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Empty Chunks in Angular 19: A Technical Deep Dive
Recently in our main application built with Angular 19, we encountered a perplexing issue: after deploying to a WebLogic server, certain functionalities on the UI broke completely without any error messages. Below is the technical deep dive into how we diagnosed and resolved the issue, which revolved around unexpected empty chunk files generated during the Angular build process.
Angular Design Patterns and Best Practices
Angular Design Patterns and Best Practices
Modern Automated AI Agents
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The four principles of Great design by Robin Williams
What started as a curiosity turned into a desirable hobby. After having discovered Canva in 2022, I started taking insipiration from various designs in Canva and Pinterest and created simple graphics for Watsapp Status and Instagram. Having this on hands experience, it helped me understand how to make something attractive and eye catching within a limited space and with limited use of words.
Deciphering Polyfill.io Service vs. Polyfill.js
In light of recent events, there's been some confusion about the polyfill.io service and polyfill.js. This article aims to clarify the differences and address some concerns.
Lessons in Software Simplification - From AngularJS to Vanilla JS
8 Years ago…
PR#458 - My Prodest PR yet!!!
In this blog post, I am thrilled to share the story behind my proudest Pull Request (PR) yet. PR#458 wasn't just another contribution but a significant milestone in my journey as a software developer. It was a challenging task that pushed me to my limits, and in overcoming those challenges, I learned valuable lessons that have shaped my approach to coding.
5 Reasons to enjoy working on Legacy code
Working on legacy code has its own advantages and in this post I want to talk about how I enjoy and appreciate working on code that is dated as old as 15+ years.
Everyone should learn UX
With technology, digitization and access of internet, things are moving ahead at rapid pace. I feel that User experience (UX) is the most valuable skill that everyone should possess.
First time attending a meetup - My Experience
A group of individuals with common interest plan to meet to share their knowledge and network. This is my definition of a Meetup. I have read several blogs about meetup's but never attended any. I did not plan anything nor did I know about this meetup until a day before. It was just on the spur of the moment. I am glad, I attended this meetup and hence sharing my experience through this blog post.
The minimalist phone
Smartphone's and in turn social media plays a very important role in our life, without which we would be stranded. Right? To a certain extent it is the truth. We use social media because we want to be connected. But we forget the toll it takes on our life through its continuous usage. In this post, I go through my journey from a social media addict to being a social media ghost.
A night of coding - Developer chaos
First, a little background. I had an important feature delivery in the coming week but due to personal work, had to take two days off on a short notice. This meant, I had to complete my current development tasks. "No Problemo !", I thought. My inspiration for working overnight comes form the movie, "The Social Network". I have mentioned about how amazing the soundtrack of the movie is, umpteen…
How I wasted 2hrs debugging my own code
Writing code is fun, interesting and fulfilling. However, debugging is an equally important skill. Solving an issue sometimes may give you a taste of hell especially when you are not aware where to look for the root cause. At first, a defect may look simple, but figuring out what to debug and where to hunt demands for attention. Today was a fine morning, after sipping my coffee and afresh, I was…
Advice I would give myself If I were in College
Computer science is the most sought for specialization in Engineering colleges, at least that's what I've heard. When I entered my first year of college, I barely knew that Computer science means theoretical study of computers. Even though we had the best of the syllabus, I could hardly relate the theoretical knowledge with the practical world. Despite of having practical hands-on sessions on…
Things learned in 10 years of Experience as a Software Engineer
I am a avid reader of HackerNews, I like to read about start-ups and I love to work with code. I started my career as a programmer working on web projects. I have had experiences working independently and with a huge team. In this post, I try to pen down my experiences as a software developer and some of the things I learned throughout this journey.