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Alesia Sirotka
Technical writer
Alesia has graduated from the Physics Faculty and has a degree in nuclear physics. She is an achiever, who always sets goals and keeps her brain focused. Now Alesia is working hard to sharpen her technical skills. She also likes to spend her free time doing sports, cooking delicious cheesecakes, and travelling. She has already visited 15 countries! Alesia loves Star Wars and has a dog that looks like Chewbacca.
What is MySQL?
MySQL is a relational database management system. It's an open-source product frequently used for managing relational databases on SQL queries. It supports a multitude of platforms such as Windows, Ubuntu, MacOS, and more. This article gives a brief overview of MySQL and some nuances you'll want to keep in mind for building MySQL-based apps.
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What is PostgreSQL?
Postgres is a powerful open-source relational database that supports both SQL (relational) and JSON (non-relational) querying. It was created by scientists from the University of California at Berkeley. It is a very stable object-oriented database management system. The PostgreSQL community has grown for over 20 years, contributing to its high stability, consistency, and correctness.
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What is Material UI?
Material UI is a CSS framework that comes with React components preinstalled and follows the guidelines of Google's Material Design. This article describes the nuances of using Material UI and explains how you can create an MUI app.
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What is Webpack?
Webpack is a module bundler for compiling JavaScript modules like fonts, images, CSS and HTML files, and more. This articles gives a detailed analysis of how to use Webpack and what factors to take into account.
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What is Node.js?
Node.js is a backend Javascript runtime environment. It often serves as a cross-platform stack meaning Node applications run great on multiple platforms. This article gives a detailed overview of Node.js and the best practices connected with it.
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What is Angular?
Angular is a client-side, open-source JS framework. It's a popular solution for front-end development following the MVC, or Model-view-controller architecture.
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What is React?
React is a JavaScript library often credited for its scalability and simple, strict logic. In this article we're detailing the pros, the cons, and the best practices of React development.
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What is PHP?
PHP (an acronym for Hypertext Pre-processor or the previous one Personal Home Pages) is a server-side open-source scripting language. It is great for dynamic content management, session tracking, databases, and has fantastic community support.
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What is Hosting and Domain Name?
A domain name is a readable form of an IP address. It consist of numbers and letters, hyphens. When you tyoe in your domain name in your web browser, it sends a request to a global network of servers that form the Domain Name System (DNS).
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What is Laravel?
Laravel is a super popular PHP backend development framework. It offers a high degree of security and is highly receptive to future updates. In this article, we cover Laravel in detail and explain how you can make the most of it.
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