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We don't just build apps... we build the tools that developers use to build apps. If you're interested in looking under the hood of some of your favorite app dev tools, scratch the surface with our Introduction To Abstract Syntax Trees For Web Developers: https://buff.ly/2U2WHsR

Storing JWT tokens in your React Frontend - coshx

If you've been following our series on JWT authentication, then you're in luck! We're making it rain JWT Tokens this week! Grab your slicker and splash into learning more about Storing JWT tokens in your React Frontend.

Storing JWT tokens in your React Frontend - coshx This is an entry in a larger series of blog posts about JWT authentication using Tornado and Neo4J. It’s not strictly necessary to read the previous post, but please check it out if you’re interested! Here’s the link. Our front end here is relatively simple, after hitting the GET or POST user ...

Using the Decorator Pattern for Authentication - coshx

Last week we talked about JWT authentication, and if we know our audience as well as we think we do... YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR MORE!!! This week we tackle Using The Decorator Pattern For Authentication. Have at it ya animals!

Using the Decorator Pattern for Authentication - coshx This is an entry in a larger series of blog posts about JWT authentication using Tornado and Neo4J. It’s not strictly necessary to read the previous post, but please check it out if you’re interested! Here’s the link. Decorators are actually just a bit of syntactic sugar around the concept of ...

Authentication with JWTs is a pretty common practice, but when using a Tornado API or a Neo4J backend there isn’t too much out there on how to go about it. Follow along as we cover Simple JWT User Authentication With Neo4j and React. https://buff.ly/2Nluaw2

An Introduction to Ruby on Rails

Interested in getting started with Ruby on Rails? Check out the latest video in our Tech Lunch series: An Introduction to Ruby on Rails:
https://buff.ly/2HTS2HU

An Introduction to Ruby on Rails In this tech lunch we look at a broad overview of Ruby on Rails

To all of our partners, new and old, we look forward to another successful year and sincerely thank you for your business. From our families to yours... have a very happy holiday season!

Master just 3 or 4 of these concepts, and you're well on your way to a long and glorious career as a software developer! 😉

How to Run a (day-long) Hack-a-thon - coshx

Every so often, we like to round everyone up and do what we do best... HACK! Throwing together a one-day hackathon is a great way to hone our skills on passion projects. Interested in doing this with your team? It's easy:

How to Run a (day-long) Hack-a-thon - coshx Recently, I had the interesting challenge of planning for a one day hack-a-thon. The event was limited to a single business day, giving us only 8 hours to hack. Below, I shall give some advice on how to plan, execute, and wrap up a one-day hack-a-thon. Hopefully some of this advice can also be used....

Simplifying serverless AWS development with Node tooling - coshx

Thinking about serverless architecture for your next project? Learn more about Simplifying Serverless AWS Development With Node Tooling!

Simplifying serverless AWS development with Node tooling - coshx Introduction Using a serverless architecture to host your app, website, or API is a great way to avoid the cost and maintenance of a dedicated server. Through the use of AWS lambdas, API gateway, and DynamoDB, we can create a fully featured, hosted web app (see figure 1) that can service many of the...

VS Live Share - Visual Studio Marketplace

Cool tool for frequent pair programming: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MS-vsliveshare.vsliveshare#review-details

VS Live Share - Visual Studio Marketplace Extension for Visual Studio Code - Real-time collaborative development from the comfort of your favorite tools.

Evolving the Firefox Brand – Mozilla Open Design

Pretty inspiring! Who else thinks Mozilla is amazing lately?
https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/evolving-the-firefox-brand/

Evolving the Firefox Brand – Mozilla Open Design Say “Firefox” and most people think of a web browser on their laptop or phone, period. TL;DR, there’s more to the story now, and our branding needs to evolve. With ...

Product Design: Expectations vs Reality – UX Planet

Interesting read on product design: https://uxplanet.org/product-design-expectations-vs-reality-2e5b24473dc5

Product Design: Expectations vs Reality – UX Planet For me, the beauty of designing a product is that it usually never ends up as the first idea you had. Often, the process looks like a…

Conway's Law

Food for thought: http://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.html

Conway's Law In 1967 I submitted a paper called "How Do Committees Invent?" to the Harvard Business Review. HBR rejected it on the grounds that I had not proved my thesis. I then submitted it to Datamation, the major IT magazine at that time, which published it April 1968. The text of the paper is here.

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Eugenia Cheng: "The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't" | Talks at Google

Cheng explains in a disarming final chapter: “What I want to see in the world is more good arguments.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHZKX0H6cUE

Eugenia Cheng: "The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't" | Talks at Google Dr. Eugenia Cheng is Scientist In Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She won tenure in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sheffield,...

Tech Lunch Wednesday at Coshx - all about serverless architecture with AWS. Thank you for a delicious lunch!

Awk - A useful little language

I guess when Brian Kernighan needed a break from writing TCPL, he was writing that enormous book on `awk` referenced at the end of this blog post: https://dev.to/rrampage/awk---a-useful-little-language-2fhf

Awk - A useful little language Speed up text processing tasks with this utility

Coshx Labs

It's here! Check out our new website at coshx.com! Talk to us if you need a mobile app, web app, cloud services, or help with a technical pain point.

Coshx Labs

Coshx had a great time as a sponsor and as an attendant at the CBIC Gala this year: http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/30750-charlottesville-business-innovation-gala-2018/

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ZSH, tmux, Emacs and SSH: A copy-paste story

The complexity of following this person's solution speaks to the subtlety of such a simple issue - https://blog.d46.us/zsh-tmux-emacs-copy-paste/ …

ZSH, tmux, Emacs and SSH: A copy-paste story How to get copy-paste working everywhere.

Algorithms Behind Modern Storage Systems - ACM Queue

Pretty illuminating description of what’s going on under the hood in databases - https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3220266 …

Algorithms Behind Modern Storage Systems - ACM Queue

Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know - good coders code, great coders reuse

Gotta make every bit count - http://www.catonmat.net/blog/low-level-bit-hacks-you-absolutely-must-know/ …
http://catonmat.net

Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know - good coders code, great coders reuse I decided to write an article about a thing that is second nature to embedded systems programmers - low level bit hacks. Bit hacks are ingenious little programming tricks that manipulate integers in a smart and efficient manner. Instead of performing some operation (such as counting the 1 bits in .....

The Art of Unix Programming

In case anyone wants to brush up on their unix chops - The Art of Unix Programming: http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/index.html

The Art of Unix Programming This book and its on-line version are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 1.0 license, with the additional proviso that the right to publish it on paper for sale or other for-profit use is reserved to Pearson Education, Inc. A reference copy of this license may b...

Teacher Appreciation Day 2018: Here’s a list of deals and freebies for the nation’s educators

Teacher Appreciation Day 2018 - Some deals and freebies for the nation’s educators: https://www.ajc.com/news/national/teacher-appreciation-day-2018-here-list-deals-and-freebies-for-the-nation-educators/VaPbhhU6LNZEsbTHBltQrK/ …

Teacher Appreciation Day 2018: Here’s a list of deals and freebies for the nation’s educators Teacher Appreciation Day 2018: Here’s a list of deals and freebies for the nation’s educators

Thank you, Nikki, for the delicious cupcakes! It was our pleasure to work on the UVA Health Information & Technology Fair website. What a great event! https://hitfair.healthsystem.virginia.edu/

❤️ Mr. Rogers!

On this day, this company is extending a royally enjoyable natal day to the honorable, parachuting Nobility, Friday XIII. In other words, Happy Birthday, King Friday XIII!

CBIC announces finalists for annual awards

CBIC announces finalists for annual awards The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council has released its list of finalists for its annual CBIC Awards. There are three nominees for each of the nine categories.

Just a typical Thursday or Friday evening at Coshx. These folks love a good jam session!

The finished product - deeeelicous!

Yet another reason why Coshx is a fabulous place to work - Eric making cookies at the office (while on a teleconference). 🍪 ❤️ 🍪

Happy 2nd Day of Spring from Charlottesville!