, you can Develop responsive web apps 5x faster!

https://responsively.app/

8. Browser Frames
The easiest way to wrap screenshots in browser frames. Supports multiple browsers, operating systems, and themes.

https://browserframe.com/

Must have websites for every Frontend Web developer

<h1> 7 Awesome Free APIs for Your Next Node.js Project </h1>
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This article was originally published at https://maximorlov.com/awesome-apis-for-nodejs-projects/

Coming up with an idea for your next portfolio project is not easy. The project should be: fun, not too difficult, and not too easy, impress recruiters, look nice on your portfolio, cover every aspect of Node.js you want to practice, etc., etc.

You can't come up with something that fits all the criteria and you keep going in circles. You're stuck in analysis paralysis.

Truth is, you're way overthinking this.

The type of project you decide to build doesn't matter as much as you think it does. Whether it's a chatbot, a time tracker, or a fitness app, these are all solid choices.

What truly matters is getting practice under your belt, and every hour you spend fretting about making the right choice is a lost hour you could've spent coding instead!

To help you finally make a decision and start coding today, I've put together a list of awesome free APIs. You can use any of these APIs to build some really cool portfolio projects with Node.js, and for each API I'll give you some project ideas to get you inspired.

Spoonacular API 🥘
Documentation: https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs

The Spoonacular API is an API for all things related to food. It's a database for recipes, ingredients, nutritional data, wines, and more. With this vast amount of data, the project ideas are endless.

What can you build with it?

Wine purchase recommendation based on what the user is having for dinner
A recipe suggestion app based on the user's food preferences and dietary requirements
Image classification app for food (Improved version of the Not Hotdog App 😄)
Do you want to have an attractive portfolio? Would you rather focus on the back end instead of fiddling with CSS? Learn more →

Words API 💬
Documentation: https://www.wordsapi.com/docs/

Words API has over 350,000 English words in its database. The API has endpoints for word definitions, synonyms, and sentence examples. There is also a search endpoint that accepts regular expressions and min/max letter counts.

What can you build with it?

A word finder app for Scrabble. The user inputs the available tiles, including any wildcards, and the app suggests a list of possible words sorted by longest (and highest scoring) first
Dictionary app that allows users to look up word definitions along with their pronunciation and class (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
A better writing app that lets the user paste some text and it suggests synonyms for frequently used words in the English language
AirLabs API ✈️
Documentation: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights

The AirLabs API provides you with real-time flight tracking data similar to flight radar sites. It gives you access to the live coordinates of any flight in the world.

You can also give it a bounding box of coordinates and it will return all flights in a specific area. Pretty sweet!

What can you build with it?

An app where users can track the flight of a friend or a loved one. Users can choose to get notified (push, sms, or email) when the airplane crosses borders, along with ETA, and when it lands
A flight radar clone where users can see all airplanes in a specific area on the map. Users can click on an airplane to get more info about the flight (origin, destination, speed, etc.)
Bionic Reading API 📖
Documentation: https://rapidapi.com/bionic-reading-bionic-reading-default/api/bionic-reading1

This API is different from the others in this list. Instead of giving you some data, you give the Bionic Reading API a text piece and it returns it with the beginning of the words highlighted.

The idea is that if your eyes focus on the beginning of the words, your brain will automatically fill in the rest. Because we read faster with our minds than with our eyes, it improves reading speed and understanding of written content.

What can you build with it?

A blog with a toggle button where readers can choose to view blog posts with or without highlighted initial letters
Open Library API 📚
Documentation: https://openlibrary.org/developers/api

The Open Library API has pretty much every book ever released in its catalog. You can search for books or get detailed information on a particular book. The API has links to cover images and an array of genres for each book.

What can you build with it?

A GoodReads clone where users can keep track of the books they've read, and the ones they wish to read. Additionally, users can review books they've read
A Book Club app where users can vote and pick what books to read. The app can recommend new books based on previously read books. Users can update their reading status and other users can see how far in the book everyone is
The Movie Database API 🍿
Documentation: https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/getting-started/introduction

There's a good reason every project ideas list like this one mentions a movie API. Everyone watches movies or TV shows and therefore it's likely to be an interesting project idea.

The Movie Database has most of the movies and TV shows that have ever been released. The API gives you access to a variety of useful information for each movie/TV show such as genre, rating, and actors. It also provides you with cover images so you can make your project visually attractive.

The API has a trending, a discovery, and a recommendation endpoint which opens the door for some interesting projects.

What can you build with it?

A "Where Can I Stream It?" app that lets the user know on which streaming service to watch a particular movie or TV show based on their country
A movie library where users can keep track of the movies and TV shows they've watched, and the ones they wish to watch. Users can rate movies and a recommendation engine will take that into account to suggest other movies to watch
API Ninjas' Exercises API 🏋️‍♂️
Documentation: https://api-ninjas.com/api/exercises

The Exercises API is a collection of thousands of exercises. You can filter exercises by the muscle group targeted, type and difficulty. Each exercise includes an instruction text on how to perform the exercise and the necessary equipment for it if any.

What can you build with it?

A fitness inspiration app where users can search for and browse exercises with filters for targeted muscles, difficulty, and type. The app can also suggest a weekly training program based on the user's level, muscle focus preference, and available training equipment
You should now have plenty of inspiration for your next Node.js portfolio project. You have no excuse to procrastinate any longer. Choose one of these APIs and an idea that seems fun to you and go build something awesome. 🌟

ishak sebsib

Build and Deploy a Serverless API with Planetscale and Prisma ORM

What Is React and How to Master It?

Must have websites for every Frontend Web developer

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