We have designed a number of t-shirts for FeathersJS, available in our new store. At Aquil.io, we use Feathers on a daily basis. This is a choice we evaluate at the start of every project we onboard. Feathers has consistently enhanced our ability to deliver quality software with greater efficiency…

As any JavaScript framework community grows, it becomes difficult to navigate which avenues developers have to look for solutions to problems they have encountered. FeathersJS has continually been at the forefront of JavaScript discussions since its inception, as illustrated in the annual State of JS survey. …

Recently, our own Curtis Cummings was featured in an interview by the folks at Integromat on our work in the No-Code space. One of the reasons we develop software is we generally enjoy solving problems, but there’s an added fulfillment when a problem is solved in the best interests of a client. We recognize our industry does not come with a cheap price tag and the No Code movement is one avenue we believe can bring modern solutions to clients at a much more rapid pace.

In this Wild West era of software development, rules are few and far between on how we choose tech stacks, architect applications, or manage teams. Anyone who has spent time on more than one team witnesses a wide variance of philosophies and approaches. …

In late 2017 we started working on a side project which had a unique requirement: monitor a dependency that is not an NPM module. In our specific case, we needed to monitor a GitHub repository for changes. If you are familiar with projects such as Dependabot, the requirement is identical…

Behind the scenes at Aquil.io, we are avid gamers. Heroes of the Storm is a game we are quite fond of and have put a bit of time into, both on the play aspect as well as game analysis. …

Implementing authentication may seem daunting with the number of libraries and modules available today. By understanding the purpose of each module, an OAuth 2.0 flow can be created with minimal configuration. The following is an implementation of the OAuth 2.0 authentication flow using Google and FeathersJS. …

This article aims to compare differences in performance, with regards to current “real-time” behaviors in a Web browser. For the purposes of this article, “real-time” refers to server pushing notifications to a client, removing the need for a page refresh. HTTP long-polling, HTTP short-polling, WebSockets, and server-sent events are avenues…