Tim Santeford 
When working on web applications, creating an intuitive and responsive user interface is paramount. One feature that significantly enhances user experience is an autocomplete input field. In this blog post, I will guide you through creating a zip code autocomplete component using Next.js 14, Mantine, and TypeScript. This component will dynamically fetch suggestions from an
Ensuring the reliability of your ASP.NET Core applications on Kubernetes is crucial. Health checks play a vital role in this process by allowing Kubernetes to monitor and manage the state of your applications effectively. This guide covers how to set up health check endpoints in ASP.NET Core and configure Kubernetes probes, including startup, readiness, and liveness probes, to ensure your application runs smoothly. Learn how to integrate these checks seamlessly into your application and Kubernetes deployment to improve stability and uptime.
As a software engineer, I’m always on the lookout for tools and libraries that can enhance my development workflow and optimize performance. One such tool is Lodash, a popular JavaScript utility library that makes working with arrays, objects, and other data structures a breeze. However, there’s an important decision to make when incorporating Lodash into
This guide shows you how to automate the setup of .env.example and .json.example files in a monorepo using a Python script. The script copies template files, prompts for user input to fill in placeholders, and skips files that are already set up.
Managing multiple Kubernetes clusters efficiently can often seem daunting, especially when dealing with separate configuration files for each cluster. In this post, I’ll walk you through a straightforward process to merge new Kubernetes cluster configurations with your existing setup, ensuring smooth transitions between different contexts. Introduction As a developer, I frequently interact with multiple Kubernetes
Encountering a pod that stubbornly stays in the Pending state can be frustrating, especially when you’re in the middle of a deployment. This state means that the pod has been accepted by the Kubernetes cluster but cannot be scheduled onto a node. The reasons for this can vary, including insufficient resources, scheduling constraints, or issues
Optimizing image handling in a Next.js application is crucial for performance and user experience. Next.js provides a built-in Image Optimization API that automatically optimizes images on-demand for faster load times. However, the way we specify which external domains are allowed to serve images has changed. The older images.domains configuration has been deprecated in favor of
If you’re working with private Docker Hub repositories, you know the importance of securing your images while ensuring seamless access from your Kubernetes cluster. In this guide, I will walk you through the steps to securely grant your Kubernetes cluster access to your private Docker Hub repository using Kubernetes secrets. We’ll cover creating a secret
With Next.js 13 introducing the new /app directory structure, you can now perform server-side operations more seamlessly. In this blog post, I will walk you through the process of setting up a PostgreSQL client and making server-side database calls in your Next.js project using TypeScript. Setting Up the PostgreSQL Client To start, we need to
Optimizing Docker images is crucial for creating efficient and manageable applications. As a developer, I’ve found that even small tweaks can significantly improve performance and reduce costs. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how I optimized my Next.js Docker images to be as small and efficient as possible. We’ll cover evaluating current image sizes,
Managing the user interface theme is crucial for enhancing user experience. With the increasing adoption of dark and light modes, providing users with the flexibility to choose their preferred theme has become more important. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to detect the system theme, allow users to set their preferred theme
Markdown files are a staple in the world of documentation, blogging, and static site generation. They offer a simple and readable format for content, but sometimes we need more than just plain text. Metadata, often called front matter, allows us to store additional information at the top of our markdown files. This metadata can include