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Understanding Sequelize's 'escape' function

Jan 5, 2025 · 7 min read · So a disclaimer. As a software engineer, I'm not a security expert. I rely heavily on those who know better, especially OWASP. So all feedback is welcome to help fix any flaws in the article or improve it. Sequelize is a very robust database ORM for...

Node.js: using fs.watch to re-import CommonJS modules.

Nov 17, 2024 · 3 min read · Disclaimer. This is an investigation into what is possible. Not a fully-blown solution into how to reload modules without restarting the whole server. In a previous article, I was investigating how to use require.cache to refresh a module by deletin...

Node.js: refreshing a module using require.cache

Nov 17, 2024 · 5 min read · This is purely in reference to CommonJS modules. TLDR Before I bore you with why I did this, refreshing a module can be done by deleting its reference in the require.cache object. Like so: require('./some-module') // use module delete require.cach...

Laravel: Modularizing Little Pieces of Logic Through Local Composer Packages

Nov 10, 2024 · 2 min read · “Premature optimisation is the root of all evil”. But sometimes you know upfront that you can create a clean module, separate from the rest of the Laravel app. And I like Kelly Sutton’s mantra – optimize for deletability. Why? “By working with code,...

Sacrilege: Why I decided to use JSON in a relational database to manage visa checklists?

Sep 19, 2024 · 3 min read · So the consensus is that JSON in a relational database is bad. Now, while I’m not a database expert by no stretch of the imagination, I will just say that there’s nothing wrong about it if used in the right way. So my problem: modelling visa checklis...