More often I found myself searching for ways to read file content into variables in Java unit tests. I thought to collect few methods of doing that for easy access next time I need it!

Reading files in Java

In this article I will be building a Kanban board using React. I will be utilising the built in drag and drop functionality in html5 to allow users to move tasks between columns

Create Kanban Board Using React

In this blog post I will compare the performance of running foreach in 5 different ways. Namely ES6, tail recursion (without a callback), tail recursion (with a callback), underscore and lodash

Benchmark Different Approaches When Using foreach in JavaScript

In this blog post I will explain the Angular starter project that I have created which has many features like ease of use, development and production ready and testing

Simple yet Complete Angular Starter Project

In this blog post I will explain how you can unit test an ASP.NET Core middleware

Unit Test ASP.NET Core Middleware

In this article I will explain how to depict memory usage in a nodejs application using memwatch-next package and D3 charts.

Depict memory usage in nodejs using memwatch and D3

In this blog I will go through creating a real life example of validating a form using Angular2. The form mimics creating a new blog with some 'tricky' requirements.

Advanced Form Validation in Angular2

This blog post explains a Bash script that sends messages to a slack

Post messages to slack from Bash

Use this directive to add an archive panel to your blog

AngularJS blog archive directive

Using ASP.NET Core middleware to log request and response for an ASP.NET Core API

Log ASP.NET Core Request and Response using Middleware

This blog explains the restify-typescript-seed project. What is it contain and how to utilise it to your needs.

Restify project seed with typescript and unit test

Building a Knaban board web application using AngularJS, WebApi, SignalR and HTML5

Building a Kanban board application using AngularJS, WebApi, SignalR and HTML5

Using Autofac IoC container in MVC application to resolve dependencies. Scenarios included: controller, custom filter and view dependency injection

IoC in ASP.NET MVC using Autofac

Going through the OOP model available in JavaScript using the prototype built in property

JavaScript OOP Model

This article discusses the usage of repository pattern with unit of work. Then it shows how this pattern can be used with IoC and unit test.

Repository with Unit of Work, IoC and Unit Test

In this sample code I will build WCF Routing service to explain how we can acheive service versioning using WCF Routing Service. I will create two services with the same service contract but with two different implementations. I will also build a client that will call these services using the routing service.

Service Versioning using WCF Routing

WCF Routing service was a needed solution for a while, now it is shipped with WCF 4 among other new functionalities like service discovery, better support for REST services and WCF Syndication. In this article I will focus on the WCF Routing service, what it is and where it should be used. We will be looking at the configuration needed for this type of services.

WCF 4.0 Routing Service

In this sample code I will build a Silverlight application by using the MVVM pattern. The idea of the sample code is to imply the MVVM design pattern techniques in building a Silverlight application. In this sample application I will build the three different layers of the MVVM pattern and they are View, Model and ViewModel.

Silverlight with MVVM

In this article I will be talking about the Model View ViewModel design pattern, MVVM in short. What is it and why do we need it. Also I will explain why this type of patterns is good for Silverlight applications. I will also discuss some methods to implement it in Silverlight. Finally I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this pattern.

MVVM Design Pattern

Update insurance providers schemas and mapping

Java

JUnit

JAXB

Insurance Provider Schema

Add google tag manager to motor insurance journey

SASS

Jest

Google Tag Manager

Optimizely

Motor Insurance Journey

Customs Cloud allows importer to create declarations for their imports to submit to HMRC

Angular

TypeScript

Bootstrap

Cucumber

Jasmine

Cypress

Customs Cloud

JavaScript

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

Stripe

Stripe AWS Lambdas

Quote and Buy takes the user through the journey of getting a new breakdown cover

Quote and Buy

React

react-testing-library

StoryBook

Lerna

Co-Operative Bank Online

Collect billing information from suppliers.

Spring Boot

DynamoDB

Docker

Supplier Account Management

Card Vault proxy service sets between payment panel and card vault service

JAX-RS (Jersey)

Card Vault proxy service

Motor Trade Delivery was acquired by Autotrader so the project was to migrate thefunctionality of the existing project to Autotrader platform. The project consists of anAPI built using Spring Boot and front end built using Angular 5

MySql

Motor Trade Delivery

Analytics pipeline allows BBC Voice applications to push analytics to 3rd party analytics tools like <a href="​ https://www.atinternet.com">ati</a> as well as to other storage providers like Google Big Query

nodejs

aws lambda

aws kinesis

aws s3

google big query

google data studio

Analytics Pipeline

The story editor allows voice editors to create and edit Amazon Alexa skills

react

jest

Story Editor

Portal 2 allows LGC to manage their schemes and samples for proficiency testing. It also allows labs who are participating in schemes to submit their results and download reports

NodeJS

Portal 2

Endpoint Application Management (V*) is an endpoint security system. It allows fine tuning of user windows machines on the organisation network

used in server side with HapisJS as well as with Angular 2 on the client side

HapiJS

Redis

Angular 2

Endpoint Application Management

Vehicle Specifications is an internal application used by CAP editors to create a baseline data for new countries were CAP is going to introduce its services

ASP.NET vNext

AngulaJS

SQL Server

PowerShell

Octopus Deploy

gulp

Vehicle Specifications

Bringing you car and LCV valuations where you need them, when you need them

jQuery

ASP.NET MVC

Valuation Anywhere

Automotive PDF is an internal web application which is used by CAP editors to filter through car pdfs

ASP.NET Web API

Automotive PDF

CAP API allows subscribers to access CAP data using HTTP services. A subscriber needs to use their subscriber id and password to gain access.

ASP.NET WEB API

OWIN middleware

Cap API

Legal Case Management Designer Studio helps case developers to develop custom modules for specific law practise like convencying or family law. THe module then can be imported in the case management system

Entity Framework

Legal Case Management Designer Studio

Legal Case Management Software helps law firms to manage all aspects of a legal case including contacts, finance and correspondents.

Windows Forms

Sql Server

OpenXML

Legal Case Management Software

Concerto sites is web based assets management system that is used by various councils accross the UK

ASP.NET Web Forms

ASP.NET Ajax Toolkit

Concerto Sites

Compliments select is B2B service to offer Edenred billing, vouchers to third party.

Compliments Select

Online Medico-Legal Portal (VU)

Phone and Gadget insurance for Barclays customers managed and administered by LSG

Lloyds TSB Mobile Phone Insurance

Build Watcher allows the development team to have an instant view for the build. It also gives testers the status of there smoke tests. The UI is displayed on a screen visible to all team members.

Express

Build Watcher

CAP Consumer is a CAP Ltd product which provides used car valuations for users. This product targets the end user i.e. not manufactureres or used car dealers. The Web Application will take the user car details and offer them a basic valuation as well as a detaild valuation for a pay.

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